Run Report by Steve
On a beautifully sunny evening a the group of us met in the car park of the Stag and Huntsman in Hambleden. Those present were Brett, John, Jerome, Doug, Presso, Chris, Kate, Jules, Amanda, David, Selwyn, (a very slim) Spider and I.
This was a new run created by Selwyn, who – let’s face it - probably has the best sense of direction of any of us and so it was no surprise it all went off without a hitch.
The first part of the run consisted of a game of chicken, running the gauntlet of 200 metres of nettles as we traversed uphill along a narrow footpath, past Kenricks.
After the severe climb, (which was welcomed warmly by all), we continued to the top of the ridge across open fields. By then the wind had picked up a bit and made running conditions just about perfect.
At one point Jules did actually mis-judge the wind slightly and I got a bit of a face full, but he assures me it was an accident. Oh yes, and Amanda had a bit of a nearly-fall (again) but recovered well.
The highlight of the trip was the promised Teletubby House, complete with a grass roof. Apparently, it has an interior floor area of 1000 square metres - lots of room for Po to play with La-la’s Tinky-Winky or whatever.
A little further on Presso, Brett and David discretely avoided the extra loop by hanging back a bit then scarpering when no-one was looking. The rest of us carried on, finishing in around an hour. On the Garmin that Santa brought me for Christmas I made it 5.14 miles.
The beer garden proved a most welcome end to the evening, complete with having their outside bar open – always think that’s a nice touch. The group separated into the main table and the “grumpy old men” table (Kate’s words, not mine). For a local boy I thought that Jerome headed off sooner than expected and the depleted numbers consolidated onto the main table.
Interestingly enough, we all unanimously agreed on the venue for the run after next, but not on the one next week. The run after next (21st) is the Champions League final so we will be making our traditional footy-based excursion to Jules and Amanda’s house. As it is a (Mighty) Man U vs. Chelski final all runners are encouraged to wear either red or blue kit on the run depending on peoples team allegiances or wardrobe contents. Appropriate hats, scarves, klaxons, trumpets, drums etc. are also welcome.
After much cogitation, I am opting for next weeks run (14th) to be from the Five Horseshoes in Maidensgrove. A bit of a trek to get there - but a lovely run.
Cheese.
Steve.
This was a new run created by Selwyn, who – let’s face it - probably has the best sense of direction of any of us and so it was no surprise it all went off without a hitch.
The first part of the run consisted of a game of chicken, running the gauntlet of 200 metres of nettles as we traversed uphill along a narrow footpath, past Kenricks.
After the severe climb, (which was welcomed warmly by all), we continued to the top of the ridge across open fields. By then the wind had picked up a bit and made running conditions just about perfect.
At one point Jules did actually mis-judge the wind slightly and I got a bit of a face full, but he assures me it was an accident. Oh yes, and Amanda had a bit of a nearly-fall (again) but recovered well.
The highlight of the trip was the promised Teletubby House, complete with a grass roof. Apparently, it has an interior floor area of 1000 square metres - lots of room for Po to play with La-la’s Tinky-Winky or whatever.
A little further on Presso, Brett and David discretely avoided the extra loop by hanging back a bit then scarpering when no-one was looking. The rest of us carried on, finishing in around an hour. On the Garmin that Santa brought me for Christmas I made it 5.14 miles.
The beer garden proved a most welcome end to the evening, complete with having their outside bar open – always think that’s a nice touch. The group separated into the main table and the “grumpy old men” table (Kate’s words, not mine). For a local boy I thought that Jerome headed off sooner than expected and the depleted numbers consolidated onto the main table.
Interestingly enough, we all unanimously agreed on the venue for the run after next, but not on the one next week. The run after next (21st) is the Champions League final so we will be making our traditional footy-based excursion to Jules and Amanda’s house. As it is a (Mighty) Man U vs. Chelski final all runners are encouraged to wear either red or blue kit on the run depending on peoples team allegiances or wardrobe contents. Appropriate hats, scarves, klaxons, trumpets, drums etc. are also welcome.
After much cogitation, I am opting for next weeks run (14th) to be from the Five Horseshoes in Maidensgrove. A bit of a trek to get there - but a lovely run.
Cheese.
Steve.
2 comments:
Didn't know you could get predictive text on your PC. Cheese, Steve. BTW don't understand the conection between Eddie Charlton and you
Does that mean that you do understand the connection between Duds and Emporer Ming?
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