Mater Heart Run 2007 - aftermath

Question: How did 20,000+ people in green t shirts managed to shut down Nairobi on Saturday?
Answer: The Mater Heart Run 2007

It was heart warming to see so many children taking part in the run. It truly was a family affair. Watching the scouts running around trying to give anyone and everyone a map of the run was fun as well. Well done everyone. I just hope that all of those people selling t-shirts prove as dedicated to the cause as those who turned up to walk/run. Many tshirts were sold on the day without receipts – I hope all the money makes it to the hospital.

Now the scary stuff – the first runners were back in under 30mins. This included a runner who is blind and was running with a friend. 10km in under 30minutes on a normal Saturday morning and you’re not even a professional runner. That’s Kenyans for you!

Enough of the chat here are a selection of picks. I’ll upload the rest on to flickr soon.

The warmest smile in Kenya

A section of the huge crowd

The warm up

To the left, to the left.

Bit more warming up

The VP is in a very good mood for a guy about to walk 10KM!

Let’s get this party started. VP flags us off.

Kids out in support

All hold hands