Anyone in the Melbourne CBD yesterday would have noticed a lot of lycra and sweatbands floating around. No, it wasn't a "new wave" fashion event as part of the Melbourne Fashion Festival, but was indeed the annual Run For The Kids fun run. We got on board this year and supported one of the teams participating, Team 100k, who so far this year have raised in excess of $50,000 for the event, with all proceeds going directly to the Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal.
Over 200 Grill'd Team 100k runners assembled early Sunday in Fed Square before the run to don team shirts and headbands. Melbournes notorious weather smiled on us for once and ensured the day was going to be a cracker. Some of us were there for the fun, and others for the run, with an option of running either a 5.2km or 14.6km course.
The team came together after our athletic endeavour, with everyone heading in to Grill'd Degraves St after the run for a well deserved burger and a beer. Some team members were happy to recount their on-course heroics, whilst others were just happy to have made the finish line. A few of us here at Grilld are a little worse for wear today - rest assured it was the run and not the beers that have taken a toll!
