Egyptian Marathon, 42 km, Luxor, 12 February 2010
Inline skating
For years I have wanted to participate in this race but the ice skating season always kept me in Sweden. Now it was time for a change. A very nice event with lots of local residents watching and cheering.
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![Egyptian Marathon, Luxor 2010, inline skating.](images10/luxor10_8577.jpg) Picking up the number bibs the day before the race.
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![Egyptian Marathon, Luxor 2010, inline skating.](images10/luxor10_8528.jpg) Unfortunately not many skaters had entered, in all 20 skaters stood on the starting line the next day.
Race day
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![Egyptian Marathon, Luxor 2010, inline skating.](images10/luxor10_8716d.jpg) Start and finish at Hatshepsut's temple outside Luxor.
--> Link to a photo by Frank Räcker showing the race course. We skated four laps = 42 km. (Opens in separate window.)
![Egyptian Marathon, Luxor 2010, inline skating.](images10/luxor10_070050_f-raecker.jpg) Start of the inline skating race. Published by courtesy of photographer Frank Räcker. (Opens in separate window.)
![Egyptian Marathon, Luxor 2010, inline skating.](images10/luxor10_070706_f-raecker.jpg) Start of the inline skating race. Published by courtesy of photographer Frank Räcker. (Opens in separate window.)
![Egyptian Marathon, Luxor 2010, inline skating.](images10/luxor10_073816_f-raecker.jpg) Ulf Haase passing the Colossi of Memnon. Published by courtesy of photographer Frank Räcker. (Opens in separate window.)
![Egyptian Marathon, Luxor 2010, inline skating.](images10/luxor10_081710_f-raecker.jpg) Ulf Haase. Published by courtesy of photographer Frank Räcker. (Opens in separate window.)
Below are some photos I took while waiting for the prize ceremony.
![Egyptian Marathon, Luxor 2010, inline skating.](images10/luxor10_8712.jpg) A self portrait taken while waiting for the prize ceremony.
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![Egyptian Marathon, Luxor 2010, inline skating.](images10/luxor10_103312_f-raecker.jpg) Prize ceremony, inline skaters, men: 3) Wilfried Bader, 1) Ulf Haase, 2) Klaus Moritzen. Published by courtesy of photographer Frank Räcker. (Opens in separate window.)
![Egyptian Marathon, Luxor 2010, inline skating.](images10/luxor10_103344_f-raecker.jpg) The three top women and men inlne skaters. Published by courtesy of photographer Frank Räcker. (Opens in separate window.)
![Egyptian Marathon, Luxor 2010, inline skating.](images10/luxor10_8729b.jpg) The prize ceremony from the other point of view.
![Egyptian Marathon, Luxor 2010, inline skating.](images10/luxor10_8752.jpg) The fame lasted only for a short while.
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After the prize ceremony I was invited to go with the german group from TNS* to the boat they had rented to bring them back to the hotel where we all were staying. *Tuesday Night Skating (TNS), Frankfurt a/M. (Opens in separate window.)
![Egyptian Marathon, Luxor 2010, inline skating.](images10/luxor10_8772c.jpg)
![Egyptian Marathon, Luxor 2010, inline skating.](images10/luxor10_8768b.jpg) The skating photographer Frank Räcker.
![Egyptian Marathon, Luxor 2010, inline skating.](images10/luxor10_8778.jpg) We actually skated along on what had been the race course.
![Egyptian Marathon, Luxor 2010, inline skating.](images10/luxor10_8785b.jpg) At the Colossi of Memnon.
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![Egyptian Marathon, Luxor 2010, inline skating.](images10/luxor10_8794b.jpg) TNS-president Dirk May in front.
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![Egyptian Marathon, Luxor 2010, inline skating.](images10/luxor10_8833.jpg) Entering the boat on the Nile River.
![Egyptian Marathon, Luxor 2010, inline skating.](images10/luxor10_131512_f-raecker.jpg) By boat on the Nile River. Published by courtesy of photographer Frank Räcker. (Opens in separate window.)
![Egyptian Marathon, Luxor 2010, inline skating.](images10/luxor10_8865.jpg) The Nile River.
![Egyptian Marathon, Luxor 2010, inline skating.](images10/luxor10_8871.jpg) The Nile River.
![Egyptian Marathon, Luxor 2010, inline skating.](images10/luxor10_8886.jpg) Photographer Frank Räcker.
![Egyptian Marathon, Luxor 2010, inline skating.](images10/luxor10_8556.jpg) Back at the "official marathon hotel", self portrait. Notice the Nile river in the background.
Gala dinner in the evening
![Egyptian Marathon, Luxor 2010, inline skating.](images10/luxor10_8909.jpg) Mr Gasser Riad, race director of the Egyptian Marathon.
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![Egyptian Marathon, Luxor 2010, inline skating.](images10/luxor10_8918.jpg) I got a nice cup from the Egyptian Minister of Tourism... Photo: M. Anell.
![Egyptian Marathon, Luxor 2010, inline skating.](images10/luxor10_8924b.jpg) ... and gifts from the Misr Company for Sound, Light & Cinema who was sponsor. Photo: M. Anell.
![Egyptian Marathon, Luxor 2010, inline skating.](images10/luxor10_193744_f-raecker.jpg) Charlotte Heller (winner of the women class), Ulf Haase (winner of the men class) and Dirk May. Published by courtesy of photographer Frank Räcker. (Opens in separate window.)
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More: Tuesday Night Skaing (TNS) in Frankfurt a/M 2006.
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