Date: 23 December 2017
Distance: 5km
Time: 29.14
Previous: Hamilton #1, Palmy #1, #2, #3, Kapiti Coast #1, Porirua #1

Another beautiful morning for a run.

The bride and best men, posing for a pic.

The merger.

Lots of participants for this event.

Running along the Hutt River walkway.

Some of the best men already on their way back.

High-fiving the groom.

The turn-around point.

The bride not dilly-dallying either!

A nice spot for a parkrun.

Heading back towards the end of what felt like a very long 5kms.

The line at the finish for the bar codes to be scanned.

Meeting up with friends who were visiting New Zealand for a few weeks, we happened to be in the Hutt Valley during the weekend and decided to fit in a quick run.

Too much eating out, way too much wine (and beer, and whiskey) and not a whole lot of running since the Twelve days of Christmas challenge, is a bad combination for attempting a “comeback”, so to speak. Full of pickled confidence she said, “let’s run to the event and back”. Including the parkrun, that would give us a solid 27km long-run. Great idea. Perfect idea! But… Continue reading →