In one of my blog comments yesterday, JCB pointed out that Another Website had hidden a specific graph behind its paywall. It was a simple enough graph - just a pace versus time graph for your attempts at a Fetch Mile.
I took great delight in adding it to our pages! The graph itself took about ten minutes, but I decided to rejig the page a bit whilst I was at it.
Here's the old version of the page, for a nearby Fetch Mile:
I didn't like the way that the two leaderboards (one for your attempts, the other for all-comers) would extend indefinitely down the page. So the new one cuts these leaderboards off BUT if you put your mouse on them, you can scroll them, so the info is still there. And below your attempts, the all-important graph of your efforts over time. I've moved a few other elements about too - hopefully it looks a bit sharper now.
Find the Fetch Mile map here:
fetcheveryone.com/mile.php
and if there are none near you, create them! Just go to any training entry, and look for the 'Build A Mile' button in the training entry header.
An hour or so of my time, to help you enjoy more views of your data. For free if that's where you're at, and supported voluntarily by those of you who are willing and able.
I took great delight in adding it to our pages! The graph itself took about ten minutes, but I decided to rejig the page a bit whilst I was at it.
Here's the old version of the page, for a nearby Fetch Mile:
I didn't like the way that the two leaderboards (one for your attempts, the other for all-comers) would extend indefinitely down the page. So the new one cuts these leaderboards off BUT if you put your mouse on them, you can scroll them, so the info is still there. And below your attempts, the all-important graph of your efforts over time. I've moved a few other elements about too - hopefully it looks a bit sharper now.
Find the Fetch Mile map here:
fetcheveryone.com/mile.php
and if there are none near you, create them! Just go to any training entry, and look for the 'Build A Mile' button in the training entry header.
An hour or so of my time, to help you enjoy more views of your data. For free if that's where you're at, and supported voluntarily by those of you who are willing and able.
Click here to suggest fetcheveryone's blog for today's highlights.
I had a lot of nice comments in response to the July Monthly Update. This is the third one, and it feeling like it's working well - so I thought I'd share it here in the hope that a few of you might opt in to receiving them. If so there's a link at the end of the blog to the page where you opt in.
Typically, I open with a bit of a rant about something, and then tell you what's changed on the site during the last month. For newbies, it's a little reminder of the breadth of stuff that happens on the site; and for grizzled warhorses, it's a hopefully helpful reminder of what's been updated, and things you may already have forgotten
My hope is that it conveys the character and the ethos of FE, illustrating what's on offer and why we're different. Let me know what you think, if you haven't already.
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Monthly Update - July 2023
Respecting your eyeballs since 2004
In July, Elon Musk stopped third party websites embedding Twitter content. We used to feature Twitter feeds on some blogs and user profiles. These have now disappeared. If you want Twitter content, you have to go there to find it.
He's played with other changes too, including restricting access for people who don't pay for a 'blue tick'. The bigger the giant, the more opportunity they have to fine tune their model to entice, persuade and ultimately milk our eyeballs. Of course, it's debatable whether unlimited access to Twitter is good for you. But the underlying principle is clear. Build the audience, then make them pay.
Paywalled tools and content are becoming more common as the giants of the internet stomp around making their mark. We are heading rapidly towards an online class system with big companies at the helm.
In fairness, it's not restricted to the internet. Our local garage couldn't repair our car because the manufacturer has ring-fenced the know-how, so we had to pay through the nose at the official garage. And local running shops are being forced out of business because big manufacturers won't supply to them, in favour of big chains and online sales.
Perhaps you accept and welcome it. To take another example, maybe you lovestrava and everything it gives you. Even if you only use the free version. But what happens if your favourite feature (of any online service) becomes something you have to pay for? And what happens to the smaller independent organisations, when your eyeballs are elsewhere?
I promise you that Fetcheveryone is different. I will never introduce a paywall. You will always have access to the best I can offer. I rely on enough of you making voluntary donations to cover my costs. And those of you that either can't afford to do that this time round, or just choose not to... you get exactly the same.
Of course, this means that one day I might be squished by a giant. But if you are with me, that day is not today.
Rant over, let's look at this month's site updates:
(I then proceed to list about ten things that have changed on the site during the last month)
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Typically, I open with a bit of a rant about something, and then tell you what's changed on the site during the last month. For newbies, it's a little reminder of the breadth of stuff that happens on the site; and for grizzled warhorses, it's a hopefully helpful reminder of what's been updated, and things you may already have forgotten
My hope is that it conveys the character and the ethos of FE, illustrating what's on offer and why we're different. Let me know what you think, if you haven't already. --
Monthly Update - July 2023
Respecting your eyeballs since 2004
In July, Elon Musk stopped third party websites embedding Twitter content. We used to feature Twitter feeds on some blogs and user profiles. These have now disappeared. If you want Twitter content, you have to go there to find it.
He's played with other changes too, including restricting access for people who don't pay for a 'blue tick'. The bigger the giant, the more opportunity they have to fine tune their model to entice, persuade and ultimately milk our eyeballs. Of course, it's debatable whether unlimited access to Twitter is good for you. But the underlying principle is clear. Build the audience, then make them pay.
Paywalled tools and content are becoming more common as the giants of the internet stomp around making their mark. We are heading rapidly towards an online class system with big companies at the helm.
In fairness, it's not restricted to the internet. Our local garage couldn't repair our car because the manufacturer has ring-fenced the know-how, so we had to pay through the nose at the official garage. And local running shops are being forced out of business because big manufacturers won't supply to them, in favour of big chains and online sales.
Perhaps you accept and welcome it. To take another example, maybe you love
I promise you that Fetcheveryone is different. I will never introduce a paywall. You will always have access to the best I can offer. I rely on enough of you making voluntary donations to cover my costs. And those of you that either can't afford to do that this time round, or just choose not to... you get exactly the same.
Of course, this means that one day I might be squished by a giant. But if you are with me, that day is not today.
Rant over, let's look at this month's site updates:
(I then proceed to list about ten things that have changed on the site during the last month)
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I (almost) stood up and cheered after reading this bit on your monthly email!3M2:33pm, 25th Jul 2023
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Maybe it was petty but whenThe Mussile
stravapaywalled the segments I went in and deleted nearly all of the ones I had created. Charging us to access our own user created content was not something I could get onboard with.2:46pm, 25th Jul 2023 -
No need to worry about that here.fetcheveryone2:47pm, 25th Jul 2023
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I liked itLindsD2:48pm, 25th Jul 2023
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On the plus side Twitter, or should I say X (wtf?), is heading down the pan at a rate of knots.flanker3:21pm, 25th Jul 2023
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I saw your blog title and thought "I'm sure I've already read this" - but clicked through anywaySigh
I love this friendly corner of 'tinternet and I'm so happy to be here!3:21pm, 25th Jul 2023 -
Like Sigh, knew I'd read that before but double read just to make sure... 🤷Gooner
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Doesn’t sound too petty The Mussile. I’ve created a lot of segments and very rarely useJCB
stravanow. Other things that went behind the paywall: calendar view of running with weekly total; grade adjusted pace; heart rate zone analysis; segment leaderboard; graph of segment attempts; probably others too.
Keeping training honest since 2004. (Fetch tagline? 😉)3:26pm, 25th Jul 2023 -
Graph of Fetch Mile attempts? (aka Feature #789) Hold my beerfetcheveryone3:33pm, 25th Jul 2023
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I subscribe but don't receive updates 😣Oscar the Grouch3:44pm, 25th Jul 2023
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**JCB3:49pm, 25th Jul 2023
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Holding fetch’s beer.JCB3:49pm, 25th Jul 2023
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Just pulling it apart, and sticking it back together again... give me an hourfetcheveryone3:51pm, 25th Jul 2023
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Amazing! I hope I don’t drop your beer. I’m feeling a little sleepy…JCB3:57pm, 25th Jul 2023
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I'll have it back now, tafetcheveryone5:34pm, 25th Jul 2023
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Not to be too personal or anything but why were you drinking beer that early? Or was it late for you and you're off to bed soon?RichHL5:49pm, 25th Jul 2023
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It’s just an expression 😀fetcheveryone5:58pm, 25th Jul 2023
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👍Wezza10:15pm, 25th Jul 2023
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Nice graph! I hope I didn’t spill your beer; I’d fallen asleep somehow.JCB12:09pm, 26th Jul 2023
Early start this morning - the dog is being a total dickhead and barking every morning any time between 4am and 6am to be let out; and then won't settle until he's either gained access to a bedroom, or been taken for a walk. This morning it was a 4.15 bark. I have not been back to sleep. I don't drink caffeine any more, so I can't even pep myself up
Luckily, I've been working on some exciting code! I've built a Conquercise Heat Map - nature's caffeine! Here's a screenshot:
It's quite fascinating to see where running routes congregate, and the favoured routes that link them up. It highlights the busiest sections of coastal paths, as well as popular peaks. It shows you those all-important unexplored squares, just in case you've ever wanted to be the first person to explore somewhere. It covers the whole of the world (although I've restricted the level of zoom to stop it making too many nutty requests to the server), so if you're off somewhere on holiday, you can see whether there are popular running locations. And you can click the map too - it'll take you to the page for that zone.
It's still building itself - it has about 30% of the zones still to analyse - so some of the gaps may well disappear, and some of the orange bits may get redder.
You can find it by going to Conquercise and clicking the 'World' tab. Or if that sounds like waaaaay too much effort, here's a link:
fetcheveryone.com/game-conq-world.php
Luckily, I've been working on some exciting code! I've built a Conquercise Heat Map - nature's caffeine! Here's a screenshot:
It's quite fascinating to see where running routes congregate, and the favoured routes that link them up. It highlights the busiest sections of coastal paths, as well as popular peaks. It shows you those all-important unexplored squares, just in case you've ever wanted to be the first person to explore somewhere. It covers the whole of the world (although I've restricted the level of zoom to stop it making too many nutty requests to the server), so if you're off somewhere on holiday, you can see whether there are popular running locations. And you can click the map too - it'll take you to the page for that zone.
It's still building itself - it has about 30% of the zones still to analyse - so some of the gaps may well disappear, and some of the orange bits may get redder.
You can find it by going to Conquercise and clicking the 'World' tab. Or if that sounds like waaaaay too much effort, here's a link:
fetcheveryone.com/game-conq-world.php
Click here to suggest fetcheveryone's blog for today's highlights.
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Lovely!Bright Strider9:08am, 20th Jul 2023
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Excellent 😀Velociraptor9:09am, 20th Jul 2023
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Intriguing. In addition to London sticking out like a sore thumb, I can make out parts of the NDW, SDW and Thames Path.McGoohan9:11am, 20th Jul 2023
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West Highland Way stands out pretty well. Intrigued by the swim? around the Isle of WightChicken 🐔 Legs9:12am, 20th Jul 2023
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Like it! The map rather than the early morning woof alarm bit! 🤯Ness9:21am, 20th Jul 2023
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Sounds like your alarm dog needs to be reset.RichHL9:38am, 20th Jul 2023
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It was very temptingfetcheveryone9:42am, 20th Jul 2023
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Looks great. Thank the dog for us, if not you!um
Will you update when the thing has finished? So I don't go chasing the unexplored/unexploded unclaimed zones on Salisbury Plain unnecessarily?
Is it all time, or just the last 12 months?
How often do you plan a update? Or is it tied into the conq zone module per activity? No real reason for asking, just curious.9:58am, 20th Jul 2023 -
I think I spy some plane journeysFragile Do Not Bend 10:03am, 20th Jul 2023
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I love it!Diogenes10:09am, 20th Jul 2023
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@um - current plan is that the zones visited on any given day are updated overnight.fetcheveryone10:23am, 20th Jul 2023
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You've outdone yourself, again, Mr Fetch!CBN10:58am, 20th Jul 2023
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Thats greatSnail11:07am, 20th Jul 2023
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Jemima-the-cat doing something very similar re. organic early alarm clock. I feel your pain. The redder bits round me seem to correspond to parkruns, so could also be a useful tool for finding parks with cafesRunnyBunny11:12am, 20th Jul 2023
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Love thisLindsD12:17pm, 20th Jul 2023
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Nice, this is fantastic!Garfield1:05pm, 20th Jul 2023
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Ooh...Nice! I'm off to Andorra in September so that may get some new zonesJen HB6:52pm, 20th Jul 2023
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Love this! So much of the world still to conquer...Iron_Mum10:54am, 21st Jul 2023
Recently I asked our Fetch swimmers to see if they could boost our swim event listings. And they did a grand job. We've gone from 48 listings in 2023 up to 232. Thank you to everyone that did their bit!
I thought it'd be good to make the different types of event show up on the race finder map. I've had a crack at sorting out the colour scheme. Runs are in red, swims blue, rides green, and parkruns are something like apricot. Multisport events are multicoloured - I'll let you figure those out.
Here's a before and after:
And here's a jolly song in case you need one.
I thought it'd be good to make the different types of event show up on the race finder map. I've had a crack at sorting out the colour scheme. Runs are in red, swims blue, rides green, and parkruns are something like apricot. Multisport events are multicoloured - I'll let you figure those out.
Here's a before and after:
And here's a jolly song in case you need one.
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Excellent!♪♫ Synge ♪♫2:52pm, 19th Jul 2023
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I love a good punning titleDiogenes3:05pm, 19th Jul 2023
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I remember your praise for 'Pop Will Eat Himself' some time agofetcheveryone3:08pm, 19th Jul 2023
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That is a huge improvement! Truly Fetch, you spoil usLazyDaisy4:29pm, 19th Jul 2023
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Ness4:30pm, 19th Jul 2023
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Looks greatlaterunner5:08pm, 19th Jul 2023
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3M5:49pm, 19th Jul 2023
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Perfect!Pegg7:03pm, 19th Jul 2023
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Loving your work (almost as much as you do?)!sallykate7:30pm, 19th Jul 2023
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niceSpanners998:16pm, 19th Jul 2023
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Angus Clydesdale8:56am, 20th Jul 2023
On September 5th 2004 I ran my first ever 10k And I count it as the official birthday of Fetcheveryone. The website existed prior to that, but after that race, I uploaded some race pics, and recorded my times - and the whole thing got going.
This means that September 5th 2024 will be our 20th anniversary! It's been some ride.
For our 10th and 15th years, I released some special edition Fetch shirts and vests. I'd like to do something similar for the 20th anniversary, and wondered if there were folks reading this who might be interested in submitting a design for it. I figure perhaps we could do something whereby the designer gets a bit of money from each sale.
I already have one interested party in Sombrero - but I think it'd be fun to get some competing designs (and perhaps we could offer up more than one design, when the time comes).
I first asked this question on the lovely Fetch Emporium thread (check it out - if you sell artsy/craftsy things say hello on there and I can add a link to your shop; or if you are interested in nosing round the things that artsy/craftsy Fetchies produce, there are some links: fetcheveryone.com/forum/fetch-emporium-61328/ )
Shout out if you're up for it!
And I count it as the official birthday of Fetcheveryone. The website existed prior to that, but after that race, I uploaded some race pics, and recorded my times - and the whole thing got going. This means that September 5th 2024 will be our 20th anniversary! It's been some ride.
For our 10th and 15th years, I released some special edition Fetch shirts and vests. I'd like to do something similar for the 20th anniversary, and wondered if there were folks reading this who might be interested in submitting a design for it. I figure perhaps we could do something whereby the designer gets a bit of money from each sale.
I already have one interested party in Sombrero - but I think it'd be fun to get some competing designs (and perhaps we could offer up more than one design, when the time comes).
I first asked this question on the lovely Fetch Emporium thread (check it out - if you sell artsy/craftsy things say hello on there and I can add a link to your shop; or if you are interested in nosing round the things that artsy/craftsy Fetchies produce, there are some links: fetcheveryone.com/forum/fetch-emporium-61328/ )
Shout out if you're up for it!
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20 years , I assume I joined in early to mid 2005.Gobi
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I'd like to say 'Yes I'm in' but what I know about design could be written on the back of a postage stamp and leave enough room for my name and addressbigleggy But 20 years !!! Well done Sir 11:18am, 18th Jul 2023
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I can't really design but I have playing around with some kit templates and have a few ideas.Diogenes11:26am, 18th Jul 2023
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I couldn't remember when I joined but I felt a complete newbie for ages, turns out my first run was uploaded 6th Jan 2009, so pretty new. I shall have a think about designs but watch out I once got detention for something I drew in Art! I then got double detention for making the same thing out of clay!Ocelot Spleens11:39am, 18th Jul 2023
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I think I registered some time in December 2005 so not one of the first but fairly early on. It'll be interesting to see people's design ideas.Ness11:45am, 18th Jul 2023
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I want to see OcelotSpleens submitting his design from art class😂Heinzster12:27pm, 18th Jul 2023
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Lovely idea, fetch 😀phal1:17pm, 18th Jul 2023
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can we have an anniversary mug ....pleeeeaase?DocM1:56pm, 18th Jul 2023
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The day after my birthday 😂 great idea for the shirts.runnerbean1:56pm, 18th Jul 2023
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You're still a teenager?fetcheveryone1:57pm, 18th Jul 2023
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Garfield1:58pm, 18th Jul 2023
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I am indeed 😂runnerbean2:00pm, 18th Jul 2023
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When does the design need to be done by? Depending on timescale I may have a go but I’ve got quite a lot going on at the moment!jelly2:59pm, 18th Jul 2023
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Think it's a great idea, and I for one would buy one. But you really don't want to put anything that I design onto a shirt or onto anything really. I'll happily leave that to the creative types.Dave W6:12pm, 18th Jul 2023
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I recorded my first training here in July 2006. I hadn’t realised I was so late to the partySon of a Pronator Man9:17pm, 18th Jul 2023
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I feel like I've been posting on here for well over 20 years.Sombrero I think it'll be great to get lots of Fetchies having a play with designs.9:39pm, 18th Jul 2023
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I’ve had my sketchbook out already 😀phal10:22pm, 18th Jul 2023
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Please may we have Buffs and mugs as well?RichHL10:34am, 19th Jul 2023
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That makes Fetcheveryone 40 years and 2 days younger than me (and so 40 years and *3* days younger than Keanu Reeves :).AndyS
Buffs, mugs, shirts - yes please. And I'd *really* like another Fetch flavoured cycling top...2:48pm, 19th Jul 2023
Do you remember this?
A one paragraph aside at the start of my Big Welsh Swim adventure. One paragraph that skirted over a traumatic day.
The car has made it via our local garage (who couldn't repair it) to the Ford garage. They said it needs a new engine, because it has "low compression" (I think this means that the cylinders are out of shape). They said that'd be £13,000 please.
This is the swishiest car we've ever owned, but I don't think it cost that much in the first place. We haven't finished paying for it either.
I've rung some local garages, and one pointed me at an engineering company in Letchworth that would collect the car, strip the engine, and recondition it for £2950+VAT = £3540. It's still very scary money, particularly on top of that which we've paid out already.
We're a bit stuck really - a toss up I guess between going for the recondition versus cutting our losses and seeing what we can scrape together for a replacement car, and which other plans will have to be shelved to make it happen.
Please forgive me today if I appear a little distracted.
A one paragraph aside at the start of my Big Welsh Swim adventure. One paragraph that skirted over a traumatic day.
The car has made it via our local garage (who couldn't repair it) to the Ford garage. They said it needs a new engine, because it has "low compression" (I think this means that the cylinders are out of shape). They said that'd be £13,000 please.
This is the swishiest car we've ever owned, but I don't think it cost that much in the first place. We haven't finished paying for it either.
I've rung some local garages, and one pointed me at an engineering company in Letchworth that would collect the car, strip the engine, and recondition it for £2950+VAT = £3540. It's still very scary money, particularly on top of that which we've paid out already.
We're a bit stuck really - a toss up I guess between going for the recondition versus cutting our losses and seeing what we can scrape together for a replacement car, and which other plans will have to be shelved to make it happen.
Please forgive me today if I appear a little distracted.
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I know you'd never ask, but I'd be more than happy to help 'Fetch crowdfund' the repair. No idea if this would raise enough, but it's worth a shot.Sigh3:59pm, 17th Jul 2023
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RooA erk4:03pm, 17th Jul 2023
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Don't know age/model of your car but OH thinks £13k for a new engine is a bit steep! He says it's possible to get a reconditioned replacement engine so might be another option to explore?DoricQuine4:18pm, 17th Jul 2023
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Ness That sounds like an expensive quote for a new engine! Hope you can sort out a cheaper alternative to that.4:25pm, 17th Jul 2023
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Ouch that is crazy I’d be looking for another opinion and agree with Sighgeordiegirl4:30pm, 17th Jul 2023
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Ouch! How old is the vehicle and how long have you had it?Diogenes4:40pm, 17th Jul 2023
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Engines new cost what they cost, the recon seems an option & you have a new engine so the car will be good for yearsrichmac4:42pm, 17th Jul 2023
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The reconditioned path sounds sensible - especially if the work comes with a reasonable warrantyRosehip
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Sick feeling in the stomach time. I think the recon seems an option too. Agree with Sigh.....D24:52pm, 17th Jul 2023
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I had a new 1.5dci engine fitted to a Renault for 1800 plus VAT so try shopping aroundDwp5:30pm, 17th Jul 2023
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Might be worth a look at this group (if it’s a Ford Ecoboost engine) for advice on dealing with what may turn out to be a design fault…FergusG
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Ooof indeed! Sorry to hear this. Presumably you have looked at warranty cover and considered approaching the dealer who supplied the car (unless you bought it privately?), even just to see if there is any out-of-warranty customer goodwill lurking still. (Sorry, this may be irrelevant; I don't know how long you have had it.) And +1 to Sigh's idea.♪♫ Synge ♪♫6:12pm, 17th Jul 2023
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Longshot: scout around for a low damage insurance write-off and get a reliable engineer/grage to swap the engines. I hear such cars are in higher demand because of long waiting lists for brand new.swittle6:16pm, 17th Jul 2023
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Ouch - that's definitely scary money. Trouble is - even second-hand cars are a lot these daysAutumnleaves Hope you can find a solution that's not too costly.6:53pm, 17th Jul 2023
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The first figure makes the second figure look almost reasonable but it's a huge hit to take. Recon sounds like a better option.Helegant7:00pm, 17th Jul 2023
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Bummer 🙁Fenland Flier8:01pm, 17th Jul 2023
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£13,000 is very expensive, but Ford workshops charge a lot, using Ford-only parts which are dear.Flatlander
"Low compression" suggests more that there is too much clearance between the rings on the pistons and the cylinders in which the pistons sit. Either the pistons/rings and/or the cylinders are worn. If that is so, either new pistons/rings are needed or a cylinder re-bore with new pistons/rings is required. It's a big job. The Letchworth engineering company's price looks reasonable.
A completely "new" reconditioned engine is a good option, especially if it comes with a good warranty, but you've still got to pay someone to collect your car, remove the old engine and dispose/recondition it for someone else, fit the new engine, and return the car to you.
25 years ago when leaded petrol was about to be phased out, I converted my car engine to take unleaded petrol, which meant replacing the valve seats with hardened ones. I took out the cylinder head, got Ivor Searle from Soham ivorsearle.co.uk to collect the head and replace the seats, return the head to me, and I refitted it. I can't remember the cost, but it would have been around £100. I doubt that Ivor Searle would collect from your area.
If you felt like removing the engine yourself it would take several days and need several tools, and then you'd have to refit it yourself ! Easier to get someone else to do it for you. 8:07pm, 17th Jul 2023 -
Ouch! Been there, done that (Ford Mondeo). The Ford dealership in Newbury (where it died!) made a mess of the job, and we ended up having it rebuilt by a small garage locally 3 months later! We part-exed it as soon as we could, and got a Skoda instead. We've never looked back.3M
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Also happy to crowdfund. Arse though. Cars are such a cash suckLindsD10:11pm, 17th Jul 2023
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Ooof! Indeed… I’d take the 3M route, personally, although the car may well be all good after getting a recon engine.cathrobinson8:26am, 18th Jul 2023
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Ecoboost engine by any chance? Ford are remowned for this issue, it happened wth my wifes c max last year and I am pretty sure Siouxsie had the same issue. If you google it you will find Ford are in many lengthy disputes due to their ecoboost engines prematurely breaking down.Joopsy9:04am, 18th Jul 2023
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What did your wife do with the car Joopsy?fetcheveryone9:05am, 18th Jul 2023
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What I would add also is that if it is a common engine fault, then there is every chance that it will happen again, especially with a re con engine.Joopsy9:12am, 18th Jul 2023
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if its relatively new and has failed early have an argument from where you bought it. depends on the miles on it you could expect a car to last 120000 miles or so without landing you a big bill. we (well the wife) had an argument with VW and dealer over a car we bought that developed a known fault at a £6k bill when it was only 5 years old. we did t have a warranty but after some back and fore the wife got vw and the dealer to stump up for the part and we paid for labour.FurryH
worth having a go before you fix it yourself particularly if a known fault.
also is the car ulez compliant? these things are popping up all over the place. if not then get rid.9:14am, 18th Jul 2023 -
Thank you all for the comments, and the kind offers. I would absolutely never ask for crowdfunding for something like this. I only blogged about it to vent, and perhaps to see what advice or experiences you could all share.fetcheveryone11:05am, 18th Jul 2023
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Low compression could mean anything, compression testing is standard test for a leak in the head gasket and that should only be hundreds to fix. You need more information that low compression!Runningbauble211:59pm, 18th Jul 2023
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Thank you. I've got the engineering company to speak to Ford, and the former now say they are 120-150% sure they can fix it for less than the quoted amount.fetcheveryone2:05pm, 18th Jul 2023
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Cars! Hate 'em. Hope you can get a reasonable price repair.HappyG(rrr) G2:06pm, 18th Jul 2023
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:o hope you get resolution xoldbiddy5:07pm, 18th Jul 2023
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We scrapped ot Fetch when in reality we should have kept it and had a fight with Ford. It was probably worth about £5k when running and we sold it for £500.Joopsy5:30pm, 18th Jul 2023
Today I sent an fmail out to everyone who has logged at least five miles of swimming so far in 2023.
Our event listings have many thousands of runs listed for 2023, but when I sent the message, only 48 swim events! That's now gone up to 65 events - but I'm sure there are loads more to add.
If you google outdoor swimming events, the results are often individual swims with 'sponsored' links in the search results; or a mish-mash of articles highlighting a bunch of someone's favourite swims; or unsavoury listings companies that claim to be the most comprehensive list on the internet. Even though that's demonstrably untrue.
My hope is that with 316 swimmers on my fmail list, we could build our swim event list just like we did with the run listings many years ago. It would just need each swimmer on the list to find maybe 3-4 events that hadn't been added. Once we hit a critical mass, it becomes a virtuous circle. The better our listings, the more people use them. The more people use them, the more people contribute to them. The more people contribute to them, the better they become.
And once we get a decent-sized list, it gets easier to recreate that in future years by copying old events to their new dates, rather than having to type in the details from scratch.
I'm blogging this as well as fmail, because I wonder whether sometimes people don't notice fmail. Or there might be some of you that don't swim that might have five spare minutes to seek out some listings. And who knows, you might get inspired to join in with the swimming too!
If you can spare some time to help out, here's the page you need to add an event listing:
fetcheveryone.com/race-add.php
And for a bit of a Scooby Snack to get you going, there are new badges for listing 10, 25 and 50(!) swim events. I imagine these will be pretty rare. With your help, this could be a fantastic resource for all of us, and encourage loads more swimmers to the site.
Our event listings have many thousands of runs listed for 2023, but when I sent the message, only 48 swim events! That's now gone up to 65 events - but I'm sure there are loads more to add.
If you google outdoor swimming events, the results are often individual swims with 'sponsored' links in the search results; or a mish-mash of articles highlighting a bunch of someone's favourite swims; or unsavoury listings companies that claim to be the most comprehensive list on the internet. Even though that's demonstrably untrue.
My hope is that with 316 swimmers on my fmail list, we could build our swim event list just like we did with the run listings many years ago. It would just need each swimmer on the list to find maybe 3-4 events that hadn't been added. Once we hit a critical mass, it becomes a virtuous circle. The better our listings, the more people use them. The more people use them, the more people contribute to them. The more people contribute to them, the better they become.
And once we get a decent-sized list, it gets easier to recreate that in future years by copying old events to their new dates, rather than having to type in the details from scratch.
I'm blogging this as well as fmail, because I wonder whether sometimes people don't notice fmail. Or there might be some of you that don't swim that might have five spare minutes to seek out some listings. And who knows, you might get inspired to join in with the swimming too!
If you can spare some time to help out, here's the page you need to add an event listing:
fetcheveryone.com/race-add.php
And for a bit of a Scooby Snack to get you going, there are new badges for listing 10, 25 and 50(!) swim events. I imagine these will be pretty rare. With your help, this could be a fantastic resource for all of us, and encourage loads more swimmers to the site.
Click here to suggest fetcheveryone's blog for today's highlights.
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Is there a quick way to add multiple distances? I have found one event with 4 distancesAutumnleaves2:30pm, 13th Jul 2023
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Once you make the first, click 'Copy Listing' - and it'll give you the option of copying it to a new date OR adding a second distance.fetcheveryone2:31pm, 13th Jul 2023
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(Ideally, call the first one e.g. 'Swimmy McSwimFace 1km', so you can give them all unique names.)fetcheveryone2:31pm, 13th Jul 2023
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Just discovered that 'Copy Listing' only seems to give a second distance option for runs. Next best option is to use the back button on your browser to go back to the entry form, and amend the details there.fetcheveryone2:46pm, 13th Jul 2023
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^ Ah! I was about to say the same thing! (My hack was to copy to a new date, change the relevant details, then change the date back again, but yours is probably simpler!)♪♫ Synge ♪♫2:51pm, 13th Jul 2023
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On the main Race Finder map, "events" are pinned in red and parkruns in blue. Is there scope for swims in blue? (And parkruns in something else?)♪♫ Synge ♪♫2:58pm, 13th Jul 2023
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I got a bit trigger happy and need to edit the terrain on a swim from pool to lake but it's only showing running terrain options in the edit menuCBN3:05pm, 13th Jul 2023
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I got my 10m., 25m and 50m one summer and very proudly sewed them on to my swimming trunks. I'll see if I can have a go!HappyG(rrr) G7:38am, 14th Jul 2023
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After a largely fruitless 1 hour google/entry central search and only getting 1 to add, I have the feeling not so easy to find. makes me think a great opportunity for someone to make a business of open water swim events!!iaincr9:16am, 14th Jul 2023
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@iaincr - I think you are right. All the big SW events (Bantham Swoosh, Dart 10k, Looe Island, Burgh Island are completely sold out months in advance, if not on the day registration opens.♪♫ Synge ♪♫9:48am, 14th Jul 2023
The event website says that digital downloads are free for personal use - but I wouldn't want to upset any event photographers (even though this blog is my personal one). So you'll just have to follow the link to the event photographer's website if you want to see.
If you want to watch me come in to land, I'd recommend starting here:
sportpictures.cymru
and keep hitting the right arrow.
Hands are starting to get better. Right hand virtually back to normal. Left hand still a bit swollen and sore to move, but I think it's improving slowly.
If you want to watch me come in to land, I'd recommend starting here:
sportpictures.cymru
and keep hitting the right arrow.
Hands are starting to get better. Right hand virtually back to normal. Left hand still a bit swollen and sore to move, but I think it's improving slowly.
Click here to suggest fetcheveryone's blog for today's highlights.
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Hmmm… can't reach this pageThe connection was reset.GregP
Try:
Checking the connection
Checking the proxy and the firewall
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Weird - it's working for me.fetcheveryone12:57pm, 12th Jul 2023
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Me too. Great photos!Ness1:04pm, 12th Jul 2023
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Your finish pictures are amazing 🤩fraggle1:05pm, 12th Jul 2023
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I've just been showing them off at workKatieB1:15pm, 12th Jul 2023
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Look at that grin!LindsD1:26pm, 12th Jul 2023
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Great photos, love the smile.Diogenes1:37pm, 12th Jul 2023
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Excellent swimming and completion.Fenland Flier1:38pm, 12th Jul 2023
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Doesn't work for me, at work....lammo1:46pm, 12th Jul 2023
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minardi1:51pm, 12th Jul 2023
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Brilliant - love it that you gave a thumbs up to the kayak marshalssallykate1:59pm, 12th Jul 2023
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Tremendous!cathrobinson2:02pm, 12th Jul 2023
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Fab-u-lous!westmoors2:17pm, 12th Jul 2023
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Wonderfullaterunner2:49pm, 12th Jul 2023
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Brilliant! Brought a tear to my eye.3M4:58pm, 12th Jul 2023
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The mixture of pride and exhaustion comes across well! Super pics!Pothunter7:14pm, 12th Jul 2023
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Brilliant!Jaks9:48pm, 12th Jul 2023
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Lovely to see all the photos!D210:05pm, 12th Jul 2023
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HappyG(rrr)
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HappyG(rrr)10:29pm, 12th Jul 2023
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Impressive! Hope you’re feeling back to normal!JCB3:32pm, 13th Jul 2023
A whispered, half-remembered dream
7:11pm, 9 Jul 2023
Only your eyes are unclosed to see the black and folded town fast, and slow, asleep. And you alone can hear the invisible starfall, the darkest-before-dawn minutely dewgrazed stir of the black, dab-filled sea where the Arethusa, the Curlew and the Skylark, Zanzibar, Rhiannon, the Rover, the Cormorant, and the Star of Wales tilt and ride.
Our journey to North Wales began on Thursday morning at 8am. And ended at 9.30am on a sliproad just outside Wolverhampton, as the engine slowly died. A nightmare ninety minutes waiting for a recovery truck, whilst lorries whizzed past just a few feet away from us; then a further two hours waiting for the AA to find us at Hilton Park Southbound services on the M6; another two hours waiting for the £300 flatbed that would carry us home (sweaty chariot) to Bedfordshire; and then a two hour journey whilst our driver vaped and texted and looked at vans on Facebook Marketplace.
We nearly called it a day there and then. But neither of us wanted to miss out on the event. We'd paid for it, trained for it, paid for the accommodation, and I'd ordered a hoodie that I damn well wanted. Within minutes of sharing our bad news amongst the other swimmers in our group, we had various offers of cars to borrow or lifts to be had. In the end, we borrowed Wine Legs' fancy butt-massaging car, and at 7.45am on Friday, we tried again.
Feeling the fingers of fate, we wondered if our trip was doomed, when first a BMW nearly pulled out in front of us; and then a young deer nearly flung itself onto our bonnet as it skated confused around the road – all within five miles of leaving the house.
An ironic cheer as we made it past our breaking-down point. A new PB for getting as close to Snowdonia as possible. The rest of the journey went about as well as motorway journeys ever can; and we rocked up at our house-share at about lunchtime. The others (Nightjar, Silvershadow, Elsie Too and Wine Legs) were all out sampling the local swimming locations, so me and Special K went for a walk to see Llyn Padarn, and to grab a nice pastie from the Slate Museum. The mountains were absolutely gorgeous, and the lake looked doable, but VERY big. Spoiler alert: it is VERY big, some 3kms from one end to the other.
All eyes were on the forecast. The wind was calm on Friday, but the following day promised gusts in excess of 30mph. I kept telling myself it would all be fine, and we went over as a group to collect our race numbers and my much-anticipated BWS hoodie, which is lovely We all ate together in a busy local restaurant, and we retired to the house to faff over kit bags and early nights.
The morning came, and being no more than a couple of hundred yards from lakeside, I took a quick stroll down to check out the conditions. There was a stiff warm breeze already, and the lake was looking significantly bumpier than when I last saw it.
Bags packed, repacked and finally closed, we headed to the start for the safety briefing. It was hard to hear, but was mostly stuff already covered in the race notes, plus some extra notes about the wind. One of the buoys marking the route had blown away, presumed on its way to the coast.
For added drama, we were taken to the north end of the lake on a tiny steam train. Much staring out of the windows at the white tips on some of the bumpier parts of the water. As we chugged along, Nightjar loaned me some neck lube which, combined with one of Sombrero's hedgehog buffs, did a great job of keeping me largely chafe-free throughout the whole experience.
A short walk followed, and then all too soon the inexorable march across the timing mats and into the lake. A quick pause for a photo of me and K and it was time to get shoulders wet, ice-cream heads dealt with, and on to business.
I have done little or none group swimming, so the first ten minutes was largely about dealing with how close other people come – but as we moved away from the northern shore, this became much less of an issue. Probably because the main issue was getting to grips with being in a washing machine.
It was fifteen whole minutes before I ate my first wave. I literally ate it all. And about twenty minutes in, I got a full sinus rinse out. I have never swum in choppy water before. Imagine you're a road runner, and you're running off road. Except you can't see where the bumps and dips are until after you've fallen victim to them. A hand expecting to glide gracefully into the water is suddenly punching a wave. A head drawn back to sight the next buoy is slapped in the chops by water. And a mouth turned to the side to find that vital air pocket finds nothing but sloshing water. Eventually, I think I got a little bit better at reading the swell, so that when I felt the dip that precedes a wave, I was able to delay my next breath until a better moment.
I had the elapsed time and stroke rate on my fancy goggles, and I broke the time up into twelve minute sections. After each section, I allowed myself to look at my watch to see how much distance it had accumulated. As expected, things were a good bit slower than any flat swim I've done. I went past the half-way station building in about 45 minutes, and started wondering whether I'd get the first length done in under 90 minutes.
I knew that I could stop at 3km if I wanted to – it would still have been a good experience. I saw the big heap of slate on the northern side of the lake that preceded the turnaround point. And from there, I could see something that could well BE the turnaround point. I wasn't that far behind schedule after all, so long as I could do this last bit in just a few minutes...
But swimming plays hell with distance – and what looked like maybe a couple of hundred metres took ages to complete. I wondered at one point if I was stuck in a current, as the view to the side just wasn't changing at all. Eventually though, the turnaround point got closer, and I beached myself on the magic blue carpet, and wobbled up it to the obligatory timing mats.
The official results give me 1:33:08 for this length, although that does include a little bit of a queue getting in, and posing for our photo.
A nice marshal lady pointed me at some jelly sweets, an isotonic drink, and a handful of crisps. I asked how many of the 9k swimmers had come through at this point, and whether I was the last of them – but she assured me that we were still coming through.
I wandered back into the water some 80 seconds later, and did a bit of staring into the distance, looking noble as I peed in my suit. I thought I saw Katie coming into the shore, so I waited to see. It wasn't. I decided to set off again, finding it hard to believe that I would go through everything I'd just experienced, twice over.
The return journey began as a much calmer experience. I came over all Dylan Thomas (hence the quote at the start of this blog), and would like the first half of the leg remembered as a whispered, half-remembered dream. Except for some arseholes in the orange hat wave, who were swimming directly at me
After half way, my thoughts turned to what the time would be when I'd reach the northern shore again. I figured it'd be tight, but I was swimming pretty well. I'd reached the building at half way in a decent time, and it felt as though the lake had flattened out considerably.
On reaching the shoreline, I struggled to find the blue carpet (despite the buoy marking it), so I had to splash my way sideways to it, before making my way up. My main question to the marshal with the clipboard was “Are you gonna cut me off?”. The event had a 3hr cut-off for starting the third lap, and I'd stepped out of the lake about a minute after this point.
He said that yes, he was. I was polite, and said I understood that he was following the rules, but that I would really like to continue. He didn't seem willing to budge, so I felt obliged to accept. Another lady told me I needed to walk across the timing mats to register my time. I walked across. I turned away from everyone, and said 'Fuck!' to the mountains (mountains are hard to offend, and the marshals certainly did not deserve any part of my disappointment).
There were friendly and encouraging faces amongst them. One lovely lady in charge of snacks gave me some jelly sweets, a drink, and chunk of banana “to eat whilst he thinks about it”. And our lovely friend R (who was supposed to have been swimming with us, but could not because of a bike accident) was also there. He said to the chief marshal: “You're being a bit harsh.”
And suddenly it was on again. The chief told me I'd best make sure I made the cutoff. Feeding lady gave me a wink and told me to go smash it. Cross the mats lady gave me a pat on the shoulder. And R gave me a smile. I ran back down the blue carpet and got back in before anyone could change their mind. The whole transaction (albeit with a bit before I'd triggered the mats) took just 78 seconds, but felt like so much longer. The second length came in at an official time of 1:28:09, about five minutes quicker than the first.
With their words and encouragement ringing in my ears, I set off with renewed effort. My cadence was much higher, and I felt that if I could just get a good start, I could somehow survive the rest. I knew that in order to beat the 4hr30 cutoff, I would have to at least maintain my pace, having accrued 3:03:57 by this point.
I knew I wouldn't find many swimmers coming towards me on this length, so it was easier to do less sighting, and keep my head down and swim. About 20 minutes in, I realised there was a kayak paddling alongside me. I wondered whether at some point they would tap me on the head with a paddle and fish me out. Initially I hoped they would back off, as it was a bit disconcerting. But I also realised that it would make sighting even easier, as I just needed to maintain the width between me and it.
In time, a few more joined me, and I twigged that I may well be the last person in the lake, and that the kayakers were accompanying me back. This helped me to keep going, because I felt a bit guilty about keeping them out on the lake any more than they needed to be.
One kayaker disappeared to the shore, and came back with a bag of something that looked like cookies. She waved them over the side at me, in a “you want these, don't you” sort of way – another carrot to keep me going. I said that I was ok, and she told me I was doing well. I felt glad at this point that they were sounding supportive of me, rather than fed up waiting for me.
I had to occasionally ball up my fists on the latter part of my stroke, as my hands were getting very stiff and a bit painful from being in swimming position for so long. I might have shouted a few things under the water to keep me going.
I stuck to my policy of working through 12 minute blocks. The last hour came, and chunk by chunk I got through it. Straining, I saw the heap of slate, and what looked like the finish. I told myself that even if it wasn't the finish, I'd be ok – I could keep going. I was tired, but it felt good. My arms and legs were all still playing ball. Just keep turning it all over. Emotional now.
It was the finish after all. I thought I could hear shouting. I saw the blue carpet! My hand touched it, then my knees, and I got to my feet. I have never finished last in an event before now, but it really is quite something. I got a big cheer. I almost turned round and got back in the water. I said thank you to the lovely kayakers, and clapped back at the crowd.
Making my way up the blue carpet, and across the timing mats... there was Katie with a medal for me, and the best hug ever. Nightjar with a slice of pizza. And the marshal from the north shore, who seemed as delighted as me that I'd made it. And inside the cut off. By three seconds! 4h29m57s, with the final length being my quickest of the three at 1:26:01! I thanked him for trusting me, and hugged Katie about a dozen more times, and probably flashed my undercarriage at everyone as I stumbled into my undercrackers whilst cramming all the spare food into me.
After 4.5 hours of lying down, and once the adrenaline had drained a bit, I did need to stop on a bench, and to lie out flat when I started seeing stars – and Katie did an amazing job of looking after me. The backs of my hands are swollen up today from the effort of all that front crawl. But I feel very lucky to have come away from this experience with a story I will remember for a very long time. As a group we had a mixed bag – from those who swam amazing times, through to those that had difficult experiences, and even poor R who could not swim at all. I hope I can show that same courage and resilience when it is not my day.
Our journey to North Wales began on Thursday morning at 8am. And ended at 9.30am on a sliproad just outside Wolverhampton, as the engine slowly died. A nightmare ninety minutes waiting for a recovery truck, whilst lorries whizzed past just a few feet away from us; then a further two hours waiting for the AA to find us at Hilton Park Southbound services on the M6; another two hours waiting for the £300 flatbed that would carry us home (sweaty chariot) to Bedfordshire; and then a two hour journey whilst our driver vaped and texted and looked at vans on Facebook Marketplace.
We nearly called it a day there and then. But neither of us wanted to miss out on the event. We'd paid for it, trained for it, paid for the accommodation, and I'd ordered a hoodie that I damn well wanted. Within minutes of sharing our bad news amongst the other swimmers in our group, we had various offers of cars to borrow or lifts to be had. In the end, we borrowed Wine Legs' fancy butt-massaging car, and at 7.45am on Friday, we tried again.
Feeling the fingers of fate, we wondered if our trip was doomed, when first a BMW nearly pulled out in front of us; and then a young deer nearly flung itself onto our bonnet as it skated confused around the road – all within five miles of leaving the house.
An ironic cheer as we made it past our breaking-down point. A new PB for getting as close to Snowdonia as possible. The rest of the journey went about as well as motorway journeys ever can; and we rocked up at our house-share at about lunchtime. The others (Nightjar, Silvershadow, Elsie Too and Wine Legs) were all out sampling the local swimming locations, so me and Special K went for a walk to see Llyn Padarn, and to grab a nice pastie from the Slate Museum. The mountains were absolutely gorgeous, and the lake looked doable, but VERY big. Spoiler alert: it is VERY big, some 3kms from one end to the other.
All eyes were on the forecast. The wind was calm on Friday, but the following day promised gusts in excess of 30mph. I kept telling myself it would all be fine, and we went over as a group to collect our race numbers and my much-anticipated BWS hoodie, which is lovely
We all ate together in a busy local restaurant, and we retired to the house to faff over kit bags and early nights. The morning came, and being no more than a couple of hundred yards from lakeside, I took a quick stroll down to check out the conditions. There was a stiff warm breeze already, and the lake was looking significantly bumpier than when I last saw it.
Bags packed, repacked and finally closed, we headed to the start for the safety briefing. It was hard to hear, but was mostly stuff already covered in the race notes, plus some extra notes about the wind. One of the buoys marking the route had blown away, presumed on its way to the coast.
For added drama, we were taken to the north end of the lake on a tiny steam train. Much staring out of the windows at the white tips on some of the bumpier parts of the water. As we chugged along, Nightjar loaned me some neck lube which, combined with one of Sombrero's hedgehog buffs, did a great job of keeping me largely chafe-free throughout the whole experience.
A short walk followed, and then all too soon the inexorable march across the timing mats and into the lake. A quick pause for a photo of me and K and it was time to get shoulders wet, ice-cream heads dealt with, and on to business.
I have done little or none group swimming, so the first ten minutes was largely about dealing with how close other people come – but as we moved away from the northern shore, this became much less of an issue. Probably because the main issue was getting to grips with being in a washing machine.
It was fifteen whole minutes before I ate my first wave. I literally ate it all. And about twenty minutes in, I got a full sinus rinse out. I have never swum in choppy water before. Imagine you're a road runner, and you're running off road. Except you can't see where the bumps and dips are until after you've fallen victim to them. A hand expecting to glide gracefully into the water is suddenly punching a wave. A head drawn back to sight the next buoy is slapped in the chops by water. And a mouth turned to the side to find that vital air pocket finds nothing but sloshing water. Eventually, I think I got a little bit better at reading the swell, so that when I felt the dip that precedes a wave, I was able to delay my next breath until a better moment.
I had the elapsed time and stroke rate on my fancy goggles, and I broke the time up into twelve minute sections. After each section, I allowed myself to look at my watch to see how much distance it had accumulated. As expected, things were a good bit slower than any flat swim I've done. I went past the half-way station building in about 45 minutes, and started wondering whether I'd get the first length done in under 90 minutes.
I knew that I could stop at 3km if I wanted to – it would still have been a good experience. I saw the big heap of slate on the northern side of the lake that preceded the turnaround point. And from there, I could see something that could well BE the turnaround point. I wasn't that far behind schedule after all, so long as I could do this last bit in just a few minutes...
But swimming plays hell with distance – and what looked like maybe a couple of hundred metres took ages to complete. I wondered at one point if I was stuck in a current, as the view to the side just wasn't changing at all. Eventually though, the turnaround point got closer, and I beached myself on the magic blue carpet, and wobbled up it to the obligatory timing mats.
The official results give me 1:33:08 for this length, although that does include a little bit of a queue getting in, and posing for our photo.
A nice marshal lady pointed me at some jelly sweets, an isotonic drink, and a handful of crisps. I asked how many of the 9k swimmers had come through at this point, and whether I was the last of them – but she assured me that we were still coming through.
I wandered back into the water some 80 seconds later, and did a bit of staring into the distance, looking noble as I peed in my suit. I thought I saw Katie coming into the shore, so I waited to see. It wasn't. I decided to set off again, finding it hard to believe that I would go through everything I'd just experienced, twice over.
The return journey began as a much calmer experience. I came over all Dylan Thomas (hence the quote at the start of this blog), and would like the first half of the leg remembered as a whispered, half-remembered dream. Except for some arseholes in the orange hat wave, who were swimming directly at me
After half way, my thoughts turned to what the time would be when I'd reach the northern shore again. I figured it'd be tight, but I was swimming pretty well. I'd reached the building at half way in a decent time, and it felt as though the lake had flattened out considerably.
On reaching the shoreline, I struggled to find the blue carpet (despite the buoy marking it), so I had to splash my way sideways to it, before making my way up. My main question to the marshal with the clipboard was “Are you gonna cut me off?”. The event had a 3hr cut-off for starting the third lap, and I'd stepped out of the lake about a minute after this point.
He said that yes, he was. I was polite, and said I understood that he was following the rules, but that I would really like to continue. He didn't seem willing to budge, so I felt obliged to accept. Another lady told me I needed to walk across the timing mats to register my time. I walked across. I turned away from everyone, and said 'Fuck!' to the mountains (mountains are hard to offend, and the marshals certainly did not deserve any part of my disappointment).
There were friendly and encouraging faces amongst them. One lovely lady in charge of snacks gave me some jelly sweets, a drink, and chunk of banana “to eat whilst he thinks about it”. And our lovely friend R (who was supposed to have been swimming with us, but could not because of a bike accident) was also there. He said to the chief marshal: “You're being a bit harsh.”
And suddenly it was on again. The chief told me I'd best make sure I made the cutoff. Feeding lady gave me a wink and told me to go smash it. Cross the mats lady gave me a pat on the shoulder. And R gave me a smile. I ran back down the blue carpet and got back in before anyone could change their mind. The whole transaction (albeit with a bit before I'd triggered the mats) took just 78 seconds, but felt like so much longer. The second length came in at an official time of 1:28:09, about five minutes quicker than the first.
With their words and encouragement ringing in my ears, I set off with renewed effort. My cadence was much higher, and I felt that if I could just get a good start, I could somehow survive the rest. I knew that in order to beat the 4hr30 cutoff, I would have to at least maintain my pace, having accrued 3:03:57 by this point.
I knew I wouldn't find many swimmers coming towards me on this length, so it was easier to do less sighting, and keep my head down and swim. About 20 minutes in, I realised there was a kayak paddling alongside me. I wondered whether at some point they would tap me on the head with a paddle and fish me out. Initially I hoped they would back off, as it was a bit disconcerting. But I also realised that it would make sighting even easier, as I just needed to maintain the width between me and it.
In time, a few more joined me, and I twigged that I may well be the last person in the lake, and that the kayakers were accompanying me back. This helped me to keep going, because I felt a bit guilty about keeping them out on the lake any more than they needed to be.
One kayaker disappeared to the shore, and came back with a bag of something that looked like cookies. She waved them over the side at me, in a “you want these, don't you” sort of way – another carrot to keep me going. I said that I was ok, and she told me I was doing well. I felt glad at this point that they were sounding supportive of me, rather than fed up waiting for me.
I had to occasionally ball up my fists on the latter part of my stroke, as my hands were getting very stiff and a bit painful from being in swimming position for so long. I might have shouted a few things under the water to keep me going.
I stuck to my policy of working through 12 minute blocks. The last hour came, and chunk by chunk I got through it. Straining, I saw the heap of slate, and what looked like the finish. I told myself that even if it wasn't the finish, I'd be ok – I could keep going. I was tired, but it felt good. My arms and legs were all still playing ball. Just keep turning it all over. Emotional now.
It was the finish after all. I thought I could hear shouting. I saw the blue carpet! My hand touched it, then my knees, and I got to my feet. I have never finished last in an event before now, but it really is quite something. I got a big cheer. I almost turned round and got back in the water. I said thank you to the lovely kayakers, and clapped back at the crowd.
Making my way up the blue carpet, and across the timing mats... there was Katie with a medal for me, and the best hug ever. Nightjar with a slice of pizza. And the marshal from the north shore, who seemed as delighted as me that I'd made it. And inside the cut off. By three seconds! 4h29m57s, with the final length being my quickest of the three at 1:26:01! I thanked him for trusting me, and hugged Katie about a dozen more times, and probably flashed my undercarriage at everyone as I stumbled into my undercrackers whilst cramming all the spare food into me.
After 4.5 hours of lying down, and once the adrenaline had drained a bit, I did need to stop on a bench, and to lie out flat when I started seeing stars – and Katie did an amazing job of looking after me. The backs of my hands are swollen up today from the effort of all that front crawl. But I feel very lucky to have come away from this experience with a story I will remember for a very long time. As a group we had a mixed bag – from those who swam amazing times, through to those that had difficult experiences, and even poor R who could not swim at all. I hope I can show that same courage and resilience when it is not my day.
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Very impressive! Good Lad...Angus Clydesdale7:19pm, 9th Jul 2023
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Your account made me cry. I have been thinking of you all all day. Fucking well done. What a performance. Amazing.LindsD7:19pm, 9th Jul 2023
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Wow - thats all I can say - wow. Well done that man xxMandymoo7:27pm, 9th Jul 2023
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Bravo!!! Well done!Sigh7:33pm, 9th Jul 2023
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What an epic. What an achievement.GlennR7:37pm, 9th Jul 2023
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fraggle at times that swim was soul destroying, so to do it 3 times over is amazing 7:43pm, 9th Jul 2023
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Well swummedDerby Tup7:43pm, 9th Jul 2023
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That's absolutely amazing, well done xxCorrah7:48pm, 9th Jul 2023
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I will have to read your excellent account again because I don't 'quite' get what's going on.Sharkie My fault not yours... it sounds like a stupendous effort, huge mental reserves as well as physical endeavour required ... and present. Huge well done, sir!7:58pm, 9th Jul 2023
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Oh Ian you are made of real Welsh grit! It sounds horrendous and you would never catch me doing anything similar but I'm sure all of Fetch is proud of you xxLazyDaisy7:59pm, 9th Jul 2023
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Epic!Pothunter8:01pm, 9th Jul 2023
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Almost a bit emotional for you. Brilliant write up and well swum!cathrobinson8:06pm, 9th Jul 2023
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Amazing. Well donelaterunner8:07pm, 9th Jul 2023
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Brilliant! Well done (from someone who knows what it is like to struggle with swim cut offs)Dibble8:08pm, 9th Jul 2023
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Well doneNess8:14pm, 9th Jul 2023
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Goodness - up against the clock and beating it. This was a gripping read. I can't imagine how you and Katie must have been feeling on that last lap!GimmeMedals8:15pm, 9th Jul 2023
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Congratulations on a fantastic effort! The choppy waves of Llyn Padarn must have splashed all the way to Germany because I've got water in my eyes now. This was a gripping read; you had me on the edge of my seat when you were almost pulled out of the race, only to be allowed to carry on 78 seconds later because of the intervention of that marshal - but with the condition that you'd have to give your best performance on the final leg! I was cheering for you when you approached that slate. Awesome!tipsku8:19pm, 9th Jul 2023
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Wow. Well done.RooA8:31pm, 9th Jul 2023
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Congratulations on what sounds like a really tough swim. You did brilliantly.HowFar?8:43pm, 9th Jul 2023
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Wow!!! I'm in awe. What a swim!1step2far9:06pm, 9th Jul 2023
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That's a long swim, I don't think I could do that. Bravo!Oranj9:15pm, 9th Jul 2023
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Congratulations! That’s an amazing achievementRosehip
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Awesome! Great swimming, and a great blog. I can't even begin to imagine what it feels like to swim that far, so thanks for letting me join you vicariously!3M9:30pm, 9th Jul 2023
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Wow wow wow, top chapeau, congratulationsminardi9:42pm, 9th Jul 2023
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Wow! and a brilliant write-up to boot - so glad you were given the chance to complete that last lap, and well done for giving it everything and coming in inside the cut-off -panad
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A great tale of determination. Brilliant effortDocM10:11pm, 9th Jul 2023
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Blimey!RichHL10:15pm, 9th Jul 2023
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I'm so thrilled for you and impressed and just generally full of admiration!D211:02pm, 9th Jul 2023
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Amazing. Genuinely inspiring. Bloody well doneBadger11:07pm, 9th Jul 2023
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Great result! Well done!Snail11:27pm, 9th Jul 2023
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Fantastic swimming! Well doneJigs12:24am, 10th Jul 2023
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Wow, an epic struggle from the breakdown to the cut-off. Incredible.Diogenes12:40am, 10th Jul 2023
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Wow, what an achievement. Impressive grit and determination. Well done.Fenland Flier1:34am, 10th Jul 2023
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No pic of the lovely hoodie, though?Raemondo6:47am, 10th Jul 2023
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Top workOscar the Grouch7:05am, 10th Jul 2023
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Wow - ultra swimming! Now that's an achievement! Very well done.HappyG(rrr) G7:13am, 10th Jul 2023
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Very well done indeed.Dave W7:30am, 10th Jul 2023
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Amazing - well done!Sweetie8:12am, 10th Jul 2023
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A wonderful effort!Canute8:33am, 10th Jul 2023
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Well done you - Llongyfarchiadau - sorry we were not there to see it!stubiedoo8:46am, 10th Jul 2023
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Wow! What a weekend, what a swim. Sounds brutally amazing. Well done all of you.poppyH9:13am, 10th Jul 2023
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Amazing stuff - well done, Fetch! I can't begin to imagine swimming for as long as it takes to run a marathon!♪♫ Synge ♪♫10:36am, 10th Jul 2023
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What an amazing effort - congratulations! Brilliant blog too. As a very novice OW swimmer I just can't process being in the lake for that long - such an impressively determined swim.CasB10:50am, 10th Jul 2023
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Wow! Very pleased to hear you were allowed to continue - you showed that was the right decision.sallykate1:01pm, 10th Jul 2023
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That is truly epic! I cannot even begin to contemplate that level of effort - massive congratulations.Autumnleaves1:04pm, 10th Jul 2023
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What a story - captivatingly told. Amazing that you made up the time in your last length. I can't imagine swimming for that long. You are a legend (in so many ways!).TeeBee1:16pm, 10th Jul 2023
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Superb determination and superb blog. I’m so pleased for you.. and what a tale to tell.runnyeyes1:57pm, 10th Jul 2023
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Congratulations, truly an epic effort! Fetch for MOTM! (Oh…)Alice the Camel2:30pm, 10th Jul 2023
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Brilliant! Such determination - you’re fab, you are! 👏👏👏SarahWoo2:39pm, 10th Jul 2023
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You had me at the Dylan Thomas quote, and I didn’t let go… epic swimming and storytelling. Needs Michael Sheen to voice it for the audiobookTheScribbler3:33pm, 10th Jul 2023
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It was indeed a most excellent swim. Thank you, and well done for living up to our expectations of that last 3kHelegant6:44pm, 10th Jul 2023
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Fabulous. Well done indeed 😍 xxphal9:30pm, 10th Jul 2023
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wow , what an adventure and some true grit shown there. I'd have never gone back in thats for sure. Well done fetch .flip11:17pm, 10th Jul 2023
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Excellent tale & a happy ending:)JulesR12:29am, 11th Jul 2023
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I didn’t realise there was so much to this open water swimming. That was a brilliant blog and the most amazing swim. Many congratulations.Jaks9:47am, 11th Jul 2023
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Wow! What an achievement and 4:30 HOURS of swimming. I just can't get my head around that! Very well doneJustCommando!11:21am, 11th Jul 2023
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what a fab experience. and pretty darn good effort. I assume a channel swim must now be on the cards.Spanners991:54pm, 11th Jul 2023
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we* were splashing about there as well , well done it was pretty bloomin choppy. (we)* being other people in my running gang..way to wet and drowney for me.. i went for a little jog up n down snowdon, ate a pizza, had a pint, caught some sunshine.olde english2:04pm, 11th Jul 2023
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An epic experience. Well done.Dvorak2:47pm, 11th Jul 2023
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The force is strong with this one.runnerbean
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Great Blog! So emotional! Well done yersel!MazH3:14pm, 12th Jul 2023
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Very impressive!Gooner7:30pm, 12th Jul 2023
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Wow, I cannot even comprehend this! Well done 👏💪clare19768:47am, 13th Jul 2023
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That is one epic adventure and tale. 🏆🏆🏆JCB4:07pm, 13th Jul 2023
Following yesterday's teaser, I've got a working prototype for you to try out.
fetcheveryone.com/heatmap
Notes:
Currently it shows your own paths only. There is no amalgamated heatmap at present. I need to get my head around how to manage the volume of data. It's certainly possible, but might need a bit of work.
Another user can share their link, which gives you access to their heatmap. Please note that if you share your link, the recipients can see your heatmap for any period of time, and the link does not expire. For example, you are welcome to see my training:
fetcheveryone.com/heatmap/0bb714a9a122db13/51.26094265812867/-0.8510180327911385
As per the usual colour scheme, runs are in red, cycling is green, swimming is blue (I might cheat by making this cyan so it pops against the background), and walking is purple (ditto, might change this to a pink or fuschia).
This is an interactive map - you can drag and zoom. You can also click a route, and it will take you to that training entry.
You can also download an image using the button above the map. The image will show your current view - so if there's an area you want to show off to your friends (without giving them full access to your heatmap), you can frame it in the window and download the image.
It's based on GPS data alone. For me, that's about 13000 of the 15000 miles I've logged. If I use a wide date range to show all my training, it appears to cope with that. My Mac is reasonably powerful (albeit now 11 years old), and it copes ok with that. Your device may have a different experience, particularly if you are viewing on mobile. If that happens, the best advice is to maybe look at one year at a time, rather than overloading the memory on your device.
I am logging your requests, so I can get a rough idea of whether this will fall over in certain conditions - but do let me know if you spot anything weird.
And finally, it is not behind a paywall, and it never will be. If you want to support the site, so I can carry on making cool stuff like this, please consider making a small (or a large!) monthly donation. They all count.
fetcheveryone.com/heatmap
Notes:
Currently it shows your own paths only. There is no amalgamated heatmap at present. I need to get my head around how to manage the volume of data. It's certainly possible, but might need a bit of work.
Another user can share their link, which gives you access to their heatmap. Please note that if you share your link, the recipients can see your heatmap for any period of time, and the link does not expire. For example, you are welcome to see my training:
fetcheveryone.com/heatmap/0bb714a9a122db13/51.26094265812867/-0.8510180327911385
As per the usual colour scheme, runs are in red, cycling is green, swimming is blue (I might cheat by making this cyan so it pops against the background), and walking is purple (ditto, might change this to a pink or fuschia).
This is an interactive map - you can drag and zoom. You can also click a route, and it will take you to that training entry.
You can also download an image using the button above the map. The image will show your current view - so if there's an area you want to show off to your friends (without giving them full access to your heatmap), you can frame it in the window and download the image.
It's based on GPS data alone. For me, that's about 13000 of the 15000 miles I've logged. If I use a wide date range to show all my training, it appears to cope with that. My Mac is reasonably powerful (albeit now 11 years old), and it copes ok with that. Your device may have a different experience, particularly if you are viewing on mobile. If that happens, the best advice is to maybe look at one year at a time, rather than overloading the memory on your device.
I am logging your requests, so I can get a rough idea of whether this will fall over in certain conditions - but do let me know if you spot anything weird.
And finally, it is not behind a paywall, and it never will be. If you want to support the site, so I can carry on making cool stuff like this, please consider making a small (or a large!) monthly donation. They all count.
Click here to suggest fetcheveryone's blog for today's highlights.
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I LOVE THISLindsD10:14am, 5th Jul 2023
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InterestingVelociraptor10:16am, 5th Jul 2023
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Nice one. Will def be really useful with everyone's routes showing (great way of finding if there is a passable path, whether shown on OS or other maps or not). Would be great to be able to toggle on and off run, walk, bike etc. eventually.HappyG(rrr)
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Nice! My one comment at the moment would be that the map colour is a bit dark but maybe that's just my settings somewhere.sallykate10:30am, 5th Jul 2023
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This is very cool. I was going to say the same as Sallykate, the map is mostly black and purple for meDiogenes10:36am, 5th Jul 2023
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Love it, though I agree map colour is a bit darkDibble10:38am, 5th Jul 2023
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Interesting......bigleggy10:47am, 5th Jul 2023
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Looking great Ian. Feedback?um
- I agree with the 'too darl' map comments
- when I set it too 2000 onwards (all my data), there were messages flashing on the screen, too fast to read, but something like 'data loaded ... ' with possibly a date or year or ?? But too fast to see10:53am, 5th Jul 2023 -
The messages say e.g. "Loading data for 2022".fetcheveryone
I tried the map with a normal background, and tbh, it looked a bit shit. I'll have a play maybe.10:55am, 5th Jul 2023 -
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Fantastic!Garfield11:02am, 5th Jul 2023
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The other thing I have learnt for this is that I didn't start recording my activities with a GPS device until 2015Diogenes11:09am, 5th Jul 2023
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I like it. Now vary the level of colour saturation with the number of times a particular section of route has been covered to give a true "heatmap"*Slowboy
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@Slowboy - the variation in GPS data does a good job with this if you zoom in a bit. The lines are currently set to 80% opacity, so there is a multiplicative effect too. It was a trade off between getting that effect and having the one-off lines not showing up.fetcheveryone11:20am, 5th Jul 2023
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Would it be possible to toggle on/off activities? For example, my limited number of cycle rides are generally obscured by my running.Diogenes11:38am, 5th Jul 2023
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Look at Mr Sexy producing more Sexy free stuff. ChapeauxTed11:54am, 5th Jul 2023
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Great new feature.Enigma
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Love it, but any chance of being able to toggle the colours in future revisions? It's not that clear with my Red/green colourblindness...stuart little12:08pm, 5th Jul 2023
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Me likey 😃Ally-C12:38pm, 5th Jul 2023
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This is greatLazyDaisy12:46pm, 5th Jul 2023
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Nice! The purple of walking is a bit too similar to the purple of grassy/woodland areas though; don't know if that's just my settings, or everyone's:Sigh1:15pm, 5th Jul 2023
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In the updated version (coming soon), I've switched the purple for fuschia, and the dark blue for cyan.fetcheveryone
I'm also working on toggles, so you can switch the different sports on/off. This should help Diogenes and stuart little.1:19pm, 5th Jul 2023 -
I like the map being dark! I feel like that's the point. Else it's just blue circles.RooA
My comment is the date selection... can it be more like on the training log, drop down with "all of 2023" and "all training" etc etc. Only because I'm lazy.1:33pm, 5th Jul 2023 -
Aww, you've done the filters already that I asked just 10:20am, 5th Jul 2023 Looking great. For someone who only runs, no bike it's quite "red on red". But not a prob!HappyG(rrr) G1:54pm, 5th Jul 2023
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If you do amalgamate the data, can we opt out of being included? I live in a low fetchie density area so if you knew the village I lived in it would be fairly easy to work out exactly where I live and where I run.Fragile Do Not Bend2:17pm, 5th Jul 2023
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It would be based on your training data settings I think - so if you hide your maps, you wouldn't feature. And of course, always willing to do what's right for individuals.fetcheveryone2:30pm, 5th Jul 2023
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I wonder if it should exclude Zwift/Virtual Cycling activities?Oranj
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Fantastic work!StuH
Would some sort of progress (or "please wait") indication be possible? When waiting individual traces were appearing one or two at a time and I was left thinking "has it finished?" and then another would appear.
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Great! Would love to see everyone’s activities merged and see how much of the planet has been covered by Fetchies, as well as finding routes in unusual places.Shaker3:14pm, 5th Jul 2023
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There's a little popup for each year that your date range covers. It pops up when that year has loaded. They can appear randomly, because each year is a request to the server, and each request is dependent on the server response time. But perhaps I can add some sort of "it's all done" message at some point.fetcheveryone3:16pm, 5th Jul 2023
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Fantastic! 🙂JCB3:33pm, 5th Jul 2023
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(By the way, do you need to check if the name is "copyright" or even implied ownership by BigCore(tm) or anything? Maybe call it RouteBlast or WarmScape or something?HappyG(rrr) G )3:35pm, 5th Jul 2023
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BigCorp, you know, the Orange Place.HappyG(rrr)3:36pm, 5th Jul 2023
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It's not copyrighted. It's a recognised data visualisation term.fetcheveryone3:38pm, 5th Jul 2023
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I doubt it would be as it seems a generic term. But good point!JCB
Wonder how the blob shows up… I like how my cross training (kayaking) shows up as white in the water.
blob:https://www.fetcheveryone.com/ce6f3504-9910-48a9-983a-3df3864765863:39pm, 5th Jul 2023 -
fetcheveryone
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Blob didn’t work. So this then:JCB3:42pm, 5th Jul 2023
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Love thisMetro_Nome3:43pm, 5th Jul 2023
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I wouldn't fancy swimming in thatfetcheveryone3:43pm, 5th Jul 2023
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It’s be pretty dangerous. The fetch is quite a bit, depending on wind direction. (To put in another meaning of fetch 😀)JCB3:50pm, 5th Jul 2023
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That's neat, thanksMeeps5:02pm, 5th Jul 2023
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Does anyone else see a yacht sailing off a waterfall in JCB's picture?JamieKai *chameleon*
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Love it.Bright Strider6:20pm, 5th Jul 2023
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I think *everything* should exclude virtual stuff like Zwift... 😒 [mutter mutter nyerrh]ishep 🇪🇺
More constructively, I suspect the efficient/sustainable way to achieve the "everyone" heatmap would be to generate and cache it server-side, then serve it as a raster layer. Periodically, the server would then update it by slightly reducing the opacity of the cached image tiles (so older stuff gradually fades) before overlaying the traces of all activities since the last update. Maybe this approach could even work on an individual user basis, to reduce the burden on client devices.9:28pm, 5th Jul 2023 -
Excellent, but a shame that non-GPS routes aren't included. All part of the way Fetch is replacing parts of my memory!ChrisHB9:39pm, 5th Jul 2023
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Slowboy - ride with GPS does show your heatmap with intensity of use too.MsG6:36am, 6th Jul 2023
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Awesome, I love it!Runningbauble214:04pm, 6th Jul 2023
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JKJCB
I see that too. There is a yacht club around there! 😀3:59pm, 9th Jul 2023
I'll just leave this here...
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Interesting!Ness5:25pm, 4th Jul 2023
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Ooooo multicoloured mapping spaghetti 😀phal5:26pm, 4th Jul 2023
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zombie hotspot tracking?Llamadance5:29pm, 4th Jul 2023
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All the local parkraces in red.Chicken 🐔 Legs5:29pm, 4th Jul 2023
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Someone has been running, walking and cycling around Bedford …♪♫ Synge ♪♫5:30pm, 4th Jul 2023
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YAY!One Thousand Odd Spiders5:46pm, 4th Jul 2023
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Looks like McG’s walking maps overlaid… (though in the wrong location)cathrobinson6:18pm, 4th Jul 2023
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Heatmapping but betterLazyDaisy6:31pm, 4th Jul 2023
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Looks very interestingRosehip6:56pm, 4th Jul 2023
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OoooooooooooRooA7:06pm, 4th Jul 2023
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You tease!chunkywizard6:48am, 5th Jul 2023
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"Heat maps" like in the orange place? Which were withdrawn and put behind a paywall? If so, really great feature for finding paths that aren't paths, for offroad explorers!HappyG(rrr) G9:08am, 5th Jul 2023
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Very nice. It could be one person's cycling and running.Bright Strider
It would be interesting to be able to select which activities to add. So: one could see where the club ride went over a year say, or where the hash house harrier trails went over a year, for example.11:19am, 5th Jul 2023
The Scribbler started an excellent thread in 2016 inviting folks to describe a run in *exactly* 100 words. It's great to get you thinking about your word choices, and for editing your own writing to focus on what's important.
I thought I'd give that a mention, and squeeze in a whole month of my own training. Previous training summary blogs by me suggests people prefer short and sweet.
So... running was there when I needed it, and I managed a three hour swim, which sets me up nicely for Saturday's 9k in Llanberis.
See The Scribbler's original thread here:
fetcheveryone.com/forum/100-running-words-59401/1
I thought I'd give that a mention, and squeeze in a whole month of my own training. Previous training summary blogs by me suggests people prefer short and sweet.
So... running was there when I needed it, and I managed a three hour swim, which sets me up nicely for Saturday's 9k in Llanberis.
See The Scribbler's original thread here:
fetcheveryone.com/forum/100-running-words-59401/1
Click here to suggest fetcheveryone's blog for today's highlights.
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perfectEvilPixie2:49pm, 3rd Jul 2023
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Oh helloTheScribbler Lovely to see this revived... I will play along shortly 3:12pm, 3rd Jul 2023
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I see what you did there. Should we do likewise with our comments? 🤣JCB3:16pm, 3rd Jul 2023
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I joined Fetch in JuneChicken 🐔 Legs
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Cornflakes, cornflakes, cornflakes, cornflakes....LindsD6:27pm, 3rd Jul 2023
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I'd forgotten about 100 word blogging so thanks for the reminder. Good luck with your big swim! 🏊 🍀Ness7:03pm, 3rd Jul 2023
I’ve just had my first stab at a time for this
The lovely Fenland Flier sets these up each month in the race calendar - you just add it to your races, and then as far as I know, you just go out and run your best mile at some point during the month.
Rather than start my watch on zero and run one mile, my plan is to throw in a quick mile every so often, and use my best one when we reach the end of the month.
The Fetch Benchmarks (Training > Benchmarks) are great for sniffing out your fastest attempts from a big pile of training. Use the filters at the top to look only at your most recent attempts. Or cry like me and look at all your past glories 🤣
Anyway, put a smile on Fenland Flier’s face, and sign up to his July Virtual Mile:
fetcheveryone.com/races/july-virtual-mile-7812048
The lovely Fenland Flier sets these up each month in the race calendar - you just add it to your races, and then as far as I know, you just go out and run your best mile at some point during the month.
Rather than start my watch on zero and run one mile, my plan is to throw in a quick mile every so often, and use my best one when we reach the end of the month.
The Fetch Benchmarks (Training > Benchmarks) are great for sniffing out your fastest attempts from a big pile of training. Use the filters at the top to look only at your most recent attempts. Or cry like me and look at all your past glories 🤣
Anyway, put a smile on Fenland Flier’s face, and sign up to his July Virtual Mile:
fetcheveryone.com/races/july-virtual-mile-7812048
Click here to suggest fetcheveryone's blog for today's highlights.
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Thanks for the reminder. Will be doing nine next week some time.Ness8:40am, 2nd Jul 2023
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Hoping to run a mile this month. Thanks for the reminder and linkDerby Tup8:58am, 2nd Jul 2023
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Can I expect an influx of new virtual milers 😯 I'll get the virtual medals ready.Fenland Flier8:59am, 2nd Jul 2023
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Sounds fun. Signed up. Noob question - is the pb in the table your fastest mile ever run in July? I’ve definitely run faster miles but may just be a slowcoach historically in the summerCheeky’s Dad9:40am, 2nd Jul 2023
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The PB is your best ever.fetcheveryone10:17am, 2nd Jul 2023
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Ok. I’m a bear of very little brain. Just realised it doesn’t automatically scrape your best benchmark mile. You have to enter it as the race result. Doh!Cheeky’s Dad11:25am, 2nd Jul 2023
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Say someone runs a mile today and enters that time, then runs a faster mile later on in the month, can they change their time? (Asking for a friend of course!DoricQuine )2:40pm, 2nd Jul 2023
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You can change it as often as you want DQ.Fenland Flier2:40pm, 2nd Jul 2023
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Thanks FFDoricQuine I ran/walked my first mile in a very long time today so I would hope for some improvement by the end of the month!2:47pm, 2nd Jul 2023
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Well done. I missed June, but still time to do July.B.7:33pm, 2nd Jul 2023
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Hijacking the blog to let you know there's a thread for the virtual miles too.Fenland Flier
fetcheveryone.com/forum/the-virtual-mile-thread-62613/4111:19am, 3rd Jul 2023
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Swittle's Bench!
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October (16)
New KML export button
Triathlon Loitering
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New blog buttons
Disaster Strikes!
New badges!
Bat renovation
HQ
Up-stickering
It's not magic, it's you!
Join us for the Doctor K Cup
The sun was shining...
My dear old things...
Copernican Revolution
A polite no
Pass the spanner
September (6)
The Doctor K Cup - 19th October
Big Scary Project! :-)
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
Comments
So someone used your URL for the Fetch Miles, and stuck it behind their paywall?
Here's the mile fetcheveryone.com/mile-view.php?id=261 Shall I send feedback ?