Well, here's a turn up for the books. The boring fat old git just had an email to say he's been awarded the Sweatshop voucher for this month at Parkrun St Andrews. A free pair of running shoes! Wow - I'm amazed ... totally unexpected. And a little bit puzzled because I'm not sure why they think I deserve it. Sure, my times have shot down since I started Parkrun, but I don't think the prize is for best improvement in performance. It's not for being the quickest ... because I"m certainly not that, or even close to being close. Maybe the most enthusiastic though.
I didn't even do last Saturday's run - I was handing out the timing tokens.
Whatever the reason, it's come at the perfect time. I'm doing the Great Trail Run in Keswick next month but had decided I couldn't really justify the cost of a pair of trail shoes. So now I can go along and choose the best darned pair in the shop. Thanks to Parkrun, Sweatshop, my friends in this community, my family, my agent and anyone else who knows me.
One thing is now certain - I AM THE GOD OF HELL FIRE (:->)
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Excellent - always a nice surprise when something turns up out of the blue like that. And undoubtedly well deserved. But no excuses for the Great Trail Run now - another PB looms....
For some reason I can't see this post, either in the listings or under "My Blog Posts" That could mean the post is showing twice because I thought it hadn't worked first time ...
I think somethings gone amiss with the forum. Clicking on 'Blogs' up top shows the latest blog is nearly a day old now when that's clearly not the case.
... it would be very funny indeed if you found out that the actual winner was meant to be a Gordon Hallfire ... he'll be sitting at home thinking "Jeezo! i finished 10 seconds inside the course record and they give the prize to that £%^"&£@"
Mrs Malcy thinks it's because I'm so clever, handsome and - oh yes - modest!
I guess I'll find out on Saturday. Maybe there's a tradition that the winner of the monthly voucher has to pay for the coffee and bacon rolls. Or be used for tomato-throwing target practice, or maybe even be tied to a stake, covered in honey and left to be stung to death by soldier wasps. (:->)
Sorry - it's late, it's been a tough day and my already peculiar sense of humour has just gone into overdrive! Must sleep. Must sleep. Must sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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