Just a little bit further 2012 - Page 679 - Beginners

Mr By 'Eck

08/10/2012 at 15:43

by 'eck, it's hilly wrote (see)

Lou, if necessary we will give him all the encouragement he needs including cakes, bacon butties and the careful use of a cattle prod.

Thought we agreed we weren't going to mention that again...

And it wasn't that careful...

Edited: 08/10/2012 at 15:44

Beer Matt

08/10/2012 at 16:11

The cattle prod will work! Wait. Did I just say that?!

If you go on the Abo website to have a look at pics from last year, purely to calm the nerves about cut-off times and the like, to find pics of people looking shattered and a shell of their former selves, you're out of luck. They all look far to fresh...

by 'eck, it's hilly

08/10/2012 at 16:22

Yup, you will feel dreadful but the photo will just show someone a bit sweaty smiling like a lunatic

mathschick

08/10/2012 at 16:51

afternoon all

busy busy day today and just trying to catch up

by eck - you are crazy. Which one?

rocker - great pics, it really is very autumnal now isn't it?

Matt - look after your knee, if necessary go to a physio now and it should be ok by ABO, even if you don't run over the next two weeks that is ok, you have done all the training now

Jude - 16 laps show determination, well done.

thanks everyone for the advice about the camelbak - I will take it, it doesn't hurt my to wear it and at least I won't worry about the water stations running out of water or anything, and there is room for snacks, gels etc. just a pain, cos to get at the gels you have to take the thing off your back. Not sure if I want to bother with a waist pack as well just for the ease of getting at gels.

rest day today, legs are a bit achy, and arms too after a good swim session last night.

mathschick

08/10/2012 at 16:55

ecky - love your blog

I am never ever doing the ice bath thing

Eckytump.

08/10/2012 at 17:35

Thanks Mathschick. It does look worse than it is

by 'eck, it's hilly

08/10/2012 at 17:42

Erm, I think I will stick with my warm bubble bath followed by some tough massaging

loulabell

08/10/2012 at 17:45

Beer Matt wrote (see)

The cattle prod will work! Wait. Did I just say that?!

If you go on the Abo website to have a look at pics from last year, purely to calm the nerves about cut-off times and the like, to find pics of people looking shattered and a shell of their former selves, you're out of luck. They all look far to fresh...

matt. matty matty matty....*shakes head*....i can see i am going to have to teach you the art of creating a false appearence in run pics...although you feel a shell of your former self, are wanting to puke, are swearing to yourself you will NEVER in your life run another race, and you have chafed bits that you are scared to look at ...you must learn to smile serenely or grin inanely(thumbs up sign if you are going whole i-do-this-for-fun-and -i-dont-hurt- type look) , thus making everyone including your family and friends believe that you floated through the whole event on a cloud of bubbly fun and will be shortly entering the Rio olympic trials........voila......

Edited: 08/10/2012 at 17:47

Eckytump.

08/10/2012 at 17:48

By Eck,it was my Hugly mug that put you off didnt it?

Loula I could do to learn that lesson. I take a bad pic even before I have set off.*goes to practice pouting whilst running*

loulabell

08/10/2012 at 17:50

thanks franny sis for my lovely prezzie i just collected from the post office depot!! for those of you that dont know what Franny bought me for my burfdee- it was a fabby china mug with a piccy of me after NDW NOT looking like i floated serenely thorough the event on a cloud of bubbly fun LOL