WRINKLY SECTION

WRINKLY WRUNS/WALKS

October/November/December 2009

All Wruns/Walks start from venue at 10:00am prompt.

(Sometimes we actually find our way back to the start!)

Monday 28^th December 2009 is a Public Holiday, Carr Hill

School will be closed, meet usual time 7:00pm at

Lane Ends Pub.

OCTOBER

Thursday 1^st Boss Cruising to be arranged by ANO

8^th Boss Cruising - to be arranged by ANO (Still)

15^th Cinderbarrow Picnic Site, Yealand Redmayne

22^nd Reg Chapman’s meet at start of Green Drive 5

29^th Longridge Village Hall

NOVEMBER

Thursday 5^th Garstang by the Sports Field (Pete Earnshaw’s 68th Birthday)

12^th Turton and Entwistle Reservoirs CP

19^th Cobblestones CP Chipping

26^th Crook o’ Lune CP Caton

DECEMBER

Thursday 3^rd Knowley, Nr. Chorley (Lay-by on B6228 above M61 Motorway)

10^th Cronshaw Quarry CP (Old Clitheroe Rd. above Hurst Green)

17^th Xmas Lunch, Shovels Inn, Hambleton (after Wrun/Walk)

24^th Guys Court Bilsborrow

31^st Beacon Fell Visitor Centre

Further details etc. from John (Boss) Whiteman

Email: john.whiteman@hotmail.co.uk

(It could only happen on a Wrinkly Holiday)

Tenerife

The “Breeze Inn” Los Cristianos, Club Secretary to Waitress, “Could I have a large beer for me and half a litre of lasagne for the wife?”

Waitress “Do you mean half a litre of Sangria”

Reply “Oh yes that’s it”.

Majorca 2008

Porto Pollensa, how not to haggle with a “Looky Looky Man” by Norman Bateman. On seeing some spectacles that lit up and displayed different colours. Norman thought he would haggle and get a pair for Anne, it went something like this:

NB “How much for the glasses”

LLM “Gimme 30 Euros” N

NB “Too much”

LLM “Gimme 25 then”

NB “Still too much”

LLM “Gimme 20 then Delboy”

NB “Still too much”

LLM “how much you gimme then”

NB “I’ll give you 2 Euros”

LMM “You cheeky boy Delboy, gimme 15 - ASDA price”

NB “You’re trying to rob me, it’s far too much”

LLM “Ok gimme 10 buy one get one free”

NB “No I’ll give you 2”

LLM “Last offer 5 Euros”

NB “That’s too cheap, I’ll give you 10”.

Looky Looky couldn’t believe his luck took the 10 and disappeared into the night.

Majorca 2000

Sat outside a bar in Palma Nova. We are discussing what we should sing later in a nearby Karaoke Bar. Two elderly ladies, (one in a wheelchair), pass by and hear the conversation.

“It sounds great,” says the one in the wheelchair “I wish I could join you”

“You’re more than welcome to join us, but first you need to be auditioned,” says Keith Gresty.Without further ado she jumps out of her chair and starts singing. Keith being Keith is not satisfied with one song so then asked her to sing another and she obliges. You guessed it - he then tells her that she failed.

Sicily

Palermo in the Catacombs. (The subterranean catacombs that contain the mummified remains of about 8,000 ancient inhabitants of Palermo may be macabre, but are fascinating to visit). Boss’s wife came out with the comment “This is a dead end”.

Les Ward found some teeth that he thought were better than his.

Derek Goodenough was looking for a toe that was better than his. The quips went on and on!

Llandudno

He is here again, yes it’s Secretary! Team taking refreshments in a local hostelry, the conversation wasn’t very exciting just discussing certain people’s complaints as we Athletes do.

Secretary, “Superman isn’t looking very good nowadays”

Rest of the group “He won’t, he’s been dead 6 months”

Then there was Les Ward who parked his car on the Promenade and lost it for two days. The rest of the team then informed him, that it was parked across the road from the Hotel.

Lanzarote

Now it’s Auntie Brenda’s turn! The team are off on a Camel Trek. There are two seats connected together, around the camel’s hump. The idea is that you get two people of equal weight sit either side, so as to keep the seats stable. Unfortunately no one told the camel owner that Brenda and Pete’s weights are slightly different. Off they went and it wasn’t long before they are swaying violently from side to side. It isn’t easy to describe how they looked on paper, just suffice it to say they both looked extremely seasick when they dismounted.

Derek Goodenough and John Howorth shared a room together. On this particular day after having consumed some alcoholic refreshment they decided to go on a training run. What had been going on beforehand, no one knows, but, after running about 200yards John realised he had no shorts on. (Rather strange).

Portugal

Estoril, this holiday was probably our most eventful, firstly we had Auntie Brenda ordering a LARGE BEER at one of the many seafront bars, only to find out that it contained 2 litres! When the waiter brought it, she needed help to lift it up! (It didn’t prove to be a handicap however as she soon dispatched the contents!)

Anyone who has been on a “Wrinkly Holiday” will know that it is tradition to meet at 8:00am to go for the days training run. On this particular day Boss decided that the team should run to the station and catch the morning commuter train. All was well; we carried enough cash to take us two stations down the line and then we would run back, a distance of about 6 miles. Onto the train and off we go straight through the first station without stopping. Coming up to our station, not only did it not stop, but, it picked up speed. Five stations down the line and it eventually stopped. What do we do now? Its 12 miles back and breakfast is in 45mins. Worst of all we have no more cash! Boss legs it across to the other platform, where there are numerous people waiting. The first person he comes across, he asks, “Do you speak English”,

“I am English came the reply”

‘Yes’ the return train did stop at the station we wanted.

Relieved we jump on it praying that we weren’t asked for our tickets. (We did make it back for breakfast.)

The best has yet to come; Tony Robbins got up had a shave and morning constitutional in preparation to meet the others at 8:00am. Thinking it was 7:30 it was only when he had finished that he looked at his watch to see that it was only 3:30am.

Liverpool

John Lennon Airport, Team check-in down to the Departure Lounge, called to the Gate. Onto the Shuttle Bus to the waiting Airplane. All on board except Norman and Anne! Where can they be? Yes, you guessed it; they got on the wrong bus.

“Where are you going” they are asked.

“Lisbon” came the reply.

“Not on this plane your not, this is going to Palma”. Quick transfer to the Lisbon Plane - they just made it.

Cyprus

Hotel Atlantica Bay, Limassol.We had just completed a race that started and finished outside our hotel, sponsored by the Keo Brewery which is in the town. Along with runners from other UK clubs we are sat around the hotel pool. The race organiser brings several cases of Keo Beer, which the sponsor has donated, free of charge.

Runners being runners like to get “owt for nowt”, so they are grabbing handfuls of the cans. Les Ward is disgusted in their behaviour, which, it has to be said, is mainly the runners from the other clubs (People from Wesham RR wouldn’t do anything like that!!) Unfortunately for Les he has to go on a call of nature and had left his rucksack by his chair. Whilst he is away his rucksack is filled with the cans. Just as he arrives back Keith pushed the rucksack over and the cans roll out all over. The rest of the team are rolling around in laughter, Les’s face is a picture.

Spain

Isla Canella (Costa de la Luz)

Derek Goodenough had lost the keys to his room; he was positive that he had left them on the dining table, which we had been sitting with Brian and Janet. We all searched for them without any luck. Derek reports the loss to reception, who let him into the room with the pass key. Unfortunately Derek had put his safe key onto the same ring, so reception told him that they would have to call out a locksmith the following day. Fearing that someone may take the opportunity to raid his safe, he decided to stay in his room for the night. (That man is here again!) Club Secretary returns to his room later that night to find Derek’s key on their dressing room table. Brian had picked the keys up thinking they were his. Unbeknown to him Janet had theirs in her handbag.

Gibraltar

We are in two minibuses on the usual tourist trail around the “Rock”. We stop to look around one of the many sights; Janet Wilkinson takes the opportunity to eat a sandwich, which she had purchased earlier. Suddenly there is tug on her arm. Thinking it was Brian she told him to go away. When she realised what it was, off she went like a rocket back to the minibus, which is where she stayed for the rest of the visit. Yes! You guessed it; it wasn’t Brian but one of the many Barbary Apes on the Rock.

Written by: John (Boss Wrinkly) Whiteman.

Submitted: 30^th June 2009

Edited by: Brenda J Earnshaw WRR Editor

Llandudno 2009

It was another foreign holiday for sixteen “Wrinkly’s”, this time all the way to Welsh Wales. The weather was scorching, not a cloud to be seen in all the five days spent there.

Running, walking and sightseeing were the main activities on this holiday, (of course a minor activity was imbibing at the local hostelries.)

We stayed at http://themarlborough.com it’s about 20metres from the sea front, the accommodation, food and the staff is first class. No doubt your thinking, “Llandudno” that’s where all the “Wrinkly People” go for holidays. Well you’re not wrong. However, many younger people also stay there, the town is spotless, and it’s an excellent centre to visit the Snowdonia National Park and the rest of Northern Wales. If you haven’t been up the “Great Orme” and experienced the superb views, then you haven’t lived. Check out http://www.llandudno.com

The “Whiteman Cup” was awarded to Janet Wilkinson; she had a new ankle fitted only 3 months earlier at Wrightington Hospital, what did she do? Well, she walked all the way around the “Great Orme” unaided, an absolutely brilliant achievement, what else could we do but award her the cup.

The “Sun God/Goddess” was award to Marie Wyld on her return from a day up Mount Snowden; she was absolutely glowing. Well done Marie.

Written by: John Whitman

Submitted: 29^th July 2009