IM Germany training thread

[Deleted User]

Night night. Off home to write my race report before I forget seeing as I'm so old and decrepid.

M...eldy

I move up into the old ladies age group next year ....

Plum

It will be grab-a-granny in bliddy Austria at this rate

M...eldy

only if you can catch us Grandad

[Deleted User]

so, to sign off from Germany once and for all, thanks to everyone for all the support, sherpas and ironpeople alike. i'd like to say "i couldn't have done it without you", but actually, i'd of had a bloody good go anyway. but it would have been nowhere near as fun. ;-)

first day back at work has been most bizarre, excessive temperatures and burst water mains have combined with complete under-staffing (2 people to 40 patients!!) to create a veritable party atmosphere, with everyone wearing scrubs and generally being chaotic. unfortunately one of the old ladies got a bit over-excited and started weeing in her ice-cream bowl, and had to be put back to bed. in the midst of this i was trying to a) obtain a new credit card to b) enter IM austria and c) be sympathetic to mr ergo who has apparently decided that he would like to forgo being mr ergo in order to devote his life to medicine. i'm not convinced so we'll see, but its a good reason to go out and get twatted tomorrow (DTs, this is NOT an invitation lol)

Hope to see as many people tomorrow, have fun and be careful.

Ergo x

debbo

Ergo - why do you have to be sympathetic to Mr E? Why can't you punch him instead? I would also strongly suggest you amend your message to DTs and make it to Carl too, or he'll assume it's an invitation!

Meldy I think you'll find you're only moving into the middle aged ladies category next year. I'M in the old ladies one.

[Deleted User]

why would i punch him, he's my friend?!

however, you're definitely right - Carl - that's not an invitation.

M...eldy

so if Ergo has officially closed us down ... where do we go next

I need a home!



Carl, neither was that.

[Deleted User]

That's alright ladies, I went and got twatted last night! And I intent to do the same tomorrow night and saturday night and.....

<pointedly ignores any other sort of implication being made or not made>

Kanga M

Hi DTs ... you must have been drafting me on the tube t'other day. Too busy reading road to kona ... beers tonight

Avalaf

I seem to have spent an inordinate amount of time drunk too but thats fairly normal. On the half wagon following Slummos cut back plan as of next week:)

Good attitue to Mr E, Ergo, it's not worth the effort being grumpy about these things and more likely to keep a friend that way too:)

[Deleted User]

Kanga - so remind me, which station did the Aussie get off the tube at? Earl's Court of course - deffo for the beer.

Avalaf - your mum and dad were chatting to my Sherpa Laura whilst waiting for you to finish drying your hair, etc. in the finishing village. From what she told me it sounded like they were trying to match you both up!

JD.

i lost half a stone over the last week despite eating like a horse. i'm not dehydrated. so, i was just wondering (out of idle curiosity) where that weight was lost. would it be muscle disappearing due to the rigours of the race?

smiley lady (M.)

I've just been to the physio to sort out whatever I did to my neck in the swim.
It involved
much painfull poking and prodding
being told my shoulder blades point in completely different directions with the left one "underdeveloped"
being taped up to look like a egyptian mummy.
a long shopping list to go to the physio supplies shop for tape, heat thingies etc.

btw, she was really excellent though. A triathlete herself.

Avalaf

lol, I'm sure they weren't Dt's although I do need to keep reminding them that I'm not in need of dating help. They seem to think that cos I'm not married I must be single.

I am in need of a sherpa though, the one I was training up has got that glint in her eye that says shes doing it too.

Firestar

Aaah, must remember that when interviewing for sherpas. Interested, but not too interested.

M...eldy

is that on the same list of requirements that you were talking about last night??

Firestar

Errrrr, was I talking about requirements last night then? I wasn't even drunk!?!?!

Firestar

Looking forward to tonight Melds? I mean coming our drinking, not sleeping with Carl ;o)

[Deleted User]

What's not to look forward too?

M...eldy

absolutely! I want to go now !!!!

Firestar

I know, I feel like breaking into song. "I'm in the moo-ood for dancin, romancin..........." I wont upset you by proving I know all the words.

M...eldy

you're not old enough to know the words.

Firestar

[beams]

Firestar

I am a very conscientious student of crap music.

Firestar

I was quite concerned in that finishers thing at the end that the organisers had stolen my entire cd collection. Although I didn't hear any Lionel Richie which was a shame.

IMp

see you all tonight!!

[Deleted User]

If lionel Ritchie was playing when I was finishing I would have waiting until the end of the song.

Firestar

Snob.

Firestar

You're coming tonight aren't you lord of sand?