City2Sea

Once again, a big thank you to everyone who helped me raised $500 for charity to the Cambodian Kids Foundation and Melbourne's City2Sea race! The race was early Sunday morning, and conveniently just around the corner from the apartment where I was staying with John and Jenny. There was music playing and so much good energy in the air! The race felt surprisingly long, for only 14k (about 9 miles), every kilometer felt so much longer than usual! And my knees started to give out at about 5k, which meant that it was a fairly painful run, but still fun. The course ended at St. Kilda's, at Port Philip Bay, right on the beach. I had a great finish and sprinted the last 500 meters, one of my favorite things to do since XC back in high school! I spent the rest of the morning recovering, getting free stuff and hanging out in the Movember tent, having a few beers and food. I was with four guys, my coworker Cal and his mates, all of whom are fundraising for Movember, and raising awareness by growing moustaches! The night before the five of us got a fabulous dinner at Trunk in Melbourne's CBD.

I spent the rest of the day exploring Melbourne on my own, walking (or more like hobbling) around Chapel St, which is one of the best shopping districts in the country. Little boutiques with fabulous but affordable shopping on Chapel St, which extends from the Yarra River down to Prahran. Melbourne is easily one of my favourite cities. With the wide boulevards, the comprehensible tram system, endless shops and quirky neighborhoods, it has been such a pleasure to be back in this lovely city. I wouldn't mind living here one day. Beats the chaotic frenzy in Sydney!