I woke-up at 6.00 this morning to the noise of Bristol City Council workers, unloading cones from the lorry onto the road. Today's the big day - Bristol 10 km. Run 2013. 10 000 miles away, another BIG day: Malaysians casting their votes in the country's 13th General Election. But that's story for another day :).
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| 9.00 a.m. - all ready for the event |
According to the event
link, the race would start at 9.30 a.m from @ Bristol. So, there I was, perched on the window, ready with my Samsung. A large crowd had also assembled along the harbourside to cheer the contestants.
Moments before the race, a lone wheelchair athlete whizzed through, signalling the race was about to start. When the spectators started to cheer and clap loudly, I knew that the contestants were coming!
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| Here they come! |
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| The first wave of runners |
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| Go! Go! Go! |
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| They came in droves! |
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| Full speed ahead!! |
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| All the way to Portway and then back again |
There were some colourful characters...
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| Sponge-Bob was running for Ella :) |
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| Going bananas! :) |
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| An unidentified cape crusader :) |
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| tutu and fro for a cause :) |
'Gromit', 'Yogi Bear', 'Roadrunner' and an alligator, unfortunately, escaped from being 'captured' by my smartphone! Huh!
The runners started from @ Bristol, ran through Hotwell Road up to Portway, before turning and heading back to @Bristol via Cumberland Road. No end-of-race pictures from moi, though. Too busy finding out about election results :)
