We Go!
by fimbulvetr
As many of my solo adventures begin, I heard back in the fall through Reddit that a One Piece themed 5k race was being held in Okinawa. Of course none of my friends seemed interested, so I signed up alone and left it at that. One week before the race I was reminded of this commitment I has made, and hastily reorganized my schedule around it. It seems the weather similarly hastily got its act together, as a long period of clouds and rain was broken by a beautiful sunny day.
Arriving early to beat the crowds, I wandered the starting grounds to get a sense of how serious of a run this really was. Turns out the course was less of a race and more of an adventure, with points of interest scattered along the route for the runners to enjoy. This made signing up for the second wave of runner pointless, as most of the serious runners were in the first wave. Nevertheless, I enjoyed a good back and forth race with another fellow as we raced from point to point, took our photos, and moved forward. The result didn’t really matter, and I was so busy having fun enjoying the sights I almost did not notice my fatigue, but only almost. These fandoms of mine may seem frivolous, but when you are surrounded by crowds of like minded individuals, there is an energy in the air that becomes euphoric.
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