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Thirteen : fifty four

May 28th, 2007 | by jg3 |

Today I ran in the Don Beyer Volvo Falls Church Memorial Day 3K Fun Run. And fun it was, too. I remember seeing people walking around my neighborhood last year wearing the 2006 Fun Run t-shirts and the design and color was really cool. Unfortunately, I don’t like this year’s design or color nearly as much, but oh well.

I run as exercise a few times a week and I go about the same distance I guess (a bit more, actually). But I run by myself when I exercise and some days I have a fast pace while other days I’m more slack. Today’s energetic crowd (lots of kids), really pushed my pace up so that I had to stop and walk in a couple of places to catch my breath. I also should have had more water before the race, but I got there early because I didn’t know what to expect. It was my first race ever and, although it wasn’t a very serious event I guess it meant a lot to me. I guess because when I exercise I just do it for, well, exercise but not to work toward any event. I also don’t time myself or compete alongside anyone.

For the record, 3Km = 1.86411358 miles and I ran it in 13:54.

One of the things I really like about Falls Church is the sense of community, a small-town feel in this city … that is here in the middle of a strong and growing metro/sub/urban area. Something about having a defined border and jurisdiction makes the people of Falls Church have an “Us” to share. The Memorial Day festivities really brings that out in people. I chatted with several folks and I got the general feeling that people were willing to come out of their shell a bit more at an event like this. Of course, there are those who would like to keep this town a secret lest we be overrun by other people who would like to enjoy this community feeling, too.

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