I loved running the Marine Corp Marathon 10K but if I'm honest, the whole experience was a bit of a downer. My previous race, the Disneyland Paris Half Marathon was SO fun and exhilarating, from flying to Paris with friends to seeing everyone in costumes and of course running 26.1 kilometers in and around the parks. The Marine Corp Marathon and 10K are right here in D.C. and only ran the 10K, which is in the shadow of the bigger and more impressive marathon. I consistently found myself downplaying the race. I wasn't running the MCM 10K… I was “only” running the MCM 10K. And that lessened my excitement for the race and my feeling of accomplishment afterwards. I had "only" ran 10 kilometers ...
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