That left 17 of us to participate in the event that this trip is designed to lead up to. Andy led us in with a superb time, and everyone finished without any serious incidents.
Here are the results:
First man 2.16.41 (1294 men took part)
First woman 2.33.01 (156 women took part)
Total finishers: 1450
Our team, with name, position and position in age group:
Andy - 3.28.39, 314, 73/345
Phil - 4.12.12, 653, 159/345
Susan - 4.34.19, 798, 3/10 (on the podium)
Trevor - 4.38.02, 831, 207/345
First man 2.16.41 (1294 men took part)
First woman 2.33.01 (156 women took part)
Total finishers: 1450
Our team, with name, position and position in age group:
Andy - 3.28.39, 314, 73/345
Phil - 4.12.12, 653, 159/345
Susan - 4.34.19, 798, 3/10 (on the podium)
Trevor - 4.38.02, 831, 207/345
Shane - 4.59.12, 982, 342/455
Matt - 5.06.20, 1036, 260/345
Stephen - 5.10.32, 1066, 15/36
Sam - 5.29.27, 1176, 17/36
Tania - 5.43.02, 1247, 22/36
Martin - 5.44.59, 1255, 155/188
Steve - 5.51.14, 1278, 161/188
Ellie - 6.12.00, 1342, 26/36
Jenny - 6.41.59, 1388, 45/47
Jim - 6.42.11, 1389, 32/36
Maureen - 6.53.42, 1407, 34/36
Karen - 7.16.59, 1436, 52/53
Lynda - 7.17.13, 1438, 53/53
The pictures show me at the finish, where Andy kindly cheered us all home, and Lynda and Karen joyous at having finished.
That's all for now. I'll do a more expansive diary entry in the next day or two.
That's virtually it from Poland as we go home tomorrow (weather permitting as we hear there has been snow in the UK).