The athletics/running thread

[Lord Kangana]

Messy in a good way then?

[CrazyHorse]

No not really.
I've just checked and it seems that the verb to raz isn't listed on the urban dictionary or anywhere on the internet.
Maybe it's just a localised Little Lever thing, I dunno. Like interbreeding.

Meaning to vomit.

"That sterrie is so foul that drinking it makes me want to raz"
"My sister is so foul that breeding with it makes me want to raz"

That sort of thing.

[Lord Kangana]

Ah.

See I was alliterating it as similar to jizz.

You can see where the confusion arose.

[Bruce Rioja]

Anyway - 1st Parkrun under the belt. Don't know what time I did yet but being as we had to run up 'Cruella de Hill' as it's apparently known, twice, I doubt I'll have beaten last week's time.

[Gooner Girl]

Anyway - 1st Parkrun under the belt. Don't know what time I did yet but being as we had to run up 'Cruella de Hill' as it's apparently known, twice, I doubt I'll have beaten last week's time.

Well done! I really need to do one of them! Once you know your time though, it's easier to
work out if you're improving by running the same course again and again even if the course is not a fast one.

[Verbal]

Anyway - 1st Parkrun under the belt. Don't know what time I did yet but being as we had to run up 'Cruella de Hill' as it's apparently known, twice, I doubt I'll have beaten last week's time.

Good stuff, Brucie weirdly enough, Alistair, the Bolton parkrun director, was at Mile End parkrun today :S

Felt really good at today's one. Judging from the watch of the guy behind me I may have taken something like 20 seconds off my PB

[Verbal]

Haha, not quite 20 seconds it seems still, 22:40 and I'm happy almost at 4:30p/k pace

[Bruce Rioja]

Woo Hoooooo

29:37 That's a minute quicker than last week, and we had to do that bastarding hill twice.

Am now off to celebrate and to watch The Wanderers dick Chelsea

[Gooner Girl]

Woo Hoooooo

29:37 That's a minute quicker than last week, and we had to do that bastarding hill twice.

Am now off to celebrate and to watch The Wanderers dick Chelsea

Well done you star!

[Verbal]

Good man! Now beat that again next week!

[Bruce Rioja]

Woo Hoooooo

29:37 That's a minute quicker than last week, and we had to do that bastarding hill twice.

Am now off to celebrate and to watch The Wanderers dick Chelsea

Well done you star!

I think that Laura and Our Kid must have been slowing me down

[Bruce Rioja]

Was looking at the magazine stand in Asda this morning - how many running magazines does the world need? Other than for putting one foot in front of the other what on earth is there to write about?

[Lord Kangana]

This is a question that you lot should be able to answer. Cramp. Any tips (dietary par example) that can help prevent it?

[Gary the Enfield]

This is a question that you lot should be able to answer. Cramp. Any tips (dietary par example) that can help prevent it?

Hydration seems to be key. Where are you getting cramps and when?

Try Isotonic drinks rather than just water.

Also some people drink tonic water, others flat Coke.

[Gooner Girl]

Side cramps? If it happens when running i find bending down and touching your toes a few times can sometimes sort it out. Make sure your breathing is deep, not shallow and don't eat too near to a run.

[Gooner Girl]

Well i'm really looking forward to getting back into running with my spurs supporting running mate on tuesday now!

[Bruce Rioja]

Well i'm really looking forward to getting back into running with my spurs supporting running mate on tuesday now!

And about time too, Girly

[Lord Kangana]

Its not running, and its in my left thigh muscle. I've always had it from all forms of exercise all down my left leg, I think its to do with a bad injury I had on my ankle years ago. When ski-ing I have to ratchet my boots onto the agonising full clamped on settings to stop it in my left calf. Which makes it interesting when I realease them .

Interesting that its been noted elsewhere that I may be dehydrated though. I don't think its salts, which I've been advised on before as my diet is, understandably, full of it.

[Gooner Girl]

Its not running, and its in my left thigh muscle. I've always had it from all forms of exercise all down my left leg, I think its to do with a bad injury I had on my ankle years ago. When ski-ing I have to ratchet my boots onto the agonising full clamped on settings to stop it in my left calf. Which makes it interesting when I realease them .

Interesting that its been noted elsewhere that I may be dehydrated though. I don't think its salts, which I've been advised on before as my diet is, understandably, full of it.

When i was pregnant with the twins i woke up a few times with agonising leg cramps - partly caused apparently by a lack of magnesium and calcium in the diet (babies were taking it all) Might be worth taking a supplement and seeing if that helps?

[Lord Kangana]

Cheers GG, and Gary, I will report back.