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The Festive Fetch Calendar

7:53pm, 30 Nov 2015
Come for a look:

http://www.fetcheveryone.com/xmas

Oh, and please could you put forward some nominations for Member of the Month folks!
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  • Oooo. *bates breath*
    McGoohan
    7:54pm, 30th Nov 2015
  • :-)
    Bintmcskint
    7:56pm, 30th Nov 2015
  • Ooooooo!:)
    Garfield
    8:01pm, 30th Nov 2015
  • Here's to another advent of not winning!
    westmoors
    8:02pm, 30th Nov 2015
  • Not long to wait!
    KimCanRun
    8:21pm, 30th Nov 2015
  • Very pretty. Me too Westmoors :-)
    CStar
    9:13pm, 30th Nov 2015
  • Very pretty. :) I never win anything either.
    alpenrose
    9:15pm, 30th Nov 2015
  • However, as the saying goes - you've got to be in it to win it! ;-)
    alpenrose
    9:16pm, 30th Nov 2015
  • I don't usually enter - others are very welcome to a slightly higher chance of winning.
    ChrisHB
    9:37pm, 30th Nov 2015
  • dammit, I was hoping the small number of nominees would see RaceJase winning a long and well deserved award....
    Bazoaxe
    10:10pm, 30th Nov 2015
  • ☺
    3M
    10:20pm, 30th Nov 2015
  • "Hold your horses Rudolph!" :-)
    .B.
    10:25pm, 30th Nov 2015
  • I'm in!
    jude
    2:14pm, 1st Dec 2015


Don't get excited or anything...

2:33pm, 27 Nov 2015
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Slightly Dismal Friday

10:46am, 27 Nov 2015
During all your shopping mentalism today, if you're shopping on Amazon, please come and use our link. And if you're not shopping, please share this link with your friends. Links on this page:

http://www.fetcheveryone.com/support.php

:-)
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Pre-order your Fetch Buff now :-)

4:37pm, 25 Nov 2015
Here's the final design. If you could get your pre-orders in, that'd be great (and kind of reassuring for me, so I don't worry that I've ordered too many!). Here's the link for the shop - have a look on the right for the Buff:

http://www.fetcheveryone.com/shop.php

PLEASE NOTE!!!!!! I am crossing my fingers that they will make it here before Christmas, but CAN'T PROMISE.

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Comments

  • Done :-)
    Gromit
    4:40pm, 25th Nov 2015
  • Done 😀
    Lorraine
    4:46pm, 25th Nov 2015
  • If I hadn't quite got around to expressing an interest in these yet - am I too late?
    Autumnleaves
    4:57pm, 25th Nov 2015
  • Nope. Go for it :)
    fetcheveryone
    4:59pm, 25th Nov 2015
  • Excellent - done :)
    Autumnleaves
    5:07pm, 25th Nov 2015
  • Yay, done! Thanks Fetch :)
    clare1976
    5:50pm, 25th Nov 2015
  • Done :)
    fleecy
    6:25pm, 25th Nov 2015
  • Done it :-)
    Jinksy
    6:29pm, 25th Nov 2015
  • Done. :-)
    Cyclops
    7:11pm, 25th Nov 2015
  • Done. :-) But I'm still not changing to the Christmas skin until I get back from the butcher's on Christmas Eve...
    RichHL
    7:31pm, 25th Nov 2015
  • Ordered mine just now.
    Captain S
    9:38pm, 25th Nov 2015
  • Done. And if it's not here by Christmas I might raise my eyebrow.
    Kittenheels Kath
    1:41pm, 26th Nov 2015
  • Done. And Happy Christmas to Me!
    3M
    3:08pm, 27th Nov 2015
  • done
    wildebeast
    8:44pm, 1st Dec 2015


A message from our sponsor

3:44pm, 25 Nov 2015
RedVenom.co.uk have kindly sponsored our Member of the Month awards for *yonks* now. So when they asked me if I could share their Black Friday code, I said "yeah, sure thing Tony".

So go take a look at their website: redvenom.co.uk - and if you see 'owt you like, use FEBF25 to get 25% off - any time between now and midnight Sunday.

Thanks :-)
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Comments

  • All hail our Red Venom overlords!
    RichHL
    3:45pm, 25th Nov 2015
  • Interesting to see they have a new cycling range.... :)
    D2
    4:03pm, 25th Nov 2015
  • ooh fab! I need some compression socks :-)
    Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
    4:14pm, 25th Nov 2015
  • Ooh - that's a seriously good offer, off to check it out ..... :-)
    Schnecke
    8:57pm, 25th Nov 2015
  • Order placed! :-)
    Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
    6:42am, 27th Nov 2015


Dr Fetch will see you now

3:39pm, 23 Nov 2015
A few months ago, it looked like this:



and now (we're four rows away from finishing the floor), it looks like this:



Yesterday, me and Katie spent the majority of the day getting the new floor down. Beyond the 'Proud Peacock'-coloured studwall live the washing machine and tumble drier, but everything this side of that will be a double desk, some bookcases, and a psychiatrists couch.

Still to do:

1) Finish floor
2) New sockets
3) New light fittings
4) Paint and fit skirting boards (has anyone got a chop saw?)
5) Boxing in around the washer / drier
6) Fill with furniture
7) Work from home
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Comments

  • Didn't realise you were branching out into psychiatry :)
    fleecy
    3:42pm, 23rd Nov 2015
  • What sort of therapy will be available from this couch?
    McGoohan
    3:44pm, 23rd Nov 2015
  • It's interesting that you wonder about that. *writes notes on clipboard*
    fetcheveryone
    3:49pm, 23rd Nov 2015
  • Got a circular but not a chop saw (it's on my shopping list tho :-) ) Good job on the floor - but I went for Flooring Trim rather than full on Skirting. It can be glued or nailed in place :-

    wickes.co.uk
    bigleggy
    4:15pm, 23rd Nov 2015
  • We've got the benefit of not having any skirting boards yet :-)
    fetcheveryone
    4:21pm, 23rd Nov 2015
  • It's interesting that you think it's interesting that I would wonder about that. Interesting and revealing. *writes own note on invisible clipboard with imaginary pen*
    McGoohan
    4:31pm, 23rd Nov 2015
  • Good work! I am intrigued by the psych couch too, was it after meeting up with McGoohan again you decided to add this to your working from home essentials?
    .B.
    5:36pm, 23rd Nov 2015
  • Not sure what a chop saw is but NJ has a saw that I borrow for skirting boards.
    Elsie Too
    6:01pm, 23rd Nov 2015
  • I'm very worried about the juxtaposition in this blog, McGoohan, psychiatry and a chop saw?!
    Winniefree
    7:13pm, 23rd Nov 2015
  • But I thought you already worked from home?!
    Angus Clydesdale
    11:54pm, 23rd Nov 2015
  • Looks great :)
    Red Ant
    10:53am, 24th Nov 2015
  • Ask a butcher if you need a chop saw.
    ChrisHB
    11:22am, 24th Nov 2015


Only the grumbliest, achiest chocolate... :-)

10:02am, 22 Nov 2015
McGoohan came to our parkrun yesterday! I think I've met him about three times before in real life, all spread out over the last seven years, but it's weird innit - it was just like we've known each other for years. Which of course we kind of have.



parkrun went well (is it just me, or is it doubly hard to start a sentence with a lowercase letter?) - it was penguin-pants cold, so I did a little warm up lap, then jogged to the start to get a good spot (otherwise you get hemmed in). I stood behind a very humble young chap - I said to him "are you one of the fast ones?", and he said "Don't know, really". He came second! I got an SB: 22:14, and it felt pretty good (7:07,7:13,7:12). I think maybe the long runs are helping, as is being about 10lbs lighter than I was six months ago.

The cake shop tempted me with a 'curly wurly brownie', which was so dense I felt myself getting sucked in by it's gravitational pull. And I had two flat whites too. In hindsight, it's not really the best refuelling strategy (even if you ignore the three free chocs I inhaled immediately after finishing the run).

Got home, had scrambled egg on toast, and spent the next 9 hours working my way through the grumbliest achiest stomach I've ever suffered with. This is something I need to get on top of, because it's happened far too many times recently.

Today, I feel much better, and we're just back from 4 miles for me, which in turn was part of 6 miles for Katie (whoop!). I've just had a bit of water so far, and hoping this will give my stomach chance to recover from the run. My guess from a bit of reading around is that it's probably a bit shut down immediately after running - not so much blood flow, a bit dehydrated, and surrounding muscles tired.

Right then, it's time to put the floor down in our new office!
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Comments

  • I really don't know how to smile properly do I? Oh hang on, here's one :-)
    McGoohan
    10:12am, 22nd Nov 2015
  • Big :) for Katie's 6 miles :) Yes, your digestive system does need time to get it's bloodflow back - but suffering for 9 hours does seem a bit excessive - I hope you find a solution soon.
    bit miffed I couldn't get to parkrun yesterday
    Rosehip
    10:13am, 22nd Nov 2015
  • Whoop for the running by you both. Lot of caffeine there straight after running - my stomach would rebel too, definitely.
    jennywren
    10:18am, 22nd Nov 2015
  • Maybe you are allergic to brownie curly wurly wotsits? McG is just the loveliest chap isn't he? :)
    fleecy
    10:20am, 22nd Nov 2015
  • Thats why I like a peppermint tea after a run, my stomach complains after a run and the usual feeds after a race are wasted on me. Great running by both of you
    Lip Gloss
    10:23am, 22nd Nov 2015
  • I love that photo :-)
    Alice the Camel
    10:27am, 22nd Nov 2015
  • Great pic! Sorry about your tum. Choc, coffee and egg would do it to me too.
    icemaiden
    10:41am, 22nd Nov 2015
  • Hurrah for Katie's 6 as well :-)
    Dvorak
    11:05am, 22nd Nov 2015
  • Me too! Great pic :)
    LindsD
    11:57am, 22nd Nov 2015
  • Smiley Fetchies :-) well, a could do better for McGoo! :-)
    .B.
    12:41pm, 22nd Nov 2015
  • McG looks worried as if he's been stalked by the Cheshire cat. After a long run it's chocolate milk and after any run it's Lucozade sport. Stretch shower then food.
    Fenland Flier
    12:52pm, 22nd Nov 2015
  • That's a darned speedy 5k!
    RuthB2
    1:27pm, 22nd Nov 2015
  • It is a brilliant photo
    Night-owl
    1:30pm, 22nd Nov 2015
  • You better avoid cake from now on - I'll do the noble thing and eat it for you
    HellsBells
    1:49pm, 22nd Nov 2015
  • There's your problem, guessing from the blog title it should've been a 'Flake' brownie.
    Jigs
    2:42pm, 22nd Nov 2015
  • Great running!:)
    Garfield
    3:26pm, 22nd Nov 2015
  • Where can I find these curly-wurly brownies?
    RichHL
    8:18pm, 22nd Nov 2015
  • Great blog title, I'm singing it now and can't get it out of my head. I've met McG twice , but the last time was over 6 years ago.
    Diogenes
    11:56pm, 22nd Nov 2015
  • How big was your scrambled eggs? I had a rare and unpleasant stomach-ache a few months back, and since then I have resolved not to have any more 6-egg omelettes (not entirely random, there was cause and effect there).
    paul the builder
    2:09pm, 23rd Nov 2015


The Stanford Experiment

1:12pm, 20 Nov 2015
Towards the back end of last year, Apple released Swift 1.0, an updated programming language for putting together (amongst other things) iPhone apps. It largely passed me by, because I'd had so many failed attempts trying to write iPhone apps in Objective-C (the previous language). I thought maybe that my insides were all wrong.

So along comes Swift. And within a few months, the online university lectures started popping up. Basically, any book on iPhone programming is out of date if it's more than a year old - it's all changed so much.

I looked through a few, abandoned a few, and eventually settled on this one from Stanford:

itunes.apple.com

I found that the lecturer was voicing the same sort of questions that I have in my head when I'm trying to understand what the fudge is happening.

Whilst I appreciate this may be somewhat underwhelming, here's a screenshot from the app that it's taken me only a few hours to put together:

[IMAGE]

The top number is the distance travelled in miles, and the second number is the time. 21 seconds is the approximate amount of time I spent walking up and down the street with it, before I started grinning like a loon.

It is SO on.
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Comments

  • whooooo hoooooo! I am glad i persevered thru the geek speak to the point of this blog... Looks splendid!
    MazH
    1:14pm, 20th Nov 2015
  • Excited much :)
    Corrah
    1:20pm, 20th Nov 2015
  • Ooooh! (standard response to something that sounds like it might be exciting but that I don't really understand) ;-)
    .B.
    1:23pm, 20th Nov 2015
  • pats head :)
    D2
    1:26pm, 20th Nov 2015
  • bravo fetch!
    RuthB2
    1:44pm, 20th Nov 2015
  • Sounds fantastic - if you want any help testing, let me know - I'm an IT tester :-)
    VicksterH
    2:24pm, 20th Nov 2015
  • wut?
    jennywren
    2:38pm, 20th Nov 2015
  • good stuff, mighty oaks from little acorns grow and all that..
    Nadders (aka monsenb1)
    2:49pm, 20th Nov 2015
  • Yes! *fist pump* 😃😃
    jude
    2:54pm, 20th Nov 2015
  • I like the image of you grinning like a loon. It's a good image :-)
    Wine Legs
    3:00pm, 20th Nov 2015
  • I'm so glad I chose the Windows app side for programming, as it's so much easier (and dare I say quicker) than Objective C. Downside - nobody wants mobile Window apps :-(. You can tell I'm not a proper programmer because I don't like C can't you?
    Chrisull
    3:16pm, 20th Nov 2015
  • Have a look at Swift, it's a good deal more fun!
    fetcheveryone
    3:28pm, 20th Nov 2015
  • Booooo. That's showing 21 seconds, not tenths/hundredths of seconds...my sprinting times are never going to get recorded on fetch ;-) :P
    sLickster
    4:30pm, 20th Nov 2015
  • App'en as like as mebbe
    Diogenes
    4:41pm, 20th Nov 2015
  • Stanford MOOCs are brilliant, !ve been doing a few on Management stuff.
    Dai Bank
    6:54pm, 20th Nov 2015
  • usain bolt must be trembling at the competition :-o
    Bazoaxe
    8:08pm, 20th Nov 2015
  • N-I-C-E :)
    -x-x-
    8:08pm, 20th Nov 2015
  • TBH I've got no idea what your on about. My car sticker keeps peeling off :-(
    Watford Wobble
    9:02pm, 20th Nov 2015
  • I haven't got an iPhone, but does this mean I can throw the Garmin away?
    ♪♫ Synge ♪♫
    9:10pm, 20th Nov 2015
  • Sounds like an interesting course. I might have a look at that as I'm trying to figure out new things to learn.
    Garfield
    10:21pm, 20th Nov 2015
  • statista.com
    Molesy
    11:15am, 21st Nov 2015
  • I've done it too
    youcanrunfasterlynne
    11:47am, 3rd Dec 2015


Buff Design

12:56pm, 17 Nov 2015
These will be available to buy shortly, at £15 (inc p&p). If you'd like one, please join this group (or leave it if you think they look awful):

http://www.fetcheveryone.com/groups-view.php?id=1202

EDIT: This one has a slightly toned-down background:

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Comments

  • that's made me go dizzy
    minardi
    1:21pm, 17th Nov 2015
  • Love it :)
    Corrah
    1:40pm, 17th Nov 2015
  • I prefer the "subtle" background one!
    Alice the Camel
    2:18pm, 17th Nov 2015
  • *Does a jig in the kitchen at the thought of a buff on the horizon* :-)
    Seratonin
    2:35pm, 17th Nov 2015
  • Do you dream up these things all by yourself or do you have a team of design elves doing it for you? :)
    fleecy
    3:15pm, 17th Nov 2015
  • It's more of a waking nightmare.
    fetcheveryone
    3:27pm, 17th Nov 2015
  • Ooh! :-)
    .B.
    4:44pm, 17th Nov 2015
  • Stop talking and take my money.
    RichHL
    7:53pm, 17th Nov 2015
  • What Rich said ^^
    Angus Clydesdale
    8:03pm, 17th Nov 2015
  • I think the toned down version looks great on screen but the full volume version will look better in the buff, so to speak. I don't mind taking one of each :-)
    Nightjar
    8:23pm, 17th Nov 2015
  • I could have sworn I was already in the group. I'm definitely in it now :-)
    Fizz :-)
    8:41pm, 17th Nov 2015
  • Man Utd 1997? :-)
    Derby Tup
    8:51pm, 17th Nov 2015
  • I was trying to think what it reminded me of. DT has got it. I might not buy one on principle now.
    flanker
    7:55am, 20th Nov 2015


Snugs - Review

12:11pm, 16 Nov 2015
A few weeks ago, I got an email from a company called Snugs, asking me to try out their custom-fit earphones. For me, the name conjures up a pair of lovely warm ear muffs :-)

As usual with any blog that reviews a product, I want to clarify that I've not been paid to say anything (although I have been given a free pair), so I'll give you my honest opinion, good or bad.

Snugs came about because everyone's earholes are unique - and therefore no in-ear design can fit everyone perfectly. Although I've never struggled too badly with my iPhone headphones, I do find that they can sometimes be a bit uncomfortable, and can sometimes fall out.

For a long while now, pro musicians and people working in noisy environments have had custom-made in-ear plugs and earphones. Some googling reveals that a common technique to create them involves making a cast by shoving silicon into people's ears, and waiting for it to harden (don't try this at home, you numpty). But it was only a matter of time before someone harnessed 3D scanning and printing technology, and Snugs are one such company.

The process begins with a visit to/from an audiologist, who makes you wear some ear-rulers and then puts a probe in your ear and gently wiggles it round whilst it builds up a picture of your ear on the screen right in front of you.





Science bit: there are little markings on the ear-rulers that help the probe work out its position, angle etc, so that it can stitch together all the depth information that it's sensing. It's a bit of a weird feeling, a bit like having a turkey baster hovering around just inside your earhole, but the audiologist (in this case, the founder Paul Jobin) was as gentle as could be.

After a fascinating 20 minutes, the process is done, and all that's left for me to do is to pick colours, and choose a set of headphones for which my Snugs will be created. If you've ever had a pair of earbuds with a set of little rubber sleeves, the idea is that you can throw all the rubber sleeves away, and stick the Snugs on instead.

Once the impression has been taken, your ear shapes are kept on file, so if you change your earbuds, you can get Snugs to create a set that will fit your new earbuds.

About a week later, I got a parcel through the post with my new earbuds. On Paul's suggestion, I went for red and blue, to help me remember that 'red = right ear'. The resultant effect is not dissimilar to something you might find stuck to the underside of a desk during double maths, although Katie says that they look like little elephants, which is far nicer.



The crucial part of course is the fit - and although it takes a little bit of practice to get the angle right, and a bit of a 'screwing' technique (quiet at the back!) to get them in, they fit extremely comfortably.

I work at the dining table in our open plan lounge / dining area / kitchen - and things can sometimes be a bit busy, especially when there's a conversation going on, or the telly on. The Snugs claim to remove about 30dB of noise, which means that they'll vastly reduce the noise of quiet conversation, and take the edge off anything louder. They do seem to achieve that better than the bog standard over-ear foam pair that I have; and when I found a good internet radio station, they helped me get into my own little world without having to blast the music too loud. I’m wearing them right now.

The obvious question for runners is 'what are they like on a run?' - and so of course I've given them a try. My first outing was on a nine miler in drizzle - so an ideal test for long-term comfort. I'd been running for about five miles and pulled my phone out of my pocket to check my email (I know, right!) - and I'd gotten one from the Snugs PR lady, asking me how I'd been getting on (in fairness I'd had them a while). And it was only the email that reminded me that I was wearing them. In short, they are deliciously comfortable, and don't tend to need adjusting at all.

Paul was keen to point out the obvious pitfalls of running whilst having your hearing impaired, and even showed me an app that listens via the mic on your earbuds (assuming your earbuds have a handsfree mic), and gives you a warning when it detects external noise. I run with headphones reasonably often, and didn't really have a problem staying aware of my surroundings. I guess the key is not to assume that having any of your senses partially impaired is an ideal substitute for being extremely careful when near the road.

On subsequent runs, I've enjoyed using the earbuds a lot, and still find them jolly comfortable. I’m no audiophile - in fact I probably ruined my ears a long time ago when I used to go bezzing around in my dad’s Vauxhall Cavalier, windows down, system up, stupid music on - but the sound seems pretty clear to me. But if I'm being picky (and that’s the whole point of this really) there are a few situations when they offer a little reminder that they are not quite perfect.

Occasionally they can 'break the seal' i.e. as you're grunting your merry way along, a little gap opens up that lets in outside noise. So as I ran past a loud lawnmower, it was sort of going rrrr____rrrr____rrrr____. Conversely, the seal can often make you feel a bit like you’re underwater, or that you want to clear your ears. There’s a little tube of “Otoferm” cream in the box - I’ve googled that, and it’s for hearing aids (which of course, are the original in-ear technology) to aid “insertion”, and helps to provide a more consistent seal. Largely though, they are like a good wicket keeper - you don't know they're there.

The Snugs came on a pair of Jaybird Bluebuds, which are Bluetooth-enabled. This means that there’s only one wire, connecting one ear to the other - pretty cool. However, the wire is a bit slack, and it bounces on the back of my neck during running (not at all noticeable when walking). The close fit of the Snugs means that the vibration travels down the wire straight into my ears, so it can introduce a bit of a muffled whumping noise when you’re plodding along. The buds come with a little clip, so that you can shorten the wire, and make it sit against the back of your neck - but unfortunately I can’t find it. Being a plucky scientist type, I’ve used a bit of sticky tape to shorten the wire, and it vastly reduces the interference. This is a good tip for all earphone wearers :-)

I’m in a fortunate position where I get to try stuff like this out - and I really do love these. But I do wonder whether I would have otherwise have contemplated them. The cheapest option (which includes 3D fitting at an audiologist; a pair of £40 earbuds; and production of your very own ear-elephants) is £199; and the Bluetooth pair I have would cost £299 all in. For me, this would be a heck of a lot to spend, when for years (and ears) I have managed ok with headphones at a tenth of the price. Added to that, their very nature means that you can’t just borrow a pair to see how you get on with them. But I know that spending money on sound quality can be something of a pastime, and these definitely feel like they are in that territory - so if this is you, then they are worth a look.

If you're interested, go take a look at the Snugs website:

http://www.fetcheveryone.com/eblast_click.php?cid=99&lid=0
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Comments

  • Thanks for that review, very interesting. But ultimately - LOL at the price. That's quite the leap of faith to take for something that might, or might not, be better.
    paul the builder
    12:22pm, 16th Nov 2015
  • They're definitely better than any in-ear earphones I've ever tried, by quite a long way - but I do agree that it's probably the hardest bit to get over.
    fetcheveryone
    12:28pm, 16th Nov 2015
  • Aargh! Red=port=left.

    Now you've set my OCD off!
    Weean
    12:43pm, 16th Nov 2015
  • I always worried about filling my ears with stuff and not hearing what's going on around me and steered away from earbuds. I bought a set of aftershokz, they weren't cheap but not £199 or £299's worth.

    They sit on a neck band and the sound comes from 'speakers' that sit in front of the ear on your cheek bone. The sound is picked up through vibration and comes from the special forces technology market, leaving your ears free to pick up sound from around you. They do sports ones, ones for just noise and ones with a mic for those all important pain in the arse phone calls you don't need while running.

    They need charging up, via usb after about 12 hours, and I've found them really good.

    Thanks for your review though Mr F
    Fenland Flier
    1:02pm, 16th Nov 2015
  • PS Aftershoks are available through Amazon and don't forget to click on the link on this site.
    Fenland Flier
    1:05pm, 16th Nov 2015
  • The left right thing is genius, why don't all headphones do this?
    fleecy
    1:56pm, 16th Nov 2015
  • Love the wire - shortening tip - I'm going to give that a go as I often get the whump whump noise.
    Adorescience
    2:53pm, 16th Nov 2015
  • I can see that the Audiologist made your hair stand on end :-)
    Seratonin
    7:10pm, 16th Nov 2015
  • A fool and his money are soon parted. No doubt they'll find a few eejits willing to squander a three figure sum on a pair of ear plugs.
    Tikka
    9:13pm, 16th Nov 2015
  • I thought they sounded ideal til we got to the price
    HellsBells
    9:15am, 17th Nov 2015
  • I've used custom earplugs in the past (silicon injection method rather than 3D printing) for use when motorbiking, where wind / engine noise can be a real issue. I had a pair of simple earplugs and also a pair with inbuilt earphones for listening to sat-nav, mp3, etc.

    As you've noted, the seal isn't always 100% (the silicon is squidgy but still firmer than most earphone sleeves or disposable earplugs, in order to be hard-wearing and long-lasting) and vibration can be transmitted along the cables. I also found that the firm silicon could make my ears extremely painful after extended wear. That was because I used to be in the habit of chewing gum, so the constant movement of the jaw was making a tiny rubbing motion between the earplug and ear canal, which over extended time became very sore indeed. Ouch! The same would possibly happen if you were to wear them for a long time while running due to the bouncing action.

    In the end I ditched mine and now just use a good pair of Shure in-ear 'phones with interchangeable sleeves to achieve the right "fit". The sound quality is better, the seal is better, and they're more comfortable - for both biking and running.
    Fitz
    9:17am, 17th Nov 2015
  • Interesting I'm loving all the innovative uses for 3D printing that are coming along.
    D2
    10:31am, 17th Nov 2015
  • Two hundred quid! :-o
    Lalli
    11:11am, 17th Nov 2015
  • I bought some custom earmoulds a couple of years ago from a company called ACS Custom. I think they were about £125 including the price of taking the impressions whereas it looks like Snugs want another £40 for that. Admittedly they aren't cheap but for sheer sound quality and comfort (I've used them on multiple 8hr+ flights including sleeping with them in) I wouldn't be without them.
    Molesy
    12:52pm, 17th Nov 2015
  • Why do they (not Snuggs I realise) use cable that transmits vibration??? I had a lovely pair that didn't. Lost them and got an annoying pair that did.
    Nightjar
    8:29pm, 17th Nov 2015
  • how easy are they to clean? I wear earplugs on my motorbike but have to bin them after a while when they get too icky!
    Gus
    2:45pm, 19th Nov 2015
  • They seem fine after a couple of weeks wear. They're made of silicon, if that helps. The surface is smooth, and they recommend that you use a blunt cocktail stick if you get any wax stuck in the hole.
    fetcheveryone
    3:00pm, 19th Nov 2015
  • If they're anything like the ones I got then they can be popped off the headphones and washed in warm soapy water.
    Molesy
    8:12am, 20th Nov 2015
  • Out of my price range but completely agree on the red/blue thinking - we use red and blue reins for the kids at the Riding for the Disabled group I go to.. Red is Right Blue is left.. I still put them on the wrong way round most weeks and get told off by the teacher :-o
    BaronessBL
    1:22pm, 20th Nov 2015


Love, Commitment, Support

1:13pm, 11 Nov 2015
My last blog finished with us heading upstairs to get ready for the wedding :-)

I ironed a shirt for the first time in nearly four years :-)

We got back to the hotel lounge to find Mr and Mrs Jigs, and were soon joined by Loon Dod and Lintie; CB and EB; and new arrivals including JulesR - it was lovely to meet him - what a lovely man!

It all gets a little bit confusing from here on, so excuse the timeline!

We wandered over to the area where the ceremony was being held. There were some signs to point us in the right direction:



and just as we got near the gates, there was a cheer from the nearby rooftop - I wondered if Santababy would come into the venue on a zip wire:



When we all got sat down, I had my hand shook by a beaming Joopsy, who was sitting in the row in front. Fetchies everywhere - we spotted HappyG, and Katypie (cake maker extraordinaire, and a lovely lady too) in the distance :-)



After a traditional bride's prerogative five minute delay, in came Siouxsie, grinning with delight, followed by Santa who was looking lovely, and very happy. Awesome! The guy in charge of the ceremony was a runner; as was the photographer; and just about everyone else it seems! I've never heard so many running stats and parables crammed into a wedding ceremony - and I highly approve. All that was missing was a good graph! The blog title comes from the three important words that we can relate to our running, and to our loved ones. Great stuff!

There were some fun photos, and more introductions for us, and (of course) some champagne. Then Katie got the chance to give Santa a hug, and I got the chance to do some photo bombing :-)



The speeches came before the meal, and although Siouxsie did a fabulous job, the star of the show was Santa's boy. He opened up by saying that he wasn't used to speaking in front of a lot of people, but with a few simple heartfelt words he had me, my wife, our table and most of the room in tears.

The food was good, although I did get told off by HappyG for trying to eat my pudding before my main course!

The first dance was followed by a bit of Scottish dancing, and me and Katie got hustled round the Gay Gordons before we knew what hit us :-)

I was struggling to hear in the main room, so after a while we decamped to a sofa where it was a little bit quieter, but we still ended up with a great big Fetchie photo (thanks Dave_K):



and had a go in the photo booth:



It might sound like hyperbole, but there really was a lot of love at this wedding - clearly two people who are made for each other, and it was a real privilege to be part of it. I heart Fetchie weddings!

The following morning we even made it to Edinburgh parkrun - a big wide path along the sea front, with a frying-pan shaped out-and-back course. We ran with Dvorak, who chatted with us all the way round, and is YET ANOTHER lovely Scottish Fetchie; and z1000jeff, who is not a scary pumpkin avatar, but also a nice man indeed. Despite the drizzle, it was clearly a well-loved parkrun, and we came to the finish line with a cheer from the speedy Jigs', and katypie, complete with the piemobile and adorably saucer-eyed baby pie :-)



It was, in conclusion, all way too brief - we would love to have stayed much longer, and had more time to talk to everyone - so much so that we're already thinking about how and when we can come back! But I do need to build up my stamina, because I had a little doze in the airport:



Congratulations to whwrunner and santababy :-)
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Comments

  • Sounds like a cracking weekend!
    Alice the Camel
    1:17pm, 11th Nov 2015
  • Lovely. Just lovely.
    sallykate
    1:18pm, 11th Nov 2015
  • Wasn't it just the most perfect wedding? (My first Fetch wedding, what a one to start with....AND I got to meet you two lovelies as well :-) )
    Duchess
    1:18pm, 11th Nov 2015
  • I've loved all these blogs, it feels like we were all part of the special day even though we weren't there
    Diogenes
    1:19pm, 11th Nov 2015
  • Fab-u-lush :-)
    minardi
    1:26pm, 11th Nov 2015
  • Sounds gawjuss x
    oldbiddy
    1:31pm, 11th Nov 2015
  • Lovely bloggage x
    MazH
    1:32pm, 11th Nov 2015
  • Brilliant blog :-)
    BaronessBL
    2:22pm, 11th Nov 2015
  • Great blog. Great day. You and KatieB are a pretty lovely couple too you know. I look forward to when me and mr pie are awake enough to be lovely again. Lol

    Btw I Think the blog needs a bit of this

    http://www.fetcheveryone.com/gallery-showphoto.php?filename=6071_78362.jpg
    katypie
    2:24pm, 11th Nov 2015
  • Good spot - I meant to put that in :-)
    fetcheveryone
    2:26pm, 11th Nov 2015
  • Great blog. :)
    alpenrose
    2:44pm, 11th Nov 2015
  • A lovely blog, I would blog about the wedding of our gorgeous friends but I am not sure that I could add to yours and Katie's excellent recount of the events :-)
    Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
    2:54pm, 11th Nov 2015
  • Lol. I'm just being cheeky 😊
    katypie
    2:55pm, 11th Nov 2015
  • Are there any photos of Katypie's fabulous cake??
    Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
    2:55pm, 11th Nov 2015
  • I've got one - I'll post it :-)
    fetcheveryone
    2:58pm, 11th Nov 2015
  • There you go - I've added the cake :-)
    fetcheveryone
    3:01pm, 11th Nov 2015
  • What a lovely blog
    Night-owl
    3:07pm, 11th Nov 2015
  • Sounds fab :-)
    .B.
    3:13pm, 11th Nov 2015
  • That's a great pic of a fabulous cake! Thanks :-)
    Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
    3:23pm, 11th Nov 2015
  • Great stuff! :)
    Red Ant
    3:49pm, 11th Nov 2015
  • Fab to meet you both too **looks for rare Fetchie stickers** :)
    JulesR
    5:16pm, 11th Nov 2015
  • Triffic :-). Pleasure to run with you.
    Dvorak
    7:20pm, 11th Nov 2015
  • gutted I somehow didnt spot you at parkrun - next time
    Bazoaxe
    7:32pm, 11th Nov 2015
  • There's a lot of love in our Scottish Ultra family.Anytime you guys want to come along to any of our races or just for the afterparty, give us a shout. More than welcome.
    Lintie
    8:40pm, 11th Nov 2015
  • Was just wonderful having you guys there to celebrate with us, you are most welcome anytime heart xx
    santababy
    10:06pm, 11th Nov 2015
  • heart
    Derby Tup
    7:50am, 12th Nov 2015
  • Brilliant blog. Congratulations!
    Arjin
    11:28am, 12th Nov 2015


The pre-wedding blog!

2:22pm, 10 Nov 2015
What a great few days it's been!

On Thursday morning, our alarm went off at some sort of illegal time, and we stumbled out of the door, and down the M1 to Luton Airport. We ate porridge in a daze at Pret, people-watching - mostly business by the looks of things. In the queue for the plane, we met Mr and Mrs Jigs, who shared our Percy Pigs as we took off, and (before I'd even realised) landed again.

It was still pretty early at this point - too soon to check in to our hotel, so we collected our hire car and drove into the centre of Edinburgh for a nosey around. I recognised the little internet cafe that I used to call in at to check Fetch, on my only previous visit to Edinburgh, which must have been at least 7-8 years ago.

We wandered around the outside of the castle for a bit, had some coffee and food, and then some more wandering. We nearly went into a very swanky place called The Dome, which had more Christmas decorations than Father Christmas's attic; but we ended up in Starbucks instead. A stroll through Princes Street Gardens to get back to the car, and we were off to our hotel.

Katie and I had the most fabulous, dribble-inducing half hour sleep in our lovely room, before getting into our bathrobes and heading for the hotel spa. The man at reception told us we just needed to go to the ground floor in the lift, and it'd be right there. He neglected to mention that we needed to dash across the car park too - but we did that barefoot in our robes and cozzies.

The spa was a bit of fun - with the exception of the thing that shot water at you with fearsome energy from above and below - which was quite uncomfortable, or as Loon Dod later put it: "it hurts ya bollocks" :-) :-) :-)

So yeah, lots of Fetchies to meet, so many that I'm scared of forgetting some. Loon Dod and Lintie; CB and Earlybird, Siouxsie, and of course, Santababy. After a few hellos, we went off for our dinner at the fancy-pants restaurant - the steak and enormous chips was absolutely amazing, but the 'veloute with an egg in it' was a bit nondescript. Unfortunately there was also a tiny bit of plastic in the little jug of sauce that came with my steak - but it didn't stop me cramming the food in until I was full to the beak.

After food, we met up again with the Fetchies, and had a good laugh, especially when we heard from a certain catering manager about the customer who asks for a decaff double espresso. And I also learned how to use the phrase "here's your pish water, ya silly bitch", although any connection between the two is pure conjecture :-)

My eyes were crossing with tiredness (or was it the wine and the lager?), so we toddled off to bed some time around 11, but not before we'd filled out our breakfast card for the morning. It was an extra £3 to have it delivered to our room, which seemed to make a lot of sense. In a fit of bravado (or was it the wine and the lager?) I put my hand up for haggis and black pudding. I figured that I have limited opportunities in my life to try things cooked the way they were intended.

The following morning we set our alarm early-ish, with the intention of going out for a gentle 3 before our breakfast. With no idea of direction, we followed a signpost that said 'Path' that deposited us back on a similar road with an opposite-facing sign also labelled 'Path'. Here's my route - mainly for HappyG to check whether I ended up running through his garden:

http://www.fetcheveryone.com/training-log-view.php?id=11856292

By two miles, we'd nearly lost our sense of direction, but luckily every bush in Scotland has two friendly police officers in a range rover behind it (presumably, based on a sample of one), and we got some directions back to the hotel. However, we were both so pleased and delighted that we were vaguely heading in the right direction, and not about to be arrested for trespassing or murrrrrderrrrr, that neither of us listened to the directions at all. But we ended up back on the dual carriageway, and after a quick check in the petrol station, we found our way back to the hotel. Our allotted breakfast time was approaching, which led to a discovery - I can motivate Katie to run faster by offering scheduled fried food!

We made it in time, and I tried my haggis (it's ok, sort of a bit like fried liver, but the more I thought about where it came from, the less I wanted to eat), and black pudding (sort of nothingy really - I wasn't freaked out by it much, just a bit disappointed).

Coffee with the Fetchies, then it was back upstairs to get ready :-)
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Comments

  • So far so good :-). And so nearly onto an ultra route.
    Dvorak
    3:25pm, 10th Nov 2015
  • It obviously wasn't Stornaway black pudding ;-) that is scrummy....haggis you can keep.
    Lip Gloss
    5:21pm, 10th Nov 2015
  • oi, get out of my CQ zones - although you appear to have chosen roads within the zones that I hvent ever run on !
    Bazoaxe
    6:32pm, 10th Nov 2015
  • Lovely to meet you. Was a bit awestruck 😊
    Lintie
    6:40pm, 10th Nov 2015
  • Don't they have black pudding in Wales??
    Weean
    7:31pm, 10th Nov 2015
  • lovely :) my aunt asks for a double decaff espresso after meals, always makes me giggle
    Metro_Nome
    7:41pm, 10th Nov 2015
  • Come round to dinner, I'll make you a haggis lasagne. You'll love it :-)
    Fizz :-)
    8:24pm, 10th Nov 2015
  • Sounds like you are having a lovely time :)
    Red Ant
    10:03am, 11th Nov 2015


Good morning Fetchers, good morning Everyone

8:40am, 9 Nov 2015
The one small thing that's keeping me sane as I stuff envelopes and bags to send out your Fetch subscriber goodies is giving you all 'Test Match Special'-style nicknames. For the unaware, this usually just involves truncating your surname, and adding '-ers' on the end. So Jonathan Agnew is Aggers, Henry Blofeld is Blowers - and so on.

I've got about another 100 bags to ferry to the post office this morning, and 20 envelopes, and then more labels to buy - and even then there's more to do. So don't worry if you haven't received your stuff yet - it's all making it's way to you.



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Comments

  • Much appreciated :) I love my tshirt :)
    fleecy
    8:51am, 9th Nov 2015
  • Nickers?
    Nicholls595
    8:53am, 9th Nov 2015
  • McGoohers
    McGoohan
    8:56am, 9th Nov 2015
  • thanks from Dibbers
    Dibble
    9:01am, 9th Nov 2015
  • Hearty thanks my dear old thing.
    Sharkie
    9:15am, 9th Nov 2015
  • Looking forward to my parcel arriving :-)
    Mandymoo
    9:27am, 9th Nov 2015
  • I thought Nicholls was asking for fetch-themed underwear there :)
    fleecy
    9:29am, 9th Nov 2015
  • Me too!
    LindsD
    9:33am, 9th Nov 2015
  • I'd just about shrugged off Dimmers! Many thanks :)
    JustCommando!
    9:45am, 9th Nov 2015
  • How exciting! Love new kit :-) LOVE new Fetch kit :-) :-) :-) Juders x
    jude
    9:48am, 9th Nov 2015
  • I was ;-)
    Nicholls595
    9:53am, 9th Nov 2015
  • thank you so much Fetchers - is that a bus making it's way down the Radcliffe Road?
    HellsBells
    10:52am, 9th Nov 2015
  • And a medium-paced aircraft jollies its way down at fine leg.
    fetcheveryone
    11:29am, 9th Nov 2015
  • My surname already ends in 'er' so not much you can do with that apart from add an 's'.
    Fragile Do Not Bend
    11:42am, 9th Nov 2015
  • Erers
    McGoohan
    1:49pm, 9th Nov 2015
  • You shall be known as Irregulers :-)
    fetcheveryone
    1:50pm, 9th Nov 2015
  • And now everyone has their TMS nickname, they can join us on the Cricket thread!
    The Teaboy
    1:55pm, 9th Nov 2015
  • I would become Lyers and by extension Fibbers. I could be upset by this but it's adorable.
    RichHL
    4:04pm, 9th Nov 2015
  • Wonders what my nickname might be. Friends at work would say I should probably have Jason Gillespie's .... i.e. dizzy! ;)
    Ness
    6:34pm, 9th Nov 2015
  • I'm Hollers then :-)
    VicksterH
    10:32pm, 9th Nov 2015
  • So what happens to Williams then? Williamsers? Williamers? Williers? Willies?
    McGoohan
    11:19pm, 9th Nov 2015
  • An valid alternative is a nickname or collation of initials e.g. Beefy or CMJ.
    The Teaboy
    8:24am, 10th Nov 2015
  • Just think how happy this donkey work is making everyone. I think Willers should be Bilbo.
    Wazelle the Gazelle
    8:35am, 10th Nov 2015
  • I can't be Bruers, everyone would just shout "droop"!
    Bru-Bru
    9:05am, 10th Nov 2015
  • Wicked, just got mine! And love the instructions... *folds arms* ...has everyone else also turned the tshirt around for a photo with the supporter bit on the front? I also reversed my arms for that too :P


    sLickster
    10:55am, 10th Nov 2015
  • Thanks Fetch. I got mine at school today. Even more special because today is my daughter's 10-month birthday. Yay.
    oceanspirit
    10:45pm, 10th Nov 2015
  • I love my t-shirt!!! Thank you so much for staying sane ;-)
    Red Ant
    9:58am, 11th Nov 2015
  • Thankyou for my parcel :) x
    oldbiddy
    1:31pm, 11th Nov 2015


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Hill Finder - prototype
2022 Targets
Chewie, We’re Home! Happy Fetch Independence Day!
Embed badges, plus a new badge :-)
Updated people page
Seeking map
Streak Watch
The new Fetch buffs are here…
November (23)
Almost there...
The Fetch Library
Update your thread titles
Ascent dissent
Mute a thread
Shortcuts
Training Import Queue
I fell off (but not really!)
Croeso i Fetcheveryone. Ydych chi'n siarad Almaeneg, Swedish neu Eidaleg?
New mobile nav
Last call for shirts
@
Just a trim please
Brought to you by wind power
300 miles later
Golden Ticket Shocker!
Banjobax (aka KOG)
Home and Away kit preorder - with long sleeve option
A little competition - win a copy of Daniels' Running Formula
Garmin testers - thanks
Add your grub stops!
Points Of Interest: Grub Stops
Garmin-owning testers wanted
October (19)
New home and away shirts and vests
Benchmark league - a few more updates
Benchmark league table
Hill areas
Preorder is now open!
'b'uffs then
Necktube design #1 & #2
Buffs (well, neck tubes)
Report dodgy GPS stuff
An apology for people who follow my training
New cycling and swimming badges
New Conquercise Feature: Grids
Sprouting a tiny biking antler :-)
Have a try of the cycling gradient analysis
Struggling with my big ring
Cycling: gradient vs pace
A question for cyclists
For Doctor K
Shan't.
September (14)
New comments (FID 1212)
Forum post previews
Garmin imports with a snippet more info
Gallery upload options
Golden Tickets
"No need to panic donate", says Williams
Forum Quotes
Spoiler Alert!
20th of March and all that.
Have you signed up yet?
This bit of crappy Upminister nearly cost me my f***ing life.
A guide with no pages
To steal a catchphrase from a wise lady...
Multiple choice polls
August (11)
Pre-Race Training - Updated
A connection!
New Member of the Month sponsor
Best Weeks - bug fixes
Your Best Week Ever
Rainbow Kit - preorder is open
Age Bests - filtering out the mistakes :-)
Sign up, sign up, for the Doctor K cup
A message from my lovely wife ❤️
Another batch of rainbow kit?
Spares: Event Clips, Swim Hats and a few rainbow tops
July (10)
A bunch of site goodies :-)
Hello kitty
Holy Simmering Mercury Batman!
Settings
A heart rate question
Sleepy Shuffle?
365 graph
Slipping on ma noob shoes
Meatronomes
World's Sexiest Bridges
June (11)
Benchmarks - a *tiny* little improvement
Race Leaderboards - some small improvements
Race Finder - Update
Up there ^
Routes - more updates
Last call for FE Event Clips
Server update
Minor code problem
Some little updates to your route list
Feature requests - two years on!
More than just a rainbow
May (8)
Rainbow Kit - update on delivery time...
Fetch Ron Hill Cycling Jerseys
Pre-order your rainbow kit now :-)
Jimi Hendrix vs Run DMC
The return of parkrun - a poll
Something in the woodshed...
Default to walk
A tour of the Fetch Office
April (11)
Instabanned :-)
I has Instagram
Fetch Event Clips
FERC
Castle Challenge Coaster!
My chess rating
Jab - symptom watch
This just in...
REVIEW: XMiles selection box
Let FE pay for your coaching qualifications :-)
Castle Challenge - A Quick Blog
March (18)
The Fetcheveryone Castle Challenge
Running vs Cycling Cadence
Fetch vests and shirts (and swim caps)
Elevation vs Follow Roads
£500 of England Athletics courses up for grabs!
TomTom users
Music by year: 1993
10k Analysis: Part 7 - Length of Training Runs
Music by year: 1992 (plus some 1991 additions)
Bot sniffing win :-) plus daily blogger count!
User profiles
10k Analysis: Part 6 - Training Pace Again
Time to update your injuries :-)
User profile - sticker button.. EDIT and race standard
More user profile adjustments
User Profile tweaking
Cute story of the week*
10k Analysis: Part 5 - Training Pace
February (17)
Year on Year mileage comparison
Elevation graphs
It's all kicking off in chess club!
Music By year: 1991
10k Analysis: Part 4 - Weekly Training Habits
Tagging virtual races
Chasing rainbows
Rainbow Shirts
Lance!
Blog writing improvements
10k Analysis: Part 3 - Accuracy of human predictions
Music by year: 1990
Smacking bots
29 slices - my seven days of dinner
10k Analysis: Part 2 - Age and Performance
Pass it on
10k Analysis: Part 1 - Distribution of best 10k times
January (31)
January
Mobile Usability Team Helping All Fetchies...
Salmon Ramen Recipe :-)
Salmon Ramen (for TBR)
Backup dog
The best GPS watches in the world... volume 1
Pick it...
People who liked...
Obscure bugs
Zen & The Art of Heart Rate Training
FIT file import - temporary issue
Keep the change, ya filthy animal
The honeymoon is over
Dirty data
Mobile Usability
Oops
Readership!
Stay sticky
It's Hip To Buy Squares
Related Threads - Exposé :-)
The Batshit Association
Jobs
Tag Team
Feed the monster!
An ad for Fetch Chess Club :-)
Estimating VO2Max
Three little birds
A not uncommon swelling
Church Mouse January
Honey, where's my super suit?
Not here.
2020 (128)
December (6)
Blog A Day 2021?
9 years ago today
Chewie, We're Home! Happy Fetch Independence Day :-)
Be Prepared
Becoming an effluencer
A few Fetch Mugs left
November (10)
The Festive Fetch Calendar is back!
FIT file import
Mugs!
Thank you, mysterious Fetchie!
Chess
UTMOST in the age of COVID-19
This'll cheer you up for sure...
Lost in translation?
Annual Infographic... updating now.
In theory...
October (11)
Training Plan Analysis
Mini plans with the training plan
5k with The Boy :-)
Welcome to tomorrow
Thank you
Become tradeable!
Pre-Race Training Volume
Doctor K Cup Week
Last orders
Advice for a friend
Trader Makeover
September (6)
The shop is open!
Hoodie Colour!
New Fetch Hoodies
A big up/holler!
VO2max
A benchmark derailed by GPS data *nerd*
August (8)
10k analysis
Officially a Sheepy Shuffler!
Pi Watering
Pre-order Avoid Everyone Face Masks
I got sent these...
Other sites? :-O
Benchmarks - an infinitely configurable set of ladders.
Try the monthly infographic :-)
July (10)
Update on Monthly Training Infographic
New Infographic
Monthly Summary (with a little tweak)
A quick Garmin update
Open Water / Wild Swimming Database
Avoid Everyone - spares
OWS Locations
Thread-level search
New Sharing Graphic & New Pastures
My first lamp post
June (16)
Replacing the Who's Training page
Combining some pages
In pursuit of the Gridmaster Ultra
15th Anniversary Kit - Spares
Shoelaces
A new How To video
Training Plan Updated
Black Lives Matter
Avoid Everyone Spares + Second Batch
Wikipedia page
Another YouTube video for sharesies :-)
Getting data to Fetch from **other places**
Feature Voting - some further updates
Feature Voting - speeded up
Another How To video - this time, Conquercise
Fantastisches Tweeten
May (13)
A video for sharing
Bees!
Fetch Introductory Zoom Presentations
A promise to all Fetchies
Fetch Virtual Weekend: Replacement Bus Service
How has Fetch use changed?
Fetch Weekly Virtual Races
Zoom Meeting - Thursday 9 til 10am
WAVA Standards Update
WAVA Standards + Poll
Fun with Age Grading :-)
New Badges Day
The test shirt fabric has arrived :-)
April (14)
Zoom Podcast - watch the video
What is WBC?
If you did the free Amazon trial...
Some small amends (and shirt version)
Pre-orders open
I was only joking, but...
If Fetcheveryone did lockdown merch
Site outage - Thursday 16th April 11pm
On exercising responsibly
My Sports Quiz - how would you have scored?
Your creative thinking required
WBC My Favourite Teacher (a bit later than the deadline)
Updated Training League
Server Downtime, Thursday 9th 00:01BST to 04:00BST (and thank you!)
March (13)
New Fetch Game: Hide and Seek
Free trial of Audible
Do you have a good memory?
New Opt-In for Fetch Miles
New Badges for Fetch Miles
The Fetch Five: Don't Let CV19 Win!
Amending event dates and notifying of cancellations
A green light comes on over your head, and you can get on with life
Most Popular Shoe Brands 2019
A review
Android: Session I
Compare Your Training
Book Now to avoid disappointment :-)
February (10)
Imports from Suunto, Fitbit, Polar and TomTom.
Plot A Route - mobile improvements
Happy tugging!
Something to play with
Adding A New Feature
February Treasure Hunt
Server Downtime
Miles = Smiles
Build Your Mile
Pop Will Eat Himself: Update
January (11)
Clarence the Cadence Kitten
Trim your trails :-)
Seven Day Leaderboard
Let's try that again
Some minor blog amendments
Try the new Forum Search Prototype
Pop Will Eat Himself
A card from HowFar?
Thank you HowFar? (Statement, not a question)
Take the red pill
Climb every mountain
2019 (134)
December (7)
The Christmas Poem
Where your treasure is...
Listen to the dog breathe
Chewie, We're Home
Thursday's Challenge
Which GPS?
Fetch Shop (of sorts)
November (12)
The zeroth challenge
Polar users - auto import
Calling all Polar users
Mobile Optimisation
Calling all Android users
Did your ads disappear?
Pin that sucker down :-)
Easier tagging
Category now editable from VIEW
Kit now editable from VIEW
Working towards tagging
Manual Add Training bug
October (16)
Boring Cricket Blog
Books Part 2
Books :-)
42
Training tags Part 2
Training tags
Let's Jazzercise
My precious
Cricket Week 4: Footage :-)
Forum Training Threads
Benny Neutrino Returns
Cricket Week 3: Wingardium Leviosa!
Benny Neutrino's Filter Tips
Cricket Week 2
Continuing Amazon Affiliate Saga
In case you haven't seen...
September (11)
Updated: Spare Anniversary Kit
Affiliate links
I did a cricket!
Fetch365 - enjoy responsibly
Filth
My dear old things
Buddies vs Follow
Server Invoice Day
Our new MOTM sponsor
Fetch Power!
Race Listings: Please Read
August (5)
Everyone *rainbow*
Almost there...
Quick blog
Country Badges
A new set of badges
July (6)
Pre-orders open
Anniversary Shirts v2
Fetch 15th Anniversary Shirts
Fetch Fest 2020
Shout Outs
Missing imports from Garmin yesterday
June (13)
Who Squares Wins: 64 screenshot
Who Squares Wins: 64 Player Edition
Training summary - older pages
Training sub-menu rejig
Try the infographic
Steady Edina
Annual Summary Infographic
The height of daft things
The training summary - the morning session
The training summary - a wordier blog
Try the annual summary thing
How to listen to the Fetch Podcast
12 month summary mega-graph!
May (15)
£79.99 off the bottom line
Competition
parkrun reviews - now with routes
Fix It Friday; Project Joker Week 2; and some shout outs.
Fetch Kit Cupboard Sale
The bonus ball
Project Joker - Week 1
Fix It Friday
A quick update on the server
Fetch 15th Anniversary Kit
There is a good service operating
Oof.
In case you're wondering...
Trouble auto importing from Garmin?
Fix It Friday: Stuff that came to me in dreams
April (12)
Feature Voting - now with virtual badges :-)
The moment of triumph!
New Feature Voting
Fix It Friday: What would your horse be called?
Marathon Pacing: tyre-kickers required
Fix It Friday: Back to Basics
Podcast Poll
Fix It Friday: The League Of Everyone
Dom, dom, dom, I've got DOMS, I've got DOMS!
Crouch, Touch, Pause.... longer pause... what am I doing again?
Training Log - Update
Site Update: New Font
March (15)
Fix It Friday: An Endless Mission
Naming and faming :-)
2nd in my age category!
Fix It Friday: Brought to you by Surprise Inset Day
New training log
Route Matching - Ready :-)
Fix It Friday
What's your unit of measurement?
Ciderthon competition
Fix It Friday: Stroopwafels of Doom!
Route Matching - Update
This week's cool list
Me in the river
Big Fetch Miles 2019
Fix It Friday: Fingerprints!
February (13)
A Maths Challenge
Fetch Legends: Activate!
Whose coat is this jacket?
Fix It Friday: The Fix Awakens
Joining the awesome list...
Fix It Friday
Naming and faming :-)
Fix It Friday - Monthly Summary
Training Month Summary
Podcast Q&A
If you can't read this, don't panic.
*redsaber* The force is strong with these Fetchies!
Fix It Friday *bluesaber*
January (9)
Some shout outs :-)
Fix It Friday!
Podcast Ep 3, plus some naming and faming :-)
Fix It Friday
Fetch Chaos
Oooh! Second chance Berlin trip! And new subbers, podcast episode, and Trader.
My week of running
Naming and faming - this week :-)
Naming and faming :-)
2018 (138)
December (8)
A Christmas Message (in podcast form)
Rungeon :-)
Hey, Everyone!
France Trip Vote
Happy Fetch Independence Day
Actual free trip to France (incl. flights)
Litter
Sombrero's Lovely Cards
November (14)
Hoodies + other spares
Spare Fetch Kit
Festive Fetch Calendar 2018
Avatars
Book Giveaway - Can We Run With You, Grandfather?
Fix It Friday
Bedford Harriers Half - place offered
Updated Kit Bag
Family Fortunes :-)
Any adidas experts out there?
No Fixes Today - just two challenges
Big Fetch Mile Cardiff
Fix It Friday
Festive Fetch Calendar 2018
October (14)
Hello landlubbers
Embedded polls
Member of the Month
Fix It Friday
Spare Fetch shirts and vests
Abingdon
Fix It Friday
My Fetch Mile
One thing's for sure, we're all gonna be a lot thinner.
Fix It Friday - 'Ave It!
Automatic route matching
Automatic route matching
One last reminder for those cycling jerseys
Fix It Friday - Forensics and User Experience
September (14)
Fix It Friday
Server Downtime 2.30pm 26th September
Never Again
Fix It Friday!
Handling your weirdness
Cards ordered :-)
Just wondering...
Fix It Friday :-)
Try the Fetcheveryone Tutorial
40 days and 40 nights
Fix It Friday
ARION insoles - review part 1
Fetch Shirt - Black Ones, and sizing
Shirts and Vests Pre-Order
August (14)
Fix It Friday
Blog Height squished
Site Outage Last Night
New Mobile Nav
Fix It Friday
New feature - how you doin'? :-)
Sunflower spread
Fix It Friday
A new pre-race mileage graph
Fetch Social: Draycote Water September
Fix It Friday: The Supermarket Analogy
A run with _andy :-)
Suunto 9 Review
Fix it Friday
July (5)
Fix It Friday!
Five Get Wet In Devon
Big Glasgow Weekend - Part 1: Gies A Cwtch
Tom Williams Interview - Final Part
Glasgow Big Fetch Mile Results and Pics
June (17)
Abingdon Week 17 - P&D Booster rockets
Interviewing Tom Williams: Part III
Walking League (and one just for Nellers)
Follow Roads - continued
Week 18 in the bag
Tackling turds
Abingdon Marathon Training: Week 18
Interview with Tom Williams - Part 2
Server
Five Questions (ready for serious answers)
Kick some tyres for me
Interview with Tom Williams - Part 1
Five Questions
Follow Roads saga
Google maps progress, plus Abingdon plans
Training Summary - Infographics
Who Squares Wins - ranking update
May (10)
Training log maps converted
More mapping updates
Who Squares Wins - The Wizard's Hat
De doo doo doo... another one bites the dust...
Invisible changes
Silverstone 10k
Three year throwback
Why your support makes the difference
Some high mileage Fetchies
dryrobe winner
April (14)
Interviewing Tom Williams
Swimming Caps!
#finishformatt
New batch of shirts and vests
You make big mistake my friend
Fetchpoint
Glasgow Big Fetch Mile announced
Two tickets to the Running Awards
Pics from Dudley Big Fetch Mile
Notes for London Marathon Fetchpointers
Results from today's Big Fetch Mile
Who Squares Wins - prototype board
Attention London Marathoners!
New game - coming soon
March (9)
Intervals, Solidarity, Swimming and Fmail
Ready to give the new fmail a try?
More on fmail
New fmail system
Win a dryrobe :-)
For jabberknit...
Updating the Training Home page
Pics from Bedford Big Fetch Mile
Sledgends :-)
February (13)
Buffs On Sale
Big Fetch Mile Bedford
Vlog :-)
Marathon Talk
Important GDPR stuff - PLEASE read
A page of historical importance
Vlog :-)
Road Rash, Marathon Prediction and T-Shirts
This :-)
Capturing the dog
It's BACK!
Enter Wilmslow Half Marathon
An advertisement
January (6)
Local Fetchies - Opt In
Revealed: World's Best Shoes
How I chose the Big Fetch Mile venues
Big Fetch Mile 2018 - Venues & Provisional Dates
Try adding an image to your training entry
Mileage Targets 2018 - Update
2017 (147)
December (12)
Mileage Targets 2018
Thank you
Brownie Recipe :-)
Phew
Fetch Hoodies + Buffs SALE Update
Chewie, We're Home
Fetch Hoodies SALE - what's left
Fetch Hoodies! SALE!!! (and Buffs available too)
Chewie, We're Home
Sharing pics
Fetch Jingle Mile Cambridge photos
Glorious Failure: Bedford Harriers Half Marathon
November (20)
Serpents, hamstrings and inversions
A special anniversary approaches...
Hamstring and prototype updates
Training Log Prototype - Today's Improvements
Red Venom sale
For what it's worth...
Training Log Prototype - Update #2
Training Log Prototype - Update
Big Fetch Mile - venue hunt
RT for a Garmin
Training Log Prototype - To Be Fixed
fetcheveryone.com/amazon
The Weekly vLog (by me)
Thanks :-)
New Training Log Prototype - Available Now
Thanks for following
VLog - footage from the Cardiff Big Fetch Mile
Big Fetch Mile[s] 2018
Win a place in the Surrey Half
I vont to scan your barcode.
October (12)
Big Fetch Weekend :-)
Fetch Mile Results
Festive Fetch Calendar :-O
Calling Parkers everywhere!
In which I decorate a cake.
Regent's Park Fetchie Discount
Elevation in colour
"I didn't come here to walk to Sparta!"
New elevation info
Chicken Ballot-ine, with a side order of beef
New training log headers
Ballot day tomorrow - help needed
September (19)
Weekly vLog - COCONUTS!!!
River Thames Half Marathon
The lollipop update
On failing gracefully
Doctor K Day
Fetch Kit Sale - Updates
Weekly vLog
Fetch Kit Sale
Training Log View Update
Fetcheveryone Weekly? Vlog?
Fetchie Race Discount - Regent's Park 10k
Training Log Tags - Live
Training Log Tags
Weekly vLog - Derby Mile, and a pause to salute the legendary Doctor K
24 hours later
Doctor K donation page
Doctor K
Fetch Weekly vLog
Derby Mile - tomorrow!
August (8)
Race Prices; and an alien earworm
Straight outta Cromford - the Fetch Weekly vLog!
A Fetch vLog! With prizes!
Quick search location for sharing
New WAVA graph
Weird FIT file thing
Back from me 'olidays :-)
Linking race results to training log entries
July (12)
Race Pricing - crowdsourcing
Appdate for Android and iPhone
Inhalers
Fetch Mile - Cardiff?
Bookends
Race listing omelette
Coding and town planning
Please review your races
A2B winners
Motivational Sounds - the final 10
Two more Big Fetch Miles? :-)
Bedford Fetch Mile Results
June (19)
Big Fetch Mile
Motivational Sounds
Fetch fug - updated design
Fetch fug (available at the Fetch mile)
I've done the naughtiest thing ever.
Donating Blood - my Vlog
Fapp In the App Store :-)
Can I kick it?
A***biscuits
This just in...
For Bean
Your app status is Waiting For Review
A2B
Fetch Caps
Garmin Communicator Plugin
Fetch App - strong and stable testing
HTTPS is here
Fetch App progress
https access to the site
May (14)
Fetch App
Apostrophes
[Untitled]
[Untitled]
Site down at 11pm
Round and round the garden
Try the new home page layout
Server down tonight @ 11pm
Browser testers wanted
The Big Fetch Mile!!!
Site *NOT* down tonight. [cough]
Bluffer's Competition - Winner
Bedford parkrun timelapse
Return of the cap
April (8)
Fetchpoint (London and Milton Keynes!)
Base camp, VMLM
Bronze!
Just for D2
Off to the awards
Bloodvlog
Hoodies - it's on!
Updated Training Home Page
March (6)
'Train' page
Project Joker
Hoodies and Londons
Hands up, hands UP! Draycote Water 10
Bluffer's Competition
Project Joker
February (12)
Draggable?
Running Awards shortlisted
Route Plotter now with OpenStreetMap
Plan for Bluffer's comp
Update to Route Plotter
First update to the route mapper
For Angus
Virtuous Circles
Competition coming soon
Race Guide Ads
Club La Santa vLog
Fetch Fixtures
January (5)
Word Clouds
Buckets Ready
New Home Page
Do me a favour...
Limited Companies, filing accounts, that sort of thing
2016 (128)
December (11)
Festive Fetch Calendar - Winners
Festive Fetch Calendar - Winners
Five Years Ago Today
Pantsfest! May the stains be ever in your favour!
#FEXIT
Photoshop SOS
Attention: Fitbit users
Bedford Half 2016
Luton Fetchmob: Breaking Point
Vote Fetch!
Breaking news: Paris Marathon
November (21)
How to end a LiveChat.
Define wrong
TomTom Runner 3 Review - Any Questions?
Deliveryman
Movember: Project Beard: Day 24: Beardraggled
Festive Fetch Calendar 2016
We're gonna be in the Hudson
Hey Chiefy
I've written summat
Going Postal
A special mention
Training Log Beta
Spare Hoodies
Updates to Training Beta
Movember: Project Beard - Day 8 (The Seven Day Itch)
Vote for Fetch
Training Log Detail View - Some Changes
Aberdeen University Study
Consultation V2
[Untitled]
Fetchpoint - October Winners and November Prizes
October (16)
Alien nuggets!
Keeping a tight lid on the biscuit tin
Training Log Beta
100 Running Words
Pssst....
Fetchmob, December 3rd
Where to mob?
Little things
That All-Time Mileage League
The sudoku that keeps on giving.
Sub-25 for 1km :-)
Fetchmob - December 3rd
New Training Log Preview
Fixed the overlap...
Why the new training log isn't ready yet...
vLog
September (12)
Doughnut or Donate
Training Log - Sneak Peek
Fetch Shop Sale! Old stuff clearout!
vLog!!!
The consultation system...
Garmin support for timezone info
The GMT/BST/Timezone problem
Training Log Consultation...
Training Log - Consultation
Fetch Social Runs
Subscriber shirts, vests and hoodies, and determination.
Fetch Voluntary Subscriptions
August (3)
Ze Gryndylows! My first #OWS :-)
Testing Fetchpoint exclusion zones
Fetchpoint scoring system
July (7)
Conquercise Prize Draw?
Fetch Games: Checkpoints (and what's wrong with them)
More owls...
Your Favourite Fetch Game?
Even More Utmost Than Before...
Chiswick!
15 days later...
June (10)
Five days on...
[Untitled]
A quick thank you...
What do you think?
If you'd be so kind...
Poised
Which watch?
Run Bedford 10k
Import from a TomTom
Attention TomTom users
May (10)
Race Distance poll
An ungainly fish
A five year plan
What Club La Santa can learn from parkrun
Cream Me Up, Scotty
Greetings from Club La Santa
And a quick poll...
Club Charter
A poll about intervals
More owls!
April (11)
Robin Hood and his Merry Dad :-)
Warning: Dull - some screen res stats
Responsive Design Update
For all you marathoners
A Poll
Fetchpoint
Ditching the forum categories?
Moving to Responsive Design
Sandy 10: Be Kind To Horses
Owls!
For Adam and Jamie
March (11)
Bacon Smoke!
Benchmarks Update
Bath - Race Report
PB!!!!!!!
An annoying eight-year-old.
Let's Cook and Cut and Paste :-)
Let's Cook :-)
RIP Gramma
Book Winners
Dog farming
Site header update
February (5)
Book Giveaway
Pi Club
Pi Project Update
Because I'd like to check the blogging badges are working...
Crapruary
January (11)
Snooker Freak
Badges - Another Update
Unlockable Badges - Update
Unlockable Badges
TomTom Runner 2 Review
Gallery updates
Snowball coding and Fetch Unlockables!
Achievement Medals - what do you reckon?
Run The Sum
2015 Book List (and a bit of a review / plan)
Festive Fetch Calendar - Winners
2015 (175)
December (7)
Red Red Wine
A Poll
Gis a job!
Bedford Half
REMEMBER!!!
Vote for Fetch
Now you've hopefully got the idea...
November (13)
The Festive Fetch Calendar
Don't get excited or anything...
Slightly Dismal Friday
Pre-order your Fetch Buff now :-)
A message from our sponsor
Dr Fetch will see you now
Only the grumbliest, achiest chocolate... :-)
The Stanford Experiment
Buff Design
Snugs - Review
Love, Commitment, Support
The pre-wedding blog!
Good morning Fetchers, good morning Everyone
October (9)
Monthly Totals
Did you write a blog yesterday?
The First Rule of Web Server Maintenance
The gain line
Fectch
The zipper challenge!
Sugar daddy
Now in colour!
Competition Time!!!
September (14)
Teach your kids (or yourself) to code
Sticky Training Choices
Goodies: GetMore water and the Alcatel OneTouch Watch
Shirt size guidelines
This nearly made it...
Subscriber Shirt Design
I've got wood!
Humbled
New Beginnings
Some more questions answered
Swimming
Some responses to your comments
Standing on the shoulders of Fetchies
Funtleks
August (8)
24 hours in the south
24 hours in the north
Fetchies Assemble!
Thank you
Better knowledge than riches
Fitbit Urge
The villainous Mr Fetch!
Uncomfortable rear
July (8)
Why don't you play Conquercise?
Another week of strange training
Book Giveaway - Winners
GPS Reviews
Criteria for reviewing a GPS
Auto-bike-detector :-)
Win some bookses :-)
Half Way!
June (13)
Time Lapse Clouds
TomTom Bandit - very QUICK first impressions
My wings are like a shield of steel!
Running plus Cycling update
Embarrassingly...
Stalkers Paradise!
Recommend me a bike :-)
Holy Steamrollers Batman!
Rest day (no such thing)
Sqveeeeze!
We will now imitate the flight of a goose :-)
You made me ink! Snorkel safari :-)
Good morning from CLS :-)
May (10)
Club La Santa :-)
The AWESOME Power of Fetchies!
Home Insurance Shaftage :-/
Editing Forum Posts
The Future!
Some London Marathon stats
Walking On The Moon
Hardest parkrun?
New found wisdom
Week 1
April (11)
Marathon vLog
I owe some hugs!
And that concludes the voting from the Danish judges
Adventures in geocaching
Your video clips wanted!
Jelly with no spoons
Random Ultra
Suncream in my eyes - a review of 'Running and Stuff'
Books what I've read this year
Measuring the effect of wind
Wind Roses
March (18)
Watching the tide roll away
A great week of running!
Happy Jigs Wisdom!
Mobile Fetch
I don't do this very often...
Breathless Optimism
20 miles yesterday
This Week's vLog
Decision Trees and the sub-4!
Democracy Street
Mayan Maths
Bath Half (at last)
Still a chicken
Costume Drama in Bath
TomTom importing
Updated 'Train' page
Zonked
Nearly
February (29)
Pheasant
An Unexpected Journey
Wind picking up...
An unplanned kit alarm
Race Pace Test
2nd place
Week ends
Bounceback
Barking carrots
Bedroom pizza
Top of the mountain
Blogs get the mobile treatment
Supersonic Katie, and a marathon pace question
Back home
Racing parkrun ;-)
Unblocking the sink
Start in Darkness
Some times I'd like
Mobile Site - Forum Section
All-Time Leaderboards
Batteries
Sword fighting
PB Attempts
Duct tape and WD40
Big Elephants Can Always Understand Small Elephants
Lessons
Shoe horning
Training vLog Week 13
Big February Project
January (35)
Cake, invalidated
Small sips
LiRF, award shortlist, beginners, books, boy.
Dog Available :-)
Cutback
New Recipe Section
Lazy
Another threshold run
New Beginnings
Blah
But far more importantly...
Fetch Beginners Programme
Give it a go :-)
Training vLog - Week 11
Threshold Run (a running blog)
Long day, short blog
(Lack of) Pump Action
A thread to follow
This Boy Can
Local Leaderboards for Checkpoints
Choking.
February 18th
Godzilla!
The Travelling Checkpoint Salesman
Acorn Antiques
Bearing Up
Deleted Bridges and Dodgy Lasers
I'm Batman!
Healthy and Appy
Punch O'Clock!
The plan, then.
Ten mile toes
On Parliament
[Untitled]
Bold Claims, and a Challenge for 2015
2014 (262)
December (9)
A trip to Wales (vLog)
Christmas Messages from Fetchies
Various
FERC London Marathon Places - Draw
It's gone in my sock...
Festive Fetch Five
This Week's Training
To the Post Office!
Training vLog - Week 4
November (12)
I Am Groot!
Slightly Dismal Friday
Week 3 - in which I nearly drown my wife!
I said yes :-)
Free Daps! aka Test GORE-TEX® footwear this winter!
Training vLog - Week 2
More chances for VMLM entries
Marathon Talk
My first training vLog :-)
Second place?
In :-)
Questionnaire about personality traits amongst runners
October (16)
Adidas API
Horseplay minimiser
Running with the big dog
Flat and Windy
Who'd like to test the Garmin API then?
Advantage Borg
Deal?
Jumble
Milk Tray Reps in the Rain
Geneva
Quote
Hatfield 5k, and some other running thoughts
Site layout changes
Vote for Training Plans
Maths help
3-2-1
September (8)
A quick device poll
Garmin Connect API
Cake at the lake :-)
Empowering Women
This Week's Training
Tick :-)
Article help
First outing with the Harriets
August (7)
Book club and Harriers
A treasure trove for bookish types
What I did on my Summer Holidays
Local decoration
The Fisher King
Mojitos and no mosquitos!
Cake-athlon
July (26)
James Mason
Missing Week
Camping View
Wild Camping
Quick
Transalpine Race
In brief
Urgent! Pair of runners wanted!
Fetch Kit Available to Pre-order :-)
Fetch Anniversary Kit - Preview
API and FAK!
That dog has a puffy tail
More books
Reverse Moses
Zombies vs Plants
Shovel required
Nightfever
Dayfever
Catcher in the Rye
My sister the psychologist
Drink your strong limey drink
Keep me in the loop
Bread knives, hedgehogs and the dog in the night time
Whoops
Pinteresting
Q&A?
June (34)
Checkpoints video
Walden
Happy boys and giggly imps
Spring loaded
Elbow grease
Fetch 10th Anniversary Kit
Fetch YouTube Tutorial - Race Guide
Finding the Library folder on a Mac
Stoat!
Sonic screwdriver
Live wires
Wiring help needed
Garmin Express Experiment
Scalded sloth
Garminge
Potching
New Forum Layout
Further updates to the blog layout
New blog layout
First woodpecker
Beastin' parkrun
Pantoball
All was well
USA! USA! USA!
Marking Territory
The People's Poet Is Dead :-(
Holy Water
Throwing shapes
Life moves pretty fast
Recursion is beautiful
Win an OS Explorer / Landranger map of your choice
Intervals with a Suunto Ambit 2S
Tick
Economy done two ways
May (31)
[Untitled]
Vorsprung Durch Lego Technic
How do I liberate my boy from his XBox?
Questions?
Life in the Woods
Lazy
MovesMissed
Intervals with a TomTom
Electioneering
[Untitled]
Tree fluff
More camping
Zen and Camping
Not eaten by bears
Bear food
Camping List
Camping Venn Diagrams
Floppy dog
Routes but not Rathbone
Illustrator wanted
Masking
Highlights
The Cosmic Ballet Goes On
Silverstone 10k :-)
Quick one
[Untitled]
Superhuman snooker
Dogturdflagman
Numbers!
Whittlin'
Chapter 1
April (29)
King Bin
Quiet day on Feedback Mountain
Listing
42
Go directly to parkrun. Do not pass Godzuki.
A day in Wales
[Untitled]
Spanner
The Lost Diadem of Fetchbook
Falling asleep in my dinner
Egg
Sofathon
God gave rock and roll to you.
Sugar Mule
Not bad, consid'rin.
Tinkering
Can U Dig It?
A weekend in Wales
Looking forward to Oliver!
Thank you, and more App talk
RIP Nan
Blah
Appy
Pyjamas at both ends.
Thump. Saturday has started.
Sore tum :-/
Zombies aside... first impressions of the new TomTom
TomTom Runner Cardio Press Event
Am I pregnant?
March (31)
Cornflakes Cornflakes Cornflakes Cornflakes Cornflakes Cornflakes Cornflakes
Sandy 10
#bedfordhappy
Me on YouTube
New graphs live
Follow the dot
Only the best for the Captain's table
Mrs Diahann Wagner is GOING HORNY
Sport Relief Win
Hot dogs, quick blogs
Toton Sidings
A sign!
Owen Farrell visualisation technique
Kebabs!
Booster fails to ignite
Myton Rugby Run (5 Miler)
Rugby before rugby
Sweetcorn antidote
Custard factory
Pooped
I did some intervals :-)
Speed work?
Many things
A bit cabbagey here.
Angry Wasp
Minty
Rainbow's End
Core Dump
Bath Half (in detail)
A quick overview
Down to business in Bath
February (28)
Made it to Bath
Unexpected hugs
Slider
I like to go a-wandering
Spring cleaning
Tongue-lolling
Because We're Worth It
I don't know what!
Thanks Jim
Enough now
Clearing the pipes
Crouch, Touch, Pause...
Medication, that's what you need.
Symptom Tour
Hello FBI
Dazed day
Why I'm an optimist
Mobius birds
Snotty knuckles
In this house...
Retch Everyone
Carrots
Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also
Ultrahalfmarathoner
Angry Birds
Belching
Clarkson averse
Good day :-)
January (31)
*bunting* *cake*
Bigger Boys
Zombies!
Pretending to be Saga Norén
Waiting for the AA
Ship shape
Readthrough
Technology takes you further
Love Garden
Cushions
High Heel Striker
Bit of a rubbish one
Ta
Hot Re-fills
Coding Grinch
An august prediction
Some Running Goals for Q1
Wipe-clean dog
Breaking it down
Snakes and Ladders
Bigger Ponds
Drink Your Weak Lemon Drink
All in All
Panning the pancake
Does JK Rowling own a dog?
Back to the kitchen table
Steve Davis shoes
Pigs on a water slide
Sloshing
Protocol
19 books :-)
2013 (29)
December (3)
Oh...
Engine Management Light
Hannibal Vector
November (3)
Speed skating
Stew-pendous
Cool Hand Grandpa
October (3)
Bookish
Minecraft Cake
Random dump
September (2)
Blog by Email!
Catchup blah
August (3)
Big Green Caterpillar
Questions answered - final CLS blog
Last Days at Club La Santa
July (10)
A nice morning of swimming and tennis
Please Read: Questions for a sports coach
Snorkeltastic
Hitting the straps
First Impressions at Club La Santa
Mile High Blog
Clocking off
For the second week running...
Another Club La Santa catchup
The Floor In The Plan
June (3)
Club La Santa
Bulk Uploading, and win a book
FERC Charities 2011-2012
March (1)
Bath Weekend
January (1)
Meet Steve
2012 (39)
December (2)
Tired Now Boss
Bath - Week 14 + Foodbank
November (3)
White Level Reading
Bath - Week 15
Bath - Week 16
October (2)
Onwards!
C'mon Dave
July (1)
RIP Arnie
June (2)
Rub some bacon on it
18 weeks
May (9)
Techy not tetchy
Time for a techy blog
Time to walk the dog
Stevington 12k
Properly coldy
Still a bit coldy
New blog design live
A bit coldy
Blogs Redesign
April (2)
Easter
SERIOUSLY LORD FETCH, SORT IT OUT
March (8)
A long run up
Running Tick
Weekend
Sport Relief Mile
Back once again
Swimming sweetcorn and other vegetables
Joy Rides, Sticks and Medals
Training Tip
February (9)
And...
Katie, ICT, and some more MySQL
May The Ground Force Be With You
Functions
Well done Batman.
Optimisation Crossword
Snow Days
Gallery, and parkrun
Pleased
January (1)
There Are Some Really Sexy Girls On Fetch







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