Where are the Gates of hell?

Just over there actually!

Its a bugger to get to Waitrose if they don't close them at the end of the day!

Exchange at Peterborough Diocese Conference 2014 during the Bishop's Plenary as reported by Richard Cole, vicar and ex-Communard: 

"where do we find the Gates of Hell?," he asks. Someone whispers "Daventry".

I'm not surprised they were installed in Dav as it is a very convenient sort of a place!

Day 2 of the mission to get ready for a Park Run 5K has been a bit of a disaster. Here is the AAR:

Starting conditions

Weather: 5 C, sunny with a light wind, low cloud quickly dispersed so it started getting hot.
Start time: 0906
Weight: 14 stone 4 pounds (still)
Warm up: Two Ibuprofen, nice cup of coffee, one slice of toast with jam and a trip to the Doctor's for a blood test.
Kit: Shorts, shirt, running jacket, woolly hat and underpants (see note below). New boots still.
Course: 5033m cross country with a 32m gradient as before but had to cut off the last 200m due to pain. 

Result

Time: 40 minutes. The stop watch worked but then I'm not sure it mattered! A calendar would have done just as well.
Satisfaction rating: 10% I quickly found I had a problem with my left calf which generated a lot of pain and discomfort. The rhythm was great and my head was correctly tuned in which was also great. Overall though, not fun.
Ideas: Still working on the BKC idea. Have also just been thinking about using Lion Rampant for Napoleonics as per the latest WI.
Adventures: Nil. Glad to get back in one piece actually.

Warm down: Coffee and a large orange.
Do differently: I need to look at warming up more comprehensively than just getting out of bed. Also need to look for an elastic bandage, they always seem to work quite well for this sort of thing.

By the way, it has been pointed out to me that the reference to underpants yesterday might be interpreted as meaning I prefer the woolly variety. Not true. However, I remain very concerned that my running shorts contain a string vest arrangement that you might use for oranges which seems to imply that undies are not required. I do, of course, prefer to be dressed appropriately! 

Can things get any more exciting? Lets see tomorrow.

Lift off........

The journey commences today!

Well, the crap runner is me and the Gates of Hell are where I live apparently, or at least according to the Church of England! This is a short diversion from my normal blogging activity and it feels a little strange to be writing about things which are personal and don't involve playing at killing people. 

New boots....

The mission is to run a 5K with other people in a Park Run towards the end of May. The primary objective is to get round it in one piece without looking a total wally. I have been doing quite a lot of prep over the past year. There is a story to all of this which will come out over the next few weeks. However, today's post is about my first actual trial run. Here is the AAR:

Starting conditions

Weather: 2 C, sunny and windy

Start time: 0810

Weight: 14 stone 4 pounds

Warm up: Two paracetamol, nice cup of coffee, one slice of toast with jam and half an Easter egg.

Kit: Shorts, shirt, running jacket, woolly hat and underpants (natch). New boots.

Course: 5033m cross country with a 32m gradient.

Result

Time: Possibly 33 minutes but then I didn't set the stop watch properly! Bah!

Satisfaction rating: 50% I didn't find a rhythm until the last 1k and my head was in the wrong space.

Ideas: Adapt the Blitzkrieg Commander combat rules to the Neil Thomas intro rules for WWII.

Adventures: Nil, just people with dogs. Hey ho.

Warm down: Coffee and the rest of the Easter egg! 

Do differently: Well, I'll sort out how to use the stop watch properly. I'll also need to look at the lacing on my left foot as this is a bit tight.

More excitement tomorrow!