I did my LSTD* yesterday at Spring Lakes. Front crawl, three hours in the water, giving me 3.92 miles (although it had a feeling of being a bit longer, as a 'round-the-edges lap' is reported to be a mile, and I did four and a smidge of those).
*Longest Swim To Date
Fuelling-wise, I had an ordinary day on Saturday, and was well-rested with 72 hours since my last run, and *cough* two weeks since my last swim. On the morning, I had some toast at about 6.30am, then we swam at 9am.
My first thoughts of food came at exactly 2hrs13, but it didn't feel like a need. Main points of discomfort were (a) needing a wee [I simply cannot let go whilst crawling, and was too stubborn to stop]; and (b) a bit of neck rash. I feel as though I countered the latter by sighting less, and a few tips from the legendary KatieB about neck positioning and stretching mid-swim.
Perhaps these helped distract me, but I completed the three hours without mid-swim fuelling nor any sense that I was struggling to maintain the effort level.
The splits in my log mostly back this up. Swimming splits are always pretty flaky, aren't they? My watch is set to record one every 500 yards, and they mostly start with 12:XX, including the last whole one...
fetcheveryone.com/t-21983529
It was part of my plan to play it by ear with the fuelling. The option was there throughout to climb out of the water and grab something - so I wanted to see what my body would need and when.
Once finished, I did feel pretty hungry. I wolfed down a chocolate milk and four big chunks of delicious pineapple straight away; then when we got to the cafe about 10 mins later I had an Aero brownie (nom nom nom), a sausage roll, and a few fistfuls of chips left over by one of our gang.
I've worn a HRM on previous swims, and my typical swimming HR is about 130bpm. If I was running, that'd be a very comfortable pace. I know the bands are likely to be different for swimming, because of the horizontality - but I'm wondering whether I'm swimming at the sort of pace where my body is able to use a greater proportion of fat (of which I have a decent supply), hence not feeling like I've hit the wall on longer swims.
Leftover symptoms are a bit of stiffness in the shoulders, some neck rash, and generally a bit tired - but actually feeling almost unfairly good on it.
It felt like good prep for the 9k, although we're expecting cooler weather, unknown chop, and so on. It'd be nice to discover at some point that yesterday I swam further than expected - but mentally, I have at least made a decent start on the third and final length of Llyn Padarn.
*Longest Swim To Date
Fuelling-wise, I had an ordinary day on Saturday, and was well-rested with 72 hours since my last run, and *cough* two weeks since my last swim. On the morning, I had some toast at about 6.30am, then we swam at 9am.
My first thoughts of food came at exactly 2hrs13, but it didn't feel like a need. Main points of discomfort were (a) needing a wee [I simply cannot let go whilst crawling, and was too stubborn to stop]; and (b) a bit of neck rash. I feel as though I countered the latter by sighting less, and a few tips from the legendary KatieB about neck positioning and stretching mid-swim.
Perhaps these helped distract me, but I completed the three hours without mid-swim fuelling nor any sense that I was struggling to maintain the effort level.
The splits in my log mostly back this up. Swimming splits are always pretty flaky, aren't they? My watch is set to record one every 500 yards, and they mostly start with 12:XX, including the last whole one...
fetcheveryone.com/t-21983529
It was part of my plan to play it by ear with the fuelling. The option was there throughout to climb out of the water and grab something - so I wanted to see what my body would need and when.
Once finished, I did feel pretty hungry. I wolfed down a chocolate milk and four big chunks of delicious pineapple straight away; then when we got to the cafe about 10 mins later I had an Aero brownie (nom nom nom), a sausage roll, and a few fistfuls of chips left over by one of our gang.
I've worn a HRM on previous swims, and my typical swimming HR is about 130bpm. If I was running, that'd be a very comfortable pace. I know the bands are likely to be different for swimming, because of the horizontality - but I'm wondering whether I'm swimming at the sort of pace where my body is able to use a greater proportion of fat (of which I have a decent supply), hence not feeling like I've hit the wall on longer swims.
Leftover symptoms are a bit of stiffness in the shoulders, some neck rash, and generally a bit tired - but actually feeling almost unfairly good on it.
It felt like good prep for the 9k, although we're expecting cooler weather, unknown chop, and so on. It'd be nice to discover at some point that yesterday I swam further than expected - but mentally, I have at least made a decent start on the third and final length of Llyn Padarn.
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who upturns a nearly empty bottle of chocolate milk, waits five minutes, so that the last bits collect in the lid, and then drinks it carefully with two shaking hands, whispering "the elixir!" in an awed and expectant voice. Even if there's no-one around. And even if there isn't no-one around.
In fact, I'm pretty sure I'm not. My boy would be all over that, and I reckon Katie would at least humour me
She is used to my freakish behaviour.
I earned today's elixir off the back of a very very hot 7.15 mile run, which was a very special one, because it took me through 15,000 miles of running, and got me a magnificent badge (only 663 previous owners):
The last mile was *jolly* tough, so much so that I had to give myself some little targets to keep running - to the next parked car, to the bench, to the lamp post. 15,000 miles in, and running can still give you a spanking.
I got home and made a sweat angel on the kitchen floor - it was deliciously cool.
I happen to have weighed myself before I ran, so when I'd recovered sufficiently to stand up, I weighed again - and found that I'd lost 4lbs, which equates to about three pints of sweat. Imagine! Three big glasses of water and the choccy milk and I reckon I've put most of it back now
Whilst I've got you... two things:
1) I've updated the Fetch Miles tables a bit. The 'fastest' tables on the home page are now restricted to miles that have a zero or positive gradient i.e. net flat or net uphill. And if you go through to the 'Fastest' tab, you can specify the gradient - so that if you wish, you can see all the mad downhills. Have a look here: fetcheveryone.com/mile.php
1b) There's a mile popular with bikers called 'Down the volcano', which is in the sea off the coast of Australia. I believe it's one of these 'pretend to be somewhere else' bike riding things, where an athletic American with very white teeth simultaneously tells you you're very special indeed and not working hard enough. Because it's in the sea, it has a gradient of zero, but the times people are getting suggest that it's a somewhat low resistance mile. If you know about this, and would like to do me a solid, let me know what sort of gradient this mile deserves.
2) Did you receive the June edition of the Fetch Monthly Update Email (feels like it needs a snazzier acronym than that - apply below). Your replies in this poll would be appreciated:
TTFN
In fact, I'm pretty sure I'm not. My boy would be all over that, and I reckon Katie would at least humour me
She is used to my freakish behaviour. I earned today's elixir off the back of a very very hot 7.15 mile run, which was a very special one, because it took me through 15,000 miles of running, and got me a magnificent badge (only 663 previous owners):
The last mile was *jolly* tough, so much so that I had to give myself some little targets to keep running - to the next parked car, to the bench, to the lamp post. 15,000 miles in, and running can still give you a spanking.
I got home and made a sweat angel on the kitchen floor - it was deliciously cool.
I happen to have weighed myself before I ran, so when I'd recovered sufficiently to stand up, I weighed again - and found that I'd lost 4lbs, which equates to about three pints of sweat. Imagine! Three big glasses of water and the choccy milk and I reckon I've put most of it back now
Whilst I've got you... two things:
1) I've updated the Fetch Miles tables a bit. The 'fastest' tables on the home page are now restricted to miles that have a zero or positive gradient i.e. net flat or net uphill. And if you go through to the 'Fastest' tab, you can specify the gradient - so that if you wish, you can see all the mad downhills. Have a look here: fetcheveryone.com/mile.php
1b) There's a mile popular with bikers called 'Down the volcano', which is in the sea off the coast of Australia. I believe it's one of these 'pretend to be somewhere else' bike riding things, where an athletic American with very white teeth simultaneously tells you you're very special indeed and not working hard enough. Because it's in the sea, it has a gradient of zero, but the times people are getting suggest that it's a somewhat low resistance mile. If you know about this, and would like to do me a solid, let me know what sort of gradient this mile deserves.
2) Did you receive the June edition of the Fetch Monthly Update Email (feels like it needs a snazzier acronym than that - apply below). Your replies in this poll would be appreciated:
TTFN
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Sweat angel? Eeeeeeewwww!GregP2:41pm, 22nd Jun 2023
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I've voted "Yes, it was not useful" but only because I can't remember what was in it. I would've more accurately voted "Yes, can't remember" or just Yes.Diogenes2:43pm, 22nd Jun 2023
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Sweat Angel.0?fetcheveryone2:43pm, 22nd Jun 2023
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I wouldn't be able to wait 5 mins. But well done on the run.LindsD2:44pm, 22nd Jun 2023
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It needs five minutes to slide down the inside of the empty bottle.fetcheveryone2:44pm, 22nd Jun 2023
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I think the sweat angels were one of the bands that John Peel used to play.Sigh3:02pm, 22nd Jun 2023
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Can we option what day of the week the monthly email comes out? I'd marked it with a red flag in my inbox because it arrived on Monday which is really busy. But it's Thursday and I've forgotten to go back and look at it. If it arrived on a Thursday there's more chance I'd read it when it arrives.Pegg3:12pm, 22nd Jun 2023
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Is down the volcano on Zwift? If not, I’ve no idea what you’re talking about.cathrobinson3:15pm, 22nd Jun 2023
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I think it *is* a Zwift thing cath. I will go post the question on the Zwift thread.fetcheveryone
Pegg - it doesn't come on any specific day, just whenever it's finished. But I can experiment with different days of the week.3:21pm, 22nd Jun 2023 -
Fetch Update Monthly Email - acronym FUME.GimmeMedals
Or miss out the word Monthly - FUE
Or Fetch Latest Update - FLU.3:25pm, 22nd Jun 2023 -
Fetch Update, ‘Cause Knowing Something That Adds Value’s AmazingPothunter4:59pm, 22nd Jun 2023
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Forgot to say - congrats on the 15,000 miles!!Sigh
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I think Pothunter is missing an 'R' wordishep 🇪🇺
Fetch - email received, but once again I only know that because you prompted me to go and check... I just don't do email these days8:45pm, 22nd Jun 2023 -
I liked the quick updates on site changes this month, thanks.B.9:46pm, 22nd Jun 2023
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I still remember chocolate milk (it was branded as something much posher than that) at the end of my first and only 20 mile race - absolute nectar!sallykate10:25pm, 22nd Jun 2023
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I’m the same as Cath. I’ll probably read it at the weekend if I rememberElsie Too6:45am, 23rd Jun 2023
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I mean Pegg, not CathElsie Too6:46am, 23rd Jun 2023
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I would do that to a jar of marmite flavoured peanut butter if I could, but.......Wezza10:40pm, 6th Jul 2023
I've been doing some fooling around with ChatGPT. I tried asking it to write some code for me. It's pretty good at the basics. For example, if I asked it to write a function that computed the distance in metres between two latitude/longitude points, it would absolutely nail it. But as soon as things get complex, it starts getting caught up in technicalities. The specification for the code needs to be so clear, you may as well write the code. That's my experience anyway.
I also thought I'd let it try its hand at copywriting. It can be quite useful for things like "write this paragraph in fewer words". This sort of thing crops up when I'm trying to write concise descriptions for games, league tables etc. The rewrite often gives me some inspiration to change the actual text, although I find that more often than not, it loses some of what I consider to be the essence of the text. But seeing your words rewritten is a fascinating thing, and can get you thinking about new ways to express yourself.
Fun to play with, handy inspiration, but not something I'd want to hand over any responsibility to. Luckily I am in that position where I get to make that decision, but I have heard stories of copywriters losing their jobs to AI unfortunately.
I thought I'd give you a little challenge. I fed it a draft paragraph from the monthly update email that went out yesterday. If you've already read that email, you've probably got an unfair advantage. But if you haven't seen it yet, try this. One of these paragraphs is me. The other one is the result of me asking ChatGPT to simply "rewrite this better".
Sample A
In my introduction this month, I wanted to address the issue of opting out of these emails. It's a pet peeve of mine that it's commonly accepted to bury this option in the email footer. You'll often find links to modify your email preferences at the bottom of all Fetch emails. However, today, let's bring it to the forefront. If you wish to stop receiving these emails, you can easily adjust your email preferences by clicking here. If that process becomes cumbersome with passwords and such, simply reply to this email and let me know your desired course of action.
Sample B
The first thing I wanted to tackle this month in my intro is how to opt out of receiving these emails. This is another bugbear of mine – it's sort of accepted that it's the done thing to hide it away in the footer of the email. Indeed, you'll find links to adjust your email consent at the bottom of all Fetch emails. But let's give it top billing today. If you want to stop these emails, you can adjust your email consent here, or if that gets you tied in knots with passwords etc, just reply to this and let me know what you want to happen.
Which one is me? And which one do you prefer?
I also thought I'd let it try its hand at copywriting. It can be quite useful for things like "write this paragraph in fewer words". This sort of thing crops up when I'm trying to write concise descriptions for games, league tables etc. The rewrite often gives me some inspiration to change the actual text, although I find that more often than not, it loses some of what I consider to be the essence of the text. But seeing your words rewritten is a fascinating thing, and can get you thinking about new ways to express yourself.
Fun to play with, handy inspiration, but not something I'd want to hand over any responsibility to. Luckily I am in that position where I get to make that decision, but I have heard stories of copywriters losing their jobs to AI unfortunately.
I thought I'd give you a little challenge. I fed it a draft paragraph from the monthly update email that went out yesterday. If you've already read that email, you've probably got an unfair advantage. But if you haven't seen it yet, try this. One of these paragraphs is me. The other one is the result of me asking ChatGPT to simply "rewrite this better".
Sample A
In my introduction this month, I wanted to address the issue of opting out of these emails. It's a pet peeve of mine that it's commonly accepted to bury this option in the email footer. You'll often find links to modify your email preferences at the bottom of all Fetch emails. However, today, let's bring it to the forefront. If you wish to stop receiving these emails, you can easily adjust your email preferences by clicking here. If that process becomes cumbersome with passwords and such, simply reply to this email and let me know your desired course of action.
Sample B
The first thing I wanted to tackle this month in my intro is how to opt out of receiving these emails. This is another bugbear of mine – it's sort of accepted that it's the done thing to hide it away in the footer of the email. Indeed, you'll find links to adjust your email consent at the bottom of all Fetch emails. But let's give it top billing today. If you want to stop these emails, you can adjust your email consent here, or if that gets you tied in knots with passwords etc, just reply to this and let me know what you want to happen.
Which one is me? And which one do you prefer?
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much prefer B which feels as if it is written by someone to be in line with what they would say in person. A feels more full of corporate speak. However if A had been in the newsletter, would I have thought this looks different? Probably not.Dibble9:44am, 20th Jun 2023
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B is you, and better.Dvorak9:49am, 20th Jun 2023
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B is better and is you 😊IdristheDragon9:57am, 20th Jun 2023
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(A) is ChatGPT, I think. It's a bit more "stiff" and less colloquial/personal. e.g. I don't think anyone in the UK would say "If you wish to stop" as opposed to "If you want to stop".3M10:00am, 20th Jun 2023
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B is from you but I've not received the email yet.Fenland Flier10:13am, 20th Jun 2023
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Have you checked your spam FF?fetcheveryone10:14am, 20th Jun 2023
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The important thing to remember is ChatGPT is not intelligent.Ocelot Spleens10:17am, 20th Jun 2023
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B obvs! I much prefer you, I like seeing your personality smiling through!D210:17am, 20th Jun 2023
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B is you. Being on virgin media emails I’d quite like to receive any at all atm - the whole system’s been down since Sunday eveningHellsBells10:19am, 20th Jun 2023
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I know because I read the email. And nothing will ever replace you.LindsD10:25am, 20th Jun 2023
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As I was reading A I thought I remembered it from the email in terms of content but seemed slightly strange style and wording. Then read B and knew that was you. ChatGPT is an interesting and possibly useful assistant. But don't feel it is a replacement for anyone. And certainly nothing can replace you Fetchlad.HappyG(rrr) G10:26am, 20th Jun 2023
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B is you. Americans don’t know the word bugbear so ‘pet peeve’ is more of an internationally recognised phrase. That was the giveaway for me - along with B sounds more human…cathrobinson10:38am, 20th Jun 2023
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B. Definitely you.phal
The first one is full of word wankery. (TM DaveA for that phrase 😀)10:45am, 20th Jun 2023 -
I've not read the e-mail yet - but B definitely feels more like your style, and is much better for that!EdJ10:45am, 20th Jun 2023
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A seems slightly more formal and not like your usual style. B is you definitely.Fragile Do Not Bend10:58am, 20th Jun 2023
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So who wrote the actual paragraph in the mail? Katie or 'The Boy' ?um10:59am, 20th Jun 2023
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Sample A reminds me of the crap that Microsoft suggest as ways to 'improve' grammar. For fun, you should feed in statements such as "Strava is a wank organisation" and see what ChatGPT suggests as an alternativeSigh11:13am, 20th Jun 2023
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I've just come back to say I've found it in my spam, most unusual.Fenland Flier12:11pm, 20th Jun 2023
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You are Sample B and I claim my £5.Alice the Camel1:23pm, 20th Jun 2023
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Agree with ^ and B.Ness1:25pm, 20th Jun 2023
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What they all said! 👆🏼 Fetchbot is not ready for rollout yetishep 🇪🇺1:26pm, 20th Jun 2023
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Definitely B!solo2:33pm, 20th Jun 2023
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Sorry also prefer B 😊solo2:34pm, 20th Jun 2023
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B is you but I like the use of "pet peeve" in A, I dislike anything that refers to "my desired course of action", I can't even type that without sticking my nose in the air lolRunningbauble21
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You're B - sounds like a person.Winniefree4:15pm, 20th Jun 2023
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B sounds betterDocM5:05pm, 20th Jun 2023
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B, sounds more like you and is better.roberton
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Btw I have found it amazingly good for coding. It produces duff code sometimes, but then I tell it the problem and it often fixes it. It's like working with a good but slightly-absent minded buddy. The half dozen times I've used it, it's let me do in tens of minutes what would have taken me on my own a couple of hours.roberton
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Agree with everyone B is you. You are B ( but not .B. )Night-owl9:55pm, 20th Jun 2023
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A is shorter and you asked chatGPT to make your version shorter, so unless it failed B must be you. However, saying the same thing in fewer words can make it clearer. Obvs, ymmv.Bright Strider10:12pm, 20th Jun 2023
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I didn't ask it for shorter, I said "rewrite this better". But everyone is correct, version B was mefetcheveryone10:14pm, 20th Jun 2023
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Now that you have 'confirmed' B, I'm going to go with 'A' - because that's what Skynet would want us to thinkMcGoohan8:31am, 21st Jun 2023
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You think this is Fetch you are talking to? You think this is air your are breathing? Hmm.HappyG(rrr) G3:31pm, 21st Jun 2023
It's the summer solstice on Wednesday, marking the midway point in our annual virtual challenge. So this coming Sunday (25th June) will be Everyone Day - the day on which we try to collectively log the highest possible mileage.
There's a totaliser on the home page, which will start looking a bit more interesting once Sunday arrives.
Anything goes - run, cycle, swim, walk, cross training (although you won't cover much distance if you're doing press ups).
There's a thread where you can call in and share your plans:
fetcheveryone.com/forum/everyoneday---june-25th-2023-62269/
And there's also a sweet badge for anyone who joins in:
Last year we logged 21987 miles, which is 0.88297658728 times round the earth. Can we get the whole way round this time?
There's a totaliser on the home page, which will start looking a bit more interesting once Sunday arrives.
Anything goes - run, cycle, swim, walk, cross training (although you won't cover much distance if you're doing press ups).
There's a thread where you can call in and share your plans:
fetcheveryone.com/forum/everyoneday---june-25th-2023-62269/
And there's also a sweet badge for anyone who joins in:
Last year we logged 21987 miles, which is 0.88297658728 times round the earth. Can we get the whole way round this time?
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If nothing else, there'll be a couple of dog walks from me. I did misread "cross training" as "cross dressing" and thought "well that's fair enough, it is "Everyone" day" but I wasn't sure how it was a training activity.Sigh
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*sniggers at Sigh*EvilPixie
I'll be running 7+ miles and will make sure I log my warm up cool down walks too!!10:31am, 19th Jun 2023 -
At the risk of being pedantic. The circumference of the earth is bigger st the equator than around the poles.....we could aim for the smaller distance.Ocelot Spleens10:33am, 19th Jun 2023
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Also being pedantic: "The longest Sunday of the year" - well, it's the same length as every Sunday, it's just more of it in daylight (in the northern hemisphere)Sigh10:49am, 19th Jun 2023
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Ness11:40am, 19th Jun 2023
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Ah, I'm giving blood on Saturday, so I will be doing reasonably gentle non-strenuous mileage (at least with the arm they use).Groundhog12:12pm, 19th Jun 2023
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Also - sweet badgeGroundhog I would like one in real life.12:13pm, 19th Jun 2023
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Whaddaya mean, everyone?Angus Clydesdale
EVERYONE!!!!! 12:21pm, 19th Jun 2023 -
Last year I ran a marathon on Everyone Day. This year it will be a short swim and a gentle walk.laterunner1:14pm, 19th Jun 2023
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A badge, you say….Cheeky’s Dad4:37pm, 19th Jun 2023
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Do I get a badge for spotting Jean Remo as Leon? I'll not be doing much but can usually scrape up a mile or two of walkingDerby Tup5:29pm, 19th Jun 2023
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You would've, if only you'd spelt his name correctly......Angus Clydesdale6:43pm, 19th Jun 2023
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Touché 'gusDerby Tup8:27pm, 19th Jun 2023
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I’ve got a 10k race.B.9:57pm, 19th Jun 2023
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I’ve got a rest day!Corrah11:55pm, 19th Jun 2023
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Oh, I thought the badge was Fetch in his fancy swimming goggles.Dvorak10:22am, 20th Jun 2023
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Ooh nicely timed for my half marathon!clare19769:14am, 21st Jun 2023
On Saturday morning, bright and early, Katie and I clambered into the old jalopy-turned-bedroom and drove down to Shepperton to take part in the Shepperton 24 Hour Swim organised by Level Water.
We did this event last year (see my blog from last time: fetcheveryone.com/blog/3/2022/6/450919 - I will try not to repeat myself too much).
It feels like quite an expensive event. It's effectively £240 each... £40 to enter, plus they ask for a minimum sponsorship of £200. Neither of us wanted to plague friends for sponsorship, so it seemed that the only option was to 'sponsor' ourselves to do it. According to the financial statements lodged with the charities commission, just under a third (31.7%) of the £1.1M income that the charity made in the last financial year was allocated to the provision of swimming lessons for disabled children. That certainly IS a lot of swimming lessons, even if it's quite a lot of not-swimming-lessons too.
But we were there, and undoubtedly lucky to be able to swim, eat cake, and sit in the sunshine at our leisure.
Katie looked lovely as always - it's a rare swim where she doesn't get out of the water happier than when she went in:
We also got to hang out with a bunch of other Fetchies including the wonderful LindsD (I will let her decide whether to share the pic I took of her with eyebrow extensions caused by swimming hat and goggle combo). She arrived with hugs as warm as ever, and was a cheerful and ever-positive presence! Two out of two Fetchies in this household would recommend.
I must also share the fabulous GPS trace generated by Nightjar on one of his swims (but his were all pretty bad!). For context, the swim route is made up of three buoys in a try-to-do-anything-but-a-triangle shape of about 400 metres. One swims out to the first buoy, then completes as many triangles as possible before one's hour is up. It leads to a pleasant 'samosa on a string' shaped trace. Unless you're Nightjar, in which case it looks like this:
The event started at midday, and my first of three swims did not come until 5pm - so I spent a good deal of time sampling the many cakes and treats on the communal table. I sampled the baking whilst ACTUALLY baking in the sun. Going back to LindsD again briefly, Katie and I both agreed that we must get the recipe for the peanut-y squares she brought, as they were delicious - but I also do NOT want the recipe, because they are so delicious. Schrödingers Squares.
It was something of a relief to head towards the water just before 5pm. I'd decided to do a 'skins' swim (this means 'just your cossie', and not 'naked') as the water was a reported 21 degrees. It was still quite a shock to the breathing when I got in, as it was my first skins swim of the year. Towards the back end of last year I'd swum skins in 15 degree water, but there's no substitute for acclimatisation. But once I got my breathing under control, and got going, I managed five samosas and enjoyed the cooling effect of the water.
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Here I am emerging from the primordial swamp like a fish that's learned to code:
Out, dried, and it was time for me to do my bit for the team. Here's this year's pizza stack:
it's bigger than last years I think It was fun driving carefully back from Dominos, and even more fun stuffing my face with my pizza!
My next swim was at 11pm, and for this one I'd decided to wear my wetsuit. The skins decision earlier meant it was nice and dry, and it gave me a bit of extra warmth and security in the water, as I've never swum in the dark before. Here I am, gimped up:
For safety, each swimmer had to swim with a light attached to their goggles, and a tow float. And the tow float had to have a light on it or in it. My tow float is bright pink, so with a blue light inside, it produced this rather lovely purple glow:
The overall effect of the lit-up swimmers in the water was lovely:
My swim however, was a grumpy arse-face for at least the following reasons:
1) the zip on my wetsuit was playing up, so it slid down and I got lots of cold water washes into my suit. After putting up with it for a while, I managed to get hold of the string and yank it back into place.
2) I made the mistake of using my regular goggles which must be slightly tinted, like sunglasses. Those people who wear sunglasses at night are clearly the coolest people, but they can't see shit.
3) I got swum into, and also did a bit of swimming into. It's not a great deal of fun at night. Some folks had attached their lights to the outside of their tow floats, which made them far less bright - and in some circumstances the float had flipped over, so the light was underwater and of no use at all.
I still managed to knock out a regulation five samosas though, even if I was not smiling one bit when I got out:
fetcheveryone.com/t-21931788
Being in a lake for an hour does tend to wake you up somewhat, so I sat around our camp for about 45 mins, and got myself a lovely hot chocolate (who ever brought the hot chocolate powder, thank you!). Then Katie (who had been resting up in the car) turned up early for her 2am swim, so I grabbed the car keys and set off for some rest clutching a boiled egg to eat on the walk back to the car park
Sleep came pretty quickly. The air mattress was decent enough, although in hindsight I should have taken the time to move the driver's seat forward, as I was a bit compressed by the end. Katie jumped in at 5am, and I dozed for another hour before she kicked me out at 6am in time for my 7am duty.
I needed the whole hour to get my act together - first waking up; then finding a spare portaloo to have a think; then clambering into my wet swimming undercrackers and wet wet suit. I might have had another hot chocolate. I think I had one of the excellent Malteser squares provided by Loggerhead and Leatherback (I must stop calling them Loggerback and Leatherhead). There were bodies strewn all around our gazebo in various states of consciousness. And still a mountain of cake.
With maybe 15 minutes to go until my swim, Katie re-emerged and walked down to the start with me, which was a lovely bonus. At some point here, I decided to make sure I put my night swim behind me - so I marched purposefully into the water, turned and waved at Katie, and submerged myself in the water before heading off at an almighty lick. It's all relative of course. I would not have beaten Eric the Eel over those first hundred metres, but I was certainly purposeful.
And I managed to hold on to it! My usual plodding cadence for front crawl is about 51-52 strokes per minute, but I came back with a 56, AND I managed the legendary sixth samosa. It was as close to a perfect hour of open water swimming as I have ever enjoyed. I even did a couple of farts on the way round, and giggled as I felt the bubbles trying to escape. On beaching myself at the end, I did a little slap of the water like they do on the telly - not too much, as I didn't want to be a dick about it - but enough to outpour the joy I felt.
fetcheveryone.com/t-21932039
I handed over the baton (it's not really a baton - that'd be stupid) to Katie and gave her a hug which she did not want to let go of, because she was onto her fourth swim, and a wee bit tired! But she smashed it anyway. And I managed to fit in a little ad for Fetch on the colouring in board:
The final hours went pretty quickly, and soon we were breaking up the camp, and working out what belonged to who. Whole layers of undiscovered food were unearthed on the communal table in the process! Barn un-raising done, and LindsD seen safely into the correct seat of her car, we weaved our way home. Slept through most of a movie (Blades of Glory, great film), ate fish fingers, chips and beans; and climbed into much needed bed at 8.30pm.
There's a bit of recovery for us both now, then the BIG swim is coming on July 8th. Intel from a triathlete we know says that Llyn Padarn was very calm and a lovely 18.7 degrees this weekend. That would be very nice, thank you please.
TTFN.
We did this event last year (see my blog from last time: fetcheveryone.com/blog/3/2022/6/450919 - I will try not to repeat myself too much).
It feels like quite an expensive event. It's effectively £240 each... £40 to enter, plus they ask for a minimum sponsorship of £200. Neither of us wanted to plague friends for sponsorship, so it seemed that the only option was to 'sponsor' ourselves to do it. According to the financial statements lodged with the charities commission, just under a third (31.7%) of the £1.1M income that the charity made in the last financial year was allocated to the provision of swimming lessons for disabled children. That certainly IS a lot of swimming lessons, even if it's quite a lot of not-swimming-lessons too.
But we were there, and undoubtedly lucky to be able to swim, eat cake, and sit in the sunshine at our leisure.
Katie looked lovely as always - it's a rare swim where she doesn't get out of the water happier than when she went in:
We also got to hang out with a bunch of other Fetchies including the wonderful LindsD (I will let her decide whether to share the pic I took of her with eyebrow extensions caused by swimming hat and goggle combo). She arrived with hugs as warm as ever, and was a cheerful and ever-positive presence! Two out of two Fetchies in this household would recommend.
I must also share the fabulous GPS trace generated by Nightjar on one of his swims (but his were all pretty bad!). For context, the swim route is made up of three buoys in a try-to-do-anything-but-a-triangle shape of about 400 metres. One swims out to the first buoy, then completes as many triangles as possible before one's hour is up. It leads to a pleasant 'samosa on a string' shaped trace. Unless you're Nightjar, in which case it looks like this:
The event started at midday, and my first of three swims did not come until 5pm - so I spent a good deal of time sampling the many cakes and treats on the communal table. I sampled the baking whilst ACTUALLY baking in the sun. Going back to LindsD again briefly, Katie and I both agreed that we must get the recipe for the peanut-y squares she brought, as they were delicious - but I also do NOT want the recipe, because they are so delicious. Schrödingers Squares.
It was something of a relief to head towards the water just before 5pm. I'd decided to do a 'skins' swim (this means 'just your cossie', and not 'naked') as the water was a reported 21 degrees. It was still quite a shock to the breathing when I got in, as it was my first skins swim of the year. Towards the back end of last year I'd swum skins in 15 degree water, but there's no substitute for acclimatisation. But once I got my breathing under control, and got going, I managed five samosas and enjoyed the cooling effect of the water.
fetcheveryone.com/t-21931272
Here I am emerging from the primordial swamp like a fish that's learned to code:
Out, dried, and it was time for me to do my bit for the team. Here's this year's pizza stack:
it's bigger than last years I think
It was fun driving carefully back from Dominos, and even more fun stuffing my face with my pizza! My next swim was at 11pm, and for this one I'd decided to wear my wetsuit. The skins decision earlier meant it was nice and dry, and it gave me a bit of extra warmth and security in the water, as I've never swum in the dark before. Here I am, gimped up:
For safety, each swimmer had to swim with a light attached to their goggles, and a tow float. And the tow float had to have a light on it or in it. My tow float is bright pink, so with a blue light inside, it produced this rather lovely purple glow:
The overall effect of the lit-up swimmers in the water was lovely:
My swim however, was a grumpy arse-face for at least the following reasons:
1) the zip on my wetsuit was playing up, so it slid down and I got lots of cold water washes into my suit. After putting up with it for a while, I managed to get hold of the string and yank it back into place.
2) I made the mistake of using my regular goggles which must be slightly tinted, like sunglasses. Those people who wear sunglasses at night are clearly the coolest people, but they can't see shit.
3) I got swum into, and also did a bit of swimming into. It's not a great deal of fun at night. Some folks had attached their lights to the outside of their tow floats, which made them far less bright - and in some circumstances the float had flipped over, so the light was underwater and of no use at all.
I still managed to knock out a regulation five samosas though, even if I was not smiling one bit when I got out:
fetcheveryone.com/t-21931788
Being in a lake for an hour does tend to wake you up somewhat, so I sat around our camp for about 45 mins, and got myself a lovely hot chocolate (who ever brought the hot chocolate powder, thank you!). Then Katie (who had been resting up in the car) turned up early for her 2am swim, so I grabbed the car keys and set off for some rest clutching a boiled egg to eat on the walk back to the car park
Sleep came pretty quickly. The air mattress was decent enough, although in hindsight I should have taken the time to move the driver's seat forward, as I was a bit compressed by the end. Katie jumped in at 5am, and I dozed for another hour before she kicked me out at 6am in time for my 7am duty.
I needed the whole hour to get my act together - first waking up; then finding a spare portaloo to have a think; then clambering into my wet swimming undercrackers and wet wet suit. I might have had another hot chocolate. I think I had one of the excellent Malteser squares provided by Loggerhead and Leatherback (I must stop calling them Loggerback and Leatherhead). There were bodies strewn all around our gazebo in various states of consciousness. And still a mountain of cake.
With maybe 15 minutes to go until my swim, Katie re-emerged and walked down to the start with me, which was a lovely bonus. At some point here, I decided to make sure I put my night swim behind me - so I marched purposefully into the water, turned and waved at Katie, and submerged myself in the water before heading off at an almighty lick. It's all relative of course. I would not have beaten Eric the Eel over those first hundred metres, but I was certainly purposeful.
And I managed to hold on to it! My usual plodding cadence for front crawl is about 51-52 strokes per minute, but I came back with a 56, AND I managed the legendary sixth samosa. It was as close to a perfect hour of open water swimming as I have ever enjoyed. I even did a couple of farts on the way round, and giggled as I felt the bubbles trying to escape. On beaching myself at the end, I did a little slap of the water like they do on the telly - not too much, as I didn't want to be a dick about it - but enough to outpour the joy I felt.
fetcheveryone.com/t-21932039
I handed over the baton (it's not really a baton - that'd be stupid) to Katie and gave her a hug which she did not want to let go of, because she was onto her fourth swim, and a wee bit tired! But she smashed it anyway. And I managed to fit in a little ad for Fetch on the colouring in board:
The final hours went pretty quickly, and soon we were breaking up the camp, and working out what belonged to who. Whole layers of undiscovered food were unearthed on the communal table in the process! Barn un-raising done, and LindsD seen safely into the correct seat of her car, we weaved our way home. Slept through most of a movie (Blades of Glory, great film), ate fish fingers, chips and beans; and climbed into much needed bed at 8.30pm.
There's a bit of recovery for us both now, then the BIG swim is coming on July 8th. Intel from a triathlete we know says that Llyn Padarn was very calm and a lovely 18.7 degrees this weekend. That would be very nice, thank you please.
TTFN.
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Wow! Well done, both. Sounds like a great event for such a fabulous worthy cause! 👏👏Ness12:57pm, 13th Jun 2023
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Fabulous! Well done, everyone!Sigh1:01pm, 13th Jun 2023
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Well done everyone! Sounds like a great event. I *almost* wish I had done it (but am much happier to read your report)Cheeky’s Dad1:03pm, 13th Jun 2023
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Great report, a fabulous time was had! And Linds speaks just as highly of you two. I quote: 'Fetch and Katie lovely as ever.'Sharkie1:06pm, 13th Jun 2023
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Loved reading this. Brought it all back. And so pleased that that third swim was joyful. I will, of course, share the pic. Coming up....LindsD1:12pm, 13th Jun 2023
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That's a lovely day out. (Although likewise, not one for meDvorak .)1:17pm, 13th Jun 2023
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Well done on the sixth samosa and LMAO at Nightjar's GPS trace!Sweetie1:26pm, 13th Jun 2023
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FabulousGregP1:29pm, 13th Jun 2023
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Sounds brilliantsallykate1:41pm, 13th Jun 2023
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Amazing! Well done on the sixth samosa.Diogenes1:44pm, 13th Jun 2023
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Very well done! 🏆JCB5:00pm, 13th Jun 2023
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Pothunter5:06pm, 13th Jun 2023
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Amazing, well done and good prep for you know what!D26:07pm, 13th Jun 2023
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Fantastic swimming and even more brilliant write up. I wholeheartedly concur with the assessment of LindsD hugs.TheScribbler6:45pm, 13th Jun 2023
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Excellent, well done and I sniggered at the wetsuit fartsMandymoo6:59pm, 13th Jun 2023
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SuperbRosehip8:23pm, 13th Jun 2023
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Sounds great, I hope you've caught up with some sleep.Fenland Flier8:48pm, 13th Jun 2023
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Great swimming bloggage, the night swim sounds a bit random. You're missing a trick by not logging those swims as "Swim - Open Water", tsk.Oranj
"Blades of Glory" LOL, what a great terrible film (I had an ice skating-mad friend who made me sit through that once)9:10pm, 13th Jun 2023 -
Nice samosa-ing!cathrobinson9:17pm, 13th Jun 2023
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Thanks for such an entertaining write up, sounds such a good event.TeeBee7:21am, 14th Jun 2023
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Wow, what an event. I guess you just need to look at it as a £400 personal donation from you two to charity. Which is a massive moral bonus too. Well done both on your athletic achievements too.HappyG(rrr) G9:09am, 14th Jun 2023
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Great blog, you've made me want to do it!Carpathius12:27pm, 14th Jun 2023
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Most of my Garmin traces looked more like Nightjar's than a samosa. One even had me swimming on dry land...LouiseRuns 🌹🇬🇧 🇪🇺10:21am, 15th Jun 2023
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bella manifestazione e belle foto compliementi...manca solo la foto in cui mangi le pizzeZORBAX6510:22am, 16th Jun 2023
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E 'successo tutto così in fretta!fetcheveryone10:40am, 16th Jun 2023
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Just caught up, this sounds fab, well done!clare19769:13am, 21st Jun 2023
Here's what the old WSW page looked like:
A few things were bugging me.
1) if you've been playing for a while, your match history gets huge.
2) likewise the list of current games - how useful is it to have it *all* right there?
3) the blue colour scheme. I do quite like the blues, but it doesn't match the rest of the site.
4) the whole page is a bit messy.
Enter the new version:
1) only your recent matches are shown - but there's a link to see more (and I can turn that page into a bit of a stats delve at some point in the future).
2) there are links to the top 10 games - but if you click any of them, the whole table of matches then becomes visible.
3) done away with the blue colour scheme.
4) hopefully a bit neater now, although I could probably take that further and line up some edges.
and also:
5) there's a new permanent link to the 'efficiency' table. It shows who grabs squares at the quickest rate during this round of matches.
6) there's a brand new 'big hitters' table which shows who has claimed the most squares this week from a single training entry. Look who is third
A few bits have fallen off the front page. The positions of your buddies in the rankings has gone - but if you go through to view the full ranking table, they appear there.
I hope you like it, and that it encourages you to take another look at the game, if you've been away a while.
A few things were bugging me.
1) if you've been playing for a while, your match history gets huge.
2) likewise the list of current games - how useful is it to have it *all* right there?
3) the blue colour scheme. I do quite like the blues, but it doesn't match the rest of the site.
4) the whole page is a bit messy.
Enter the new version:
1) only your recent matches are shown - but there's a link to see more (and I can turn that page into a bit of a stats delve at some point in the future).
2) there are links to the top 10 games - but if you click any of them, the whole table of matches then becomes visible.
3) done away with the blue colour scheme.
4) hopefully a bit neater now, although I could probably take that further and line up some edges.
and also:
5) there's a new permanent link to the 'efficiency' table. It shows who grabs squares at the quickest rate during this round of matches.
6) there's a brand new 'big hitters' table which shows who has claimed the most squares this week from a single training entry. Look who is third
A few bits have fallen off the front page. The positions of your buddies in the rankings has gone - but if you go through to view the full ranking table, they appear there.
I hope you like it, and that it encourages you to take another look at the game, if you've been away a while.
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Your Match HistoryOcelot Spleens
P253 W132 D6 L115
Drawn 6! That's almost a specialism.
Very good. I am not so worried about the efficiency and big hitter thing, my home grid is criss crossed by canals, railways and other stuff so my route selection is restricted, but others like it.5:36pm, 6th Jun 2023 -
Mmm. Might be tempted to start playing again.Ness6:10pm, 6th Jun 2023
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Good work, thanks Fetch.chunkywizard7:15pm, 6th Jun 2023
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I like the mobile version a lot. Thank you!cathrobinson9:04pm, 6th Jun 2023
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Looking goodTeeBee9:47pm, 6th Jun 2023
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I like it. ThanksShaker8:09am, 7th Jun 2023
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Looks very good - great improvement, thanks. Residual minor tweak which may be appreciated would be if you could find space for 'your' current match alongside/beneath the weekly top ten - similar to 'your' ranking in the other windowsCumbriAndy2:46pm, 7th Jun 2023
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Very nice! And I notice on the efficiency page there are categories for 50 square and 100 square efficiency. Are there two more badges in the offing? Or am I wishful thinking! 😀JCB4:15pm, 7th Jun 2023
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Nice tweaks 👍roberton8:31am, 9th Jun 2023
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Although I don't play much these days, I do keep an eye on what's going on in WSW land and really like the new layout.AndyS
A thought on the 'big hitters' table, though - I seem to remember a while back that somebody managed the full 225 in a single activity? (And I'm fairly certain that I've covered more than 20 - I even have a route on my Garmin called "WSW-Lunch-30" 🤣)12:53pm, 9th Jun 2023 -
The BH table relates to the current week, not all time. I think someone did do the 225fetcheveryone Maybe ishep?12:56pm, 9th Jun 2023
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Ah, that explains itAndyS (Scurries off to training log to see where I've hit 20 this week!)1:06pm, 9th Jun 2023
In running terms, if April was a bit of a flounder, May turned into a "I'll do what I want" sort of month.
Pleasingly, things were fairly consistent - I got out regularly. Two little apathy gaps, but better than last month. And an 84 mile total, if repeated often enough will give me my 1000 for the year. No spare miles in the bank in case of injuries, but you know what? Does it matter? Probably not.
I tried to work on running at a more relaxed pace, so the overall average is a bit slower, and the beats per mile a bit crapper - but I just sort of stopped bothering as far as those sorts of targets are concerned. Instead I had plenty of fun trying to be competitive in Who Squares Wins. My longest run of the month felt like a breeze because I was focusing on getting the directions right, and trying to remember which side of the road I needed to be on to snag extra squares.
Let's run through my May goals very quickly:
1) Let's stick with sub-1300 for beats/mile in an attempt at realism. ❎
But nearly. 1305 average without any real focus.
2) Get back on the easy pace, with 70% in Z0&Z1.❎
Only 60%, but *shrug emoji*.
3) Total run mileage > 100.❎
Nah mate.
4) Three tempo runs. Most of my good UTMOST times expire this month, so it'd be good to come up with some replacements.❎
A couple of runs where I pushed the speed in the second half. They were fun.
5) Build OWS swims to a two-hour session by the end of the month. ✅
Yes! I managed two of these, and they felt pretty good. I managed to be a bit more consistent in May, with six swims totalling 11.7 miles. The lake water has been warming up since my first swim of the year at the start of April.
6) Any sort of bike ride ❎
Lol. Maybe June will be my month.
7) STILL DON'T GET INJURED BECAUSE I'M ENJOYING MYSELF ✅
Yes! As always, the most important win.
Here are my goals for June:
General
Don't get injured! And think about the bike!
Running
Just get out there as often as I can, no matter what pace or distance.
Swimming
Spoiler alert, I've already done a 2.5 hour swim on Saturday. Thanks to a swim on Thursday too, I was briefly top of the Fetch swim league for June! The long swim on Saturday went very well - about 3.5 laps of the big lake at Spring Lakes in Long Eaton: fetcheveryone.com/t-21905293
I felt like I had a bit more energy in the tank to keep going if I'd have needed to, although as the day wore on it was increasingly obvious just how tired I was. By 10pm I was asleep on the sofa with my head lolling onto my son's shoulder as he did some gaming. So I need to bake in some down-time after any long swims in June.
The Big Welsh Swim is likely to take me at least 3.5 hours to complete, so my plan is to knock out a couple of three hour swims in June.
The other issue was a stiff neck. It's eased off quite a bit now, although still a bit uncomfortable, and was pretty tight for a few days. I figure I can:
(a) think about my head position and keeping things loose and relaxed. The more I can let the water support my head the better; and if breathing can be led by my shoulders, hopefully my head will follow without too much neck work.
(b) try to work on sighting less often by worrying a little less often about zig-zag swimming, or the presence of other swimmers. It's less of a problem at Spring Lakes because it's a big lake and the swimmers are sparse; but Box End is about half the size, and much busier - there's barely a swim goes by without one of our swimming group with a story about a swimmer ploughing into them from the side.
(c) try to sight bi-laterally. At the moment I always sight when I breathe to the right, which has left me feeling quite asymmetric in the neck region. Anything that can help my neck stay comfortable for longer in the water will be very welcome.
In non-neck goals, I also want to make sure I have the best possible GPS trace to look back on after the BWS. A Garmin on the wrist spends at least 50% of its time underwater during front crawl, so the traces are always crap. My plan is to stick my phone in a waterproof container and bung it in my tow float. This will have the added bonus of allowing my dad to track my location when I do the BWS. He is pretty nervous about me swimming all that way.
We also have the Shepperton 24 hour relay this coming weekend. There's a team of six of us who will each swim for one hour at a time before handing over. Last year, I asked for sponsorship, because I'd not really done anything like that before - but this year it feels wrong to do that. We still have to raise money for the (very good) charity, but I will do a donation myself. Otherwise it feels as though I'm persuading folks to cover the cost of me enjoying a weekend hanging out with friends. If you want to seek out the charity independently, it's called Level Water, and they provide 1-1 swimming lessons for children with disabilities.
Anyway, here I am testing out our sleeping arrangements for the weekend (yes, I am being dramatic, and yes I know this is not good for my neck):
Instead, it would be awesome if you'd consider signing this petition. The aim is to stop a plan to divert water that has passed through three landfill sites into Shepperton Lake:
change.org
Thank you!
Oh, and if you want to build your monthly infographics, here's the link:
fetcheveryone.com/training-summary-monthlyinfographic.php
Pleasingly, things were fairly consistent - I got out regularly. Two little apathy gaps, but better than last month. And an 84 mile total, if repeated often enough will give me my 1000 for the year. No spare miles in the bank in case of injuries, but you know what? Does it matter? Probably not.
I tried to work on running at a more relaxed pace, so the overall average is a bit slower, and the beats per mile a bit crapper - but I just sort of stopped bothering as far as those sorts of targets are concerned. Instead I had plenty of fun trying to be competitive in Who Squares Wins. My longest run of the month felt like a breeze because I was focusing on getting the directions right, and trying to remember which side of the road I needed to be on to snag extra squares.
Let's run through my May goals very quickly:
1) Let's stick with sub-1300 for beats/mile in an attempt at realism. ❎
But nearly. 1305 average without any real focus.
2) Get back on the easy pace, with 70% in Z0&Z1.❎
Only 60%, but *shrug emoji*.
3) Total run mileage > 100.❎
Nah mate.
4) Three tempo runs. Most of my good UTMOST times expire this month, so it'd be good to come up with some replacements.❎
A couple of runs where I pushed the speed in the second half. They were fun.
5) Build OWS swims to a two-hour session by the end of the month. ✅
Yes! I managed two of these, and they felt pretty good. I managed to be a bit more consistent in May, with six swims totalling 11.7 miles. The lake water has been warming up since my first swim of the year at the start of April.
6) Any sort of bike ride
❎ Lol. Maybe June will be my month.
7) STILL DON'T GET INJURED BECAUSE I'M ENJOYING MYSELF ✅
Yes! As always, the most important win.
Here are my goals for June:
General
Don't get injured! And think about the bike!
Running
Just get out there as often as I can, no matter what pace or distance.
Swimming
Spoiler alert, I've already done a 2.5 hour swim on Saturday. Thanks to a swim on Thursday too, I was briefly top of the Fetch swim league for June! The long swim on Saturday went very well - about 3.5 laps of the big lake at Spring Lakes in Long Eaton: fetcheveryone.com/t-21905293
I felt like I had a bit more energy in the tank to keep going if I'd have needed to, although as the day wore on it was increasingly obvious just how tired I was. By 10pm I was asleep on the sofa with my head lolling onto my son's shoulder as he did some gaming. So I need to bake in some down-time after any long swims in June.
The Big Welsh Swim is likely to take me at least 3.5 hours to complete, so my plan is to knock out a couple of three hour swims in June.
The other issue was a stiff neck. It's eased off quite a bit now, although still a bit uncomfortable, and was pretty tight for a few days. I figure I can:
(a) think about my head position and keeping things loose and relaxed. The more I can let the water support my head the better; and if breathing can be led by my shoulders, hopefully my head will follow without too much neck work.
(b) try to work on sighting less often by worrying a little less often about zig-zag swimming, or the presence of other swimmers. It's less of a problem at Spring Lakes because it's a big lake and the swimmers are sparse; but Box End is about half the size, and much busier - there's barely a swim goes by without one of our swimming group with a story about a swimmer ploughing into them from the side.
(c) try to sight bi-laterally. At the moment I always sight when I breathe to the right, which has left me feeling quite asymmetric in the neck region. Anything that can help my neck stay comfortable for longer in the water will be very welcome.
In non-neck goals, I also want to make sure I have the best possible GPS trace to look back on after the BWS. A Garmin on the wrist spends at least 50% of its time underwater during front crawl, so the traces are always crap. My plan is to stick my phone in a waterproof container and bung it in my tow float. This will have the added bonus of allowing my dad to track my location when I do the BWS. He is pretty nervous about me swimming all that way.
We also have the Shepperton 24 hour relay this coming weekend. There's a team of six of us who will each swim for one hour at a time before handing over. Last year, I asked for sponsorship, because I'd not really done anything like that before - but this year it feels wrong to do that. We still have to raise money for the (very good) charity, but I will do a donation myself. Otherwise it feels as though I'm persuading folks to cover the cost of me enjoying a weekend hanging out with friends. If you want to seek out the charity independently, it's called Level Water, and they provide 1-1 swimming lessons for children with disabilities.
Anyway, here I am testing out our sleeping arrangements for the weekend (yes, I am being dramatic, and yes I know this is not good for my neck):
Instead, it would be awesome if you'd consider signing this petition. The aim is to stop a plan to divert water that has passed through three landfill sites into Shepperton Lake:
change.org
Thank you!
Oh, and if you want to build your monthly infographics, here's the link:
fetcheveryone.com/training-summary-monthlyinfographic.php
Click here to suggest fetcheveryone's blog for today's highlights.
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Great news on the swimming. And everything else.LindsD2:06pm, 5th Jun 2023
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Signed!Pothunter2:10pm, 5th Jun 2023
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A much better summary than I feared when I misread the tiny blog title in my notifications as "(contains swearing!)" and thought "Oh no, what's happened!"Sigh I've signed (I think), but on both attempts it all went a bit odd on the final screen.2:28pm, 5th Jun 2023
Last chance 'til 2026 to get a Fetch hoodie
Lots of folks have said they don't want one because the last one was such good quality that it is still in very good condition
Pre-order closes at 10am...
fetcheveryone.com/shop-preorder-hoodies.php
Lots of folks have said they don't want one because the last one was such good quality that it is still in very good condition
Pre-order closes at 10am...
fetcheveryone.com/shop-preorder-hoodies.php
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I'm wearing my old one today!Yorkshire Pie9:26am, 2nd Jun 2023
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I still wear my old black one I bought in 2009/10 or it may have been 2011. I have ordered a new one though 😁Jaks9:29am, 2nd Jun 2023
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I have a red and a grey which are fab. Well they are until I dribble my breakfast down them, or get them covered in beardruff. There's a black one somewhere as well, I think. May I request yellow for 2026?RichHL9:33am, 2nd Jun 2023
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My red hoodie is without doubt the best item of clothing I ownNicholls595
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Nicholls59510:21am, 2nd Jun 2023
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Nicholls595
Mini Nico has "borrowed" it, claiming it is lucky. She's got it on today for an exam.
I've had to order another one10:24am, 2nd Jun 2023 -
Do you have a beer in your pocket on the first photo?Ocelot Spleens10:55am, 2nd Jun 2023
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My old one with a zip is worn constantly and is looking its age. Please can we have a zipped option next time?HellsBells11:57am, 2nd Jun 2023
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I’d love a zipped one.Jaks12:07pm, 2nd Jun 2023
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Hot knee action there. Hubba, hubba.RichHL3:02pm, 2nd Jun 2023
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I would love one without a hood, I know it wouldn’t be a hoodie but you know what I meanMrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)5:46pm, 2nd Jun 2023
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I still have three I wear but I’d probably have been more persuaded with a zip or in autumn when I want to be cosy.runnerbean8:34pm, 2nd Jun 2023
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September (4)
Tea towels on their way
Please excuse the lag
I'm back :-)
It was 20 years ago today…
August (12)
DESIGNS REVEALED: Fetch 20th anniversary shirts and vests
Schrödinger's Holiday
Look what I've got!
Finally, a bit of progress
May UCAS be fruitful
Get your pre-orders in :-)
13 spots left...
26 spots left...
Filling up nicely :-)
20th anniversary commemorative tea towel :-) GET IN QUICK :-)
Morienteering Badges :-)
Wheat Intolerance and Barr's Strawberryade
July (16)
Would you do it for a Scooby snack?
Play Along
Pilgrimage
Site down for a short while this afternoon
Attention Chrome users
Pace Analysis
Picture Usage tracking
Nice beats per mile graph
Thanks for the donation Jeff Bezos :-)
F'laps 2024 is done!
F'laps - three laps in
Me in Women's Running magazine :-)
Add A Race - Usability followup
#dogsandwivesatpollingstations
Cadence Filter - a little tweak
F'Laps Leaderboard - help me kick the tyres
June (11)
Today’s Task
Here's something cool
F'Laps - get togethers
Forum tagging
F'Laps - broken delete link :-/
F'Laps - your opportunity to withdraw gracefully :-)
Usability - look what's changed
RW Refugees welcomed
Oscar's Everyone Day
New training entry view is live
Snap Poll :-)
May (7)
Easy Street
Track me on Sunday
V2 Training Beta
New Training Log Beta
Five Noahs
Diamanté Celebration Spatula Kit
Marmite Excalibur
April (13)
In case you haven't cancelled it yet...
Weasels and spiders
Blog Listings Change (nowt major)
Six New Badges! Adding pics to Conquercise zones.
Night Races - Can you help?
Sifting Chunks: Gradient versus Pace
Audible Free Trial - You get free audiobooks, I get five quid!
A donation from JH
Andy Townsend :-)
GCU50: Citizen on Patrol
Fetchpoint: The Game - Where I'm Headed
Fetchpoint: The Game - a consultation
Heavy Roller please
March (11)
I can eat fifty eggs
Oscar the Grouch :-(
If a Fetch fails in a forest...
Trialling a new weekly update email
Lasting Power of Suspicion
Fetch Virtual Challenge 2024 *bunting*
Swittle's Funeral
Cadence
Tea & Trails Podcast
Down to my last pen
A bench for swittle
February (8)
The Lightning Struck Tower
Swittle
Cholesterol
This year so far in pictures
Three Noahs
Fetch is as strong as you make it.
100k - what do I need?
Paywalls are BS: I'm on a podcast!
January (11)
Chasing Round Numbers - A Cautionary Tale!
MOTM - Decision Made (and a competition for EVERYONE!)
MOTM - a chance to rethink
Training Home Page updates
How much walking will I do?
Training Plans - Further Updates
Training Plan List
Butter Police
Why no app?
Useful Chat!
Festive Fetch Calendar - Winners
2023 (136)
December (6)
Nearly forgot...
Jam today
Removing another bit of Google's invasiveness
Fancy an extra challenge over the next 12 days?
Chewie, we're home!
Two tips for today's advent challenge
November (13)
Spammy McSpamface
40 days and 40 nights
EfM confirmed!
New Training Log Beta! 😲 (aka Change Is Not Good)
Escape from Meriden
Waiting for your training?
Route of the Century?
I didn't know I owned a nutcracker
Design our anniversary shirts/vests!
Holiday Reading - plenty of fiction :-)
Swimming in a metaphor
Hello
Off World
October (11)
Fl'update
To think I tried to mop it up!
Vote Please: How many F'Laps will you try to do?
F'Laps 2024
Long Run
So it still needs a name...
Front Garden Ultra?
The Boy is a man!
Festive Fetch Calendar
Creative K's
Signs
September (7)
Training Edit Screen - time to ditch it...
Stock check
The Doctor K Cup - October 7th!!!!
Removing the training edit screen
A Happy Applecart
Happy 19th Birthday!
Forgotten pictures
August (14)
Just in case
Weekly Total Hours
Dim Brys Dim Chwys
All hail our robot overlords!
Your local parkrun
Fool on the hill
Survey Follow Up
A survey?
Did you know?
I made a thing
VC Day
FBI Agent
What keeps you going?
Be careful what's in your paste buffer (and July training update)
July (13)
Delight
Respecting your eyeballs since 2004
Hot Stuff, coming through
Ocean Colour Scheme
18 years, 10 months, 13 days and counting...
Ooof #fail
Our listings need you!
Pics from the end of the swim
A whispered, half-remembered dream
Try the Heatmap!!!
Teaser
100 Running Words (and my June summary)
July Virtual Mile
June (8)
Last Big Swim
I can't be the only one...
Which is the real me?
#EveryoneDay
The legendary sixth samosa!
WSW Main Page Layout Changes
May Summary (contains swimming!)
Hoodies pre-order closes at 10am
May (17)
A new WSW challenge
Tagging images
Hoooooooooooooodies!!!!!!!!!!!
Another Sweatshop Competition
Did you get an email?
Fifty Years Ago - Part VIII
Fifty Years Ago - Part VII
Fifty Years Ago - Part VI
Help on a slippery slope
Fifty Years Ago - Part V
Fifty Years Ago - Part IV
Fifty Years Ago - Part III
Chuck-off: Round 2
Not my king?
Fifty Years Ago - Part II
Fifty Years Ago
And that was April
April (10)
Centurion Safari!
Sheep treats (and a routes feature)
And I’ll sail her up the west coast, through villages and towns.
15,746 places to 💩
Track Your Blood Pressure
A couple of quick fmail updates
Rusty Metal and a Cycling Grudge Match
Please help me kick the fmail tyres!
Onset of Summer Watch. Have you got Onset of Summer? +fmail!
Premium?
March (10)
And that was March
Try the new fmail system
Can you help my boy?
Tell A Friend?
Some Sweatshop Competitions
Sign up to our 2023 Virtual Challenge
Review: FORM Smart Goggles
UTMOST vs Treadmills
33,258
Embranglement!
February (13)
And that was February
This year's Virtual Challenge
What does Points make?
Automatic Everything Collector
Peaky Finders
FAO Fitbit users
My favourite training graph
You've got this.
Coffee Survey (for my stepson)
Access all the tips
Tiny Usability Changes
Cod science
Hot Tips
January (14)
Monthly Infographic Bug Fixes
No, but really...
Have a play with the monthly infographic
It's not ready yet, but...
Introducing Fetch Premium
Help me design a new Monthly Infographic...
Still following?
Fettle
Definitely Not Betting
Do you follow? (plus burp chat)
Advance warning for stalkers!
I'm back (and the Fetch LS, SS and NS shirts preorder is open)
Attention Fitbit Users
Review 50 albums in 2023 (badge!)
2022 (144)
December (8)
Treasure Hunt Day 1 - the best gift
Important updates to the Fetch Relay
Introducing the Fetch Relay 2023
Who Am I? (Solved, thanks) And How Am I?
Confessions :-)
12 Days of Christmas Treasure Hunt
Chewie, we’re home!
A few pics from the Foffice :-)
November (24)
Yesvember - Day #30 (and Festive Fetch Calendar Eve!)
The Fetch Festive 160.934 :-) [Yesvember #Day 29]
You'd better watch out... (plus Yesvember Day #28)
Brace Yourself (and there's one spare bobble hat!) and Yesvember - Day #26
Hats in the post! Plus Yesvember Day #25
Look what arrived!
Yesvember - Day #24
Training Graph Manager - usability update (Yesvember Day #23)
Yesvember - Day #22 - Cheating?
Last chance to enter the Advance Performance comp
Yesvember - Days #11 thru #14 (plus Jumpy Boy)
Weather on the training home page watch. Have you got weather on the training home page? (Yesvember - Day #10)
Oh, and... it's Yesvember - Day #9
Another bit of the internet fenced off
Yesvember - Day #8 - taking steps
Yesvember - Day #7
Yesvember - Day #6
Yesvember - Day #5
The curse of swimming GPS
Yesvember - Day #4
The Les Mis effect
Yesvember - Day #3
Yesvember - Day #2
Yesvember - Day #1
October (15)
October gives way to Yesvember!
Anyone fancy a threeway?
More thoughts on races
Racing, post-pandemic
Contracts exchanged!
Competition Time!
Last call for Flobble Hats
A record year for swimming?
Woburn Lido
Order your Bobble Hat! If you like.
I appear to have entered a race! (plus new Garmin import queueing system)
Eric the Eel
Get your hobbit on
The Doctor K Cup: Saturday 8th October!
I felt the touch of the kings and the breath of the wind
September (16)
Take This Bus To Cuba
Fetch Bobble Hats
Trumpeting
Training View tweaks (switch maps, game overlays, mile markers)
Training View tweaks (and a play button bug fix)
A long ride and a cold swim.
Play Button
UTMOST Wava & Bike Division Rebuilds
New UTMOST leagues for cyclists and WAVA fans
The Doctor K Cup
Chance encounters
Do I ditch our Facebook stuff?
A keeper, from my feedback inbox...
Ultra distances - update
Adding ultra distances to Fastest Fetchies league.
Try the new Training Groups pages
August (11)
Training Groups Update - Coming Soon
Garmin Queue Issues
Donations without reference numbers :-)
New Elbow Laws
No longer the 3398th fastest Fetchie over 10k!
Pulling counties into league tables
What was I thinking?
County Champion?
Just bear in mind that you asked for this.
Wahoo and Coros users
How to make half a million quid (batteries not included)
July (6)
Club Listings
Book giveaway :-)
Updated Race Portfolio
Updated Targets Page
Exactly ***1*** Spare Ladies L Cycling Jersey
Search All Blogs :-)
June (10)
Imagine you could search all the public blogs...
Banking Scandal at Fetch Towers!
7pm on Baker Island #everyoneday
#EveryoneDay - Sunday 26th June 2022
Spare Challenge Coasters
The North West Passage
Feature Request Voting - Know Your Limits!
UTMOST Division 8: YIKES!
Shepperton Weight Gain Programme
UTMOST Division 9! Sub-50 10k :-)
May (16)
Four hours left :-)
Division 10: No hope of escape?
Book giveaway :-)
Division 11: No place left to hide
New HR Analysis
They're here! Well, not exactly *here*, but...
A quick Darth Mode update
Darth Mode! And a few biscuits for the hyperdrive.
Division 12: Two hours of pushing broom
Dark Mode: Beta
PB Potential? Fancy a quickie? ;-)
Division 12: Running Out Of Road?
Thank you everyone!
Making UTMOST moves :-)
Do you want a Fetch shirt?
I did my UTMOST :-) (plus new sharing infographic)
April (7)
Today's plan
NEW UTMOST BADGES!!!!!
A plug for some races
Raspberry Pavlov
Win a book :-)
United Colours of Cross Training
A little Streetview adventure
March (11)
The lockers are a pound.
Advice for Gym Noobs!
Feedback made easier
#EveryoneDay June 26th 2022
Fetch Virtual Challenge 2022 🎈
Thanks Chunky: parkrun routes!
Sniffer Dogs
Yikes!
Fetch Cycling Jerseys - Update
Route Plotting tweak
The Crow: A Pipedream!
February (7)
Fetch Kit Spares
Updated Race Listing Pages
Introducing Rundle!
I appear to be training for an OWS event!
Fetch Cycling Jerseys!!!
Does you wantz free shoez?
Post Office tomorrow - kit spares
January (13)
Updated Flanci Design (now with more Fetchness)
Badge Collection Graphic!
Updated elevation trace
Book Lists :-)
Updated sharing infographic - do you like it?
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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