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LMH - Is this any good?
http://duramecho.com/Food/Flapjack/
SiJ - LOL at the shoe racks, you'll just have to go shoe shopping!
LMH - I have tried out loads of flapjack recipes, my 2 favourite recipes as follows..I like soft squidgy flapjacks better than crunchy so always soak the fruit in boiling water first
150g butter
75g dark brown sugar
75g dried fruit of choice
75g syrup or treacle
225g Oats
pinch salt
25 mins at 180 degrees
or
125g butter
125g demerara sugar
5 tbsn syrup
225g oats
150g fruit (soaked in boiling water)
3 tbsn mixed seeds
15 to 20 mins in a medium oven
the 2nd recipe I have noted that IMHO it's almost the perfect flapjack
Morning VR - thought you might turn up now that we're talking about food not running
LOL at the instructions on your receipe for cutting the flapjack
Shopping down town now, might not be back on line later as lots to do. Early start tomorrow up at 4 am, will text VR with my marathon time.
Woohooo we have hot water again
Our lovely plumber turned up this morning apologising profusely that the part hadn't arrived yesterday.....he's a friend through the running club 
Shades - no cold showers for me...been using the boiler problem as a reason to go and use the gym
Mmmmmmmmmmmm flapjack....anyone need some help monitoring quality control??
Hair cut/colour done - had three inches lopped off but you really wouldn't know lol
Just scoffed some bacon rolls, so time for a bit of foruming to let them settle then Terry and I have some hills to find
LMH....hope you back continues to improve
HY4....sorry to hear you're injured too
and VR too? oh no!
Sorry to hear that HY4.
VR - I believe that is my missing flapjack recipe! Thank you.
Shades - may try yours too but I like to make it without fruit too. Good luck for tomorrow - that's an early start!
Bridget - it's the old formula for calculating MHR, that's what the mag is named after.
Cas - it's a little windy out here, hope you have good weather. Good news on the boiler. Just about to go and soak ina bath myself (the back seems to like it and I'm now pretty confident it won't spasm again and trap me there!).
Just back from an hour on the bike, decided that my head would benefit much more from an hour outdoors than another spent staring at the garage wall - and I needed to make sure the back would be ok with handling the bike ready for our planned ride with Mr B tomorrow. It's a little windy but whilst I could feel the back a little when pushing into the wind or up hills it was generally fine - I could look behind me ok etc so I'm happy with that. Off to get clean!
HY - that's disappointing for you.
Would you have had far to travel and do you have to cancel plans.
LMH - have flapjack recipe too but must say am tempted to try Shades chewy one, mine is quite crumbly but I like it. Let me know if you want it, probably similar to some of the others anyhow.
VR - how are the legs,have you talked them into submission yet?
Just in from my 10 miles, feels far too short for a weekend! Shades would be pleased though, I did it nice and slow, some of it with some friends. Apparently Moray region is currently flooded!
Shades and SiJ - have good races. Is yours far from home SiJ ( sorry about my ignorance of southern Englands geography).
Think I need to do some pre marathon shopping for new socks and stuff.
LMH - Glad the back continues to improve
Lovely running day here, sunny and warm, not much wind, I really wanted to stay out longer!
Elspeth,
No not really. It's only about an hour away by train. We tend to use it as a family get together and with the walking involved to get to Hyde Park I think that would be a bit much for me at the mo. I'd really like to do a marathon next spring so I'm being particularly cautious. I'm sure Chris' sister is going to let the rest know why I'm not there and there's always next year.
Elspeth - sounds as though the taper is working.
Where's LB?
Someone was asking about PF? Keep remembering and forgetting to respond - sorry - I mentioned it with regard to LB's heel pain this explains it quite well
Elspeth- my race is only 8 miles from where i live so i will go on my own and be home by 1pm. Well done on the 10 miles in the sunshine
It is a gorgeous day here as well.
I am going to make some oaty shortbread this afternoon as i haven't made any for ages and really fancy some. Loads of housework etc to do first.
HY4- wise to be cautious. Takes things slowly.
LMH- i bet it felt good to get out on the bike without any pain. Have your entered any more events this year?
Hello
Not been in for a while as was feeling rather negative! Have now dropped back to the 10k for Elgin (decision made) and hoping to do a half decent time. Had a good run on Tuesday (5 mile tempo at 7:50 pace) and a fun run on Thursday - absolutely drookit! Got back to the centre and had to take my shoes off at the door, wring my socks out in the plant, and then went to the loo where I wrung out my by then see-through t-shirt (and this was with a 'showerproof' jacket.
Elspeth - re next weekend, who knows? Think the Cooper Park is pretty badly under water as the river flows just behind the pond, and the floods have very badly affected things. Was severe flooding a few years ago but I'm told this is very much worse. I feel very sorry for everyone affected, but have to say I'm pleased that my mum and dad live up the hill and therefore aren't suffering. I would imagine by next weekend things will have settled down again.
Hi Clag - Keep me posted re the state of flooding! . Know what you mean last Thurs, I just ran home and got straight in the shower after a very wet JS session. Believe it or not I have never been to Elgin other than to pass through on the train.
Good that you have a plan re next weekend, one of my friends is doing the 10k the other the half, unfortunately they will both have to leave before I finish to get home that night
. I have just finished your book, thanks, can you e mail me your address to send it back, unless anyone else interested?
SiJ - enjoy race tomorrow. *cheekily hands over plate for a little oaty shortbread, pretty please.*
You're absolutely right about overdoing it with painting or anything about the house. Do it when I feel like it and today just happens to be that day, but it won't be for hours and hours and get it all done in one day. That's a promise. 
LMH - well done on yet another bike ride and feeling good afterwards. Am a squidgy flapjack lover too. Unfortunately, flapjacks are not on my diet sheet at the moment, but they will be plus a few other things at the end of the Half Marathon in 3 weeks' time - something's got to give! It was me who asked about PF - ouch!! Thanks for explanation. Before coming back on thread this afternoon was still mulling through my head wondering what PF meant and thought of 'poor form', but it just didn't seem to fit in.
Shades - good luck for tomorrow. Thanks for lovely squidgy flapjack recipes - squidgy seems to be quite popular.
VR - LOL - classic how to cut a flapjack up - 'by cutting into half along the perpendicular bisector of two sides and into quarters perpendicular to the first cut'. Wonder what the person who wrote that does for a living? Well, just googled a few words and came up with a person who inspects cows' udders to see if they're hanging right. Ha ha ha!!!!
HY4 - know you're disappointed and can feel it in your response. However, as sad as you might feel today, it is better to DNS than to have a go and find yourself doing a DNF or worse still badly injure yourself again and set everything back even further. There's load more races out there for you and me. Kept it quiet until now, but did a DNS on The Beast at Corfe Castle - no way was I fit for that gut buster.
UltraCas - wishing you a lovely bike ride and enjoy return of the hot water.
Elspeth - well done on 10 miler today. Have got tapering due to start after next weekend's lsr. Thankfully doing a half and don't need so long.
Clag - hello *waves*. Enjoy the 10k. Have had to pull back considerably on distance and build back up again, so know how you feel. Great tempo time. LOL at deluge with fun run - first ever 7 miler last November with the club was in the cold and driving drizzle 6oC through forest trails - top half went completely see through and very embarrassing
- white bra, white long sleeved top plus flourescent yellow and black (and not enough of it) windcheater. Sensible enough to bring a complete exchange of clothes along except for a dry bra. 
Clag - good to see you, no need to be a stranger when the running (or anything else) isn't going great - I don't think you'll find a lot of negativity on this thread, regardless of your circumstances.
Elspeth - I've e-mailed you re: the book. Is there a chance that your marathon will be cancelled? When will you know?
Flossie - flapjack sounds like the ideal treat at the end of your half.
I think I shall mostly be baking flapjack on Monday so I don't have too long to eat it before guests arrive.
SiJ - I have a 10k next Sunday (as Danish guests wished to race whilst they were here) , Abingdon marathon and an Ironman in Western Australia at the beginning of December.
LMH- just a couple of little races then
For those that do like fruit in their flapjack, this has become a staple with my running group, not exactly healthy or indeed cheap but very delicious and quite squidgy
250g butter 200g golden syrup100g soft brown sugar 250g oats100g plain flour
Melt butter, syrup and sugar together, stit in rest of ingredients, bake at gas mark 3 for 25-30 minutes, then allow to cool completely.Dried cherries or cranberries (small pkt) (or use sultanas if short of cash), pecans(small pkt), chopped dates (two handfuls) and sunflower or pumpkin seeds
Was very glad to have the hot water back as the rest of my day has not gone to plan.....first disaster was discovering my OH had taken unpaid leave to do a two week camp with the army cadets and only finding out when I saw our bank statement
So have had to spend quite a bit of time on the phone shuffling money about and not impressed by his 'it's not my fault' attitude, then I had to abort my bike ride after 10 miles.....felt like I was riding through treacle and then felt sick, shakey and dizzy when I stopped 
So came home and had a good long soak with the last of my Champney's oriental soak and a good book.
Beast of Corfe is a toughie.....have run part of the course but never done the event
SiJ - Henfield has quite a few stiles so I wouldn't say it was a PB potential course! Have fun
Can we have some of your water down here in the SE please? I drained the water butt weeks ago watering the garden and it's not really filled above a few inches since!
Hope you have a good race Shades.
And hope LMH and Mr B have a good ride - suppose yours is a proper training ride with no time for cupcakes though!
Yes - The slope on the dam @ Rivington, fastest part of the bike course 45mph plus just before sheep house lane, the slowest part at 5mph
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The water wasnt that calm when i was swimming in it
(((Cas)))
Hope you're feeling better now.
Flossie,
Thanks. You're right I am disappointed, however it's not meant to be this year. I've got 2 pbs this year so I should be happy with that. Sorry to hear about your DNS & as you say a DNS is better than a DNF.