13th, April 2008:- Had been looking around for some charity activities and stumbled across Oxfam's Marathon Volunteers on the website. And so, we went. Witnessing the London Marathon the first time myself, it was pretty an experience. Never had I imagined there we soooo many people so enthusiastic about the charity event.
Got to the cheering point outside City of Pride pub in Canary Wharf around 9. Got ourselves geared up with Oxfam's t-shirts and wind breakers and started helping out to set up the cheering point. Blowing balloons, getting runners' names onto boards etc. The runners started to come through around ten. Having high expectations that I would spot Ronan Keating, I eagerly await and cheer on other runners passing by. Many were in costumes and very amusingly entertaining! The most unfornate thing would be when the down pour began around eleven. But the fortunate thing would be that we were already on our rain coats and the crowd behind us offer some space for us under their umbrellas. There were many other cheering crowds along the road from other charity organisations, many with more lovely balloons and pom poms etc.
Disappointingly, I didn't spot Ronan Keating. I must have missed him passing by! Damn! But then it's all fun for a Sunday...
Got to the cheering point outside City of Pride pub in Canary Wharf around 9. Got ourselves geared up with Oxfam's t-shirts and wind breakers and started helping out to set up the cheering point. Blowing balloons, getting runners' names onto boards etc. The runners started to come through around ten. Having high expectations that I would spot Ronan Keating, I eagerly await and cheer on other runners passing by. Many were in costumes and very amusingly entertaining! The most unfornate thing would be when the down pour began around eleven. But the fortunate thing would be that we were already on our rain coats and the crowd behind us offer some space for us under their umbrellas. There were many other cheering crowds along the road from other charity organisations, many with more lovely balloons and pom poms etc.
Disappointingly, I didn't spot Ronan Keating. I must have missed him passing by! Damn! But then it's all fun for a Sunday...
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