Me and my former student Javier, re-bond
Dave the Bear, declares Victory
Dave D and Javier
Jonathan and Maria, with Ed doing his Popeye imitation in the foreground
July 23, 2006
I didn't ACTUALLY do the race, or even go down to see it. It's grown too humongous to do either, for me (and of course my bad hip). However, I always try to come by the Delucchi's post-race party. With the increasing prize money, this year the Morocco racers came and made some tough competition for the usually dominant Kenyans. Once again, the women's side featured the Russians. Seems to me when I was a kid in the 60's, the idea of "Russian women" brought up images of rather stooped, rather stolid and rectangular farmers carrying big sacks of potatoes. Boy, those days are sure gone.
Me and my former student Javier, re-bond |
Dave the Bear, declares Victory |
Dave D and Javier |
Jonathan and Maria, with Ed doing his Popeye imitation in the foreground |
Now full of ice cream, a happy moment |
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Diane and some girl talk... |
...while Dave, Terri, Shaun and the gang watch American Floyd Landis win the Tour de France |
Javier sandwiches himself comfortably between the Russian girls |
Tatiana (right) took 2nd Place, and Natalia (left) took 4th - a big PayDay Hooray! |
Diane and Natalia |
The Creme de'la Kenya runners |
A contemplative moment |
