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2007 Moonwalk
Thousands of bra-clad charity walkers marched a night-time marathon through the streets of Edinburgh to raise funds for breast cancer research.
Some 10,000 walkers - including 1000 men - refused to be put off by rain and trekked for up to 12 hours, starting at midnight on June 16 to complete the Edinburgh Moonwalk challenge.
Seven thousand competitors managed the 26.2-mile Full Moon, the fastest in five hours, while 3000 power-walked their way through the 13.1-mile Half Moon.
Last year's inaugural event raised £1.7million for Scottish breast cancer charities.
This year the target for the Edinburgh Moonwalk, which included celebrity walkers Lorraine Kelly and Michelle McManus, is £2.5m.
Mom of one Fiona Russell, 39, from Glasgow, donned trainers - and a brightly
colored bra - to take part in the grueling Full Moon walk with her best friends and found women really are made of sterner stuff. Here's how Fiona, right, got on...
Striding out at midnight from the Meadows, I should have felt a little silly publicly displaying my crazy
customized bra. Perhaps I should also have been daunted by the prospect of eight hours of non-stop plodding.
And it might have been realistic to worry about the rain forecast.
But I couldn't have cared less. I was part of the famous Edinburgh Moonwalk, I had two of my
favorite friends to chat to all night and, since I'm a woman, I was confident I'd cope with any physical hardship. I knew I was going to make it to the finish line.
And so the first rainy few miles through Holyrood Park and up Arthur's Seat seemed to fly by in a blur of expectant excitement.
Then suddenly we saw mile marker four. By this time we'd reached the High Street and were no longer alone.
As thousands of marchers were doing our bit for charity, hundreds of drunk
revelers were spilling out of pubs on to the streets. Surely we were going to be heckled. No doubt they would tease us for walking instead of drinking, and wearing bras that shone in the dark.
But no, they mostly cheered us and clapped as we trundled in a long snake along Princes Street and on to London Road.
By now my friends, Ellen Lowry, 40, and Sally Arnison, 35, had settled
on a moderate pace - and the rain was only a light drizzle.
Clocking almost exactly 20 minutes for every mile, we'd spent the last 140 minutes (two hours, 20 minutes) talking almost non-stop.
We'd discussed our children, our partners, our friend's new extension, the state of my vegetable patch, the SNP's stance on health care and where we dream of retiring to.
I'd also overheard several other groups of women having similarly wide-
ranging conversations.
As people passed, snippets of chat bounced around us: "I was saying to my mother the other day that the curtains weren't the right
color...", "He just went totally mental when I told him I'd joined a gym for £100 a month...", "Did anyone see Big Brother last night?" While every walker was intent on making it to the end, it was clear the 9000 women were just as keen to catch up with friends.
"I never realized how much I had to say to my gang of five," said TV presenter Lorraine Kelly later.
"I guess we all have such busy lives but doing the Moonwalk has given us a rare opportunity to blether for hours and hours.
"How brilliant to be doing our bit for such vital charities, keeping fit, while also chatting with pals."
In fact, the Moonwalk - which was first conceived by Nina Barough while power-walking the New York Marathon in her bra 10 years ago to raise funds for breast cancer research - provided ample opportunities to exchange a few words with amiable strangers too.
Despite being such a grueling event, the atmosphere was cheerful. Not once did I hear a
whine or a moan. No one talked about throwing in the towel.
"That is the one thing I'm really impressed by," agreed Martin Anderson, one of the 1000 men who walked the Full Moon.
"The overall atmosphere is one of dogged determination. Yes it is hurting a lot of people, and many will never have walked this far before, but we're all getting on with it because it's for a good cause."
Like so many walkers Martin, of Alva, Clackmannanshire, who was the "pacemaker" among a big group of Moonwalking friends, has had his life affected by cancer.
"My brother's wife was lucky to survive breast cancer during the last few years, but it was something that affected my whole family," he said.
"I wanted to help raise further funds for such vital charities."
As Ellen, Sally and I reached the half way mark at 4am and turned to walk along the edge of the Firth of Forth, the morning sun suddenly came out, lifting our spirits.
We still had a long way to go and each of us was nursing aches and pains. Ellen's hips were seizing up, Sally had an "all-over undefined pain" and I could feel a huge blister forming on the sole of my left foot.
The lack of sleep was also making us feel giddy and giggly. As if reading my mind, Fiona Fraser, a Moonwalker from Perth, suddenly overtook me and said: "We're all off our heads, aren't we? But we're still going to do it."
Fiona, marching on with friend Sheila Reid, was taking part in memory of her close friend who died of breast cancer a few years ago. She was in her early forties, with two kids aged eight and 10.
Fiona said: "It was devastating not only for her family but because it brought the illness home to me.
"I have children of a similar age and these things make you think.
"After that I felt I wanted to help breast cancer charities. I could have just given money but that would have been too easy. I started doing 5k Race For Life events and now the Moonwalk. This sure does hurt."
In the final tortuous six miles, many competitors were hobbling and the number of casualties increased sharply.
I saw a few women forced to quit just an hour from the end, while many people were singing songs to keep their minds off the pain.
My friends and I played silly word games. And every few minutes a bag of sweets came out of nowhere.
"I would so love to be taxied the last few miles," said a laughing Lorraine Hughes, who had
traveled to the event with cousin Shayil Evans from North Wales.
"It's been such a tough night, but we can't give up now. Ever since we first did a 5k Race For Life event a few years ago we've had our sights set on this. We will
get our medals."
And so they did. As Ellen, Sally and I hobbled the last 500 meters, returning to the Meadows after seven hours, 50 minutes of fun and pain, I saw Lorraine and Shayril hugging tearfully,
pink-ribboned medals round their necks.
"That was the worst and the best thing I've ever done," Lorraine said.
"I know, but we'll probably do it again," added Shayil.
In total, the Moonwalkers trekked 221,000 miles for charity, the equivalent of almost nine times around the world. Now that was worth putting my bra on show for.
For more info about the Edinburgh Moonwalk 2007 and Walk the Walk fundraising, see
www.walkthewalk.org
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The International Lingerie
Show Continued..
In the Dreamgirl booth, Linda Suib is busy helping Dee
Dee Milstead and Diana Lamas from Lingerie Etc Boutique.
lslingerie@houston.rr.com
Primrose Boon and Sean Rahim of Forplay are showing
customers sexy clubwear and more. info@forplayinc.com
Jenneffer models C String. david@cstringdirect.com
Peter Grieco stands next to Veronica modeling Stormy Leather.
peter@eurotique.com
George Makar of Allure Leather sits with Ahmet Undejoglu
of
DareWear. info@allureleather.com
Nicholas Abdouche is surrounded by sexy clubwear by
Body Language Fashions, Inc. blfashions@aol.com
Cory and Kristin model Hey Baby
of California.
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Tina Wong stands next to a display of beautiful bras by
AT Designs. tina@leonielingerie.com
The International Lingerie Show Continued
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Male Power is exhilarated to announce the release of its brand new catalog for the 2007-2008 year.
“All of our patterns have been modified to create the most superior and comfortable fit possible,” said President Jeff Baker. “We have revisited both our new and classic styles to make certain that each size fits superbly. To ensure our success, we have been actively sending samples to current customers to test the fit. We are then tweaking the patterns accordingly after we receive their valuable feedback.”
The new catalog contains 35 pages showcasing the entire Male Power line. It includes Male Power’s best selling Branded Elastic, as well as images of the line’s brand new packaging. Also included are Male Power’s wildly popular Skyview print, Fetish wear, and novelty underwear.
This year, Male Power has added some exciting new features. The company is expanding the size ranges on a selection of garments to ensure a secure fit. Many of the nylon lycra styles are now available in two separate sizes: small/medium and large/extra large. Examples include the Streaker Thong, Cage Brief, and E-Z Slider Thong.
Due to popular demand, Male Power has also decided to add plus sizes to its stretch mesh collection. The Pouch Short, Wonder Bikini, and Wonder Thong are now all available in sizes 1-2x and 3-4x. The 1-2x and 3-4x fit sizes 44”-48” and 50”-54”, respectively.
“There is a growing demand for men’s plus sizes,” said Baker. “We have heard requests for plus sizes over and over again, and, here at Male Power, we listen to our customers.”
To order a catalog, please call Male Power at 1-800-447-4720 or email info@malepower.com
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Three Wishes
A brunette is walking through the country, when she finds a bottle. She rubs it and, you guessed it, a genie appears.
The genie says, "You are allowed three wishes. But, I must warn you, anything you get, all the blondes in the world get twice as much."
The woman says, "Okay. Give me a nice house."
The genie replies, "You now have one nice house and all the blondes in the world have two."
The the lady says, "Give me a gorgeous man."
The genie replies, "You now have one gorgeous man, while all the blondes have two."
The lady says, "For my last wish, Genie, see that stick over there? Beat me half to death with it."
5/12
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