During our trip to Addo Elephant National Park, Emily (United States) had managed to convince me to join her and Ms. Solomon, a teacher at Hyde Park Primary School, in running a 10K. I've never been much of a runner but figured it was worth a shot - if we finished within 1.5 hours we would all get medals. That sounded pretty cool! Also, Ms. Solmon had been working very closely with my housemates who were teaching Physical Training (PT) at Hyde Park and they had told me so many great things about her.
Anyway, on Sunday (July 17, 2011) we got picked up by Ms. Solomon at the crack of dawn, and she drove us down to the run. Along the way, she told us about the area and pointed out some landmarks. It was really interesting to hear about these places from the perspective of someone who grew up there!
Soon we arrived and registered - I was still half asleep. We also got to meet some of Ms. Solomon's friends who are also runners like her. As the sun began to rise, the run started and we set off. Keeping a steady pace, we jogged through and got to see some of the township the path took us through. I had never run in something like this - it was fun to experience something new!
Anyway, after around an hour we had made it and ran through the finish line!
It was a lot of fun...though my feet were a bit sore for the next couple of days! We hung around for a while afterwards and even got to buy some soccer jerseys being sold for 10 Rand (less than $2). Afterwards they dropped me off, and Emily and Ms. Solomon went to go sign up for more races!
Anyway, on Sunday (July 17, 2011) we got picked up by Ms. Solomon at the crack of dawn, and she drove us down to the run. Along the way, she told us about the area and pointed out some landmarks. It was really interesting to hear about these places from the perspective of someone who grew up there!
Soon we arrived and registered - I was still half asleep. We also got to meet some of Ms. Solomon's friends who are also runners like her. As the sun began to rise, the run started and we set off. Keeping a steady pace, we jogged through and got to see some of the township the path took us through. I had never run in something like this - it was fun to experience something new!
Anyway, after around an hour we had made it and ran through the finish line!
It was a lot of fun...though my feet were a bit sore for the next couple of days! We hung around for a while afterwards and even got to buy some soccer jerseys being sold for 10 Rand (less than $2). Afterwards they dropped me off, and Emily and Ms. Solomon went to go sign up for more races!
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