Philadelphia AIDS Fund 10k Run

Gender Nonconformity scares people, and I experienced that first hand last weekend at the Philadelphia AIDS Fund 10k. I decided to make this 10k run a fun one by running in a pink bikini top and a purple mini-skirt.
I started out doing a conservative pace, at around 8 minute pace. Not too many people went ahead of me. At the turnaround point, I realized that I could place well if I tried. I kicked it up a notch, holding a 7 minute pace and passing three people on my way to the finish line. I placed 10th overall.
After watching some runners coming in, I took my bike out to find the rest of the Fins swimmers who were doing the AIDS Walk. A majority of the walk participants were high school kids. These kids obviously felt uncomfortable seeing me in a woman's outfit. They called me faggot. They called me freak. They hissed and they jeered. They couldn't shut up. I kept smiling and moving on.

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Official results

A I D S 1 0 K R U N
W. River Dr. Philadelphia, PA * Sun. Oct. 21, 2007
ORDER OF FINISH


o'all sex|#fin
place # NAME City/St TIME pace plc|by sex
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1 25 MICHAEL DAIGEAUN NO BRUNSWICK NJ 34:11 5:29 1/50 M
2 140 KAI SYVERTSON PHILADELPHIA PA 39:11 6:17 2/50 M
3 123 DAVID WITHAM PHILADELPHIA PA 39:18 6:18 3/50 M
4 130 SEAN CAPKIN WYNNEWOOD PA 40:25 6:29 4/50 M
5 188 RAY BORDOGNA WYNNEWOOD PA 40:55 6:33 5/50 M

6 182 MICHAEL DONUELLA ST DAVIDS PA 44:33 7:08 6/50 M
7 185 JIM BULIZZI PHILADELPHIA PA 44:42 7:10 7/50 M
8 34 ANDREW DUONG EAGLEVILLE PA 45:33 7:18 8/50 M
9 87 NATALIE MCLAUGHLIN PHOENIXVILLE PA 45:36 7:18 1/51 F
10 180 ANH M DANG PHILADELPHIA PA 45:37 7:19 9/50 M