On May 7th, 2007 the streets were packed for the annual belfast Marathon. The marathon began in the middle of the troubles and is said to have been a significant part of the peace process; Protestants and Catholics had to agree to allow others to run down their streets. In the past there have been bomb scares in Belfast on Marathon day and previous volunteers have talked about these, but during the race this year there was none. Very important considering the 8th was the first day of shared power between Sinn Fein and the DUP. Some of us joked that a bomb scare probably helped runners to run faster. Corrymeela every year has a team entered into the relay marathon. Kai, Robbie, Hanna, Kelly and myself were the team this year. I ran my stretch, 5.3 miles, in 45 min. Our whole team finished in 433rd place in just under 4 hours. There were 1627 relay teams and 1453 full marathon runners. A previous long term volunteer was doing the full marathon this year and finished in 182nd place. It took him 3 and a half hours. I still have a long way to go before I can do that, but the marathon was fun and we all had a good time.
On May 7th, 2007 the streets were packed for the annual belfast Marathon. The marathon began in the middle of the troubles and is said to have been a significant part of the peace process; Protestants and Catholics had to agree to allow others to run down their streets. In the past there have been bomb scares in Belfast on Marathon day and previous volunteers have talked about these, but during the race this year there was none. Very important considering the 8th was the first day of shared power between Sinn Fein and the DUP. Some of us joked that a bomb scare probably helped runners to run faster. Corrymeela every year has a team entered into the relay marathon. Kai, Robbie, Hanna, Kelly and myself were the team this year. I ran my stretch, 5.3 miles, in 45 min. Our whole team finished in 433rd place in just under 4 hours. There were 1627 relay teams and 1453 full marathon runners. A previous long term volunteer was doing the full marathon this year and finished in 182nd place. It took him 3 and a half hours. I still have a long way to go before I can do that, but the marathon was fun and we all had a good time. 
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