Nick entered the Sydney Running Festival, in the half-marathon section, for the first time on Sunday and did a 
very creditable time of 2:00:34. He beat Alison by a whopping 14 minutes so the score's now even. But as Nick would have it the score is far more than even "because I beat her by far more than she beat me in May".
6,610 runners took part in the half-marathon and Nick's place was 3942. In the men of a certain age category Nick was placed 57 out of 105.
So while Nick did the running, I did the camera work and hung around the cafes until the finish
We made a weekend of it by staying at the Menzies Hotel in the city, indulging in all the luxuries that hotels afford us - pool, spa, sauna, piano bar and fine dining.
What's next for the marathon man? Nick says he's now ready to retire from this bone-breaking, joint crunching activity, but as it happens, there's a new event coming up shortly. You get to run around all the venues of Olympic Park and finish in the main Olympic stadium, finishing on the 100 metre sprint track (with thousands cheering you on, one would hope). I doubt whether he'll be able to resist this and I might even give it a go myself.
N & F
very creditable time of 2:00:34. He beat Alison by a whopping 14 minutes so the score's now even. But as Nick would have it the score is far more than even "because I beat her by far more than she beat me in May".
6,610 runners took part in the half-marathon and Nick's place was 3942. In the men of a certain age category Nick was placed 57 out of 105.So while Nick did the running, I did the camera work and hung around the cafes until the finish
We made a weekend of it by staying at the Menzies Hotel in the city, indulging in all the luxuries that hotels afford us - pool, spa, sauna, piano bar and fine dining.
What's next for the marathon man? Nick says he's now ready to retire from this bone-breaking, joint crunching activity, but as it happens, there's a new event coming up shortly. You get to run around all the venues of Olympic Park and finish in the main Olympic stadium, finishing on the 100 metre sprint track (with thousands cheering you on, one would hope). I doubt whether he'll be able to resist this and I might even give it a go myself.N & F
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