The athletics/running thread

[Burnden Paddock]

Done mine. Commandeered the mat after helping my daughter practice her backwards walkover. Perhaps backwards walkovers could be next months ‘challenge’?

Backwards walkovers? That’s another one you’re gonna have to talk me through.

Done mine and a 3.5 mile run.

https://tenor.com/view/walkover-back-wa ... f-17858655

I’ll get Jessie to teach you when you’re next down!

There’s more chance of me walking on the moon than doing that! I’ll be happy to watch you try though.

Not as flexible as I used to be sadly! Though I can still put my palms of my hands on the floor with ease with straight legs! Can you?!

What do you think? About 6 inches from the floor, which is closer than I expected. Ask me again at the end of the month.

You’re still flexible enough to do a headstand!

[LeverEnd]

Negative splits?

I expect that's what he meant yes. I was just being faeces-tious.

[Gooner Girl]

Done mine. Commandeered the mat after helping my daughter practice her backwards walkover. Perhaps backwards walkovers could be next months ‘challenge’?

Backwards walkovers? That’s another one you’re gonna have to talk me through.

Done mine and a 3.5 mile run.

https://tenor.com/view/walkover-back-wa ... f-17858655

I’ll get Jessie to teach you when you’re next down!

There’s more chance of me walking on the moon than doing that! I’ll be happy to watch you try though.

Not as flexible as I used to be sadly! Though I can still put my palms of my hands on the floor with ease with straight legs! Can you?!

What do you think? About 6 inches from the floor, which is closer than I expected. Ask me again at the end of the month.

You’re still flexible enough to do a headstand!

Aye, they’re easy. Handstands I find way trickier.

[Burnden Paddock]

Done mine. Commandeered the mat after helping my daughter practice her backwards walkover. Perhaps backwards walkovers could be next months ‘challenge’?

Backwards walkovers? That’s another one you’re gonna have to talk me through.

Done mine and a 3.5 mile run.

https://tenor.com/view/walkover-back-wa ... f-17858655

I’ll get Jessie to teach you when you’re next down!

There’s more chance of me walking on the moon than doing that! I’ll be happy to watch you try though.

Not as flexible as I used to be sadly! Though I can still put my palms of my hands on the floor with ease with straight legs! Can you?!

What do you think? About 6 inches from the floor, which is closer than I expected. Ask me again at the end of the month.

You’re still flexible enough to do a headstand!

Aye, they’re easy. Handstands I find way trickier.

Shouldn’t it be the other way around, when you have your arms to support you, or is it the wobble potential at the wrist.

Squats done. Will do the rest tonight? Is that cheating? Am I supposed to do them all together?

[Gary the Enfield]

Done mine. Commandeered the mat after helping my daughter practice her backwards walkover. Perhaps backwards walkovers could be next months ‘challenge’?

Backwards walkovers? That’s another one you’re gonna have to talk me through.

Done mine and a 3.5 mile run.

https://tenor.com/view/walkover-back-wa ... f-17858655

I’ll get Jessie to teach you when you’re next down!

There’s more chance of me walking on the moon than doing that! I’ll be happy to watch you try though.

Not as flexible as I used to be sadly! Though I can still put my palms of my hands on the floor with ease with straight legs! Can you?!

Isn't that just 'lying down'?

[Gooner Girl]

Shouldn’t it be the other way around, when you have your arms to support you, or is it the wobble potential at the wrist.

Squats done. Will do the rest tonight? Is that cheating? Am I supposed to do them all together?

Erm, in a headstand you also have hands on the ground?! 3 points of contact in a triangular shape. Easier then 2 points of contact in a straight line. Do you know anything about gymnastics?!

And yes, that is cheating!

[Gooner Girl]

Done mine. Commandeered the mat after helping my daughter practice her backwards walkover. Perhaps backwards walkovers could be next months ‘challenge’?

Backwards walkovers? That’s another one you’re gonna have to talk me through.

Done mine and a 3.5 mile run.

https://tenor.com/view/walkover-back-wa ... f-17858655

I’ll get Jessie to teach you when you’re next down!

There’s more chance of me walking on the moon than doing that! I’ll be happy to watch you try though.

Not as flexible as I used to be sadly! Though I can still put my palms of my hands on the floor with ease with straight legs! Can you?!

Isn't that just 'lying down'?

No. But that is also a skill i am very good at. Man, I’m gonna struggle with getting up for the school run next week!

[Burnden Paddock]

Shouldn’t it be the other way around, when you have your arms to support you, or is it the wobble potential at the wrist.

Squats done. Will do the rest tonight? Is that cheating? Am I supposed to do them all together?

Erm, in a headstand you also have hands on the ground?! 3 points of contact in a triangular shape. Easier then 2 points of contact in a straight line. Do you know anything about gymnastics?!

And yes, that is cheating!

Yeah, but your hands take all the weight with a handstand, whereas your massive bonce shares the load when doing a headstand, is what I meant! No. I know nowt about gymnastics. I always reach for the remote whenever it comes on TV!

I didn’t see anything in the rules to say I can’t spread it out, so I’m going to ignore your interpretation of them. So there!

[Burnden Paddock]

Day 3 complete. Repeated the squats to stay within the dodgy made up ‘rules’.

[Gary the Enfield]

Day 3 Squats/sit ups/ crunches (one after the other)
Six minute yoga warm up
5 mile sub 40 run

I didn't come to play......

[KeyserSoze]

Day 3 in the books

[Gooner Girl]

Day 3 in the books

And here too. Along with a rather slow 4 mile run. Squats and abs was easy today. I took a look at day 30 though!

[KeyserSoze]

Day 3 in the books

And here too. Along with a rather slow 4 mile run. Squats and abs was easy today. I took a look at day 30 though!

Focusing on getting to day nine for now

How long should we stay down in the squat position do you reckon? I'm fine doing them but not really in a uniform fashion.

[Gary the Enfield]

Day 3 in the books

And here too. Along with a rather slow 4 mile run. Squats and abs was easy today. I took a look at day 30 though!

Focusing on getting to day nine for now

How long should we stay down in the squat position do you reckon? I'm fine doing them but not really in a uniform fashion.

I'm not holding position. 45 degree angle thigh to shin then back up again. Smooth continuous motion.

[Gooner Girl]

Day 3 in the books

And here too. Along with a rather slow 4 mile run. Squats and abs was easy today. I took a look at day 30 though!

Focusing on getting to day nine for now

How long should we stay down in the squat position do you reckon? I'm fine doing them but not really in a uniform fashion.

I'm not holding position. 45 degree angle thigh to shin then back up again. Smooth continuous motion.

Same, up and down, thighs parallel to ground. Had my technique critiqued by my 10 year old footballer today who said I don’t do them as fast as he does at training

[KeyserSoze]

Cool, thanks both, I'll give that a go tomorrow.

I've only really done squats with holding positions. Most notably, the variation that you do to Moby's 'Flower'. That's a nice one to blow the cobwebs a bit!

[Gooner Girl]

^ you’ll be struggling when you have to do 100 like that! The bum wiggle adds a little something though!

[KeyserSoze]

Haha I haven't held like that, only for this song! Always a fun alternative end to the track session. Alternative definitions of 'fun' are available.

[Burnden Paddock]

3.5 mile run, followed by day 4 of the abs workout done. The latter seemed tougher today.

[Gooner Girl]

3.5 mile run, followed by day 4 of the abs workout done. The latter seemed tougher today.

Probably because you’d just run 3.5 miles?!