Originally written August 2023
As planned, the In for the Bling team turned up, looked the part and hoped for the best. 
Our team was:
12K first leg — Ricky
13K second leg — Vanessa
18K third leg — Marsha
17K fourth leg — Mick
There was, however, a slight problem.
Both Mick and I have a very poor sense of direction. 
I ended up running an extra 2.5K after getting confused by the signage — and mind you, this was already my second time doing the exact same leg. Apparently experience means nothing when you still don’t know where you’re going.
Mick wasn’t much better.
Instead of heading towards the beach, he somehow ended up running around suburbia and added another 2K to his leg.
So between the two of us, the In for the Bling team also became the In for the Bonus Kilometres team.
We may not have come first, but we certainly had a blast.
And for Mick’s final 200-metre sprint, we even managed to play Chariots of Fire for him. 
Because if you’re going to arrive after accidentally touring the neighbourhood, you may as well arrive like an Olympian.
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