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david thomson · Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 181 Location: thundersley

anyone else doing it ? trained on the course yesterday and other than a few cows in the kissing gates it was very dry and fast , unless it rains midweek i should be on for a pb

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Pammie · Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 275

might do it David, never done it before, always wanted to though.

At the moment just making a bit of a comeback getting up to about 6 miles at the moment so distance should be no problem.
At the very worse just use it as a training run in a different setting.

Did notice on Fetch that its on the same day as Essex PB
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Stevie · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 400 Location: Benfleet

Did it last year, and just found out that I now cant make it on the 13th to do it again Sad

Its a good course, but not really a PB course.
Its ashame this one and the Essex PB 5 fall on the same day.
I'd go for this one though as its off road Smile

Pammie · Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 275

i'm disappointed too it falls on the same day as well but not fully fit racing wise to do any of them justice, ive done the pb race before not done this
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Stevie · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 400 Location: Benfleet

Pammie you should do this one, dont go for a PB and just enjoy the race, there are plently of other shorter races to do during the year where you can beat your PB bom

Pammie · Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 275

your right steve, anyway not part of my targets this year

So i should be there
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jacklarge · Joined: 11 Aug 2006 Posts: 239 Location: Rayleigh, Essex

Pammie, I agree with Steve (though I'm a Bluebell virgin) that you might as well give it go. I'm going to do it simply 'cos it sounds nice.

Won't be able to pick up my number till Thursday though sad1

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Cheers,

John.
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Pammie · Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 275

oh good, it should just make a change to run somewhere different
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Karl C · Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 1539 Location: Rayleigh

This is a lovely local race.

Starts, quite informally at the entrance to the Little Haven Woods. Quite rapid crowded start to the run down a very narrow edge-of-the-field and then sweeps round and into the woods proper.
Not too many chances to overtake once you are in the woods. Goes out further on into the open grassed area and then back thro the woods to the start, where you do another lap.

Oh, and don't forget your pen when you finish.

Pammie · Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 275

Has anyone visited RW forums today theres a thread for this race. Theres a question from someone asking what shoes she should wear will normal shoes (as in running shoues LOL) or will trail shoes be better.
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Stevie · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 400 Location: Benfleet

I havent ever really been on the RW forums, normal running trainers will be fine even with abit more rain cyclops_ani

mikey · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 12:19 pm Post subject:

Pammie

The club was running on the downs last night

Grounds so hard at the moment normal running shoes should be fine

Could go for a trail oriented shoe, but nothing to aggressive !!

Mikey

Karl C · Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 1539 Location: Rayleigh

yes, tend to agree with Mikey - normal running shoes will be fine.

I wasn't going as fast as Mikeys group last night (obviously) but it was still rock hard in places, so unless we get loads of rain tween now and Sunday stick with your normal running shoes.

Also, Pammie - picture please as your avator (if you are not sure how to do it then email me a pic and I will organise it for you)
Always nice to see a pic..

And after all, we are a social, caring club.

Pammie · Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 275

Thanks Steve and Mikey
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mikemoreton · Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 502 Location: Hockley, GORC.

Mikey, Pammie and Karl

Up until recently, the word 'running' was not in my vocabulary. Now i find the word 'normal' appearing in the same sentence. Can you define 'normal' please? bounce

Mike M
(also Hockley)

Pammie · Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 275

normal is whatever you do, if anyone does something different thats abnormal
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david thomson · Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 181 Location: thundersley

just put htis on the rw forum

Pammie · Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 275

Is that your rain dance in your avatar?
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david thomson · Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 181 Location: thundersley

no but this is

http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com/
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jacklarge · Joined: 11 Aug 2006 Posts: 239 Location: Rayleigh, Essex

Typical I big-up a race that I'm looking forward to and find that I'm double-booked Sad

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As my daughter is getting her Chief Scout Bronze Award (quite a big thing apparently) that day I won't be able to make it this time. So in true Mike Mason fashion I have a spare number for this race should anyone care to give the Bluebell 5 a go?

Cheers,

John.
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Pammie · Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 275

Hows that Karl,

all the way from Dublin for you.

Sorry i'll not be at the Bluebell tomorrow, change of plan as it'll be much easier for me to get to the pb one, but the plans the same just a training run.
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david thomson · Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 181 Location: thundersley

you traitor pammie ! though i can understand the transport issue.
nice looking pic though bom

thanks for the support on the course , its amazing what that benfleet vest can do. i think i was 2nd benfleet finnisher , though i thought i was in a race long battle with another benfleet runner only to find out he was from dagenham (similar vest). think i peeved him off when he looked like he was dying on a hill and i overtook him and tried to give him some encouragement ! he soon came beck round and went away from me .
think i was just inside the top 30 and beat my pb by nearly 6 minutes , 34:44 but my watch says it was 7.93 k .
bit of a downer , the mutch prized pen isnt as good as normal though it is made from recycled drinking cups.
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Pammie · Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 275

Sorry about that David

not a bad run today 46:44 by my watch, bit of a mix up at the start, so don't know yet my official time, didn't see the finish clock too busy concentrating on breathing at that time. I know i can run a good 4-5 minutes faster in time.

Good show from you had to laugh at you with a dagenham runner
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Karl C · Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 1539 Location: Rayleigh

anyone have any results for Bluebell 5 ?

david thomson · Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 181 Location: thundersley

apparently thy will be on castlepoint joggers website soon.

looks like my gps was right and it was under 5 miles , gonna make beating my pb at tilty in a few weeks much harder
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