David J Foster Runs

At the suggestion of Ray and Marian at the weekend, I joined the Haywards Heath Harriers for a training session last night.

We set out into the lightest Monday morning traffic that I can ever remember. I know it’s the school holidays, but the absence of a few teachers surely cannot explain why the roads weren’t clogged and heaving.

And did I mention that it’s warm out today?

When Kim & I were in Seattle in June, we met Nigel & Kristin’s friends Claudia & Russell. All six of the aforementioned could be described as certifiably crazy to some extent, but I think, right at this moment, Russell takes the podium.

The split times were all exactly the same as last Sunday, all the way to the turning point just beyond Blackcap at 47 minutes. I forgot to check as I passed the trig point at Blackcap on the way back up the hill, on account of my being chased by a large white rodent at the time.

The shed was duly loaded into what can only be described as a prime contender for the ‘builders van of the year, 1989′ and father and sons trundled off… driving over the kerb at the corner of the road in the process.

They were SO funny, their fringes cut in what I can only describe as a very haute couture style… for a humble floor mop.

It was the Burgess Hill Runners 4.5 mile run today and as I passed the 3 mile marker, I glanced at my watch. One hour, 54 minutes. Something wasn’t right.

Last weekend was the 5th anniversary of my graduation from London Business School and a good number of SEMBA2003 returned to London to attend lectures and catch up with old friends.

Our very good friends Carolyn & Scott had agreed to put up with us for the week and really were the perfect hosts