Fetcheveryone Member of the Month
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Interview with kwala


kwala says: Thanks Kaz, and right back atcha Missus!!


My question is, what inspired you to start running the Fetchpoints?
kwala says: Thanks pedroscalls




kwala says: Thanks Iron_Mum. It’s hard to pick just one thing on such an amazing day with so much going on – seeing the elite athletes, and the awesome wheelchair and IPC athletes, watching out for the first Fetchie, the first Fetch shirt, drinking gin at 9 o’clock in the morning (well I’ve been up 5 hours by then, it’s lunchtime!!), meeting all the lovely Fetchpointers (now with the added bonus of adding them to my stickerbook!), seeing the look on the runners’ faces when you handover that jelly baby or whatever and knowing that you just might have made all the difference to their race. But…I have to say that very high on the list is that moment when we tick off the last of our runners from the list, and know that our work is done and we can head off to the pub!!

kwala says: Thanks .B. This is an easy one, it is simply that the Fetch community is so inclusive – demonstrated by the fact that some-one who hadn’t run for over 3 years can win MoTM. I hadn’t run or, if I’m honest, done much of anything for the last 3 years, and when I did run before that it was never much to write home about. But all I have had in that time is masses of support, sympathy, advice as and when needed and I’ve made some great friendships.
Just gotta love Fetch


kwala says: Haha, thanks Girlie. Jelly babies, jaffa cakes and gin – quite the trolley load!! And never so much as a raised eyebrow from the checkout lady – obviously there are stranger trolleys than mine out there!!


kwala says: Thanks min


kwala says: Awight HOD! Of course it is, it’s reem innit. Anyway gotta go – off to get vajazzled before heading off to Sugar Hut - bet you’re well jel!!

kwala says: Cheers Curly


kwala says: Thanks ZB. The suitcase is the Fetchpoint equivalent of Mary Poppins’ carpet bag. Whatever you need is in there and it is bottomless!!

kwala says: Thanks Corrah. As I’m just back to running, my post run indulgence is an icepack on my knee – not much of an indulgence but a good excuse not to move for a while!!
Post workout – nearly always a latte, unless I cycle to the gym, which obviously makes carrying a coffee a bit hazardous.
Post Fetchpoint – a few bevvies with some Fetchies always goes down a treat


kwala says: Well, I kind of lost motivation for 3 years due to my dodgy knee, and the belief that I should stop running. I’ve started back at the beginners group at my old running club and from week to week I find I’m veering between bouncy enthusiasm and total “what’s the point”-ness. When the latter hits I find dropping into the forums or writing a blog and the subsequent feedback are great to get me back in the right frame of mind.

kwala says: Hello Ruth



kwala says: Cheers Nellers

Actually, this year my rage at the balloon thieves faded to insignificance once the boy with the shopping trolley turned up – yes, I kid you not, an actual shopping trolley - and stood “innocently” by our supplies waiting for his moment to swoop!! Sent him off with a flea in his ear and nothing in his trolley. Still makes me cross thinking about it now - grrrrrrr!!!!



kwala says: Thanks Carp! Glad to be of service


kwala says: Thanks Lemmy – hmmm struggling with that one - not Havering Joggers then!!! I’m going to go with Dagenham 88 runners – is that right, what do I win?

kwala says: Thanks Canute



kwala says: Thanks monsenb1 I would really love to do the London marathon one day, it would be great to be on the other side of the fence for once, but whether my dodgy knee allows that dream to become a reality – only time will tell. And it would be really great to actually make it to the start line of RideLondon 100 one year (and the finish line as well, obv.!)

kwala says: Thanks OS – my first irl Fetchie!! Remember when I stopped you mid-run on Southend seafront because I saw your Fetch beanie!! What a bizarre thing to do – I’d never have done something as weird as talking to a random stranger just because they’re wearing a particular logo. It must be the Fetch effect! As for being awesome, can’t explain it really - must just be a koala thing


kwala says: Cheers N-O. ooh, good question. I think it would have to be telepathy – I am such a bad judge of character (or perhaps just naive), and have been caught out more than once – a way to tell what someone is really thinking would come in very handy. Or the ability to walk in really high shoes without wobbling or pain would come a close second!

kwala says: Thanks SherryB – has to be a toss up between a whiskey shot (Cardiosaurus) and a pint of skimmed milk(Wazelle, I think). No actually the milk wins!!

kwala says: Thanks Lalli. I’m going to have to go with cycling. I know I’m giving running another go, but seriously with my history of injury, I don’t expect it to last too long. Cycling is much easier on my poor old body once I get used to the saddle-soreness – and as I can travel that much faster I get to see a lot more of the lovely Essex countryside.

kwala says: Cheers m’dear. Hmm – gin - tbh I’m not really a connoisseur, but after our little gin journey I must say the East London Liquor Co Batch 2 definitely is up there in the “must sample again soon” category!