Whilst it's not in our usual line of posts, I wanted to share a little of the pleasure (?) generated by Jules' participation in the 10km section of the Melbourne Marathon, completed last Sunday. I have been extremely proud of her dedication in the lead-up to the event, suffering many difficult training runs, particularly in the early days and regularly coming home exhausted. Some of the runs have been in quite hilly areas, including Metung, and have really tested her. A couple of nasty falls didn't help either. However, she is nothing if not determined and last Sunday morning, we set off at 6am for a 7.30 start at the MCG. I dropped her and friend Rosemary off in Swan St and tried to find somewhere to park the car, eventually settling for a parking station in Flinders Lane.
A little after 8am, the first of the 10k runners started to trickle into the 'G and the trickle became a flood. There were some 9000 runners in the 10k event with a total of 30,000 runners in all sections including a half marathon and a full marathon. Eventually, after just over 1 hour and six minutes the Princess crossed the line and whilst she didn't have a big smile on her face, she was certainly pleased with her run and her time. And so she should be! Then, to top it all off,
The Age on Monday published a photo of runners returning to the 'G precinct with Jules right in the middle, pounding the pavement. Go Jules!
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| Crossing the Finish Line |
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| After the run. |
