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SG.. the first half is ever so slightly uphill, turn around and the 2nd half is the opposite.  If you're on target at half way you can burn the 2nd half!  Plus there is plenty of competition at all levels.

Good work on the long one Blisters, not too many pies though.

Interesting to see the comparisons in weight gain/loss.  I reckon Nichs2 (who now weighs less than Jools) will have disappeared altogether by the time MTR gets back to his race weight! 

Charlie.. not surprised you are a nervous Nerys sometimes, your injuries are starting to move around now!

Don't do the canal race Dids, you will have to share the canal bank with those other sporting types - fishermen!

Cracking stuff Padams, many congrats.

13.2m running commute home.  I normally have to do this into a westerly breeze but tonight I had a tailwind a la Marigold for almost the whole distance.

CRAB.. have a heart fella, I've still got me own hair and teeth, infact they are the main reasons Mrs Wardi married me.  Nibbling a girl's ear with false teeth could end in tears I would think.  I hold my hands up to the Werthers though, old enough to remember Spangles, Sherbert Dips & Mint Sauce Crisps too.

CRAB.. didn't think you were old enough to remember Ottowan.  D.I.S.C.O. has the lyric line 'She is C, such a cute' which is clearly cheating.  The next line however is 'She is O, oh, oh' .. which almost makes up for it.

PP.. many congrats fella, knock em' dead.  I'm surprised DanA didn't give you a decent betting tip to raise the £2000 though.

Padams.. good luck in the 10k, your speed looks ok to me!  Our local 10k was won in just under 34 last week so you would be at the pointy end up here.

Talking of multi sporting, after our local league & handicap races we retire to my local pub which we occasionally share with the oft trophy winning pub darts team.  Due to beer & pie consumption most of them look like they have a football stuffed up their shirts.  This beer belly is known locally as the 'Tadcaster Tumour'.  One of them was comparing notes with me on our respective sports when he said 'It's a pleasure sharing the pub with fellow athletes'.

Al P.. seems like you have a good plan in place to monitor the shin.  A similar thing once put me out for 4 weeks so I always wince when I hear of shin injuries.  Best of luck with it, need you ship shape for Frankfurt - even if TT thinks you're Long John Silver!!

Pi Man.. good progress/consistency with those race times.

In 'things that might be wrong with me' Volume 3 No.17.. Mrs Wardi had been struggling with her running lately, 10k PW, out of breath, stopping to walk briefly etc.  She got checked out and was told she is anaemic, low iron levels.  Didn't help that she gave blood 3 weeks ago & it wasn't picked up in the pre-session test!  Anyway pills have been prescribed so hopefully she will be back to her old self again fairly soon.

4m+7m today, easy this morning & a progressive run with the club tonight.