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Interview with fetcheveryone


fetcheveryone says: When you close it up for winter, I'm the guy you hire to look after the place. All work and no play makes Fetch a dull boy. All work and no play makes Fetch a dull boy. All work and no play makes Fetch a dull boy. All work and no play makes Fetch a dull boy. All work and no play makes Fetch a dull boy. All work and no play makes Fetch a dull boy. All work and no play makes Fetch a dull boy. All work and no play makes Fetch a dull boy. All work and no play makes Fetch a dull boy. All work and no play makes Fetch a dull boy. All work and no play makes Fetch a dull boy.

fetcheveryone says: Being the conscientious and ethically sound person that I am, I haven't got a clue where they were made


fetcheveryone says: Is this a job interview? Erm, I'd like to have consolidated my position as editor, or maybe had the conversation about becoming senior editor of the website. Oh no, wait - there's just me, right? Seriously, I want to be right here, kicking ass.


fetcheveryone says: If it was fixed, I would have done it a long time ago


So many questions, so little time....... Er......erm.....aha.. Welcome to the Dark Side, I hope you're finding the hotel broom cupboard comfy enough whilst Greppers readies your suite. What do you fancy for your first triathlon distance / event?
fetcheveryone says: I've done two sprint triathlons - I don't know if you count those. There were two younger ladies in the pool saying hello to each other midway through each length, and who went to the changing rooms during transition. I can swim without taking a breather now, which is a bit of a step up for me - so it MIGHT just be on the cards at some point. But probably just another short one!


fetcheveryone says: They'll have to prise the joystick from my cold, cold hands. Seriously though, I've got absolutely no plans, not even an inkling of a suggestion of a thought that I'd like to do anything else - and if I ever say so, it's code for "I'm trapped in a basement and they've kidnapped my boy and are forcing him to eat vegetables unless I do what they say".


fetcheveryone says: I think I've tried to do things the best I can. And people have been massively supportive and appreciative of me. So I'm proud of the fact that doing things without a big marketing department and team of whatsits can really make a difference. I'm proud of how I've enabled all you lot to make this place what it is.

fetcheveryone says: Wow, that's a really difficult one! I've just been looking through my stickerbook, trying to work out who to choose. And it's hard to pick anyone, because I'd like to meet everyone. But if I have to choose, I'd pick HowFar? because he sounds like a lovely bloke, and his blogs are always very entertaining. And I'd also like to meet the spammer that keeps trying to flog kitchens in the forum, so I could personally wring his or her neck


fetcheveryone says: I think it has to be the Round Norfolk Relay; and specifically the 2008 event. I was given the glory leg, and had a whole bunch of Fetchies cheering me in to the finish line. Although it was a bit shorter than a half marathon, I think it was also the closest I'd come to getting a sub-1:40, which has always been a bit of a goal - so it was a good run for me too.


fetcheveryone says: I would definitely go back about 5 years to the point where the site got hacked, and be waiting for the hackers with a cricket bat with a nail through it.

fetcheveryone says: Happy wee?



fetcheveryone says: Thank you


fetcheveryone says: We've got a colour scheme?


fetcheveryone says: Back in the very early days, before we had a prize system, and only about a twentieth of the number of members, I did win. Here's the interview from that time: http://www.fetcheveryone.com/fetch.php

fetcheveryone says: If not Richard E Grant (see other answer), then probably Hugh Jackman, so that Katie could get to meet him. But keep your adamantine claws off her Hugh, or there'll be trouble.

Anyway, a question. Erm...
Proudest moment, both to do with the site and in your own running career?
fetcheveryone says: Lots to mention (and already mentioned in some of the other answers). My 5k PB time in 2008 on the back of a really bad day stands out in terms of my own running. And I don't know about proud, but I was pleased and relieved to put an end to a particularly controversial thread without having to do any banning or blocking.

fetcheveryone says: Curry, always. There's a pub in Cambridge called The Wrestlers, and both times I've been there, I've had their Thai Green Curry. Both times I've been sweating like a Thanksgiving turkey, but next time we go, I'll probably have the same again.

fetcheveryone says: Awww, lovely Eb. I loved wandering through the snow with her, and a cup of tea with you. If I can't persuade the boy to sledge down your hill this winter, I'll see if he's up for some wild camping again


fetcheveryone says: As always, I'm breathlessly optimistic. I'm hoping we can persuade Shaun Edwards to sign another contract, as our defence has been brilliant, and it'd be great if we can rediscover a bit more attacking play. We have tickets for the Italy match, so if things go extremely well, we might see them get a trophy, or failing that, we've got a chance of winning, which will be nice for my boy to see.

fetcheveryone says: If I had to choose an album, I'd choose The Orb's Adventure's Beyond The Ultraworld. It starts with the relatively well-known 'Little Fluffy Clouds', but then it's off into the deepest recesses of, well, the ultraworld. Totally epic. I listened to it once on our night flight back from holiday, with thunder and lightning in the distance, and I nearly went into catatonic bliss. But if we're gonna do D.I.D. properly, then I get eight songs

Other Lives: For 12
Green Velvet: Bigger Than Prince (Hot Since 82)
Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole : Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Blur: This Is A Low
Sean Paul: Get Busy
Simon & Garfunkel: Homeward Bound
Max Boyce: The Ballad of Morgan The Moon
Britney Spears: Toxic

fetcheveryone says: My favourite film would have to be Leon, because of what happened as a result of it; but I also really love Withnail & I; The Fisher King; Dr Strangelove; Star Wars: A New Hope; The Shawshank Redemption; Napoleon Dynamite; and recently Despicable Me and Guardians of the Galaxy. My favourite city is undoubtedly Bristol, having spent five years there at university.

fetcheveryone says: Probably about 26.3 miles, and probably because I went badly wrong in a 10k


fetcheveryone says: I think I'd be a sucker for one of those big city races, like NY or Chicago or Boston. I liked the bigness and spectacle of London, so I'd like to see how the Americans do it, because they tend to take things up a notch.

Are you superstitious when it comes to racing?
fetcheveryone says: Generally speaking, I'm not superstitious or supernatural at all. If you watch closely, you might see me do a little bit of dancing on the start line, but that's about it


fetcheveryone says: I dunno about where, but if I didn't have to do any work whatsoever, and could just run, I'd like to see what sort of race times I could do. I've always liked the idea of doing an early run, then getting another kip in before the next run


fetcheveryone says: Everywhere, I guess. My boy is very much into his gaming, so I get to see a lot of the gameplay, and the way in which the games keep him coming back for more. Sometimes I just wonder about what would happen if I cross one bit of data with another, and whether there'd be a relationship between the two. And I spend at least eight hours a day staring at the site, so sometimes the changes come about because I find rough edges that I can no longer put up with


fetcheveryone says: No.

fetcheveryone says: Just Fetch is fine. I always think of Lords as folks who lord it over other people. I'm just me.

fetcheveryone says: I think I'd have to take McGoohan's blog (for the sheer dailyness and volume of fantastic posts); the 'SERIOUSLY LORD FETCH' thread, so I could devote more time to telling people to use the Feedback link; the now-defunct Rhymney Valley Half Marathon route (it used to go past our back garden when I was a kid); Hanneke's photo of Mick and Phil doing the London Marathon ( http://www.fetcheveryone.com/gallery-showphoto.php?filename=830_12279.jpg ); Conquercise (for its simplicity); and the human race, obvs.


fetcheveryone says: Well I think Alien would be all like "look at my multi-layered gob", and the shark would be all like "so what, I've got layers of teeth, and millions of years of evolution. I bet you can't even swim, you wuss!". And then Alien would be all like "well at least I haven't got the sort of overbite that makes it really tricky to eat", and the shark would get a bit annoyed at this, and start thrashing around, but Alien (who probably can't swim - how do you keep the water out of a face like that?) would be wandering around at the side of the pool that I've imagined them having this discussion in. Eventually something would distract one or both of them, and the fight wouldn't happen. All talk, sharks and Aliens. However, if the shark had a knife, it would mess Alien up like a bad perm. Go sharks!

fetcheveryone says: There were a few lovely moments that I can recall in the early days. The first was when someone other than me started a thread on Runner's World to say that Fetcheveryone was 'worth a look'. But others have included the first bunch of Fetchies that were prepared to buy Fetch shirts; and the daily stream of suggestions for improvements and upgrades. And getting a Christmas card from Rhino was some of the first concrete proof that the site was starting to mean a lot to other people too.

fetcheveryone says: Napoleon Dynamite has already taken 'Liger', but I like the idea of putting the emphasis on something that generates a cool name, irrespective of what it looks like. On that basis, I'd like to combine a fox and a monkey, to make a funky.

fetcheveryone says: I suppose I've always valued function just a little bit higher than form. Added to that, the fact that even if I wanted to make a massive step change in how the site looked, I don't have a project team awaiting my phonecall. And I haven't got a bloody clue



fetcheveryone says: See my answer to Jubear. And of course at some point we'll take over the world, and all the current Fetchies will be employed to spread the word to a new generation!

fetcheveryone says: No offence taken. I'd like to be a successful children's author, because I'd like to write a book, and frankly I can't see me ever being serious or deep enough to write one for adults.


fetcheveryone says: What it means to me is really quite overwhelming. So in terms of being overwhelmed, it has to include walking into a room full of Fetchies at my first RNR; coming over Tower Bridge knowing that I was about to go past Fetchpoint; going to the Manchester Mile; the Mick and Phil Half; and the hundreds of times when it's been an absolute joy to see people doing something nice for another person - and to have them cite Fetch as a reason why. People are already marvellous, it's just a privilege to see so much of it.


fetcheveryone says: I once won a prize at the village carnival dressed as toffee man. I don't want to escape though. Let's all eat bacons (or vegi-bacons) and sit around talking crap.


fetcheveryone says: Through an uncomfortable learning process, I've discovered that my stomach needs a bit of time to get ready before I start posting food into my face. Given the freedom to shovel in whatever I'd like, I'd go for marmite on toast, on seedy bread. But when we were marathon training this year, we found that chocolate milk was a good compromise between deliciousness and digestability. Is that a word? It is now.

fetcheveryone says: Probably cheese and onion crisps. I could eat far too many. And minty Clubs.

fetcheveryone says: Just the whole thing really. I would like to have found running a little sooner too, as it definitely turned a few things around for me. Handling GPS data, and the corresponding maps and graphs that sprang from it was another key moment. How about we say an app - so that I might have got it done by now


fetcheveryone says: Top of my list at the moment is my new Fetch shirt - I'm really pleased with how they've turned out. My watch is a TomTom Multisport Cardio - I love the optical HRM, although the stats available on the watch are a bit bobbins. I've got Gore three-quarter length things that have massive pockets on the sides, great for stashing my phone in. And my trainers are from a manufacturer called Columbia - I've got three pairs, and I really like them. No-one paid me to say any of that, although equally I didn't pay for any of it.

So...you're on a desert island. All human life has been destroyed in a freak yet remarkably mundane accident. It is your job to rebuild society. You can take one book, one kind of food, one household item and 7 Fetchies to start your new world. Discuss...
fetcheveryone says: The book would obviously be "Zen & The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" because it's completely ace. The food would be Marmite on toast, although if anyone didn't like Marmite, I'd let them spread it really thin. The household item (beyond the toaster) would be a table so we could eat on it, write stuff, and do jigsaws at Christmas. And I'd do a poll amongst Fetchies to get them to nominate the survivors, rather than any kind of insisting - although I'd vote for the one that sells the kitchens, for their tenaciousness, and the kitchens. They'd be useful.

fetcheveryone says: I'd like that. Perhaps we should have one for Fetch. Or Ferris. Either way, it's a great excuse to go to the pub afterwards. Sign me up



fetcheveryone says: It'd either be a wizard or Han Solo, or one of the Guardians of the Galaxy. And as much as I'd like to be Han Solo, I think wizards have more fun. But if I have to be a specific character, maybe Parry from The Fisher King. He was a good guy.

fetcheveryone says: So long as you don't pinch Shaun Edwards, I don't mind. I think the criticism of Stuart Lancaster has been a bit harsh, and I don't think he deserved to be ejected. As a Welshman, England are one of our greatest and respected rivals - and they were a real handful under Lancaster. With a little bit more luck, things could have been very different.

fetcheveryone says: I guess no-one who's faster than me, so that I wouldn't be the easiest target for the zombies


fetcheveryone says: Definitely 6.99999 billion more users. Or failing that, then better mobile integration. Everybody's got an app for everything these days.

fetcheveryone says: In the movie 'Leon', the corrupt police chief has just tried to get Leon (hitman and hero) out of his apartment, but Leon has killed the entire team of officers. The police chief turns to his second in command, and says "Bring me everyone". I misheard


How many fetch weddings have you been to now? (Inc your own!)
fetcheveryone says: Including my own, I make it four. The others being: CB and Early Bird; Grid and mad4purple; and santababy and whwrunner. I do love a good wedding, and I think I've cried every time


fetcheveryone says: I think I'm happiest with anything from 5k to half marathon. I haven't fitted in a great deal of racing in the last few years, but I still have ambition to break my 5k, 5 mile, 10k, 10 mile and half marathon bests.