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8:05am, 31 May 2022
If you want a cycle jersey, you have just under four hours to get your order in:

fetcheveryone.com/shop-preorder-jersey.php

There won't be any spares, and it'll probably be a couple of years before I do more jerseys - so now's the time if you want one.

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Division 10: No hope of escape?

2:28pm, 30 May 2022
Last Monday, I found myself in 8th place in Division 11 of UTMOST, with some work to do.



My strategy was to improve my Mile and 5k times, to gain the six points I needed to get a promotion spot.

I ran a 6:40 mile on Thursday, after a couple of warm up miles:



It's a nice flat stretch, and I had a bit of a tailwind behind me, but I was surprised to take 27 seconds off my last mile attempt, 19 days earlier. I suppose the earlier one was a little bit off the cuff, whereas this time I set out to do it.

As a result, I picked up enough points to get into the promotion spots :-)

Then on Saturday, I headed to Great Denham parkrun to see whether my 5k time had improved. I set the watch for 7:35/mi, which would have knocked about 40s off my previous time; but I actually managed to average 7:12/mi for the whole thing. Most pleasing of all, the third mile was the quickest :-) (7:15, 7:25, 7:05) I caught up with a bloke who was flagging a bit during the last mile, and basically yelled at him repeatedly to keep going - I could just as easily have been talking to myself. I feel like it helped me keep my effort levels up anyway. And because GD has been measuring a wee bit long for me, I got 22:22 for my benchmark which I was well chuffed with. It gives me a 64.01% WAVA, which is my highest ever ;-)



It also gave me approximately 22 glorious hours atop the D11 UTMOST table, until Soph176 ran a storming half marathon the following day, and wiped the floor with everyone in the division! I still got promoted, and that's all I wanted.

DIVISION 10 bunting
I'm even further down the table this week, in 14th place:



My once points-worthy times have been rendered less so by the inflation of promotion, but I was pleased not to find myself in a relegation spot straight away, so that's something. Let's have a look at what I need to do:

Mile and 5k
At 16 and 18 points respectively, and having only just tried my hand (or should that be my foot) at these, I won't be trying to improve either of these this week.

5 Miles
Once a heavyweight of my points arsenal, this time is ripest for improvement, with a current worth of 5 points. If I can run 3.1 miles at 7:12/mi, I reckon I can try 5 miles at 7:50/mi (predictions based on my 5k time are suggesting I could even go as low as 7:24/mi). That'd take my score up to 14 points. If things go very well, 7:45/mi would give me 16 points, and 7:40/mi would give me 17 points (maybe not worth the beasting, but I'll take it if it comes).

10k
This has stood up reasonably well, currently worth 11 points. If I can tack something on to the end of the 5 mile attempt, and get a sub-50 10k, I could pick up 4 more points. Running the 5 miler at 7:50/mile, and then an extra 1.2 miles at 8:50/mile would just about do it.

10 miles
My time here was a 20 pointer not so long ago, but now I am in the land of the giants :-) But there are ~7 Fetchies all within a 2 minute improvement, so it wouldn't be out of the question to attempt this. But (a) I feel I need to bridge the gap from my new 5k time first, so maybe target 5mi/10k; and (b) it's half term, so I've got a bit less time for longer runs.

Half Marathon
Again, I think it's doable to improve my time, but I want the confidence of knowing that I can put in a suitable 10k first.

Marathon
Lol. Still.

The Plan
Fairly obviously, I think I'll aim for a 5 mile / 10k improvement this week. Combined, they might just net me 9 points, which would put me level with hatstand on 73 points, and I think I'd get the nod based on our head-to-head scores.

There are 4-5 weeks left before the ringers catch me, so it might just be a waiting game. There are not too many people heading south from the divisions above, so it might just be a case of waiting until this division thins out a bit.

Here's a link to the game if you'd like to give it a try. The points system works everything out automatically. All you've got to do is look at the times of the other people in your division, and see if you can beat at least some of them, to improve your standing. We have a lot of ringers in the lower divisions - people who restarted the game to collect the badges - but they'll eventually work their way up the table and out of your way :-) fetcheveryone.com/utmost.php
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  • nerd
    I had a bounce up and straight back down, and am now hoping to get mightily relegated over the summer so that I can collect some badges when I start racing again.
    Raptors claws are coming to town
    2:40pm, 30th May 2022
  • bunting amazing
    LindsD
    2:41pm, 30th May 2022
  • Good work, Mr Fetch!
    ♪♫ Synge ♪♫
    2:48pm, 30th May 2022
  • Way to go! Very impressive mile and 5k times. 👏🙂
    JCB
    4:29pm, 30th May 2022
  • I'm still watching the ringers pass through :-)
    Sigh
    7:29pm, 30th May 2022


Book giveaway :-)

10:02am, 30 May 2022
I have some copies of Running For Our Lives by Rachel Ann Cullen to give away.

To quote the publishing company: "Each day, millions of people around the world put on their trainers and try to deal with their personal demons and life challenges by going for a run. In Running for Our Lives, Rachel Ann Cullen shares moving stories of hope and resilience, demonstrating the power of running to help us all overcome adversity."

For a chance to win, please just leave a comment on this blog entry. I've got one copy to give away here, another one on Twitter, and another one on Instagram. I will pick a winner on Friday afternoon.

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  • Oh I do heart a book
    EvilPixie
    10:03am, 30th May 2022
  • I love reading, especially about running :)
    Frosty The Bowman 🇸🇪
    10:03am, 30th May 2022
  • Count me in. I love running books
    laterunner
    10:07am, 30th May 2022
  • Sounds Good
    Snail
    10:09am, 30th May 2022
  • Nice!
    Big_G
    10:12am, 30th May 2022
  • Count me in too!
    Ness
    10:22am, 30th May 2022
  • Ooh new books? Count me in.
    poppyH
    10:22am, 30th May 2022
  • Running is so amazing for mental health it certainly helps keep my head in a good place.
    geordiebells
    10:31am, 30th May 2022
  • I can never have enough books …
    runnerbean
    10:32am, 30th May 2022
  • Sounds like my kind of read, count me in please.
    Mince Pikelet
    10:33am, 30th May 2022
  • Please.

    (Who won the other book?)
    Fizz :-)
    10:44am, 30th May 2022
  • Yes please - sounds like a good read.
    The Pin Lady
    10:57am, 30th May 2022
  • Did someone say book? Love to have a new 'real' book rather than the digital ones.
    westmoors
    10:57am, 30th May 2022
  • Yes please.
    GimmeMincepies
    11:27am, 30th May 2022
  • Please put me into the hat / random name chooser.
    um
    11:31am, 30th May 2022
  • Yes please
    Johny C
    11:39am, 30th May 2022
  • If I lucky enough were to win, I'd read it and then donate it to our running club's library ;-)
    stilldreamingofawhitechristmas
    12:10pm, 30th May 2022
  • Yes please!!
    WayOfTheDodo
    12:11pm, 30th May 2022
  • count me in
    Spanners99
    12:39pm, 30th May 2022
  • Please add me to the pile of entrants
    CumbriAndy
    12:40pm, 30th May 2022
  • I’d like to go into the hat too please :)
    Corrah
    1:21pm, 30th May 2022
  • yes please!
    Metro_Nome
    1:25pm, 30th May 2022
  • Yes please 🤞
    panad
    1:42pm, 30th May 2022
  • You just want a readers badge ;-)
    Festive Flier
    1:48pm, 30th May 2022
  • That sounds interesting. Count me in please :)
    Raptors claws are coming to town
    1:54pm, 30th May 2022
  • Yes please!
    hgreav
    2:08pm, 30th May 2022
  • Definitely interested.
    Little Miss Happy
    2:09pm, 30th May 2022
  • Yes please 😀
    Juuphy
    3:39pm, 30th May 2022
  • Could I be added to the hat too please?
    BaronessBL
    4:05pm, 30th May 2022
  • Yes please 🤞
    Soph176
    5:53pm, 30th May 2022
  • Yes please good sir!
    CBN
    6:02pm, 30th May 2022
  • I like running books...please count me in...
    dobbers
    8:54pm, 30th May 2022
  • Yes please :-)
    Is there a badge for 500 blog readers? Cracking clickbait title!
    Alice Navidad
    11:01pm, 30th May 2022
  • Not read a running book in ages. Please add my name to the hat. Thanks.
    KimCanRun
    11:31pm, 30th May 2022
  • Yes please. I’ve a space on my bookshelf
    Snoot
    6:29am, 31st May 2022
  • Sounds good!
    In the bleak midWinniefree
    7:06am, 31st May 2022
  • yes please
    Sporty2010
    7:15am, 31st May 2022
  • Yes please!
    Andy ClawS Is Coming To Town
    8:54am, 31st May 2022
  • Yes please! X
    clare1976
    12:36pm, 31st May 2022
  • Yes please
    AJPAR
    2:03pm, 31st May 2022
  • yes please
    Old Croc
    2:40pm, 31st May 2022


Division 11: No place left to hide

2:52pm, 23 May 2022
Last Monday, I found myself at the top of UTMOST Division 12 (the previous leaders having gained promotion). Barring any surges from other members of the division, I'd get promoted without any extra effort.

Instead of going for pace this week, I aimed for rest, and kept all my mileage in my lowest two HR zones (sub-70% WHR). This tactic seems to be going well for me, although I'm currently a bit stiff having spent quite a bit of time at the weekend throwing cricket balls at the boy :-)

A great midweek 10k from Soph176 gave me a bit of a jittery moment, pushing me into second place; and iRicey threatened to knock out a ten miler to challenge me further - but luckily I managed to hang on to my promotion spot.

Here I am then, in Division 11, and mid-table again:



What can I do to get promotion? I need to pick up six points to nudge photoset out of the promo spots. Here are my options:

Mile
There's quite a few of us bunched together - which means if I can shave 10s off my 7:07, I'd pick up 4 points. This seems like a good low-risk opportunity for this week. Time to keep an eye on the wind speeds in the weather forecast ;-)

5k
My current 24:12 is the lowest of my scores, and therefore perhaps ripest for improvement. I set it back in April, only a few weeks into my current glut of training. A smidge more than a minute off my time, and I could potentially pick up 6 points. Thirty seconds would be worth 3 points. The wind looks low on Saturday morning :-)

5 Mile & 10k
I lump these together, as they are relatively close in distance. I think I might be up for trying for a sub-8min/mile time for 10k which, if I fall short, leaves me with the chance to hang on til the 5 mile marker. 40 minutes on the nose for 5 miles would pick up 3 points, and if I hang on to the pace for 10k, that's a further 2 points. Not the best return for the effort I think.

10 miles & HM
Lumping these together only because they're both still pretty solid 19 pointers. Not much to be gained by pushing myself at these distances this week.

The Plan
It looks like my best chances are to focus on the mile and 5k times this week. If anyone else in the division makes some moves, things look pretty sticky, but improving my times will only help. Once again, there'll be no speedier people coming down from D10, so even if it takes me two weeks, I think I've got a chance.

Here's the game if you want to sign up:

fetcheveryone.com/utmost.php

You'll start at the bottom, and there's a bit of a logjam of speedy folks - but it'll settle eventually :-)
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Comments

  • surely you just need to walk a marathon to get promotion? ;-)
    chunkyblizzard
    2:58pm, 23rd May 2022
  • It would need to be a 4:38 marathon wouldn't it? (Only best 5 scores count, so the 9 points for the mile would need to be replaced by a 14 point marathon)
    Cerrertonia
    3:45pm, 23rd May 2022
  • good spot! Still I think that's within Fetch's capabilities, is it not?
    chunkyblizzard
    3:53pm, 23rd May 2022
  • Possibly not at a week's notice though :-) I reckon knocking some seconds off the mile time would be rather easier.
    Cerrertonia
    3:55pm, 23rd May 2022
  • Good luck with your UTMOST plans and thanks for the tips. :)
    Ness
    6:47pm, 23rd May 2022
  • Good plan!
    JCB
    11:54am, 24th May 2022
  • Love the tactical approach! I've just tried to run fast and not looked at that sort of thing - great gamesmanship.
    _andy
    5:10pm, 24th May 2022


New HR Analysis

2:11pm, 20 May 2022
I've been working on some new graphs focused on heart rate analysis.

To help look after my legs, I've been putting more emphasis on time spent training at lower intensities. Most of the time, I run with my watch set up like this:



and I try to do most of my running well under 143bpm (that's 70% of my WHR, for HR fans). I find it's best to aim for about 10 beats lower, as this gives me the opportunity to react when my HR starts rising. It's really great for encouraging me to run relaxed and easy. I'm still doing the occasional harder run (every 1-2 weeks) and these seem to have gone very well.

I'm not claiming to have found something revolutionary - here are a bunch of threads where the easy+hard approach is part of the fabric of training:

Heart Rate Thread: fetcheveryone.com/forum/heart-rate-3882/
Hadd Thread: fetcheveryone.com/forum/hadd-s-approach-to-distance-running-31192/
Polarized Training: fetcheveryone.com/forum/polarized-training-55778/

I feel like it's really helped me (along with a decent new pair of shoes), and the last couple of months have been going gangbusters :-)

I've put together some heart rate analysis tools that help illustrate the point. If you train with a HRM, hopefully you'll get a lot out of this page (and do let me know if you get dodgy data, because I've only really tested it on my own data).

Here's the link to try it: fetcheveryone.com/training-analysis-heartrate.php

It'll work best if you make sure that your HR settings are up to date. There's a link at the very top of the analysis page where you can check what you've got set up.

The first graph shows your mileage over the last 12.5 months, broken down by the amount of time spent in each HR zone:



In my case, you can see (a) that the last couple of months have gone great; and (b) that the proportion of my miles in the 'easier' HR zones has massively increased. April and May show 70% and 65% respectively in my two lowest HR zones (grey and cyan). Contrast this with the previous months, where I'd spend lots of my time in the green and yellow zones, just burning through glycogen, not really doing myself much benefit, and injuring myself.

The second bit of the page is a table, which shows your average pace in each of your HR zones:



If you're on a mobile and struggling to read the text when viewing the actual page, try putting your phone on its side. There's a lovely trend across all of my HR zones - my pace at each level of intensity has seen some improvements over the last few months.

The third graph gives you an overall distribution of your HR data over the time period:



I call this an armadillo graph, because it looks a bit like one. To be honest, I'm not quite sure what this graph adds. My recent improvements are obscured within the averages of the whole 12 months. But I guess in time, the shape of the graph changes to reflect your training regime. I'd hope to see the armadillo hump migrate leftwards, to reflect more of my training done at lower intensities. And for a smaller second hump to appear at somewhere around 160+, to reflect the harder runs. See how you go with it.

And the final graph shows you how your average beats per mile figure changes throughout the duration of your run:



I love beats per mile as a metric! The first mile is always a bit of a lottery (today I had to switch my watch to the other wrist to get a good reading), but after that, it's a reasonable measure of how efficiently you are covering the ground. Each coloured line represents a month (put your mouse on the graph). They all trend upwards with distance, just like heart rate does on a long run. But that greeny-blue line toward the bottom is April, and the pink one below that is May - hinting at some nice efficiency improvements for me.

And that's it, for now. I hope you like it.

--
And finally, thanks to everyone who has ordered a cycling jersey. 32 ordered so far, which means that once I've paid for 'em and posted 'em, that's nearly 400 very welcome pounds for the Fetch kitty. Or should that be puppy? Anyway... here's the link if you want one: fetcheveryone.com/shop-preorder-jersey.php
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Comments

  • Excellent work :)
    Now you’re invested in this, a cheeky request …any chance at looking at my request for ‘ignore hr data for this run’ (request 1352) so that the really errant data hr monitors give sometimes can be filtered out? :)
    Rosehip
    2:18pm, 20th May 2022
  • Nice :-)
    TeeBee
    2:34pm, 20th May 2022
  • I get a 500 error. Could that be because it's looking for running data only and can't find any in my training log?
    Elsie Too
    2:39pm, 20th May 2022
  • Well done. I've been using that Garmin screen for my easy runs for a few years now; if I do tip over into Z3, I try and bring it back down through more controlled breathing and an easier effort rather than a walk break; then I look at how much of my run was in Z2 or lower as a percentage - well, because it'll go up with hills anyway. Easy hills are a challenge ;-)
    Sigh
    2:41pm, 20th May 2022
  • Really nice for a data and training nerd, thank you, I’ll dive in to the new metrics.
    Frosty The Bowman 🇸🇪
    2:52pm, 20th May 2022
  • I likes it :-) Been thinking about trying some HR training for a while
    bigleggy
    3:23pm, 20th May 2022
  • Hi Fetch, I've just had a look at it and it's interesting but some dodgy HR data is screwing things on my graphs.

    for example last month, the average pace for zone 5 was slower than zone 4 which isn't right. I'm guessing my watch strap wasn't tight enough on certain runs. Is there anything you can do to eliminate egregious data?
    chunkyblizzard
    3:28pm, 20th May 2022
  • I would join the chorus asking for a way to strip out bizarre data - I only really get into Zone 5 when my watch is throwing a wobbly of some kind so the paces are completely wrong there! I don't know that my chart shows much 'progress' but I would endorse the approach in terms of staying injury free!
    Autumnleaves
    3:39pm, 20th May 2022
  • Dodgy data is difficult to get rid of. Other sites (!) sometimes have "exclude this activity from HR analysis" or similar to get around the issue, but then you might lose volume data too.

    Ignoring runs with no HR data would be a good thing though, especially on the armadillo and line graphs.
    larkim
    9:41pm, 20th May 2022
  • This is really interesting. Thanks.
    Ness
    10:39am, 21st May 2022


They're here! Well, not exactly *here*, but...

11:12am, 19 May 2022
I have finally got all the necessary ducks in a row to open up the preorder on some Fetch cycle jerseys. Just in time for all that summer riding :-)

Initially, I was going to go with Ron Hill Specials, but had difficulties with the cut of their samples. I don't think it's something they do a great deal of... but anyway... I got a tip off from a lovely Fetchie about a company called Granny Gear. For starters, that's a great name for a bike clothing company, don't you think? :-)

Here are the jerseys. I've kept it simple - so they're all full zip, all short sleeve - and they look pretty cool I think. If you want one, please get your order in before the end of May. As usual, if you want one but you're skint, I'm happy to put one aside for you, *IF* you let me know. Postage is free to the UK & NI; and if you're overseas, I am happy to work out a cost-price for sending it to you.



Here's the link to place an order: fetcheveryone.com/shop-preorder-jersey.php
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  • I like those *may have to find bike at the back of the shed*
    merry minardi *hic*
    11:15am, 19th May 2022
  • well check sizing when home fab super excited
    EvilPixie
    11:27am, 19th May 2022
  • I’m tempted to take up cycling
    runnerbean
    11:40am, 19th May 2022
  • Oooh I like, I like. Da iawn Fetch.
    Rascal
    12:16pm, 19th May 2022
  • TAKE MY MONEY!!!
    MazH
    12:18pm, 19th May 2022
  • Order placed 30s after email received. The tops look magic. Which is good as I look a long way short of that when i am on a bike
    Spanners99
    12:59pm, 19th May 2022
  • Ordered and if there was another colour available, I'd order one of those too ;)
    Gooner
    1:14pm, 19th May 2022
  • Nice Shirts! Btw Do you have any running shirts "tanktops" left?
    Frosty The Bowman 🇸🇪
    1:21pm, 19th May 2022
  • Bowman - if you have a look at this blog, I think I've got the listed items still: fetcheveryone.com/blog/3/2022/5/448871
    fetcheveryone
    1:37pm, 19th May 2022
  • Nice, is it "1 Men's Medium Vest" that is the tank top style?
    Not sure of how the rainbow one looks?
    Frosty The Bowman 🇸🇪
    1:46pm, 19th May 2022
  • This is how the rainbow vests look:
    fetcheveryone
    1:47pm, 19th May 2022
  • Nice :) will answer with the Fmail.
    Frosty The Bowman 🇸🇪
    1:48pm, 19th May 2022
  • Have you had a sample one to check claimed sizing over actual sizing?
    I fall between M and L from the chart on their website, and depending on whether they size small or large will be the difference between me wearing a hang glider wing, or having no circulation to my extremities!!

    Ta!
    eL Bee!
    1:56pm, 19th May 2022
  • My contact at GG says: "The inches [cm] are the maximum size that the jersey will go, so if a customer is close we suggest going up a size. I'm a male size medium t-shirt but take a size L so the jersey isn't too restrictive."
    fetcheveryone
    1:57pm, 19th May 2022
  • Excellent - Thanks for that. Very useful information :-)
    eL Bee!
    2:04pm, 19th May 2022
  • I am tempted, but I would need a sizing chart in inches/cm because I can vary from XS, to S or M depending on the maker.
    I did go to Granny Gear and look at one of their shirts to get a sizing chart, but it appears as a pop-up. If anyone else wants the sizing chart then follow this link grannygear.co.uk (chosen especially for Fetch ;-) ) and click on "size chart".
    Flatlander
    2:09pm, 19th May 2022
  • Flatlander - their sizing chart is underneath our order form :-)
    fetcheveryone
    2:10pm, 19th May 2022
  • Oh, and that's a very tempting shirt for me :-)
    fetcheveryone
    2:10pm, 19th May 2022
  • Ah, thanks. I had scrolled down a fair bit, but not quite far enough!
    Flatlander
    2:13pm, 19th May 2022
  • Two of these will be appearing on a tandem somewhere a long way from everyone sometime soon bikebike and if we like them there'll be more business for Granny Gear.
    Raptors claws are coming to town
    2:22pm, 19th May 2022
  • Ordered.. :-)
    Dave W
    2:35pm, 19th May 2022
  • I was only asking Jigs about the jerseys yesterday, I promised him one for his birthday which was in March :-)
    Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
    4:17pm, 19th May 2022
  • That looks fab!
    Alice Navidad
    4:32pm, 19th May 2022
  • Great feature set!
    Bright Strider
    5:28pm, 19th May 2022
  • Have ordered 2 for me & Mr AL - hoping they might have arrived in time for Manchester to Blackpool on July 10th... :)
    Autumnleaves
    5:35pm, 19th May 2022
  • Order placed - been out in my other fetch cycling top today- will be good to have another 😁
    Merrymoo
    7:36pm, 19th May 2022
  • Ooo. I had a look on the Granny Gear site too. they've got quite a few designs which are close rip-offs of those on Prendas Ciclsmo, Cycology and maybe Impsport, but cheaper. I wonder how they get away with it? Anyway, you got me.
    Oranj
    8:11pm, 19th May 2022
  • I'd like one to not cycle in.
    Sushi
    10:10pm, 19th May 2022
  • I'm in. Ordered. Do like a nice red top.
    CStar
    10:10pm, 19th May 2022
  • I've ordered one. In all honesty, I probably won't get much use out of it, but it's there if I need it :)
    Andy ClawS Is Coming To Town
    7:48am, 20th May 2022


A quick Darth Mode update

4:40pm, 17 May 2022
Some of the stuff I've had to do to get the dark mode working has had a bit of an impact on the default skin - which is not ideal, because it's the one that the vast, vast majority of Fetchies use.

I'll probably undo some of the changes I've made (to make Darth Mode work), to make sure that the default skin is working as well as can be.

Just letting you know... :-)
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Comments

  • This have anything to do with my text briefly turning to light on dark in the Nigeria skin this afternoon, by any chance? ;)
    Santa Badgey
    4:44pm, 17th May 2022
  • Thanks. I can cope with it as it is but I liked it better the way it was.
    Raptors claws are coming to town
    4:44pm, 17th May 2022
  • Wow, you've fixed my text already. Redmond is just a habit. I could change to another skin no probs if it's a hassle! :-) G
    Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr)
    4:51pm, 17th May 2022
  • I share a house with a Redmond user - the brief change was noticed.
    Thanks for rectifying & notifying Fetch!
    um
    5:25pm, 17th May 2022
  • Hello - sent fmails are grey on black if you go in to read what you’ve sent (under sent mail obvs)…. I’d screen shot it but then you get to read my fmail 😝 xx
    phal
    5:50pm, 17th May 2022
  • In Fetchpoint etc the buttons at the top 'game guide' etc. have changed to a short of red on red which makes them hard to read
    Pegg
    8:55am, 18th May 2022
  • Hi Fetch, notes and comments on activities are black text on grey - not good! fetcheveryone.com/training-log-view.php?id=20580463
    chunkyblizzard
    7:23am, 19th May 2022
  • Yes, I’ve had to revert some stuff to make sure it didn’t impact the default mode. Darth is a beta still.
    fetcheveryone
    7:35am, 19th May 2022
  • Order placed 30s after email received. The tops look magic. Which is good as I look a long way short of that when i am on a bike
    Spanners99
    12:58pm, 19th May 2022
  • dates and distances here are impossible to read fetcheveryone.com/userprofile.php?id=3478
    chunkyblizzard
    5:54pm, 19th May 2022
  • As usual How do you know your max HR?
    Ocelot Spleens
    3:37pm, 20th May 2022
  • On the Trader leaderboard page, looking at "my" line, which has a red highlight line across it, I can't see my name at all. I think the font must be the same red as the highlighter.
    ♪♫ Synge ♪♫
    5:02pm, 20th May 2022
  • (That is using the Default skin.)
    ♪♫ Synge ♪♫
    5:04pm, 20th May 2022
  • fetcheveryone.com/race-standards.php Is hard to read
    chunkyblizzard
    10:51am, 21st May 2022


Darth Mode! And a few biscuits for the hyperdrive.

4:40pm, 16 May 2022
With thanks to AndyS for the name :-) I hope George Lucas doesn't mind.

If you haven't got a clue what I'm talking about, scroll to the bottom of the page and look for the dropdown box that (probably) says "Default Skin", and change it to "Darth Mode". It's just dark mode really.

I blogged about it on Thursday, and asked folks to let me know if they hit upon any unreadable pages whilst using Darth Mode. The most common thing is where pale yellow links appear on pale grey backgrounds.

As I expected, there were quite a lot of pages that needed nudging - but I have hopefully tackled everything that was raised. I ignored the comments about the pages looking scruffy and jarring because, frankly, some people should have been here long enough to know that's part of the style guide ;-)

Please give it a go, and if you find any unreadable stuff, leave me a comment with a **link** to the page you're looking at.

In other exciting news, I have spent £69.99 of your hard-earned donations on a new battery for my laptop. The current battery can just about manage 45 minutes now before needing to be hooked up to a drip with a couple of custard creams.

I tried to look back at when I last replaced it, and all I can say for certain is that it's been at least 3.5 years. My 2012 Macbook Pro continues to roll back the years. I've just had the lid off to check the battery code, and aside from a bit of fluff, we're all good. I was lucky that I got to keep it in December 2016, but I didn't imagine it'd still be smashing it over five years later.

Have a good rest-of-the-day if you can.
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Comments

  • Loving the itemised receipts for how the donations are used. Just remember, we don't need to know about everything, right? ;-)
    chunkyblizzard
    4:42pm, 16th May 2022
  • But... that's kind of the point though. People are kind enough to support the site, so I do want people to know that I am careful with it.
    fetcheveryone
    4:47pm, 16th May 2022
  • I'm not convinced that I like the dark mode enough to change - is there a reason for me to persevere? (eg, less energy consumption? less eye fatigue? I know nothing.) But one change that seems to have happened recently is the splits on a training log entry being pale grey on white in the default skin, and quotations within the threads also pale grey. I don't like that change, and wonder why it's happened?
    LittleDonkeyDaisy
    4:49pm, 16th May 2022
  • There's such a thing as too much detail. We once came across a receipt saying "Escort Service" in my old bosses files.

    The company vehicle was a Ford Escort....
    3FrenchMs
    4:52pm, 16th May 2022
  • Hi, I think the 1V1, Multi etc buttons on the WSW main page could do with that nudge you mentioned.
    fetcheveryone.com/wsw.php
    Enigma
    5:01pm, 16th May 2022
  • Oh that’s good. You’d never have kept that cycling pace up to power the servers. I’ve given up trying to override the hyperdrive and c3po has gone missing.
    runnerbean
    5:58pm, 16th May 2022
  • Great work as always, loving Darth mode. To my eyes there is no difference between confirmed and tentative races in the portfolio?
    StuH
    6:30pm, 16th May 2022
  • I like it! I’ve checked it out on my iPad and the colour arrangement looks good. Particularly like the way it makes the photos stand out on the ‘route of the day’ page. Will check on my phone later but am sure it’ll be as good on that. Thanks for the hard work.
    Ness
    6:40pm, 16th May 2022
  • Glad to see the kittens back. They were sorely missed :)
    JamieKai *chameleon*
    6:57pm, 16th May 2022
  • I love Darth Mode
    LindsD
    7:15pm, 16th May 2022
  • Clicked on the glasses under the end of week totals on the training log (dark on dark so a little tricky) it took me here and it’s white on whitish! Loving Darth Mode 😀 Thank you 😀

    fetcheveryone.com/training-week.php?startdate=2022-05-09
    phal
    8:28pm, 16th May 2022
  • How many packs of custard creams were you getting through? I think maybe the new battery will pay for itself.
    DingDocMerrily
    9:29pm, 16th May 2022
  • I was pretty confused, and wondered why there was a Wayne's World related mode.
    Dvorak
    10:39pm, 16th May 2022
  • Tags in training mode yellow on yellow.
    LindsD
    6:18am, 17th May 2022
  • fetcheveryone.com/training-log-view.php?id=20570155
    LindsD
    6:20am, 17th May 2022
  • Leaderboards on Conquercise are yellow text on light grey.

    Otherwise looks good :)
    CBN
    10:49am, 17th May 2022
  • fetcheveryone.com/game-conq-zone.php?id=47114
    CBN
    10:50am, 17th May 2022
  • fetcheveryone.com/training-log-view.php?id=20572853

    Comments are black on black or similar.
    LindsD
    11:03am, 17th May 2022
  • The Kit bag has white on grey and grey on grey for active kit.
    fetcheveryone.com/kit.php

    I see you have nudged the buttons I mentioned on WSW. The similar buttons on a numberof other games are the same.
    fetcheveryone.com/game-fetchpoint.php
    fetcheveryone.com/trader
    fetcheveryone.com/hideandseek.php
    fetcheveryone.com/utmost.php

    ThingyThon has black text on dark grey
    fetcheveryone.com/thon.php

    Can you tell I occasionally test software?
    Enigma
    11:03am, 17th May 2022
  • Ooohhh, got another one.

    Hovering over a person's marker on the Virtual Challenge map gives a lovely yellow text on white background popup.

    fetcheveryone.com/fetchvirtualchallenge.php
    Enigma
    11:07am, 17th May 2022
  • Thanks - I've sorted all those :-)
    fetcheveryone
    11:17am, 17th May 2022
  • Still no differentiation between tentative and confirmed races in the portfolio fetcheveryone.com/raceportfolio.php Tentative are greyed out on default skin
    StuH
    1:18pm, 17th May 2022


  • I'm in mad4purple skin and the background has changed. I don't think I like white on black writing and the links don't show well. It's happened on other skins too.
    Pinks
    3:29pm, 17th May 2022
  • Fetch! The forums in default mode - the posts have gone dark!
    JustCommando!
    3:29pm, 17th May 2022
  • Snap!
    JustCommando!
    3:29pm, 17th May 2022
  • I've checked other skins too. Same thing.
    Pinks
    3:31pm, 17th May 2022


Division 12: Two hours of pushing broom

1:21pm, 16 May 2022
When you last saw me, I was languishing in 8th place in division 12 of UTMOST:



My strategy this week was two pronged. I figured out that I could pick up some solid points with an improved HM time; and that I could maybe knock a couple of seconds off my mile time, and do enough to get promoted.

I set out on Saturday with the goal of sorting out my HM time. I set my watch up to 8:45/mile pace, which would just about give me enough to claim the 20 pointer. I worked really hard in the first half to make sure I didn't get carried away with the pace. It left me with enough Marmite in the tank to run a fairly even split, and my quickest 5k was in the last three miles. I got a benchmark of 1:53:20, well inside what I needed:



This meant that the updated table looked like this (I'd switched to Darth mode, incase you're wondering):



I was level on points with jamborigg, but when this happens, the tie-break uses your head-to-head times. The image is a bit blurry, but it was 4-2 to jambo.

What's more, I was probably less than half a second away from getting promotion. Down in 14th place, Enigma has the same mile time as me - but I think his 7:07 is rounded up from 7:06XXXX, whereas mine is on the nose. So if I could trim one more second off my mile time, I'd get promotion.

But then I got sensible. The HM was a big effort, and as much as I'm enjoying the challenge, I'm enjoying the running more. So a speedy mile was not something I wanted to chase so soon and risk it all.

And then I got smart too :-)

The three players at the top of the table would get promoted on Monday. Above us in D11, there were only 17 players - so no-one would be coming down. Below in D13, there were no obvious ringers. So when noon rolled around (***allowing for some very quick bug fixes***) I have made it to the top of the table for zero extra effort.



Barring the emergence of three challengers from the ranks of D12, I can have an easy week if I want it, and still get the D11 badge at the end of it.

Looking at my scores, the 10 miler and half marathon are bringing home the bacon substitute :-)

The shorter distances offer most opportunity for improving my tally this week; and the long runs of the last couple of weeks will hopefully have helped me with a bit of mental toughness to dig in over shorter sharper distances.

A sub-23 5k would be worth about six points. A sub-6:58 mile would also give me six points. Or I could combo-up my 5 mile and 10k times. A sub-50 10k would bring three points of its own, plus a further three points via my 5 mile time. I need to figure out what's going on in D11 too, so I can hit the ground running when I get there. Assuming I do :-)

Let's see what happens :-)
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Comments

  • Good thinking, Batman.
    Diogenes
    1:29pm, 16th May 2022
  • I’m glad you know what you’re doing!
    Alice Navidad
    1:34pm, 16th May 2022
  • That is super fast running! Explains why I’m in a lower league!
    Ness
    1:38pm, 16th May 2022
  • Strategy in a league of weekly ups and downs, I think I'll give it a miss but I am following your success with interest.
    Festive Flier
    1:45pm, 16th May 2022
  • Well done!

    I notice you have blurry green times in darth mode too. When I look at the photo natively in doesn’t, only when uploaded.
    JCB
    2:37pm, 16th May 2022


Dark Mode: Beta

8:59am, 12 May 2022
If you've noticed a few tremors in page layouts over the last day, it's me! I've been working on making a decent 'Dark Mode' for the site.

It's by no means ready, but I thought I'd make it available anyway :-) If you look in the page footer, it's listed as 'Beta Dark' in the skin options.

Creating a dark mode is pretty easy in principle.

In a perfect scenario, there's one code file that contains colour information for the whole site. In there, you set the background to a dark colour, and the text colour to a light colour. Boom.

But the problem comes when individual pages contain their own colour information. They shouldn't, if you're a purist. But real-world code contains all manner of sticking plasters, bits of string, shortcuts, and whatever else is necessary to make it work. In fact, coders probably have as many words for 'workaround' as eskimos have for snow.

If you'd like to follow it as a work-in-progress, switch to the 'Beta Dark' skin. And if you come across a page with *unusable* content, leave me a comment down below with a link to the page you're having issues with.

For example, as I write this, forum threads are currently black text on white, but any links appear as pale yellow on white = unusable.

Unusability is the first hurdle. After that, I'll be interested in slickness.

Overall, I like the feel of the dark mode. The pale yellow warms the dark background nicely, and bits of red here and there really pop.
Click here to suggest fetcheveryone's blog for today's highlights.

Comments

  • Cool. I’m a fan of dark mode
    NDWDave
    9:08am, 12th May 2022
  • Me too
    LindsD
    9:23am, 12th May 2022
  • On people's training, names of users appear as yellow on white
    LindsD
    9:25am, 12th May 2022
  • On the default skin - my races - the font changes to 'red on red' when I hover the mouse over an entry. Just FYI :-)
    Sigh
    9:27am, 12th May 2022
  • Trader names are yellow on white, otherwise I like the look 😊
    Heinzster
    9:29am, 12th May 2022
  • LindsD - which page is that please?
    fetcheveryone
    9:31am, 12th May 2022
  • Trader is all usable but quite a lot of white fetcheveryone.com/trader
    Elsie Too
    9:38am, 12th May 2022
  • @Elsie - Trader has its very own dark mode - you can find it in settings.
    fetcheveryone
    9:41am, 12th May 2022
  • Another dark mode user here. I like this!

    On my profile page, there's quite a lot of yellow text on a grey background, on "About" under the headings: Recent Blogs, Recent Training, Planned Races, Recent Threads. The "All Races" page is also yellow on grey for the race names
    Oranj
    9:43am, 12th May 2022
  • I think I'm mostly up-to-date with the pages mentioned in the comments now :-)
    fetcheveryone
    9:49am, 12th May 2022
  • On my training log (default skin) my run totals show up as red on red, and walk totals as pink on red.
    PenW
    9:52am, 12th May 2022
  • I have had a look at Dark Beta skin - not to my taste.

    Back to my usual Default skin and I have found an unusable change - in "Your Training Log" the background to the Year/Month summary table is now red which means:
    Red (for running) digits are invisible,
    Green (biking) very garish
    Walking (pink) extremely difficult to see
    Swimming - I don't log any so I can't see that.
    Flatlander
    10:01am, 12th May 2022
  • X-post with PenW - I'm a slow typist! ;-)
    Flatlander
    10:02am, 12th May 2022
  • I've reverted my changes whilst you were typing that Flatlander ;-)
    fetcheveryone
    10:04am, 12th May 2022
  • Nice, I like the Dark mode.
    pedroscalls
    10:05am, 12th May 2022
  • So you have Fetch :-p
    Flatlander
    10:07am, 12th May 2022
  • I like it. Training log unusable. Nothing showing up.

    Can't share as my settings don't allow. Sorry
    Sushi
    10:11am, 12th May 2022
  • In Sticker fetcheveryone.com/stickers.php
    the table of biggest collectors on the right is pretty much all unreadable - yellow on very light grey and white on very light grey. Also on same page, some people's names are yellow on very light grey ( ie those that are not gold or silver )
    K5 Gus
    10:38am, 12th May 2022
  • The page you are taken to when you follow someone's training. The comments page. Names of commenters are yellow.
    LindsD
    10:50am, 12th May 2022
  • Links in a forum page are yellow on white, eg 3rd post from bottom fetcheveryone.com/forum/the-retirement-thread-61674/300
    Also on any forum page, the text "Add Your Comment" and "You are signed in as" is black on dark grey
    K5 Gus
    10:58am, 12th May 2022
  • Shop -> Affiliates page : the links are yellow on white
    fetcheveryone.com/shop-affiliates.php
    K5 Gus
    11:11am, 12th May 2022
  • Tri training league - numbers under the 3 main columns are unreadable
    fetcheveryone.com/league-tri.php
    K5 Gus
    11:15am, 12th May 2022
  • Benchmarks league - names are yellow and the ones on light grey background not readable
    fetcheveryone.com/league-weekly.php
    K5 Gus
    11:17am, 12th May 2022
  • Training Log - Monthly totals are yellow text on light grey background. Entries have black text on dark grey background for pace/ dist etc.
    fetcheveryone.com/training.php
    Juuphy
    11:43am, 12th May 2022
  • Training Plan - race names yellow on white background
    fetcheveryone.com/training-plan.php
    K5 Gus
    12:11pm, 12th May 2022
  • looking at my own profile i get black text on a grey background. from about me down. typing in this box is a white box with black text. note i use dark mode on android mobile to view this.
    FurryH
    12:26pm, 12th May 2022
  • exciting
    DingDocMerrily
    12:34pm, 12th May 2022
  • Loving dark mode 😍 Thank you!
    phal
    2:03pm, 12th May 2022
  • In general I'd prefer black background with white text (rather than yellow). Appreciate links need to show up differently.

    Forum pages still white background but presumably work in progress?
    SPR
    2:10pm, 12th May 2022
  • See third-last paragraph of my blog :-)
    fetcheveryone
    2:14pm, 12th May 2022
  • Haha, thanks.
    SPR
    2:22pm, 12th May 2022
  • I'm going to say it - call it Darth Mode.
    Andy ClawS Is Coming To Town
    2:26pm, 12th May 2022
  • Great to see this getting some attention, been using Pantherz since I signed up almost... In the "suggest a feature" page, links are yellow on yellow in the main feature, or yellow on light grey in replies and unreadable either way.
    Sam Jelfs
    2:37pm, 12th May 2022
  • Chess.com has a decent dark mode on app and website. Copied text has been the only issue I've noticed with it.
    SPR
    3:05pm, 12th May 2022
  • in fetchpoint you cant see who owns the flowers when you click on them (the name is invisible)
    DingDocMerrily
    5:20pm, 12th May 2022
  • Ooo i like dark mode. Though as others have already noted the training log is currently unreadable
    panad
    5:57pm, 12th May 2022
  • Oh. Like Dark Mode, but I can't condone Darth Mode... :)
    JamieKai *chameleon*
    6:40pm, 12th May 2022
  • Salem Mode ;-)
    Oranj
    6:48pm, 12th May 2022
  • this may be a daft question but I don't see the skins option in the footer (I'm on a laptop and using Microsoft Edge)
    Jen Ho Ho Ho B
    7:26pm, 12th May 2022
  • In the blogs list, the top ones look fine. The ones underneath I can see you've made the background dark grey to contrast with the top section, but the yellow on dark grey looks a bit nasty. Maybe a bit darker still?
    Feleecy Navidad
    7:48pm, 12th May 2022
  • Also there's a thick white line segregating each blog, whereas for the top list that's darker so less contrast, which looks better. The white line is a bit jarring
    Feleecy Navidad
    7:49pm, 12th May 2022
  • Quoted text in the forum isn’t the most readable. Also, the button on the forum (for quotes etc) stick out a bit too much for my liking.
    chunkyblizzard
    8:36pm, 12th May 2022
  • The forum kittens don't seem to like dark mode - perhaps they're having a nap?
    JamieKai *chameleon*
    9:38pm, 12th May 2022
  • The forum looks pretty scruffy in dark mode for me.
    JamieKai *chameleon*
    9:39pm, 12th May 2022
  • Red in the menu bar would be far less jarring in dark mode if it had reduced brightness, bit like the shortcuts highlight red
    flanker
    12:33am, 13th May 2022
  • He's called it Darth Mode! Excellent. I'll stick with Redmond. Unless Dark Mode is more environmentally friendly (less power)? Must google that. I don't have a problem with the eyestrain side of it. Good work that lad. :-) G
    Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr)
    7:49am, 13th May 2022
  • Not sure if it has been mentioned already, but the black text on dark grey background of the "hits counter" page is difficult to read fetcheveryone.com/hitcounter.php
    Nelly
    9:32am, 13th May 2022
  • Melly, just came here to say the same thing!
    chunkyblizzard
    7:16pm, 13th May 2022
  • Very cool! I’m spotted an issue with map icons on the training entry screen. Can’t tell if they are on or off.
    JCB
    1:49am, 14th May 2022
  • “Who’s racing where” isn’t readable.
    Fizz :-)
    11:09am, 14th May 2022
  • A lot of the text on the Virtual Challenge pages fetcheveryone.com/fetchvirtualchallenge.php is unreadable (fetchie names, route notes, etc.), being hyperlinks and therefore yellow on grey
    Oranj
    11:29am, 14th May 2022
  • Thanks for addressing the Hit Counter page Ian.
    I've just found an issue on the Training Category page... white text on white background, for the categories not selected fetcheveryone.com/training-categories.php
    Nelly
    10:23am, 16th May 2022
  • Noticed default skin issue in forum. If you pin a post, the counter for the pin is white on light grey.
    JCB
    3:13pm, 16th May 2022


PB Potential? Fancy a quickie? ;-)

5:14pm, 10 May 2022
I mean a quick blog, obvs.

I've put together a page that lists the highest ranked 'PB Potential' races at various distances:

fetcheveryone.com/race-reviews-pbpotential.php

There are some lesser-known events in there that have done really well.

Do please have a look - and especially at any races that don't appear to have a 2022 date. If you can spare five mins to research any, and add new listings, that'd be wonderful indeed :-)

There. I told you it was a quick one.
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Comments

  • That's clever - just looked and my 10K and 10 mile PBs are on flat courses it lists, but not my half. Hmmm... guess I knew that. Great list, well done. :-) G
    Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr)
    5:23pm, 10th May 2022
  • (Hang on, that sounds sarky. It isn't meant to! I meant well done on creating a useful and interesting list. Some will come to the site to view it and use it. If I am looking for a race and wish to find one, possibly further afield, as flat as poss, I'm sure I would find it useful. Sorry, waffling now! Happy Tuesday! :-) G )
    Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr)
    5:25pm, 10th May 2022
  • What should be done when a race with a fast course, changes it course and is no longer as fast ?
    The Aviemore Half appears in your list, but in 2021 it changed from mainly road to a new 95% trail and therefore much slower course. Yet whoever has added last year and this year's listing has just copied the previous event probably not realising, just trying to help. Maybe the old listings up to 2020 need renamed "Aviemore Half - old course" and from 2021 onwards as "Aviemore Half - new course"
    Wouldn't like to think someone enterd it for 2022 thinking it was a fast road course based on your new list !
    K5 Gus
    5:40pm, 10th May 2022
  • Southport Mad Dog 10k appears at both 19th and 28th. Just FYI.
    Sigh
    7:43pm, 10th May 2022
  • Surprised that GSR isn't on there actually
    Feleecy Navidad
    9:39pm, 10th May 2022
  • Oh wait it is, I was looking at 10k not 10 miles :)
    Feleecy Navidad
    9:40pm, 10th May 2022
  • @Sigh - thank you, I've hopefully resolved that now.
    fetcheveryone
    9:52am, 11th May 2022
  • You're welcome.

    When I do add races, I often go back over previous years to align the race name so it's accurate and consistent throughout, but there's still a lot I find that are not like this. On the 10 mile list we've got Stockport at #35 and #38 simply because the second one is listed with the headline sponsor's name (which can change, so I always leave them out).
    Sigh
    10:09am, 11th May 2022
  • I've been thinking about how to tackle that Sigh - maybe with a separate field for sponsor name (that I can ignore, lol). I also have a few race companies that include the date in the title, which is annoying :-) I'll see what I can do to improve things.
    fetcheveryone
    10:14am, 11th May 2022
  • Thats interesting, might line one of those up for later in the year - would it be possible to show a map view of these 50 fastest (similar to the main runfinder screen) - or as an option to click on?
    Snail
    12:52pm, 12th May 2022
  • Very cool! I’m spotted an issue with map icons on the training entry screen. Can’t tell if they are on or off.
    JCB
    1:47am, 14th May 2022
  • Wrong blob entry. About to add to correct one.
    JCB
    1:49am, 14th May 2022


Division 12: Running Out Of Road?

2:18pm, 9 May 2022
My ten miler on Thursday, and my speedy mile mid-run on Saturday did enough to help propel me into Division 12 of UTMOST :-)

fetcheveryone.com/utmost.php?div=12

I've made some amendments to the tables now, so that:

1) times recorded in the last 28 days are highlighted in gold.
2) each time is clickable, so you can see the associated training entry or race.
3) cobweb icons for times that will expire within the next 28 days.

Here I am in Division 12 - you can see I've been a busy bee, but I'm down in 9th with work to do:



I need to find 9 points (or slightly less if I can steal points from Foxy or jamborigg) to get into the promotion slots.

Mile
If I can turn my 7:07 into 6:57 this week, that'd usurp jennyh, and give me 6 points. A 6:53 would give me 7 points, and would also rob a point from Foxy, which could be handy.

5k
My strongest time from a few weeks ago is now my weakest, contributing 9 points (so it's effectively worth zero, as only my best five scoring performances count). If I improve my mile time, then I'd need to take over a minute off my 5k time to make a difference. It doesn't seem like fertile ground this week, but if I keep knocking out a few fast miles here and there, it'll hopefully put me in good stead for a crack at it soon.

5 Miles & 10k
I think that I can group these together, because they are pretty close in terms of distance (my 5 mile time is 8:12/mile, and the 10k is 8:15/mile). I'm buoyed up by the 10 mile effort I did on Thursday - I think I could maybe aim for something like 8:05/mile for the 10k, and pick up a 5 mile time on the way. Even if I crash and burn on my way to the 10k, the 5 miler gives me a secondary target to hold on for. But it's a tough division. 8:05 pace would only be worth 1 point for my 5 miler, and two points for the 10k.

10 Miler
My time for last week is top of the division :-) So there's no point trying to improve this just now.

Half Marathon
I had hoped to push on from the 10 miler on Thursday to register a half marathon time too. I got to 11 miles in 1:33:49 before running out of energy, so even if I'd 10min/miled for another couple of miles, I could have been looking at another 20 point time in this division. With better fuelling, this feels like a strong contender for earning points this week.

Marathon
Yeah, right :-)

Let's see what happens. At least I won't get relegated, as there are only 17 players in the division!
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Comments

  • It's great to see you flying again, after your injury woes of last year.
    Sigh
    2:41pm, 9th May 2022
  • great enhancements. Thanks for breathing life into UTMOST and good luck with your push up the league
    chunkyblizzard
    2:57pm, 9th May 2022
  • was wondering what gold was when i looked at myself languishing in a distant division
    Spanners99
    2:59pm, 9th May 2022
  • Always believe in your soul
    You've got the power to know
    You're indestructible
    Always believe in
    Sigh
    3:06pm, 9th May 2022
  • .... or put your feet up and rely on that wave of relegated blank lines getting to you before those climbing from Div20!
    Snail
    3:15pm, 9th May 2022
  • Glad you're enjoying running again.
    Ness
    3:21pm, 9th May 2022
  • I thought you were going to say you tweaked it so you were top …….and yes I would have done that 😂
    runnerbean
    6:00pm, 9th May 2022
  • It's really good to see you enthusiastic about running AND being able to run as well as you are currently.
    Festive Flier
    6:39pm, 9th May 2022
  • I'm liking the colour coding, and being able to click through to the run itself. Really useful, thanks!
    Pegg
    9:09pm, 9th May 2022
  • I like it! (Although I'm not enjoying my falling through the divisions as my marathon from last year has come off)
    Jen Ho Ho Ho B
    9:15pm, 9th May 2022


Thank you everyone!

2:23pm, 6 May 2022
There's no denying that this year is shaping up to be a challenging one for a lot of people financially - what with general inflation, fuel prices, energy bills, NI rises, interest rate rises and the feeling of uncertainty in the aftermath of Covid.

I'd have to be spectacularly unaware not to have wondered how all of this would have an impact on your willingness as a group to continue supporting the site. For anyone who does not know, there's no commercial backing behind FE. It's just me, funded almost entirely by your totally voluntary donations.

If I've noticed anything, it's that the number of people willing to set up a donation seems to have gone a bit quiet. But those of you who already donate have been really wonderfully solid. I've even noticed some folks who have stuck an extra 50p or £1 onto what they started with. I've made a point of NEVER asking anyone who donates to do that, and just to put it in writing, I never will. But I am very grateful to those who have done so.

The money is obviously important, but the goal of the site is far more so, especially now. To be there for everyone. Netflix don't let you carry on watching if you stop your subscription. BP don't let you help yourself to petrol when you need it. strava don't give you access to everything if you stop your premium.

But Fetch does.

If you can't afford to support the site today, that's ok. Those people you're chatting to on the forum; or competing with in a league table; or commenting on your blog. They've got your back. Collectively, we've got you. Together, it's no problem. And maybe tomorrow, when things are better for you, you'll be able to help someone else.

That's my little world vision right there.

Thank you!
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Comments

  • You have indeed fetched everyone together and built a whole mountain of love and support.
    runnerbean
    2:26pm, 6th May 2022
  • If only the whole world was run this way. Vote Fetch!
    Diogenes
    2:27pm, 6th May 2022
  • heart
    Elsie Too
    2:30pm, 6th May 2022
  • Thank you for giving us a site that welcomes and includes 'everyone'.
    Festive Flier
    2:30pm, 6th May 2022
  • I’ve been around the site for a while. I don’t use it as much as I used to but I still love it and I’m proud to be a supporter. Going to increase my DD now.
    Son of a Pronator Man
    2:34pm, 6th May 2022
  • Aw 🥰
    I saw ishep come sailing in
    2:52pm, 6th May 2022
  • heart
    Ness
    2:52pm, 6th May 2022
  • Love this place - simple really :)
    Autumnleaves
    2:52pm, 6th May 2022
  • Thank you Mr F.
    2triornot2tri
    2:55pm, 6th May 2022
  • ❤️
    Merrymoo
    3:25pm, 6th May 2022
  • heart
    Sigh
    3:40pm, 6th May 2022
  • heart
    (Upped my S/O because at the moment I can and you know inflation innit :) )
    Rosehip
    3:42pm, 6th May 2022
  • ❤️
    TBR (TheBeardRunner)
    4:14pm, 6th May 2022
  • Proud to be a Fetchie. heart
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    4:18pm, 6th May 2022
  • Never in my somewhat long life have there been a web site or digital fee I would happily pay and feel good about, like this site.
    So I keep paying gladly.
    Thanks Ian, and all fetchies!
    Frosty The Bowman 🇸🇪
    4:34pm, 6th May 2022
  • Funnily enough, I was thinking just the other day I should up my monthly contribution - even more reason to now. Thank you Mr Fetch :-)
    TeeBee
    5:12pm, 6th May 2022
  • 😀
    FurryH
    5:29pm, 6th May 2022
  • You're unique, Mr Fetch! :)
    ♪♫ Synge ♪♫
    5:45pm, 6th May 2022
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    7:43pm, 6th May 2022
  • If only rest of life/the world operated in the same way…
    Fetch is amazing (both you, Ian, AND the community)
    ❤️ #fetchfam
    panad
    7:52pm, 6th May 2022
  • Thank you *love*
    LindsD
    8:22pm, 6th May 2022
  • ❤️
    SarahWoo
    9:01pm, 6th May 2022
  • what they all said
    CStar
    9:14pm, 6th May 2022
  • Ditto :-)
    westmoors
    9:18pm, 6th May 2022
  • I did mean to increase mine at the start of the year. Have done it now as you are doing a wonderful service and I certainly would be in a dark hole without this site heart
    Merry Lip Gloss
    10:02pm, 6th May 2022
  • Beautifully put x
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    10:28pm, 6th May 2022
  • What they all said👍😃
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    5:58am, 7th May 2022
  • 👍😀
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    7:42am, 7th May 2022
  • Love you, mate, and I love the place you give us all to be ourselves and do our thing. I'm lucky that I can still afford to make a (small but regular) contribution but I'm really glad that those that can't aren't excluded.
    Nellers
    9:12am, 7th May 2022
  • This is a well-timed (if unintentional) nudge, as I'm cancelling Netflix and Disney+ today
    Sampson
    11:00am, 7th May 2022
  • Thank you for all that you do on the site. Fetch everyone is truly the place to be.
    Neil_E_There
    11:09am, 7th May 2022
  • thank you, well articulated. Love my Fetch family and just like a real family we all contribute in different ways at different times
    DingDocMerrily
    12:25pm, 7th May 2022
  • Thank you Ian, and happy birthday to your lovely wife.
    Helegant
    2:32pm, 7th May 2022
  • This is a good nudge; I'd forgotten all about fetch, I just set it up a few years ago - will check now and see if i can edge it up
    boyband6666
    8:53pm, 8th May 2022
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    6:39am, 9th May 2022


Making UTMOST moves :-)

12:36pm, 5 May 2022
My division-leading 10 mile time from last week was only good for 12 points now that I'm in D13:



But I was gee'd up by 6.5 miler last weekend, so I set out today with the goal of improving the 10 mile time by enough to earn me some sweet points.

I figured out that 8:48/mile would be enough to put me just ahead of DocM's 10 mile time and reclaim the 20 pointer. And, that if I could find another 3.1 miles at the end, I could get a 20 pointer for my HM too.

My watch has a virtual partner feature that shows whether I am ahead or behind a set pace. But it's in 5 second increments, so I went with 8:45/mile. I tried to settle into a groove just inside this pace, but I found myself closer to 8:30/mile.

I chose a deliberately simple route - down the canal path, then 1.5 mile laps round West Park. All pancake flat. The first 6.5 miles felt pretty strong, but ended with me having to talk myself into doing a final lap of the park (by pretending I was only going to do a half lap). I knew this would mean 11 miles by the time I got home, so I went with it, and it was ok.

Leaving the park at about 8.4 miles was a bit of an upset to the rhythm I had built in the park - so from there through to 10 miles was a bit of a struggle - but I knew I'd be nicely inside my goal time, and dug in to make sure it'd be solid. The 11th mile was a bit more relaxed - but I'd got pretty warm, and was pretty knackered, so it was tough. All thoughts of pushing on to get the HM were put aside, in favour of a massive glass of water, and about an inch of week-old prawn cocktail Pringles.

I got two badges! One for passing the third checkpoint in the Virtual Challenge:



and the other for going through 14,000 miles of running on Fetch:



But all eyes (both of them in fact) were on the UTMOST table. fetcheveryone.com/utmost.php

In reclaiming the 20 pointer for my 10 miler, I've also stolen points off both DocM and The Running Andy. I hope they don't mind. Ultimately, it's all entirely arbitrary - but isn't that the best thing about sport? That it doesn't *really* matter? No-one is getting smushed. There's always another week, and another chance to shine.



The question is... do I rest on my laurels here, and assume that no big moves will happen from the other challengers? Or do I give my legs a few days off, then throw in a quick mile on Sunday? A sub-7:00 would give me an extra 8 points in the mile column... :-)

Have a great Thursday! Don't forget to vote.
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Comments

  • All this speed work might be risky for injury? I’d say have some slower runs for the rest of the week rather than another fast one.
    Elsie Too
    12:44pm, 5th May 2022
  • I wouldn't recommend an inch of week old prawns. Nice running!
    JustCommando!
    12:47pm, 5th May 2022
  • @Elsie - I am making sure that all my other running during the week is at very low heart rates. I totally take your point, but I hope that one fast mile in 3-4 days time will be ok.
    fetcheveryone
    12:55pm, 5th May 2022
  • death or glory! go for your 1 mile PB as your opener in a 5k :) :)
    olde english
    12:55pm, 5th May 2022
  • Good luck with your goals.
    Festive Flier
    1:08pm, 5th May 2022
  • I was going to say 5k, but olde english beat me to it!
    JCB
    3:25pm, 5th May 2022
  • Exceptionally well done!
    JCB
    3:25pm, 5th May 2022


Do you want a Fetch shirt?

12:48pm, 4 May 2022
I have a small number of spares from our last batch:

[list up to date as of 4.42pm]

Red Shirts (£25)
1 Men's Large
1 Men's Medium
1 Women's Size 10
1 Women's Size 12
1 Women's Size 14

Black Shirts (£25)
2 Men's Large
1 Women's Size 12

Rainbow Kit (£20)
1 Men's Large Shirt
1 Men's Medium Vest

Buffs (£8)
Rainbow and swirly styles.

If there's something you'd like, leave a comment and I'll contact you about payment/delivery. As always, there's no p&p within UK/NI; and I will do overseas postage at cost.
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Comments

  • Yes please! Not sure on sizing though- how big are the men's large and medium compared to the size 14?
    MabelMoonface
    2:24pm, 4th May 2022
  • Here's a men's large underneath a size 14.

    fetcheveryone
    2:38pm, 4th May 2022
  • Mens large in black please
    Deep and Crisp and Reivern
    2:41pm, 4th May 2022
  • Thanks! Could I have a men's large in red please
    MabelMoonface
    4:39pm, 4th May 2022
  • Would love one but am too fat. Might have to buy 2 shirts and put together!
    Spanners99
    4:55pm, 4th May 2022
  • Ooh, can I please have 2 buffs - one rainbow, one swirly?
    Wednesday Mouse
    7:34pm, 4th May 2022


I did my UTMOST :-) (plus new sharing infographic)

8:32am, 3 May 2022
If you read my last blog, you'll know I was planning to reach a promotion spot for Division 14 of UTMOST, before the deadline of midday on Monday. To do that, I was aiming at running a 10k at 8:25/mile, in order to boost my 5 Mile and 10k points.

I did it :-) I managed to do enough to get 19 points for each of those distances, and give me a solid second place.



It took me a couple of miles to get the pace judgement right (and for my body to get used to it, I guess); but then I slowly pulled ahead of my target pace, finishing with an 8:14/mile average for 6.5 miles. You can click this image to see my run:



That's the new infographic that gets generated for all your training entries. You can access it by hitting the blue 'Share' button on any training entry. You may not get a map - it depends on what you've set up in your share settings, which you can access here: fetcheveryone.com/user-settings-visibility.php

But of course, now I'm in Division 13, things are tougher.

fetcheveryone.com/utmost.php?div=13

What was previously a division-topping time for my ten miler now only gives me 12 points; my 5k time is now only worth 13, not 17; and my mile time is now worth 10, not 14.

On the plus side, my newly minted 5 mile and 10k points have stayed fairly strong - so I've got a platform to build on. Taking 25 seconds off my mile time (run during the middle of a parkrun) will pick up 7 points; or at the other end of the scale, three minutes off my 10 mile time will see me right.

Let's see what happens :-)
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Comments

  • I still don't understand the game but I like the graphic :)
    Raptors claws are coming to town
    8:35am, 3rd May 2022
  • I thought it was only races that contributed to the UTMOST scores, not training runs? I'll have to train quicker, if that's the case! :-) G
    Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr)
    8:37am, 3rd May 2022
  • Have a read of the game guide folks :-)
    fetcheveryone
    8:40am, 3rd May 2022
  • And well done on getting the time you wanted :)
    Raptors claws are coming to town
    8:42am, 3rd May 2022
  • If you ran a marathon you’d be guaranteed 13 points ;-)
    Elsie Too
    8:46am, 3rd May 2022
  • Love the infographic!
    Ness
    8:54am, 3rd May 2022
  • Well done! I like the infographic, but you've got a bug with the apostrophe:

    Sigh
    9:05am, 3rd May 2022
  • Well done!
    LindsD
    9:23am, 3rd May 2022
  • Excellent planning and running!
    JCB
    1:59pm, 3rd May 2022
  • @Sigh - that should be sorted now.
    fetcheveryone
    2:57pm, 3rd May 2022
  • It is, thanks Fetch!
    Sigh
    3:15pm, 3rd May 2022


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Spare Fetch Kit
Badge page refresh / feature requests
Flanci / Fetch Leggings
New Badge Pages
New hill badges
Join me on my fitness journey!
Are you the farmer?
Blog every day challenge - finishers
2021 (187)
December (14)
Book List
Ten years ago today...
A big slobbery elephant snog.
If you don't like hills, this must be getting tiring :-)
When does a hill end?
Hill finder - prototype v2
Hill Finder - prototype
2022 Targets
Chewie, We’re Home! Happy Fetch Independence Day!
Embed badges, plus a new badge :-)
Updated people page
Seeking map
Streak Watch
The new Fetch buffs are here…
November (23)
Almost there...
The Fetch Library
Update your thread titles
Ascent dissent
Mute a thread
Shortcuts
Training Import Queue
I fell off (but not really!)
Croeso i Fetcheveryone. Ydych chi'n siarad Almaeneg, Swedish neu Eidaleg?
New mobile nav
Last call for shirts
@
Just a trim please
Brought to you by wind power
300 miles later
Golden Ticket Shocker!
Banjobax (aka KOG)
Home and Away kit preorder - with long sleeve option
A little competition - win a copy of Daniels' Running Formula
Garmin testers - thanks
Add your grub stops!
Points Of Interest: Grub Stops
Garmin-owning testers wanted
October (19)
New home and away shirts and vests
Benchmark league - a few more updates
Benchmark league table
Hill areas
Preorder is now open!
'b'uffs then
Necktube design #1 & #2
Buffs (well, neck tubes)
Report dodgy GPS stuff
An apology for people who follow my training
New cycling and swimming badges
New Conquercise Feature: Grids
Sprouting a tiny biking antler :-)
Have a try of the cycling gradient analysis
Struggling with my big ring
Cycling: gradient vs pace
A question for cyclists
For Doctor K
Shan't.
September (14)
New comments (FID 1212)
Forum post previews
Garmin imports with a snippet more info
Gallery upload options
Golden Tickets
"No need to panic donate", says Williams
Forum Quotes
Spoiler Alert!
20th of March and all that.
Have you signed up yet?
This bit of crappy Upminister nearly cost me my f***ing life.
A guide with no pages
To steal a catchphrase from a wise lady...
Multiple choice polls
August (11)
Pre-Race Training - Updated
A connection!
New Member of the Month sponsor
Best Weeks - bug fixes
Your Best Week Ever
Rainbow Kit - preorder is open
Age Bests - filtering out the mistakes :-)
Sign up, sign up, for the Doctor K cup
A message from my lovely wife ❤️
Another batch of rainbow kit?
Spares: Event Clips, Swim Hats and a few rainbow tops
July (10)
A bunch of site goodies :-)
Hello kitty
Holy Simmering Mercury Batman!
Settings
A heart rate question
Sleepy Shuffle?
365 graph
Slipping on ma noob shoes
Meatronomes
World's Sexiest Bridges
June (11)
Benchmarks - a *tiny* little improvement
Race Leaderboards - some small improvements
Race Finder - Update
Up there ^
Routes - more updates
Last call for FE Event Clips
Server update
Minor code problem
Some little updates to your route list
Feature requests - two years on!
More than just a rainbow
May (8)
Rainbow Kit - update on delivery time...
Fetch Ron Hill Cycling Jerseys
Pre-order your rainbow kit now :-)
Jimi Hendrix vs Run DMC
The return of parkrun - a poll
Something in the woodshed...
Default to walk
A tour of the Fetch Office
April (11)
Instabanned :-)
I has Instagram
Fetch Event Clips
FERC
Castle Challenge Coaster!
My chess rating
Jab - symptom watch
This just in...
REVIEW: XMiles selection box
Let FE pay for your coaching qualifications :-)
Castle Challenge - A Quick Blog
March (18)
The Fetcheveryone Castle Challenge
Running vs Cycling Cadence
Fetch vests and shirts (and swim caps)
Elevation vs Follow Roads
£500 of England Athletics courses up for grabs!
TomTom users
Music by year: 1993
10k Analysis: Part 7 - Length of Training Runs
Music by year: 1992 (plus some 1991 additions)
Bot sniffing win :-) plus daily blogger count!
User profiles
10k Analysis: Part 6 - Training Pace Again
Time to update your injuries :-)
User profile - sticker button.. EDIT and race standard
More user profile adjustments
User Profile tweaking
Cute story of the week*
10k Analysis: Part 5 - Training Pace
February (17)
Year on Year mileage comparison
Elevation graphs
It's all kicking off in chess club!
Music By year: 1991
10k Analysis: Part 4 - Weekly Training Habits
Tagging virtual races
Chasing rainbows
Rainbow Shirts
Lance!
Blog writing improvements
10k Analysis: Part 3 - Accuracy of human predictions
Music by year: 1990
Smacking bots
29 slices - my seven days of dinner
10k Analysis: Part 2 - Age and Performance
Pass it on
10k Analysis: Part 1 - Distribution of best 10k times
January (31)
January
Mobile Usability Team Helping All Fetchies...
Salmon Ramen Recipe :-)
Salmon Ramen (for TBR)
Backup dog
The best GPS watches in the world... volume 1
Pick it...
People who liked...
Obscure bugs
Zen & The Art of Heart Rate Training
FIT file import - temporary issue
Keep the change, ya filthy animal
The honeymoon is over
Dirty data
Mobile Usability
Oops
Readership!
Stay sticky
It's Hip To Buy Squares
Related Threads - Exposé :-)
The Batshit Association
Jobs
Tag Team
Feed the monster!
An ad for Fetch Chess Club :-)
Estimating VO2Max
Three little birds
A not uncommon swelling
Church Mouse January
Honey, where's my super suit?
Not here.
2020 (128)
December (6)
Blog A Day 2021?
9 years ago today
Chewie, We're Home! Happy Fetch Independence Day :-)
Be Prepared
Becoming an effluencer
A few Fetch Mugs left
November (10)
The Festive Fetch Calendar is back!
FIT file import
Mugs!
Thank you, mysterious Fetchie!
Chess
UTMOST in the age of COVID-19
This'll cheer you up for sure...
Lost in translation?
Annual Infographic... updating now.
In theory...
October (11)
Training Plan Analysis
Mini plans with the training plan
5k with The Boy :-)
Welcome to tomorrow
Thank you
Become tradeable!
Pre-Race Training Volume
Doctor K Cup Week
Last orders
Advice for a friend
Trader Makeover
September (6)
The shop is open!
Hoodie Colour!
New Fetch Hoodies
A big up/holler!
VO2max
A benchmark derailed by GPS data *nerd*
August (8)
10k analysis
Officially a Sheepy Shuffler!
Pi Watering
Pre-order Avoid Everyone Face Masks
I got sent these...
Other sites? :-O
Benchmarks - an infinitely configurable set of ladders.
Try the monthly infographic :-)
July (10)
Update on Monthly Training Infographic
New Infographic
Monthly Summary (with a little tweak)
A quick Garmin update
Open Water / Wild Swimming Database
Avoid Everyone - spares
OWS Locations
Thread-level search
New Sharing Graphic & New Pastures
My first lamp post
June (16)
Replacing the Who's Training page
Combining some pages
In pursuit of the Gridmaster Ultra
15th Anniversary Kit - Spares
Shoelaces
A new How To video
Training Plan Updated
Black Lives Matter
Avoid Everyone Spares + Second Batch
Wikipedia page
Another YouTube video for sharesies :-)
Getting data to Fetch from **other places**
Feature Voting - some further updates
Feature Voting - speeded up
Another How To video - this time, Conquercise
Fantastisches Tweeten
May (13)
A video for sharing
Bees!
Fetch Introductory Zoom Presentations
A promise to all Fetchies
Fetch Virtual Weekend: Replacement Bus Service
How has Fetch use changed?
Fetch Weekly Virtual Races
Zoom Meeting - Thursday 9 til 10am
WAVA Standards Update
WAVA Standards + Poll
Fun with Age Grading :-)
New Badges Day
The test shirt fabric has arrived :-)
April (14)
Zoom Podcast - watch the video
What is WBC?
If you did the free Amazon trial...
Some small amends (and shirt version)
Pre-orders open
I was only joking, but...
If Fetcheveryone did lockdown merch
Site outage - Thursday 16th April 11pm
On exercising responsibly
My Sports Quiz - how would you have scored?
Your creative thinking required
WBC My Favourite Teacher (a bit later than the deadline)
Updated Training League
Server Downtime, Thursday 9th 00:01BST to 04:00BST (and thank you!)
March (13)
New Fetch Game: Hide and Seek
Free trial of Audible
Do you have a good memory?
New Opt-In for Fetch Miles
New Badges for Fetch Miles
The Fetch Five: Don't Let CV19 Win!
Amending event dates and notifying of cancellations
A green light comes on over your head, and you can get on with life
Most Popular Shoe Brands 2019
A review
Android: Session I
Compare Your Training
Book Now to avoid disappointment :-)
February (10)
Imports from Suunto, Fitbit, Polar and TomTom.
Plot A Route - mobile improvements
Happy tugging!
Something to play with
Adding A New Feature
February Treasure Hunt
Server Downtime
Miles = Smiles
Build Your Mile
Pop Will Eat Himself: Update
January (11)
Clarence the Cadence Kitten
Trim your trails :-)
Seven Day Leaderboard
Let's try that again
Some minor blog amendments
Try the new Forum Search Prototype
Pop Will Eat Himself
A card from HowFar?
Thank you HowFar? (Statement, not a question)
Take the red pill
Climb every mountain
2019 (134)
December (7)
The Christmas Poem
Where your treasure is...
Listen to the dog breathe
Chewie, We're Home
Thursday's Challenge
Which GPS?
Fetch Shop (of sorts)
November (12)
The zeroth challenge
Polar users - auto import
Calling all Polar users
Mobile Optimisation
Calling all Android users
Did your ads disappear?
Pin that sucker down :-)
Easier tagging
Category now editable from VIEW
Kit now editable from VIEW
Working towards tagging
Manual Add Training bug
October (16)
Boring Cricket Blog
Books Part 2
Books :-)
42
Training tags Part 2
Training tags
Let's Jazzercise
My precious
Cricket Week 4: Footage :-)
Forum Training Threads
Benny Neutrino Returns
Cricket Week 3: Wingardium Leviosa!
Benny Neutrino's Filter Tips
Cricket Week 2
Continuing Amazon Affiliate Saga
In case you haven't seen...
September (11)
Updated: Spare Anniversary Kit
Affiliate links
I did a cricket!
Fetch365 - enjoy responsibly
Filth
My dear old things
Buddies vs Follow
Server Invoice Day
Our new MOTM sponsor
Fetch Power!
Race Listings: Please Read
August (5)
Everyone *rainbow*
Almost there...
Quick blog
Country Badges
A new set of badges
July (6)
Pre-orders open
Anniversary Shirts v2
Fetch 15th Anniversary Shirts
Fetch Fest 2020
Shout Outs
Missing imports from Garmin yesterday
June (13)
Who Squares Wins: 64 screenshot
Who Squares Wins: 64 Player Edition
Training summary - older pages
Training sub-menu rejig
Try the infographic
Steady Edina
Annual Summary Infographic
The height of daft things
The training summary - the morning session
The training summary - a wordier blog
Try the annual summary thing
How to listen to the Fetch Podcast
12 month summary mega-graph!
May (15)
£79.99 off the bottom line
Competition
parkrun reviews - now with routes
Fix It Friday; Project Joker Week 2; and some shout outs.
Fetch Kit Cupboard Sale
The bonus ball
Project Joker - Week 1
Fix It Friday
A quick update on the server
Fetch 15th Anniversary Kit
There is a good service operating
Oof.
In case you're wondering...
Trouble auto importing from Garmin?
Fix It Friday: Stuff that came to me in dreams
April (12)
Feature Voting - now with virtual badges :-)
The moment of triumph!
New Feature Voting
Fix It Friday: What would your horse be called?
Marathon Pacing: tyre-kickers required
Fix It Friday: Back to Basics
Podcast Poll
Fix It Friday: The League Of Everyone
Dom, dom, dom, I've got DOMS, I've got DOMS!
Crouch, Touch, Pause.... longer pause... what am I doing again?
Training Log - Update
Site Update: New Font
March (15)
Fix It Friday: An Endless Mission
Naming and faming :-)
2nd in my age category!
Fix It Friday: Brought to you by Surprise Inset Day
New training log
Route Matching - Ready :-)
Fix It Friday
What's your unit of measurement?
Ciderthon competition
Fix It Friday: Stroopwafels of Doom!
Route Matching - Update
This week's cool list
Me in the river
Big Fetch Miles 2019
Fix It Friday: Fingerprints!
February (13)
A Maths Challenge
Fetch Legends: Activate!
Whose coat is this jacket?
Fix It Friday: The Fix Awakens
Joining the awesome list...
Fix It Friday
Naming and faming :-)
Fix It Friday - Monthly Summary
Training Month Summary
Podcast Q&A
If you can't read this, don't panic.
*redsaber* The force is strong with these Fetchies!
Fix It Friday *bluesaber*
January (9)
Some shout outs :-)
Fix It Friday!
Podcast Ep 3, plus some naming and faming :-)
Fix It Friday
Fetch Chaos
Oooh! Second chance Berlin trip! And new subbers, podcast episode, and Trader.
My week of running
Naming and faming - this week :-)
Naming and faming :-)
2018 (138)
December (8)
A Christmas Message (in podcast form)
Rungeon :-)
Hey, Everyone!
France Trip Vote
Happy Fetch Independence Day
Actual free trip to France (incl. flights)
Litter
Sombrero's Lovely Cards
November (14)
Hoodies + other spares
Spare Fetch Kit
Festive Fetch Calendar 2018
Avatars
Book Giveaway - Can We Run With You, Grandfather?
Fix It Friday
Bedford Harriers Half - place offered
Updated Kit Bag
Family Fortunes :-)
Any adidas experts out there?
No Fixes Today - just two challenges
Big Fetch Mile Cardiff
Fix It Friday
Festive Fetch Calendar 2018
October (14)
Hello landlubbers
Embedded polls
Member of the Month
Fix It Friday
Spare Fetch shirts and vests
Abingdon
Fix It Friday
My Fetch Mile
One thing's for sure, we're all gonna be a lot thinner.
Fix It Friday - 'Ave It!
Automatic route matching
Automatic route matching
One last reminder for those cycling jerseys
Fix It Friday - Forensics and User Experience
September (14)
Fix It Friday
Server Downtime 2.30pm 26th September
Never Again
Fix It Friday!
Handling your weirdness
Cards ordered :-)
Just wondering...
Fix It Friday :-)
Try the Fetcheveryone Tutorial
40 days and 40 nights
Fix It Friday
ARION insoles - review part 1
Fetch Shirt - Black Ones, and sizing
Shirts and Vests Pre-Order
August (14)
Fix It Friday
Blog Height squished
Site Outage Last Night
New Mobile Nav
Fix It Friday
New feature - how you doin'? :-)
Sunflower spread
Fix It Friday
A new pre-race mileage graph
Fetch Social: Draycote Water September
Fix It Friday: The Supermarket Analogy
A run with _andy :-)
Suunto 9 Review
Fix it Friday
July (5)
Fix It Friday!
Five Get Wet In Devon
Big Glasgow Weekend - Part 1: Gies A Cwtch
Tom Williams Interview - Final Part
Glasgow Big Fetch Mile Results and Pics
June (17)
Abingdon Week 17 - P&D Booster rockets
Interviewing Tom Williams: Part III
Walking League (and one just for Nellers)
Follow Roads - continued
Week 18 in the bag
Tackling turds
Abingdon Marathon Training: Week 18
Interview with Tom Williams - Part 2
Server
Five Questions (ready for serious answers)
Kick some tyres for me
Interview with Tom Williams - Part 1
Five Questions
Follow Roads saga
Google maps progress, plus Abingdon plans
Training Summary - Infographics
Who Squares Wins - ranking update
May (10)
Training log maps converted
More mapping updates
Who Squares Wins - The Wizard's Hat
De doo doo doo... another one bites the dust...
Invisible changes
Silverstone 10k
Three year throwback
Why your support makes the difference
Some high mileage Fetchies
dryrobe winner
April (14)
Interviewing Tom Williams
Swimming Caps!
#finishformatt
New batch of shirts and vests
You make big mistake my friend
Fetchpoint
Glasgow Big Fetch Mile announced
Two tickets to the Running Awards
Pics from Dudley Big Fetch Mile
Notes for London Marathon Fetchpointers
Results from today's Big Fetch Mile
Who Squares Wins - prototype board
Attention London Marathoners!
New game - coming soon
March (9)
Intervals, Solidarity, Swimming and Fmail
Ready to give the new fmail a try?
More on fmail
New fmail system
Win a dryrobe :-)
For jabberknit...
Updating the Training Home page
Pics from Bedford Big Fetch Mile
Sledgends :-)
February (13)
Buffs On Sale
Big Fetch Mile Bedford
Vlog :-)
Marathon Talk
Important GDPR stuff - PLEASE read
A page of historical importance
Vlog :-)
Road Rash, Marathon Prediction and T-Shirts
This :-)
Capturing the dog
It's BACK!
Enter Wilmslow Half Marathon
An advertisement
January (6)
Local Fetchies - Opt In
Revealed: World's Best Shoes
How I chose the Big Fetch Mile venues
Big Fetch Mile 2018 - Venues & Provisional Dates
Try adding an image to your training entry
Mileage Targets 2018 - Update
2017 (147)
December (12)
Mileage Targets 2018
Thank you
Brownie Recipe :-)
Phew
Fetch Hoodies + Buffs SALE Update
Chewie, We're Home
Fetch Hoodies SALE - what's left
Fetch Hoodies! SALE!!! (and Buffs available too)
Chewie, We're Home
Sharing pics
Fetch Jingle Mile Cambridge photos
Glorious Failure: Bedford Harriers Half Marathon
November (20)
Serpents, hamstrings and inversions
A special anniversary approaches...
Hamstring and prototype updates
Training Log Prototype - Today's Improvements
Red Venom sale
For what it's worth...
Training Log Prototype - Update #2
Training Log Prototype - Update
Big Fetch Mile - venue hunt
RT for a Garmin
Training Log Prototype - To Be Fixed
fetcheveryone.com/amazon
The Weekly vLog (by me)
Thanks :-)
New Training Log Prototype - Available Now
Thanks for following
VLog - footage from the Cardiff Big Fetch Mile
Big Fetch Mile[s] 2018
Win a place in the Surrey Half
I vont to scan your barcode.
October (12)
Big Fetch Weekend :-)
Fetch Mile Results
Festive Fetch Calendar :-O
Calling Parkers everywhere!
In which I decorate a cake.
Regent's Park Fetchie Discount
Elevation in colour
"I didn't come here to walk to Sparta!"
New elevation info
Chicken Ballot-ine, with a side order of beef
New training log headers
Ballot day tomorrow - help needed
September (19)
Weekly vLog - COCONUTS!!!
River Thames Half Marathon
The lollipop update
On failing gracefully
Doctor K Day
Fetch Kit Sale - Updates
Weekly vLog
Fetch Kit Sale
Training Log View Update
Fetcheveryone Weekly? Vlog?
Fetchie Race Discount - Regent's Park 10k
Training Log Tags - Live
Training Log Tags
Weekly vLog - Derby Mile, and a pause to salute the legendary Doctor K
24 hours later
Doctor K donation page
Doctor K
Fetch Weekly vLog
Derby Mile - tomorrow!
August (8)
Race Prices; and an alien earworm
Straight outta Cromford - the Fetch Weekly vLog!
A Fetch vLog! With prizes!
Quick search location for sharing
New WAVA graph
Weird FIT file thing
Back from me 'olidays :-)
Linking race results to training log entries
July (12)
Race Pricing - crowdsourcing
Appdate for Android and iPhone
Inhalers
Fetch Mile - Cardiff?
Bookends
Race listing omelette
Coding and town planning
Please review your races
A2B winners
Motivational Sounds - the final 10
Two more Big Fetch Miles? :-)
Bedford Fetch Mile Results
June (19)
Big Fetch Mile
Motivational Sounds
Fetch fug - updated design
Fetch fug (available at the Fetch mile)
I've done the naughtiest thing ever.
Donating Blood - my Vlog
Fapp In the App Store :-)
Can I kick it?
A***biscuits
This just in...
For Bean
Your app status is Waiting For Review
A2B
Fetch Caps
Garmin Communicator Plugin
Fetch App - strong and stable testing
HTTPS is here
Fetch App progress
https access to the site
May (14)
Fetch App
Apostrophes
[Untitled]
[Untitled]
Site down at 11pm
Round and round the garden
Try the new home page layout
Server down tonight @ 11pm
Browser testers wanted
The Big Fetch Mile!!!
Site *NOT* down tonight. [cough]
Bluffer's Competition - Winner
Bedford parkrun timelapse
Return of the cap
April (8)
Fetchpoint (London and Milton Keynes!)
Base camp, VMLM
Bronze!
Just for D2
Off to the awards
Bloodvlog
Hoodies - it's on!
Updated Training Home Page
March (6)
'Train' page
Project Joker
Hoodies and Londons
Hands up, hands UP! Draycote Water 10
Bluffer's Competition
Project Joker
February (12)
Draggable?
Running Awards shortlisted
Route Plotter now with OpenStreetMap
Plan for Bluffer's comp
Update to Route Plotter
First update to the route mapper
For Angus
Virtuous Circles
Competition coming soon
Race Guide Ads
Club La Santa vLog
Fetch Fixtures
January (5)
Word Clouds
Buckets Ready
New Home Page
Do me a favour...
Limited Companies, filing accounts, that sort of thing
2016 (128)
December (11)
Festive Fetch Calendar - Winners
Festive Fetch Calendar - Winners
Five Years Ago Today
Pantsfest! May the stains be ever in your favour!
#FEXIT
Photoshop SOS
Attention: Fitbit users
Bedford Half 2016
Luton Fetchmob: Breaking Point
Vote Fetch!
Breaking news: Paris Marathon
November (21)
How to end a LiveChat.
Define wrong
TomTom Runner 3 Review - Any Questions?
Deliveryman
Movember: Project Beard: Day 24: Beardraggled
Festive Fetch Calendar 2016
We're gonna be in the Hudson
Hey Chiefy
I've written summat
Going Postal
A special mention
Training Log Beta
Spare Hoodies
Updates to Training Beta
Movember: Project Beard - Day 8 (The Seven Day Itch)
Vote for Fetch
Training Log Detail View - Some Changes
Aberdeen University Study
Consultation V2
[Untitled]
Fetchpoint - October Winners and November Prizes
October (16)
Alien nuggets!
Keeping a tight lid on the biscuit tin
Training Log Beta
100 Running Words
Pssst....
Fetchmob, December 3rd
Where to mob?
Little things
That All-Time Mileage League
The sudoku that keeps on giving.
Sub-25 for 1km :-)
Fetchmob - December 3rd
New Training Log Preview
Fixed the overlap...
Why the new training log isn't ready yet...
vLog
September (12)
Doughnut or Donate
Training Log - Sneak Peek
Fetch Shop Sale! Old stuff clearout!
vLog!!!
The consultation system...
Garmin support for timezone info
The GMT/BST/Timezone problem
Training Log Consultation...
Training Log - Consultation
Fetch Social Runs
Subscriber shirts, vests and hoodies, and determination.
Fetch Voluntary Subscriptions
August (3)
Ze Gryndylows! My first #OWS :-)
Testing Fetchpoint exclusion zones
Fetchpoint scoring system
July (7)
Conquercise Prize Draw?
Fetch Games: Checkpoints (and what's wrong with them)
More owls...
Your Favourite Fetch Game?
Even More Utmost Than Before...
Chiswick!
15 days later...
June (10)
Five days on...
[Untitled]
A quick thank you...
What do you think?
If you'd be so kind...
Poised
Which watch?
Run Bedford 10k
Import from a TomTom
Attention TomTom users
May (10)
Race Distance poll
An ungainly fish
A five year plan
What Club La Santa can learn from parkrun
Cream Me Up, Scotty
Greetings from Club La Santa
And a quick poll...
Club Charter
A poll about intervals
More owls!
April (11)
Robin Hood and his Merry Dad :-)
Warning: Dull - some screen res stats
Responsive Design Update
For all you marathoners
A Poll
Fetchpoint
Ditching the forum categories?
Moving to Responsive Design
Sandy 10: Be Kind To Horses
Owls!
For Adam and Jamie
March (11)
Bacon Smoke!
Benchmarks Update
Bath - Race Report
PB!!!!!!!
An annoying eight-year-old.
Let's Cook and Cut and Paste :-)
Let's Cook :-)
RIP Gramma
Book Winners
Dog farming
Site header update
February (5)
Book Giveaway
Pi Club
Pi Project Update
Because I'd like to check the blogging badges are working...
Crapruary
January (11)
Snooker Freak
Badges - Another Update
Unlockable Badges - Update
Unlockable Badges
TomTom Runner 2 Review
Gallery updates
Snowball coding and Fetch Unlockables!
Achievement Medals - what do you reckon?
Run The Sum
2015 Book List (and a bit of a review / plan)
Festive Fetch Calendar - Winners
2015 (175)
December (7)
Red Red Wine
A Poll
Gis a job!
Bedford Half
REMEMBER!!!
Vote for Fetch
Now you've hopefully got the idea...
November (13)
The Festive Fetch Calendar
Don't get excited or anything...
Slightly Dismal Friday
Pre-order your Fetch Buff now :-)
A message from our sponsor
Dr Fetch will see you now
Only the grumbliest, achiest chocolate... :-)
The Stanford Experiment
Buff Design
Snugs - Review
Love, Commitment, Support
The pre-wedding blog!
Good morning Fetchers, good morning Everyone
October (9)
Monthly Totals
Did you write a blog yesterday?
The First Rule of Web Server Maintenance
The gain line
Fectch
The zipper challenge!
Sugar daddy
Now in colour!
Competition Time!!!
September (14)
Teach your kids (or yourself) to code
Sticky Training Choices
Goodies: GetMore water and the Alcatel OneTouch Watch
Shirt size guidelines
This nearly made it...
Subscriber Shirt Design
I've got wood!
Humbled
New Beginnings
Some more questions answered
Swimming
Some responses to your comments
Standing on the shoulders of Fetchies
Funtleks
August (8)
24 hours in the south
24 hours in the north
Fetchies Assemble!
Thank you
Better knowledge than riches
Fitbit Urge
The villainous Mr Fetch!
Uncomfortable rear
July (8)
Why don't you play Conquercise?
Another week of strange training
Book Giveaway - Winners
GPS Reviews
Criteria for reviewing a GPS
Auto-bike-detector :-)
Win some bookses :-)
Half Way!
June (13)
Time Lapse Clouds
TomTom Bandit - very QUICK first impressions
My wings are like a shield of steel!
Running plus Cycling update
Embarrassingly...
Stalkers Paradise!
Recommend me a bike :-)
Holy Steamrollers Batman!
Rest day (no such thing)
Sqveeeeze!
We will now imitate the flight of a goose :-)
You made me ink! Snorkel safari :-)
Good morning from CLS :-)
May (10)
Club La Santa :-)
The AWESOME Power of Fetchies!
Home Insurance Shaftage :-/
Editing Forum Posts
The Future!
Some London Marathon stats
Walking On The Moon
Hardest parkrun?
New found wisdom
Week 1
April (11)
Marathon vLog
I owe some hugs!
And that concludes the voting from the Danish judges
Adventures in geocaching
Your video clips wanted!
Jelly with no spoons
Random Ultra
Suncream in my eyes - a review of 'Running and Stuff'
Books what I've read this year
Measuring the effect of wind
Wind Roses
March (18)
Watching the tide roll away
A great week of running!
Happy Jigs Wisdom!
Mobile Fetch
I don't do this very often...
Breathless Optimism
20 miles yesterday
This Week's vLog
Decision Trees and the sub-4!
Democracy Street
Mayan Maths
Bath Half (at last)
Still a chicken
Costume Drama in Bath
TomTom importing
Updated 'Train' page
Zonked
Nearly
February (29)
Pheasant
An Unexpected Journey
Wind picking up...
An unplanned kit alarm
Race Pace Test
2nd place
Week ends
Bounceback
Barking carrots
Bedroom pizza
Top of the mountain
Blogs get the mobile treatment
Supersonic Katie, and a marathon pace question
Back home
Racing parkrun ;-)
Unblocking the sink
Start in Darkness
Some times I'd like
Mobile Site - Forum Section
All-Time Leaderboards
Batteries
Sword fighting
PB Attempts
Duct tape and WD40
Big Elephants Can Always Understand Small Elephants
Lessons
Shoe horning
Training vLog Week 13
Big February Project
January (35)
Cake, invalidated
Small sips
LiRF, award shortlist, beginners, books, boy.
Dog Available :-)
Cutback
New Recipe Section
Lazy
Another threshold run
New Beginnings
Blah
But far more importantly...
Fetch Beginners Programme
Give it a go :-)
Training vLog - Week 11
Threshold Run (a running blog)
Long day, short blog
(Lack of) Pump Action
A thread to follow
This Boy Can
Local Leaderboards for Checkpoints
Choking.
February 18th
Godzilla!
The Travelling Checkpoint Salesman
Acorn Antiques
Bearing Up
Deleted Bridges and Dodgy Lasers
I'm Batman!
Healthy and Appy
Punch O'Clock!
The plan, then.
Ten mile toes
On Parliament
[Untitled]
Bold Claims, and a Challenge for 2015
2014 (262)
December (9)
A trip to Wales (vLog)
Christmas Messages from Fetchies
Various
FERC London Marathon Places - Draw
It's gone in my sock...
Festive Fetch Five
This Week's Training
To the Post Office!
Training vLog - Week 4
November (12)
I Am Groot!
Slightly Dismal Friday
Week 3 - in which I nearly drown my wife!
I said yes :-)
Free Daps! aka Test GORE-TEX® footwear this winter!
Training vLog - Week 2
More chances for VMLM entries
Marathon Talk
My first training vLog :-)
Second place?
In :-)
Questionnaire about personality traits amongst runners
October (16)
Adidas API
Horseplay minimiser
Running with the big dog
Flat and Windy
Who'd like to test the Garmin API then?
Advantage Borg
Deal?
Jumble
Milk Tray Reps in the Rain
Geneva
Quote
Hatfield 5k, and some other running thoughts
Site layout changes
Vote for Training Plans
Maths help
3-2-1
September (8)
A quick device poll
Garmin Connect API
Cake at the lake :-)
Empowering Women
This Week's Training
Tick :-)
Article help
First outing with the Harriets
August (7)
Book club and Harriers
A treasure trove for bookish types
What I did on my Summer Holidays
Local decoration
The Fisher King
Mojitos and no mosquitos!
Cake-athlon
July (26)
James Mason
Missing Week
Camping View
Wild Camping
Quick
Transalpine Race
In brief
Urgent! Pair of runners wanted!
Fetch Kit Available to Pre-order :-)
Fetch Anniversary Kit - Preview
API and FAK!
That dog has a puffy tail
More books
Reverse Moses
Zombies vs Plants
Shovel required
Nightfever
Dayfever
Catcher in the Rye
My sister the psychologist
Drink your strong limey drink
Keep me in the loop
Bread knives, hedgehogs and the dog in the night time
Whoops
Pinteresting
Q&A?
June (34)
Checkpoints video
Walden
Happy boys and giggly imps
Spring loaded
Elbow grease
Fetch 10th Anniversary Kit
Fetch YouTube Tutorial - Race Guide
Finding the Library folder on a Mac
Stoat!
Sonic screwdriver
Live wires
Wiring help needed
Garmin Express Experiment
Scalded sloth
Garminge
Potching
New Forum Layout
Further updates to the blog layout
New blog layout
First woodpecker
Beastin' parkrun
Pantoball
All was well
USA! USA! USA!
Marking Territory
The People's Poet Is Dead :-(
Holy Water
Throwing shapes
Life moves pretty fast
Recursion is beautiful
Win an OS Explorer / Landranger map of your choice
Intervals with a Suunto Ambit 2S
Tick
Economy done two ways
May (31)
[Untitled]
Vorsprung Durch Lego Technic
How do I liberate my boy from his XBox?
Questions?
Life in the Woods
Lazy
MovesMissed
Intervals with a TomTom
Electioneering
[Untitled]
Tree fluff
More camping
Zen and Camping
Not eaten by bears
Bear food
Camping List
Camping Venn Diagrams
Floppy dog
Routes but not Rathbone
Illustrator wanted
Masking
Highlights
The Cosmic Ballet Goes On
Silverstone 10k :-)
Quick one
[Untitled]
Superhuman snooker
Dogturdflagman
Numbers!
Whittlin'
Chapter 1
April (29)
King Bin
Quiet day on Feedback Mountain
Listing
42
Go directly to parkrun. Do not pass Godzuki.
A day in Wales
[Untitled]
Spanner
The Lost Diadem of Fetchbook
Falling asleep in my dinner
Egg
Sofathon
God gave rock and roll to you.
Sugar Mule
Not bad, consid'rin.
Tinkering
Can U Dig It?
A weekend in Wales
Looking forward to Oliver!
Thank you, and more App talk
RIP Nan
Blah
Appy
Pyjamas at both ends.
Thump. Saturday has started.
Sore tum :-/
Zombies aside... first impressions of the new TomTom
TomTom Runner Cardio Press Event
Am I pregnant?
March (31)
Cornflakes Cornflakes Cornflakes Cornflakes Cornflakes Cornflakes Cornflakes
Sandy 10
#bedfordhappy
Me on YouTube
New graphs live
Follow the dot
Only the best for the Captain's table
Mrs Diahann Wagner is GOING HORNY
Sport Relief Win
Hot dogs, quick blogs
Toton Sidings
A sign!
Owen Farrell visualisation technique
Kebabs!
Booster fails to ignite
Myton Rugby Run (5 Miler)
Rugby before rugby
Sweetcorn antidote
Custard factory
Pooped
I did some intervals :-)
Speed work?
Many things
A bit cabbagey here.
Angry Wasp
Minty
Rainbow's End
Core Dump
Bath Half (in detail)
A quick overview
Down to business in Bath
February (28)
Made it to Bath
Unexpected hugs
Slider
I like to go a-wandering
Spring cleaning
Tongue-lolling
Because We're Worth It
I don't know what!
Thanks Jim
Enough now
Clearing the pipes
Crouch, Touch, Pause...
Medication, that's what you need.
Symptom Tour
Hello FBI
Dazed day
Why I'm an optimist
Mobius birds
Snotty knuckles
In this house...
Retch Everyone
Carrots
Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also
Ultrahalfmarathoner
Angry Birds
Belching
Clarkson averse
Good day :-)
January (31)
*bunting* *cake*
Bigger Boys
Zombies!
Pretending to be Saga Norén
Waiting for the AA
Ship shape
Readthrough
Technology takes you further
Love Garden
Cushions
High Heel Striker
Bit of a rubbish one
Ta
Hot Re-fills
Coding Grinch
An august prediction
Some Running Goals for Q1
Wipe-clean dog
Breaking it down
Snakes and Ladders
Bigger Ponds
Drink Your Weak Lemon Drink
All in All
Panning the pancake
Does JK Rowling own a dog?
Back to the kitchen table
Steve Davis shoes
Pigs on a water slide
Sloshing
Protocol
19 books :-)
2013 (29)
December (3)
Oh...
Engine Management Light
Hannibal Vector
November (3)
Speed skating
Stew-pendous
Cool Hand Grandpa
October (3)
Bookish
Minecraft Cake
Random dump
September (2)
Blog by Email!
Catchup blah
August (3)
Big Green Caterpillar
Questions answered - final CLS blog
Last Days at Club La Santa
July (10)
A nice morning of swimming and tennis
Please Read: Questions for a sports coach
Snorkeltastic
Hitting the straps
First Impressions at Club La Santa
Mile High Blog
Clocking off
For the second week running...
Another Club La Santa catchup
The Floor In The Plan
June (3)
Club La Santa
Bulk Uploading, and win a book
FERC Charities 2011-2012
March (1)
Bath Weekend
January (1)
Meet Steve
2012 (39)
December (2)
Tired Now Boss
Bath - Week 14 + Foodbank
November (3)
White Level Reading
Bath - Week 15
Bath - Week 16
October (2)
Onwards!
C'mon Dave
July (1)
RIP Arnie
June (2)
Rub some bacon on it
18 weeks
May (9)
Techy not tetchy
Time for a techy blog
Time to walk the dog
Stevington 12k
Properly coldy
Still a bit coldy
New blog design live
A bit coldy
Blogs Redesign
April (2)
Easter
SERIOUSLY LORD FETCH, SORT IT OUT
March (8)
A long run up
Running Tick
Weekend
Sport Relief Mile
Back once again
Swimming sweetcorn and other vegetables
Joy Rides, Sticks and Medals
Training Tip
February (9)
And...
Katie, ICT, and some more MySQL
May The Ground Force Be With You
Functions
Well done Batman.
Optimisation Crossword
Snow Days
Gallery, and parkrun
Pleased
January (1)
There Are Some Really Sexy Girls On Fetch








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