I ran in my first race in over a year! Last year, in Londrina, I ran a 10 km race and injured my knee. It has been a slow road to recovery, and I participated in my first Brasilia race.
The race took place at the Esplanada dos Ministerios and began by the National Museum. The train didn't begin running until 7 am, because of the holiday, and I needed to be there by the start of the 7 am race- thus I took an uber.
I got there by 6:30 and had time to stretch and wander around.
The sunrise by the government buildings and cathedral was beautiful!
By 6:45 am it started to fill up more.
By 7 am I was waiting by the start line for the race to begin.
The race was filled with people doing a 5k, 10k, and 21 k race!
The race course began by the National Museum, looped down the Esplanada and back up, through a part of Asa Norte and looped on that same road, and then finished at the same start location.
And... we're off! Kilometers six and seven were a slight incline the whole time, and it slowed me down a lot. Around the 7 km mark, there was a woman giving high-fives, which gave me the motivation I needed.
The last kilometer of the race had lots of photographers, which was really good motivation! I saw that as I was nearing the time was still under an hour, and I picked up my speed. My original goal was to finish in under 70 minutes, and instead I finished in under an hour!
Sweaty, but successful.
Even though they put me into the wrong age group, it still wasn't too bad. I'm excited to sign up for another.
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