The athletics/running thread

[TANGODANCER]

Top stuff Gary. Just completing a marathon is a massive achievement. Well done.

[Bruce Rioja]

Just been reading about the girl that passed away near Buckingham Palace - she was only 30.

Desperately sad news

[Gary the Enfield]

Just been reading about the girl that passed away near Buckingham Palace - she was only 30.

Desperately sad news

Yes it is. The amount of people after mile 17 who were being attended to by St. John's Ambulance was scary. A reminder that this marathon thing can't be taken lightly.

[Gooner Girl]

Just been reading about the girl that passed away near Buckingham Palace - she was only 30.

Desperately sad news

Yes it is. The amount of people after mile 17 who were being attended to by St. John's Ambulance was scary. A reminder that this marathon thing can't be taken lightly.

Indeed - which is the point i have been trying to get across to half my football team on fb this lunchtime who are trying to get me to do the Brighton marathon next year. I'm almost tempted, but a bit too scared i wouldn't finsh it... Not neccesarily cos i'd die (which isn't a pleasant thought) but the fear of failure is quite real!

[Gary the Enfield]

Just been reading about the girl that passed away near Buckingham Palace - she was only 30.

Desperately sad news

Yes it is. The amount of people after mile 17 who were being attended to by St. John's Ambulance was scary. A reminder that this marathon thing can't be taken lightly.

Indeed - which is the point i have been trying to get across to half my football team on fb this lunchtime who are trying to get me to do the Brighton marathon next year. I'm almost tempted, but a bit too scared i wouldn't finsh it... Not neccesarily cos i'd die (which isn't a pleasant thought) but the fear of failure is quite real!

If you get the foundation right you'll finish. What time you do depends on the day. Believe me.

[Gooner Girl]

Just been reading about the girl that passed away near Buckingham Palace - she was only 30.

Desperately sad news

Yes it is. The amount of people after mile 17 who were being attended to by St. John's Ambulance was scary. A reminder that this marathon thing can't be taken lightly.

Indeed - which is the point i have been trying to get across to half my football team on fb this lunchtime who are trying to get me to do the Brighton marathon next year. I'm almost tempted, but a bit too scared i wouldn't finsh it... Not neccesarily cos i'd die (which isn't a pleasant thought) but the fear of failure is quite real!

If you get the foundation right you'll finish. What time you do depends on the day. Believe me.

I don't think I'd care much about a time so long as I wasn't last, I'd be thrilled just to fknish, don't really believe, even with training I could do that. My furthest ever race has been 4 miles and my furthest ever training run ten. That's not even near half a marathon distance... Apparently according to the footy girls if be fine as I 'run like a fiend' in training but that's mostly short sprints, hardly the same!

[Bruce Rioja]

After doing a 12 mile walk with the indefatigable hound, it's back to the gym for the first time in quite a while tonight for me

[boltonboris]

I'm going to start interval training in the next couple of weeks, once the season ends. This means sprinting up hills, jogging down them and sprinting back up them until you're sick.

Coupled with the bike, press-ups and weights....

I can't wait....

[Harry Genshaw]

Sounds good Boris

Managed 7 miles this afternoon which after a weekend of heavy boozing and recent injury went surprisingly well. Yesterday didn't seem to be a good day for PBs. Of the half a dozen people I knew who were doing it, none improved on their times. I see the BBC newreader Sophie Raworth, collapsed at 24 miles, woke up 2 hours later in a st Johns tent, then went out and finished the last 2 miles

Gary - how was it running with so many other folk? Does it slow you down with some getting in the way? Was the support as big a boost as they say it is?

[Gary the Enfield]

Sounds good Boris

Managed 7 miles this afternoon which after a weekend of heavy boozing and recent injury went surprisingly well. Yesterday didn't seem to be a good day for PBs. Of the half a dozen people I knew who were doing it, none improved on their times. I see the BBC newreader Sophie Raworth, collapsed at 24 miles, woke up 2 hours later in a st Johns tent, then went out and finished the last 2 miles

Gary - how was it running with so many other folk? Does it slow you down with some getting in the way? Was the support as big a boost as they say it is?

HG I think Sophie Raworth's collapse was last year. The support around the course is unremitting ( to the point of tedium ) but nothing beats seeing a familiar face or group in the crowd. My first mile was 9:48 because of the congestion at the start but it thins out after 3 miles

[Gooner Girl]

Sounds good Boris

Managed 7 miles this afternoon which after a weekend of heavy boozing and recent injury went surprisingly well. Yesterday didn't seem to be a good day for PBs. Of the half a dozen people I knew who were doing it, none improved on their times. I see the BBC newreader Sophie Raworth, collapsed at 24 miles, woke up 2 hours later in a st Johns tent, then went out and finished the last 2 miles

Gary - how was it running with so many other folk? Does it slow you down with some getting in the way? Was the support as big a boost as they say it is?

HG I think Sophie Raworth's collapse was last year. The support around the course is unremitting ( to the point of tedium ) but nothing beats seeing a familiar face or group in the crowd. My first mile was 9:48 because of the congestion at the start but it thins out after 3 miles

Sounds quite mental! Can't even believe i'm considering it... Brighton would be less busy i guess!

[CAPSLOCK]

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!

Stiffer route of 4.8k tonight in 26 minutes

Nearly died...only nearly, you bastards

I'm thinking Leverhume Parkrun any Saturday now

[Gooner Girl]

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!

Stiffer route of 4.8k tonight in 26 minutes

Nearly died...only nearly, you bastards

I'm thinking Leverhume Parkrun any Saturday now

Well done Caps, i'm thinking i hould get off my arse and go for a run regardless of whether i ever do a marathon or not... Get that park run booked, think i might do the Hove one soon.

[Bruce Rioja]

Stiffer route of 4.8k tonight in 26 minutes

Nearly died...only nearly, you bastards

I'm thinking Leverhume Parkrun any Saturday now

There was a lad running up HFW before, like I run down it, the basstid!

[Gooner Girl]

Stiffer route of 4.8k tonight in 26 minutes

Nearly died...only nearly, you bastards

I'm thinking Leverhume Parkrun any Saturday now

There was a lad running up HFW before, like I run down it, the basstid!

Bruce, you should do the park run with Caps. I would, but its a long way to come...

[Bruce Rioja]

Bruce, you should do the park run with Caps. I would, but its a long way to come...

You can always bring a couple of apple turnovers and stay in my spare room

Yes, was thinking similar, need to get myself moving again though first.

When you thinking, Caps?

[CAPSLOCK]

Stiffer route of 4.8k tonight in 26 minutes

Nearly died...only nearly, you bastards

I'm thinking Leverhume Parkrun any Saturday now

There was a lad running up HFW before, like I run down it, the basstid!

Came down Stich to South Drive, cross to HFW, down to the bottom, around Ashdene and back up the way I went down, thus finishing up Stich

Killer

May do Saturday if we lose tomorrow - if we win, I'm off to Sunlun

[Bruce Rioja]

Just had my first post chest infection go. It was like starting an old car

3K in a terrible time of 19:43, but I'm just happy to get going again. Will step it up on Thursday

[Gooner Girl]

Just had my first post chest infection go. It was like starting an old car

3K in a terrible time of 19:43, but I'm just happy to get going again. Will step it up on Thursday

It's hard getting back into it Bruce, I did a hilly couple of miles this ebbing and am knackered now yet I know if I did that run 3 times a week for next few weeks it would seem like nothing...

Keep going Bruce, you were doing fab with gum and running before your enforced break!

[Bruce Rioja]

Just had my first post chest infection go. It was like starting an old car

3K in a terrible time of 19:43, but I'm just happy to get going again. Will step it up on Thursday

It's hard getting back into it Bruce, I did a hilly couple of miles this ebbing and am knackered now yet I know if I did that run 3 times a week for next few weeks it would seem like nothing...

Keep going Bruce, you were doing fab with gum and running before your enforced break!

You've posted that from your phone, haven't you?

Many thanks for the encouragement, GG. It does feel like I've lost my gains just now - but I'm sure I'll be back to where I was in a week or two. I'll stick at it