Picture this: neon short shorts, headbands, side ponies, leg warmers, glow sticks & the sounds of Michael Jackson & Run-DMC blasting through the boom box.
You have the makings of a sure to be wildly fun 80's themed night run!
This past Friday Doha College hosted it's first ever Night Run. Light reflective clothing & glow sticks we're encouraged but we obviously took it one step further & opted to turn it into our own 80's-everything neon-themed dance party-run instead.
After sourcing clothes from shops around Doha & friend's closets, purchasing dozens of glow sticks, & smacking on our sweatbands, we we're ready.
We collected our bibs then began stretching with the jambox pumping out some epic warm up tunes.
Cue Ah-Ha's 'Take On Me' & some deep side lunging.
Our high intensity stretching definitely helped...
The actual race went by in a flash due to the excitement & adrenaline pumping through our veins. We crossed the finish line hand in hand with arms thrown in the air (envisioning that we'd just taken gold at the 1980's Olympics).
Still not ready for the fun to end, we continued our flash mobbing dance party around the post-race gathering & posed for photos (we we're in hot demand as you can imagine).
After the posing for the paparazzi (aka fellow runners) we we're definitely not ready to hang up our scrunchies & call it a night so we ventured over to the Four Seasons to make an appearance at their weekly beach party. Needless to say we stuck out even more here with our sweaty shorts & sneakers on the sand. However our energy & neon garb was welcomed with open arms by the manager & our friend DJ Mike who even let me spin some era appropriate tracks for every one to dance to.
Just as our post race high was coming to an end we ran into English footballer Rio Ferdinand from Man United. We snapped a quick photo with him albeit his lack of amusement with our gear was obvious.
The night run was definitely the most fun I've had at race & sure to be one of my favorite Thursday night memories from Qatar. The team is already on the lookout for the next run we can crash, running with a boom box on the shoulders & fabulous outfits are a must.
Did I mention we're available for hire at your next race or party? Choreographed dance moves disguised as stretching & horrible singing included. We accept cash, credit, personal check or beer ;)
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