Runners in the Helsinki City Marathon and Helsinki City Run in May. The weather was wonderful that day so I decided to have a go at sports photography. It felt awkward taking close up photos of the runners so the results were mostly meh. I do like these three photos though: The composition is alright in the first photo. The runner in the second photo looked a bit like Bono from U2. The kilometres had taken their toll on the runner in the third photo – the contrast between that and the beautiful spring weather.

The runners' bibs had flags on them so I was curious to see how many countries I could spot. Mainly other European countries, but there were also people from more distant countries like Namibia, Japan, and Australia. By the way, Spaniards and Italians often smiled and waved at the camera, catching a reserved Finn like me off guard :D

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