Poetry in motion

There was a Baincinqer called Hazel
Whose running was laboured (and nasal)
"Training's easy!" she'd laugh
But then injured her calf
So she's now on the physio's table.


[Any comments in limerick form only please. Thank you.]

THATS AS GOOD AS IT GETS

Well 8 o'clock Sunday morning Derek ( late again) myself and our Sardinian friend Emanuela set off from Dolphin House. Derek had decided we should do the Newbridge park and ride run. We could also show Emanuela the Bath Half course.
1 hour 50 minutes later Manuela and me lurched to a halt outside Dolphin House, I did most of the lurching, a few minutes later Derek arrived saying that he had stopped for a cup of tea and a tea cake, why didn't I think of that, maybe because I was trying desperately hard to keep up with Emanuela. I was flat out , she, I suspect, was just cruising.
We all finished feeling very pleased with ourselves,enjoy it while you can, is my motto.
Some technical details:no toilet breaks,no drinks just lots of gasping!We also went anticlockwise around Queen Square( I hope you did that Hazel) , So I'd like to think we did 13 miles but of course we would need Hazel"The Watch" Edes to check this.
Hopefully see you all during this week.
I understand that Lawrence "The Toe" Edes is not now running the Bath Half, I'm sorry to hear that Lawrence I hope your back in action before too long.
Cheers George

Cream crackered

Ran 13.25 miles today. It's a long way. I'm exhausted.

Hazel

A Nice Cup of Char & an Emergency Meeting

You can't beat a nice cup of char round at Laura's, it's almost enough to take your mind off the stupid amount of pain we are going to inflict on ourselves! 

We had our emergency meeting called by Laura but minus the hard working Jolene and, of course, the mysterious one known only as 'Ben'.

TRAVEL

George and Laura/Nigel need to book their flights, a train, a coach, a ferry...something (Laura, it IS TOO FAR TO RUN THERE!).

Jane has decided catching the occasional glimpse of a sweaty husband is not her idea of a romantic weekend in Paris - fair doos.

WE MUST BOOK A HOTEL! 

See my email

CHARITY

We are going to support whatever charities we individually choose to support. I think we agreed to set up joint Just Giving websites for any charity we support, eg. a single site for all of us to jointly support Dorothy House, The Magic Garden etc. Derek might do this.

Hazel is going to check with the Magic Garden if money raised for them will go to a local project.

TRAINING

Mondays - usual Templars run at 7pm, possible joined with a pre (6pm) or post (8pm) run - check with Derek or George on the day.

Tuesdays - 9.20AM from George's

Thursday - 7pm from Georges, or request a space to accompany Derek to the University for hill reps whilst Freddie is swimming (leave Derek's at 5.30pm).

Saturdays - 7am long run from George's (approx 2 hours.)

Sunday - 7am long run from George's (if not on Saturday).

MEDICAL CERT.

Don't forget, I saw today they need to receive the cert. by 14 March, or you have to take to the expo.

Back in Action

After a 2 week lay off I have just completed my first run. That flu was a killer! I managed to get around the Cleveland bridge loop. Only one short stop half way up the b.........d! only because I dropped my glove!
Sounds like you had a good run on Saturday, I'll be with you soon. Nice to see you back in action Sharon, I thought you had retired!
I didn't know that holding up a stone wall was part of the training!!

Also Jane has decided that watching me run around Paris would be like watching paint dry, she saw me in the Bath Half, so she will not be coming to Paris.

Onward and upward...

As noted by Derek in the earlier post, on Saturday we mounted a sucessful ascent of the 'double barsteward'. On the basis that "Hillwork is speedwork in disguise" we managed to keep on going and ended up completing a tough eleven miler to kick off 2009.

As you can see from the photo, we were all still smiling at the end. What you can't see from the photo is that we were all so exhausted that we stayed in that position for over an hour... ;-)

Doing the Double Barsteward

Hazel, Laura, Sharon and I headed out on Saturday to do the double barsteward, which is running down London Road, over Cleveland Bridge and then up up up North Road (ie. barsteward 1) to the University Campus, backdown and then up the original barsteward hill to Bathampton and back to Northend. I think this was their first time going up North Road and I think they enjoyed it immensely (sort of!), Laura pumping her arms in fine style approaching the top followed close behind by Purple Hazel and Sharon. Barsteward 1 conquered, I expected to head back down and home but I was shocked and impressed that they were going to continue on to come back via Combe Down, a much longer route. Sadly (with tears in my eyes!), I had to get home sharpish and elected the most direct and flattest route home, via the canal and London Road.

My first 7 miles for me of the year completed after a lazy Christmas.

(Dreddi)

Jolene and Derek Go Shopping

I bumped into Jolene last Saturday waiting for a bus into town with a friend to go to the sales. I was also on my way to the sales but ran off feeling a little bit smug by running in!