Bread and Circuses! - Pushkin-to-St.Petersburg Race
(September 22, 2002) 

On September 22, 2002. there was an annual Pushkin-to-St.Petersburg race (for runners). Skaters and bikers also run all the distance (30 km), and then visited a Bread Show.

We (local skaters and bikers) decided to run this race (not for result) despite of the weather. It was very cold (about + 3 oC) and winding.

The Pushkin-to-St.Petersburg race is a regular annual event. We would like to skate all the distance of 30 km (some skaters already skated there several times) in comfortable conditions: local road police escorted runners …. and us.

After race, we would like to visit an Ostrovsky Square where a Bread Show was organized.

Our whole group is ready to start

Start line

Leonid looks like Abdulla

Runners started!

Finish line at Palace Square

Skating to Cafe

At the cafe

At the Bread Show

Many local bread-baking plants decided to show their bread products, even castles! It was a real competition for the best product (helas, I do not know results). We also met different funny personages.

We hope to skate this race also next year. Join us!

Oleg Vigodsky