The athletics/running thread

[Gary the Enfield]

[quote="Bruce Rioja"]6K in at 05:25. Beat that, Muddyfunsters. [/quote


You ran 6k in less than 6 minutes?

You'd better let the gb team know.

In the meantime I've now started training 6 days a week in preparation for IM


Mon -Swim (1700m to 2000)
Tues - Run. Sprints and Hills (6 to 8k)
Wed - Rest
Thurs - Long run (6 to 8 miles)
Fri - swim (1500 to 1800m)
Sat - Run. Hills and continuous effort (8 to 10k)
Sun - Bike 2 hours or long run (up to 10miles)

From January I'll start the serious programme.

[LeverEnd]

Should have you in good nick too start the serious distance stuff. Do you do weights to condition your legs for the battering they'll get?
I'm up to a mile in swimming sessions now but not getting out on bike enough. The club I've been training with does weds eve sessions on quietish roads on a housing estate, lots of laps. Need to illuminate myself and start that. Running very limited due to ongoing calf problems, but they are slowly improving. Might get into this tri lark!

[Gary the Enfield]

Should have you in good nick too start the serious distance stuff. Do you do weights to condition your legs for the battering they'll get?
I'm up to a mile in swimming sessions now but not getting out on bike enough. The club I've been training with does weds eve sessions on quietish roads on a housing estate, lots of laps. Need to illuminate myself and start that. Running very limited due to ongoing calf problems, but they are slowly improving. Might get into this tri lark!

No weights but I do stretches with resistance bands to strengthen my glute medius and adductors, both of which need building up to support the knee. I'm currently running with no pain which is why I can start building my run distance up. Feeling very positive.

Why not go for the Horwich Tri in summer. May have a crack at that myself if training allows.

[LeverEnd]

Should have you in good nick too start the serious distance stuff. Do you do weights to condition your legs for the battering they'll get?
I'm up to a mile in swimming sessions now but not getting out on bike enough. The club I've been training with does weds eve sessions on quietish roads on a housing estate, lots of laps. Need to illuminate myself and start that. Running very limited due to ongoing calf problems, but they are slowly improving. Might get into this tri lark!

No weights but I do stretches with resistance bands to strengthen my glute medius and adductors, both of which need building up to support the knee. I'm currently running with no pain which is why I can start building my run distance up. Feeling very positive.

Why not go for the Horwich Tri in summer. May have a crack at that myself if training allows.

May well do. I'm training with Valley Sttriders and tri club now, so might just do what they're doing.

[Harry Genshaw]

Reduced my running quite a bit since I started using this personal trainer. No speed or track work just off road and only out 2 or 3 times a week. I'm up to 15 miles on the long runs and aim to plateau around 20 for the few weeks before the first ultra in March. The conditioning stuff was really working until I felt a ping in my hip flexor tonight doing lunges whilst holding a 15kg weight above my head

[Bruce Rioja]

6K in at 05:25. Beat that, Muddyfunsters. [/quote


You ran 6k in less than 6 minutes?

You'd better let the gb team know.

And he's had a calamity, look!

[Burnden Paddock]

Reduced my running quite a bit since I started using this personal trainer. No speed or track work just off road and only out 2 or 3 times a week. I'm up to 15 miles on the long runs and aim to plateau around 20 for the few weeks before the first ultra in March. The conditioning stuff was really working until I felt a ping in my hip flexor tonight doing lunges whilst holding a 15kg weight above my head

What made you think it was a good idea to attempt to lift your brothers wallet??

[Gary the Enfield]

6K in at 05:25. Beat that, Muddyfunsters. [/quote


You ran 6k in less than 6 minutes?

You'd better let the gb team know.

And he's had a calamity, look!

[Bruce Rioja]

6K in at 05:25. Beat that, Muddyfunsters. [/quote


You ran 6k in less than 6 minutes?

You'd better let the gb team know.

And he's had a calamity, look!

Even better.

[Bruce Rioja]

Who's down there tomorrow? In a bizarre twist of spooky fate, I've pulled something in my neck exactly 22 years to the day that I bost my neck in a car crash on the East Lancs. Weird. Anyway, a couple of Ibuprofen and it'll be reet. It'll teach me to keep my head still when I'm running anyway.

[Gary the Enfield]

Who's down there tomorrow? In a bizarre twist of spooky fate, I've pulled something in my neck exactly 22 years to the day that I bost my neck in a car crash on the East Lancs. Weird. Anyway, a couple of Ibuprofen and it'll be reet. It'll teach me to keep my head still when I'm running anyway.

Won't be up until just after Christmas now. Take care with that neck. And are you seriously cconsidering self-medicating with Ibuprofen? You're not a fecking doctor you know!

[Bruce Rioja]

Who's down there tomorrow? In a bizarre twist of spooky fate, I've pulled something in my neck exactly 22 years to the day that I bost my neck in a car crash on the East Lancs. Weird. Anyway, a couple of Ibuprofen and it'll be reet. It'll teach me to keep my head still when I'm running anyway.

Won't be up until just after Christmas now. Take care with that neck. And are you seriously cconsidering self-medicating with Ibuprofen? You're not a fecking doctor you know!

Skived two off of the head of HR, who should know that she shouldn't have given them to me. (Makes note in lieu of next carpeting )

[thebish]

Who's down there tomorrow? In a bizarre twist of spooky fate, I've pulled something in my neck exactly 22 years to the day that I bost my neck in a car crash on the East Lancs. Weird. Anyway, a couple of Ibuprofen and it'll be reet. It'll teach me to keep my head still when I'm running anyway.

Won't be up until just after Christmas now. Take care with that neck. And are you seriously cconsidering self-medicating with Ibuprofen? You're not a fecking doctor you know!

[LeverEnd]

Temple Newsam for me. Where's that Dibble chap? Are you going?
Bruce, get thee to th'osteopath, always sorts my neck out. There's one at the place my Mum works at, but you're banned from seeing the Swedish masseuse after the vulgar comments you made at parkrun breakfast!

[LeverEnd]

Who's down there tomorrow? In a bizarre twist of spooky fate, I've pulled something in my neck exactly 22 years to the day that I bost my neck in a car crash on the East Lancs. Weird. Anyway, a couple of Ibuprofen and it'll be reet. It'll teach me to keep my head still when I'm running anyway.

Won't be up until just after Christmas now. Take care with that neck. And are you seriously cconsidering self-medicating with Ibuprofen? You're not a fecking doctor you know!

Maybe Prufrock could recommend a homeopathic remedy? Stay natural guys.

[Prufrock]

#prayforBruce

[bobo the clown]

Who's down there tomorrow? In a bizarre twist of spooky fate, I've pulled something in my neck exactly 22 years to the day that I bost my neck in a car crash on the East Lancs. Weird. Anyway, a couple of Ibuprofen and it'll be reet. It'll teach me to keep my head still when I'm running anyway.

Won't be up until just after Christmas now. Take care with that neck. And are you seriously cconsidering self-medicating with Ibuprofen? You're not a fecking doctor you know!

Skived two off of the head of HR, who should know that she shouldn't have given them to me. (Makes note in lieu of next carpeting )

Very good of her. See ... not ALL heartless b@stards.

... & if she hasn't got feasible deniability she wants shooting.

[Bruce Rioja]

Think I may just have ran my slowest ever PR. Hardly surprising, the course was a mix of wet leaves and standing water. The entire out and back is under 2 inches, deeper in parts. Sugar Ray Paddock would've dissolved.

[LeverEnd]

Think I may just have ran my slowest ever PR. Hardly surprising, the course was a mix of wet leaves and standing water. The entire out and back is under 2 inches, deeper in parts. Sugar Ray Paddock would've dissolved.

Running up a hill towards Temple Newsam hall into a gale with my calf screaming at me was no fun either. Going to feck running off again. At least we've got the match to look forward to.

[Gary the Enfield]

35 minutes continuous hilly efforts this morning.

Not much rain but plenty of wind.

10 mile run planned for tomorrow morning.