Hi Yaffel and anyone else who may stray onto this page by accident! This is a true (some of the details have been stretched!) to life conversation I had over the phone with my dad, 7 years ago. I had just finished a race and had come 2nd out of 800 people and called my dad on my mobile (cell). His reaction was just like that above! My dad was Army mile record holder, a national level Cricketer and a great Footballer (Soccer). To understand what my dad as a Yorkshire man is like, go to Youtube and type in ‘Four Yorkshiremen’ and the classic Monty Python sketch will show you!

Hi nrm what a wonderful write i really enjoyed it and must say it gave me a smile. I get the feeling that 2nd was something your dad didn’t understand lol. Great article. Now did you forget your Shara poem or am i not to that one yet lol. Conversation sounded so real as i read it , really great!