My first run! (saya pertama lari)

This is Putra and Jess, post run, the famous Botantical Garden in the background.

Putra lives below us at the cosi (residence house) and also is a graduate student at IPB. We met him when he helped translate with the owner about an unfortunate bathroom water issue on Friday evening. Of course I immediately start questioning whether or not he likes to run. He tells me he does. Jackpot. I lock him in for Sunday morning. I'm proud of this accomplishment on my first full day here.

Saturday night Jess and I agree to run at 7am. Putra pushed for 6am. We settled on 6:30am. Putra was right. By 7am it is blazing hot already and the roads, even for a Sunday, are full of people walking - and running! I'm not really sure why or where, but the town of Bogor is out and about. They shut down a stretch of road (very close to us, with PERFECT hills for repeats... this is what I'm sizing up on our run) about a mile long to all car traffic before 9am. A few shots from the run. Notice the large crowds gathered and soccer game pre 7 oclock.. I've seen Central Park pretty busy on a Sunday morning, but nothing like this.

We went about four miles and the heat wasn't nearly as painful as I thought it would be. I *believe* there is a running group in Bogor, another question to tackle but for now I am most pleased with this start!

Yay for my new Brooks Defyance 3s!