Advent Day 9

[ell]

As anyone who knows me on FB knows, I am never one to mindlessly pass on ridiculous memes from elsewhere... /sarcasm

...but this one from Runner's World has been up in an open tab for about a week now and I still think some of the gifs are funny, so here you go...

14 Thoughts Every Runner Has During a Cold Run

...also, it looks like some of us are going to meet in Edinburgh at the end of May! (For anyone who can't make it in 2015, I'll be happy to go back in 2016 as well)

The Hairy Haggis Relay has 4 legs:
Leg 1: The Royal Leg - 8.3 miles ell

Leg 2: The Cock & Pan Leg - 5.5 miles linaelyn (unless you want one of the longer or shorter legs - you're traveling the furthest, you get to choose)

Leg 3: The Gosford Leg - 8 miles temve

Leg 4: The Glory Leg - 4.4 miles - either franzi or dancing_serpent (it's only a mile and a quarter more than a 5 k!)

In addition, thalia and maybe blnchflr as well will be running the half marathon.

I'm going to go ahead and take the Captain position on the relay and get us registered if that's ok with everyone. I'll also start scouting out places to stay.

So...group costume ideas?

Comments

[linaelyn]

WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!! I can't believe we are going to actually do this!!

[linaelyn]

Thank you for taking Captaincy for this. Hey, I know! I'll buy you the hat. A really big one. ;-D

We could run costumed as... pirates? I'm not overly attached to the idea, as it could be a fiasco to try and run in Pirate gear, but... it's a thought.

[ell]

PIRATES! AVAST!


...and really bad eggs...

(I was initially thinking sheep...but this - is much better!)

[ell]

I can't either! But it's fun to take things from the realm of - yeah, we should do that someday to the realm of - "here's the registration and the dates, who's with me?"

(also, Tem and I are probably going to go a bit ahead of time to have a wee Scotland adventure. You are more that welcome to join us for whatever time you have free. It will no doubt involve lots of walking, castles, eating strange foods, and generally behaving as touristy as possible without being rude)

[franzi1981]

Can I join as well??? ;)

I'd love to!!!!!!!!

Also, I'm happy to do the leg, just know I might have to fall back on walking.

[dancing_serpent]

Scotland adventures ftw! I'll have more chances staying a few days longer afterwards than going ahead because of how work usually is that time of year, though.

[thalia]

Re lodging for the group: You might want to look into short-term apartment rentals--there are a bunch. Matt and I are going to be staying until the 12th with Matt's two brothers, and we've found a bunch of potential 3-bedroom apartments. I bet you could get a decent deal on something like that for a long weekend.

[thalia]

Also, yay, I'm so psyched!!!

[dancing_serpent]

I'm feeling a bit bad about joining in so late in the game, but I've read all the awesome monthly challenges and longed to take part. I've had a long spree of not running at all, and when I did start again, I had no idea how to figure out the actual distance.

But Scotland is my cryptonite, and actually going there - and not just virtually - might be the kick in the ass I need.

[ell]

We are so happy to have you join us :-)

[blnchflr]

Are you going? Then I kind of have to go - but urgh, money; I can't do ALL the trips in 2015 D:

[dancing_serpent]

I plan to, yes! It fits with my usual vacation time, and knowing about six months in advance makes finding a cheap flight a lot easier. I'd even love to stay a couple of days longer than just for the race.

[blnchflr]

Urgh, I can't decide if I should go or save my money ;____;

[dancing_serpent]

Yeah, the saving money bit makes my stomach hurt. But on the other hand, I had thought about making at least a small trip to Scotland next year anyway - it's my 20 year anniversary, you know? Twenty years since I first came to Scotland and fell in love, twenty years since I tried my first Scotch Single Malt.

What better way to celebrate than hopping over for another visit?

[blnchflr]

None?

I just have other trips already planned, and ought to buy an apartment instead of renting and blah blah…

[dancing_serpent]

Ah, yeah, those are very good reasons. :)

As long as I live around here/this specific region of Germany, renting will always be cheaper than buying. House and flat prices are so expensive, I could live in my flat and pay rent for twenty years, before I'm somewhere near the price I'd have to pay if I wanted to buy it.

[blnchflr]

If I lived in a cheap apartment, renting would be cheaper, too. But I pay a good amount for a one-room apartment with a super-crappy "bathroom". If I could find a two-room apartment with a bathroom I could live with, it'd be worth paying more - imagine to be a grown-up with a bedroom!!

[dancing_serpent]

Yeah, I get that. When I cut all ties with my mother I suddenly felt kinda homeless, so I spent quite a bit of time to find a good flat to make a new home for me. And that definitely included two rooms, a very nice bathroom and a great kitchen (and other nice things like fireplace, parking and balcony). It's very much worth the rent, even if it was a huge chunk out of the money I earned back then. Ten years and frequent raises later, it doesn't hurt as much any more.