Edinburgh Winter Run 5k
My first race in 2020 was a 5k around Arthur's Seat with some of my favorite people. No medal this race, but a beanie. Why Edinburgh Winter Run I had already planned my inaugural race of the year when a surprising email came into my work inbox shortly before Christmas. The University of Edinburgh was sponsoring this winter run, and emailed all staff to say they would subsidize half the entry fee for the first 500 employees who signed up. So for £6.50, never have I been so quick to sign up to a race. I then immediately emailed all my running coworkers to say, "we're all doing this, yes?!". Sure enough, we were all doing this. The least likable t-shirt One of the big selling points of the run was that the University was going to give its staff entrants a 'branded running top to wear on the day'. I was quite excited by this. I've never run representing a team before. Getting to represent my alma mater and employer, along with my ...