Allow Me To Break The Ice

Winter hath arrived. A cool 16 of us yesterday, layered up like thick skinned cooking onions, took to to the streets to set up a Christmas fair for Cody Dock.

Post celebrating some of our team racing at Parkrun and RunThrough, commending just how much we got through last week and general chit chat...we got to our random weekly question. Using a highly advanced psychological technique (take notes Mel) in a bid to put the cold weather in perspective "what's the coldest and most miserable you've ever been?" Wet 10milers in York, Boston in Winter, under-prepped camping, getting lobbed overboard into 'glacial melt-water', Slovakian mountains, wet army training, long poorly prepped winter rides, getting splashed by a bus in the freezing cold, The Dales, and The Northern Lights with a babbling instructor. A bit cold and stiff...we legged it into the dark night.

Dan and James kept an honest pace up the front, we continuously talked to each other throughout, pretending we were effortless. Classic. When we got there Simon let us know what was what. If he had a list, and it was a cartoon...the scroll would've dropped down to his feet and rolled off into the distance. We got to work straight away. Moving gazebos. Setting them up. Shifting outdoor furniture. Setting up outdoor and indoor decorations. Preparing the food hall. We worked quickly and sharply - but it was a long one. Luckily we had something to show for it (asides from a euphemism sharpening contest whilst constructing the gazebo) - the place was transformed, ready for The Frost Fair this Saturday.

Some light sprints got us home quicker, and increased our bio-mechanics along route. 10 to be precise. With Graham doing the countdown for the middle group, bellowing "3, 2, 1..." in homage to the gladiator referee

Some of us went to the pub for a liquid debrief, others went home with early starts and slept through their 5.30am alarm. Can't win them all!

We've got a great task next week at Red Box Project, yeah the one where I got my words mumbled trying to explain it.

"Our aim is to provide free sanitary wear to any young woman that may struggle to access it, this means more boxes in more schools across the UK – we need your help!"

We'll be sorting and packing the boxes for them next week, sign up here - our monthly social is after too!

Alrighty that's all folks. Make that weekend count now...

B