Well what did you expect me to type? I think there's a EU directive saying I HAVE TO.
Yup, I've jumped ship & moved over to Wordpress,
http://runforthequiet.wordpress.com
you can find all my moaning over there now.
It's been emotional
(well no, but that's another quote)
Friday, 13 May 2011
Thursday, 12 May 2011
I am not on Twitter, therefore this is "work" - right?
Ah ok, I am totaly procrastinating.
I'm supposed to be tidying up & hanging washing out & grown up things like that. Instead I'm syncing iPods & Nike+ Gizmos, and admitting April was less than Active.
Despite my best intentions I only ran 14 miles all month. That's a bit rubbish. Although the pace has improved over the months I'm now on average 2 minutes better (per mile) than at the start of the year! and I've broken the 100 miles mark, (currently at 108 miles)
I'm blaming wedding preparation for the lack of running in April & I'm also blaming the wedding for the 7.5 lbs I've put on in about 2 weeks. But with cakes like these at the wedding, could you blame me? (Of course there was lots of testing in April to make sure we had chosen the right flavours)
Well, I've killed 30 minutes typing this naff post & looking through wedding photos, and now it's time to go make Lunch! Hooray, not a jot of grown up work completed at all today.
Can I switch Twitter back on now?
I'm supposed to be tidying up & hanging washing out & grown up things like that. Instead I'm syncing iPods & Nike+ Gizmos, and admitting April was less than Active.
Despite my best intentions I only ran 14 miles all month. That's a bit rubbish. Although the pace has improved over the months I'm now on average 2 minutes better (per mile) than at the start of the year! and I've broken the 100 miles mark, (currently at 108 miles)I'm blaming wedding preparation for the lack of running in April & I'm also blaming the wedding for the 7.5 lbs I've put on in about 2 weeks. But with cakes like these at the wedding, could you blame me? (Of course there was lots of testing in April to make sure we had chosen the right flavours)
Well, I've killed 30 minutes typing this naff post & looking through wedding photos, and now it's time to go make Lunch! Hooray, not a jot of grown up work completed at all today.
Can I switch Twitter back on now?
Monday, 9 May 2011
Fancy Some Pink Handmade Socks!
Yes, honestly, I will hand knit, one person, socks using some fabulous pink (& brown) yarn from my GIANT stash!
Why?
Well why not? Plus & want to take the chance to wave the fact I'm raising money for Refuge in front of lots of people's faces & I'm not one to run in costume or daft things like that.
Enough jabbering on... SHOW ME YARN PORN!
I have to say that my photography skills aren't doing the yarn many favours, but it is Fabulous.
It's a blend of 75% Superwash Merino & 25% Nylon, hand dyed by The Knitting Goddess. The colour is called Rasperry Ruffle & is actually two different balls of yarn. The main colour is the pink, mixed with darker black / brown streaks & there is also a smaller ball of accent colour in a lovely chocolate brown. This colour is no longer available, as I snapped it up from the shop a while ago & have been keeping the precious in my stash box for a good long while.
What could I make you with this yarn?
Well there's a good 100g of yarn, so if socks aren't your thing then I'm certain we can come up with something you'd love. Shawls, gloves, hats, pink sheep, you name it, I'll have a go. (although I'll let you know if I think it's all going to look a little wobbly & if I've never tried it before)
Won't I have to wash it weirdly, handknit things are a PITA aren't they?
Nope, the yarn is a super wash & it's brilliant for socks, I was mine on 40 degrees in the washing machine with Ecover and all mine are fine, they may eventually not look as bright as original, as I think the colours do fade, but they don't dissolve or need hand-washing. However hand washing would possible make them last a bit longer. (I don't know I haven't tried)
What do I have to do to to get my feet into some new socks?
Leave a comment on this post with your predicted time for how fast / slow I will run this years Great Manchester Run, and wish me (& yourself) luck!
I'd like to shamelessly remind people that I'm also trying to raise pennies for Refuge, so if you have a few odd pennies in your PayPal account I'd be most great full if you could head over to my Just Giving Page & add a few too. There's more of the story about why I'm running for Refuge in this post
This isn't really very running related is it?
No, but if you want I'll send you some sweaty running socks & keep the precious myself.
Ok, official type stuff.
(If you've got any more questions please ask)
Why?
Well why not? Plus & want to take the chance to wave the fact I'm raising money for Refuge in front of lots of people's faces & I'm not one to run in costume or daft things like that.
Enough jabbering on... SHOW ME YARN PORN!
I have to say that my photography skills aren't doing the yarn many favours, but it is Fabulous.
It's a blend of 75% Superwash Merino & 25% Nylon, hand dyed by The Knitting Goddess. The colour is called Rasperry Ruffle & is actually two different balls of yarn. The main colour is the pink, mixed with darker black / brown streaks & there is also a smaller ball of accent colour in a lovely chocolate brown. This colour is no longer available, as I snapped it up from the shop a while ago & have been keeping the precious in my stash box for a good long while.What could I make you with this yarn?
Well there's a good 100g of yarn, so if socks aren't your thing then I'm certain we can come up with something you'd love. Shawls, gloves, hats, pink sheep, you name it, I'll have a go. (although I'll let you know if I think it's all going to look a little wobbly & if I've never tried it before)Won't I have to wash it weirdly, handknit things are a PITA aren't they?
Nope, the yarn is a super wash & it's brilliant for socks, I was mine on 40 degrees in the washing machine with Ecover and all mine are fine, they may eventually not look as bright as original, as I think the colours do fade, but they don't dissolve or need hand-washing. However hand washing would possible make them last a bit longer. (I don't know I haven't tried)
What do I have to do to to get my feet into some new socks?
Leave a comment on this post with your predicted time for how fast / slow I will run this years Great Manchester Run, and wish me (& yourself) luck!
I'd like to shamelessly remind people that I'm also trying to raise pennies for Refuge, so if you have a few odd pennies in your PayPal account I'd be most great full if you could head over to my Just Giving Page & add a few too. There's more of the story about why I'm running for Refuge in this post
This isn't really very running related is it?
No, but if you want I'll send you some sweaty running socks & keep the precious myself.
Ok, official type stuff.
- The competition closes at 11am (GMT+1) Sunday 15th May 2011. Posts after that don't count.
- The person with the closest time to my official "chip" time wins.
- In the event of a tie, the earliest post wins.
- I will post to all Europe, and America. If you live some place else, let me know & I'll get back to you asap.
- You don't HAVE to donate anything to Refuge, but it'd be nice if you did. (thank you)
- One guess per person, play nice!
(If you've got any more questions please ask)
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