Each van is on the course about half the race. That leaves a lot of time in between to do nothing more than hang out, eat and rest. I took all of the shots in this posting in or around Stockholm, where I spent most of Friday afternoon and evening.
The top photo is on the corner, next to Gelly's pub. Throughout the day and into the evening a lot of runners seemed to gather at this corner. Gelly's was geared up to serve a lot of runners. Up the street is an ice cream parlor and a bakery that serves great sandwiches, soup and desserts. There are a number of shops that I browsed through, although I don't think many runners spent time looking for artwork or antiques.
The next shot is of a lone guy in a sleeping bag in the park near the river. There were groups of runners either sleeping or just laying around and talking in the park. This guy, however, managed to get away from the crowd and I love the contrast between his bright red sleeping bag and the deep greens surrounding him.
By late afternoon Friday it was fairly hot, probably in the low 80s. We set up upheated tent showers in the park, which a number of runners seemed to like. Others, however, cooled off in the river, including, in this photo, some of the WHORs
A couple miles south of Stockholm is a scenic overlook. A number of runners pulled off here to cheer on their teams and to rest. The grove of trees in this photo is at the rest stop, and obviously several runners took advantage of it.
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