2009 City to surf

Claude and I are doing the City to surf walk/run.

It is 14 km.

The morning (Sunday) was very cold.

Oh yes, here I am in the line for the loo
for more than 30mn.

They just announce that the first man had cross

the finish line and we haven't even started.

We joined the end of the pack
and waited for our start.

As the people are ready to go they trough

their jumper, scarves, glove, track suit.

some try to put them up the trees.

The cloth goes to charities.

The gun pop and here we go.
A big crowd in front of us.

We are more than 75000.

Some people dressed up.

there was a lot of funny costumes

but impossible to take photos or you get trample.

Claude

the crowd behind us.

All the plastic cups at a watering stop.

well not really a stop you grab a cup and

continue walking and drinking while you walk.

here we spilted over to the footpath

it is not as crowded.

The finish line is in view.

Having lunch made by Becky's parents:

Sandwiches, orange and lollies.

Most of the group.

Becky parents, brothers, their wives and children

came too but they are not with the mall walkers group photos.

Becky and most of the group asleep on the way back.

It has been a long, cold tiring day.

Becky is one of the instructor who take us for the mall walk

on Tuesday and Thursday morning at 7.30am.

Today I am a bit sore.

My body is telling me that I am too old to do marathon.

Maybe it is my last one.

Claude and I are the winners

We arrived first from our group.

(Something I will brag about for a while)