Uhum, this was actually a wee bit of a stretch before the start.

Briefing at the Woollaston Estate parking area – the orange caps are the pace setters.

Gerry a few second before the start on a sunny day in Nelson.

On the 1.1km out and back section on the first lap, one could see the front runners. A rare sight for the back of the packers.

Gerry at one of three water tables. Some also had jelly sweets to keep the blood sugar levels intact.

A little helper picking up the used cups.

Always happy to see/be around olive trees!

Prices were up for grabs in the “Mohana” category for Movember.

A clown en route for a bit of entertainment.

More monkey business with just one km to go.

Gerry flying past the vineyard on his way to the finish.

Photo by Shuttersport. The two of us still up for a laugh and a bit of fun.

The famous sculpture at the entrance to the estate.

Lovely venue for the start and finish of the race.

Gerry and I with our Woollaston Sav’s courtesy of the farm.

When Gerry signed up for this event about two month ago, I could barely cover the 5km loop we’ve been using as training for about three weeks. Worst is, it’s mainly downhill! I certainly didn’t expect to run 21km two months later. But we kept at it, did our little training run almost every day and even started to add “long runs” on weekends to get us used to a bit more distance than 5km. Continue reading →