New member Simon Van Wyk decided that he would support the Club's fundraising activities by volunteering as a marshal at the recent Blackmore's sponsored City of Sydney Marathon - here is his story ...
I volunteered for the City of Sydney Marathon. I did it mainly because the sponsor Blackmores was paying $70 per volunteer and I thought that was money for jam. For those that might be interested it’s easy. Apart from having to turn up early, which meant I had a nice early morning bike ride I had a good time. You get fed and watered and sent to your zone. There are very few instructions apart from "don’t be stupid". There are few instructions because there is very little to do. You stand around and basically make sure members of the public don’t ride their bikes across the path of the runners. You get to see the leading runners hurtle past you so fast you get to feel the wind off their bodies. You get to see that twice and it’s spectacular. You get to talk to all manner of interesting people. I had a great time talking to a teacher from Western Australia about the biggest nightmare in teaching - it’s the modern day parent. Anyway, as a way to earn money easily it’s definitely worthwhile.
Thank you Simon.