Мой 10-километровый пробег :)
My first 10k run - done!
:)
My time was 56 minutes (and apparently, I made it to the top 25% among the 10 thousand female participants).
Thank you so much to all those who have contributed towards my fundraising goal!! Thanks to you, I was able to achieve (and exceed) it!
The donations went to support Camp Ooch - a camp for kids with and affected by childhood cancer.
This run was definitely an experience to remember for me.
The day was off to a rough start - I was only able to get about 3 hours of sleep last night (up since 4 am), and my cell phone battery decided it was the perfect time to start dying on me.
Nevertheless, off to the starting point at Yonge & Eglinton I went…
As I was running down Yonge Street, with a silly huge smile on my face, at some points I noticed that I had to hold back tears. Why?
Well, firstly, Yonge Street, free of any traffic all the way to downtown, lit with sunbeams of the early morning, and filled with thousands of running people in light-green t-shirts looked just majestic.
Secondly, feeling the unity of so many people running for a good cause together was heart-melting and inspiring. Some of the runners’ shirts noted who they were running for (or in memory of
)
And thirdly - such a joy getting out of my comfort zone, challenging myself, and kicking my own ass!
:D
All this - to the accompaniment of music in my headphones and cheers from volunteers and random Toronto citizens who came out to the sidewalks and bridges to show their support to the runners (and some even made clever and witty signs!). At one point, I ran with my cell phone in my teeth as I had to redo my ponytail… Life as I like it the most - as an adventure
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Финиш :))