April 27, 2008
H is for...
Hat Trick?
Here I am, about to cross the finish line at the Sun Run for the third year in a row. We started about half an hour after that clock in the background started. It was all walking this year, due to a sore hip, but I had good fun with my friend, who took this picture. We stopped for photos all along the way - here I am in the middle of the Burrard Street Bridge.
This is my favourite part of the run. This is normally a busy route in an out of downtown, and you wouldn't dream of walking up the middle of it. They close it completely for the run (the Cambie Street Bridge, just before the finish line, is still open for traffic in one direction, so it's not as fun). Plus, the view from this bridge is beautiful - out over English Bay.
When we stopped to take this photo, we could feel the bridge shaking under all the walking and running footsteps making their way over. It was quite an exciting feeling.
I finished 42,272nd, out of about 44,600 who finished. But as 59,179 signed up for the race, that means there were nearly 15,000 more who either didn't start or didn't finish. Which makes me quite pleased to have accomplished both three times.
Posted by Sarah at April 27, 2008 06:00 PM