It's 48 hours post Oakley, and most of the short-term discomfort has faded, but in much the same way that an outgoing tide rolls away to leave a few interesting remnants on a beach. On Sunday I was groaning when I stood up or sat down, and got to bed feeling totally enveloped in tiredness. Today I'm certainly feeling a bit perkier - enough to try a little three miler this morning. The wind was quite spectacularly annoying, creating big rolling waves on the lake - I filmed a bit for the vLog. The run went pretty well though, and it felt nice to get my legs going, but my right calf is still quite cross with me about Sunday - mostly when I put it under any sort of torsion. Another 48 hours, including a bit of a lower-limb seeing-to from my lovely wife tomorrow, and I hope to stop struggling round in the sand like an oily flamingo, and take to the skies once more.
With the 20 on Sunday, we've officially peaked, with just under 4 weeks to go until London - but I think we still have three double-digit runs to get through, including Sandy 10. Depending on how quickly my legs get better, I'll also fit in 1-2 more faster runs, and the rest is just bobbling around
Today, I've mainly been working through the key pages of the mobile site. Google Analytics tells me the most popular pages on the site (you can probably guess them - training, forum, blogs, gallery, race listings, home page etc), and by working my way through most of the top 30 pages, I've covered about 90% of the traffic on the site. To get that figure up to 95%, I need to convert almost the same number again - so that's going to get a little bit tedious
With the 20 on Sunday, we've officially peaked, with just under 4 weeks to go until London - but I think we still have three double-digit runs to get through, including Sandy 10. Depending on how quickly my legs get better, I'll also fit in 1-2 more faster runs, and the rest is just bobbling around
Today, I've mainly been working through the key pages of the mobile site. Google Analytics tells me the most popular pages on the site (you can probably guess them - training, forum, blogs, gallery, race listings, home page etc), and by working my way through most of the top 30 pages, I've covered about 90% of the traffic on the site. To get that figure up to 95%, I need to convert almost the same number again - so that's going to get a little bit tedious
Click here to suggest fetcheveryone's blog for today's highlights.
It started with a tootle around Priory with the dog on Tuesday. I'd felt a small rip in my left calf in the last 200 metres of my tempo run last Friday, so I'd had three days of complete rest, and went out a bit gingerly - but all seems to have mended well.
I wanted to give it more rest, just to make sure, so I had two more days of rest until Friday morning, when it was time for a special run with my beginners - their first group 5k. A couple of them had done the distance in training, and they'd all got to within a quarter of a mile of it in previous weeks - so I was pretty confident that they'd do well. I planned out a 5k route around the village, and jinked it around a bit until the finish line was just outside the cake shop. What better motivation for completing that final bit? We were even joined by another lady who normally runs with a more experienced group - all part of my plan to integrate my lot into normal running society
It went very well! With about 200m to go, I legged it ahead, and filmed them arriving at the 5k point - and I think they were all smiling. I'll be posting my vLog later today. I was bought some coffee and cake, and there was lots of talk of buying running shoes, GPS watches, and what to do next. The plan is to slowly build up the long runs to about 10k during next term, and to work a little bit on improving our 5k times, or at least on making 5k feel a lot more comfortable - which I'm sure will happen.
My legs appreciated what was for me a bit of a lighter run (although we've brought our pace down from over 12mins/mile a few weeks ago, to just over 11mins/mile now), and the plan then was to rest up before Oakley 20 on Sunday. This I managed, aside from a load of Kinect Sports with the boy. He left on Saturday to go to America with his mum for a fortnight, so I won't see him for a while now, but there are plans to Skype; I know he'll have an amazing time; and he's going to get cwched to within an inch of his life when he gets back.
Oakley then. Katie and I were both a bit nervous, partially because of the hills, partially because we're carrying all the typical sort of niggles you get at the busy end of marathon training, and partly because of the horrendous weather forecast. The BBC said winds of 25mph (with 44mph gusts), and the rain cloud symbol with a double droplet, that means heavy rain.
We arrived (in the aforementioned heavy rain) about an hour before the race was due to start, which was a bit of a mistake, as it meant we couldn't get in the first car park. The second car park was advertised as a 15 minute walk away, but luckily our lovely friend Elsie Too lives very near the school, so we gently parked the car on her lawn
The changing / number / baggage area was very crowded, and I know a few people were quite unhappy about that - but I think the weather pushed everyone inside, which made it worse. When we did eventually make it outside, it was quite a surprise to discover that it actually had stopped raining. As the start approached, the marshalls had tried to get everyone outside, but the runners seemed to be keen to stay indoors. It was a bit like the start of a big horse race, where the horses don't want to go into the stalls. I think this was a big factor in the start being 10 minutes late - but it was a nice chance to say hello to a few Fetchies (Gromit, Rosehip, WoadWunner, Girlie, Tuga, Schnecke, RichHL, ndellar, sarahbop, Tall Bloke - and I'm sure I've forgotten some more names - sorry :-/). I also realised that I'd forgotten to take my inhaler, which was a bit of a concern, but I know that I can run without it (I did two marathons before I started using it), and so I thought that I'd do the first lap (12 miles) and grab it from baggage if necessary.
1) 1m - 9:50(9:50/m) 117/143bpm
2) 1m - 9:58(9:58/m) 133/141bpm
3) 1m - 10:30(10:30/m) 138/153bpm
4) 1m - 9:44(9:44/m) 130/142bpm
5) 1m - 10:12(10:12/m) 138/146bpm
Eventually we were off, and the first mile was mainly about watching the people in front of us dropping gels (we managed to reunite one with its owner), and trying not to get too carried away with our pace. At mile three, there was a big hill - one that we've cycled down several times when we were training for our sprint triathlon. It's the sort of hill were I ride the brakes most of the way down, which might give you an idea of how it feels to run up it. But it was nice and early in the run, and we worm-geared our way up it. The corresponding downhill made mile 4 nice and quick. Oncoming cyclists were a great barometer of when the next downhill was coming - you could tell by how knackered they were. Mile 5 was quite hard, as we turned directly into the oncoming westerly wind.
6) 1m - 10:38(10:38/m) 139/150bpm
7) 1m - 10:07(10:07/m) 138/147bpm
8) 1m - 10:12(10:12/m) 138/151bpm
9) 1m - 10:11(10:11/m) 139/153bpm
10) 1m - 10:00(10:00/m) 134/146bpm
We walked through the water station at mile 6, taking a gel in the process, then up another rise to about 7.3 miles. Then we trundled out the next three, doing a net downhill in the process, but not really noticeably, because of the undulations. The leader came flying past at about 9 miles, so he had done 16 - and was looking great. But he acknowledged our applause, which was nice - as did the guy in second place, who was a good 3 minutes back by this point.
11) 1m - 10:00(10:00/m) 139/151bpm
12) 1m - 10:31(10:31/m) 139/149bpm
13) 1m - 9:59(9:59/m) 146/158bpm
14) 1m - 10:19(10:19/m) 153/159bpm
15) 1m - 10:43(10:43/m) 154/163bpm
The 12 mile marker signified the end of the first lap, and a quick walk for our second gel and more water. It was great to see Elsie Too, who ran alongside us for a short while, saying lots of positive things, and cheering us on. By 13, my heart rate had taken a step up, but the miles up to 15 went by quite quickly, as we made it back to the point where we'd marshalled a few years back, which was a nice target.
16) 1m - 10:00(10:00/m) 155/163bpm
17) 1m - 9:53(9:53/m) 153/163bpm
18) 1m - 9:57(9:57/m) 159/174bpm
19) 1m - 10:08(10:08/m) 160/169bpm
20) 1m - 9:49(9:49/m) 167/174bpm
21) 0.08m - 42(8:32/m) 174/175bpm
http://www.fetcheveryone.com/training-log-view.php?id=11123721
At 16, I felt the first signs of starting to struggle, and the remaining miles felt like they were stretching out in front of me. My heart rate was continuing to step up, and for the first time since starting, I had a bit of regret about not getting my inhaler. I'm sure that if my lung capacity was that little bit greater, it might have given me a bit more oxygen to play with. But the miles ticked down slowly, and I tried to stay positive. It was a massive boost to see Gromit just ahead of us, and we made a bit of a road train, and felt a little bit better. I'd texted my dad at 13 miles, and he texted me back a few times with some encouragement. Gromit stopped for a quick drink at the water station, so Katie and I pressed on. It was a bit tough to then make the turn towards the school, and see the 19 mile marker, and to know that we'd have to do some looping around the local streets to make up the final mile. Katie was doing really well at this point, and led us through the maze of alleyways, and shouted encouragement at me. At last, finally, we popped out near Elsie's house, for a quick high five, then through the passage that led to the school field. A lap of the field, one last desperate lap (at 8:30 pace, yay!), a hold of hands in the finishing straight, and we were home for a slight negative split
The lady taking off my chip was struggling to get her pliers to the wires, so I offered to give her the shoe. I stumbled over to where Katie was stood, chatting to a lady she knows. She broke off from the conversation, handed me a drink, and said "This is Lemon". "Lemon?" I said. Katie's clients are a multicultural bunch, so I double checked. "Lemon", she said. I turned and looked at the lady, who smiled sympathetically. And then the penny dropped. Lemon squash. Looked like water to me
I was a bit flaky after this point. We made it back into the very busy sports hall, and got our prized hoodies. I was feeling a bit light-headed, but we also responded to a call to go sit with a chap who was lying on the floor, suffering from the same thing. After getting our stuff from baggage, I ended up deciding I wanted to lie on the floor next to him I did make one attempt to rouse myself, heading off to the bit where they were serving food to get tea and choc for us - and I started chatting to Tall Bloke (who is, in fact, very tall, but should also be called Nice Bloke). Within about 20 seconds, it was clear I wasn't going to last the queuing time, as my vision was going a bit dark around the edges - so I went back to our base camp, and had another lie down. Eventually, I felt like it'd be good to get out in the fresh air, and was more-or-less fine by the time we got to the car.
Home, for scrambled egg on toast, chocolate milk, a shower, and an hour or so in bed. I've learnt not to eat too much immediately after a long run, and I've learnt what works, and what needs to happen. Writing this on Monday morning, I am a little creaky, but with no specifics, which is the best news of all really.
Our third 20 miler, in the bag - and for the most part, a very good experience that's given me a lot of confidence for London. It won't be that hilly, and it hopefully won't be that windy. I won't have Katie to run with (boo), but I *will* have all the memories of the training we've done together. I will also remember my inhaler! Bring it.
I wanted to give it more rest, just to make sure, so I had two more days of rest until Friday morning, when it was time for a special run with my beginners - their first group 5k. A couple of them had done the distance in training, and they'd all got to within a quarter of a mile of it in previous weeks - so I was pretty confident that they'd do well. I planned out a 5k route around the village, and jinked it around a bit until the finish line was just outside the cake shop. What better motivation for completing that final bit?
We were even joined by another lady who normally runs with a more experienced group - all part of my plan to integrate my lot into normal running society It went very well! With about 200m to go, I legged it ahead, and filmed them arriving at the 5k point - and I think they were all smiling. I'll be posting my vLog later today. I was bought some coffee and cake, and there was lots of talk of buying running shoes, GPS watches, and what to do next. The plan is to slowly build up the long runs to about 10k during next term, and to work a little bit on improving our 5k times, or at least on making 5k feel a lot more comfortable - which I'm sure will happen.
My legs appreciated what was for me a bit of a lighter run (although we've brought our pace down from over 12mins/mile a few weeks ago, to just over 11mins/mile now), and the plan then was to rest up before Oakley 20 on Sunday. This I managed, aside from a load of Kinect Sports with the boy. He left on Saturday to go to America with his mum for a fortnight, so I won't see him for a while now, but there are plans to Skype; I know he'll have an amazing time; and he's going to get cwched to within an inch of his life when he gets back.
Oakley then. Katie and I were both a bit nervous, partially because of the hills, partially because we're carrying all the typical sort of niggles you get at the busy end of marathon training, and partly because of the horrendous weather forecast. The BBC said winds of 25mph (with 44mph gusts), and the rain cloud symbol with a double droplet, that means heavy rain.
We arrived (in the aforementioned heavy rain) about an hour before the race was due to start, which was a bit of a mistake, as it meant we couldn't get in the first car park. The second car park was advertised as a 15 minute walk away, but luckily our lovely friend Elsie Too lives very near the school, so we gently parked the car on her lawn
The changing / number / baggage area was very crowded, and I know a few people were quite unhappy about that - but I think the weather pushed everyone inside, which made it worse. When we did eventually make it outside, it was quite a surprise to discover that it actually had stopped raining. As the start approached, the marshalls had tried to get everyone outside, but the runners seemed to be keen to stay indoors. It was a bit like the start of a big horse race, where the horses don't want to go into the stalls. I think this was a big factor in the start being 10 minutes late - but it was a nice chance to say hello to a few Fetchies (Gromit, Rosehip, WoadWunner, Girlie, Tuga, Schnecke, RichHL, ndellar, sarahbop, Tall Bloke - and I'm sure I've forgotten some more names - sorry :-/). I also realised that I'd forgotten to take my inhaler, which was a bit of a concern, but I know that I can run without it (I did two marathons before I started using it), and so I thought that I'd do the first lap (12 miles) and grab it from baggage if necessary.
1) 1m - 9:50(9:50/m) 117/143bpm
2) 1m - 9:58(9:58/m) 133/141bpm
3) 1m - 10:30(10:30/m) 138/153bpm
4) 1m - 9:44(9:44/m) 130/142bpm
5) 1m - 10:12(10:12/m) 138/146bpm
Eventually we were off, and the first mile was mainly about watching the people in front of us dropping gels (we managed to reunite one with its owner), and trying not to get too carried away with our pace. At mile three, there was a big hill - one that we've cycled down several times when we were training for our sprint triathlon. It's the sort of hill were I ride the brakes most of the way down, which might give you an idea of how it feels to run up it. But it was nice and early in the run, and we worm-geared our way up it. The corresponding downhill made mile 4 nice and quick. Oncoming cyclists were a great barometer of when the next downhill was coming - you could tell by how knackered they were. Mile 5 was quite hard, as we turned directly into the oncoming westerly wind.
6) 1m - 10:38(10:38/m) 139/150bpm
7) 1m - 10:07(10:07/m) 138/147bpm
8) 1m - 10:12(10:12/m) 138/151bpm
9) 1m - 10:11(10:11/m) 139/153bpm
10) 1m - 10:00(10:00/m) 134/146bpm
We walked through the water station at mile 6, taking a gel in the process, then up another rise to about 7.3 miles. Then we trundled out the next three, doing a net downhill in the process, but not really noticeably, because of the undulations. The leader came flying past at about 9 miles, so he had done 16 - and was looking great. But he acknowledged our applause, which was nice - as did the guy in second place, who was a good 3 minutes back by this point.
11) 1m - 10:00(10:00/m) 139/151bpm
12) 1m - 10:31(10:31/m) 139/149bpm
13) 1m - 9:59(9:59/m) 146/158bpm
14) 1m - 10:19(10:19/m) 153/159bpm
15) 1m - 10:43(10:43/m) 154/163bpm
The 12 mile marker signified the end of the first lap, and a quick walk for our second gel and more water. It was great to see Elsie Too, who ran alongside us for a short while, saying lots of positive things, and cheering us on. By 13, my heart rate had taken a step up, but the miles up to 15 went by quite quickly, as we made it back to the point where we'd marshalled a few years back, which was a nice target.
16) 1m - 10:00(10:00/m) 155/163bpm
17) 1m - 9:53(9:53/m) 153/163bpm
18) 1m - 9:57(9:57/m) 159/174bpm
19) 1m - 10:08(10:08/m) 160/169bpm
20) 1m - 9:49(9:49/m) 167/174bpm
21) 0.08m - 42(8:32/m) 174/175bpm
http://www.fetcheveryone.com/training-log-view.php?id=11123721
At 16, I felt the first signs of starting to struggle, and the remaining miles felt like they were stretching out in front of me. My heart rate was continuing to step up, and for the first time since starting, I had a bit of regret about not getting my inhaler. I'm sure that if my lung capacity was that little bit greater, it might have given me a bit more oxygen to play with. But the miles ticked down slowly, and I tried to stay positive. It was a massive boost to see Gromit just ahead of us, and we made a bit of a road train, and felt a little bit better. I'd texted my dad at 13 miles, and he texted me back a few times with some encouragement. Gromit stopped for a quick drink at the water station, so Katie and I pressed on. It was a bit tough to then make the turn towards the school, and see the 19 mile marker, and to know that we'd have to do some looping around the local streets to make up the final mile. Katie was doing really well at this point, and led us through the maze of alleyways, and shouted encouragement at me. At last, finally, we popped out near Elsie's house, for a quick high five, then through the passage that led to the school field. A lap of the field, one last desperate lap (at 8:30 pace, yay!), a hold of hands in the finishing straight, and we were home for a slight negative split
The lady taking off my chip was struggling to get her pliers to the wires, so I offered to give her the shoe. I stumbled over to where Katie was stood, chatting to a lady she knows. She broke off from the conversation, handed me a drink, and said "This is Lemon". "Lemon?" I said. Katie's clients are a multicultural bunch, so I double checked. "Lemon", she said. I turned and looked at the lady, who smiled sympathetically. And then the penny dropped. Lemon squash. Looked like water to me
I was a bit flaky after this point. We made it back into the very busy sports hall, and got our prized hoodies. I was feeling a bit light-headed, but we also responded to a call to go sit with a chap who was lying on the floor, suffering from the same thing. After getting our stuff from baggage, I ended up deciding I wanted to lie on the floor next to him
I did make one attempt to rouse myself, heading off to the bit where they were serving food to get tea and choc for us - and I started chatting to Tall Bloke (who is, in fact, very tall, but should also be called Nice Bloke). Within about 20 seconds, it was clear I wasn't going to last the queuing time, as my vision was going a bit dark around the edges - so I went back to our base camp, and had another lie down. Eventually, I felt like it'd be good to get out in the fresh air, and was more-or-less fine by the time we got to the car. Home, for scrambled egg on toast, chocolate milk, a shower, and an hour or so in bed. I've learnt not to eat too much immediately after a long run, and I've learnt what works, and what needs to happen. Writing this on Monday morning, I am a little creaky, but with no specifics, which is the best news of all really.
Our third 20 miler, in the bag - and for the most part, a very good experience that's given me a lot of confidence for London. It won't be that hilly, and it hopefully won't be that windy. I won't have Katie to run with (boo), but I *will* have all the memories of the training we've done together. I will also remember my inhaler! Bring it.
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Comments
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was really nice to meet you both in the flesh , you were running well every time I saw you guys and the last couple of miles were made easier being in the "fetch train" good luck for London I'm sure you'll do wellGromit10:29am, 30th Mar 2015
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I'm glad you didn't tell me about the inhaler until the second lap, we'll tape it to your face the night before London.KatieB10:44am, 30th Mar 2015
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Sounds like a great run, well done.B.10:44am, 30th Mar 2015
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You should have texted me about the inhaler and I could have brought one out to meet you somewhere.Elsie Too11:22am, 30th Mar 2015
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I was tempted Elsie, but it did feel ok. It was only something that I really thought about in the last few miles - and I felt *much* better in those last four than I did on our last 20. But thank you, I know you'd have come to my aidfetcheveryone11:27am, 30th Mar 2015
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Lovely!D212:01pm, 30th Mar 2015
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well done matey, this event will stand you VERY well for London, yesterday threw a bit of everything at you and you conquered it good on yaWicked D12:18pm, 30th Mar 2015
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nice bloggage....MazH12:19pm, 30th Mar 2015
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Well done, great running glad the calf stood up wellNight-owl12:38pm, 30th Mar 2015
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Your training sounds to have gone well - you will rock LondonGimmeMedals1:33pm, 30th Mar 2015
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good stuff, fetchfleecy1:37pm, 30th Mar 2015
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Well done- knew you could do it.Adorescience1:58pm, 30th Mar 2015
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Congrats Fetch, I have an inhaler too and try to take mine before I leave home or when I get there, before the start. It looks like your ready for London though. I still need to do a trial run either this weekend or the Friday after.Fenland Flier
Good luck with London and I'm sure you'll find someone to run with.2:29pm, 30th Mar 2015 -
Well done! The conditions sounded a bit grim. Three 20 milers is brill - you'll be in great shape for LondonGeologyRocks3:03pm, 30th Mar 2015
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Hope the creaks don't last too long, and use those training memories to get you round London.Flatlander5:06pm, 30th Mar 2015
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I wondered if someone else was using Lemon as their Fetchname for a moment there! Great 20 miles and Vlog, well done both of you!Lemon106:41pm, 30th Mar 2015
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Brilliant running. I don't think any 20 mile run is very easy. Just make sure you have your inhaler with you on the day, or I agree with Katie, that we should tape it to your face! (I can only say this as a fellow inhaler user!). You will be fab in LondonCorrah7:46pm, 30th Mar 2015
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Well done indeed. Good run and great account. Enjoy VLM. I shall watch and cheer you all on t'telly.HappyG(rrr) G9:49am, 31st Mar 2015
After dropping the boy at school, I met up for a run with the beginners (that coincided with the eclipse). We did 31 minutes today, and they covered just under 2.8 miles - quite an increase in pace. Next week (which also coincides with the last day of term) we'll aim to round it up to 5k. 'citin'!
Then I took myself over to West Park, which is my favourite place to run fast at the moment. The paths are all fabulously flat, and you can do a 1.4 mile loop - so even if it's a bit windy, it evens out. I'm really pleased with how it went, although I've come back with a bit of a calf twinge - it came on in the last quarter of a mile I'd say. The discomfort that started in my hamstring a couple of weeks ago has pinball buffered its way from left to right, as my legs have done whatever is necessary to compensate for it. A couple of days ago it was my right inner shin, and so today it was the turn of the left. Luckily I have a few days with no running to give it a chance to patch back together. I guess it's to be expected at the uncomfortable end of marathon training.
My splits from today:
1) 1m - 7:51(7:51/m) 125/159bpm
2) 1m - 7:44(7:44/m) 158/164bpm
3) 1m - 7:54(7:54/m) 162/166bpm
4) 1m - 7:57(7:57/m) 161/166bpm
5) 1m - 7:42(7:42/m) 165/168bpm
6) 1m - 7:47(7:47/m) 167/169bpm
This tempo run was brought to you via the wisdom of HappyG (lengthen the LT run gradually to 6-7 miles) and Mr & Mrs Jigs (threshold pace is somewhere between your 15k and half marathon pace)
The boy has a new rugby shirt, which he slept in last night, and put on as soon as he got home from school today. He's hoping to channel the majesty of Richard Hibbard in his tackling tomorrow.
The new mobile site now has a home page. It's very minimalist. Check it out if you're on a mobile here: m.fetcheveryone.com
Then I took myself over to West Park, which is my favourite place to run fast at the moment. The paths are all fabulously flat, and you can do a 1.4 mile loop - so even if it's a bit windy, it evens out. I'm really pleased with how it went, although I've come back with a bit of a calf twinge - it came on in the last quarter of a mile I'd say. The discomfort that started in my hamstring a couple of weeks ago has pinball buffered its way from left to right, as my legs have done whatever is necessary to compensate for it. A couple of days ago it was my right inner shin, and so today it was the turn of the left. Luckily I have a few days with no running to give it a chance to patch back together. I guess it's to be expected at the uncomfortable end of marathon training.
My splits from today:
1) 1m - 7:51(7:51/m) 125/159bpm
2) 1m - 7:44(7:44/m) 158/164bpm
3) 1m - 7:54(7:54/m) 162/166bpm
4) 1m - 7:57(7:57/m) 161/166bpm
5) 1m - 7:42(7:42/m) 165/168bpm
6) 1m - 7:47(7:47/m) 167/169bpm
This tempo run was brought to you via the wisdom of HappyG (lengthen the LT run gradually to 6-7 miles) and Mr & Mrs Jigs (threshold pace is somewhere between your 15k and half marathon pace)
The boy has a new rugby shirt, which he slept in last night, and put on as soon as he got home from school today. He's hoping to channel the majesty of Richard Hibbard in his tackling tomorrow.
The new mobile site now has a home page. It's very minimalist. Check it out if you're on a mobile here: m.fetcheveryone.com
Click here to suggest fetcheveryone's blog for today's highlights.
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Oooh most excellent splits!Bintmcskint6:36am, 21st Mar 2015
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Love the mobile version. Well done. Awesome running too!!EvilPixie7:33am, 21st Mar 2015
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That was a great tempo session, but look after those legs well in the next few weeks.Canute1:01pm, 21st Mar 2015
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Awesome pacingsallykate1:05pm, 21st Mar 2015
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Only a guess but I think they both reads P&DBazoaxe2:10pm, 21st Mar 2015
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Richard Hibbard - class player, best position on the field too! Best get your boy a voucher for the local ink shopAngus Clydesdale8:02pm, 21st Mar 2015
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Great tempo-ing. They get tough when you are up to the 6 and 7 milers. Lol at Wisdom though! Just a straight quote out of P&D plans, but hey, I'll take a good reference from the Master of Fetch, thanks! Here's another OldHappyWife tale: "If your niggles are moving, then you're still improving!" If the same niggle niggles or worse gets worse, then you've got a problem. But if one niggle goes and another one arrives, then you're OK, well, that's my logic anyway, such as it is!HappyG(rrr)
What an amazing day Saturday was - sorry that Wales didn't quite get the points difference required but I think Ireland were the right winners really, in the end. G1:13pm, 23rd Mar 2015
The mobile edition of Fetch is coming together slowly.
m.fetcheveryone.com
(ignore the home page, I haven't figured out what to do with that yet).
My starting point was more-or-less a copy of the existing 'desktop' site, so the pages I haven't got to yet will look a bit odd, but they should be just about functional. I am working through the popular pages, and have got the following sections / pages more-or-less how I'd like them:
The top menu (click the word 'Menu' and it'll drop down)
Forum index: m.fetcheveryone.com
Individual threads e.g. m.fetcheveryone.com
Create thread (don't create one): m.fetcheveryone.com
Race top-level page: m.fetcheveryone.com
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In other news, I've had my hair cut today.
I also had the most fantastic experience ever on Saturday. My lovely wife bought us tickets for Wales vs Ireland - it was so exciting! I think I even gave myself a small calf strain with the sheer tension of it all. When Wales got a penalty after defending 30+ phases on their own line, the cheer in the stadium built up like a jet engine. I also liked the way the font on the scoreboards were a bit like Quidditch
And finally, I ran 15 miles yesterday! The first five were with Katie, and had a five minute break at the end, whilst we both stopped for a wee; but then the next 10 were solo. There's nowt but good news really - my left upper leg behaved itself pretty well, I felt chirpy and full of beans at the end (although a few hours later, the urge to go to sleep hit me like a wall, lol), and I even felt like stepping up the pace for miles 12-14. I'll aim to do a tempo run this Friday after beginners, which means I just need to fit in an AN Other run tomorrow, and I'm on target for this week. Oakley 20 next Sunday - eeep!
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Please have a nosey through some of these links on your phone, and leave me some comments below. If you're pointing out a problem, PLEASE say the make and model of your phone, otherwise it's not a lot of help
In other news, I've had my hair cut today.
I also had the most fantastic experience ever on Saturday. My lovely wife bought us tickets for Wales vs Ireland - it was so exciting! I think I even gave myself a small calf strain with the sheer tension of it all. When Wales got a penalty after defending 30+ phases on their own line, the cheer in the stadium built up like a jet engine. I also liked the way the font on the scoreboards were a bit like Quidditch
And finally, I ran 15 miles yesterday! The first five were with Katie, and had a five minute break at the end, whilst we both stopped for a wee; but then the next 10 were solo. There's nowt but good news really - my left upper leg behaved itself pretty well, I felt chirpy and full of beans at the end (although a few hours later, the urge to go to sleep hit me like a wall, lol), and I even felt like stepping up the pace for miles 12-14. I'll aim to do a tempo run this Friday after beginners, which means I just need to fit in an AN Other run tomorrow, and I'm on target for this week. Oakley 20 next Sunday - eeep!
Here's the run: http://www.fetcheveryone.com/training-log-view.php?id=11085175
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Good work all round!D24:32pm, 18th Mar 2015
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As a neutral, it was a fantastic, exciting game to watch. Real end to end and a battle, but skill and brilliance there too. Well done!HappyG(rrr) G4:42pm, 18th Mar 2015
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Like the blogs and threads pages (but would still like an option to see how many watched posts are awaiting perusal), gallery looks good, races looks goodfleecy4:46pm, 18th Mar 2015
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Even trying to avoid fat fingers, menu takes me to notifications. Lumia 930, Windows Phone 8.1 update. I've never noticed notifications though, coolJustCommando!4:58pm, 18th Mar 2015
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That was the best game of rugby I've seen in a very long time. Made MrsC very happy indeed!Angus Clydesdale5:48pm, 18th Mar 2015
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I wasn't logged in to the mobile site. Samsung galaxy 3 I think.ChrisHB6:47pm, 18th Mar 2015
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Yes Oakley has come round quick hasn't it !!Gromit7:57pm, 18th Mar 2015
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On a Blackberry Curve I don't get to the last read post in any of the threads, but just to the last page.LindsD9:04am, 19th Mar 2015
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(realise I may be the only person in the world still using a Blackberry)LindsD9:04am, 19th Mar 2015
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JD - I'd forgotten about notifications - I'll tidy that upwards so it doesn't mash the menu.fetcheveryone
ChrisHB - they are two separate entities in terms of logging in - but both should remember you once you are.
RIC - no worries. You can carry on using the main site on your mobile if you like.
Linds - any chance of a screenshot?
Rugby - yeah, it was absolutely ace!9:43am, 19th Mar 2015 -
Ta Fetch... new one for you - Comments are in white on pale yellow. Not the easiest to read!JustCommando!9:50am, 19th Mar 2015
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And menu working I just checkedJustCommando!9:51am, 19th Mar 2015
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Do you mean blog comments?fetcheveryone9:58am, 19th Mar 2015
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Has your work on the mobile edition had an adverse effect on the main web page when viewed on an iPad? Since 18/2 the scaling of the web pages has not allowed a full view of any of the Fetch pages, which were previously fully visible in portrait view.The Ant Hill Mob
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I meant the blog comments yes but you've fixed them alreadyJustCommando!6:39pm, 19th Mar 2015
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Tried to take a screen shot but not sure where it saved. Also not sure what you want to see. The issue is that when I click on a forum thread, instead of taking me to the last unread post (which may be several pages back) it just takes me to the most recent page (so I miss all the previous unread posts, which can be a lot on the 700 thread :))LindsD12:40pm, 23rd Mar 2015
but go take a look at this week's vLog, fast forward to about 3mins25, and watch the advert
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Back in Bedford, waiting for t'wife to finish her last client of the day, so we can catch up.
I've got a bit of a sore tum - it's been brewing since I finished my run today. It could the speed with which I ate the cheese sandwich that I inhaled afterwards. Or the Snickers I ate before!
Today was the beginners session - and (I say this every time) they did very well. It was a bit of a challenging one today - not only was it our longest run to date (28 minutes), but we did it as an out-and-back, with the 'out' being up a shallow gradient, into a headwind. Of course, we got it all returned on the way back - but they did well nevertheless, and shaved another 10s/mile off their pace - despite one of them falling over
I did my own run in the afternoon - a tempo run - but a little slower than I have been running them. The goal is to get the distance up to 6-7 miles now, and in order to do that, I have to step back a bit from the 7:30's that I was running my 4 mile tempo at. It's sense really. So today I did 5 miles at just under 8mins/mile, although I did have a seven minute walk in the second mile when I was on the phone to Katie - so it was more like 4.5 really. Overall it felt a good deal more comfortable to run at that pace, and I can envisage being able to build that up without too much stress.
And the best part was that my leg behaved itself, and I felt surprisingly chipper so soon after Wednesday's 20
But the absolute best part of today is the knowledge that tomorrow me and Katie will be at the Millenium Stadium watching Wales. #breathlessoptimism
I've got a bit of a sore tum - it's been brewing since I finished my run today. It could the speed with which I ate the cheese sandwich that I inhaled afterwards. Or the Snickers I ate before!
Today was the beginners session - and (I say this every time) they did very well. It was a bit of a challenging one today - not only was it our longest run to date (28 minutes), but we did it as an out-and-back, with the 'out' being up a shallow gradient, into a headwind. Of course, we got it all returned on the way back - but they did well nevertheless, and shaved another 10s/mile off their pace - despite one of them falling over
I did my own run in the afternoon - a tempo run - but a little slower than I have been running them. The goal is to get the distance up to 6-7 miles now, and in order to do that, I have to step back a bit from the 7:30's that I was running my 4 mile tempo at. It's sense really. So today I did 5 miles at just under 8mins/mile, although I did have a seven minute walk in the second mile when I was on the phone to Katie - so it was more like 4.5 really. Overall it felt a good deal more comfortable to run at that pace, and I can envisage being able to build that up without too much stress.
And the best part was that my leg behaved itself, and I felt surprisingly chipper so soon after Wednesday's 20
But the absolute best part of today is the knowledge that tomorrow me and Katie will be at the Millenium Stadium watching Wales. #breathlessoptimism
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Ooh, my sister has tickets for that game too you lucky things!Tazsedai8:38pm, 13th Mar 2015
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Mr AL and his Dad will be there too - Mr AL decked in every Welsh/red garment he possesses - hope you all enjoy itAutumnleaves8:39pm, 13th Mar 2015
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I am very jealous. Have a great day, both of you.HowFar?9:06pm, 13th Mar 2015
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Have a lovely day.Fizz :-)
As an aside, I used to work for Laing Homes, and it was John Laing Construction who built the MS. They would tell tales about how the deal to build the stadium brought the company down . . .9:13pm, 13th Mar 2015 -
Fingers crossed for the right result tomorrow!LazyDaisy9:25pm, 13th Mar 2015
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Have a fantastic match at the Millenium. I am loooking forward to watching on TV.Ferdi9:26pm, 13th Mar 2015
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I went to the game too. Best game of rugby I've ever seen. Hope you had a fantastic time.smash11:26am, 15th Mar 2015
It was pretty tough.
We did the same route as our last 20, but this time we did it in reverse. I've never done this on such a long run before, and it's kind of strange, ticking things off backwards - and remembering how you felt at each point - and weird how some bits of the route shrunk or grew in my memory.
The first five miles were a bit disjointed - certainly not the prettiest part of the route, and there was a fair bit of road crossing, and a loo stop at Morrisons. Then the next 3 miles were all about the southerly wind, which was a bit sapping. I'd nailed my layers, but poor Katie had a few too many long-sleeve tops.
There was a turn at 9.5, which put the wind behind us, which also had the effect of making everything seem much quieter, but that didn't last long, as the traffic started whizzing past us. Mentally, I'd prepared myself for the incline through Shortstown at 11 miles (the only incline of any note on this route), as it was the point at which I'd lost a bit of my mojo on our previous visit. So much so that I'd nicknamed it 'the B*stard of Shortstown'. But (perhaps because I'd built it up so much), it wasn't too bad, and I sailed down the other side feeling good.
We (literally) ditched some of Katie's jumpers at the 12 mile mark, took our second gel, and from here on, it was a bit of a stop-start grind. Poor Katie was having a bit of a 'mare with the stomach : porridge ratio, and the machinery in my left leg was revving up to be a bit of an issue.
I tried to loosen things off whilst running, by lifting my knees and flicking my heels, just as we went through Cople (14 miles), but very shortly after that, something in my left knee decided it was unhappy, and I had to stop pretty quickly, and stretch IT band, hamstring, quads and groin.
This seemed to help a bit, and we made it on to 16 miles, taking our final gel, and using it as another opportunity to stretch my bits out Again, it helped a little, but from then on, everything was pretty tortuous. The mileage crept up 0.1 at a time, and kerbs got sworn at a lot.
I tried to be cheerful as we neared home, but I can only imagine that any neighbours that happened to look out of their windows when we arrived back must have wondered why the hell we do this to ourselves. Neither of us were particularly sure why either A bath/shower was followed by an unspoken understanding that we'd both go to bed and have a 20 minute nap, which felt like the best sleep ever.
That said, I am surprised by how well I'm moving around today. I still feel like I could take a nap at any point, but I've even entertained the notion of running, even if I fairly quickly talked myself out of it. Beginners group tomorrow, and I'll be the one at the back
We did the same route as our last 20, but this time we did it in reverse. I've never done this on such a long run before, and it's kind of strange, ticking things off backwards - and remembering how you felt at each point - and weird how some bits of the route shrunk or grew in my memory.
The first five miles were a bit disjointed - certainly not the prettiest part of the route, and there was a fair bit of road crossing, and a loo stop at Morrisons. Then the next 3 miles were all about the southerly wind, which was a bit sapping. I'd nailed my layers, but poor Katie had a few too many long-sleeve tops.
There was a turn at 9.5, which put the wind behind us, which also had the effect of making everything seem much quieter, but that didn't last long, as the traffic started whizzing past us. Mentally, I'd prepared myself for the incline through Shortstown at 11 miles (the only incline of any note on this route), as it was the point at which I'd lost a bit of my mojo on our previous visit. So much so that I'd nicknamed it 'the B*stard of Shortstown'. But (perhaps because I'd built it up so much), it wasn't too bad, and I sailed down the other side feeling good.
We (literally) ditched some of Katie's jumpers at the 12 mile mark, took our second gel, and from here on, it was a bit of a stop-start grind. Poor Katie was having a bit of a 'mare with the stomach : porridge ratio, and the machinery in my left leg was revving up to be a bit of an issue.
I tried to loosen things off whilst running, by lifting my knees and flicking my heels, just as we went through Cople (14 miles), but very shortly after that, something in my left knee decided it was unhappy, and I had to stop pretty quickly, and stretch IT band, hamstring, quads and groin.
This seemed to help a bit, and we made it on to 16 miles, taking our final gel, and using it as another opportunity to stretch my bits out
Again, it helped a little, but from then on, everything was pretty tortuous. The mileage crept up 0.1 at a time, and kerbs got sworn at a lot. I tried to be cheerful as we neared home, but I can only imagine that any neighbours that happened to look out of their windows when we arrived back must have wondered why the hell we do this to ourselves. Neither of us were particularly sure why either
A bath/shower was followed by an unspoken understanding that we'd both go to bed and have a 20 minute nap, which felt like the best sleep ever. That said, I am surprised by how well I'm moving around today. I still feel like I could take a nap at any point, but I've even entertained the notion of running, even if I fairly quickly talked myself out of it. Beginners group tomorrow, and I'll be the one at the back
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sounds hideous, there is no way you are tempting me to do a marathonfleecy3:45pm, 12th Mar 2015
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I think I'd have needed more than a 20 minute nap! Another one ticked offAlice the Camel4:03pm, 12th Mar 2015
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It must be so handy having a physio with you to ...erm...massage your groin, as it were... or stretch your bits out as you so eloquently put it!Wine Legs4:07pm, 12th Mar 2015
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Long runs. That's 'em in a nutshell. 20 is never easy. I always think it should be, once you've done marathons and what not. But it never is. Never! Well done youse both.HappyG(rrr) G4:17pm, 12th Mar 2015
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I cannot believe you did 20 so soon after a hard half race! Not surprised it was so tough.Melbourne Runner4:28pm, 12th Mar 2015
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Well done on finishing! Sounds like a bit of an ordeal. 20 for us this weekend too and I have to admit I'm more than a bit nervous. At least my last run was this morning, and so I have a good 48 hours to rest before we tackle it. I don't know, tackle, groin, bits, anyone reading this must wonder what site they've strayed on toHippity5:51pm, 12th Mar 2015
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Well done. Sounds like a horrific run. Did you drive back to pick up Katie's jumpers?Corrah7:02pm, 12th Mar 2015
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I'm with the neighbours; 20 miles is insane!Tikka7:39pm, 12th Mar 2015
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It's blogs like this that remind me why I gave up marathon running.. good luck with it though!Yazoo4:38pm, 13th Mar 2015
A bit late, but here it is:
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I've been playing about with Weka today - it's a data analysis tool. It's completely free, and it's from the University of Waikato, which is where Warren Gatland went - which makes it excellent by default.
Anyway... you can use it to build 'decision trees'. An example of a decision tree might be a list of questions that your bank asks you, in order to loan you money. Do you own your own home? How many months do you want to pay it back? What's your salary? How many times a week do you go skydiving? These aren't always simple yes/no questions - like the salary one, the answer can be anything from 0 to a squillion. The decision tree works out the best order to ask these questions; and depending on each answer, the subsequent questions are moved around. So at the bank, they might ask you about your salary first, because it's the clearest indicator of whether you can afford the loan; but if your answer is low, they might still lend you the money if you give a high answer for the number of repayment months. The tree is constructed by looking at lots of cases where money is loaned, each with a measurement of the outcome i.e. was the loan paid back successfully or not. Of course, depending on who you loan money off, the criteria might lean towards lending to those who *can't* pay it back - but that's not the point of this blog
Of course, it's of interest to me because I have a big database of all your running data And if you have any sort of race portfolio on FE, then you'll have had an fmail from me recently asking you to classify your races as PB attempts or not.
I've taken the first steps towards trying to make use of that information today. I fed 630 marathon performances into Weka, each with information about the mileage and pace that the runners had been operating at pre-race. Here's a little decision tree that it's come up with to determine whether that sub-4 is on. It correctly classifies 92.4% of marathon runners who were trying to beat their PBs:
1) Previous Best quicker than 4 hours?
If yes, then YES you will get a sub-4
If no, then go to question (2)
(2) Is your overall training pace quicker than 9:53/mile?
If yes, and this is your 1st, 2nd or 3rd marathon, then YES!
If yes, but you've had more than 3 PB attempts at a marathon, then NO!
If no, go to question (3)
(3) Is your previous best better than 4:04:42?
If yes, go to question (4)
If no, then NO!
(4) Is your peak mileage week less than 52 miles?
If no, then NO!
If yes, then go to question (5)
(5) Is your pace better than 10:00/mile?
If yes, then YES!
If no, then go to question (6)
(6) Is your previous best better than 4:10:53?
If yes, then YES!
If no, then NO!
It's lots of fun playing with this
Anyway... you can use it to build 'decision trees'. An example of a decision tree might be a list of questions that your bank asks you, in order to loan you money. Do you own your own home? How many months do you want to pay it back? What's your salary? How many times a week do you go skydiving? These aren't always simple yes/no questions - like the salary one, the answer can be anything from 0 to a squillion. The decision tree works out the best order to ask these questions; and depending on each answer, the subsequent questions are moved around. So at the bank, they might ask you about your salary first, because it's the clearest indicator of whether you can afford the loan; but if your answer is low, they might still lend you the money if you give a high answer for the number of repayment months. The tree is constructed by looking at lots of cases where money is loaned, each with a measurement of the outcome i.e. was the loan paid back successfully or not. Of course, depending on who you loan money off, the criteria might lean towards lending to those who *can't* pay it back - but that's not the point of this blog
Of course, it's of interest to me because I have a big database of all your running data
And if you have any sort of race portfolio on FE, then you'll have had an fmail from me recently asking you to classify your races as PB attempts or not. I've taken the first steps towards trying to make use of that information today. I fed 630 marathon performances into Weka, each with information about the mileage and pace that the runners had been operating at pre-race. Here's a little decision tree that it's come up with to determine whether that sub-4 is on. It correctly classifies 92.4% of marathon runners who were trying to beat their PBs:
1) Previous Best quicker than 4 hours?
If yes, then YES you will get a sub-4
If no, then go to question (2)
(2) Is your overall training pace quicker than 9:53/mile?
If yes, and this is your 1st, 2nd or 3rd marathon, then YES!
If yes, but you've had more than 3 PB attempts at a marathon, then NO!
If no, go to question (3)
(3) Is your previous best better than 4:04:42?
If yes, go to question (4)
If no, then NO!
(4) Is your peak mileage week less than 52 miles?
If no, then NO!
If yes, then go to question (5)
(5) Is your pace better than 10:00/mile?
If yes, then YES!
If no, then go to question (6)
(6) Is your previous best better than 4:10:53?
If yes, then YES!
If no, then NO!
It's lots of fun playing with this
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That does sound fun!!sallykate6:47pm, 10th Mar 2015
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Here is an *actual* weka for your delectation: ibc.lynxeds.comWine Legs7:19pm, 10th Mar 2015
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A fine beast!fetcheveryone7:26pm, 10th Mar 2015
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My Marathon PB is better than in (6) by 5 seconds. So I *could* beat that?McGoohan7:34pm, 10th Mar 2015
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That's fascinatingLindsD8:35pm, 10th Mar 2015
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My fingers are itching at the thought of all that data!ThunderFeet9:45pm, 10th Mar 2015
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Ah, now, err, um, hang on. That might all be statistically correct and valid, but... is it causal? And can you use it to guide or inform? Surely that's important. e.g. If you are a multi marathoner, you might always do sub 4, run most of your training at sub 4 pace, because you do marathons every other weekend and just recovery runs in between. But that doesn't mean we'd recommend anyone/everyone to do 25 marathons a year?! Caution, arooga, arooga etc.!HappyG(rrr) G8:40am, 11th Mar 2015
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These are PB attempts.fetcheveryone11:42am, 11th Mar 2015
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Very good. I think the important bit is just what Fetch said, it's aPB attempt, so you then make the assumption that people have had a plan, trained as hard as time will allow, and ou have quite a bank fo data. Perhaps it is not totally causal, but I'd say it is a prety good guide and very useful information. It ook liek it show you need to have a coupleof cracks at least at a mara, and gradualy get our pace upa bit. I've run two, from emeort 4.14, 4.11, not enough long runs,not quite at the right pace,this works out for me.Ocelot Spleens12:48pm, 11th Mar 2015
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sounds goodNight-owl5:42pm, 11th Mar 2015
One of the beginners from my running group has been involved in this project, which looks like it'd be interesting for those of you that like adding a challenge element to your running:
democracystreet.com
It's not live yet I don't think - but the idea is that you can use the app to find streets in any area that are named after people and events that have shaped democracy in the UK. You visit them, check in, read up on the historical info if you like, and collect points - and if you take a picture, it'll go into a big bit of artwork (and you'll score extra points).
democracystreet.com
It's not live yet I don't think - but the idea is that you can use the app to find streets in any area that are named after people and events that have shaped democracy in the UK. You visit them, check in, read up on the historical info if you like, and collect points - and if you take a picture, it'll go into a big bit of artwork (and you'll score extra points).
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looks interestingcolettedeann11:40am, 10th Mar 2015
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Really interesting! I love finding out about the history of places I run, but usually have to google it afterwards. I can imagine apps for other stuff too: wonder if they exist? Blue plaque apps? You could collect blue plaques. Local historical societies could all join up in one app? Lots of cool ideasfleecy1:12pm, 10th Mar 2015
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Ooh, there is a blue plaque app! Might get itfleecy blueplaquesapp.com1:13pm, 10th Mar 2015
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No good for me.....I don't have (and refuse to have) a smartphone!westmoors6:24pm, 10th Mar 2015
My beginners moved up to 25 minutes today - and still seem to be enjoying themselves This took us through the 2 mile mark for the first time, and not only did they run further than last week, but they were also slightly faster, by about 10s/mile. When I got home, I called a couple of local running shops, and they've given me some 10-15% off vouchers to hand out. One shop will even send us a £100 voucher when we've redeemed 10 of the discount vouchers. If you're leading a group, it's worth giving it a try to see what's available locally.
Then it was time for me to do my run, and (as it's my last one of the week) I felt like making it a bit of a bigger one. So I went for 10, stuck my headphones in, and enjoyed it. The legs are mostly back to normal, and the pace was pretty good. I think I must be using my arms more - I've got a bit of muscle tiredness in my triceps, and the bit of your chest that your arms rest on when you're too tired to hold them up. I've got two full days off, and some light duties before our next 20 on Wednesday.
This evening we've watched a good amount of YouTube, and the Bear Grylls programme, which was good fun. We did a bit of maths homework (Mayan sums), and my boy has noted that there's no point whatsoever in advertising that you can put soup in a cup. It's soup. Put it in whatever you like.
I'm reading 'Dear Lupin: Letters to a Wayward Son', which is proving to be fun.
This took us through the 2 mile mark for the first time, and not only did they run further than last week, but they were also slightly faster, by about 10s/mile. When I got home, I called a couple of local running shops, and they've given me some 10-15% off vouchers to hand out. One shop will even send us a £100 voucher when we've redeemed 10 of the discount vouchers. If you're leading a group, it's worth giving it a try to see what's available locally. Then it was time for me to do my run, and (as it's my last one of the week) I felt like making it a bit of a bigger one. So I went for 10, stuck my headphones in, and enjoyed it. The legs are mostly back to normal, and the pace was pretty good. I think I must be using my arms more - I've got a bit of muscle tiredness in my triceps, and the bit of your chest that your arms rest on when you're too tired to hold them up. I've got two full days off, and some light duties before our next 20 on Wednesday.
This evening we've watched a good amount of YouTube, and the Bear Grylls programme, which was good fun. We did a bit of maths homework (Mayan sums), and my boy has noted that there's no point whatsoever in advertising that you can put soup in a cup. It's soup. Put it in whatever you like.
I'm reading 'Dear Lupin: Letters to a Wayward Son', which is proving to be fun.
Click here to suggest fetcheveryone's blog for today's highlights.
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I had to google mayan maths.... interestingD28:23am, 7th Mar 2015
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He's got a point about the soup.Alice the Camel8:33am, 7th Mar 2015
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That is a most excellent observation about soup. You've got yourself a sharp one there.Bintmcskint8:41am, 7th Mar 2015
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Likewise D2!westmoors11:43am, 7th Mar 2015
Finally I have all the pieces in place to write up my experiences at the Bath Half
This was our third year at the race, and it's becoming something like a permanent fixture in our calendar now. When we first ran here, it was inspired by the fact that my eldest stepson had started university in the city - and it was a nice excuse to come and see him. But even though this year he's in Switzerland, we still ended up in Bath We've also stayed in the same bed and breakfast each time, right on Great Pulteney Street. It feels a bit like seeing old friends when we arrive, and we've got to the point now where we book up for next year as we're leaving
The race itself is about as flat as a half marathon in Bath could ever be, going along one side of the river, then back again on the other side, and repeat. The supporters are plentiful and vocal, and there's an increasing quantity of entertainment on the route. This year they had seven bands playing live, along with various locals with speakers and amps in their front gardens. There was one guy standing in his garden, with one foot up on his amp and arms folded, as it belted out classical music, looking like some sort of triumphant viking. The local radio station cover ten or twenty yards of road with jelly babies in their efforts to fuel the runners, bless 'em, and there are all manner of scouts and volunteers handing out water and Lucozade, and picking it back up again.
In short, it's the sort of vibrant well-organised chaos that you expect from a big city race.
I think I've been a bit lucky to be on the 'white' start each year. Katie has been shunted into the orange start, and was jealous of the amount of space around me as I recorded some vLog footage from inside my pen. There's a hilarious ritual as runners discard their warm jumpers, balling them up and hurling them to the sides - or in many cases, just flinging them into the crowd. On either side of the column of runners, expensive but friendly looking sandstone families look down from third and fourth stories, drinking mugs of tea and laughing at our antics.
The first mile is a bit congested - it took me just under two minutes to get across the start line (it took some runners at least 15 minutes), and the first half a mile is a bit of a bun fight as people jostle for position, and weave all over the place like motorists taking phone calls. When you get to the bit of the course that loops, there's a lane system in place, but thankfully this year they'd improved it. Last time there were cones up the middle of the road, and I nearly split my difference on one of them. This year, they'd strung tape from cone to cone, so it meant they were a bit easier to avoid. However, it did mean that sometimes I was swearing at the people getting a better corner than me, and there were a few places where the cones had fallen over.
But I'm nit picking. If you like 'em brash, you'd like this one
My own race went pretty well, considering I'm marathon training. I think it might have been a bit ambitious to try for a PB at the moment - I didn't really taper - but there were some encouraging signs - certainly an improvement on last year's post-virus attempt. Here are my splits:
1) 1m - 7:49(7:49/m) 159/181bpm
2) 1m - 7:53(7:53/m) 165/173bpm
3) 1m - 7:53(7:53/m) 167/177bpm
4) 1m - 7:56(7:56/m) 165/171bpm
5) 1m - 7:58(7:58/m) 167/177bpm
6) 1m - 7:59(7:59/m) 170/174bpm
7) 1m - 8:07(8:07/m) 171/178bpm
8) 1m - 8:06(8:06/m) 171/180bpm
9) 1m - 8:17(8:17/m) 172/180bpm
10) 1m - 8:23(8:23/m) 171/179bpm
11) 1m - 8:22(8:22/m) 171/177bpm
12) 1m - 8:37(8:37/m) 171/177bpm
13) 1m - 8:50(8:50/m) 176/180bpm
14) 0.21m - 1:39(8:00/m) 181/184bpm
Mile 8 is the second pass through Queen Square - accompanied by a little 15m incline that can feel a bit uncomfortable first time round, and leave you swearing on the return visit. It pretty much marks the point where I began the switch from 'trying to maintain race pace', to 'trying not to slow down by too much'. As you can see, the steam slowly ran out over the last 4-5 miles. I also got pretty stiff in my hips, which will be one to watch when we get back to our long runs (20 planned next week).
The finish is at the same point as the start, with runners directed down a side road towards rest and goodies. I finished 2863rd out of 11,590 - so I don't think I saw this area at its most congested. It was a little bit slow in places (bit of a standstill at the point where the medals were being handed out), and I got told that I couldn't have a bottle of Lucozade, because I'd already accepted a bottle of water - this despite lots of runners walking round with armfuls of bottles. I didn't mind this - and I think I could have swapped my water for sports drink quite easily had I needed to. I guess this is the sort of thing that happens when there are lots of volunteers, coping with lots of runners. Again, not horrendous stuff - but if I didn't mention it, this might sound like I was paid to write it
The medal is cool - bright pink ribbon, and chunky; and there was also a technical race t-shirt - in electric blue with the same pink, and white writing. The last few years it's been white cotton with a few logos - so this was quite exciting! The goody bag was also pretty cool. Cutting straight to the good stuff, there was a fake Mars bar, a bunch of Dairy Milk stuff, and a couple of Soreen things.
Race results were quick, but readers of my previous blogs will know that there was a bit of a cock up with my time, which has now been resolved. My guess is that two columns in a spreadsheet were matched up to the wrong bits of data, resulting in me getting attributed to the wrong result. All sorted
Would I recommend it? Yes, definitely. I know it's been picked up for being a bit pricy in the past (it's £41 right now for 2016 entries). You can certainly find great half marathons at half the price - but it seems to be well within the acceptable tolerance for big city races, what with all the road closures, and H&S stuff - and as far as those big races go, it seems to be well-organised, the support is great, and the t-shirt is ace
PS Here's the vLog, if you want to see a bit more, including the contents of the goody bag, and the t-shirt: http://www.fetcheveryone.com/vlog.php?week=17
This was our third year at the race, and it's becoming something like a permanent fixture in our calendar now. When we first ran here, it was inspired by the fact that my eldest stepson had started university in the city - and it was a nice excuse to come and see him. But even though this year he's in Switzerland, we still ended up in Bath
We've also stayed in the same bed and breakfast each time, right on Great Pulteney Street. It feels a bit like seeing old friends when we arrive, and we've got to the point now where we book up for next year as we're leaving The race itself is about as flat as a half marathon in Bath could ever be, going along one side of the river, then back again on the other side, and repeat. The supporters are plentiful and vocal, and there's an increasing quantity of entertainment on the route. This year they had seven bands playing live, along with various locals with speakers and amps in their front gardens. There was one guy standing in his garden, with one foot up on his amp and arms folded, as it belted out classical music, looking like some sort of triumphant viking. The local radio station cover ten or twenty yards of road with jelly babies in their efforts to fuel the runners, bless 'em, and there are all manner of scouts and volunteers handing out water and Lucozade, and picking it back up again.
In short, it's the sort of vibrant well-organised chaos that you expect from a big city race.
I think I've been a bit lucky to be on the 'white' start each year. Katie has been shunted into the orange start, and was jealous of the amount of space around me as I recorded some vLog footage from inside my pen. There's a hilarious ritual as runners discard their warm jumpers, balling them up and hurling them to the sides - or in many cases, just flinging them into the crowd. On either side of the column of runners, expensive but friendly looking sandstone families look down from third and fourth stories, drinking mugs of tea and laughing at our antics.
The first mile is a bit congested - it took me just under two minutes to get across the start line (it took some runners at least 15 minutes), and the first half a mile is a bit of a bun fight as people jostle for position, and weave all over the place like motorists taking phone calls. When you get to the bit of the course that loops, there's a lane system in place, but thankfully this year they'd improved it. Last time there were cones up the middle of the road, and I nearly split my difference on one of them. This year, they'd strung tape from cone to cone, so it meant they were a bit easier to avoid. However, it did mean that sometimes I was swearing at the people getting a better corner than me, and there were a few places where the cones had fallen over.
But I'm nit picking. If you like 'em brash, you'd like this one
My own race went pretty well, considering I'm marathon training. I think it might have been a bit ambitious to try for a PB at the moment - I didn't really taper - but there were some encouraging signs - certainly an improvement on last year's post-virus attempt. Here are my splits:
1) 1m - 7:49(7:49/m) 159/181bpm
2) 1m - 7:53(7:53/m) 165/173bpm
3) 1m - 7:53(7:53/m) 167/177bpm
4) 1m - 7:56(7:56/m) 165/171bpm
5) 1m - 7:58(7:58/m) 167/177bpm
6) 1m - 7:59(7:59/m) 170/174bpm
7) 1m - 8:07(8:07/m) 171/178bpm
8) 1m - 8:06(8:06/m) 171/180bpm
9) 1m - 8:17(8:17/m) 172/180bpm
10) 1m - 8:23(8:23/m) 171/179bpm
11) 1m - 8:22(8:22/m) 171/177bpm
12) 1m - 8:37(8:37/m) 171/177bpm
13) 1m - 8:50(8:50/m) 176/180bpm
14) 0.21m - 1:39(8:00/m) 181/184bpm
Mile 8 is the second pass through Queen Square - accompanied by a little 15m incline that can feel a bit uncomfortable first time round, and leave you swearing on the return visit. It pretty much marks the point where I began the switch from 'trying to maintain race pace', to 'trying not to slow down by too much'. As you can see, the steam slowly ran out over the last 4-5 miles. I also got pretty stiff in my hips, which will be one to watch when we get back to our long runs (20 planned next week).
The finish is at the same point as the start, with runners directed down a side road towards rest and goodies. I finished 2863rd out of 11,590 - so I don't think I saw this area at its most congested. It was a little bit slow in places (bit of a standstill at the point where the medals were being handed out), and I got told that I couldn't have a bottle of Lucozade, because I'd already accepted a bottle of water - this despite lots of runners walking round with armfuls of bottles. I didn't mind this - and I think I could have swapped my water for sports drink quite easily had I needed to. I guess this is the sort of thing that happens when there are lots of volunteers, coping with lots of runners. Again, not horrendous stuff - but if I didn't mention it, this might sound like I was paid to write it
The medal is cool - bright pink ribbon, and chunky; and there was also a technical race t-shirt - in electric blue with the same pink, and white writing. The last few years it's been white cotton with a few logos - so this was quite exciting! The goody bag was also pretty cool. Cutting straight to the good stuff, there was a fake Mars bar, a bunch of Dairy Milk stuff, and a couple of Soreen things.
Race results were quick, but readers of my previous blogs will know that there was a bit of a cock up with my time, which has now been resolved. My guess is that two columns in a spreadsheet were matched up to the wrong bits of data, resulting in me getting attributed to the wrong result. All sorted
Would I recommend it? Yes, definitely. I know it's been picked up for being a bit pricy in the past (it's £41 right now for 2016 entries). You can certainly find great half marathons at half the price - but it seems to be well within the acceptable tolerance for big city races, what with all the road closures, and H&S stuff - and as far as those big races go, it seems to be well-organised, the support is great, and the t-shirt is ace
PS Here's the vLog, if you want to see a bit more, including the contents of the goody bag, and the t-shirt: http://www.fetcheveryone.com/vlog.php?week=17
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I shall watch the vlog later .... but I shall be very disappointed if the chicken doesn't feature somewhere in itBaronessBL7:34am, 6th Mar 2015
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Worth doing just for the goodie bag! How did Katie get on?Alice the Camel7:46am, 6th Mar 2015
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Green start to be pedantic, the poor oranges are even further back than I was. AtC, I did 2.00.7 which I was jolly pleased with, am trying to find time to blog about it and about 14 other thingsKatieB8:40am, 6th Mar 2015
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Well done. Great race report. Any idea why the slow down from 8 miles?HappyG(rrr) G9:19am, 6th Mar 2015
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Well done KatieAlice the Camel9:40am, 6th Mar 2015
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Impressed wiv your time and good bloggage too Sir FetchSeratonin1:17pm, 6th Mar 2015
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well done-Melbourne Runner1:27pm, 6th Mar 2015
Still waiting to get my result sorted - then I'll write up my race.
Legs starting to feel a bit more like normal now, and ready for another run tomorrow or Friday. I want another crack at half marathon! Just the full one to get past first, then the small matter of recovery.
Today feels like it was a busy day, but I can't think of any specific stuff that took up my time. I'm liking the way the 'Train' page is coming together, and I'm getting lots of PB data to play with.
I've also had a clothing mishap. My favourite pair of running bottoms (insert your own joke here) have a hole in the undercarriage. I've worn them for all my long runs, which is probably the reason they've worn through. They have big mesh pockets on the side for gels, so I'm crossing my fingers I can get another pair just like them.
My boy made a plasma cutter at cubs this evening. I don't know if they still do knots.
Legs starting to feel a bit more like normal now, and ready for another run tomorrow or Friday. I want another crack at half marathon! Just the full one to get past first, then the small matter of recovery.
Today feels like it was a busy day, but I can't think of any specific stuff that took up my time. I'm liking the way the 'Train' page is coming together, and I'm getting lots of PB data to play with.
I've also had a clothing mishap. My favourite pair of running bottoms (insert your own joke here) have a hole in the undercarriage. I've worn them for all my long runs, which is probably the reason they've worn through. They have big mesh pockets on the side for gels, so I'm crossing my fingers I can get another pair just like them.
My boy made a plasma cutter at cubs this evening. I don't know if they still do knots.
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Knots are important so lets hope so...D210:17pm, 4th Mar 2015
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Who needs knots when you've got a plasma cutter?!Angus Clydesdale12:15am, 5th Mar 2015
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What's a plasma cutter?LazyDaisy7:21am, 5th Mar 2015
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I just googled plasma cuter. Knots are much more useful. Unfortunately the modern world likes trendy things.Ocelot Spleens7:23am, 5th Mar 2015
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If you can't get the same trousers, you could cut off those pockets and recycle them on the next ones you buy. Maybe your boy could help with the sewing and then get the appropriate badge at cubs. Win, win!alpenrose9:00pm, 5th Mar 2015
The provisional results have gone wrong somewhere. If you search for me by name (Ian Williams) it suggests that I finished in 2hrs13, rather than 1hr47.
It also suggests that I was wearing bib number 5520, so I looked it up on the race photo website - and I can quite see how they confused me with this runner:
marathon-photos.com
It also suggests that I was wearing bib number 5520, so I looked it up on the race photo website - and I can quite see how they confused me with this runner:
marathon-photos.com
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To be fair he is in red & yellow too.Heavyweight4:37pm, 3rd Mar 2015
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How can we be sure that isn't you?McGoohan4:55pm, 3rd Mar 2015
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Bit of a cock-up.Dvorak5:02pm, 3rd Mar 2015
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My oh my - you've changedNight-owl5:05pm, 3rd Mar 2015
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haha.B.5:37pm, 3rd Mar 2015
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Nice outfit!westmoors6:14pm, 3rd Mar 2015
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How fabulous - will you be wearing that for VLM too?minardi6:16pm, 3rd Mar 2015
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Doppelganger!LazyDaisy6:19pm, 3rd Mar 2015
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Wardrobe malfunction.The Ant Hill Mob6:38pm, 3rd Mar 2015
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Is this a prototype for the next hoody?Iron_Mum6:38pm, 3rd Mar 2015
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sallykate6:44pm, 3rd Mar 2015
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It's quite common to let yourself go a bit when you settle into comfortable married life. Don't worry about it.leaguefreak6:45pm, 3rd Mar 2015
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Won't be long before either a) similar costumes will be available for purchase in the Fetch shop or b) a new chicken icon will appear in the Fetchpoint game - collect five and you win yourself a place in a half marathonBaronessBL6:58pm, 3rd Mar 2015
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Excellentfetcheveryone7:00pm, 3rd Mar 2015
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BrilliantGimmeMedals7:17pm, 3rd Mar 2015
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This makes me happyBintmcskint7:46pm, 3rd Mar 2015
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fabulous commentsRosehip
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I don't do onesies.alpenrose9:40pm, 3rd Mar 2015
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That made me properly lolCorrah10:43pm, 3rd Mar 2015
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we've got a home strip, an away strip and now we get the charity strip. Fantastic.flanker
2:13 wearing that is actually quite impressive!10:13am, 4th Mar 2015 -
Actually made me spit my tea. *wipes keyboard*LindsD3:14pm, 4th Mar 2015
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2.13 would have been a bit of a poultry timefleecy6:39am, 5th Mar 2015
Here's a video for anyone who wants to import to Fetch from a TomTom:
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If you click the 'Train' tab, and go into that page, you'll see that I've updated it.
http://www.fetcheveryone.com/training-home.php
Key things:
1) big long trail of small graphs on the left now exist as one big graph that you can page through using the 'Next' button.
2) Overall mileage totals for running, swimming and biking moved to the top of the page.
3) Training mileage league positions also moved to the top.
4) Recent entries from your training log visible on the left - click them to view in detail.
5) The "Who else is training" info is easier to see when you first arrive on the page - it's in a column on the right now.
6) Weight tracker slimmed down a bit (enter today's weight and it'll take you through to the weight page)
7) Annual targets - tidied up a bit, using less space for the majority of us who only have a running target.
8) Log out, and rather than a bunch of empty random weirdness, you get a nice promo image.
If you want to see the old version of the page, it's here:
http://www.fetcheveryone.com/old-training-home.php
The contrast between the old and new version is particularly clear when you're logged out i.e. viewing the site as a new user. My goal was to tidy things up for regular users, but also to highlight what's best about our training log for completely new users.
Feedback welcome.
*EDIT* also, for a bonus point, I've updated the page with all your training listed on it, so that rather than listing the entries for the current month, it lists the last X weeks, where X is the number you set up for your graphs on the Train page.
*EDIT TO THE EDIT* I've changed this so it now just shows your last 5 weeks.
http://www.fetcheveryone.com/training-home.php
Key things:
1) big long trail of small graphs on the left now exist as one big graph that you can page through using the 'Next' button.
2) Overall mileage totals for running, swimming and biking moved to the top of the page.
3) Training mileage league positions also moved to the top.
4) Recent entries from your training log visible on the left - click them to view in detail.
5) The "Who else is training" info is easier to see when you first arrive on the page - it's in a column on the right now.
6) Weight tracker slimmed down a bit (enter today's weight and it'll take you through to the weight page)
7) Annual targets - tidied up a bit, using less space for the majority of us who only have a running target.
8) Log out, and rather than a bunch of empty random weirdness, you get a nice promo image.
If you want to see the old version of the page, it's here:
http://www.fetcheveryone.com/old-training-home.php
The contrast between the old and new version is particularly clear when you're logged out i.e. viewing the site as a new user. My goal was to tidy things up for regular users, but also to highlight what's best about our training log for completely new users.
Feedback welcome.
*EDIT* also, for a bonus point, I've updated the page with all your training listed on it, so that rather than listing the entries for the current month, it lists the last X weeks, where X is the number you set up for your graphs on the Train page.
*EDIT TO THE EDIT* I've changed this so it now just shows your last 5 weeks.
Click here to suggest fetcheveryone's blog for today's highlights.
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That's nice. Like it when the change the jingles on the radio, it'll take a little while to get used to it. But it's better.Grid
One thing I notice - I did a 11.81K thing the other day, but on the train page I'm treated to the exact distance in all it's multi-digit glory - 11.81258496K. That's fun, but looks a bit silly. Could you hit it with your rounding stick?2:26pm, 3rd Mar 2015 -
(Interestingly, I've entered the run as exactly 11.81K so I've no idea why I'm getting all the bonus digits)Grid2:27pm, 3rd Mar 2015
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It'll be because it gets stored in the database in miles, then converted back again. Or something.fetcheveryone2:46pm, 3rd Mar 2015
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Yay I have a swim total, I'd forgotten I once knew how to swimsnogard Like the new page by the way3:23pm, 3rd Mar 2015
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Nice work - looks much better! I wasn't sure I'd like you getting rid of the monthly calendar but actually, now I've seen it, I like it a lot!Alice the Camel3:54pm, 3rd Mar 2015
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Nice. A couple of observations: (1) all of the bar graphs have the numeric volume shown twice, once above and once within each bar, (2) the annual mileage targets need a bit of alignment, especially bike.The Ant Hill Mob
See photo - [IMAGE].6:36pm, 3rd Mar 2015
I was gonna write a blog when I made it back from Bath, with a bit more detail on how my race went, but I've just fallen asleep in front of the telly. I did manage to upload my training, if you're interested - maybe you can see how my race went:
http://www.fetcheveryone.com/training-log-view.php?id=11038641
A nice morning refuelling with a full English, and a quick trip into the centre to get some goodies for our boys, then a couple of hours driving. Something like normal service will be resumed tomorrow.
Nighty night.
http://www.fetcheveryone.com/training-log-view.php?id=11038641
A nice morning refuelling with a full English, and a quick trip into the centre to get some goodies for our boys, then a couple of hours driving. Something like normal service will be resumed tomorrow.
Nighty night.
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Bloggery after recoveryfleecy10:08pm, 2nd Mar 2015
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Sleep wellSeratonin10:11pm, 2nd Mar 2015
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I must run Bath one day. When I was about three I got lost in Jolly's on Milsom Street and ended up in the window display, much to the dismay of my rather strict grandmother. Hope you enjoyed itsallykate10:25pm, 2nd Mar 2015
According to my watch, I ran 1:47:49. I won't be able to check my splits 'til I get home. I was running at about 7:55 for the first six miles, but I had slowed to 8:06 by the time I'd got to 10 miles, and by a few more seconds by the time I'd finished. My left leg felt quite stiff, so I need to kick that into shape soon.
A bit more detail and a vLog tomorrow when we get home from Bath.
We got showered as quickly as we could, and crept to the restaurant to meet with the Jigses, and JenLov and her husband (not sure of his Fetch name?). I had lovely roast chicken, followed by honeycomb ice cream with stem ginger purée. I also had two glasses of red wine. It's my second drink of the year (after two glasses on Valentines Day), so that was a nice treat. And I didn't all asleep in my dinner. Lovely stuff, and some great company.
Thankfully we have another night at our B&B, so we don't have to face the drive just yet. Asleep by 9.30 I reckon
A bit more detail and a vLog tomorrow when we get home from Bath.
We got showered as quickly as we could, and crept to the restaurant to meet with the Jigses, and JenLov and her husband (not sure of his Fetch name?). I had lovely roast chicken, followed by honeycomb ice cream with stem ginger purée. I also had two glasses of red wine. It's my second drink of the year (after two glasses on Valentines Day), so that was a nice treat. And I didn't all asleep in my dinner. Lovely stuff, and some great company.
Thankfully we have another night at our B&B, so we don't have to face the drive just yet. Asleep by 9.30 I reckon
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Nice workBintmcskint
Looking forward to the vlog.8:36pm, 1st Mar 2015 -
Well done - rest well.Alice the Camel8:38pm, 1st Mar 2015
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Well done. The half PB is clealry within sight, but perhaps even more important, things are looking promising for the marathonCanute8:52pm, 1st Mar 2015
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I've been wondering how you got onD28:57pm, 1st Mar 2015
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Well done:-)SharonD10:59pm, 1st Mar 2015
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Well done.Dodgem3:33pm, 2nd Mar 2015
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Well runminardi7:37pm, 2nd Mar 2015
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Try the Heatmap!!!
Teaser
100 Running Words (and my June summary)
July Virtual Mile
June (8)
Last Big Swim
I can't be the only one...
Which is the real me?
#EveryoneDay
The legendary sixth samosa!
WSW Main Page Layout Changes
May Summary (contains swimming!)
Hoodies pre-order closes at 10am
May (17)
A new WSW challenge
Tagging images
Hoooooooooooooodies!!!!!!!!!!!
Another Sweatshop Competition
Did you get an email?
Fifty Years Ago - Part VIII
Fifty Years Ago - Part VII
Fifty Years Ago - Part VI
Help on a slippery slope
Fifty Years Ago - Part V
Fifty Years Ago - Part IV
Fifty Years Ago - Part III
Chuck-off: Round 2
Not my king?
Fifty Years Ago - Part II
Fifty Years Ago
And that was April
April (10)
Centurion Safari!
Sheep treats (and a routes feature)
And I’ll sail her up the west coast, through villages and towns.
15,746 places to 💩
Track Your Blood Pressure
A couple of quick fmail updates
Rusty Metal and a Cycling Grudge Match
Please help me kick the fmail tyres!
Onset of Summer Watch. Have you got Onset of Summer? +fmail!
Premium?
March (10)
And that was March
Try the new fmail system
Can you help my boy?
Tell A Friend?
Some Sweatshop Competitions
Sign up to our 2023 Virtual Challenge
Review: FORM Smart Goggles
UTMOST vs Treadmills
33,258
Embranglement!
February (13)
And that was February
This year's Virtual Challenge
What does Points make?
Automatic Everything Collector
Peaky Finders
FAO Fitbit users
My favourite training graph
You've got this.
Coffee Survey (for my stepson)
Access all the tips
Tiny Usability Changes
Cod science
Hot Tips
January (14)
Monthly Infographic Bug Fixes
No, but really...
Have a play with the monthly infographic
It's not ready yet, but...
Introducing Fetch Premium
Help me design a new Monthly Infographic...
Still following?
Fettle
Definitely Not Betting
Do you follow? (plus burp chat)
Advance warning for stalkers!
I'm back (and the Fetch LS, SS and NS shirts preorder is open)
Attention Fitbit Users
Review 50 albums in 2023 (badge!)
2022 (144)
December (8)
Treasure Hunt Day 1 - the best gift
Important updates to the Fetch Relay
Introducing the Fetch Relay 2023
Who Am I? (Solved, thanks) And How Am I?
Confessions :-)
12 Days of Christmas Treasure Hunt
Chewie, we’re home!
A few pics from the Foffice :-)
November (24)
Yesvember - Day #30 (and Festive Fetch Calendar Eve!)
The Fetch Festive 160.934 :-) [Yesvember #Day 29]
You'd better watch out... (plus Yesvember Day #28)
Brace Yourself (and there's one spare bobble hat!) and Yesvember - Day #26
Hats in the post! Plus Yesvember Day #25
Look what arrived!
Yesvember - Day #24
Training Graph Manager - usability update (Yesvember Day #23)
Yesvember - Day #22 - Cheating?
Last chance to enter the Advance Performance comp
Yesvember - Days #11 thru #14 (plus Jumpy Boy)
Weather on the training home page watch. Have you got weather on the training home page? (Yesvember - Day #10)
Oh, and... it's Yesvember - Day #9
Another bit of the internet fenced off
Yesvember - Day #8 - taking steps
Yesvember - Day #7
Yesvember - Day #6
Yesvember - Day #5
The curse of swimming GPS
Yesvember - Day #4
The Les Mis effect
Yesvember - Day #3
Yesvember - Day #2
Yesvember - Day #1
October (15)
October gives way to Yesvember!
Anyone fancy a threeway?
More thoughts on races
Racing, post-pandemic
Contracts exchanged!
Competition Time!
Last call for Flobble Hats
A record year for swimming?
Woburn Lido
Order your Bobble Hat! If you like.
I appear to have entered a race! (plus new Garmin import queueing system)
Eric the Eel
Get your hobbit on
The Doctor K Cup: Saturday 8th October!
I felt the touch of the kings and the breath of the wind
September (16)
Take This Bus To Cuba
Fetch Bobble Hats
Trumpeting
Training View tweaks (switch maps, game overlays, mile markers)
Training View tweaks (and a play button bug fix)
A long ride and a cold swim.
Play Button
UTMOST Wava & Bike Division Rebuilds
New UTMOST leagues for cyclists and WAVA fans
The Doctor K Cup
Chance encounters
Do I ditch our Facebook stuff?
A keeper, from my feedback inbox...
Ultra distances - update
Adding ultra distances to Fastest Fetchies league.
Try the new Training Groups pages
August (11)
Training Groups Update - Coming Soon
Garmin Queue Issues
Donations without reference numbers :-)
New Elbow Laws
No longer the 3398th fastest Fetchie over 10k!
Pulling counties into league tables
What was I thinking?
County Champion?
Just bear in mind that you asked for this.
Wahoo and Coros users
How to make half a million quid (batteries not included)
July (6)
Club Listings
Book giveaway :-)
Updated Race Portfolio
Updated Targets Page
Exactly ***1*** Spare Ladies L Cycling Jersey
Search All Blogs :-)
June (10)
Imagine you could search all the public blogs...
Banking Scandal at Fetch Towers!
7pm on Baker Island #everyoneday
#EveryoneDay - Sunday 26th June 2022
Spare Challenge Coasters
The North West Passage
Feature Request Voting - Know Your Limits!
UTMOST Division 8: YIKES!
Shepperton Weight Gain Programme
UTMOST Division 9! Sub-50 10k :-)
May (16)
Four hours left :-)
Division 10: No hope of escape?
Book giveaway :-)
Division 11: No place left to hide
New HR Analysis
They're here! Well, not exactly *here*, but...
A quick Darth Mode update
Darth Mode! And a few biscuits for the hyperdrive.
Division 12: Two hours of pushing broom
Dark Mode: Beta
PB Potential? Fancy a quickie? ;-)
Division 12: Running Out Of Road?
Thank you everyone!
Making UTMOST moves :-)
Do you want a Fetch shirt?
I did my UTMOST :-) (plus new sharing infographic)
April (7)
Today's plan
NEW UTMOST BADGES!!!!!
A plug for some races
Raspberry Pavlov
Win a book :-)
United Colours of Cross Training
A little Streetview adventure
March (11)
The lockers are a pound.
Advice for Gym Noobs!
Feedback made easier
#EveryoneDay June 26th 2022
Fetch Virtual Challenge 2022 🎈
Thanks Chunky: parkrun routes!
Sniffer Dogs
Yikes!
Fetch Cycling Jerseys - Update
Route Plotting tweak
The Crow: A Pipedream!
February (7)
Fetch Kit Spares
Updated Race Listing Pages
Introducing Rundle!
I appear to be training for an OWS event!
Fetch Cycling Jerseys!!!
Does you wantz free shoez?
Post Office tomorrow - kit spares
January (13)
Updated Flanci Design (now with more Fetchness)
Badge Collection Graphic!
Updated elevation trace
Book Lists :-)
Updated sharing infographic - do you like it?
Spare Fetch Kit
Badge page refresh / feature requests
Flanci / Fetch Leggings
New Badge Pages
New hill badges
Join me on my fitness journey!
Are you the farmer?
Blog every day challenge - finishers
2021 (187)
December (14)
Book List
Ten years ago today...
A big slobbery elephant snog.
If you don't like hills, this must be getting tiring :-)
When does a hill end?
Hill finder - prototype v2
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
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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
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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...
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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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