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Thames Bridges challenge

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.B.
3 Mar
9:41pm, 3 Mar 2025
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Sharkie’s blog promted me to look back at my blog from 10 years :-o ago:

What a fabulous day! The highlights (I'm sure I have forgotten some!) included:
1. Meeting lots of fetchies at Tower Bridge and having a brief briefing.
2. Tower Bridge raising up just before we started.
3. Mcgoohan ordering perfect sunny weather.
4. Running 15.4 miles criss-crossing the Thames with Becca7 for company. The miles felt like they flew by.
5. Becca's sense of direction and notes for the tricky bits.
6. London looking it's glorious best for us.
7. Running past a glamorous woman in the last mile who said well done girls. Becca turned to say thank you, then I heard "especially you B". I turned to see Sharkie, a lovely surprise and she joined us in the pub!
8. Reaching the final bridge, big smiles all round.
9. Veggie burger and chips.
10. The Fetch gathering in the pub was excellent, got to catch up with most people there at some point. Fetchies are all lovely - FACT!
11. The medals. McGoohan had played them down, but they were awesome in their BluePeterinspiredhandmadespecialness.
12. McGoohan's poem and vanity press stories.
13. Meeting lots of people in that real life place who I talk to on a daily basis in this place. That really was the best bit. heart
14. No Sunday long run, it's done!

Big thanks to McGoohan for the idea, organisation, medals and all round good blokeness
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.B.
3 Mar
9:43pm, 3 Mar 2025
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I’m feeling a bit sad I won’t be there, but I am seeing other people I don’t often get to see. If they have to change plans (not impossible) I will come up - though will not be running 15.5 miles like I did 10 years ago. :)
fleecy
fleecy
3 Mar
10:36pm, 3 Mar 2025
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My blog of Event numero Uno is verrrrrry long with lots of pics so I won't copy and paste. Link here though: fetcheveryone.com/blog-share.php?id=331086
McG's teeth have completely changed in the interim!
McGoohan
McGoohan
3 Mar
10:53pm, 3 Mar 2025
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I'm a bit like Trigger's Broom. Every bit of me has been slowly replaced in the interim
AndyJ57
AndyJ57
3 Mar
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Sorry I won’t be able to be there, was looking forward to meeting you all. Maybe next time 🤞
fleecy
fleecy
3 Mar
10:59pm, 3 Mar 2025
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Lol McG
That's a shame Andy. Next time!

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