Nicosia marathon

Under bright blue skies this morning, Nicosia held a marathon event.  A smallish field of runners mostly from Cyprus and Greece assembled, and set off at an early hour through the old town from the starting line.  I did the half marathon, and ended up finishing in just under 2 hours.  It was a good run, but I've been hobbling around for most of the day since finishing.  Feels like I'm getting a bit old for this marathon business, but it's always inspirational to see some runners still going strong in their 50's and 60's.  I was reflecting on the last proper race I did in Limmasol last March, and all that has happened at work since then.  It's been a year of significant change for World Vision in the region, and I'm thankful to have made it through the year in good health and not too much stress.   Plenty to reflect on and be thankful for.

As part of the race program today they held a 1km sprint race for kids, and both Jessie and Angus participated.  They loved the atmosphere and to be a part of the race, and both put in a good showing. Jessie's only disappointment was that she did not bring Zoe after seeing a number of other runners with dogs in tow.  Perhaps next year! 

A trip to the funfair last night was on Sam's 'things to do
when Mum's in London' bucket list