Hello everyone,
Just returned after hols in the sun. Nicely tanned and relaxed. Only ran twice (if you can call it running). Too bloody hot.
Anyway, nice to be back. Lots of new piccies, courtesy, it seems of the finally revealed BlueKnees. About time Mike!!
Any chance of an update to save me trawling through all the recent correspondence?
All the best,
RB
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Welcome back.
Good to have you back. Glad you had a good holiday.
Lots of chat as usual. Were you here when Snoop revealed his sneaking habit ? Lots of Forumites are doing the Windsor half but no one's yet decided where we're meeting afterwards - nor have they organised a stretcher for me which I find rather worrying...
On the other hand there's always the "Why is it so quiet in here" thread. It has been a bit quieter than usual but I put it down to lack of new TV shockers and your absence :O)
Get posting
Thanks for the update.
Looking forward to Windsor. It should be pretty crowded with so many of us going. I see nobody can decide yet where to meet up.
Just read about Cath on another thread. I hope she's going to be OK.
It DOES seem a little quiet but the holiday season is almost over so I guess a few more will be back posting soon.
All the best,
The week on the forum:
Achilles' marathon training has everyone dumbstruck.
Mercury encounters neighbour from hell.
Hilly gets a PB.
Barkles goes swimming and joins a running club.
Vrap back and giving all shirkers and would-be dieters a reality check.
Lots of racing and racing successes.
HRMs: essential training tool or complete waste of space? - the debate rages on.
Celebrity Desert island - who's slagging of who on the forum.
Triathletes and spartathletes compare training making the rest of us feel totally lazy.
Parents and teenagers: why they will always live on different planets.
Running shoes are bad for your feet.
Nobody likes orange flavour Lucozade Sport.
Best intervals and recoveries - the forum speed guys compare notes.
Forum photo album coming along nicely.
On a more sombre note, read Cath's Staying Healthy thread.
Bring back some sanity please!
Laura,
Thanks for the update but where can I find all these stories.
What's Achilles doing for instance?
Nobody has EVER liked orange LS
Nice to have VRap back. I love her mix of good advice goos humour and she takes no nonsense..
What's a 'spartathlete'??
etc..etc..
wasn't going to be directed at anyone, just thought it might be amusing! Just thought I'd drop that one in!
I'll get browsing.
BTW, when are you going to be in a position to meet some other forumites at a race??
Sure you can't get down South or does it give you a nose bleed??
;-)
However, I have already told Laura that I'll get oop North for the Helsby 1/2 early next year. Just looking for a little quid pro quo.
BTW when are we likely to see you're carnivorous form at one of these bashes??
You are from somewhere in the South aren't you?
All the best,
RB
Not promising that you'll SEE me, though. I'm only a very small example of my species. But I shall see you...
Cheers, V-rap.
rgds
EW
You're probably right, there are a lot of new names. Looking forward to a bit more action on the forums in the coming months. Just hope there isn't a BB4. Can't stand it!
V-Rap,
My apologies for forgetting that your a Midlander (is that a correct expression?).
I'm now living in Banbury, which isn't a million miles from you.
Shame that the GNR stops you doing Windsor.
It's a long time 'til FLM. Maybe you can sneak in another race before then.
Hope you don't tear anything at the GNR though!!
All the best,
RB
(Small print - on condition that you come up to this part of the world for the Shakespeare Marathon if you don't do London next year.)
Cheers, V-rap.
It's a deal.
I'll find a race for you.
I guess a 1/2 would do the trick? We might even get a bunch of forumites together.
The Shakespeare Marathon is practically local for me so no problem. I still hope to do the FLM though.
All the best,
RB
Please may I butt in at this point before you go any further and say:
Helsby may be North but if you really want to sample a different latitude you'll all come and do Coniston 14 next March, it's timed to be 3 weeks before London usually. Great run, perfect for a weekend in the Lakes, good pubs, Donald Campbell's body has been removed from the lake (though there may be one or two exhausted runners who couldn't make it all the way around).
I'm planning to go on about this almost as much as SB mentioned Lausanne.
Give me a break!!!
As far as I'm concerned, Helsby IS the frozen North!!!
Anyway, I quite like the sound of Coniston. Maybe make a weekend of it. I'll certainly give it some consideration.
V-Rap,
Watch this space and I'll try to find a 10 mile or 1/2 some time in Jan / Feb.
All the best,
RB
Linguists please advise.
How did it go?
Yes I went and it was fine- I'll go back so thats OK. They were very welcoming and supportive - created a little group just for me so I could settle in.
Not sure about this week's offering tho - it's their ,mile time trials,and while I am running again, there's not much speed there yet.
Barkles, surely you've heard of Donald Campbell's demise in trying to break the world speed record on Coniston Water? Relevance to the race: absolutely none, it was just a little snippet so you can show you know your essential Coniston history when you come up. Bugger all to do with hummus.
About the race, if we must talk about running; it's an undulating course around the lake, very pretty and the second half on the smaller lakeside lane with little traffic. The worst hills are towards the end