It's taken an awfully long time to get the results back from the race I did last Sunday, but I suppose anything involving tens of thousands of people could take a while to process. There were several runs/walks on that morning - a half marathon, a 12 km run/walk, an 11 km wheelchair race, and a 4 km walk. All were to benefit special needs programs in W.A.
I don't have any photos of my own, but there are some online at http://citytosurf.activ.asn.au/1/3250/3179/photo_gallery.pm
Out of 24,570 finishers in the 12 km run/walk, I placed 2,179th, which sounds rather crap, however I was the 230th woman and 94th in my age category (female 19-29). Considering how little running I've done since last May, I don't think 58 minutes and 37 seconds is too shabby. Now, had I actually managed to find my friend Leah at the starting line, I may have fared much better with someone to run with - she finished 431st as the 29th woman and 12th in our category with a time of 51 minutes 18 seconds. Way to go, Leah!
Thus, a day's rest was required to recover from our efforts and the massive storm forced us to stay inside. What a perfect opportunity to go out and see WALL-E! (yes, it's only just come out here) Absolutely loved it, although was a little disappointed by the limited chuckles.
Originally established in 1929 as a holiday camp for the Young Australian League, Araluen is a little piece of Eden just outside of Perth. Rob and I wanted to get out and enjoy the great outdoors this weekend, but I was worried that a long hike would trigger my plantar fasciitis and leave me pretty miserable for the City to Surf fun run on Sunday. So, we pulled out the Lonely Planet and worked out that this is pretty much prime time for flowers in WA and headed to this little gem less than an hour's drive away.
