Rama and I participated in the 30th Annual Capitol 10K race (10 kilometers = 6.2 miles) on March 25, 2007, along with about 16,000 others. Mr. Nicodemus Malakwen of Chapel Hill, NC won this race with a record time of 29 minutes and 42 seconds (World Record - 27:02 minutes). This is very impressive given that he finished a 10K in Mobile, AL just the day before! Rama and I clocked a little more time on our ChampionChips for the finish, but we did it!
The weather was great, live music at every mile mark (like in every year), lively cheering crowd, tons of free food and live music by Duck Soup at the finish line, couldn't ask for anything more. Here are some pics.
Aerial Photo of the participants on Congress Avenue
Rama and me, before starting for the race
At the starting point
Just after the race started
Water Station at Mile # 2. Participants wear some really creative costumes, caps, and hats in this race.
Close to Mile # 3
A marriage proposal near mile # 4!
Close to mile #5
At the finish line - liked this guy with "Austin Rocks" guitar made of cardboard. He said that he ran in all thirty 10Ks in Austin.
Checkout Austin American Statesman for more photographs
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