Who fancies 10km of mud and obstacles? Come and join Team Wolef

[EauRouge]

Quite a few of us are interested in doing the Wolf Run this September so we were thinking of getting a team together.

It's for all abilities, it should be really good fun. It's not timed and it'll be too wet to wear your Garmin, so don't worry if you're not a fast runner. We'll be a team and no Wolef will be left behind.

It's on the 6th & 7th of September just south of Coventry, so fairly central. If we get a team together we get a slightly discounted entry.

If you're interested, post on here and we'll start making a list.

We also need to pick a charity so if everyone wants to suggest their favourite one and then we can argue about it for ages with no firm decision being made.

So, I'm in and my favourite charity is the Birth Trauma Association.

Oh, do you know what? It is DD's birthday weekend, but I think Team Wolef need me more, purely because I'm 5ft 9in.

I don't think it's open for entries yet.

I don't know if I'll be able to make it over for training, I'm in Cambs so not a million miles away but DCs are home educated so difficult to get away.

8 min mile Geek??? Jeez, I'm doing well if I can crack 10 mins I'll be last to be picked won't I? It's school all over again

Now I really want to do it!! But it says the entries are closed on the website!!!

Sorry. Ignore me, there is more than one!

Reporting for duty...5"2" and -3.5 (with a 1.25 spin :) )

thenightsky is in, to bump up the average height Is your DD having a party?

I can manage a 8.30 mile but not for 10k and not if we're wading through lakes and climbing over walls that are 4ft taller than me.

Team Wolef:

EauRouge
Tiredemma
Mitchy1nge
feetheart (depending on GNR ballot)
OhOneOhTwoOhThree
Blatherskite
Standingonlego
GeekLove
thenightsky

Wiley...you know you want to...

Nope, it'll be me :)
I used to run a steady 11mins 30secs a mile regardless of distance - 5k, half marathon and everything in between. Something happened about a year ago after some horrible virus thing and I got faster Currently can get below 10mins 30 and aiming for something better but I am older than you all time is not on my side :)

Yes!! I'm in Jersey but if I can stay with someone or there is a hotel nearby count me in!! I can run a sub hour 10k on a good day so hopefully won't be holding everyone up too much!!

I've upgraded myself to 164 cm (from 163 with sunglasses on my head or 160 without) but mentally I'm easily 5'9

Ha ha, yes, and I forgot to mention, I am 5ft 3!! We will certainly be a very short running team!

Aha, what I lack in youthfulness I make up for in height :)

i'm going to have to practice my standing jump and my chin ups then!

Apparently you can go round the lake if you can't or don't want to swim it. I can swim but not in really cold water without a wetsuit!! [wimp]

it might not be too bad considering its September in terms of the water temperature

No, the sea is about 17 degrees here in Jersey in September which is just about swimable without a wetsuit - if the 'lake' is fairly shallow hopefully it won't be too bad!!

Or what about a tri-suit - can you run/swim in them [thinking ebay!!]

OK! I went swimming in Scotland without a wetsuit and reckoned it was about 14C. Was in for about 10 mins though and was glad to get out as my manual dexterity was a bit bleh after!
I think rashvest/running shorts should be OK as it is September!

Ok, I will probably not die of hypothermia then, excellent!!

Add me to the list please. I'm not sure I can contain my excitement until September but, I will try.
For stAtistical purposes I am 5'8, not short sighted but, quite old

My vision os -2.75 if you would like to add it to my vital statistics. I do not now, and have not ever ran 8 min miles. I would imagine on the day I will be a mixture of 'front crawl' and 'stumble'

If you start making swimming motions on dry land, we'll know that you're exhausted and we'll start carrying you

Team Wolef:
EauRouge
Tiredemma
Mitchy1nge
feetheart (depending on GNR ballot)
OhOneOhTwoOhThree
Blatherskite
Standingonlego
GeekLove
thenightsky
wileycoyote
jellybrain

Ohhh defintinly intrested am in northwest cant swim very well but just chuck us some armbands

Im 5:5 height wise have very good upper arm strength so can help chuck everyone over obsolutes

Armbands! Good idea, I can borrow DD1's. I'm not a great swimmer. Will there be many other competitors wearing child's goggles and armbands, do you think?

Am definitely up for being thrown over a wall. It'll be like dwarf tossing with some of us.

Team Wolef:

EauRouge
Tiredemma
Mitchy1nge
feetheart (depending on GNR ballot)
OhOneOhTwoOhThree
Blatherskite
Standingonlego
GeekLove
thenightsky
wileycoyote
jellybrain
starsandunicorns