The athletics/running thread

[Burnden Paddock]

Abs and squats challenge. I’m going to start tomorrow for anyone that wants to join in!

I’m in. Need to do something after a virtually complete lack of exercise in recent months. Is it the same as the last one?

[Gooner Girl]

Abs and squats challenge. I’m going to start tomorrow for anyone that wants to join in!

I’m in. Need to do something after a virtually complete lack of exercise in recent months. Is it the same as the last one?

I think so.

[Harry Genshaw]

I was going to start today but Wordle has taken it out of me this morning. I'll start tomorrow

[Gooner Girl]

I was going to start today but Wordle has taken it out of me this morning. I'll start tomorrow

Haha, that’s the lamest excuse ever! Get them done HG!

[Bruce Rioja]

Abs and squats challenge. I’m going to start tomorrow for anyone that wants to join in!

I’m in. Need to do something after a virtually complete lack of exercise in recent months. Is it the same as the last one?

Ditto.

EDIT: Shit. Just realised that this was posted yesterday so I have to start today.

[Gooner Girl]

Abs and squats challenge. I’m going to start tomorrow for anyone that wants to join in!

I’m in. Need to do something after a virtually complete lack of exercise in recent months. Is it the same as the last one?

Ditto.

EDIT: Shit. Just realised that this was posted yesterday so I have to start today.

Yes, crack on. Though I’ve not done mine yet! You could be 1st!

[Burnden Paddock]

Abs and squats challenge. I’m going to start tomorrow for anyone that wants to join in!

I’m in. Need to do something after a virtually complete lack of exercise in recent months. Is it the same as the last one?

Ditto.

EDIT: Shit. Just realised that this was posted yesterday so I have to start today.

Yes, crack on. Though I’ve not done mine yet! You could be 1st!

Or maybe I was first? How many more days?

[Burnden Paddock]

I was going to start today but Wordle has taken it out of me this morning. I'll start tomorrow

Broken a fingernail again?

[Harry Genshaw]

I was going to start today but Wordle has taken it out of me this morning. I'll start tomorrow

Broken a fingernail again?

Today was one of those where I could have done it in 3 but it took me 5. You could say I was rather hasty over a nasty pasty. Put me off squatting and crunching for the day.

[Burnden Paddock]

I was going to start today but Wordle has taken it out of me this morning. I'll start tomorrow

Broken a fingernail again?

Today was one of those where I could have done it in 3 but it took me 5. You could say I was rather hasty over a nasty pasty. Put me off squatting and crunching for the day.

Snap! 3 letters on my first attempt, albeit in the wrong position, did not lead me to believe I’d score a 6! Bastard!

[Gooner Girl]

Right, after a manic day of work netball tournament, sorting out WBD costumes for the kids and a meeting this evening I have finally managed to cram in my abs and squats before bed! Fairly easy to start with!

[Burnden Paddock]

Right, after a manic day of work netball tournament, sorting out WBD costumes for the kids and a meeting this evening I have finally managed to cram in my abs and squats before bed! Fairly easy to start with!

What about your crunches? I know you have no trouble eating the other type.

[Gooner Girl]

Not done mine today and can barely keep my eyes open now. Long week. I’ll do double tomorrow!

[Burnden Paddock]

Not done mine today and can barely keep my eyes open now. Long week. I’ll do double tomorrow!

Same here. Stomach muscles already feeling it as well. 2 days in!

[KeyserSoze]

Hoping to shake off the last bastions of a headcold at Barking parkrun this morning. Happy to be up early and touring again!

[Gooner Girl]

Hoping to shake off the last bastions of a headcold at Barking parkrun this morning. Happy to be up early and touring again!

Good luck KS!

[KeyserSoze]

Hoping to shake off the last bastions of a headcold at Barking parkrun this morning. Happy to be up early and touring again!

Good luck KS!

Thanks GG! Got home under 22:30 which I was happy with, and hopefully can have a proper crack at it next week. Really nice course I must say, with a boating lake through. Flat as a pancake and on tarmac as well, which was a bonus.

Also learned a lesson in not judging a book by its cover. Set off and a guy in front of me seemed quite overdressed, wearing a full tracksuit and what appeared to be a dress shirt under the top. Coasted past him on the first lap at around 7.10min/mile pace or around that and carried on as he went back in the distance. With about a 1km left, he careers past me at what must have been close to 6 min/mile pace pacing, lad!

[Gooner Girl]

Hoping to shake off the last bastions of a headcold at Barking parkrun this morning. Happy to be up early and touring again!

Good luck KS!

Thanks GG! Got home under 22:30 which I was happy with, and hopefully can have a proper crack at it next week. Really nice course I must say, with a boating lake through. Flat as a pancake and on tarmac as well, which was a bonus.

Also learned a lesson in not judging a book by its cover. Set off and a guy in front of me seemed quite overdressed, wearing a full tracksuit and what appeared to be a dress shirt under the top. Coasted past him on the first lap at around 7.10min/mile pace or around that and carried on as he went back in the distance. With about a 1km left, he careers past me at what must have been close to 6 min/mile pace pacing, lad!

Sounds like an impressive time to me! Strange attire to run in for that guy but it takes all sorts I guess! How old was he do you reckon?!

[KeyserSoze]

Hoping to shake off the last bastions of a headcold at Barking parkrun this morning. Happy to be up early and touring again!

Good luck KS!

Thanks GG! Got home under 22:30 which I was happy with, and hopefully can have a proper crack at it next week. Really nice course I must say, with a boating lake through. Flat as a pancake and on tarmac as well, which was a bonus.

Also learned a lesson in not judging a book by its cover. Set off and a guy in front of me seemed quite overdressed, wearing a full tracksuit and what appeared to be a dress shirt under the top. Coasted past him on the first lap at around 7.10min/mile pace or around that and carried on as he went back in the distance. With about a 1km left, he careers past me at what must have been close to 6 min/mile pace pacing, lad!

Sounds like an impressive time to me! Strange attire to run in for that guy but it takes all sorts I guess! How old was he do you reckon?!

Indeed! More revealing of my own biases than anything else.

I had him down for anything from late 20s to late 30s. Checking the parkrun results...45-49!

[Gary the Enfield]

Hoping to shake off the last bastions of a headcold at Barking parkrun this morning. Happy to be up early and touring again!

Good luck KS!

Thanks GG! Got home under 22:30 which I was happy with, and hopefully can have a proper crack at it next week. Really nice course I must say, with a boating lake through. Flat as a pancake and on tarmac as well, which was a bonus.

Also learned a lesson in not judging a book by its cover. Set off and a guy in front of me seemed quite overdressed, wearing a full tracksuit and what appeared to be a dress shirt under the top. Coasted past him on the first lap at around 7.10min/mile pace or around that and carried on as he went back in the distance. With about a 1km left, he careers past me at what must have been close to 6 min/mile pace pacing, lad!

Sounds like an impressive time to me! Strange attire to run in for that guy but it takes all sorts I guess! How old was he do you reckon?!

Indeed! More revealing of my own biases than anything else.

I had him down for anything from late 20s to late 30s. Checking the parkrun results...45-49!

I enter a new age category in another 2 months........