Haslemere Boxing Day Run - Page 2 - Events

Eternal Plodder (aka IBM)

11/12/2005 at 13:05

just decided I am going to do this one, good reason to get my backside out of bed and get rid of the christmas grub and alcohol..... or maybe a good excuse to start again later in the day :o)

Rachael Reynolds

11/12/2005 at 21:38

Hi EP, with you all the way on the reasons there!

Eternal Plodder (aka IBM)

18/12/2005 at 11:44

107 thats my number :o)
Tried to convince my OH to either enter or marshall but his reply was a very firm NO, with a few expletives thrown in and comments about insane people getting up at stupid o clock to run up hills getting cold and dirty.
see you all there :o)

Diogenes

20/12/2005 at 13:45

EP, (like the hat btw) I'm No. 51. Ran up and down the start and finish hill last night. It's not as bad as I thought, the first 50 yards are the steepest part although I believe there's a short hands on knees hill a bit further on. Looking forward to this a lot.

Rachael Reynolds

20/12/2005 at 17:37

Well, as long as the hands on knees bit is before the beer that is okay. Wouldn't want to spill any!!

Eternal Plodder (aka IBM)

24/12/2005 at 12:45

Thanks Diogenes took ages to find a hat that flattered my unique markings :o)
I'm looking forward to this run/walk/stagger/crawl but I do still have a chest infection so if by any chance there is someone behind me after 200 yards, give me a push please or mention food :o)
Have a good Christmas, eat drink and be incredibly merry and see you on Boxing day looking tired and rough :o)

Eternal Plodder (aka IBM)

26/12/2005 at 09:14

Can I just ask whose idea was it to get up at this stupid hour???? I need sleep, my stomach is way to big to be running with and my alcohol stream hasn't got enough blood in it yet yaaaaaaaaaawn

Diogenes

26/12/2005 at 20:42

Oops. Sorry. Those other hills were steeper than I thought. That combined with the pinch points and the single file sections slowed things down a bit. Still it was a fun run wasn't it, not a race. Hated it most of the way around but was already thinking about next year's race in the shower.

Eternal Plodder (aka IBM)

26/12/2005 at 23:22

Diogenes lets face it, you lied, you lulled us all into a false sense of security to make sure we all turned up :o) Those hills were mountains, huge very very long wet muddy stodgy mountains :o)Having said that I did enjoy it and will definitely do the run next year if I am still in the country.
I'm pretty sure I saw McGoohan, but didnt go up and say Hi incase I got a 'who the hell are you and what are you calling me' stare!

Rachael Reynolds

26/12/2005 at 23:29

Yes, D, there were rather more of the hills than advertised!!! I enjoyed it though. I'm not used to hills OR mud so was pleased I managed to keep running every step. Beer was good - or the few mouthfuls I didn't spill were at any rate!!

McGoohan

27/12/2005 at 09:01

The real me doesn't bite, EP ;)

I was mainly running behind/in front of the bloke with the fluffy dog. (He carried it the first hundred yards or so!) Though I did see someone with 3 dogs come through later too. I think technicall these people were being assisted!

Diogenes

31/12/2005 at 20:57

I was looking at a bloke in the car park before the race thinking I know you, but unable to place him. It wasn't until afterwards that I realised that it was probably McGoohan whose photo I had seen here or on Fetch.

Eternal Plodder (aka IBM)

01/01/2006 at 12:02

Happy New Year everyone :o)

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