Chris from Canberra

to your wife and older brother. Hope they both enjoy the day.

Chris, thank you for the birthday greetings. It made it special reading all the messages.

Hi Chris. Bit late coming to say hello, sorry! But here's a BIG HELLO to try & make up for it!

Hello Chris,
My first time here, read all the comments...seems I forgot your birthday...hope it was a great one.

That would be very nice if you came to visit him, in 2 years from now, I will still be here...I hope and we could arrange for a visit...It is time for me to go to bed. Will catch you again soon, I hope.

Good night Orianne. Who knows what will be going on two years from now. All things being equal I'll be there and hopefully able to visit with the Ottawa branch of Sudokuholics!

Chris, just thought I'd better pop in to let you know I lurve Butter Chicken!
What time did you want us to arrive?
It'll be worth it, have a great night.

Hi Chris. I have only just noticed that you have your own page now. I have been hoping to catch you for some time. We were probably both living in Fiji at the same time! I was there from 1966 to 1970 when we came to Sydney. I was born in NZ (my parents didn't trust the Fijian 'witch doctors' after they diagnosed her with appendicitis and after whipping it out and finding nothing wrong with it declared she must be pregnant instead!) but moved back to Fiji when I was 7 weeks old. We will have to compare notes as our parents probably knew each other!

It seems I missed your birthday as well. I hope you had a fantastic day.
Rose

Hello, Chris. Ask away. I'll check back here and reply. You know, posting first isn't much fun...unless I'm trying to beat you, which isn't easy. Shall we resume the contest? All the best.

Hi Ian, I was just wondering what the weather is generally like in Boston around the time of the marathon (mid-April I think.) I'm thinking seriously considering entering the marathon in 2010 (presuming I can run a qualifying time after around September this year) then meandering over to Ottawa to see my brother and the niece I've never seen.

Chris,
This year's marathon is on April 21st. I used to live about a mile west of Heartbreak Hill, 30k into the race.

The weather, on average, is very pleasant. But it's like the old joke that when you've got one hand in a block of ice and the other is on fire, you doing great on average. Late April is usually between 5ºC and 15ºC; but temperatures lower and higher are not noteworthy, just not the norm. And wind and rain are completely unpredictable. Runners never wear anything but shorts and regular sleeveless top.

Wish I could be more specific, but I'd be lying.

There are some stories at

ht tp://bostonist.com/2007/04/12/boston_marathon_update_runners_brace_for_stormy_weather.php

Dear CHRIS.
Very pleased to stop by your page to say HELLO and enjoy myself with your photos.
Hope you are very well.
My best wishes to you and have a very nice time.

Chris, back again with more wishes. This time for your son's 8th. Did you mean he is turning 8 or is this his 8th party for this birthday!!!
Have a great day, Chris's son. Not sure if today is your birthday but it's party day. WOOHOO

It helped, Chris, it helped! Thanks for your welcome. Keep on running! XO

Go the Waratahs!

Hi Chris, I enjoyed photos, thanks for sharing!

Chris, I gather from your comment on today's medium that you are still feeling like a droopy dog! Try to be positive, it's only a cold and it will go away. Get that orange juice into ya, like they used to say about chicken soup, it may not help but it wont hoit!

Chris,
Well done! Just training for a marathon is an achievement! My husband has trained & run 12 marathons... 4 being Boston Marathons & the rest were Chicago Marathons.). The longest race I was ever in was a 25K. So, "Congratulations!" ...no matter where you place!

tomorrow.
I agree with Shiela, you already deserve congratulations.

Chris, dropping in to wish you luck for tomorrow, though I really don't think you need it. Participating in any Marathon, is a major achievement in my eyes, so
to you, just go out there and have fun.

Chris best of luck for the marathon, just completing it is a major achievement. Rest well.

Chris, checking up on your marathon. Let me know how you did.
♥

Congratulations Chris, your time was excellent. You must be so proud. I have been watching the London Marathon today, fascinated by it all. The weather keeps changing in London and they had rain, humidity and then sunshine not easy conditions to run it. Well done.

Chris, how did you do on the marathon?
Hope it met with your expectations!
Which marathon did you run?
Hope you didn't get too sore the day after!

I forgot there was another birthday coming up!

for you elder son's 11th.
I know the party was today but was it his actual birthday today?
All the best wishes for a great day...whenever!

Hi Chris,
Thought I'd drop by with an 'Old Adam' from Bremerton Winery in Langhorne Ck. (only a few km's from Strath) Fascinated by your photo gallery. Great photo's.
Keep warm!

for the birthday greetings! What a special birthday everyone in sudokuland made it for me! Made having one of those "biggie" birthdays almost enjoyable!
Thanks again!

Hmmmm, It seems as if I never got around to giving you a proper page welcome Chris...not sure how that happened...to busy watching and enjoying your antics with Ian/Boston, and reading about you and your family on easy I guess...Sooooo WELCOME! Now, I also want to thank you for adding to my birthday enjoyment and the shower of wishes from Sudokuland....It made a good day great! BTW...Love your picture..I wish I could have spent a month in France instead of 10 days...and it rained all of the time.....just 1 year after your trip...go figure I guess. We still had a great time. Do drop by any time.Good luck in your running, You did well in the French Marathon I believe....I was there at the time.

Taking the time to say thank you for your message of love and support through the tough times with my mum, and her death. My heart has been lifted by the warmth and love shown to me here.

Good Luck with the op today Chris.

Thinking of you.
Hope all went well.

Hey Chris, glad all went well, let me know when you know. Would love to see how your mind works, analytical!

Hi Chris - Was glad to see your post on the "hard" puzzle and to know you are back in the swing of things so quickly - congratulations and continued good health!

Hi Chris, see you are going back to work tomorrow for a half day, hope all is well and you do not overdo it. Take care.

PLEASE take it easy at work tomorrow.
Report in as soon as you can!

Hey Chris..
was just on Hard archiving back a few days..and saw your question to Anne about the Ironman event in Busselton..
did some googleing and came up with this site
http://www.ironmanoz.com/ironmanwa/2008/Ironman%20WA%202008%20Brochure.pdf

oops it was Tough not Hard !!

Chris, have an answer for you #19 on Tough.

Hey Chris! I'm overdue for a visit to your page, so I thought I'd stop in and say cheers. How goes all in your little place in this world? I hope everything is fine with you and your family. Take care and stay smiling!

Heck, your so close that I can't resist giving you a little push....