Phu My Bridge Phun Run

A few Saturday's ago, Steven and I ran the Phu My Bridge Phun Run, a 5K race across a newly constructed bridge between Districts 2 and 7 southwest of central Saigon. Along with over 3,500 other participants, we christened the bridge before its official opening to traffic by running up, down, around and back over the bridge in a race that took a little over 20 minutues. The starting line was a the beginning of the bridge in District 7 and continued straight up a grueling incline to the top, where we then had to use much our energy simply to keep from tumbling down the steep decline head first, only to turn around and repeat the process. It was a rough race, but it was a nice way to spend a morning.