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| Official time recorder chip thingy |
Most unfortunately I couldn’t be with my mom this Mother’s Day. I still wanted to do something “girlie” though. Get in the spirit at least. I signed up to run Nike’s 5k called Nosotras Corremos, which translates roughly to We Run, but its feminine, so it’s more like Us Ladies Run. It was Daniel’s idea actually. Given that society in many parts of Latin America is still quite male chauvinistic, I was intrigued by the idea of an all women’s race. Would anyone go?
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| Struggle-ville |
Every culture has a generic idea of what’s considered the ideal body type. I like to believe it’s all in the eye of the beholder, but there is one too many psychology studies to prove that a strong general consensus about beauty does exist. The standards in Colombia are pretty darn high. Medellin, the second largest city in the country, is the plastic surgery capital of the world. It only costs around $500 to get a standard boob-job, so lots of women go for it. A picture is worth a thousand words. Check out this mannequin. Need I say more? And this is standard.
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| Wowzas! |
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| Ready to Run |
The shirt they gave out for the event was adorable, a highly motivating factor, and they almost immediately ran out of Smalls. Figures, I thought, women here tend to like unnaturally tight clothing. And I bet everyone will show up in a push-up bra to boot. As you can see, I was excited for the run, but fairly pessimistic in my expectations.
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| Celebrating in an Irish Pub afterwards |
Race day came and went. I finished in 29 minutes, 361 out of 2,000, a near glacial pace, but hey, I blame the altitude. (Ha.) Mostly, I was impressed; proved wrong. Two thousand women at 7am on a Sunday (Mother’s Day nonetheless) is a reputable turnout. And they were movin’! Sure there were a few classics with booty shorts, black push-up bras, and the shirt rolled way up, but they were the minority. It was a genuine, heart-felt, girl power experience.
Well done Nike. Well done Bogota.
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| Post Race - lookin' pretty rough |
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