It was a
gloriously sunny May morning along the
Brisbane River and CresWalk2009 was just the
icing on the cake for the 482 runners and
walkers who completed the course at Orleigh
Park today.
The day
started of with a warm up session by
Sharif Deen (of Australia's Biggest
Loser fame) and with a horn blast from
Furquaan the CresWalk mascot the runners,
walkers and pram pushers took off onto
Riverside Drive for their 2.5km and 5km
circuits.
But that was
only the first part of the morning. On their
return there was still the rock-climbing,
the giant slide, tug-of-war and a hot brunch
on the menu.
This year's
Crescents of Brisbane/Haji Ebrahim Patel
Special Achievement Award was presented
to Ms Janeth Deen. In his speech
during the official presentations Mustafa
Ally
described Ms Deen's past and present
contribution to the welfare of the
community and why she was richly deserving
of this year's prestigious award.
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Sharif Deen helps with
loosening a few tight muscles and creaking
bones |
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And they're off!
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On the 2009
Winners Podium
Pram/Wheelchair
(male) |
Haroon Khan |
Pram/Wheelchair
(female) |
Sahar Rane |
Under 11 yrs
(male) |
Ziyaad Omar |
Under 11 yrs
(female) |
Maryam Abdalla |
11-15 yrs (male) |
Abdur Rahman
Abdalla |
11-15 yrs
(female) |
Aisha Abdalla |
16-25 yrs (male) |
Khodr Baki |
16-25 yrs
(female) |
Suzanna Palmer |
26-39 yrs (male) |
Mohammed Catic |
26-39 yrs
(female) |
Soraya Khan |
40-59 yrs (male) |
William Robert
Deen |
40-59 yrs
(female) |
Suraya Khan |
60-74 yrs (male) |
Mohamed Noor
Osman |
60-74 yrs
(female) |
Annette Rane |
75+ yrs (male) |
Safet Advich |
75+ yrs (male) |
Isha Maheter |
Fastest Finisher
(male) |
William Robert
Deen |
Fastest Finisher
(female) |
Aisha Abdalla |
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Maryam Abdalla races to
the finish in first place |
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Fastest finisher Robert
Deen |
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Mrs. Sharifa Parker
(centre) and friends reach the
finishing line in good time |
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Pram Pushers winners,
Haroon Khan and Sahar Rane race to the
finish line |
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Mufti Ravat who delivered
a passionate closing prayer (dua) at
the end of the day's proceedings |
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Aisha Dennis (right) and
friends make a dash for the finish |
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Sharif Deen sets a pace
for some of the walkers |
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Concentrating on getting
to the top
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Kemal Omar, Faisal Hatia
and Naziem Kapadi
take on the giant
slide |
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At the food court for a
well earned meal |
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Just soaking in the sun
and the scenery |
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Meanwhile in the 3-6 years
corner of the park the three-legged race
is in full stride
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Takes more than a tug or
two |
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Watching the presentations
and the activities on the Brisbane River
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Zaheer Suleman of the
CresWalk2009 team presents the floating
trophy to the fastest female finisher, Aisha Abdalla |
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Mustafa Ally presents Ms
Janeth Deen with her Special Achievement
Award |
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Cassim Peer takes home the
Ninetendo Wii |
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The CresWalk2009 Team
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