City to Bay Fun Run
Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 8:53 pm
23,000 join fun run
Article from: The Advertiser
CLARE PEDDIE, ANTIMO IANNELLA
September 16, 2007 03:02pm
A FUN run, walk or ride, the City to Bay was enjoyed by more than 23,000 people this year, including elite athletes, men in drag and the teletubbies.
Director Joe Stevens said numbers were down on last year's event, with 23,121 registered this year compared to 23,606 last year.
He said females continued to out-number males.
"They are more body-conscious I think," he said.
But there were quite a few `she-males' on the road.
One conspicuous group ran in drag for the charity WaterAid, which helps some of the world's poorest people access clean water and sanitation.
David (Davina) Cruickshanks-Boyd from Adelaide consulting firm Parsons Brinckerhoff, or PB, raises money for projects in Papua New Guinea and East Timor.
"I'd been pushing WaterAid a lot as our chairity of choice so the staff called my bluff and said `if we raise $800 will you run in drag?'
"They raised the money so we had to do it."
Another creative approach to fundraising came from Complete Removals. Callum Donaldson and the team rolled a piano, complete with pianist, the full 12km. They raised $1500 for kids with cancer.
"We do piano removals day in day out and so it was a chance to advertise the company and we thought while we're at it, we'll raise some money for charity," he said.
"We've been practising six days a week for the last 10 years, except normally we don't park the truck 12km away."
Piano player Mark Richardson said it was an unusal gig.
"It's a piano player's worst nightmare getting run out of town but it's for a good cause."
Anyone do the city to bay?, I did the 6km run and was impressed with what I did, and thought the event was great (loved the bands playing along the route). Aiming to do the 12km next year!
Article from: The Advertiser
CLARE PEDDIE, ANTIMO IANNELLA
September 16, 2007 03:02pm
A FUN run, walk or ride, the City to Bay was enjoyed by more than 23,000 people this year, including elite athletes, men in drag and the teletubbies.
Director Joe Stevens said numbers were down on last year's event, with 23,121 registered this year compared to 23,606 last year.
He said females continued to out-number males.
"They are more body-conscious I think," he said.
But there were quite a few `she-males' on the road.
One conspicuous group ran in drag for the charity WaterAid, which helps some of the world's poorest people access clean water and sanitation.
David (Davina) Cruickshanks-Boyd from Adelaide consulting firm Parsons Brinckerhoff, or PB, raises money for projects in Papua New Guinea and East Timor.
"I'd been pushing WaterAid a lot as our chairity of choice so the staff called my bluff and said `if we raise $800 will you run in drag?'
"They raised the money so we had to do it."
Another creative approach to fundraising came from Complete Removals. Callum Donaldson and the team rolled a piano, complete with pianist, the full 12km. They raised $1500 for kids with cancer.
"We do piano removals day in day out and so it was a chance to advertise the company and we thought while we're at it, we'll raise some money for charity," he said.
"We've been practising six days a week for the last 10 years, except normally we don't park the truck 12km away."
Piano player Mark Richardson said it was an unusal gig.
"It's a piano player's worst nightmare getting run out of town but it's for a good cause."
Anyone do the city to bay?, I did the 6km run and was impressed with what I did, and thought the event was great (loved the bands playing along the route). Aiming to do the 12km next year!