I have talked about the Hash in other of my blogs…it’s the drinking group with a running problem. There are about 50 people that come each Saturday for a run somewhere around Kigali and sometimes we go away to different places. The Hash group in Kampala, Uganda organized an event in Kampala and invited us to come. There were 28 people from Kigali that went to the event! We drove 9hrs to Kampala. The event was a relay race from Kampala to Jinja which is an 88kg run. We had 2 teams of 9 people for the relay. Each person on the team ran or walked a different distance depending on which seed we were running in. My first run was very difficult. It was very hot and hilly. From the beginning, I was determined to keep my pace slow and steady…which of course I did! I started out the last person and ended up passing 2 people. I realized later that seed 2 is meant to be your second best runner on your team…I was definitely out of my league but I had a good time. I switched to a different seed for my second run and did very well. The second run was soooo hot and the finish was a steap hill. The whole event was such great fun! It was so well organized. The runners in each seed started at the same time and the next group left when everyone returned. Once a group left, we would hop into our bus for a drive to the finish line. In that way, we saw everyone finish their run…I enjoyed cheering for people. The run from Kampala to Jinja took the whole day and 88km! It was also just so fun spending the day with friends!
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