Humphreys, over what gound was this. Carrying that load at that speed is, well quite fast. It's more than I can do these days, but then I'm a lazy university slob.
Mostly flat with some hills, alot of it paved, funny note I stopped mainly after realising it wasnt helping but also after being stopped by a policeman saying a few people thought my bag was full of nicked stuff and had phoned them :)

I went running yesterday. I did a mile and wanted to sick-up.
Im not fit but atleast I can run a mile :) I used to be able to run 6 without much effort though :(, I miss being able to do that.

I was tempted to join the TA at Uni but if I'm going to get shipped out I want to be doing the job full time.
I want to join too but my case of fatlazybastarditus is hampering it abit :). Still I kep doing the excercise so I should eventually get there.
I just hope my stupidity isnt a stumbling block ::/

And, as an aside, no I do not support policy in Iraq if thats what youre asking. Afghanistan is a different matter entirely, but Im skeptical about it as well. Popular insurgencies cannot be won with military force unless one is willing to use extreme tactics, like the Romans.
Yeah I was wondering if you supported it as someone who was there as most of the ex military people ive seen who suported it hadnt been there.

I was allowed to lift a Bastard sword from around the mid 1430's I think. I can tell you, that was damned heavy (mind you I was only sicteen last time I was home). Then I tried to put on a Great helm, with just a small slit for the eyes, Christ my head nearky went through my shoulders.
Apparently alot of museum peices are display types that the makers never meant to be used for fighting and are made heavier and less balanced but more ornamental, I dont know if this is true or not but it may explain the heavyness.

They had heavy clothes :)

And damn another of my numbers were wrong...