Marathon Day

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M signs autograph at marathon village sports expo.

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M smiles for the camera.

M slips into race face.

Sherpa sneaks into photograph.

M & sherpa unplugged.

M strides along the Tevere (Tiber).

The sisters stride through Rome and toward the Vatican.


Ten kilometres are completed.





Signs of the national election are everywhere.

M passes the mosque.

The half-marathon and cut-off point is passed with plenty of time to spare.

M flies by the fontana di Trevi.

Piazza Venezia greets the sisters.

Nana, Germain & Bapa cheer on Team Diabetes.

In the final stretch, M catches up and passes the back of the pack.

Only one kilometre remains.

The photographer is too far back to capture the sisters crossing the finish line - 7:22:44.

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Nana & Bapa are trapped in their Brindisi-bound sleeper car.




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Tree lover enjoys the acqueduct and the Appian Way.



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M pinches things in Firenze (Florence).


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At last, we reach the sea at Viareggio.

Ciao!