Fabulous FIVE and a fearsome fifteen!!!

Today the fantastic 4 welcomed back Carolyn and her dodgy calf!  We also had a special guest appearance from Anne Marie McGregor for her first ever attempt over 13.1 miles!!!

We were awarded a long lie from Captain/Coach Casey and set off at a more reasonable time of 8am! For the first time (EVER, if the milky white colour would suggest) the boys wore shorts and the camel backs were also left at home.  Carolyn had forgotten her jacket and wondered whether she should run in her wee cardy!!!

The route was horrific! Hill after hill was followed by hill after hill!! We even had to go up a wee ramp at the Boathouse to get our breakfast!!!  A full and frank apology has been offered by Sean!

The plan was that Carolyn could miss out some loops and still start/finish with us, which she duly did completing a very admirable 10 miles in just over 9 minute mile pace.  A MESSAGE FROM YOUR TEAM MATES!!! GO AND SEE SOMEONE ABOUT YOUR CALF!!!!!!!!

Anne Marie set off at a ferocious pace and dragged Sean along to the half way point at 8:40 average, which certainly made negative split a challenge. (Achieved nonetheless at a painful 8:34!!)  Unfortunately she wasn't wearing her watch, as when she put it on it was in Japanese and possibly this early pace effected her later on.

Sandra and Jim (didn't they live on a barge???-or was that Rosie and Jim??) battled through the hills driven on by cursing and swearing at Sean and his stupid route, finishing in an admirable 8:43!!! What a team!!!

Nothing really funny happened other than a fellow runner who stopped Anne Marie and Sean going around the Balloch loop to tell us that a lady with red, curly hair had asked her to tell us she was taking a short cut! (We couldn't work out who she meant!!)

Hopefully we haven't put Anne Marie off, she would be a very welcome addition to the team! (COME ON, GIVE CHICAGO A GO!)

Roll on our wee 21 miler next week! And no bloody hills!!!