The athletics/running thread

[Verbal]

Back from swimming. First time since school.

Lasted 25 minutes.

I don't like swimming but see it as a necessary evil. Did you swim continuously? If so Bravo!

Try swimming in sets to break things up and improve your stamina.

Example:

Warm up. 8 x 25m Front Crawl

Then 3 sets of 50m 1 X FC, 1 x Arms only 1 x legs only (use a float if you need to and hold it at arms length) 20 seconds recovery between sets.

Warm down 8 x 25m Front Crawl

That's 850 m overall (over 1/2 mile)

Haha no, not continuously. Had to stop a few times. It's like i've forgotten how to breathe!

See that's the thing...I doubt I could finish the warm up properly atm. just feels very weak. Not brilliant as next year I want to progress onto triathlons and, if everything is going well, i want to have a stab at an ironman before my I'm 30.

No harm in trying though thanks!

[thebish]

still - GG's gonna teach me breast-stroke tomorrow - so will be awesome next time and I will totally pwn those old biddies!

How can you need 'teaching' breast-stroke? Other than for walking it's the most basic movement known to man.

not the way I do it it's not!! I can do the arms bit - and the legs bit - but try to do both and I'm like a drowning wombat....

That's it, isn't it?

well - nobody else seems to look like a drowning wombat - so I must be doing summat wrong! others seem to glide effortlessly through the water expending very little energy - whereas i splash and thrash and am knackered after 2 lengths! - it's not a pretty sight, believe me!

i'd much rather just do crawl - i can do that - but i suspect b'stroke uses different muscles so is good to add in the mix!

[Gary the Enfield]

Back from swimming. First time since school.

Lasted 25 minutes.

I don't like swimming but see it as a necessary evil. Did you swim continuously? If so Bravo!

Try swimming in sets to break things up and improve your stamina.

Example:

Warm up. 8 x 25m Front Crawl

Then 3 sets of 50m 1 X FC, 1 x Arms only 1 x legs only (use a float if you need to and hold it at arms length) 20 seconds recovery between sets.

Warm down 8 x 25m Front Crawl

That's 850 m overall (over 1/2 mile)

Haha no, not continuously. Had to stop a few times. It's like i've forgotten how to breathe!See that's the thing...I doubt I could finish the warm up properly atm. just feels very weak. Not brilliant as next year I want to progress onto triathlons and, if everything is going well, i want to have a stab at an ironman before my I'm 30.

No harm in trying though thanks!

That's just technique. The more you practice, yadda yadda yadda........

You're exactly at the stage where I am. I am doing the Bedford-Tri sprint series this year after which I'll do an olympic distance. Next year I'll move up to Half Ironman and then a full one within a couple of years. Difference is, I'm nearly twenty years ahead of you in age.

[Gooner Girl]

I'll give you some tips next time i see you Bishy. I find breast stroke way easier then front crawl myself!

[Gooner Girl]

Back from swimming. First time since school.

Lasted 25 minutes.

I don't like swimming but see it as a necessary evil. Did you swim continuously? If so Bravo!

Try swimming in sets to break things up and improve your stamina.

Example:

Warm up. 8 x 25m Front Crawl

Then 3 sets of 50m 1 X FC, 1 x Arms only 1 x legs only (use a float if you need to and hold it at arms length) 20 seconds recovery between sets.

Warm down 8 x 25m Front Crawl

That's 850 m overall (over 1/2 mile)

Haha no, not continuously. Had to stop a few times. It's like i've forgotten how to breathe!See that's the thing...I doubt I could finish the warm up properly atm. just feels very weak. Not brilliant as next year I want to progress onto triathlons and, if everything is going well, i want to have a stab at an ironman before my I'm 30.

No harm in trying though thanks!

That's just technique. The more you practice, yadda yadda yadda........

You're exactly at the stage where I am. I am doing the Bedford-Tri sprint series this year after which I'll do an olympic distance. Next year I'll move up to Half Ironman and then a full one within a couple of years. Difference is, I'm nearly twenty years ahead of you in age.

And if GtE (who is a very old gimmer) can do it, you'll have no probs Verbal. He's practically drawing his pension!

[Verbal]

Back from swimming. First time since school.

Lasted 25 minutes.

I don't like swimming but see it as a necessary evil. Did you swim continuously? If so Bravo!

Try swimming in sets to break things up and improve your stamina.

Example:

Warm up. 8 x 25m Front Crawl

Then 3 sets of 50m 1 X FC, 1 x Arms only 1 x legs only (use a float if you need to and hold it at arms length) 20 seconds recovery between sets.

Warm down 8 x 25m Front Crawl

That's 850 m overall (over 1/2 mile)

Haha no, not continuously. Had to stop a few times. It's like i've forgotten how to breathe!See that's the thing...I doubt I could finish the warm up properly atm. just feels very weak. Not brilliant as next year I want to progress onto triathlons and, if everything is going well, i want to have a stab at an ironman before my I'm 30.

No harm in trying though thanks!

That's just technique. The more you practice, yadda yadda yadda........

You're exactly at the stage where I am. I am doing the Bedford-Tri sprint series this year after which I'll do an olympic distance. Next year I'll move up to Half Ironman and then a full one within a couple of years. Difference is, I'm nearly twenty years ahead of you in age.

And if GtE (who is a very old gimmer) can do it, you'll have no probs Verbal. He's practically drawing his pension!

I think you're a fair way ahead of me GtE in terms of fitness...I only packed in the smokes properly at christmas (by properly i mean no cheeky ones at weekends anymore and basically convincing myself i wasnt a smoker when in fact i still was) and im clearly not there yet in terms of speed, swmming etc. Just need to stick with it proprely.

best of luck Gte...and GG, what's stopping you? Get on board

[Gary the Enfield]

Back from swimming. First time since school.

Lasted 25 minutes.

I don't like swimming but see it as a necessary evil. Did you swim continuously? If so Bravo!

Try swimming in sets to break things up and improve your stamina.

Example:

Warm up. 8 x 25m Front Crawl

Then 3 sets of 50m 1 X FC, 1 x Arms only 1 x legs only (use a float if you need to and hold it at arms length) 20 seconds recovery between sets.

Warm down 8 x 25m Front Crawl

That's 850 m overall (over 1/2 mile)

Haha no, not continuously. Had to stop a few times. It's like i've forgotten how to breathe!See that's the thing...I doubt I could finish the warm up properly atm. just feels very weak. Not brilliant as next year I want to progress onto triathlons and, if everything is going well, i want to have a stab at an ironman before my I'm 30.

No harm in trying though thanks!

That's just technique. The more you practice, yadda yadda yadda........

You're exactly at the stage where I am. I am doing the Bedford-Tri sprint series this year after which I'll do an olympic distance. Next year I'll move up to Half Ironman and then a full one within a couple of years. Difference is, I'm nearly twenty years ahead of you in age.

And if GtE (who is a very old gimmer) can do it, you'll have no probs Verbal. He's practically drawing his pension!

Not too old to clamber up that scaffolding and sit next to Bruce when the show starts.

[Gooner Girl]

And if GtE (who is a very old gimmer) can do it, you'll have no probs Verbal. He's practically drawing his pension!

Not too old to clamber up that scaffolding and sit next to Bruce when the show starts.

There will be no show! Harrys going to England and Spurs are going to plummet without trace without him.

(i really, really hope...)

[Gooner Girl]

best of luck Gte...and GG, what's stopping you? Get on board

Whats stopping me? Errr, i've got a nasty cough at the moment...

[thebish]

best of luck Gte...and GG, what's stopping you? Get on board

Whats stopping me? Errr, i've got a chesty cough at the moment...

hmmmm.......

[Harry Genshaw]

Great to see that whilst I've been away so many have got into running again, given up cigs, smashed PBs - seriously well done folks.

I got a place in London marathon through my club, put in for a ballot more in hope than expectation & was amazed when I got a place, so training has been majorly upped these last few weeks.

GtE - I'll be up for a wee jogette next week if you're in town. Nowt too hard core please - I'm doing the Winter Hill fell race on Sunday for the 1st time. I've been advised it takes a few days to recover

[thebish]

Great to see that whilst I've been away so many have got into running again, given up cigs, smashed PBs - seriously well done folks.

I got a place in London marathon through my club, put in for a ballot more in hope than expectation & was amazed when I got a place, so training has been majorly upped these last few weeks.

GtE - I'll be up for a wee jogette next week if you're in town. Nowt too hard core please - I'm doing the Winter Hill fell race on Sunday for the 1st time. I've been advised it takes a few days to recover

and then he casually mentions the winter hill fell race!!!!!

[Harry Genshaw]

I'm no GtE Bish! I cant do 2 hard core races in a week and as for a Triathlon !

[thebish]

I'm no GtE Bish! I cant do 2 hard core races in a week and as for a Triathlon !

GtE can't do any at the moment - he's broken his bottom!

[Gooner Girl]

I'm no GtE Bish! I cant do 2 hard core races in a week and as for a Triathlon !

GtE can't do any at the moment - he's broken his bottom!

Indeed. No climbing up scaffolding for him, let alone running.

[Bruce Rioja]

I'm no GtE Bish! I cant do 2 hard core races in a week and as for a Triathlon !

GtE can't do any at the moment - he's broken his bottom!

Indeed. No climbing up scaffolding for him, let alone running.

I can always give him a peg up

[Gary the Enfield]

My bum's FINE! Harry? I'll be in touch.

[Gooner Girl]

Well i went for a swim tonight, first exercise in well over 2 weeks thanks to the nasty cough lingering (unless you count teaching year 6 how to stand on their heads or taking the twins 'swimming' as exercise - which i don't.)

I did actually DO some swimming but took it very easy cos

1. I went with a friend, so a good deal of time was spent in the jacuzzi chatting

and

2. I couldn't find my cozzie, my spare is at school and i'm still not brave enough to show my fat baby belly to the world by donning a bikini, so i wore my maternity tankini. BIG mistake. It really does not now fit me (probably cos i'm not 9 months pregnant with twins...) In fact, it was quite indecent and i ended up flashing a boob, nipple and all, to the swimming public of The Triangle Leisure Centre, Burgess Hill. Talk about mortified. Who knows what might have happened had i attempted a fast front crawl!

Perhaps i should stick to running...

[thebish]

In fact, it was quite indecent and i ended up flashing a boob, nipple and all, to the swimming public of The Triangle Leisure Centre, Burgess Hill. Talk about mortified. Who knows what might have happened had i attempted a fast front crawl!

Perhaps i should stick to running...

you always were an exhibitionist!!

[Gooner Girl]

In fact, it was quite indecent and i ended up flashing a boob, nipple and all, to the swimming public of The Triangle Leisure Centre, Burgess Hill. Talk about mortified. Who knows what might have happened had i attempted a fast front crawl!

Perhaps i should stick to running...

you always were an exhibitionist!!

Yes Bish i flash my boobs on purpose at people all the time...