Hot Chocolate Run

[asakiyume]

It was raining and about 37 degrees F/3 degrees C, so Wakanomori and I got bundled into many layers to join a crowd of 6,000 other participants in the Hot Chocolate Run.

Here is my outfit! Thanks to you all, I was able to raise $228.63, which meant I was given a red cap to wear and a special red number bib.





During the race, the wish cards gradually got soggy and fell off--let's think to ourselves that at that moment, the wish was promised fulfillment. Three wishes managed to hang on the whole time--let's put a favorable spin on that too and imagine they got the support of a full 5 kilometers.

I think my pace will be somewhat lower than last year, but that's okay. It's not even up yet--they only have results for people who ran it in 27 minutes or less... which is not me. (I'm also fretting that maybe the chip was broken and they're not going to have recorded my run at all, which would be a HUGE HUGE TRAGEDY and I will shed many bitter tears ... yeah no. I know I really ran it, and the money is already safely in their hands, and so todo bien, todo bien.)

ETA: They did post the times--yay! I ran a whole minute and 4 hundredths of a second slower than last year. Boo!

Comments

[sovay]

During the race, the wish cards gradually got soggy and fell off--let's think to ourselves that at that moment, the wish was promised fulfillment. Three wishes managed to hang on the whole time--let's put a favorable spin on that too and imagine they got the support of a full 5 kilometers.

I like both of these ideas.

Go, you and your wishes!

[asakiyume]

Thank you! I'm sure the wishes gave me extra DETERMINATION (though not speed, see ETA. But in my defense, the weather...)

[cmcmck]

Very fetching and well done you! :o)

[asakiyume]

Thank you!

[sartorias]

Terrific outfit--and a power run! Huzzah!

[asakiyume]

All huzzahs gratefully accepted, thank you!

[osprey_archer]

If your pace is slower than last year, it's probably because of the extra weight of the wishes. They needed the extra power that might otherwise have gone to your legs!

Was the hot chocolate hot this year?

[asakiyume]

THERE you go, I knew there was a reason! Thank you ;-)

I actually passed on the hot chocolate this time, but Wakanomori had it and his, I'm happy to report, was piping.

[amaebi]

Brava, brava, donna che corre!

[asakiyume]

merci, gracias, grazie, obrigado, ありがとう！

[randomdreams]

You look gloriously valiant. Hooray!

[asakiyume]

I ~felt~ very valiant--it was the cargo of wishes!

[minoanmiss]

Go you! You are made of awesome!

[asakiyume]

I had some wonderful borrowed awesome on me, too ^_^

[mallorys_camera]

Well-done, Atalanta! :-)

[asakiyume]

Thank you thank you!

I understand Atalanta's instinct. Do you ever see coins or other interesting things on the road when you're running? It's hard to resist the urge to pick them up.

[rimturse]

Very cool!

And I think this is the first time I've "seen" you. You look almost exactly like imagined. :)

[asakiyume]

I'm not quite (though almost) this roly poly in real life--the layers increase my girth! But I'm just as, um, advanced-in-years looking, for sure :-)

[rimturse]

lol... you look good! I could see the layers, no worries. I look like the Michelin Man myself when I walk the dog. :p

[asakiyume]

I look like the Michelin Man myself when I walk the dog. --It's important to stay warm!