The athletics/running thread

[Gary the Enfield]

Well I survived! 23mins 40 secs.

No split times yet but I did it. Very proud.

[LeverEnd]

Well I survived! 23mins 40 secs.

No split times yet but I did it. Very proud.

Excellent stuff, well done.

[thebish]

Well I survived! 23mins 40 secs.

No split times yet but I did it. Very proud.

23mins 40secs?? I reckon you must be superhuman in some way...

[Bruce Rioja]

Well I survived! 23mins 40 secs.

No split times yet but I did it. Very proud.

You did a 1500m swim (in the sea), a 40k cycle ride and then a 10k run in 23 minutes and 40 seconds? That's impossible.

[thebish]

Well I survived! 23mins 40 secs.

No split times yet but I did it. Very proud.

You did a 1500m swim (in the sea), a 40k cycle ride and then a 10k run in 23 minutes and 40 seconds? That's impossible.

^ no... that's how long he survived for!

[mrkint]

I'll hazard a guess there is a '1 hour' missing in that sentence, otherwise GtE would be breaking every record ever.

Top stuff, fella.

[Bruce Rioja]

I'll hazard a guess there is a '1 hour' missing in that sentence, otherwise GtE would be breaking every record ever.

Top stuff, fella.

Well, there's not much fat on the lad, the bastard.

[Gary the Enfield]

I have no idea why I put that time down!

The REAL story is I did it in 2hrs 40mins 39secs.

1500m Sea Swim 33:10
T1 1:38
40k Bike 1:17:28
T2 0:28
10k run 47:55

126th out of 207 finishers. around 8 didn't finish and about 40 didn't even start!

I was shattered yesterday. Now I'm just in pain.

[Gooner Girl]

I have no idea why I put that time down!

The REAL story is I did it in 2hrs 40mins 39secs.

1500m Sea Swim 33:10
T1 1:38
40k Bike 1:17:28
T2 0:28
10k run 47:55

126th out of 207 finishers. around 8 didn't finish and about 40 didn't even start!

I was shattered yesterday. Now I'm just in pain.

You were pretty tired yesterday to be fair, your texts didn't make much sense either!

[Gooner Girl]

Last evening on the track this year. Back to our sports hall base next week. It was cold and dark tonight. Tons of kids though and my how they have grown over the summer. The year 10 boys are now towering over me (yes GtE, I know, that's not hard..) last track session always feels a bit like the end of summer...

[Always hopeful]

I have no idea why I put that time down!

The REAL story is I did it in 2hrs 40mins 39secs.

1500m Sea Swim 33:10
T1 1:38
40k Bike 1:17:28
T2 0:28
10k run 47:55

126th out of 207 finishers. around 8 didn't finish and about 40 didn't even start!

I was shattered yesterday. Now I'm just in pain.

Absolutely incredible. Well done.

If I didn't hate swimming or running, you might have inspired me to try it.

[thebish]

Absolutely incredible. Well done.

If I didn't hate swimming or running, you might have inspired me to try it.

absolutely - fecking ace!!

If I didn't hate swimming or running or cycling, you might have inspired me to try it.

[Gary the Enfield]

I have no idea why I put that time down!

The REAL story is I did it in 2hrs 40mins 39secs.

1500m Sea Swim 33:10
T1 1:38
40k Bike 1:17:28
T2 0:28
10k run 47:55

126th out of 207 finishers. around 8 didn't finish and about 40 didn't even start!

I was shattered yesterday. Now I'm just in pain.

Absolutely incredible. Well done.

If I didn't hate swimming or running, you might have inspired me to try it.

I hate swimming, but it's a means to an end......

Try a sprint distance, they're really good fun. 400m pool swim then 20k bike then 5k run.

[Always hopeful]

I have no idea why I put that time down!

The REAL story is I did it in 2hrs 40mins 39secs.

1500m Sea Swim 33:10
T1 1:38
40k Bike 1:17:28
T2 0:28
10k run 47:55

126th out of 207 finishers. around 8 didn't finish and about 40 didn't even start!

I was shattered yesterday. Now I'm just in pain.

Absolutely incredible. Well done.

If I didn't hate swimming or running, you might have inspired me to try it.

I hate swimming, but it's a means to an end......

Try a sprint distance, they're really good fun. 400m pool swim then 20k bike then 5k run.

I've just done the maths. You did the ride (the bit I think I'm reasonaby good at) at an average of over 19mph!!! Faster than I can manage on what I consider to be a hard ride when I'm really pushing myself.

I'll think about having a go at a 'sprint distance'. I'll see if I can beat 2hrs 40mins 39secs.

[Gary the Enfield]

I have no idea why I put that time down!

The REAL story is I did it in 2hrs 40mins 39secs.

1500m Sea Swim 33:10
T1 1:38
40k Bike 1:17:28
T2 0:28
10k run 47:55

126th out of 207 finishers. around 8 didn't finish and about 40 didn't even start!

I was shattered yesterday. Now I'm just in pain.

Absolutely incredible. Well done.

If I didn't hate swimming or running, you might have inspired me to try it.

I hate swimming, but it's a means to an end......

Try a sprint distance, they're really good fun. 400m pool swim then 20k bike then 5k run.

I've just done the maths. You did the ride (the bit I think I'm reasonaby good at) at an average of over 19mph!!! Faster than I can manage on what I consider to be a hard ride when I'm really pushing myself.

I'll think about having a go at a 'sprint distance'. I'll see if I can beat 2hrs 40mins 39secs.

The bike course was really flat. No hills like you'd get round Bolton. I was chuffed with my bike time, though.

[Gooner Girl]

Stupidly agreed to go on a run with a friend this evening and really can't be bothered! Hope it rains, that would be a good excuse...

[LeverEnd]

Stupidly agreed to go on a run with a friend this evening and really can't be bothered! Hope it rains, that would be a good excuse...

I ended up splashing round Rivngton hanging onto the muddy shorts of a much faster runner without any success. He had to keep running back for me. Had a cold bath and my legs still hurt. A curry has helped.
Hope you were spared such indignity.

[Gooner Girl]

Stupidly agreed to go on a run with a friend this evening and really can't be bothered! Hope it rains, that would be a good excuse...

I ended up splashing round Rivngton hanging onto the muddy shorts of a much faster runner without any success. He had to keep running back for me. Had a cold bath and my legs still hurt. A curry has helped.
Hope you were spared such indignity.

A more ladylike, slow 5km round the village chatting about the fair on the common, bonfire night, whether 2 is too young to enter your first cross country race and first days at school. Glad I did it now! Off for a bath in a mo. Also hot and sweaty, though less muddy then you by the sounds of it. (and came back home to a giant sausage roll, far nicer then curry )

[LeverEnd]

You are infinitely more civilised than we swamp-dwelling Northern savages.
Hang on..... sausage roll?

[thebish]

You are infinitely more civilised than we swamp-dwelling Northern savages.
Hang on..... sausage roll?

I'm sure it was made from locally-sourced happy-to-be-humanely-killed pig!