This past Sunday, I participated in my first "real" competitive run...in Austria, no less! I ran a 10k women's run sponsored by dm (a German drugstore), the Österreichischer dm Frauenlauf. A friend of mine convinced me to do it, and seeing as a friend of hers could sign us up for free to do the run (via an internship with Nike), I figured I had nothing to lose!
Seeing as I've been training since March, I'm pretty proud of having participated. I used to run quite a bit, but since coming to Austria, I let myself go. I blame the stress of moving away from home and living in a new country, lack of gym facilities, and those damn Austrian cakes! That's not to say I haven't gotten any exercise at all between August and March...I just didn't get as much as I used to when I was in college and a) I could step out of my dorm and practically be on the Fox River trail, or b) I had to walk all of two blocks to the YMCA.
With my goal in mind, however, I've been running almost every day - and I realized that I actually missed it! Although I don't think I'll use the Österreichischer dm Frauenlauf as a foray into the world of professional sports, I will undoubtedly use it as a stepping stone to further fitness adventures. I might even do it again next year!
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