I finished my run in 2:06 for 15 km with a stop to bend over and pick- up some trash.Which I must say there wasn't very much of ,except for tissue paper . I draw the line on tissue paper. I did see Craig towards the end of my run .Sibylle do you get minus points for trying to trip people as they run by? Craig tried to trip me as I ran by him. I think he's scared that I'am going to over take him in the lead for the points race. Which he should be . Belated happy birthday Craig
Submitted by Craig Moore on 20 June, 2009 - 12:43.
Hi Jess
Thanks for putting on the run today. After threatening Geoff every year that I would attend his event it finally happened. So where was he? Not on the trails with us that's for sure. But I'm sure he was there in spirit.
When we started out today I relied on someone else (Sibylle) to provide me a starting time. As we know, relying on others only works when you're down and out or begging for a ride. For our time tracking we should always have our own clocks at the ready. When I finished up I looked at my hidden timepiece and it said I had been out for 2:33. I'm know I'm not fast but that seemed a bit too slowpokish even for me on an 11km basically flat route. But I wrote it down anyway. Then I got in my car and realized that someone (Sibylle) was one hour early for her start. So please change my time to 1:33 plus garbage. Now that's more like my gentle pace.
And you know, along the way today, I felt a presence on the trail. Then I saw a familiar stature and gait coming toward me. And I had heard early on that one of our participants had begun much earlier in the day. As I stared this runner down I could feel the air of competition luring me on. It nearly erupted in an all out skirmish but cooler heads prevailed and your two points leaders (excluding the chiefest fat asses) realized friendly competition is what CFA is all about. And as long as we keep our garbage bags full on the runs we stand the best chance of ending atop the leader board. Des was looking in fine form by the way as he finished off his remaining 20 minutes of what I'm sure was a tough but satisfying run.
Finally, I have to make it well known that you, Jess, are my favourite event host. Coffee and treats before the run, along with prizes galore and smiles to boot made today's run incredibly pleasurable. Of course, it could also have something to do with me taking the easy way out and only doing the Extreme Punisher route and avoiding what Ean calls "the hardest trail run" he's ever done (The Fluffy Bunny), no kidding.
Hahaha, what time did I give you. I was wondering when I saw your 2:33...
Linda Leigh and Johanna did the 11k walk in 2:20. Claudia and I finished the 15 in 3:33, which is 30min faster than 3 years ago when I ran with Cheryl and Rhonda...but honestly, I think Cheryl had taken us on a wrong course. Today we saw all 10 vistas...but I will write later about my run, it's time for a blog post. Oh, Claudia and I picked one view point clean off garbage (there wasn't much, but we picked up even the smallest pieces).
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leave the trash to me
I finished my run in 2:06 for 15 km with a stop to bend over and pick- up some trash.Which I must say there wasn't very much of ,except for tissue paper . I draw the line on tissue paper. I did see Craig towards the end of my run .Sibylle do you get minus points for trying to trip people as they run by? Craig tried to trip me as I ran by him. I think he's scared that I'am going to over take him in the lead for the points race. Which he should be . Belated happy birthday Craig
Cheers
Des
garbage is key
Hi Jess
Thanks for putting on the run today. After threatening Geoff every year that I would attend his event it finally happened. So where was he? Not on the trails with us that's for sure. But I'm sure he was there in spirit.
When we started out today I relied on someone else (Sibylle) to provide me a starting time. As we know, relying on others only works when you're down and out or begging for a ride. For our time tracking we should always have our own clocks at the ready. When I finished up I looked at my hidden timepiece and it said I had been out for 2:33. I'm know I'm not fast but that seemed a bit too slowpokish even for me on an 11km basically flat route. But I wrote it down anyway. Then I got in my car and realized that someone (Sibylle) was one hour early for her start. So please change my time to 1:33 plus garbage. Now that's more like my gentle pace.
And you know, along the way today, I felt a presence on the trail. Then I saw a familiar stature and gait coming toward me. And I had heard early on that one of our participants had begun much earlier in the day. As I stared this runner down I could feel the air of competition luring me on. It nearly erupted in an all out skirmish but cooler heads prevailed and your two points leaders (excluding the chiefest fat asses) realized friendly competition is what CFA is all about. And as long as we keep our garbage bags full on the runs we stand the best chance of ending atop the leader board. Des was looking in fine form by the way as he finished off his remaining 20 minutes of what I'm sure was a tough but satisfying run.
Finally, I have to make it well known that you, Jess, are my favourite event host. Coffee and treats before the run, along with prizes galore and smiles to boot made today's run incredibly pleasurable. Of course, it could also have something to do with me taking the easy way out and only doing the Extreme Punisher route and avoiding what Ean calls "the hardest trail run" he's ever done (The Fluffy Bunny), no kidding.
I'll be back next year for sure, Craig
Hahaha, what time did I give
Hahaha, what time did I give you. I was wondering when I saw your 2:33...
Linda Leigh and Johanna did the 11k walk in 2:20. Claudia and I finished the 15 in 3:33, which is 30min faster than 3 years ago when I ran with Cheryl and Rhonda...but honestly, I think Cheryl had taken us on a wrong course. Today we saw all 10 vistas...but I will write later about my run, it's time for a blog post. Oh, Claudia and I picked one view point clean off garbage (there wasn't much, but we picked up even the smallest pieces).