아름답 다 , ah - lum - dahp - dah : 9 th HiSeoul 10 K 
 9 th HiSeoul 10 K 
 The weekend before last , I ran my first ever 10 K . Though I ' ve always been a very active person ( I go crazy if I don ' t work out at least three times a week ) , I had never run a race before and figured a 10 K would be a good place to start . 
 City Hall Square was RAMMED with people . The marathoners / half marathoners / Serious People were easy to pick out -- clad in nylon and slathering their fat - free bodies wth Icy Hot , they were incredibly intimidating . Thankfully , they were mixed in with a fair amount of Clueless Folk -- people wearing denim shorts and Converse , which made me feel a bit better about myself . 
 Before the race started , four sexy ladies got up on stage in front of the crowd to lead everyone in some group stretching to blaring K - Pop music . Nothing is more entertaining than watching middle - aged Korean people bop around at 7 : 30 in the morning , and thankfully , I was able to snap some pictures on my iPod : 
 I tried to start at the back of the pack to give myself the opportunity to destroy the hopes / dreams / aspirations of everyone I passed MUAHAHAHA a bit of a self - esteem boost . The first 5 K flew by . .. the course was really beautiful , starting in the heart of Seoul ' s downtown business district and looping along the Han River . It was really awesome to run in downtown Seoul along roads that are normally packed bumper - to - bumper with cars : 
 I think I went out too fast for the first part of the race because towards the end DAMN did things get hard . Maybe it was because the last part of the race had several hills . Still , I never stopped running , and finished the race with a time of 57 minutes WOOOOOO ! A little less than ten minutes a mile : ) 
 The race ended in Seoul Forest -- a park near my house , which was very convenient . I got a bag full of swag at the end which included : 
 a can of spicy flavored chicken 
 chopsticks with which to eat said chicken 
 a big honey - bun looking processed bread thing 
 mysterious nutritional chews 
 Posted by Madeline Lee at 10 : 29 AM 
 Ana Morris September 10 , 2012 at 3 : 18 PM 
 Next year I wish to join that festivity . Hopefully , I could . 
 [ MS - Photograph ] 171003 ElectricSky Festival 2017 @ Jamsil Olympic Stadium