Here come two runners.............

On our way into Callander we stopped at Kilmahog to give the dog a 'comfort stop' and after a couple of minutes walking along the old railway line, we spotted two guys heading towards us and then they were recognised to be moving quite smartly and my wife said "Here come two runners!" Runners? It was Bobby Young and Pete Cartwright. They had come from Pete's house and gone up and round Ben Ledi in the snow. Bobby was complaining that he was going to ask Santa for a satnav - Pete had said the run was only five and a half miles but Bobby wasn't convinced that they had been doing twelve minute miles. He even showed me his watch which told me the time of day (which I knew already) but that didn't tell me when he had started. They both looked very fresh for guys who had been going at twelve minute miles! Pete reckons that he will be running at the West Districts on Saturday in Irvine - another vet, guys. Five veterans representing the club last week, where are all the Seniors? The same five plus Pete will give us six runners and with six to count we should at least have a team.
Prasad was ill all last week and he hasn't been seen since Monday this week when he was said to be looking very rough.
At the IFAC conferece at the end of October Frank Dick pointed out that the effects of training while suffering from swine 'flu are not yet known and that we should all be careful. He even recommended that we follow the habit of our 'Transatlantic Cousins' by sneezing into our armpits or into our elbow if we have no time to get any handkerchief out. We all get wee colds and chills at this time of year and we all have different ways of dealing with them. Any suggestions for general use can be put in the comments slot under the blog or even just discussed on the hoof at training nights.