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We are the champions, my friend!

By Charlotte Evans • October 1, 2009

ROME CHECKLIST

1. hang out with thousands of other Romans at the same time: CHECK
2. get lots of free stuff: CHECK
3. trot past the Coliseum with a bunch of other people: CHECK

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Let's go!

This past Sunday, my roommate, her friend, and I took part in the 10th annual Susan G Komen Race for the Cure. Listening to thousands of people belting out “We are the champions, and we’ll keep on fighting ‘til the end” while waiting for the starting gun to go off was heart wrenching and incredibly inspirational. While my girly emotions were chucked out the window when I was gasping for air and all gross and sweaty twenty minutes later, it was still a great experience.

The registration process in itself was quite exciting as it felt surprisingly like Christmas. I handed over 10 euros and they just kept handing back random stuff in return. Apart from my race number, they gave me a free shirt, bag, and lots of samples of who-knows-what that I don’t really need but are always super fantastic when I get given them for free.

Race day was equally as exciting – double the amount of free things! While it was slightly amusing watching everyone elbowing their way through the throng in order to get something else that was free that they so desperately wanted and needed, I soon discovered that I actually also needed that free stuff. In the end, my pursuit was quite successful as I finished with another free shirt, couple of drinks, and a photo courtesy of Samsung.

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Through Piazza Venezia next to Circo Massimo

The actual race was amazing. Running through Piazza Venezia and next to Circo Massimo with thousands of other people was awesome, to say the least. Everyone was there to have fun and the atmosphere was truly unique. While my time will not be revealed in this blog post (somewhat disgraceful, to be honest!), it was still great to cross that finish line. And obviously my hard work warranted a well earned trip to G. Fassi to eat one of those delicious mouth watering gelatos afterwards.

Let’s hope there are many more races – and gelatos – to come!

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Categories: After School, Features, Student Life
Tags: atmosphere, circo massimo, coliseum, drinks, emotions, free stuff, italian, italy, komen race for the cure, photo courtesy, piazza venezia, random stuff, romans, rome, roommate, susan g komen, susan g komen race, susan g komen race for the cure, time check

About the Author

Charlotte Evans

Hey guys! I am an 18 year old from a really rural town back in the States who decided that it would be cool to see the world before heading off to university. So, for the last year I have been working and traveling around Europe and Africa. My stay in Rome is a short one, five weeks, but has still been an incredible experience. From running past the Coliseum with my classmates and thousands of other Italians in the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure followed by chowing down on a fantastic gelato a G. Fassi to learning how to conjugate verbs and use prepositions correctly in class, my experience has been educational and fun at the same time. My name is Charlotte and this is the story of my time in Rome! I hope you enjoy reading my blogposts, and if you decide that you want to experience all of these things yourself, the best way to do that is by choosing Torre di Babele!

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