Erin finishing the marathon!! (without collasping...phew)
Erin ran the Canberra marathon last weekend on the April 9th. The course was lovely and scenic and the weather a dream for the big big day. I spent the morning wandering around the track trying to spot her so I could hand out sports gels and drinks. Suprisingly the time flew and it was a buzz seeing all the other runners and also the support for them.
The photo is of a very nice and fulfilling moment for Erin as she crosses the finish line 4 hours and 35 minutes after starting at 7am in the morning. . I spend about an hour at the finish line watching the runners come in. The worst moment was seeing about 5 runners absolutely sprint home to try and break the four hour mark with one collasping, and the other 4 in not very good condition after that. Most runners were pretty comfortable coming home with big grins on their faces. That night Canberra seemed overrun with groups of runners hydrating with beverages other than water.
