fetcheveryone

quite long but much more my thing than a podcast

This is FAB!

It is completely different seeing it and hearing it... maybe you guys should always video yourselves doing to podcast?

great fun and would recommend taking part to anyone else if you get a chance

Brilliant

Hi Fetch, quick one, but I realised I can't see a quick link to your blog. It's one I do refer to as it's about site running, maybe on the 'blogs' page you can give yourself a prominant position? Just as you do it regularly, but others may wish to navigate to it also?

You can use fetcheveryone.com/fetchblog as a shortcut BB6666.

It's not the Wear Bridges Challenge? I was looking forwards to my trip to Sunderland post lockdown as well.

Thanks, I had been wondering but date not ask.

We had a bunch of Chinese contractors over back in the day. We gave them note books and spent every lunchtime teaching them swear words.

My OH as a minister is part of the Central Baptist Association, and it still makes me giggle to see CBA meeting in our calendar!

Thanks. I quite enjoyed listening to a few albums from my past. But not enough for 7.99 a month.

I've paid for my order. Thanks!

I love it

superb

Me too

Excellent Ordered and will pay soon, thanks Fetch

Nobody is going to miss me in that are they?

I have ordered and am now going to see if BaronBR would like to buy me this as a belated birthday present! Am assuming the back of the vest also says 2020 lockdown edition?

@BBL - yes, both will say the same.

Perfect

As I said somewhere else I’m hoping this will be a quaint bit of memorabilia at some stage in the future

💜

Thank you

Like👍 Ordered + paid.

Fantastic!

Will order once I work out what size I am (guide in cm, I work in inches and the last batch were in clothes sizes rather than S/M/L so I'll have to have a think!)

#epic Fetch

Can you get Ipswich Town FC to adopt this as their home kit?

Excellent

Brilliant! Ours are ordered. A piece of history

@Sigh That is why I won't be wearing mine at Ipswich parkrun when it resumes

Top work

Sorry I had to use PayPal. My card reader for on line banking does not work and I could not alter the amount to give you a bit more money to cover it. But I am a Fetch supporter

Ordered a vest for me and a shirt for Leaflet - I think he will like it

Ordered

Can’t wait to get my mitts on this thanks Fetch.

I'm in. Sorry about the PayPal, my poxy bank has shocking on line banking service and it's not playing nicely.

I normally get the vest but the t-shirt suits my lockdown belly better.

This made me smile but Crikey. Wouldn’t want to run round Glasgow in that 😂

The sizing only shows the length in cm - where's chest size pls?

Ordered and paid. A vest will be cooler in the summer, and probably still topical!

Minardi Google Ron Hill sizing and it has it there.

cheers beanie - I should have thought of that!

Is this the 3rd in a series after snog and marry?

Ordered

Ordered and paid.

I think I'll be medium but could be large depending on the fit. What's the best way to do this? Order medium and return if poor fit, or order medium and large and return the one that doesn't fit?

Up to you, but there may not be any spares, so if it’s a return, it might just be a refund.

Brilliant. Ordered & paid.

Can't resist a bit of Fetch kit, esp for all the solo runs.

I’m so happy with my T-shirt! Great design, great cut and quality!

Done, paid, waiting by the letterbox

Done, paid, waiting.

I’ve paid too PayPal sent me back to a random page

Shame we couldn't have 2020 on the front.

Thank you, I have placed my order

I had a random page when paid by PayPal too Dipps.

Ordered and paid for by bank transfer...see fmail re reference info which I missed originally!!

FF, yeah good point, the 2020 Avoid special indeed! We can get some fabric paint to add it ourselves!

Ordered and paid by Paypal.

Will be spending the rest of the day shopping for green (or maybe yellow?) shorts

Done, paid by bank transfer.

Done and paid via bank transfer

Done and paid via bank transfer

Done and paid. Thanks.

Hooray

FF/Garfield - or iron-on numbers?

In contrast to Nico I'm going to find the pair of shorts which clashes the most

D, P, W.

Done and paid

Done and bank transfer x

Thanks, Fetch....order in and payment sent. Alco051161

Thanks Fetch, I'm really pleased you were messing about with the design thingy on the Ron Hill website cuz this is so cool

That Synge would be an option too.

Done, paid, bank transfer. On a real economy drive at the moment and only buying food, but this is a worthy cause!

Brilliant! Paid and excited!

Also excited

Done and paid. Excited

Paid. Can't wait

Ordered and paid. Can't wait

Ordered and bank transferred I like the colours and need a vest for summer running

Done and paid. Thanks, Fetch!

Paid

On a side note, might be worth registering the avoideveryone.com domain name and pointing to the FE sign-up donation page. Near-free advertising and all that...

Done

Love the #Fetchfam logo

Done, bank transfer.

Ordered and paid via paypal.

Done via PayPal

Oh, yes! Apart from the sheer ghastly beauty of them, it would be a way of supporting the site and a major kit provider at a difficult time

Do you have any other kit for sale at the moment? The normal T shirts/Hoodys etc? I couldn't find them...

I don't even run any more, but it's quite tempting...

ME!

Em - we’ve got some bits and bobs in the cupboard, but I took the page down because it didn’t feel right to be doing post office trips. Hopefully by the time the green vests arrive that’ll be ok.

Awesome!

Great

Excellent, thanks Fetch, had someone asking me where I got my hoody from :D

Brill

Yes, please!

Excellent!

I'd like one too. Just a thought, as it's so much a Covid related one off (although we all feel like that at times I'm sure!) ...how about a discrete reminder of the the date somewhere? 2020 would suffice and it's a pretty number.

Agree with Sharkie. Like the anniversary "running for 15yrs" maybe add "running through Covid19"

Me please, and can you squeeze in the logo? #Fetchfam ?

^ what V'rap, Sharkie and Mrs J said

Plus buffs, if RonHill do those?
(or even Rod Hull as my phone wanted)

Me, me, me!!

A green hoody with that logo on would be awesome

Ron Hill might be able to send them direct.
Is the Ron Hill logo on the correct side?
avoideveryone.com? With redirection, of course. Nonspoof site?

Yes please. And a hoodie.

I know you’ll only count genuine preorders when you set that up, but YES!

AVOID COVID19, perhaps.

Sign me up baby

Just vests? Maybe a t-shirt Agree with Sharkie and Mrs Jigs and of course V'rap

They're garish as anything! I love em!

Yes to date and #fetchfam

Yes please!

Anything that helps support an ailing sportswear business has to be a good thing

Count me in, might buy one for the other runners in the family too!

Yup.

Yep

Would prefer a T-shirt but if I'm ever going to get a vest it will be this one so count me in regardless.

Yes please

oh yes please

Yep great way to support Fetch and another running related business in these times. And it makes the 15 anniversary tee look subtle. Count me in.

Yup totally want one

Yes me please I’ll even take a buff if they’re going

Yes please!

Neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed!
Oh! Wait! I *did* that already

Yarp

yay! count me in

Yes please. T-shirt. And yes a date on it too would be good.

T-shirt please. And I like the idea of a date too..

A buff 🤣

Ooh yes a buff.

Hurrah!

Same colour as my pacman user picture! Count me in.

Agree with Sharkie. Needs a date. "A 2020 Lockdown Memento" is pretty much how I see the vest.

I agree with Sharkie and SPR. When this is all over, some time later, 'Avoid Everyone' might need a bit of explanation. How about 'AVOID COVID19' instead? It does not need extra text or space, and would not seem antisocial to someone uninformed and mistaken but terribly sure of themselves. I have heard of such people.

I would love one!!!!

Ordered the other day. Looking forward to wearing it.

Genuine lol! (you do realise peeps are going to want them....)

Love it!

LOL 😂

I'd buy one!

I WANT IT!

....please..... sorry for shouting I got excited

Brilliant t

I think it needs to be a more evil looking shade of green

Me, me, me!!

The thing is, the normal fetch colours are already the colours of warning

Brilliant! 🙂

Is it going to be a hot summer? (vest vs shirt)
XL for me please

Have to copy Sharkie, proper laugh out loud 🤣

Are buffs (aka quick face masks in a crisis) easy to get hold of?

Neeeeeeeeeeeeeed!!

I was just thinking this morning about how Puddington used to clamour for green kit I would TOTALLY wear one of these!

Brill

Brilliant!

I’d buy that in a T! um makes a good point.

Not sure it should really deviate quite so much from 'proper' Fetch colours but I love them and if they become available before I actually do run out of money then I'd buy one!

I'll have one!

I would also have one. Along with an “I’m a quaranteen” for c9

(only because quite a few clubs locally have green/yellow and I like that Fetch colours currently stand out against them)

Clever and funny. Even better if it incorporated a Fleecy tribute with Fetch pants on the head.

Lol. Definitely should be in black.

where do we sign up for the preorders? I'll take a size 12 Please.

I'd buy one! X

I’d buy one too, but as I can’t go out I’d have no one to show it off to!

This would be prefect for me post-lockdown too.

Where can I order one?

Can you do one in a mask too?

I was also thinking the same as Vrap about Pudds.

Awesome 😀😍

Love this!

Love it

Fabulous and yes - we do need these

Oooo yes!

Pmsl

Fab!

And one for me, please!

😂😂

Been my life mantra years before even coronavirus.

I really want this!! As do others it seems.... and a buff!

So good

that's great and love the colour .... can i have one please

Yes I need this too.....

Will there be a matching face mask?

Better than "COVID EVERYONE" I suppose

I really like the colour and the message. It would be well used after lockdown ends Matching shirt and buff would be cool.

like it!

Love it! I'd buy one too

I definitely need one of those...:-)

superb.....is that centre stage on the home page yet?

I want one very much... Although in those colours, I might get buried around here!

I like the colours

That's excellent. That would make a great addition. I never buy shirts anymore but that one I would make an exception for

You know you have to do it. Buffs too

Fantastic!!!

I love the colour and want one!!!!!

I like the idea of a buff too!

I’d have two of them! Love it.

I don't think the tip is open

Is the tip open? Ours is closed.
Presumably a lot of the old stuff is compostable though?

i hope there wont be any fly tipping

We'll probably just drive it to an unguarded server and fly-download it.

Or in two days time, if you are reading this yesterday.

Could you announce that the site will be down for an hour between 23:10 and 23:50?

fetcheveryone.com/forum/c-block---there-s-no-place-like-it-19539/

Red 5 standing by .....

*Builds sub-bunker within existing toilet-roll bunker*

I've come back from Saturday to post this. It went fine. No, I'm not telling you the lottery numbers.

Zzzzz

If you sleep now CW, you'll be awake when it happens.

*starts stockpiling the how late can you post thread*

Why do i always read this as site outrage? Makes me mad.

That's outageous

How dare you keep on improving the site.

Flipping outrageous

well said

Great blog. Thank you

'don't be a dick' seems a good way to put it !
Locally, I think we're luckily that it's physical distancing being invoked, socially there's probably more chat with other people, whatever activity they're engaged in whilst passing each other.

Very well said! Thanks for having such an awesome website

This is just a fabulous blog. Thank you xxx

Great blog

Brilliant

Yup. Although I'm not sure about the BMW drivers

Very well put (and in no way pretentious or self-indulgent) blog

The 2 great takeaways from this blog are about not being a duck and the ear:mouth ratio. Love it.

This is why Fetcheveryone is the best website

By the way, there's a great book call 'Being Wrong' by Kathryn Schulz which is basically your third paragraph [not counting the don't be dicks sentence] in long form.

Yes to keeping hold of the experience, and ploughing forwards with eyes and ears open.

Well put. Thank you

Beautiful, thanks!

👍

Don't be a dick is basically how I'm trying to bring up my boys.

Excellent bloggage - you're so right. I promise not to be a dick xx

#stands and applauds# for the second time today on this site.

Well said. Thank you.

Thank you xx

Yep.

I agree.

Agree. I think as people who are broadly still allowed to do the running and cycling things that we enjoy, the onus is on us to be quiet, discrete, downplay our good fortune. And most of all be respectful.

Good blog. Loved the line "I am trying to use my ears and mouth in the ratio they were given to me"

Nicely put.

Runners are the new cyclists. Where I live there are lots of (assumed) new park users. It was a little crazy at first but people have got better at sharing paths; keeping left (or right), not walking 4 abreast etc. Seasoned runners, tend to give a wide berth, or even stop, double back or avoid parks completely.

Some new users haven't quite figured that out yet and don't seem to want to stop or deviate from course when on an effort run so hopefully the more seasoned of us will set a good example.

With that said, I make an effort to smile and give way and reception from all (in Lon) has been good - not at all like some of the vitriol seen on twitter, newspaper comments sections etc. Maybe the good weather helps with the courtesy but then when the weather is bad, it's only the runners and dog walkers that are out

Agree. Common sense and respect.

Well said sir! Yer mam brought you up good. G

👏

And also: let’s welcome new runners, walkers and people riding bikes instead of being fucking snooty about them. Share the joy not the germs

The whole runners/cyclists being germ spreaders thing is as batshit crazy as the 5G conspiracy theorists or the anti-vaxxers. But people love a visible scapegoat and foreigners aren’t for bashing right now. Quick, let’s find some other groups people despise!

Excellent blog 👍👏

"Just don't be dicks" sums it up perfectly.

Yes.

I saw an article in Cycling Weekly that might have been about the same subject. Some players were taking their cycling game very seriously.
The fact that FetchPoint points only last 31 or 30 days does make being non-obsessive about FetchPoint a little bit easier. Great design, Fetch.

Splendid

Well said Fetch.

It's not the form of exercise, or car that you drive (except BMW's, Audis and royal mail vans) that makes you a dick, it's being a dick.

Couldn't agree more...

Very well said!

Excellent blog

Why can't we blame white van drivers?

Encore!!

Love this Fetch.

Beautifully articulated

Thanks for reinforcing Fetchfam values and culture. We are charming, polite and sensible, and definitely not dicks.

Nice blog, makes me want to change my name to Strava.

Do you mean you want to be paid to be used?

Points well made👏👏👏

I assumed a single 'set' of stumps would mean for both ends. So in only got Cantona correct.

You can have two points for that TeeBee, the question wasn't clear.

2 - Red rum and stumps. Those were difficult!

I’d always thought his name was Pheidippides. I see Phillippides is an alternative. Every day’s a school day!

I got 5 in total. Tough round!

Only 2 for me but not good at quizzes. Would have got the stumps one if I'd actually thought it through.

1 - the stumps one. Hopeless!

managed to get 4, toughies!

5 for me, the channel record was an absolute guess.

7 for me ... didn't get 1,2 or 7. Foolishly assumed 0 for Italy ...never heard of KSI or Logan Paul.

Where & when for the rest of the quiz?

2 (red rum and Cantona), and 2 that were close (1940s TdF and 8hrs channel swim). Tough quiz. Not sure how Fortnite counts as a sport though?!

3. Red Rum, stumps & C*ntona. Was amazed how quick the channel swim record is. I was only 100 miles out on the marathon.

Never heard of KSI or Logan Paul either

3...guessed Red Rum, vaguely remembered ooh ahh Cantona and worked out the stumps

I got 5

Same three as Alice and pretty much same reasoning too

2 - Cantona and the cricket stumps! 🤣

3 - cantona, stumps and wiff waff (I thoughts everyone would get wiff waff)

1 - Red Rum

2 cantons and whiff waff 😀

Cantona and stumps. Tough quiz!

3. Red Rum, stumps & Cantona. Great quiz questions.

4

4. Obviously that's what the fatuous poltroon woul call pong-ping (and RR, Cantona, stumps)

5 for me (1, 3, 5, 6 and 10)

Red Rum, Cantona, stumps, Fortnite and wiff waff for me. I'm quite good at retaining useless bits of information!

5 for me, I'll take that!

5/10 - this is an impressive score for me on a spots quiz.

3- Red Rum: he's virtually the only Grand National winner whose name I know
5 - Eric Cantona: I remember it happening
6 - 5: 3 long down posts and 2 little bits on top
7 - 145 miles: last night I read chapter 2 of "The Looniness of the Long Distance Runner which cover the history of the marathon
10 - Whiff Whaff: coincidentally, last week I read the biography "Just Boris" and this is mentioned a couple of times

6 but with guessing

2 - sports round is our nemesis: if it's not Ali v Frasier or the 1966 football world cup, it's curtains.

6 including a guess for Derailleurs

Wife-waff, FFS. I’m amazed how many old Etonians we have on Fetch.

3 - Red rum, Cantona and stumps.

3

What has been missing in my life all this time?

Fetch - Ant (Dollop) is good at this x

Sexy athlete running talk

Running community

Online running fitness log

training log. how do i get a faster parkrun. marathon beginners guide. London marathon. break 5k pb.

Lots of thigns Fetch does well with it's suite of tools

Training log. Training analysis. Training plans. Running and Racing. How do I train for....?

Log my training
Map my route
Plan my route
Local races
Local aquathlons

Local triathlons

hanitizer- no, seriously - typically the thing I try to search for most on Fetch (manually and googly) are phrases from threads or blogs - where I may think I know the thread, or user, but may not.

Oh - and Nigeria pools winnings and 'new kitchen makeover please'.

Plus 'cheap size 11 trail running shoes'

C25K
Learn to run
Running/Cycle Race finder
Local running group
Online running group
Running injury

Best running website UK
Best running forum UK
Best race finder UK
Etc.

I always search with best and UK!

10k race near me

Covid-19 am I allowed to go for a run?

Prague?

UK race finder
Better option than strava

Running forums UK
Running chat
Runners website UK
Runners world alternative
How do I find out about running?
Couch to 5k progression

Race ratings.
Running race recommendations

Running chat

Half marathon recommendations ( other distances are available)

Logging from running watch
Keeping track of my running and cycling
Are there more friendly alternatives to s£r@va?
Running races UK

Improve my running
How to run a marathon (other race distances available)

Running for weight loss / fitness
Local running groups /clubs
Record my runs
How to measure my runs

Online running log - that was what brought me to Fetch in 2007.

I think I found you via something like
Logging running or logging run training or recording running

or something

Race diary, race listing, training log

Training plans first 10k

Online training run log?

How do I get to run faster.
Cake and running.
Tea and running.
Coffee and running.
Beer and running.

most of my google searches start;

How to ...........

Local marathons, local 5k races (etc)

Races in xxxxx

Race listing
Training plan
Running calculator
Training log
Running forum
Parkrun

Kit review

How do I get faster

Running club
Route planner

(Sub running with cycling/swimming/walking/triathlon/etc)

Beginners running, beginning running

Tips to run better
How do I run injury free
How to run a marathon
How to run an ultra
Running Events
Marathons in the UK
Marathons in xxx country
Ultras in the UK
Ultras in xxx country

Running Shoes
Running Equipment for marathons / ultras
Best running vest to carry stuff

I found you via "HR training" that linked to an article now only listed on this sitein the wiki.

Didn't mean to press submit -

Anything that starts "beginner friendly ...."

Not a search phrase, but related: would be good to make the front door as welcoming as possible. In particular, no adverts on the home page for non-signed in users.

Right now there's the top part of a lovely picture of the lovely Lord Fetch, but it's half way down the page because there's big advert. I think it's best to make the first impression as welcoming as possible

What is my WAVA
what does WAVA mean
What is parkrun age-grading
What running shoes to get
Trail running
Running support group
New to running
Knee pain when running

Running plans

Training plans
Running talk
Running forum
Exercise log
Running blog
Open water swimming
Running games
Race listing
Races in Xxx (month, town, county etc)

Map running route
Map cycle routes run route
Motivation running
How far to run

Most covered but a couple extra:

Quickest 5k 10k HM near me
Heart rate training (zones)

cupboard
training pace / interval pace / long run pace / etc
marathon / half marathon /... training plan
HRM training
heart rate zones

Virtual race
Running shoe recommendations
Running injury
Running stretches
Marathons in next three months
Marathon race plan
C25k

Marathon training plans
Beginner marathon training plan
Half marathon training plan
Have I got Shin splints
Calf pain causes
Shin pain causes
Heel pain causes
Foot pain causes
Running races near me
Marathons near me
Running clubs near me

How far should I run when starting out

UK running races
Training log
Running blog

Running club uk
Training plan
First marathon
Running injury

Chain-smoking PE teachers! LOL, those were the days...

Must have been a thing about PE teachers of old. I like the sound of Mr Bradley and his proclamations!

My rowing coach was also an economist. One of his favourite training analogies was diminishing marginal return.

For the ruler: 4950?

The trick with the ruler is to fold it in half. So 1 aligns with 100. 2 aligns with 99. 3 aligns with 98. Etc. You end up with 50 x 101 = 5050.

Nice round up.

I went with 0 aligns with 100, 1 with 99 etc. I then cocked up the base 0 so had 49*100 + 50 instead of 50*100 + 50.

Good job, I like it.
Does highlight how slow I am though, time 77th, distance 224th!

Like the change. Thanks.

Very much approve of this - thank you!

Great job, thanks!

Great 👍 😀

Nice changes thanks.
I'd quite like to see myself on the Following option along with those I've chosen to follow, to see how I'm comparing. I'm sure you could argue that you are really following yourself anyway . What do you think ?

Thanks for doing Time Fetch. As StuH said above, it suits those of us who are less about speed and distance and more about time and enjoyment. (Not saying speedies don't enjoy themselves. But you know what I mean!) G

Ooh, and as Fetch has bigged up our Tracking Total Training Time group and thread, here's the link... fetcheveryone.com/viewtopic.php?id=60969 Come join the fun. It's about the time you spend doing what you want to track - we never use the "miles" word! Includes folk on rehab, walking etc. G

You should have some sort of Loo Roll graphic ready for when this sort of lark occurs.

lol @ WS

Definitely need the loo roll logo.

“Panic surfing”

FE, more important than 3-ply. G

Could we have a bit more notice next time please. That way I could print off a copy of the website