Run 711 - Dormouse Lydeard st Lawrence

Hare:  Dormouse

Hounds: Why Bother, Chunky, Big

Bird, M’Bongo, Bangkok, Brush off, Liz, P2L, JB, WAM, Ferret, Floater, David, Gymslip,Tenzing and Withy.

The Hare told us that there had been some robberies in the area and land owners were likely to shoot first and ask questions later if anyone was seen on their land. Luckily Dormouse had let people know we were coming so there should be no problem. On On was called and we were directed to the back of car park

through a gate and along a path. The trail took us up long steep hills and through several gates and stiles. At one point we went up and up a field searching for flour but could not find any. The Hare, who was with us, decided we had gone too far to the right so we went down the hill again until we found the right way.

On we went through a gate and on left. More hills followed and at one point I was sure we were heading for Willets tower, but I was wrong. Apparently there was a faller, but I didn’t see it. Later I found out it was Floater. We had to get under several wire fences and Chunky resorted to crawl under on e of them. After some muddy slippery tracks we went through a Mango field and arrived at the regroup where we enjoyed a selection of sweets.

Then it was on on through some ones back garden, past a table and chairs and

up some steps. The only animals on the route were some dogs barking nearby. At one point we crossed the road and went up hill again, eventually coming into Lydeard ST Lawrence. After going the wrong way we turned around and found the way back to the car park.

Lovely run Dormouse.

Run 710 - WAM! Birthday Hash

Run Number: 710: 10^th Oct 2012

Venue:  Posh House, Watermans House.

Hare: WAM!

Hounds:  Phantom,  Floater, P2L, Why Bother. Big Bird,Tenzing, Grasshopper, Justin, Mark, JB, Brushoff, Liz, Gymslip, Sorepoint, 

There for food: Bangkok, Ferret

Arrive at birthday girl’s house on a “dry” crisp evening.

Quick briefing from our host about mud and the option to clean off your trainers during the hash, muddy and wet then!

Off right and away through the church toward Allerford crossing the main railway line (no trains ordered this week to wave at), on through the recently harvested potato field then the mud and more mud. Then the water. Arrive at the Allerford Inn.

Check and left on road back toward Hillfarrance to another check and right through Pontispool and then left along the old railway branch line towards Milverton. Check right past some barns and then left only to have done a large loop and back On Inn to Watermans House.

Lovely run thank you.

All changed and refreshed to sample the delights of Wams culinary exploits which were enjoyed by all followed by birthday cake and a rendition of Happy Birthday. The singing, hummm, I would suggest none of the hash give up their day jobs!

Now what don’t you do when it’s a ladies (loose term!) birthday………… ask here age! Do you Grasshopper!!  

Next weeks athletic outing…………………

712 24-Oct-12 Winchester Arms, Trull, Big Bird and Chunky

Parrett Relay

Parrett Trail Relay photos 2012

                         

Teams mis-management/mis-administration: Ferret and Bangkok  

Mis-directions, body malfunctions and other mistakes: Ours

Weather:  Sunny; odd rogue light shower, brisk south-easterly; 12˚C

Ground condition: Soggy (mud); water in hollows on trail

Pleasure rating: High (what else would we be doing?)

Lovely Ladies, Young Guns and Old Boys.

A traditional sunny Parrett Trail day welcomed our 3 teams on Sat 13^th Oct to battle it out among the 34 team entries.

Jackie had a family crisis and was unable to run, leaving our ladies team a member short, but we all send our best wishes to Jackie and the family and hope for good news.

With 10 Parrett Trail virgins in our teams this year, there were bound to be some making mistakes with the route.  I know that Justin went wrong a couple of times, and so did Keith.

There were also a few mistakes with the results; our ‘Old Boys’ team being given one hour more than was correct on their total time.

The over fifties team, strangely called ‘Young Guns’, finished in 23^rd place.  Eleven teams finished between 7:02:00 and 7:36:00, and Keith’s excellent 8^th place in Leg 6 helped put the team into the mix in 7:23:31, only one minute, 52 seconds behind Exmouth Mens B.

For the Ladies, Michelle ran really strongly to claim 18^th place on the 7.7 mile Leg 4 in1:10:28.

Earlier, before the start of Leg 3, Liz received a phone call from Justin.  He and Marcus hadn’t got any drawing pins to fix their numbers.  Liz was lucky not to hurt herself as she fell out of the car laughing, composing herself enough to reassure the lads that we had something much safer to fix their race numbers with.

Leg 1,  9.1m	Leg 2, 5.6m	Leg 3, 7.7m	Leg 4, 7.7m	Leg 5,  9.5m	Leg 6, 8.6	Total
Tony H 1:47:13	Floater 57:03	Marcus 1:11:00	Justin 1:25:42	David B 1:40:31	Paul 1:48:40	8:50:09
WAM 1:32:52	Big Bird 57:32	Liz 1:18:51	Michelle 1:10:28	Just Bull 1:40:31	2:45:00	9:25:14
Grasshopper 1:28:08	Brush Off 50:56	Withy 1:12:52	Dormouse 1:13:20	Martini 1:27:43	Keith 1:10:32	7:23:31

There are professional photos of all our runners on legs 1, 3, 5 and 6 on the CrewkerneRunning Club website.    There are also very good amateur photos of our runners that can be downloaded for free; Ham Hill, Langport, Leg 3, Leg 4 and the finish of Leg 6.  

Leg 2 runners were not photogenic, it seems.

Map of Leg 1 Parrett Relay

Not a bad run .......  weather fairly kind, music helped, long grass trodden down by the time I got there!!

Run 709 - P2L & Why Bother

Hounds:  Liz, Handsom, Phantom, Chunky, Big Bird, Paul C, Brush off,Grasshopper, Tenzing, Gavin, Justin, JB, Wam, David, Gym Slip. 

On down: The Martlett, Langford Budville

Well it was a dark, windy and wet night.   The hares had managed to get back to the start in time to tell the hounds that it was going to be muddy and “ha ha” to those in shorts as there were lots of stingers!

Wam was hopeful for something exciting to happen during the run as she was writing the words ... but alas nobody fell in a puddle or got lost, or lost a shoe ....... !

It was however, an interesting run, starting with climbing over a dumped three piece suite and 42” wide screen TV dumped in a layby, then on on up a muddy track, where the Hares disappeared and the hounds took some time to find the right route which turned out to be the way Gym Slip had checked and couldn’t find the flour.   Through the stingers which even got the covered legs and back across the road, through muddy fields and cow poo lanes to the regroup by the railway line.   The first to arrive at the regroup had a half hearted look for the sweeties and P2L and Why bother have forgotten the sweets on one or two occasions but this time they came up trumps with a vast variety of sweeties to suit all tastes.   We even had a train go by ........ very exciting.

On we went, through more mud and wet fields, under a bridge (the childish amongst us enjoying the echos), past the playground and onto the road.   Again the front runners couldn’t find the way which turned out to be the way Gymslip had checked and missed the flour again!!! .... they must do it differently in Devon!

Back to the start and then on down to the Martlett.  Unfortunately Gymslip didn’t make it to the pub, we can only assume he got lost on the way, or maybe he fancied an early night!

Great run, in spite of the rain and mud.

Next week Run 711: Dormouse & Stephan, Lydeard st Lawrence