Bedford Half

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Pootle Sep 2012 2:33pm, 13 Sep 2012 9,155 posts	0 Pootle Wtf is up with their crappy race mementos recently? That backpack looks like it's rom the pound shop :-/
Frobester Sep 2012 2:43pm, 13 Sep 2012 20,774 posts	0 Frobester Cutbacks, dear. And the fact Bedford Council are bleeding us (and the club) dry to use their "Olympic-surfaced" track. Woo-hoo.
Pootle Sep 2012 2:52pm, 13 Sep 2012 9,156 posts	0 Pootle Other clubs are still managing to give decent mementos. And given that a large amount of people running the Bedford Half are not Harriers, why should they be subsidizing the Harriers training grounds (which I thought members had to pay through the nose to use anyway on top of regular membership fees???) Cut backs, or profiteering? I would personally rather have nothing at all that a piece of polyester crap that's going straight in the bin.
Frobester Sep 2012 2:55pm, 13 Sep 2012 20,776 posts	0 Frobester I was only being half-serious. The track fees aren't cheap, and we actually pay them from our own pockets. I think in all honesty membership is down slightly, but I have no idea why race mementos are rubbish lately. I still enjoy my green Oakley hoodie, but am pretty ambivalent about mementoes these days (albeit said from a position of having a comfortably sizeable haul of medals which I'm not that bothered about growing at any great rate).
Once a Sprinter ... Dec 2012 12:26pm, 8 Dec 2012 75 posts	0 Once a Sprinter ... Anyone wnat a number for tomorrow? Hamstrings playing up so going to give it a miss
twelveone Dec 2012 3:42pm, 9 Dec 2012 205 posts	0 twelveone Too windy and hilly and meh today to get close to a pb today. Would have preferred a banana at the end instead of the bag tbh. Or at least give me the water before the memento. Enjoyed it otherwise though. That's 12 half marathons in 2012 done and dusted.
fetcheveryone Nov 2013 4:35pm, 27 Nov 2013 13,713 posts	0 fetcheveryone Bump for this year - I've entered today Is there a memento?
fetcheveryone Nov 2013 4:37pm, 27 Nov 2013 13,714 posts	0 fetcheveryone Ooh - apparently it's a Sailor Bag "Duffel bag wit drawstring closure, side handle and adjustable shoulder strap, with separate zipper bottom compartment"
Frobester Nov 2013 4:41pm, 27 Nov 2013 24,335 posts	0 Frobester At least it's not pink. I wonder if the club's not had complaints from the stadium about Harriers using their standard issue sports bags to bash the barrier open, and with duffel bags, you'll actually have to pay...
Frobester Nov 2013 4:46pm, 27 Nov 2013 24,336 posts	0 Frobester But good luck in any case Fetch.