Wild old night in Adelaide

Adelaide was hit by a massive storm overnight. The rain was torrential and the wind extremely strong. Many homes and businesses lost power, there was flash flooding and quite a bit of damage caused by downed trees. The roof on the Glenelg Football Clubhouse was ripped off. The track in some parts was up to 10 to 15 cm underwater. However, the day itself was calm, warm and sunny and competition was able to get underway without too much delay.

Lach competed in the heats of the 130th Bay Sheffield. He ran really well, finishing in 5th spot. He is in the pink in the photo below. Jessica Payne (in the yellow in the bottom photo) from Victoria won the Women's Gift but most other races were taken out by locals. It really was a very enjoyable day of running watched by a large crowd.

They even had a parade of past winners and Hall of Famers. They rode around the track in vintage cars. One of the past winners was actually 91 years young and he enjoyed waving to the crowd and even gave a few kids on the fence a high five.