I don't win things but ....

The usual response from colleagues and some family members to my running career is 'Did you win then ?'.
When this is asked after the London Marathon, where I come in at good 3500th it feels something has been lost in translation.

The odd thing today was I actually won something. It was at the Fowlmead 5miler Christmas Cracker. Ok it not exactly the New York Marathon but a race is a race. The announcer listed the winning men's team ... 'Deal Tri with Gordon, Steve... and Stephen Wakeford'.... and I got a bottle of red wine.

This was a trophy destined for the mantlepiece, well so I thought. When I got home holding the trophy bottle  my beloved Rose looked wide-eyed (I sub-contract all my drinking to her) - 'you can win wine at these things? - You are going to have to train a bit harder in the future ....'

I dare say the 'trophy' will not last long - its the Xmas bash next Friday at the Deal Folk Club and I can see the said bottle will be used in the Driftwood warm up... c'est la guerre.

Roadie

PS. My time was 0:33:32 a seasons best...