The athletics/running thread

[Gooner Girl]

i think I'd need a napping coach...

Well I am highly qualified. I still often take the advice 'sleep when the babies sleep' and the babies are 3 and a half now.

[Gary the Enfield]

Had a slog round Trent Park last night. 5.2 miles race in 24 degree heat wasn't funny. I'm sure I lost 4 or five pounds in weight.

Good warm weather training though.

[Gooner Girl]

Had a slog round Trent Park last night. 5.2 miles race in 24 degree heat wasn't funny. I'm sure I lost 4 or five pounds in weight.

Good warm weather training though.

I would be impressed but you have just confessed to only doing Sit ups OR crunches, so SLACKER!

[Gary the Enfield]

Had a slog round Trent Park last night. 5.2 miles race in 24 degree heat wasn't funny. I'm sure I lost 4 or five pounds in weight.

Good warm weather training though.

I would be impressed but you have just confessed to only doing Sit ups OR crunches, so SLACKER!

And you can't read basic instructions. Sit ups / crunches means sit ups OR crunches. Sit ups & Crunches means Sit ups AND Crunches.

And you haven't been doing them ANYWAY.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

what's a crunch?

[Gary the Enfield]

what's a crunch?

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[Lost Leopard Spot]

what's a crunch?

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One learns something new everyday.

[thebish]

what's a crunch?

[Prufrock]

Don't be so overfamiliar. That's Mr Crunch to you.

[Gooner Girl]

Had a slog round Trent Park last night. 5.2 miles race in 24 degree heat wasn't funny. I'm sure I lost 4 or five pounds in weight.

Good warm weather training though.

I would be impressed but you have just confessed to only doing Sit ups OR crunches, so SLACKER!

And you can't read basic instructions. Sit ups / crunches means sit ups OR crunches. Sit ups & Crunches means Sit ups AND Crunches.

And you haven't been doing them ANYWAY.

Right, I'm level with you now. Day 2 done. And because I'm hard core and not a northern softie like you I have done crunches AND sit ups as well as the squats so nerr you lightweight!

[Gary the Enfield]

Done mine. Now off for a mile swim.

[Gooner Girl]

Done mine. Now off for a mile swim.

Alright. You win. I'm off to sit on the sofa with my brother and eat junk food...

[Gary the Enfield]

Done mine. Now off for a mile swim.

Alright. You win. I'm off to sit on the sofa with my brother and eat junk food...

Heavyweight.......

[Gooner Girl]

Done mine. Now off for a mile swim.

Alright. You win. I'm off to sit on the sofa with my brother and eat junk food...

Heavyweight.......

You saying I'm a fatty?!

[Gary the Enfield]

So. Swim done and another set of abs and squats.

This morning I did 45 minutes of hilly loops and sprints continuous effort at pace. Taper now for my race next weekend, Dambuster tri.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

I've been doing too many races off too little training. Going to chill out for a few weeks and do very little running. Full of aches and pains and stopped enjoying it. Will look to do more cycling, gym and swimming for a bit. Pre-entered a 10k on July 11th which I'll do as it's also a social occasion.

Sounds wise LE, no point burning out.

I was going to go for a swim this evening but realised

1. I needed to go to the supermarket and
2. 'One born every minute' is back on

so going to start the abs and squats challenge again I think to make myself feel less guilty about skiving. Not sure where to start it though, its a bit easy at the beginning, seems a bit pointless!

Not knowing what crunches were, but having been educated by GtE, having another butchers at that I'm confused. Surely any normally fit person, and I'm not talking elite athlete, can do that last set without even bothering with the build up. Surely?

[clapton is god]

I mentioned Steve Birkinshaws run around the Lake District Wainwrights this weekend - its well underway now.

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[Gooner Girl]

I've been doing too many races off too little training. Going to chill out for a few weeks and do very little running. Full of aches and pains and stopped enjoying it. Will look to do more cycling, gym and swimming for a bit. Pre-entered a 10k on July 11th which I'll do as it's also a social occasion.

Sounds wise LE, no point burning out.

I was going to go for a swim this evening but realised

1. I needed to go to the supermarket and
2. 'One born every minute' is back on

so going to start the abs and squats challenge again I think to make myself feel less guilty about skiving. Not sure where to start it though, its a bit easy at the beginning, seems a bit pointless!

Not knowing what crunches were, but having been educated by GtE, having another butchers at that I'm confused. Surely any normally fit person, and I'm not talking elite athlete, can do that last set without even bothering with the build up. Surely?

The first half of the build up is pretty easy I will grant you - but then lots of people doing this won't be fit, that's the whole point of it. I have done it before and the end part I found hard going, maybe I'm super unfit but it was an effort for me so I will continue til it isn't.

[Gary the Enfield]

Yer. What she said.

Anyway day 4 completed. I've also added a 1 minute plank into the mix. Also this morning I went for a 65 km bike ride in the pissing rain.

Tapering now for Rutland Water on Saturday.

[Gooner Girl]

Yer. What she said.

Anyway day 4 completed. I've also added a 1 minute plank into the mix. Also this morning I went for a 65 km bike ride in the pissing rain.

Tapering now for Rutland Water on Saturday.

Today I have swum, done day 4, am off out for a run shortly and I planked for 1 minute AND ONE SECOND. Beat that old boy

(someone may need to pick me up off the floor after my run though)