Woking

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Italy Run London 5k ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

1 GoodGymer made their way 5.0km in a race in Woking.

  • Nadia
 
Sunday, 22nd of September 2024
 
Led by Wayne

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly Run - 5k in tricolore! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

*sings * โ€˜O Sooole mioooโ€™, oh wait, no sunshine, just a very wet Sunday morning, when Nadia travelled to London to take part in the first ever โ€˜Italy runโ€™ organised by the Italian consulate. ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ The place was buzzing with warm smiles and sweet sounds of the Italian language. First things first, a pre run cappuccino in the nearby cafe! At the race number collection point everybody was given a lovely โ€˜azzurroโ€™ blue T-shirt to wear featuring the tricolore Italian flag ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น. Following some welcoming speeches from the consul general and the mayor of Kensington and Chelsea, all participants did a quick warm up then everybody made their way to the start line. In front, you could see a sea of blue which was quite something! Thankfully the rain ๐ŸŒง๏ธstopped just as the race started and off everybody went through Holland Park and the streets of Kensington. The course was straightforward, apart from a horrible hill, but the last kilometre was amazing running back through Holland Park and seeing and hearing the finish line with the cheering spectators - just the motivation that was needed! ๐Ÿ˜€ After the event, there were plenty of joyful faces in celebration ๐ŸŽ‰ of Italy and Italian culture and many Italian themed vendors were offering free coffee cans, pasta, and mozzarella with tomato, the perfect post race snack! ๐Ÿ˜‹The prizes for the winners of the categories included a huge box of pasta, which definitely would have been a great reward! All entry fees were donated to 2 charities, one in Italy, and one in London, so all in all a great day for great causes! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Report written by Nadia


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Wayne
Wayne
Sunday September 22nd, 2024 14:03

What a fantastic report, sounds like it was a fantastic morning, Well done Nadiaโ€ฆ. ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐ŸŽ‰

Woking runner
Woking runner
Tuesday September 24th, 2024 11:11

Great report Nadia! I wish we could have joined you there! Viva Italia! (and GoodGym!)

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