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Zappion Central Athens Annual 'Race for the Cure' Breast Cancer Charity Run

27th September 2015 AH3 Run 1922 Surrogate Hare: Clitoria Photos: Mad Dog & Pete the Meat Web page: Mad Dog

GPS: 37°58'16.58"N 23°44'10.88"E  Google elevation: 88 metres Run Trail length: 5 km Walking trail length: 2km

 

The Trail

This year's start was at the entrance shown

 

Before the run

Coming from the Syntagma (Constitution) Square and entering the National Gardens

 

Crossing the National Gardens under the covered walkway

 

Doggie Style poses by the statue

 

The approach to the Zappion is lined with book stalls

 

Some of the hashers pose before the run  and walk

 

 

A lot more participants than last year. Jogging seems to be becoming very popular in Athens.

 

 

 

The Run and Walk

We are walking towards the starting point, Mountain Goat leads the way.

 

We decide to get ahead of the crowd and gather in front of the starting line - which is much too crowded.

 

 

Official cyclists wait for the runners to start

 

Photographers move forward to capture images of the runners starting line and the drummers

 

The drummers have somehow made thier way through the crowd of runners and move quickly out of the way.

 

The race has started and we are well on the way. Mountain Goat poses-
with the rucksack with the down-down beers which he is helping to carry.

 

The bottled water station - with water bottles made specially for the event.

 

The turn-around point

 

Mad Dog poses in front of a tourist bus by the Kalimarmaro (marble) stadium.

 

The day is warm and humid after the rains

 

The drummers have set up at the end of the run

 

Mountain Goat dances in front of the band - and the crowd

 

The drummers make a display of holding their drums up high

 

Arriving back at the Zappion front area withit's fountain

 

It looks so refreshing after the run

 

Ahhh!

 

Arriving back at the meeting point

 

The Hash Circle

Mad Dog opens the circle in the cool shade of the Zappion building

Mad Dog nominates visiting hasher KISSING-HER as surrogate hare -
but he can't stop talking and so he's relieved of duty and Clitoria takes his place,

 

Our Susan Komen hare substitute Clitoria

 

The hare's down-down

 

Visiting hasher Kissingher is asked the usual questions

 

He's a good sport and good fun

 

Mountain Goat has taken the opportunity to return to Athens from Dubai during the haj religious break.

 

Get it down!

 

New boots (virgin hasher) Mikael from Denmark and now living in Athens -
is questioned by our Hon Sex and virgin checker Clitoria

 

Mikael is listening carefully to the vital 4th question

 

All well answered and a good first down-down

 

Bouboulina's turn for a DIO

 

 

Doggie Style gets hers -

 

- and is joined by Absolut

 

Pete the Meat (taking the photos and his selfie) gets his down-down for doing the good deed of -
registering the hashers & collecting their T-shirts & caps from the Zappion on Saturday.

 

Sister Absolut accompanied him on Saturday and so has to join him in the circle

 

Everyone got a down-down and last but not least was Pussy Basher

 

The On Inn

The James Joyce at last - a refuge of tranquility in the midst of the madding crowds

 

 

 

 

 

AND ONCE (yet) AGAIN - THE FOOD PICS YOU ALL LOVE (?)

 

Mad Dog's Irish Breakfast

 

Clitoria with her Fish & Chips

 

Absolut with her giant Hamburger

 

Visiting hasher KISSINGHER with his Irish Breakfast

 

Pussy Basher with his Irish Breakfast

 

Doggie Style (oops! mouth full) with her Mango Salad

 

Doggie Style (posing) with her Mango Salad

 

Bouboulina with her Steak and Guinness Pie

 

Pete the Meat with his Steak and Guinness pie

 

 

 

The directions to the hash - for the record