The athletics/running thread

[Burnden Paddock]

Second Parkrun back after injury this morning. 27:46 at Worsley, which is an improvement of 1m 46s on 2 weeks ago and a course PB by 22 seconds. Very happy with that!

[Bruce Rioja]

Second Parkrun back after injury this morning. 27:46 at Worsley, which is an improvement of 1m 46s on 2 weeks ago and a course PB by 22 seconds. Very happy with that!

Well done, mate. Now get thissen to LHP

[Burnden Paddock]

Second Parkrun back after injury this morning. 27:46 at Worsley, which is an improvement of 1m 46s on 2 weeks ago and a course PB by 22 seconds. Very happy with that!

Well done, mate. Now get thissen to LHP

I will, next week. Hopefully. Yesterday's rather enthusiastic goal celebrations stupidly/understandably resulted in more back pain.

Apologies to HG for almost pushing him over the seats in my excitement!

[LeverEnd]

Second Parkrun back after injury this morning. 27:46 at Worsley, which is an improvement of 1m 46s on 2 weeks ago and a course PB by 22 seconds. Very happy with that!

Well done, mate. Now get thissen to LHP

I will, next week. Hopefully. Yesterday's rather enthusiastic goal celebrations stupidly/understandably resulted in more back pain.

Apologies to HG for almost pushing him over the seats in my excitement!

Quite right to apologise. Thought dry humping him was bang out of order too.

[Burnden Paddock]

Second Parkrun back after injury this morning. 27:46 at Worsley, which is an improvement of 1m 46s on 2 weeks ago and a course PB by 22 seconds. Very happy with that!

Well done, mate. Now get thissen to LHP

I will, next week. Hopefully. Yesterday's rather enthusiastic goal celebrations stupidly/understandably resulted in more back pain.

Apologies to HG for almost pushing him over the seats in my excitement!

Quite right to apologise. Thought dry humping him was bang out of order too.

What can I say. I was caught up in the excitement.

[Gary the Enfield]

Just back from my first open water swim session of the season. 1.25km water no more than 14 degrees.

So cold but happy to have broken the ice. Almost literally.

[LeverEnd]

Just back from my first open water swim session of the season. 1.25km water no more than 14 degrees.

So cold but happy to have broken the ice. Almost literally.

Keep thinking of going to Ilkley Lido but keep bottling it. Tough hill session tonight. Horrible but exactly what I need. 19 days til I'm pounding Beverley's pavements.

[TANGODANCER]

Not running indeed, but a minor form of athleticism:
We have had our dog for eleven years. Since I retired seven years ago, apart from holidays couple of weeks etc, (we haven't been away for five years now) I have taken him for a walk twice a day for every day of that time, sunshine, hail rain or snow. We walk on average about two miles per day, that's fourteen miles per week times fifty two weeks per year is seven hundred and twenty eight miles per year. Seven years times that is five thousand and ninety six miles. Deducting any missed days, that's still a lot of walking miles for a wee doggie. (It's a hell of a lot for me too)

[LeverEnd]

I remember when my dad got a dog it did him loads of good fitnesswise. Probably better for you than my routine of hammering myself til i get injured then sitting on my arse binge drinking and eating til it's better!

[Harry Genshaw]

That's good going Tango. Dog walking is now a regular part of my training routine so even if I've been pretty idle, having one means you still get out. Mrs G has one of these fit bit things and the poor dog gets dragged along with that too. She did 40000 steps with him over Rivington the other Saturday. He'd have done 4 times that with all his charging around.

Anyone at LHP this Saturday?

[TANGODANCER]

That's good going Tango. Dog walking is now a regular part of my training routine so even if I've been pretty idle, having one means you still get out. Mrs G has one of these fit bit things and the poor dog gets dragged along with that too. She did 40000 steps with him over Rivington the other Saturday. He'd have done 4 times that with all his charging around.

I didn't count the four years I was still at work in that total Harry, but I still did quite a few evening walks and also weekends back then. When I retired an old guy near me advised me, "whatever you do, keep exercising or you'll soon go to seed". Thankfully, even with an arthritic knee, I took his advice. Getting the dog was a real boon although there are some days when it's pxssing down I might not think so. The dancing helped a bit too.., oh, and it's four years this month since I packed up smoking. :

[Harry Genshaw]

, oh, and it's four years this month since I packed up smoking. :

Blimey. Probably doesn't seem it to you but that's gone quickly since you first mentioned it on here

Well done TD

[Burnden Paddock]

Anyone at LHP this Saturday?

First run at LHP since Christmas Eve for me this weekend. Looking forward to unlimited sausage afterwards!

[Bruce Rioja]

That's good going Tango. Dog walking is now a regular part of my training routine so even if I've been pretty idle, having one means you still get out. Mrs G has one of these fit bit things and the poor dog gets dragged along with that too. She did 40000 steps with him over Rivington the other Saturday. He'd have done 4 times that with all his charging around.

Anyone at LHP this Saturday?

Me, dogger.

[Gary the Enfield]

Anyone at LHP this Saturday?

First run at LHP since Christmas Eve for me this weekend. Looking forward to unlimited sausage afterwards!

Hmmmm....... Looks like rain.

Well done TD. For both the smoking and the walking. When he retired my dad took up a paper round. Walks around 4 miles a day.

[Prufrock]

Honestly, it takes until the third post for anyone to pick up BP on his unlimited sausage?

Oi oi.

[Harry Genshaw]

Honestly, it takes until the third post for anyone to pick up BP on his unlimited sausage?

Oi oi.

As per above I was subject to his sausage at Port Vale when he put his back out. Unlimited is a generous description though!

[Burnden Paddock]

Honestly, it takes until the third post for anyone to pick up BP on his unlimited sausage?

Oi oi.

As per above I was subject to his sausage at Port Vale when he put his back out. Unlimited is a generous description though!

[LeverEnd]

Swansea Bay parkrun mid stag do. Will be interesting. I think the plan is a couple of quiet beers tonight before the main night out tomorrow. Can't see that going wrong

[Bruce Rioja]

Swansea Bay parkrun mid stag do. Will be interesting. I think the plan is a couple of quiet beers tonight before the main night out tomorrow. Can't see that going wrong

They've wimped out on that one, running along the sea front. Swansea (or Abertawe if you prefer) sits between two massive mountains. Get ran up on of those, you big girl.

Enfield - you deffo up tomorrow? I have a couple of t-shirts from last week's Bolton 10K. They're supposedly large. They're not. Will possibly just about fit you and missy/Mrs E. So you can have them.