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Wow! What a lot of fun Run the runway was this year. All the new systems we had in place after last year's "sail by the set of your pants" event, worked beautifully. We had responded to feedback to tweak things here and there. Add to that mix some children to get involved, an enthusiastic CEO of Dunedin Airport on electric scooter and it was all spot on. We had help from many quarters. Our own members and their partners stepped up, we had people in the community and friends of Rotary all helping out too. Irene, Fraser and the team who put this together, really appreciated your help. Ticket sales got off to a slow start which was a bit of a concern a week ago, but that worry was all forgotten as around 130 people converged on the registration tent to pick up their race number. AMI supported us with spot prizes and Harraways provided their new "Harros," a spicy wee snack for all who took part. Big thank you to Pauline and Alan Blomfield who stepped in with their event expertise to provide marquee and guide flags for registration. This was a great example of community in action. Winner, James Pemberton, is a Cardiologist from Dunedin. James took 2nd place last year, so was thrilled to take out the new Dunedin Airport trophy in 2019 with a time just over 15 minutes. Looks like Run the runway is now locked in as a regular event and a way for us to continue to support Taieri based organisations.
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