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Merthyr Mawr Christmas Pud 10km
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Well, it's still raining...
Christmas has come early - Gills have beaten Rotherham 3-1!!
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way...!!
Weee, wooo!
Just got my "trail" shoes out of the garage - I really wish I had hosed them down now after the slog...
Just focus on the tomato soup and roll after (not to mention the mulled wine!)
I do like dark seems all my runs are done in the dark!I have flashing lights for my ankles so i flash as i run does not stop stupid drivers trying to run me off the road!!
I am going to bring a lifejacket FA if you see me struggling in river please chuck it towards me!!
I just pulled my trail shoes out not been used since last years race but have some lock laces on them so i dont have same problem as last year....but do i wear my old trainers instead....shall I wear shorts? or goodness so many questions
I think I may be going slightly mad!!
I cant eat the soup they make have put dairy in it and I am allergic so all I can eat is a breadroll......not worth racing for a breadroll!!
Miles makes smiles.
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did try my best to 'dam' the stream but its only going to be several inches deep
Lots of rain here tonight and a high tide expected tomorrow (lunch time) so it should be rather 'boggy' to say the least.
I'll try and encourage all who pass me by
Thanks will try to look out for you;-)please shout at me if you feel I am not working hard enough!!
You are doing a sterling job what a hero:-)
Boggy oh well tis to be expected....remind me why I have entered this race?
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I have just had a fantastic idea I shall take your place as marshall and you can be me .....get me a PB please;-)
Also if you do a good job can you be me in
Richard Burton 10K
Atlantic College 10K
FLM
and I am sure to think of a few other races for you to be me;-)
Mind you I will want PB in them all;-)
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I can't even use that excuse(I dont drink)
Are you all ready for tomorrow;-)
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sorry, the answers no, i've seen the rain falling tonight and there's no way i'd want to run as i hate getting mucky (i'm too prim and proper)
After all tonights rain i have no idea what condition the streams will be in tomorrow, i did my best to 'dam' the first stream you have to cross and it was about 8" deep when i left it, but the second stream is easily passable without getting wet..... well it was at 3pm this afternoon !
The worst I've ever seen the stream is waist deep, and that was in the early 90's, and wasn;t a part of the course. But...if it's deep tomorrow there's only one way to look at it - a warm up for the xmas swim!!!!
Still raining heavily though
It's dry but *very* windy.
8" deep?! Lucky I've been practicing my front crawl!
I think it will be shorts for me, at least legs are waterproof!
Why am I doing this?
See you all later.
Can I have a sick note to be excused please!!!
I will be so cold think I will wear tights!!
See you later
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yep, very windy, with no rain.
make sure you got some spare layers of dry clothing in your cars for after the race, and if you've got sparkly,new running shoes.... Leave them at home !
Have a good race everyone !
CdK-100
Dragon Breath
Duck Girl
Duck Girl's Mum
Duck Girl's Dad
George-113
Greeny
oft- 3
Phil Protheroe sub 54 -203
Redkite - under the hour, say 58
Welsh Poppy-15
Zzz-151
Two Dogs ?
Melsie ?
Mathew Jones ?
Mr T - afraid not.
Steve J and Mrs J
Marshalling : Flying Ant
Mini Dipper
Phil Jnr - not to be last this year!-635
Good luck with the marshalling and make sure you keep warm don't want you catching a chill!!
Miles makes smiles.
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Dragon Breath
Duck Girl
Duck Girl's Mum
Duck Girl's Dad
George-113
Greeny
oft- 3
Phil Protheroe sub 54 -203
Redkite - under the hour, say 58
Welsh Poppy-15
Zzz-151
Two Dogs ?
Melsie ?
Mathew Jones ?
Mr T - afraid not.
Steve J and Mrs J
Marshalling : Flying Ant
Mini Dipper
Phil Jnr - not to be last this year!-635
Miles makes smiles.
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& WP - being a vegan I'm unlikley to get even a pud out of it - just love those sand dunes - though did first hill reps for a thousand years last night - whyever did i have to choose a flat uni? Getting worried now...
Good luck to all.
*wanders off to eat lots of toast*
Good to meet you all, hope you enjoyed your soup and yes I did keep that run going all the way to the car park. Just had a shower and filled the bath with sand. My dodgy foot has started playing up so I've opened a can of pain relief.
Time for a little sleep in front of the cricket.
Duck's Mum: Last but enjoyed it
Duck's Dad: DNF (started too fast up Dipper)
Very slow start for me (at the back with Mum & Dad) so stuck walking top of Big Dipper, but great fun & a fantastic race.
Thanks a lot to the 2 Father Christmas-costumed ladies who ran in with Mum.
Absolutely brilliant
It was good to meet you all - what happened to George at the end. Did he slope off??
Thanks Greeny for being the bag man! It was great to be able to change out of my wet gear straight away.
See you in Cwmavon - have a lovely Christmas!
Nice to meet everyone again - Dickie Burton next. By the way if you got a flyer about the Drovers run, then book it in- it makes MM seem like a drout in comparison!!
Just had a shower and given my shoes and socks a shower too - probably blocked it with sand now though...
Great to see everyone (even DB!), shame we missed you Duck Girl, never mind, hope to see you all again at the Richard Burton.
I think I enjoyed this race.
Wonderful marshalling, esp at the road crossing just before the bridge to the sewage works!
Right, imminent arrival of certain people so I'm joining DB with a bottle (or two) of pain relief.
Anyone know what time Bridgend AC meet Mondays (7 at track?) or what they're doing please?