Moorea Blue Marathon, February 20, 1999 Tahiti, French Polynesia Click on an image to see it full size with a description.

Skaters were worried that heat stroke was going to be a factor with a 3 p.m. start, but the weather cooperated with relatively cool conditions for the start. To make things extra challenging, a light rain began falling on-and-off only a half-hour into the race.

The best part of the race was the crowd support. Not a kilometer went by without bunches of people standing on the side of the road yelling encourgement or offering a passing high-five. Video footage captured a man yelling "Va cherie" (Go darling) at first place finisher Theresa Cliff.

	Cranking		Skate pro finish!		Swisher smiles
	Tiki Theresa		Tiki chief		Tiki skater
	Shelling out		Pro women go		Victory dance
	Brian's finish		Fitness leaders		Solo finish
	In the flowers		Happy finisher		Leading wave

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