Gran Melía annual cross solidario charity run

[Janet]

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Details HERE.

[Myrtle Hogan-Lance]

Entered.  Physio says I can run it.

[Janet]

oh that's fantastic! I'm so pleased!! 

[Michael]

Go Myrtle, go! 

[El Profesor]

Go Turtle!

It's actually for a good cause, though you'd never know from their poster.

[Myrtle Hogan-Lance]

Thanks guys.

Prof, you are right.  Although this year, for the first time, us adults are requested to bring 1kg of non-perishable food as well as our entry fee.  We always took food anyway, but I am happy they have decided to formalise it.  But their promotion is pretty low-key.

[Myrtle Hogan-Lance]

We did the run in Alcalá yesterday.  Here I am all ready for take off:

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Having not been able to run for six months due to an injury, I was very happy to even start.  I finished okay, overtaking 18 people on my way, most of whom were less than half my age.  Foot is fine.

Sadly this year there were far fewer participants.  I would say there were about a third as many as in the past few years.  I have no idea why that would be, other than perhaps they did not get the word out.  This is a superb race, very well organised.  The support from people on the street, on the beach, in the bars and cafes, on benches and balconies, was out of this world. 

And here it is, the Dorada moment:

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[Nova]

Very well done Myrtle!! 

[Guanche]

Well done indeed!

[Michael]

You don't look too stretched there Myrtle. That easy was it?