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first people I met when I arrived were the chipmunks . .

whilst other marshals were gathering and collecting their bibs . .

plenty of trophies to look forward to . .

more marshals . . more chipmunks . .

even more chipmunks . .

and marshals . . and then we had a storm which kept most of us inside . . and it became a bit crowded . .

but as 11 o'clock approached it was time to make my way to the start . . calling in on the chipmunks for one more time, of course!!