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Oh Sluggie, that's GREAT news!!!! A few days ago I was pretty worried about you. But a true WAISter as ever, you pulled through
)))))))))))))
And it's in-flippin'-credible that anyone can have finished IM so fast!!!
Sounds like Melds is going well again, really hope it comes together for her.
COME ON MELDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, and if there are any other diehards out there, have a look at the new BBC news website here.
It's just hideous.
The popped it on an unsuspecting public last week, and people have written in their thousands protesting.
The new site looks like something from The Sun or some other hysterical tabloid. The lovely, objective, clear presentation of news all over the world is gone. Probably driven by the desire to have lots of advertising on the site. But it feels like losing an old friend, and I honestly don't know where to go now for dispassionate, objective presentation of world news.
If anyone wants to join the protest, go to the BBC site, and in the top bar click on Home and then on Editors'Blogs and you'll get to it. I don't suppose protests will do any good, but this is really a sad loss.
Sorry, if anyone wants to see the new site, click here.
It's all screaming red headlines to force you to read whatever the editors have decided is the most important story for the next 15 minutes.
Meldy's off the bike, done her helmet hair and is now off for a little joggle.
Go girl.
Just another few hours to wait for her to jog round the course then, yawn
<offers to rub sore bits>
Come and tell us all about it!!
(and, er, Podds, does this mean you're actually in communication, on a mobile and everything??? Will wonders never cease???
Well done Yums!!!!!
Well, that's an offer indeed from Daffs there
C'mon Meldy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dinner time.
GO GO Meldy, we're all proud of you.
Afternoon all, the missus came home from her mums saying that she'd been given a voucher code for best western hotel in Sheffield, she was going to use it but can't afford the train fare, so she's passed the voucher onto us suggesting we use it in November and go away for my 30th.
Never been to Sheffield before but i'll give anything ago, and she's going to look after the boys so it will be a nice break.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDDDDDDDYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!
(she's a long way away, so i needed to shout) I hope she's ok now.
Looks like we're in for a nail biting evening. By my (unscientific, back of envelope, over a cuppa) calculations, she's doing 7kph (well, it says that on the website...) on the run, and with just under 40k to go (!), that's not far under 6 hours to go (!!), which takes us to nearly 11pm, and that's assuming she doesn't slow down.... (!)... and the cut off's midnight I think...
<prepares nails and sofa to hide behind>
Going to be tired at work all day tomorrow because of that silly woman playing silly games!
Melds bike splits were superb. I'd be happy with that pace in a sportive.
Go Melds.
Blimey good going WAISTer gals
The cub is home, he is knackered, asleep on the sofa, a good time had by all
His was the noisy tent, as it should be for a 10yr old boy I say 
Daffy, I'm only staying for the one night, so I think we're going to that big shopping centre, and then just staying around the city centre.
Or is that 22.25 our time then? Must be
Aha Jay, I see (although MeadowHell - bleurgh!)
<bites nails again>
I can't believe these people crossing the line, they look amazing
how do we track Meldy?
WELL DONE THAT YUMMERS!!!!!!!!!!
That is fantastic going, girl
And thanks to the all-talented Podds who can keep in touch with everyone, everywhere
Now...............
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MELDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sounds like it IS going to be close, that swim put her behind but her cycling was brilliant (Noggy says so, and he knows!) so we've just got to send lots of WAISter vibes to carry her home through just a measley little marathon....
RAH RAH RAH, GO ON MELDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<pompoms flailing wildly in all directions here>
Please keep posting her progress here, cos it appears that the satellite internet may not be able to handle two giant forum sites at once.
(might just be making this up, of course?!)
Obviously what I said was wrong - she went through 3.7k on the run at 17.18, which must have been 16.18 our time because it was over an hour ago
Which means if the cut off is 9.25, then here it'll be 8.25?? surely not!! Does that really mean she's only got 3 hours left???!
Good grief, I just cannot get my head round time zones!!