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Ward on the Street: Staggering my way to Kanye
"How many miles are in a 10k? I mean, how screwed am I?"
A quick consult to Google and my panic subsides: 6.2 miles. I can do that. In fact, I may have just walked that at Sunset Junction—in heels, with the throbbing remainder of a mid-day Chardonnay buzz.
I've had August 31 and the Nike Plus Human Race noted on my Dayplanner for months, but in true Wardly fashion I have procrastinated on the training aspect. I honestly do not know the whereabouts of my running shoes. The closet, underneath my Pocahontas Halloween costume? Abandoned in the war zone of my Subaru's trunk?
The Nike Plus Human Race is set to be the largest running event the world has ever seen, with millions of runners panting simultaneously across several continents in 23 cities, and a ridiculous concert happening at each city’s finish line. If you're registered to run in L.A. this Sunday, you'll have 1.5 hours to stagger 6 miles toward the L.A. Coliseum, where sets by Kanye West and Common await you. And in my case, an ambulance and/or a beer.
Registration closed early due to overfilling (sorry peeps), so Nike recommends that you buy one of their fancy geeked-out pedometers and run anywhere you want, uploading your stats to the Nike site afterward to see how you fared amongst the millions. I’m sorry, but unless Kanye is chillin’ in your living room, waiting to serenade you with “Jesus Walks/Runs,” it’s not quite the same.
—Alie Ward
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Miss Alie Ward
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