POOR MAN'S COMRADES DIARY

8th June
· Taxi from Galway to Dublin, as scheduled train did not appear
· 17.00 Flight to Heathrow Airport, London - 1 hour
· 22.15 Flight to Singapore - 13 hours

9th June
· Adjusted watches to Singapore time (7 hours ahead of GMT)
· 20.15 Flight to Sydney, Australia - 7 hours
· Adjusted watches to Sydney time (9 hours ahead of GMT)

10th June
· Arrived in Sydney at 06.00 local time
· Booked hotel on arrival - taxi to city centre
· Walked around city for a couple of hours
· Slept for 11 hours & woke at midnight!

11th June
· Sight seeing
· 10 mile run around Botanic Gardens
· Watched World Cup soccer (Ireland vs. Saudi Arabia)
· Jet lagged and tired -- slept some more

12th June
· Did not sleep well
· Visited Chinatown
· 10 mile run on overcast day - felt very tired
· Watched more World Cup soccer
· Went to bed early for me (before midnight)

13th June
· Did early morning run - 8 miles
· 4 hour walk around The Rocks and Botanic Gardens
· Visited internet café to catch up on emails

14th June
· No run today - felt shattered
· By pure chance (lotto winning chance), met friends from Galway who were travelling around the world: Aran McMahon, his wife Anna and child, Rory.
· Took some photos
· Bed early for early morning race start of 07.00.

15th June
· 05.00 - Got up to eat , drink & prepare for race
· Met the other runners on steps of Opera House
· Aran appeared to take some photos
· After group photo and instructions, the race began at 07.10
· Race lasted 8hrs 49mins - see description on this website
· My wife, Caroline, met me at finish
· After return to Sydney, slept a little
· Aran McMahon was guest DJ at local club - went there and drank pints

16th June
· 05.30 - Arrived home from club and went to bed!
· 12.00 - Got up and ate dinner
· Quads felt sore
· Checked emails at Internet café
· Watched World Cup soccer (Ireland vs. Spain)
· Hobbled around town

17th June
· 08.30 - Visited Chinese Gardens and Darling Harbour
· Walked around town a lot, hoping to loosen up legs
· Watched World Cup soccer
· Received leg massage

18th June
· Lots of walking to relax legs
· Short run of 6 miles to check out any leg pains

19th June
· General wasting
· Packed bags for trip home

20th June
· 11.45 - Flight to Singapore
· Overnight stay in city centre
· Walked around town - temperature very hot
· Drank a few beers

21st June
· 12.35 - Long flight back to London Heathrow
· Four hour wait at airport
· 22.45 - Flight to Dublin Airport
· 00.00 - Met by sister Alice and her husband Noel
· Stay in Dublin overnight

22nd June
· Return to Galway

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