The riverbank run came and went. I've been "training" for quite some time now and just before the race, I tried to make up mental excuses as to why I shouldn't run. I did though and I exceeded my time goal, which made me happy. The energy of the race itself must have given me more stamina to keep my pace up. In total, there were 2276 runners in the 10K and I finished 106th. There were about 280 in my age group (25 - 29) and I finished 23rd! I was pretty excited about that. It was my first race ever and hopefully not my last.
The race was followed by a fun weekend in Chicago. Since I've started working, I haven't taken a single vacation or sick day so it was a welcome trip - I took Saturday off for the race, and although I could have gone in afterwards, I decided not to. Nathan's friend graduated from grad-school so we went to celebrate with him and I also met up with some of my college friends too. Sunday was filled with crappy weather, but it did not sway my desire to shop...and shop I did, kind of. It was quite a different experience with two guys rather than girlfriends/female family members. H&M benefited from my business none the less.
Back to work again. I don't feel particularly re-energized from the weekend, in fact I feel quite the opposite...but it was still good to get out of GR for a few days.
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