The athletics/running thread

[Gary the Enfield]

I'm over in Donegal at the minute seeing friends and taking part in the annual Ballyliffin Coastal Challenge. It's a 10 mile road race set on the coast with lots of hills and a 2 mile finish on a golden sandy beach. Except this year large areas of the sand had been washed away and replaced by large pebbles and shingle which, after running 8 challenging miles was absolute hell on the knees, quads and calfs.

I was absolutely delighted though to have finished seconds over 1hr 20 minutes. The next few days are devoted to beer and the pursuit of oblivion........

[Bruce Rioja]

Well done, mate. Slainte.

[LeverEnd]

I'm over in Donegal at the minute seeing friends and taking part in the annual Ballyliffin Coastal Challenge. It's a 10 mile road race set on the coast with lots of hills and a 2 mile finish on a golden sandy beach. Except this year large areas of the sand had been washed away and replaced by large pebbles and shingle which, after running 8 challenging miles was absolute hell on the knees, quads and calfs.

I was absolutely delighted though to have finished seconds over 1hr 20 minutes. The next few days are devoted to beer and the pursuit of oblivion........

Well earned matey, nice one.

[LeverEnd]

Proper runners are frightening. LE posted this in 2014 and it's stuck with me:

Dennis Kimetto just broke the world marathon record in Berlin with a time of 2:02:57.
Absolutely stupendous, that works out at 26 consecutive 4:41 miles, or 42 x 2:54 kilometres.

I'm 27, play football twice a week, usually get out for a run once more, the gym at least once, and have always been relatively fit, especially now I've pretty much quit smoking. My fastest spilt time when I'm doing a 5k is usually about 6:30 so I reckon even with all the training in the world I'd be hard pushed to get near a 5 min mile. He did 26 of the feck. In a row.

Stunning. Are you watching Cardiff, Pru? Kenyans, Eritreans, Ethiopians running in the worst possible conditions and ripping it. Mo Farah third and sets a European record. Kamworor, the winner, actually fell at the start line and has ran with bleeding knees.

I'm not. To my shame,whilst if I find knowledge of these incredible feats fascinating and literally awesome, I find watching them actually do itinterminably dull !

I love running but agree. I rarely watch it.
I meant to watch the half as my old Birmingham Uni teammate Rachel was running, first GB vest at 36 after having kids, delighted for her. But forgot it was on. Whoops.

[LeverEnd]

Oh yes and as for my own running, managed to keep up the progress with 18:57 ast Woodhouse Moor parkrun yesterday, then got headbutted in the knee by a fecking dog running round Rivington this afternoon and now it's swollen and sore. feck's sake!

[thebish]

Oh yes and as for my own running, managed to keep up the progress with 18:57 ast Woodhouse Moor parkrun yesterday, then got headbutted in the knee by a fecking dog running round Rivington this afternoon and now it's swollen and sore. feck's sake!

take it to a vet??

[LeverEnd]

Oh yes and as for my own running, managed to keep up the progress with 18:57 ast Woodhouse Moor parkrun yesterday, then got headbutted in the knee by a fecking dog running round Rivington this afternoon and now it's swollen and sore. feck's sake!

take it to a vet??

Very good. Git!

If I took that feck* to a vet it would be a one way trip the way my knee feels this morning. It came barrelling across from the other side of the path and charged into me hitting the outside of my left knee with all my weight planted on it pushing it inwards. Didn't bark or try to bite. Usually they jump and just want to play but this was an odd one. Owners were dicks and showed very little concern. Presumably I led it on by running in shorts!!

[Harry Genshaw]

Oh eck! I was only thinking how good (& odd) it was for those of us who post on this thread to be all fit and running at the same time. On behalf of all dog owners LE - sorry hope it soon rights itself

[Bruce Rioja]

Oh eck! I was only thinking how good (& odd) it was for those of us who post on this thread to be all fit and running at the same time. On behalf of all dog owners LE - sorry hope it soon rights itself

Haven't ran in 3 weeks, Harry. Just can't shift this bastard of a cold. Has there ever actually been a time when we've all been fit at the same time?

[LeverEnd]

Oh eck! I was only thinking how good (& odd) it was for those of us who post on this thread to be all fit and running at the same time. On behalf of all dog owners LE - sorry hope it soon rights itself

Ha! I often stop to say hello to a friendly dog but this one was weird. I think it may have been gene-spliced with a bull. It wasn't a bulldog however, but one of those squat ugly terrier type things. I'll go and see my cousin's new beagle puppy in Harrogate to restore my faith.

Caught the end of the Pike race Saturday, did you not fancy it? Or were you on some ultra odyssey?
I've still not done a fell race, but am thinking about a MT race in Holmfirth in a few weeks with plenty of climbing. Work my way up to it.

[LeverEnd]

Oh eck! I was only thinking how good (& odd) it was for those of us who post on this thread to be all fit and running at the same time. On behalf of all dog owners LE - sorry hope it soon rights itself

Haven't ran in 3 weeks, Harry. Just can't shift this bastard of a cold. Has there ever actually been a time when we've all been fit at the same time?

Unlikely given we're a bunch of old buggers!
I just need a few days off, just bruising on a delicate part of the knee I think. I'll be around at least for breakfast next weekend anyway.

[Gary the Enfield]

Oh eck! I was only thinking how good (& odd) it was for those of us who post on this thread to be all fit and running at the same time. On behalf of all dog owners LE - sorry hope it soon rights itself

Haven't ran in 3 weeks, Harry. Just can't shift this bastard of a cold. Has there ever actually been a time when we've all been fit at the same time?

Unlikely given we're a bunch of old buggers!
I just need a few days off, just bruising on a delicate part of the knee I think. I'll be around at least for breakfast next weekend anyway.

Sorry to hearvabout you injury LE.

Loose Dogs can be a real hazard.

Sacked off a 5km race this morning as I am, frankly, still pissed from last night. Went to an '80s disco at the local hotel which didn't start until 10.00pm. Got home at 4.00am

Donegal rocks.

[LeverEnd]

It'll be fine thanks.

Ps. I'm not sure mincing about to Madonna and Franki Goes To Hollywood counts as 'rocking'!

[Burnden Paddock]

Oh yes and as for my own running, managed to keep up the progress with 18:57 ast Woodhouse Moor parkrun yesterday, then got headbutted in the knee by a fecking dog running round Rivington this afternoon and now it's swollen and sore. feck's sake!

take it to a vet??

Very good. Git!

If I took that feck to a vet it would be a one way trip the way my knee feels this morning. It came barrelling across from the other side of the path and charged into me hitting the outside of my left knee with all my weight planted on it pushing it inwards. Didn't bark or try to bite. Usually they jump and just want to play but this was an odd one. Owners were dicks and showed very little concern. Presumably I led it on by running in shorts!!

As far as stupid injuries go, that is right up there with jarring my back getting off the stepladder, whilst decorating!!

[LeverEnd]

Not really. I was the innocent victim of a savage beastly attack, you merely a clumsy nice person!

[Worthy4England]

We've got school kids starting to subscribe to this thread for when it's pi$$ing down and games day.

[LeverEnd]

We've got school kids starting to subscribe to this thread for when it's pi$$ing down and games day.

'Please Sir, a dog head butted my knee'.
No sane PE teacher would buy that shit!

[Prufrock]

Oh eck! I was only thinking how good (& odd) it was for those of us who post on this thread to be all fit and running at the same time. On behalf of all dog owners LE - sorry hope it soon rights itself

Haven't ran in 3 weeks, Harry. Just can't shift this bastard of a cold. Has there ever actually been a time when we've all been fit at the same time?

You and all? I've had what I imagine to be the same f*cker 10 days and no sign of shifting it.

[Bruce Rioja]

Oh eck! I was only thinking how good (& odd) it was for those of us who post on this thread to be all fit and running at the same time. On behalf of all dog owners LE - sorry hope it soon rights itself

Haven't ran in 3 weeks, Harry. Just can't shift this bastard of a cold. Has there ever actually been a time when we've all been fit at the same time?

You and all? I've had what I imagine to be the same f*cker 10 days and no sign of shifting it.

Aye, got off of a plane with that whole stinging sinus business going on and thought - here we go. Thing is, every morning I wake up thinking 'yeay, it's gone, I'll go for a run' only to get up and realise that the fecking thing's far from gone!

[Harry Genshaw]

Caught the end of the Pike race Saturday, did you not fancy it? Or were you on some ultra odyssey?
I've still not done a fell race, but am thinking about a MT race in Holmfirth in a few weeks with plenty of climbing. Work my way up to it.

Wish I had. Was supposed to be walking the first 2 of the 3 peaks but for one reason and another it never happened. If you're home this week you not fancy Curlys 5k series which starts on Wednesday? It's on the trails round there but I don't know the exact route. Bruce, BP ?