Chat Room Runners tackle the Vancouver Marathon, May 7, 2006
Kathie, Tim,
and Carole arrived in Seattle on Thursday and Don met up for dinner.
Tim and Don were running the
Vancouver, BC half marathon and we were meeting Wendy, who was
running the full marathon, in Vancouver.
Bob and Dian met us at Camano Island where we all stayed one night on our way to Vancouver
Dian made us a nice breakfast Saturday morning before we headed off for Canada
The runners head out of the hotel on the morning of the marathon
Don and Tim
in the chute after finishing the half-marathon on their way into the domed
stadium
recovery area. The dome was welcome as it had been a rainy and cold
race! But the runners did well.
We all went
a few blocks from the hotel to the 25 mile mark to watch for Wendy
finishing the full marathon.
Afterwards, the runners relaxed with a glass of champagne and our finisher
medals.
We then headed off on a water taxi ride across False Creek to Granville Island
On Granville
we went to a restaurant where
we met Joan R (Warp)
who had helicoptered in from Victoria! That's Joan, third from left.
Tim and Kathie at "Bridges"
Wendy and Dian in the Jacuzzi back at the hotel
Kathie, Dian, Don, Carole and Wendy at the Jacuzzi
Dian, Wendy, and Carole having drinks at the "White Spot"
We stopped to visit Pat (second from right) on our way out of Vancouver.