The athletics/running thread

[Bruce Rioja]

Just me and my toothache tomorrow then?

I was thinking that I might go down to watch. I'm fancying a post-PR breakfast.

I'm about to take my toothache to the pub, then run with it tomorrow, then do brekkers. LeverEnd was meant to be on the piss with me tomorrow night but he's wussed out, the soft c*nt. I truly am the last man standing (or stumbling )

[Burnden Paddock]

Just me and my toothache tomorrow then?

I was thinking that I might go down to watch. I'm fancying a post-PR breakfast.

I'm about to take my toothache to the pub, then run with it tomorrow, then do brekkers. LeverEnd was meant to be on the piss with me tomorrow night but he's wussed out, the soft c*nt. I truly am the last man standing (or stumbling )

He'll probably be at Fannies, hoping to get lucky!

[LeverEnd]

I am on the piss with you you terrible c*nt!

Did Redcar PR this morning followed by a Wetherspoons breakfast still in running kit. 21:02, faster than I've been doing recently. Me and 2 mates managed an average placing in the top five too. They were first and second, I was 11th!

[Bruce Rioja]

Have to question this Nike+ stuff once again. Just did 5K on a treadmill - same pace throughout. It's measured four identical Km and one at two minutes slower?!

[Gary the Enfield]

Have to question this Nike+ stuff once again. Just did 5K on a treadmill - same pace throughout. It's measured four identical Km and one at two minutes slower?!

feck the treadmill and get outside!

[LeverEnd]

Have to question this Nike+ stuff once again. Just did 5K on a treadmill - same pace throughout. It's measured four identical Km and one at two minutes slower?!

feck the treadmill and get outside!

Try one of Coach Hoboh's sessions, involves Winter Hill, some rocks and a backpack.

[Bruce Rioja]

Have to question this Nike+ stuff once again. Just did 5K on a treadmill - same pace throughout. It's measured four identical Km and one at two minutes slower?!

feck the treadmill and get outside!

I'd get lost

Anyway, just done another 5 <--- smug

[Gary the Enfield]

Have to question this Nike+ stuff once again. Just did 5K on a treadmill - same pace throughout. It's measured four identical Km and one at two minutes slower?!

feck the treadmill and get outside!

I'd get lost

Anyway, just done another 5 <--- smug

Keep it up. Same result on the speed?

[Harry Genshaw]

Had a bash at street league last night. An orienteering event which was around Horwich. Good practice re map reading and it works almost as a fartlek session, dashing between controls - 6 miles covered in all - would definitely recommend it.

[Gary the Enfield]

Had a bash at street league last night. An orienteering event which was around Horwich. Good practice re map reading and it works almost as a fartlek session, dashing between controls - 6 miles covered in all - would definitely recommend it.

I've run with these guys a couple of times (Enfield Hash not Manchester, but the same rules apply)

http://www.manchesterh3.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Bit of history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_House_Harriers" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


LE and Bruce would love it I reckon

[Bruce Rioja]

Have to question this Nike+ stuff once again. Just did 5K on a treadmill - same pace throughout. It's measured four identical Km and one at two minutes slower?!

feck the treadmill and get outside!

I'd get lost

Anyway, just done another 5 <--- smug

Keep it up. Same result on the speed?

2 minutes faster. Trying to get to grips with finishing the last 1k faster rather than slower.

[Gary the Enfield]

Have to question this Nike+ stuff once again. Just did 5K on a treadmill - same pace throughout. It's measured four identical Km and one at two minutes slower?!

feck the treadmill and get outside!

I'd get lost

Anyway, just done another 5 <--- smug

Keep it up. Same result on the speed?

2 minutes faster. Trying to get to grips with finishing the last 1k faster rather than slower.

Negative splits? Yup.

Another way of doing it is an 'Out and Back'
As it suggests run 21 mins. then turn and try to run back in 20.

[Bruce Rioja]

As it suggests run 21 mins. then turn and try to run back in 20.

Good call, but I'd have to find some flat(tish) place to do it on. Where I live the out's all up and the back's all down. I think it's mainly in my head though, along the lines of '1K to go, that's me done' rather than '1K to go, go for it'.

[Bruce Rioja]

Had a bash at street league last night. An orienteering event which was around Horwich. Good practice re map reading and it works almost as a fartlek session, dashing between controls - 6 miles covered in all - would definitely recommend it.

I've run with these guys a couple of times (Enfield Hash not Manchester, but the same rules apply)

http://www.manchesterh3.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Bit of history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_House_Harriers" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


LE and Bruce would love it I reckon

Sorry mate, I'd missed this. Cheers.

[LeverEnd]

Had a bash at street league last night. An orienteering event which was around Horwich. Good practice re map reading and it works almost as a fartlek session, dashing between controls - 6 miles covered in all - would definitely recommend it.

I've run with these guys a couple of times (Enfield Hash not Manchester, but the same rules apply)

http://www.manchesterh3.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Bit of history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_House_Harriers" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


LE and Bruce would love it I reckon

Heard about this before but never done it. Couldn't be arsed with street orieteering despite a couple of mates trying to drag me along, but this could definitely be a laugh.
Sorry mate, I'd missed this. Cheers.

[Bruce Rioja]

Not there this morning, Chaps. Been out and done mine already. <--- smugsville.

[LeverEnd]

Not there this morning, Chaps. Been out and done mine already. <--- smugsville.

I was supposed to do one but drunkenly slept through it. I've entered the Beverley 10k in May though so I'm going to get off my arse and get at least fit enough to get round it without incident. 8 weeks to go, will be first race in almost 2 years.

[Bruce Rioja]

Can I nominate myself for the Knobhead's Self-Inflicted Injury of the Week Award, by the way? Running on a treadmill earlier in the week I felt my right sock slip slightly and crease underneath my instep. Did I stop to sort it out? Did I feck as like. Did yesterday's run with a sore-as-feck instep.

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

Can I nominate myself for the Knobhead's Self-Inflicted Injury of the Week Award, by the way? Running on a treadmill earlier in the week I felt my right sock slip slightly and crease underneath my instep. Did I stop to sort it out? Did I feck as like. Did yesterday's run with a sore-as-feck instep.

I'm claiming that one. Chopping garlic at warp speed - I've no idea why as there was no one there to show off to - and I sliced a several millimetre slice of my finger off. Ouch

[Burnden Paddock]

Anyone running tomorrow? I'm thinking of nipping down to watch and if there's a spot of breakfast going........