Aussie Autumn Antics

Crisp, clear blue skies greet

Three hundred eager Aussies

Stretching, warming up.

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Seven a.m. start

We’re off and running, jostling

Weaving in and out.

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Speedy strides downhill

red cattle dog nips at heels

Guaranteed good time!

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People all ages

Some injured, some fit, some not

Are moving… grooving.

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Knee braces abound

Plantar Fasciitis too

Even a wheelchair.

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Golden guide-dog leads

His intrepid human round

Undulating course.

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Volunteers are thanked

Ambling walkers chat and joke

Crowd cheers finishers.

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Just across the line

Watches and phones record times

Statistics compared.

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Back, down the highway

A red fox flits between cars

Off… to who knows where.

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Helicopter seeds

Silently spiral and spin

Autumn’s almost gone.

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Inspired by another delightful Saturday morning, parkrun. Winter is waiting in the wings, a serious stumbling block to starting the weekend bright and early, exercising with hundreds of other crazies like-minded folk. Here’s hoping for a more impressive outcome this year! At least we don’t have snow… only frost and frigid gales. Time to toughen up! Number 119 parkrun, for me. Only another 31 until 150!

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