Lee ran in Liverpool's 2009 Santa Dash in December!! Hmmmm! What a long time ago it seems now... Anyway, I still think it is worth blogging for you all to see & to preserve the memory for posterity!
Lee ran with his work colleagues James & Brian (in the Evertonian blue Santa suit. Yep, I don't really get that either!! LOL!!). A photo very like this one (perhaps it was mine who knows?) made it into their work's national newspaper this month. Jordan was very excited to see it & announced that Lee is famous!
Rather a lot of Santas gathered early that Sunday morning. It was amazing to see a sea of red Father Christmases (with a spattering of blue here & there) sprawling across the Pier Head next to the Liver Building.
The children & I soon lost Lee in the crowd & headed for the starting line to cheer him on. While we waited in the sunshine I couldn't resist taking an arty photo of the reflection of the Cunard buildings (I think it is). Pretty cool eh?
Eventually Lee dashed past us enthusiastically much to our children's delight! Annie-Joy called Lee Daddy Christmas when he was all dressed up & Luke really thought Lee dressed up was the real Father Christmas! :o) The blue Santa to the left of the photo is Brian's wife Carole. She entered the dash the day before so hadn't done any training. Soon after this point she decided she would walk the rest of the course!
Timmy, Luke, Annie-Joy, Jordan & I made our way up the hill to the finish line by the Town Hall & waited in the cold & rain for Lee & Brian. James finished ages before them but we missed seeing him!
A professional photographer took a shine to this dog & posted the picture on Flikr. Lee & Brian just happened to be in the background! How fun! He kindly sent us a copy to post on here. Thankyou!
Lee crossed the finish line in record time amidst a flurry of fake snow. We all cheered wildly when we saw him running past but we almost missed him! He collected his medal & still has proudly beside his bed. 
We all walked happily back to our car & home for a warm bath & some hot chocolate. It was a fun morning. By the way, Lee ran the Santa Dash to raise money for our churches Street Wise project. For more info see here. It still isn't too late to sponsor Lee for his dash! Thanks ever so! Well, that's all for now. Lee will wonder where I have got to- I only popped down here to put the washing in the machine! :o)
3 comments:
Lovely! Excellent reporting and pics (of course!) And well done Lee!
DaddyO
xxxxxx
Glad Lee did so well for Streetwise- it's a great cause.
I would wear a green suit!!
Love Mum xx
There were a few green suits Mum! And a good few pixies & dogs dressed as reindeer & prams decorated like sleighs! There were some Mrs Santas too! :o)
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