41st Nosh

I have a feeling that Uringa has been manning the water stop at Roseville Bridge ( Davidson Park) for about 15 years. So the well oiled Uringa machine swang into action today.

300 cups of water prepared by the eager work force and we were ready. The first runner came though in just under 19 minutes which is not bad for 6kms. Zuzu was quick to add that apart from the scramble up to the road bridge it was all down hill. and the next 9kms were all up hill.

The runners began appearing with greater frequency. Regina, Will, Jonathon and Jane dished out the cups with great speed and they remained remarkably dry in so doing. Gayle and Penny were hard at work keeping up the supply of cups to "hander outerers" Zuzu was juggling used cups with great aplomb will I played keep the ranger happy.


There was a passing stream of runners which included Ant, Lawrence, Georgia and Maggie all travelling pretty comfortably. One look at Lawrence's photo you will see he was a blur of speed.
Many orienteers were recognisable as they passed our watering station and just over 80 minutes after the first runner came through Steve "The Sweep" appeared which was the signal for pack up and head home.
Now forgot to mention that the day started with a cuppa and tea bun supplemented by some very tasty muffins..
Today started out rather ominous but the rain stayed away but the lack of sun made conditions a little on the chilly side.
Organiser Joel rang in later to thank us again for a job well done.