Last Sunday, Beth and I ran our second half-marathon together. We improved our time by six minutes, crossing the finish line in one hour and fifty-six minutes.
We were about to leave the race site, when on a whim we decided to check out the trophy ceremony. Minutes later, someone told us to deng ixia, deng ixia! ("wait a minute!") The next thing I knew, the announcer said something about liange waiguo ren ("two foreigners") and we were summoned up to the stage!
We placed second and third in our age division. I think it is quite fortunate that I started my running career in a country that has few female runners. Winning isn't everything, but it sure was a fun surprise after a grueling race!
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