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Everything about the event was great except for the run itself. The higher elevation and hills kicked my ass and my time was a minute per mile slower than my time in Seoul, though this wasn't unexpected. At least I was still under 2 hours.
The race started and finished right in the backyard of where we were staying, so that was convenient. It had rained heavily the night before so I was afraid of getting drenched but we had really nice weather the day of the race.
Little did Sylvia realize that she was about to get felt up by the big flamingo in pink cowboy boots shortly after this picture was taken.