Drum roll for Nick ("The Hornet")

[El Gordo]

I thought it only polite to let you know a little about myself.

I am a 45 year old male. Married, with 16 year old twins (one of each) living in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. I still play Cricket for a local side, but only in the second team these days.

Have been running for about 2.5 years and train 3 - 4 times a week. I have run several 10km's and half marathons although PB's of 51:20 and 1:57:30 mean there is room for improvement. Would ideally like to break 45 mins for 10km and 1:50 for the half. We can all dream.

As for the "Hornet" tag. Well its the nickname of my football team, who have played Sweders team this season (lost all 3 times) and will be playing Andys team next season (that'll be 6 points then).

Thanks for the info, Nick. Sounds like you'll fit right in. Your PBs are pretty much my targets, though of course, once you get a PB you're never satisfied.

Re the "6 points" reference -- it wasn't clear who you thought would be donating them to whom! I'd definitely have gone along with 'from QPR' idea unitl the last few weeks. I don't have the stats to hand, but after a rotten season, we've suddenly come into some form, with something like 5 or 6 wins out of 8, after Gregory made a few shrewd loan signings, so (as is the birthright of all football fans) we daring to be optimistic for next year.

But I've always enjoyed QPR-Watford games, so bring 'em on, I say -- never a hint of crowd trouble, either.