Sunday, 17 April 2011
London Marathon!
Before you ask, no I didn't. And no I couldn't. But it is a great day out, and a lot of fun. I opted to plonk myself at Canary Wharf, which is the 19 mile mark, and arrived early enough to see some of the elite athletes run past, and stayed long enough to see some of the fatties walking past. And of course everything in between, which is the real draw and makes the event what it is. Let's face it, nobody really cares that a running machine from Kenya finished in just over two hours. What people really want to see is Wombles and Pantomine Horses. Top marks to the policemen and firefighters doing it in their full work kit, to the bloke with a washing machine strapped to his back, and to the two guys carrying a surfboard....
A cracking set of photos once again. Like the night at the dogs, stuff like this puts your blog in a different league. A pleasure. Nice one.
ReplyDeletetip top Jonno, even the potentially gratuitous ass shot is in fact beautifully composed.
ReplyDeleteWe were down at Canary Wharf as well. We were kids-in-tow though, so there was as much telling them not to light-sabre passers-by with those charity stick things as watching the runners. We still enjoyed it though and it was a lovely atmosphere.
ReplyDeleteWhat Gav said, very impressive and thoroughly individual.
ReplyDeleteGreat Shots Jonathan!
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