tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post7168729733722183761..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: "Last Mile in Hand-Stands"Tom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-37779363373052505482007-03-16T16:32:00.000+00:002007-03-16T16:32:00.000+00:00So the Hare and Tortoise isn't just a fairytale?I ...So the Hare and Tortoise isn't just a fairytale?<BR/><BR/>I would prefer a competition related to knowledge of the best Coffee shops/Cafes in south and central London. I bow to nobody in that department.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-52492626850766326412007-03-16T15:57:00.000+00:002007-03-16T15:57:00.000+00:00Why not test one another instead in the discipline...Why not test one another instead in the disciplines of Rhetoric or Grammar?ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-62948749106078010652007-03-16T15:47:00.000+00:002007-03-16T15:47:00.000+00:00Perhaps in the pub after each London League match,...Perhaps in the pub after each London League match, we should all have an arm-wrestling contest?Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-53656475992180507962007-03-16T15:35:00.000+00:002007-03-16T15:35:00.000+00:00Oh, there was a showdown (though it must have been...Oh, there was a showdown (though it must have been about ten years ago). It was between Robert and Andrew over, if I recall, four laps of Streatham Common. Dave V, Bob C, Richard Wright and myself ambled about while Robert and Andrew exerted themselves. Robert set off at a pace and built up a lead but later ran out of puff and was ultimately not a match for Andrew's measured pace.<BR/><BR/>Angus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-30168850718813448742007-03-16T14:28:00.000+00:002007-03-16T14:28:00.000+00:00Best of luck :-)Former Streatham & Brixtonite Andy...Best of luck :-)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Former Streatham & Brixtonite Andy Thake (last heard of somewhere in Singapore I think) ran the marathon once or twice.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps you could have a showdown for the Ultimate S&B Runner title.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com