2 weeks ago I had the incredible opportunity to run a race in Vienna! I hopped a bus to the beautiful city and spent the a 3 day weekend there. I'm fortunate enough to have been there before and knew a few "favorite" places... I adore Café Central, and spent a few lazy mornings reading there and sipping cocoa. But Saturday night rolled around, the night I had been waiting for....
...and it was freezing! A storm was passing through and it rained all of Friday and Saturday, with a brief and lucky pause Saturday night. We had clear but cold weather 36 degrees fahrenheit! (only 2 celsius!).
This is my first official race not with a team and not hosted by my university. It was really exciting! Afterwards there was a huge party by the castle with beer and strudel and a live band. The best part was meeting a Brazilian woman named Aline. She moved to Vienna after marrying a Austrian man, has been here for 5 years and learned German for love. It was great to get to know her!
Vienna is one of the most classically beautiful cities, perfect for a night run. 10,000 people ran past historical plazas and palaces, all gorgeously light up in the moonlight. It was a wonderful sight to see. I was thrilled to be a part of it.
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| Me in my Vienna Night Run race shirt... it's bright green and incredibly reflective... cus, hey, it's a night run! |
This race was a sort of "Cookie Monsters Midnight Snack"since in April earlier this year, my boyfriend Mike ran the Saint Louis Marathon sporting a cookie monster hat. I supported him at the marathon wearing the Cookie Monster shirt... and now in October, Cookie Monster was due for some more exercise.
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| The crowd cues to start the race! Excitement builds! |
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| Aline and me after the 5k! Victory! We met before the race and then had a great run together. |
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| The party afterwards and a lovely Viennese museum or palace (something old and beautiful) in the background. Simply, this night rocked. |
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