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Proud to be a Joburger

Ready at the start!

Wow what an incredible experience everyone who participated in the Nike Run Jozi 10km last night!

The vibe and sense of unity as one of 10 000 people to run through the streets of the centre of town, was awesome!It might have been a few hundred less, of course, as a shower of rain earlier scared off the less committed Joburgers :)

Passers-by and local residents manned the pavements and hung over their balconies to whistle, shout encouragement and blow their vuvuzelas - a sense of unity I haven't seen on the streets of Jozi since the Soccer World Cup in 2010.

Aptly taking place on Human Rights Day (21 March), we were able to take back our right to freedom of security - to run where we want and feel safe, and our right to feel a sense of community and national pride in our country.

Fantastic!

A big well done to the folks at Nike for organising - and the police men and women who guarded our safety from the start over the Nelson Mandela Bridge (alight with fireworks) right to the finish when we received our big medals.

Of course, my sense of euphoria did die down this morning after seeing the number of service delivery protests that took place yesterday - with people demanding the basics of human rights > running water, housing and basic sanitation.

A sobering situation to think about as I ignore the enormous blister on my toe.