Hi. I'm Dobby. I do lots of stuff. Most of it really badly, but I don't let that stop me.
I get asked lots of stuff too. I thought I'd answer some of those pesky questions here, mainly so we can get back to asking each other interesting things, like what's the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow.
Errrrrmmmm, what's with the 'Dobby' ??
The name came from my diving club, because I have to hook my ears outside my hood to hear anything before a dive. Apparently that makes me look like Dobby, from Harry Potter. Could be worse. Could've been called FA Cup.
Are you clinically insane?
Are you my mother? She asks this a lot.
I'm not clinically insane, but then I don't have a certificate to prove I'm sane, so you never know. I do like a challenge though and as just running in a straight line isn't much of a challenge (and running fast in a straight line is practically impossible), I like to stick a few obstacles in there. As a result I've done a few odd races, which is probably were you got the idea I was a little bit 'touched'.
Why do you blog?
I started because I had a crazy year of racing, including 10Ks, off-road muddy extravaganzas, a half-marathon, a Kilomathon and a marathon. And my mum wanted to know about it all.
Now I blog because I'm not a runner, I'm not naturally fit, I'm not naturally fast and I'm not really that good. So if you are a plodder, we can be friends and plod together. If you're a racing snake, I can get some advice and you can feel superior. And if you don't exercise at all, I might just be able to encourage you to stick on a pair of walking boots or trainers and venture out into the wonderful world we have at whatever speed you feel like.
So that's me. Hopefully I'll entertain you in my blog and leave me a comment, so I know I'm not alone in this 'ere blogosphere.
Here's mud in your eye.
