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<\/p>\nThis morning we ran the Chinese New Year 10k run with Rose and Andy. Last night it was pouring rain, and this morning there were sprinkles, so we thought it might be really miserable, but it was a lot of fun! Juanjo and I had not been running, but we’ve been hiking and biking and walking, and that seemed to have kept us fit enough to run a race of this length.
\nRose and I started the course at a steady pace, quickly watching Andy and Juanjo disappear into the crowd going up Grant St. There were a few hard hills, but the course was mostly flat from Chinatown, across North Beach, down around the Embarcadero, and back up to Chinatown. It was my first organized run ever, and Juanjo’s 3rd or 4th. My goal was to keep up with Rose and finish, and I managed to do that (a little competition might have helped that one!). Knees bothered me a bit, but not too bad, and it was a thrill to be outside under the cloudy, quiet, city morning, running with the crowd.
\nHere are the four of us right after the race in Chinatown square:<\/p>\n
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And stretching to keep warm and avoid soreness later:<\/p>\n
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Rose said the next race she’s signed up for crosses the Golden Gate Bridge, which I’ve always wanted to do. Where can we sign up?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This morning we ran the Chinese New Year 10k run with Rose and Andy. Last night it was pouring rain, and this morning there were sprinkles, so we thought it might be really miserable, but it was a lot of … Continue reading