chrisp65 Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago Biblical rain in central London just ahead of the start of the Vitality 10k this morning. Wet through to my knickers within 5 mins of leaving the hotel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nor-Cal Villan Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago 3 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Biblical rain in central London just ahead of the start of the Vitality 10k this morning. Wet through to my knickers within 5 mins of leaving the hotel From what I can gather from the Internet, many places in/around London got more rain in the last 24 hours than we have had total since February Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted 3 hours ago VT Supporter Share Posted 3 hours ago How much water can the sky contain? Been raining almost constantly for 24 hours and the next 14 hours are going to be significantly worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picicata Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago Wetter than an otter's pocket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy54 Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 8 hours ago, chrisp65 said: Biblical rain in central London just ahead of the start of the Vitality 10k this morning. Wet through to my knickers within 5 mins of leaving the hotel How did you get on? I did the run in 2023 and 2022, but decided not to bother this year. Last year was a bit disorganised as the race packs were late in getting posted out and many didnt arrive in time, so massive queues. Weather was great in 2022 and 2023 for the Vitality 10K though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 8 hours ago, chrisp65 said: Biblical rain in central London just ahead of the start of the Vitality 10k this morning. Wet through to my knickers within 5 mins of leaving the hotel Hanging around public toilets again I see 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted 1 hour ago VT Supporter Share Posted 1 hour ago Wetter than Rod Hulls roof out there today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted 54 minutes ago Share Posted 54 minutes ago 1 hour ago, Rugeley Villa said: Hanging around public toilets again I see I think you’ll find it’s called cottaging once you’re middle class like what I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted 47 minutes ago Moderator Share Posted 47 minutes ago 2 hours ago, sidcow said: How much water can the sky contain? Been raining almost constantly for 24 hours and the next 14 hours are going to be significantly worse. There are holes in the sky, where the rain gets in. They’re only small, that’s why rain is thin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted 45 minutes ago Share Posted 45 minutes ago 1 hour ago, delboy54 said: How did you get on? I did the run in 2023 and 2022, but decided not to bother this year. Last year was a bit disorganised as the race packs were late in getting posted out and many didnt arrive in time, so massive queues. Weather was great in 2022 and 2023 for the Vitality 10K though Yeah I did really well thanks. I was bag holder for my nipper, and at the end of the race (they did 50 mins 7 seconds) I still had the bag, so I consider that a job well done. Interesting you say about being disorganised. A few weeks ago when I booked the hotel, becuase it was the weekend I was also checking maintenance on the tube and stuff like that. The places I normally stay were too far out with tube disruption planned in advance. So we booked somewhere different that was walking distance away. On the day, loads of people in the wrong running groups because of ‘tube chaos’. I can’t help feeling a simple email or or note in the pack to nudge people to check transport in advance would have helped a few thousand people yesterday. Also, slightly controversial race length too. Quite a few people saying it was a few hundred metres longer than 10k. But good fun, the nipper met up with a few friends and that was what it was all about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDR V2 Posted 43 minutes ago Share Posted 43 minutes ago 1 minute ago, chrisp65 said: Yeah I did really well thanks. I was bag holder for my nipper, and at the end of the race (they did 50 mins 7 seconds) I still had the bag, so I consider that a job well done. Interesting you say about being disorganised. A few weeks ago when I booked the hotel, becuase it was the weekend I was also checking maintenance on the tube and stuff like that. The places I normally stay were too far out with tube disruption planned in advance. So we booked somewhere different that was walking distance away. On the day, loads of people in the wrong running groups because of ‘tube chaos’. I can’t help feeling a simple email or or note in the pack to nudge people to check transport in advance would have helped a few thousand people yesterday. Also, slightly controversial race length too. Quite a few people saying it was a few hundred metres longer than 10k. But good fun, the nipper met up with a few friends and that was what it was all about. 10k+ Blame Heck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted 15 minutes ago Share Posted 15 minutes ago 20 hours ago, ferguson1 said: I love to watch a storm from the comfort of our house. Obviously not great if out in it or driving but storms including lightening are a fascinating watch. Absolutely love storms. Had some friends over on Sat, couple of us stood outside (rain was there, but light) with a beer just watching the sky light up. Have never seen so much electrical activity in a storm before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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