Another sweltering day today - indeed in London it reached 106 degrees F. We woke very early and set off for the Mini Marathon Event at Laverstock where Mary was competing in the Girls Under 11s. There were over a thousand people at the event and so it was a little confusing at first to find where the Winterslow School people were - no tent or sign like the other schools. Our Rector, Nils and his son Leif took part in the parents race (some 330 starting) with Leif coming a fantastic 8th and Nils 85th. When it was Mary's turn there were, again, about 300 entrants and Mary came a very respectable 81st. Both Sara and I came to the conclusion that we would not have made it out of sight of the starting line let alone an uphill course of over a mile. Mary received a medal which she proudly wore afterwards (see picture). We returned home around 11 a.m with the temperature soaring. I spent most of the day in the garden tidying up the hedges and the trees and weeding around the west side of the house. The sun beat down and it got hotter and hotter. Sara went into town and took a lot of junk to the recycling station. This afternoon it was so hot that I sat indoors and watched the Play-Off final between Blackpool and Cardiff City. It was a thrilling game and as in 1953, Blackpool once more came from behind to clinch an all important victory at Wembley. Blackpool are now back in first tier football after an absence of 39 years! Tonight I took Tom and Mary to the greyhound races at Poole. It was a very pleasant evening and we all had a really good time. Unfortunately it was not a profitable one tonight. Mary chose tracks 1 and 2 in the first race and then changed her mind to 3 and 2. Of course the result had to be 1 & 2 which would have given Mary a good start with a £9 win! Likewise in the last race, Mary forecast dogs 5, 4 and 1 and 5, 4 and 2 to come in in in that order and the result was 5, 4 and 3. If she had got it right it would have netted her £48 for a 50p stake. Still, never mind, it is probably as well that they (the children) realise that losing is more likely than winning.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Racing
Another sweltering day today - indeed in London it reached 106 degrees F. We woke very early and set off for the Mini Marathon Event at Laverstock where Mary was competing in the Girls Under 11s. There were over a thousand people at the event and so it was a little confusing at first to find where the Winterslow School people were - no tent or sign like the other schools. Our Rector, Nils and his son Leif took part in the parents race (some 330 starting) with Leif coming a fantastic 8th and Nils 85th. When it was Mary's turn there were, again, about 300 entrants and Mary came a very respectable 81st. Both Sara and I came to the conclusion that we would not have made it out of sight of the starting line let alone an uphill course of over a mile. Mary received a medal which she proudly wore afterwards (see picture). We returned home around 11 a.m with the temperature soaring. I spent most of the day in the garden tidying up the hedges and the trees and weeding around the west side of the house. The sun beat down and it got hotter and hotter. Sara went into town and took a lot of junk to the recycling station. This afternoon it was so hot that I sat indoors and watched the Play-Off final between Blackpool and Cardiff City. It was a thrilling game and as in 1953, Blackpool once more came from behind to clinch an all important victory at Wembley. Blackpool are now back in first tier football after an absence of 39 years! Tonight I took Tom and Mary to the greyhound races at Poole. It was a very pleasant evening and we all had a really good time. Unfortunately it was not a profitable one tonight. Mary chose tracks 1 and 2 in the first race and then changed her mind to 3 and 2. Of course the result had to be 1 & 2 which would have given Mary a good start with a £9 win! Likewise in the last race, Mary forecast dogs 5, 4 and 1 and 5, 4 and 2 to come in in in that order and the result was 5, 4 and 3. If she had got it right it would have netted her £48 for a 50p stake. Still, never mind, it is probably as well that they (the children) realise that losing is more likely than winning.
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