The athletics/running thread

[Gary the Enfield]

It was a relatively easy route, from mine to Darcy Cricket Club, but I did 4.3k tonight, in 25 minutes

Don't think I could do it in reverse yet but I'm quite pleased with myself

Well, I would be if I could focus on owt other than breathing

CAPS that's pretty good going. Keep it up and we'll make a marathon runner of you yet!

[Gooner Girl]

Good luck today GtE - looking forward to hearing how you've got on!

[Gooner Girl]

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GtEs running well!

[Verbal]

Keep going G.

[Gooner Girl]

Is it next weekend yours, verbal? Watching them run on the telly has almost inspired me to run for the first time in ages. Perhaps tonight.

[Verbal]

Yep. Watching it is making me excited for next week.

Hope Gary's ok. Slowed quite a bit at 25k and he should have gone through 35k by now :S KEEP GOING!!!

[Verbal]

ah, seems it's just delayed having checked someone elses...

[Gooner Girl]

Yep. Watching it is making me excited for next week.

Hope Gary's ok. Slowed quite a bit at 25k and he should have gone through 35k by now :S KEEP GOING!!!

Yes, I noticed that too. Wonder if his piriformis is giving him gyp...

[Verbal]

throgh 40km in 4:15

keep going mate, nearly there.

[Gooner Girl]

My sons godfather has just finished in 4.05, was chatting with him yesterday and he was hoping for under 4 hours but he has had man flu all week so that's a good time.

GtE has sped up a bit, should be finishing any time soon!

[Gooner Girl]

He's finished! Just under 4 and a half hours, can't remember what his pb is or what time he was aiming for but I suspect not as fast a time as he hoped for, presumably because of the injury, but I'm still flipping impressed! What a star! Well done Martin! X

[Verbal]

Good man!

[Bruce Rioja]

Magnificent. Especially given that it looked like he'd have to pull out a few weeks ago. Well done, mate.

[Armchair Wanderer]

He's finished! Just under 4 and a half hours, can't remember what his pb is or what time he was aiming for but I suspect not as fast a time as he hoped for, presumably because of the injury, but I'm still flipping impressed! What a star! Well done Martin! X

Looks like he speeded up after about halfway. When I see it on telly the start always looks crazy, too many people, maybe that's why. These "elite" runners are cheating because they don't have to start behind a giant icecream.

Nice work GtE!

[Gary the Enfield]

Thanks everyone. Finished in just under 4 1/2 hours. My legs cramped between 14 and 20 miles which meant I had to run 100 yards and then walk the same until the spasm passed. Pleased to have finished as I nearly pulled out 5 weeks ago. I think that may be my last Marathon.

[Gooner Girl]

Thanks everyone. Finished in just under 4 1/2 hours. My legs cramped between 14 and 20 miles which meant I had to run 100 yards and then walk the same until the spasm passed. Pleased to have finished as I nearly pulled out 5 weeks ago. I think that may be my last Marathon.

Betcha it won't be! Give it a week or two You did fantastically well. How was the piriformis?

[Gary the Enfield]

Thanks everyone. Finished in just under 4 1/2 hours. My legs cramped between 14 and 20 miles which meant I had to run 100 yards and then walk the same until the spasm passed. Pleased to have finished as I nearly pulled out 5 weeks ago. I think that may be my last Marathon.

Betcha it won't be! Give it a week or two You did fantastically well. How was the piriformis?

Piriformis was fine. The gym work really helped. It was the bloody cramps that did it.

[Gooner Girl]

Thanks everyone. Finished in just under 4 1/2 hours. My legs cramped between 14 and 20 miles which meant I had to run 100 yards and then walk the same until the spasm passed. Pleased to have finished as I nearly pulled out 5 weeks ago. I think that may be my last Marathon.

Betcha it won't be! Give it a week or two You did fantastically well. How was the piriformis?

Piriformis was fine. The gym work really helped. It was the bloody cramps that did it.

Thats frustrating that it was that that did for you in the end and not the thing you expected. However its good news in that it means all should be ok for your triathlon? Did you beat your PB? Any pics of you in action?!

[Gary the Enfield]

Thanks everyone. Finished in just under 4 1/2 hours. My legs cramped between 14 and 20 miles which meant I had to run 100 yards and then walk the same until the spasm passed. Pleased to have finished as I nearly pulled out 5 weeks ago. I think that may be my last Marathon.

Betcha it won't be! Give it a week or two You did fantastically well. How was the piriformis?

Piriformis was fine. The gym work really helped. It was the bloody cramps that did it.

Thats frustrating that it was that that did for you in the end and not the thing you expected. However its good news in that it means all should be ok for your triathlon? Did you beat your PB? Any pics of you in action?!

30 mins outside my pb. Some pics on FB.

[Harry Genshaw]

Well done Gary. Great stuff - a great experience?