Halloween lunch party as Harry Potter!

Enjoyed a Halloween lunch party at my office, and everyone acted as each one's own character. Quite fun!

By the way, Blueberry Cupcakes from Georgetown were really good.

Halloween reception by Japan America Society in DC

Attended a Halloween reception hosted by my office and the Japan America Society in DC.

17th street high heel race in DC

Observed the 17th street high heel race (at least 2 inches high) the costumes were amazing
— at Dupont Circle Fountain.

News coverage:  http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/27148961/thousands-line-up-on-17th-street-for-28th-annual-high-heel-race

The Empowerment Project Screening

Watched a powerful documentary The Empowerment Project featuring women defining themselves and doing extraordinary things. Enjoyed soda, snacks and a Q&A session with the makers of the film
— at AMC Tysons Corner 16.

Marine Corp Maratheon : Best Birthday Gift for Myself

Finished my 1st full marathon at 4 hrs 29 minutes (10 min 15 second per mile)
— at US Marine Corp Memorial.

The weather was wonderful, and I started slow because of the big crowd, yet picked up the speed and kept under 10 minutes per mile until 20 km.  I gradually slowed down and dragged the last 1 mile and finished the whole race at 10:15 average.   I did not wait in line to use the port party, but used the woods twice to pee and saved time.

Finish Net 4:29:03

Location	Net Time	Clock Time	Time of Day	Pace	Pace Between
Start	00:00	17:54	8:12:55
5K	33:09	51:03	8:46:03	10:39 /mi
					9:48 /mi
10K	1:03:38	1:21:32	9:16:32	10:14 /mi
					9:49 /mi
15K	1:34:10	1:52:04	9:47:04	10:06 /mi
					9:32 /mi
20K	2:03:49	2:21:43	10:16:43	9:57 /mi
					10:28 /mi
13.1M	2:10:58	2:28:52	10:23:52	9:59 /mi
					9:44 /mi
25K	2:34:36	2:52:30	10:47:30	9:57 /mi
					9:57 /mi
30K	3:05:31	3:23:24	11:18:25	9:57 /mi
					10:34 /mi
35K	3:38:23	3:56:17	11:51:18	10:02 /mi
					11:12 /mi
40K	4:13:14	4:31:08	12:26:08	10:11 /mi
					11:35 /mi
Finish	4:29:03	4:46:57	12:41:57	10:15 /mi

Marine Corp Health and Fitness Expo

Checked out the free Health and Fitness Expo for running apparel and gear, training and nutrition products, food samples, etc., and most importantly picked up my bib for the marine corp marathon on Sunday 10/26
— at D.C. Armory.

I did not expect that I could not bring any food inside the stadium (leftover seafood lunch), and the security guards at the check points could not keep my food for me. Fortunately, I found another security guard outside who was willing to do me a favor, so I run quickly inside to pick my bib and checked some booths, and then took my food with me home.

Hot N Juicy Crawfish DC

Enjoyed delicious crawfish shrimps etc with a friend
— at Hot N Juicy Crawfish Washington Dc.

The food was wide too spicy for me two days before the marathon, and I  paid the price right the next day morning (minor diarrhea).  Fortunately, that was it, and no other consequence on my marathon race.

New Age Church Service at State Theater

Attended a new age church service. The music was 1st class, and the creative and fun sermons had multimedia including comic, news, films, commercials, and was well tired to the theme. Btw, free continental breakfast
— at State Theater.