Sue and Martin in Mallorca 2019

Sue and Martin in Mallorca 2019
On the Archduke's Path in Mallorca

Monday, 9 May 2016

Saturday 7 May 2016 – ‘Perfect Angels’ and a parkrun

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Before our encounter with the ‘Perfect Angels’ pictured above, Sue and I had a most pleasurable morning in Wythenshawe Park, where 299 parkrunners turned up on a fine, warm morning, many of whom stayed on for a coffee afterwards.

The construction of a temporary roof on the hall seems to be progressing well, with the clock tower having been detached for renovation by specialists who don’t need to be immune from vertigo.

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This line up of worthies was actually for the purpose of taking a picture of their backs, showing the various ‘milestone’ t-shirts. Red is for 50 runs, black is for 100 runs, purple is for 25 volunteering appearances, and I’m not sure what Paul Muldoon’s yellow shirt signifies.

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Here’s the picture taken from the back of the runners, nabbed off the parkrun Facebook page. I’m no clearer on the provenance of the Muldoon shirt!

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After indulging ourselves with a lengthy coffee break and lots of cake, we adjourned to the company of the ‘Perfect Angels’.

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Walton Park is an easy bike/scooter ride from our house, and a great place to spend the afternoon with the Perfect Angels, who are shown below in the ‘Gallery Barge’ after they had topped up with ice creams – the van must have left the park a few hundred pounds richer!

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We saw squirrels in the park, and on the way back home we passed this mallard and her nine chicks, playing Russian roulette with some very focussed rowers.

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We look forward to having you again soon, J and J. Perfect Angels, who should be Seen and not Heard!?

3 comments:

Phreerunner said...

Andy H says "I think he had one of the orange Tribesports tourists T shirts (personalised with Wythenshawe on it).

Thanks Andy

Anonymous said...

Where's the "like" button? H

Phreerunner said...

There isn't a 'like' button on Blogger. (I like that)

Alan L says:
'Knowing how Paul is so concerned with sartorial elegance, can I be the first pedant to point out that his shirt was in fact "apricot"?'

Haha!