The athletics/running thread

[Harry Genshaw]

30:19. Pretty pleased with that for my first attempt. Not massively slower than my best on flat to date.

Nice one, Beefo. How did you get on with Cruella?

Probably went too quickly up it both times as I was dead at the top. I reckon if I take it easier going up there I'll be quicker around the rest of it and can get a much better time. Will probably go again next weekend.

Well in Beefy. Cruella is a bugger however you approach her. Particularly 2nd time around!

Will we see you for breakfast one Saturday then?

[LeverEnd]

Well in beefy. Did my morning run between Barra and Ipanema beaches in Rio. Didn't miss Cruella !

[Harry Genshaw]

Well in beefy. Did my morning run between Barra and Ipanema beaches in Rio. Didn't miss Cruella !

Now that's name dropping on a grand scale! I imagine there's a few places round there, particularly in the evening, where you'd be better off running

[Burnden Paddock]

Well in beefy. Did my morning run between Barra and Ipanema beaches in Rio. Didn't miss Cruella !

Are the beaches and surrounding areas as nice and classy as those at Blackpool?

[Beefheart]

30:19. Pretty pleased with that for my first attempt. Not massively slower than my best on flat to date.

Nice one, Beefo. How did you get on with Cruella?

Probably went too quickly up it both times as I was dead at the top. I reckon if I take it easier going up there I'll be quicker around the rest of it and can get a much better time. Will probably go again next weekend.

Well in Beefy. Cruella is a bugger however you approach her. Particularly 2nd time around!

Will we see you for breakfast one Saturday then?

Possibly! Still on a healthy eating kick though.

Did another 10 mile run and got my time down to 1.44:50 which is about another 4 minutes quicker.

[Gary the Enfield]

30:19. Pretty pleased with that for my first attempt. Not massively slower than my best on flat to date.

Nice one, Beefo. How did you get on with Cruella?

Probably went too quickly up it both times as I was dead at the top. I reckon if I take it easier going up there I'll be quicker around the rest of it and can get a much better time. Will probably go again next weekend.

Well in Beefy. Cruella is a bugger however you approach her. Particularly 2nd time around!

Will we see you for breakfast one Saturday then?

Possibly! Still on a healthy eating kick though.

Did another 10 mile run and got my time down to 1.44:50 which is about another 4 minutes quicker.

Great stuff. You gonna try for sub 2 hours on the half marathon?

[Gary the Enfield]

Big weekend done.

After my swim and run and drive to Birmingham for the concert (returning home at 1.30 am) I was up at 6.45 for my 100 mile ride. Set off just before 08.00 and back at 14.00

Shattered now. Somehow in 3 weeks time I have to pit all this together in one day.

[Beefheart]

Great stuff. You gonna try for sub 2 hours on the half marathon?

Hopefully, though I'm still of the mindset that I'll be happy enough just finishing it.

[LeverEnd]

Well in beefy. Did my morning run between Barra and Ipanema beaches in Rio. Didn't miss Cruella !

Are the beaches and surrounding areas as nice and classy as those at Blackpool?

Yes, but disappointed I can't find a racist comedian from the 1970s to watch.

[Bruce Rioja]

Well in beefy. Did my morning run between Barra and Ipanema beaches in Rio. Didn't miss Cruella !

Are the beaches and surrounding areas as nice and classy as those at Blackpool?

Yes, but disappointed I can't find a racist comedian from the 1970s to watch.

I'll be along shortly.

[Gary the Enfield]

Well in beefy. Did my morning run between Barra and Ipanema beaches in Rio. Didn't miss Cruella !

Are the beaches and surrounding areas as nice and classy as those at Blackpool?

Yes, but disappointed I can't find a racist comedian from the 1970s to watch.

They're on the North Pier, near Rocinha Favela

[Harry Genshaw]

Well in beefy. Did my morning run between Barra and Ipanema beaches in Rio. Didn't miss Cruella !

Are the beaches and surrounding areas as nice and classy as those at Blackpool?

Yes, but disappointed I can't find a racist comedian from the 1970s to watch.

I'll be along shortly.

[LeverEnd]

*Boom tisch* I'm ere all week!

[LeverEnd]

Well in beefy. Did my morning run between Barra and Ipanema beaches in Rio. Didn't miss Cruella !

Are the beaches and surrounding areas as nice and classy as those at Blackpool?

Yes, but disappointed I can't find a racist comedian from the 1970s to watch.

I'll be along shortly.

Chuck a couple of mother in law jokes in too they'll love it over here.

[Bruce Rioja]

Well in beefy. Did my morning run between Barra and Ipanema beaches in Rio. Didn't miss Cruella !

Are the beaches and surrounding areas as nice and classy as those at Blackpool?

Yes, but disappointed I can't find a racist comedian from the 1970s to watch.

I'll be along shortly.

Chuck a couple of mother in law jokes in too they'll love it over here.

Lost the mother in law last week.................................. what a game of cards that was. Fudderly dumph.

[MattySlug]

I re hurt me hammy the other day after only thinking about Running!!!

[Bruce Rioja]

I re hurt me hammy the other day after only thinking about Running!!!

In the words of Mr H Genshaw - I've never done a run in my life that I couldn't have bailed out of within the first 1K.

Anyway, who's there tomorrow? Just me and LeverEnd's lil sis again?

Our running crew's falling apart like a British political party.

[Prufrock]

Really? 1k it's normally where I feel great! I'm gonna run 15 miles, this is it, oh my god why am I so far from home?

[Bruce Rioja]

Really? 1k it's normally where I feel great! I'm gonna run 15 miles, this is it, oh my god why am I so far from home?

Indeed. I'm usually about 500 metres in when I start questioning myself. Anyway, only me there this morning - layabouts.

[Worthy4England]

All my sketched out laps follow bus routes, just in case.