The athletics/running thread
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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 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 01, 2022 10:47 pmAbs and squats challenge. I’m going to start tomorrow for anyone that wants to join in!
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I think so.Burnden Paddock wrote: ↑Tue Mar 01, 2022 10:56 pmI’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 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 01, 2022 10:47 pmAbs and squats challenge. I’m going to start tomorrow for anyone that wants to join in!
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I was going to start today but Wordle has taken it out of me this morning. I'll start tomorrow
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Haha, that’s the lamest excuse ever! Get them done HG!Harry Genshaw wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 7:35 amI was going to start today but Wordle has taken it out of me this morning. I'll start tomorrow
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Burnden Paddock wrote: ↑Tue Mar 01, 2022 10:56 pmI’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 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 01, 2022 10:47 pmAbs and squats challenge. I’m going to start tomorrow for anyone that wants to join in!
Ditto.
EDIT: Shit. Just realised that this was posted yesterday so I have to start today.
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Yes, crack on. Though I’ve not done mine yet! You could be 1st!Bruce Rioja wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 10:33 amBurnden Paddock wrote: ↑Tue Mar 01, 2022 10:56 pmI’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 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 01, 2022 10:47 pmAbs and squats challenge. I’m going to start tomorrow for anyone that wants to join in!
Ditto.
EDIT: Shit. Just realised that this was posted yesterday so I have to start today.
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Gooner Girl wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 7:23 pmYes, crack on. Though I’ve not done mine yet! You could be 1st!Bruce Rioja wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 10:33 amBurnden Paddock wrote: ↑Tue Mar 01, 2022 10:56 pmI’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 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 01, 2022 10:47 pmAbs and squats challenge. I’m going to start tomorrow for anyone that wants to join in!
Ditto.
EDIT: Shit. Just realised that this was posted yesterday so I have to start today.
Or maybe I was first? How many more days?
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Harry Genshaw wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 7:35 amI was going to start today but Wordle has taken it out of me this morning. I'll start tomorrow
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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 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 7:45 pmHarry Genshaw wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 7:35 amI was going to start today but Wordle has taken it out of me this morning. I'll start tomorrow
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Harry Genshaw wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 8:36 pmToday 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 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 7:45 pmHarry Genshaw wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 7:35 amI was going to start today but Wordle has taken it out of me this morning. I'll start tomorrow
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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!
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Gooner Girl wrote: ↑Wed Mar 02, 2022 11:02 pmRight, 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.
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Not done mine today and can barely keep my eyes open now. Long week. I’ll do double tomorrow!
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Gooner Girl wrote: ↑Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:37 pmNot 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!
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Hoping to shake off the last bastions of a headcold at Barking parkrun this morning. Happy to be up early and touring again!
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Good luck KS!KeyserSoze wrote: ↑Sat Mar 05, 2022 8:36 amHoping to shake off the last bastions of a headcold at Barking parkrun this morning. Happy to be up early and touring again!
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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.Gooner Girl wrote: ↑Sat Mar 05, 2022 9:04 amGood luck KS!KeyserSoze wrote: ↑Sat Mar 05, 2022 8:36 amHoping to shake off the last bastions of a headcold at Barking parkrun this morning. Happy to be up early and touring again!
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!
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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 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 05, 2022 11:53 amThanks 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.Gooner Girl wrote: ↑Sat Mar 05, 2022 9:04 amGood luck KS!KeyserSoze wrote: ↑Sat Mar 05, 2022 8:36 amHoping to shake off the last bastions of a headcold at Barking parkrun this morning. Happy to be up early and touring again!
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!
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Indeed! More revealing of my own biases than anything else.Gooner Girl wrote: ↑Sat Mar 05, 2022 10:49 pmSounds 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 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 05, 2022 11:53 amThanks 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.Gooner Girl wrote: ↑Sat Mar 05, 2022 9:04 amGood luck KS!KeyserSoze wrote: ↑Sat Mar 05, 2022 8:36 amHoping to shake off the last bastions of a headcold at Barking parkrun this morning. Happy to be up early and touring again!
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!
I had him down for anything from late 20s to late 30s. Checking the parkrun results...45-49!
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I enter a new age category in another 2 months........KeyserSoze wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 10:41 amIndeed! More revealing of my own biases than anything else.Gooner Girl wrote: ↑Sat Mar 05, 2022 10:49 pmSounds 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 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 05, 2022 11:53 amThanks 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.Gooner Girl wrote: ↑Sat Mar 05, 2022 9:04 amGood luck KS!KeyserSoze wrote: ↑Sat Mar 05, 2022 8:36 amHoping to shake off the last bastions of a headcold at Barking parkrun this morning. Happy to be up early and touring again!
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!
I had him down for anything from late 20s to late 30s. Checking the parkrun results...45-49!
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