AH3 Run # 1989

and... SAINT PATRICK'S DAY WEEKLEND CELEBRATION (Hence this page's Green theme)

VENUE: Syntagma Square, Central Athens

22 km (Half-Marathon) starting at 09.00 am, 5km run starting at 11.45 am


MEETING-UP AT THE SYNTAGMA SQUARE FOUNTAIN

L-to-R: Barbara, Clitoria, Thanasis, Doggy Style - meeting up at about 11.15 am

 

Barbara takes the photo and Mad Dog gets in the picture (with his AH3 St. Patrick's t-shirt)

Clitoria shows off her Avra team bib while the others wear the special AH3 "69696" bib

Most of the rest of the AH3 members had signed-up with Avra team and were off leaving their bags with Avra

 

SCENES AROUND SYNTAGMA SQUARE BEFORE THE RUN

 

The Avra mineral-water company stand

(they have a large employee team and employees can add friends - such as AH3 members)

 

 

 

 

SCENES FROM THE 5 KM RUN

(Most of the hashers entered this)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AFTER THE RUN - GROUP PHOTOS AND CIRCLE

 

 

Back row: L-to-R: Mad Dog, Coke Dealer, Thanasis, Barbara, Clitoria, Vadim, Doggy Style, Alexia

Front row: Spy Shagger and Rear Entry

Photo kindly taken by a Scoutmaster with the troop adjacent to us on ther grass.

 

Vadim and Coke Dealer put on and display their medals

 

 

Clitoria, Alexia, and Coke Dealer

 

Mad Dog appoints Vadim as St. Patrick the hare and gives him a Guinness hat to wear

 

 

Rear Entry (Right) had kindly brought beer and cups for the circle

 

Coke Dealer in the circle

 

Group down-down

 

 

Spy Shagger

 

Clitoria does an Irish Jig (Riverdance / Michael Ryan Flatley style, almost)

 

 

This Scout and Cub group look on curiously as we have our circle

 

 

THE ON-INN AT THE JAMES JOYCE IRISH PUB IN THISSION

 

 

 

Mad Dog with a pint of Kilkenny Irish beer

 

Cheers! Doggy Style

 

Salmon - Coke Dealer

 

Pasta - Alexia

 

Fish and Chips - Clitoria

 

Hamburger - Steve

 

Hamburger - Doggy Style

 

 

Irish breakfast - Mad Dog

 

 

Official Run Photos

Unfortunately, not all the AH3 participants managed to find an official photographer to record them.

 

         

Rear Entry (Time 27mins 33 secs)

 

        

Coke Dealer (Time 37 mins, 07 secs)

 

    

Mad Dog (Time - No timing chip with the AH3 bib, so unknown - and just as well)

 

OTHER STUFF

The Athens Hash special runner's bib for the 5-km run

 

 

   

 

Official logos

 

 

Queen of Farts attempted this but popped-off home when the course went near her house (very sensible!)