2009 PLAN

[JOE]

HI STEPHEN AND BELLA I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATION ONE MORE TIME AND WHAT A GREAT DAY IT WAS
IT S A SHAME IT WENT VERY QUICK AS U KNOW HAHAHAH.
I WANT TO WISH U THE BEST FOR THE 2009 SEASON AND PLENTY SUCCESS. ARE GOING TO HAVE A BUSY SEASON AS THE 2008 ?
ANYWAY ALL THE BEST AND LOOK AFTER EACH OTHER
JOE URE MC (SURPRISE SURPRISE )  HAHAHAHAH

[BellaBayliss]

Joe!!!  Great to hear from you!!   
it took me a second to think who was writing to us!  but then I knew!  Wow, you'v written to us on our forum!  ThankYou for taking the time!

(for anyone wandering who I am talking to!   ...Joe was our MC at our wedding!  He was the best and most professional MC we have come across.  He made our wedding 1st class!

So Joe, yeah, we are enjoying being married!   
We are now in Switzerland doing some "cold" weather training!?  (we love it here) but soon we will go to warmer weather.
We plan another busy year in 2009!  We are very motivated and excited about the year ahead.  ..racing as Mr and Mrs Bayliss!
When we visit Scotland next, we will definatly pop up to Murrayshall for a coffee!

All the best Joe
and keep in touch!

[JOE]

HI STEPHEN
THANKS FOR THE REPLY, AND FOR THE COMMENTS, I HAVE ENJOYED MYSELF LOOKING AFTER U GUYS  AS MUCH AS U ENJOYED URE WEDDING DAY BELEIVE ME
IT WAS AN HONNOUR FOR ME TO BE PART OF SOMETHING SO SPECIAL IN URE LIFE.
REGARDING THE POSTER U SIGNED FOR ME (THANKS AGAIN IT WAS A NICE TOUCHE) I TOOK IT TO MORROCO WHEN I WENT 3 WEEKS AGO AND SHOWED IT TO  SOME FRIENDS AND FAMILLY AND MY FRIENDS (3 OF THEME) ARE FANATIC RUNNERS AND GUESS WHAT THEY WERE GETTING INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE IRONMAN RACE / Triathlon ect AND THEY WILL TRY TO GATHER SOME LOCALE ATHLETE  TO ORGONISE AN EVENT SPONSORED BY LOCALE AUTHORITY. ITS UNCROYABLE
I COULD NOT BELEIVE HOW EXITING THEY WERE WHEN THEY SAW URE POSTER SIGNED.
ANYWAY ILL STOP BORING U.
PLEASE POP UP TO MURRAYSHAL NEXT TIME URE IN SCOTLAND URE VERY WELCOME AND EVEN BETTER IF U DECIDE TO VISIT MORROCO ANYTIME PLEASE PLEASE LET ME KNOW, BECAUSE THE MINUTE U LAND IN MORROCO U WILL BE WALKING IN A RED CARPET UNTIL URE DEPARTURE AND I MEAN IT.
SAY HI TO BELLA PLEASE AND LOOK AFTER EACH OTHER AND ONE MORE TIME GOOD LUCK FOR THE 2009 SEASON AND I WILL BE FOLLOWING URE PROGRESSE AND WISHING U WELL

JOE (JALAL AL IBRAHIMI )

[StephenBayliss]

Thanks Jal,

That is great to hear.  We would love to go to Morroco one day, maybe we can do the race that your friends will organise:)

See you at Murrayshall some time very soon.

Have a great christmas and a happy new year.

[JOE]

hi stephen and bella sorry Mr & Mrs Bayliss (i hope u getting  used to it by now haha )

Thanks and have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New from myself and by the way from (Carole too) who did all the hard work for the wedding behind the scene.

The weather is terrible here in Perth and am heading home i think the end of january for few days to get some heat .

Take care

Jalal al ibrahimi 

[JOE]

HAPPY NEW YAER GUYS AND ALL THE BEST FOR 2009

 ( JOE )
JALAL AL IBRAHIMI

[StephenBayliss]

Thanks Joe, 

Happy New Year too you and all at Murrayshall from Bella and I.

See you at some point during 2009

[AndyS]

Have got anything lined up for the up coming season? What is it, seven weeks to IMNZ, are you down for that or is it all a bit of a secret in the pro world? I'm only questioning as I was going to do IMNZ but due to all the bugs going around I lost so much training that I'm now not doing the race but still going out to NZ for the holiday. If Mr and Mrs Bayliss are doing it then we'll take the flags and be your support crew (or at least a bit of it).

[BellaBayliss]

Sorry to hear you wont be racing IM NZ Andy.

but if you are still going along! ...please take your flags!  Mr and Mrs Bayliss will be racing!! 

[StephenBayliss]

Hi AndyS, that is great that you will be out in NZ,  see you there.

[AndyS]

That's great news, looking forward to it. I haven't got a Scotland flat, hope that's OK!

I had a bad race last year in NZ and promised myself I'd not do another IM unless I was totally ready for it (I've done half a dozen so no need to prove I can go the distance). Things went wrong for me after supporting at the Ballbuster in the rain. I know rain doesn't give you a cold but I caught something around that time and had to sit a couple of weeks out. After that I was playing catch up and decided NZ wasn't going to be my race. Never mind though, We're still going out to NZ but not taking the bike means we can do the whole tourist thing and not worry about the bike.

Good luck to your both, hope 2009 is every bit as successful as 2008, which I'm sure it will be and more.

[StephenBayliss]

I understand about IMNZ for you this year.  Well you will have a great time over there anyway.  Plenty of other races to do later in the year.

A GB flag will do fine 

[AndyS]

Dixie Browns cafe, lake terrace, 11am Friday before the race. Brits are meeting up for a muffin and coffee. We'd be delighted to see you there but equally understand if you can't make it.

http://www.menumania.co.nz/restaurants/dixie-browns-taupo

Nothing heavy, just coffee and chat.

[BellaBayliss]

Thanks for the invite Andy,
dont think we'll make it though, not best timing for us.
..after the war is best for coffee, for us.

[AndyS]

I set off for NZ tomorrow so won't be around to wish you all the best for the race and the up coming season. I'll be in Taupo shaking my clapper at you and waving the flag. Maybe we'll grab a coffee after the race. If I've got the endurance in me (supporting is seriously hard work) I'll be there from the start until the last finisher. Hopefully the weather will be better this year.

Good luck Stephen and Bella, knock 'em for six.