Kathleen and I participated in a New Years Eve 10K race organized by our next door neighbor, Roni, an accomplished runner from Finland. The race started inside our housing compound and proceeded west through SIP to Li Gong Di and back. The course would be flat and fast, except that again this year there was a 40 mph headwind ... in both directions !
There was quite a good turnout - about half foreigners and half local Chinese. The Jin Shui Wan maintenance crew found the whole scene to be a most curious affair (top picture).
The winners circle included three Americans, two Chinese, and two Finns. I finished well into the latter half of the pack but count myself in the top 1% percent of my peer group since most of the men in the neighborhood stayed at work that afternoon. Kathleen also did well, finishing in about an hour despite the blustery conditions.
There was quite a good turnout - about half foreigners and half local Chinese. The Jin Shui Wan maintenance crew found the whole scene to be a most curious affair (top picture).
The winners circle included three Americans, two Chinese, and two Finns. I finished well into the latter half of the pack but count myself in the top 1% percent of my peer group since most of the men in the neighborhood stayed at work that afternoon. Kathleen also did well, finishing in about an hour despite the blustery conditions.
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