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christmas run

December 19, 2009 (Morning)

Exercise Type: Run

Comments:
I ran the Christmas Run this morning. There were about 4,000 people in the whole thing! I did the 6.1 mile run. The start of the race was very slow, as I started towards the middle back of the pack and the walkers didn't have to start behind the runners. It took a while just to cross the starting line, and I spent the first 1-2 miles weaving through and going around people before I could really run my pace. There was a 1.5 mile uphill part of the race that started around the 2nd mile. It wasn't bad at all, although it felt long and a little bit slow. I passed a lot of people during that part of the race though. After the uphill, there was a little bridge that you had to cross to go downhill. It was a little backed up because some people stopped to get water from volunteers at that point in the race. The downhill felt really fast and nice, but after that, I got a side cramp on each side. Luckily, it didn't last too long. Overall, it was a nice run. The change of scenery was really nice. Running in Boise is so much better than running in Meridian. I envy Boise High's team for that reason.