Awesome!

Well, it's been an awesome few days. Saw cycling heats on Saturday, then went to the G on Sunday and saw, amongst other things and awesome gold medal for Australia in the womens marathon. You should have heard the 80,000 people errupt when Kerryn hit the stadium. It was phenomonal! Fee rang me and I knew it was because she would be watching outside. Couldn't hear her, but yelled down the phone that she was going to win - it was still touch and go with the Kenyan, so Fee wasn't sure from outside.

The best thing was in the 100m for visually impaired. They are allowed a guide if they want, who is meant to run along side them to help them know where they are, when to stop etc. One poor bloke had a guide that was SO slow, the athlete had crossed the finish line and his guide was ONLY HALFWAY DOWN THE TRACK! The sad, but also awesome thing was, because of this, the poor guy kept running! He ended up doing a full 400m before the officials stopped him. What was great though was not his misfortune, but the AWESOME cheering and clapping he was getting from the crowd. People realised what had happened, and felt perhaps a little embarassed, but also recognised the awesome achievement of an athlete like this guy. It was touching. It was moving. Now he just needs a better guide...

Then Monday night it was dinner with Fee and Darren (Darren was meant to join us afterwards as well at the G, but he scammed a coaches pass to the swimming!!!! pool-side with the athletes! to see Leisel smash her world record). Anyway, off the G again, this time to see Asafa romp in the 100m, and Craig Mottram, and Brooke Krueger-Billett who won the hammer throw.

GO JAMAICA!

Just had to put that in - they won both the men's and women's 100m, and now have 4 golds! My adopt-a-team is thumping Brad's. Not that I'm gloating or anything... Not at all...