Arriving at the meeting point
Sevi and Violet on their scooters under the Calatrava walkway
Strawberry4Skin joins Tender Vittles and Mad Dog for the run
Social distancing while the Novel Corona Virus COVID-19 pandemic has reduced in Athens but still continues.
THE RUN
As live hare, Tender Vittles was given a few minutes start
Looking for the continuation of the trail at the first check. A large area to search for 2 runners MD & S4S.
Mad Dog at the second check (note dog behind us)
The hare TV waited for us and then continued laying trail
The trail led by the main Olympic swimming pool.
MD persuades TV and S4S to pose as competitors.
View of the whole pool (sadly, no spectators to cheer us)
TV suggests a quick dip as nobody is around. S4S says he's up for it.
MD says he has to make a photographic record of this.
S4S beats TV to the start
But TV overtakes and heads for the end of lane-9
TV makes it to the end of lane 9 (or is it 10)
A brief stop and then the swim back to the start
Mad Dog's turn to undress and go in
S4S gives MD a feigned push
Hey, this water is nice and warm!
Oops! A security guard turn up and tells us to follow him.
Now are we in trouble?
TV takes photos as we follow the guard
The guard takes us up flights of stairs - are we being taken to the security office?
TV takes a photo of our reflection in the glass wall...
But finally the guard points us to the exit and is glad to get rid of us foreigners.
A photo by the sign pointing to the swimming pool
THE (MINI) CIRCLE
The ending
point of the trail was at the bottom of the steps near the periptero
- and a thirst-quenching beer carried by the hare from the car .
What did you think of the trail?
The hare's down-down
Accusation time
Mad Dog tripped and fell on the pavement while running outside OAKA
Cuts and grazes to prove it
Mad Dog and Krazie Puppie
Group photo under tha Calatrava Walkway for a bit of shade from the hot sun.
THE TRAIL
From the Strava website (recorded on MD's iPhone-6)
Showing the starting location (The periptero close to the stadium entrance and Eirini metro station)
Showing the main olympic swimming pool where we swam (and our escorted exit to the right).
The trail (from Strava .gpx file) displayed on the Google Earth Pro program
Showing the location of OAKA and trail in Athens and surroundings
THE DIRECTIONS FOR THIS HASH
Date:
5th July 2020
Time: 11.00 am
Run no, 2114
Venue: Close to OAKA
Hare: Tender Vittles
Trail type: Live, A to A’
Theme: the “Hot and Wet”
Note: Expect rain (actually, expect anything including wildebeests)
Come
join Tender Vittles on the “Hot and Wet” trail this Sunday 5th July
@ 11am.
Location: (38.0421175, 23.7853380) the períptero on the main Neratziotissis
road, it is close to S?.??????S train station and just outside the Olympic
stadium.
Comment: It is forecast to rain this Sunday or so I have been told. Therefore, this will be a live trail, bring a change of clothes. There will be a covered ending for circle.
On
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