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Published: March 13th 2006
Before the marathon
My coach Jae is in the middle (he's the shortest one) and my friend Audrey is at the end. We are seeking shelter from the wind in the Kyobo Building next to the U.S. Consulate. Well, I survived the bitter winds and the freezing temperatures of Seoul. I also survived 42.something kilometers of running.....something I will think twice about the next time I am presented with the chance to run a marathon. It wasn't so bad the first 16 miles, but after that I wanted to end it...haha. seriously, though the legs cramped up and I found myself looking for a subway station to make a last minute ditch....luckily there weren't any nearby at the time, so I finished in 4 hours, 43 minutes. It was rough, everyone was sick of the evil wind (I thought Kansas had pretty bad winds in March, but Seoul definitely has KS beat), as well as the awful cold. The day before the race it was 50 degrees, but there was a yellow haze from China in the air, so perhaps the cold was better to run in. Another note, DON"T play soccer the day before a marathon....haha. I went to the U.S. base in Yongson on Saturday for soccer practice, which ended up lasting close to 3 hours. We had a blast though, there are lots of new girls and everyone is here for different reasons, which makes for
F Group
We are in F group, meaning we start last, so we had to wait for almost 45 minutes to actually get to the starting line. Yes I am freezing... some good stories. Afterwords we went to Taco Bell on base, which is the only one in Korea!!! Wow....I never eat Taco Bell at home, but in Korea it tastes like heaven. So anyways, the morning of my race was already a little bit sore, which is no good. I'll just call this weekend my sports weekend. Today it snowed all day...whats with this weather??? I thought Spring was here, apparently not. There are talks amongst the soccer team that we are going to Guam in May for a holiday, so I hope that happens. I could use some sun...I feel like a ghost woman or something I'm so white. Well, I hope you all are doing well and look at my fun pics from the marathon....
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Christina
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wow!
Congrats on your finish Jen! That is awesome, and it sounds like such an amazing experience! I'm proud of you and glad you survived and could still smile. My spring break is next week, I'm not sure yet where I'll go - maybe Mali. Anyway, love your stories and congrats again on your first marathon (something tells me there will be more)! Love Christina