City to Surf 2011

City to Surf 2011

Sunday 14 August

 7.30 am in the bus going to the city.

It is sprinkling Claude forgot the back pack at home

with MY raincoat in it, he is wearing his.

I wear a Tshirt as rain hat.

We were very lucky earlier on it was pouring.

 the twelve of us from the Mall walkers group.

The first time it is so small. We are all getting old.

3 more walkers went on the bus with the lunches.

We had to wait there till 9.30

and then walk to the starter line.

the back of our T shirt.

 I forgot the story but this old man

has been doing the city to surf

for a very long time. so he was given the

privilege of firing the pistol for our start.

and we are going

 drink station

 I crossed the arrival line.

our number has a magnetic strip which record

the time

 finished I got my medal. a very nice one with a blue wave on it

 having lunch in the cold while waiting for the

rest of the group to arrive

some of the costume, there is a prize for the best one

The storm troupers