Sydney City to Surf 14km Run

Sunday August 10th

I went to Sydney to take part in this fun event with 85,000 other people from around the world.  I wore a Canadian tattoo to identify myself.  My colleagues, Cath, Toni and Heather presented me with an Australian Sports Jumper (Jacket) with a big Canadian Flag stitched on the back!  Love it! You just can't imagine that many people in one place, but with amazing coordination it happened.  Red Foo was there DJ'n as we ran past the start line about 10 minutes after the gun fired ... that gives you an idea of just how far back we were from the start line.  It was more of a 'dodge and bob' race as people of all running experience and prams were lining the running surfaces.  About 6 km in there is 'heart break hill' to contend with!  It goes up for about 2km, but with bands and entertainment along the way, there was no crying from me!  I did enough training that when we arrived at the Bondi Beach finish line, I could have kept on running as I had more juice in the tank to pull off a 1/2 marathon.  It was a great birthday weekend!