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Sunday Sep 1, 2013 #
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Random scenes from Chamonix today.
We went outside our apartment for awhile to cheer runners who were running right by our place about 500 m from the finish line. Then it occurred to us that we could get cappucino around the corner and cheer them just as easily from an outdoor cafe. Everyone's bib has the name and country printed on it so we could yell out, "Bravo, Didier!" or "You did it, Sara!" The runners would perk up and smile.
It's a pretty nice run through town to the finish line.
We had a farewell Canadian lunch, then bid adieu to Mrs. Gally and Meg-eh, who are heading to Geneva tonight and flying home tomorrow.
Aren't these two cute?
But it was impossible to out-cute Teeny Tiny.
'Bent and I hung out at the finish line for awhile.
Most people ran with family or friends. Some carried their kids across the finish line. Others had flags. There was a lot of emotion.
We saw the last official finishers. And then we saw the people who missed the final cut-off. When I saw these two, I burst into tears.
The man on the left seemed to be helping the other runner, who was twisted over to one side. (We saw 4 people like that. Not sure what was up.) After 46 hours of tough mountain travel, they missed the cut-off by 82 seconds. It broke my heart to think that the healthy man may have sacrificed his race to help another runner - maybe someone he doesn't even know in real life. However, I see they've been given a ranked finish and are listed in the results so perhaps the cut-off isn't 100% strict at the finish. Nice.
Then we watched the awards for overall and age group. As per tradition, the last finishers are brought on stage alongside the overall winners.
Here's a typical sight around town this week. No matter how warm it may get, lots of people find an excuse to wear their fleecy finisher's vests. In this case, certain runners bumped into each other on the street and discovered that they'd both chosen to complement the vest with the race tech shirt.
The men's shirt was made by "The North Face". The women's shirt was made by "The Orth Face".
We went outside our apartment for awhile to cheer runners who were running right by our place about 500 m from the finish line. Then it occurred to us that we could get cappucino around the corner and cheer them just as easily from an outdoor cafe. Everyone's bib has the name and country printed on it so we could yell out, "Bravo, Didier!" or "You did it, Sara!" The runners would perk up and smile.
It's a pretty nice run through town to the finish line.
We had a farewell Canadian lunch, then bid adieu to Mrs. Gally and Meg-eh, who are heading to Geneva tonight and flying home tomorrow.
Aren't these two cute?
But it was impossible to out-cute Teeny Tiny.
'Bent and I hung out at the finish line for awhile.
Most people ran with family or friends. Some carried their kids across the finish line. Others had flags. There was a lot of emotion.
We saw the last official finishers. And then we saw the people who missed the final cut-off. When I saw these two, I burst into tears.
The man on the left seemed to be helping the other runner, who was twisted over to one side. (We saw 4 people like that. Not sure what was up.) After 46 hours of tough mountain travel, they missed the cut-off by 82 seconds. It broke my heart to think that the healthy man may have sacrificed his race to help another runner - maybe someone he doesn't even know in real life. However, I see they've been given a ranked finish and are listed in the results so perhaps the cut-off isn't 100% strict at the finish. Nice.
Then we watched the awards for overall and age group. As per tradition, the last finishers are brought on stage alongside the overall winners.
Here's a typical sight around town this week. No matter how warm it may get, lots of people find an excuse to wear their fleecy finisher's vests. In this case, certain runners bumped into each other on the street and discovered that they'd both chosen to complement the vest with the race tech shirt.
The men's shirt was made by "The North Face". The women's shirt was made by "The Orth Face".