Pain from being picked up by the fuzz

Running this week comprised of:

Tuesday:  9miles including 10x2min hill reps up Crabtree with Lee and BenK.  With the recoveries at 3 mins trotting back down the hill we were very late back to homebase at AROs.  Colin did not take advice from Andy to dump the bags left there in the street and was patiently waiting.

Thursday:  7.5 miler loop down Swan Walk towards Peters Green with some serious mud down trails such as Partridge Alley on way back.  Laboured through 3x1m intervals as fast as I could manage in the conditions.

Friday:  a very heavy legged 8.5m slogged around Sandridge - with short debates in my mind whether to take short-cuts or stay on the road.  Normally a no-brainer to say no, I did succumb and take the diagonal route across Nomansland.  Wondered if was the 6am run, yesterday's efforts or the cold I was keeping at bay.

Sunday:  Kate hijacked my normal 7-10am slot for a run by doing Berko Half.  Despite pre-race reservations on her likely performance, she did well on a difficult course to get a PB just shy of 1:50.  Many of the AROs did Silverstone and shaved a little (or lots for Colin at 14mins) off their times to get PBs. Viddy got MV50 for a 20miler in the wilds and hills of Norfolk whilst disaster of the day goes to UltraJ at Steyning Stinger.  He suffered from a missing marker post (at 20m when he was in joint lead position) on a trail marathon to eventually do 30miles rather than the standard 26.2m....  A few Guinness in the evening might have sorted him out.  Turns out one of the guys at Ravens came in 2nd.  As for my run - 18.5m done in 2:18 over the trails towards Kimpton. Just me and Dazerelli in the intermittent, but much appreciated sunshine.

As for being picked up by the fuzz....... 　Returning from Jachenau on Tuesday, we dutifully filled the car before returning it. We'd been told to fill it or leave it empty as there was a flat fee of €140 for Hertz to fill it.  Having been told that the tank was not full (€85 just spent), I took the decision to go fill it myself again - just in case.  It did squeeze another 1.5 litres I to it and I got some more loose change out of my pocket!  On the way back, a moustached and leatherclad stereotype suddenly jumps out in front of me and waves me down...  parting painfully with €120 for doing 91km in a 50km, I gingerly made my way back to Kate and the kids and a poor explanation how I had managed to save €15.  At least had the pleasure of concluding a great holiday without any incident to the passports that had been in my care the whole week.


43.5m for the week.   £400 raised so far - so thanks to all who have sponsored me!