Race details:
Westwood, California
Run: 3.1 miles
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Race Summary:
To call this one a "race" is a bit of a misnomer. This run started 5 years ago and is a run to support the Special Olympics group of SoCal. I've actually never ran it despite the recent love/hate for endurance sports. However, a good buddy of mine sent a link and since I've been dating Amanda (a bRuin grad), I decided why the heck not! Rep the school spirit for a good cause!
The actual run itself is hosted at the campus of the home team for the football game. This year that was UCLA. But generally, this run doesn't attract a ton of talent and I would say most of the finishers were walking this one. I even saw a few strollers on the course.
As for my run, the goal was to treat this like a training run. Try to start a bit slow, keep the Heart Rate down for most of it and finish strong. The finish strong part was done harder than planned. I saw some bRuin colored runners in front of me for the last quarter mile or so and so I ran hard to pass all of them LOL.
I might do this race every year going forward as it's a fun way to get a run in, supports a good cause and is super chill!
