The athletics/running thread

[Gooner Girl]

I use it for my music but Hubby doesn't like me running after dark around the mean streets of Lindfield without a phone in case 'something happens'

Not sure if that 'something' is me being beaten by muggers after my iphone, or one of the babies crying...

Anyway, before I dropped it in the middle of a thunderstorm my iPhone also used to be my Nike plus device which measured how far and fast I was running, so nerr bish!

[thebish]

I use it for my music but Hubby doesn't like me running after dark around the mean streets of Lindfield without a phone in case 'something happens'

Not sure if that 'something' is me being beaten by muggers after my iphone, or one of the babies crying...

Anyway, before I dropped it in the middle of a thunderstorm my iPhone also used to be my Nike plus device which measured how far and fast I was running, so nerr bish!

well - ask your gran how to turn the phone bit off then! (or... don't moan when someone phones you on it!)

(there ARE no muggers in Lindfield!)

[Lord Kangana]

So this phone has an "app" that can be used for runners?

Now, and please forgive my ignorance here, wouldn't it be wise, if you have equipment that runners tend to use (I would suspect regularly), that you would make this equipment suitable to the environment in which it was being used?

Or is there an app for that too?

[Gooner Girl]

Most people probably aren't stupid enough to leave their phone outside in the middle of a thunderstorm I'm guessing... Mines in my pocket when I run.

And the Nike plus app is very cool...

Bishy, I know the only dodgy people in lindfield are sheep rustlers, but I like to pretend that hubby is concerned about my welfare and not just in need of a lifeline when a baby kicks off, ok?!

[thebish]

Most people probably aren't stupid enough to leave their phone outside in the middle of a thunderstorm I'm guessing... Mines in my pocket when I run.

And the Nike plus app is very cool...

Bishy, I know the only dodgy people in lindfield are sheep rustlers, but I like to pretend that hubby is concerned about my welfare and not just in need of a lifeline when a baby kicks off, ok?!

in that case - don't moan when he uses it!!

seriously (for a moment) - do you not think every now and again it would be less stressful to have some genuine time to yourself when you can't be contacted/interrupted? people used to have this when on the train commuting to work... not anymore... men have sheds for a reason - and no real man would take a phone down there....

[Gooner Girl]

Most people probably aren't stupid enough to leave their phone outside in the middle of a thunderstorm I'm guessing... Mines in my pocket when I run.

And the Nike plus app is very cool...

Bishy, I know the only dodgy people in lindfield are sheep rustlers, but I like to pretend that hubby is concerned about my welfare and not just in need of a lifeline when a baby kicks off, ok?!

in that case - don't moan when he uses it!!

seriously (for a moment) - do you not think every now and again it would be less stressful to have some genuine time to yourself when you can't be contacted/interrupted? people used to have this when on the train commuting to work... not anymore... men have sheds for a reason - and no real man would take a phone down there....

Kinda hoped you might have noticed by now that I'm not a man?

[Bruce Rioja]

You know when you see the good people of Hornchurch pointing at the sky..........?

actually - someone what lives here did a survey recently from his back garden (having too much time on his hands) - and concluded that for 3/4 of daylight time there are always at least 3 aeroplanes visible in the air at any one moment (or summat like that), often many more...

Have to say that when I worked on Grosvenor Square, when up on the roof garden, the most I ever counted coming in/and/or/over at once was seven. The day-to-day efficiency of Heathrow is almost a miracle, yet as a passenger I still use Schiphol as a hub instead.

[thebish]

Most people probably aren't stupid enough to leave their phone outside in the middle of a thunderstorm I'm guessing... Mines in my pocket when I run.

And the Nike plus app is very cool...

Bishy, I know the only dodgy people in lindfield are sheep rustlers, but I like to pretend that hubby is concerned about my welfare and not just in need of a lifeline when a baby kicks off, ok?!

in that case - don't moan when he uses it!!

seriously (for a moment) - do you not think every now and again it would be less stressful to have some genuine time to yourself when you can't be contacted/interrupted? people used to have this when on the train commuting to work... not anymore... men have sheds for a reason - and no real man would take a phone down there....

Kinda hoped you might have noticed by now that I'm not a man?

indeed - I was noting the good sense that men have.... men recognise the benefits of solitude in their lives!

[Gooner Girl]

Oh good. Relieved you had noticed.

With the flick of a switch I can turn the phone to silent! Plus, I am now writing this on my phone snuggled in my cozy bed, you I would wager, are still up sitting in your study on the pc!

[Gary the Enfield]

I don't think people should listen to music whilst running. Unless you're in a gym.

I like to look around me and listen out for any unexpected things like cars, (the unremitting shithouses that they are) dogs, cyclists (the unremitting shithouses that they are) and stuff.

Music just gets in the way of me unscrambling my day brain with a good long run.

Ditch the MP3 and breathe deeper.

[Gooner Girl]

Nah, I find I run better and faster listening to music and it helps me zone out. Plus theres barely any traffic in the village when I run at night!

[Worthy4England]

I like to look around me and listen out for any unexpected things like cars, (the unremitting shithouses that they are) dogs, cyclists (the unremitting shithouses that they are) and stuff.

And of course any mad axe wielding psychopaths.

[Gooner Girl]

I like to look around me and listen out for any unexpected things like cars, (the unremitting shithouses that they are) dogs, cyclists (the unremitting shithouses that they are) and stuff.

And of course any mad axe wielding psychopaths.

True. There must be tons of spurs fans in Enfield...

[thebish]

Oh good. Relieved you had noticed.

With the flick of a switch I can turn the phone to silent! Plus, I am now writing this on my phone snuggled in my cozy bed, you I would wager, are still up sitting in your study on the pc!

I think I was out walking to dog (and using the night-time peaceful solitude to process the day's events without the intrusion of an i-device!)

had I been in bed - that would have been because I wanted to sleep, not surf the web.

[thebish]

Nah, I find I run better and faster listening to music and it helps me zone out. Plus theres barely any traffic in the village when I run at night!

clearly you did not manage to "zone out" - because your phone called you back home to sort out a screaming baby cos your hubby couldn't be arsed to sort it himself - which is where we started!!!

[Gary the Enfield]

Nah, I find I run better and faster listening to music and it helps me zone out. Plus theres barely any traffic in the village when I run at night!

clearly you did not manage to "zone out" - because your phone called you back home to sort out a screaming baby cos your hubby couldn't be arsed to sort it himself - which is where we started!!!

Yeah, so ner!

[Gooner Girl]

Nah, I find I run better and faster listening to music and it helps me zone out. Plus theres barely any traffic in the village when I run at night!

clearly you did not manage to "zone out" - because your phone called you back home to sort out a screaming baby cos your hubby couldn't be arsed to sort it himself - which is where we started!!!

Yeah, so ner!

At least i can run safely without worrying about being attacked by axe wielding Tottenham fans, city boy!

[Gary the Enfield]

Nah, I find I run better and faster listening to music and it helps me zone out. Plus theres barely any traffic in the village when I run at night!

clearly you did not manage to "zone out" - because your phone called you back home to sort out a screaming baby cos your hubby couldn't be arsed to sort it himself - which is where we started!!!

Yeah, so ner!

At least i can run safely without worrying about being attacked by axe wielding Tottenham fans, city boy!

The whole point of running is to run fast. The axe wielding Spurs fans wouldn't catch me.

[Gooner Girl]

Nah, I find I run better and faster listening to music and it helps me zone out. Plus theres barely any traffic in the village when I run at night!

clearly you did not manage to "zone out" - because your phone called you back home to sort out a screaming baby cos your hubby couldn't be arsed to sort it himself - which is where we started!!!

Yeah, so ner!

At least i can run safely without worrying about being attacked by axe wielding Tottenham fans, city boy!

The whole point of running is to run fast. The axe wielding Spurs fans wouldn't catch me.

Btw, are you going to do another triathlon or has it put you off for life?!

[Gary the Enfield]

Definitely doing another.

The Bedford Sprint is a series of three races between April and October which I will do next year before moving up to Olympic distance.

In 2013 I'll attempt a couple of half ironmans before stepping up to the big one in 2014/15 (hopefully)