Another Colchester Park Run to kick start the weekend.
I’ve not really bben thinking about a PB, but the course is set up to SMASH my Brockwell Park Run PB of 22:09.
What didn’t really help early on Saturday morning was the introduction of the official pacemakers.
Also what didn’t really help was the Mersea Island BOOZE from Good Friday.
But I met Mr 22 Minute Marker Man, and thought: I’ll have a bit of that.
So what if Mr 23 Minute Marker Man was actually ahead of him for the first km or so?
I made the mistake of telling Mr 22 Minute Marker Man that I was pushing for a 22 minute PB.
This meant that he pushed me around, making sure that I didn’t let slip with the pace.
My final time clocked in at 21:53.
Happy with that.
But now what?
A new pair of trainers might help. I limped off to Sunny Colch town centre, and went in search of some running shoes.
I found the perfect pair, only to be told that I was looking in the ladies section of the store.
Whoops.
I’ve ended up with what looks like a pair day-glo rave shoes that I use to wear whilst buzzing off me tits back in the day.
I plan to treat my future runs with the same mentality of living it large.
I stopped off for a swim and a clean up at the pool. @MrBoom also turned up. We compared French lesson notes like a couple of over-excited schoolboys.
Je mange l'insecte @MrBoom. Oh Lordy #FrenchLessons
— Jason_Cobb (@Jason_Cobb) March 26, 2016
I started to put the lengths in, and then Anna gatecrashed the pool. We kept to separate lanes, both of us not wanting to repeat the competitive His ‘n’ Hers swim from Friday.
Back at base and I went to see my framing man.
I have framed my Labour Party purge letter. Oh the irony #whynotjointheLabourparty
— Jason_Cobb (@Jason_Cobb) March 26, 2016
My Labour party purge letter needed the official framing treatment - rather apt, given the way that I was set up by the Stockwell Progress twonks.
My framing man knew instantly what I was after:
“That will be for the shitter, then.”
We watched the cricket from behind the settee for most of the afternoon.
Cricket. Bloody hell, etc.
Always rated that Chris Jordan @SurreyCCCSC 😉 #wearetherey
— Jason_Cobb (@Jason_Cobb) March 26, 2016
We went on a mini Wivenhoe pub crawl early evening. Iron Maiden (sorta…) were playing down at the Quay.
It looked lively, but it just wasn’t my thing. I was wearing a cravat.
The Greyhound was a little better. Anna challenged me to a game of Forget the Rules Dominoes.
Having SPANKED Boy Y at Connect 4 on Thursday, my confidence was high.
I mistook the game of Forget the Rules Dominoes for a Blue Peter style challenge of knocking the dominoes down.
I think I lost.
And then back to base for the England game.
Who are these players?