The athletics/running thread

[Bruce Rioja]

What Bruce said! Will be good to see you running again too. Times schimes - getting round is all that matters - the rest will surely follow

Love you too. X

Just make sure that you gazelles wait until I've finished before buggering off. OK?

I think we'll all be trailing in LEs wake and probably BP the pb specialist too! I only hope I recognise the new svelte Rioja when I get there

He's probably another six months away, yet! At least.

[KeyserSoze]

Joined the gym last week, after what is probably 3 months of no exercise and considerable excess. Did my first boxing circuit training thing at lunch today. F*ck. Me.

Still, I've rolled back to the bottom of the hill, good to start climbing it again

[Burnden Paddock]

At his current rate of improvement BP will be winning it by mid May.

Absolutely. I'm staying at home now until the Ebola outbreak fully hits home. Guaranteed win!!

[Bruce Rioja]

Yeay. My quickest run round the new PR track by 40 seconds. Closing in on the PB

Great to see Enfield and Genshaw, as well as BP and LE, of course.

[Burnden Paddock]

Yeay. My quickest run round the new PR track by 40 seconds. Closing in on the PB

Great to see Enfield and Genshaw, as well as BP and LE, of course.

Well done Bruce. Another 12 seconds off my PB and now sub 29 mins. Wonder how much quicker we might have been had the conditions been better??

I had to wonder what I was doing standing there at 8.50am in my shorts, freezing my bollocks off, but it was all worthwhile in the end.

[Harry Genshaw]

Yeay. My quickest run round the new PR track by 40 seconds. Closing in on the PB

Great to see Enfield and Genshaw, as well as BP and LE, of course.

Well done Bruce. Another 12 seconds off my PB and now sub 29 mins. Wonder how much quicker we might have been had the conditions been better??

I had to wonder what I was doing standing there at 8.50am in my shorts, freezing my bollocks off, but it was all worthwhile in the end.

Well done chaps, great effort. Good to see you all again. I was surprised to find that was my first outing at park run in nearly a year. Pb on the full English too

[Gary the Enfield]

Yeay. My quickest run round the new PR track by 40 seconds. Closing in on the PB

Great to see Enfield and Genshaw, as well as BP and LE, of course.

Well done Bruce. Another 12 seconds off my PB and now sub 29 mins. Wonder how much quicker we might have been had the conditions been better??

I had to wonder what I was doing standing there at 8.50am in my shorts, freezing my bollocks off, but it was all worthwhile in the end.

Well done chaps, great effort. Good to see you all again. I was surprised to find that was my first outing at park run in nearly a year. Pb on the full English too

Well done guys. Nice to see everyone (and meet a few more. Sorry I had to shoot off. That was my worst time but my best run on that course. Very pleased to have got round and the knee not giving me any gip.

Promise I'll make Sainsbury's next time.

[Burnden Paddock]

Yeay. My quickest run round the new PR track by 40 seconds. Closing in on the PB

Great to see Enfield and Genshaw, as well as BP and LE, of course.

Well done Bruce. Another 12 seconds off my PB and now sub 29 mins. Wonder how much quicker we might have been had the conditions been better??

I had to wonder what I was doing standing there at 8.50am in my shorts, freezing my bollocks off, but it was all worthwhile in the end.

Well done chaps, great effort. Good to see you all again. I was surprised to find that was my first outing at park run in nearly a year. Pb on the full English too

Well done guys. Nice to see everyone (and meet a few more. Sorry I had to shoot off. That was my worst time but my best run on that course. Very pleased to have got round and the knee not giving me any gip.

Promise I'll make Sainsbury's next time.

Good to hear GtE!

Bruce and I spotted a rival breakfast venue on the way home. Ainsworth Arms (formerly The Three Arrows) on Bolton and Bury Road. Unlimited breakfast for £3.99 and unlimited tea/coffee for £1.99 In the wrong direction for you lot, but hey ho!

[Bruce Rioja]

New power boots (My Asics finally died). PB? I'm on your fecking case!!!

[Harry Genshaw]

Proper Bobby Dazzlers them Bruce. The kind of shoe, that if it were a football boot, could cost someone a man of the match award

[thebish]

Proper Bobby Dazzlers them Bruce. The kind of shoe, that if it were a football boot, could cost someone a man of the match award

[Bruce Rioja]

Proper Bobby Dazzlers them Bruce. The kind of shoe, that if it were a football boot, could cost someone a man of the match award

Especially if it was down to a miserable old bastard to make the decision.

[KeyserSoze]

First attempt at a 5k in a long, loong time this week. On a treadmill, so not proper so to speak, but managed 26.20ish

Not too fussed with that given how unhealthy i had been for the last four months. Reckon 25 mins is the target for next week, then after that hoping to get to and below pb level (22.40 iirc). Futsal tournament tomorrow should help no end!

[Bruce Rioja]

28 seconds outside last week's time so booooo for that, but still a minute within my average, so hurrah to that.

[Harry Genshaw]

Well done Bruce, and another pb for BP I believe. Nice one. Used my extra hour in bed to go over to Rivington. A lovely hour was had, plodding through the mud and fog. If either of you fancy a nice steady run on the fells, give me a shout

[Gary the Enfield]

Double (triple) booked myself this morning. Marshalling our handicap (our equivalent of the Parkrun) followed by helping the beginners runners and then 4.5 miles round a muddy hilly course accompanying a friend who I've promised a run with for a while. All told I've done about 6 miles. Knackered. But happy.


Well done on another pb BP.

[Burnden Paddock]

Double (triple) booked myself this morning. Marshalling our handicap (our equivalent of the Parkrun) followed by helping the beginners runners and then 4.5 miles round a muddy hilly course accompanying a friend who I've promised a run with for a while. All told I've done about 6 miles. Knackered. But happy.


Well done on another pb BP.

Cheers Gary! Another 40 seconds taken off and now down to 28:13 which is an improvement of 2.5 mins in the last 4 weeks. Really chuffed with my progress, but bloody hell, my legs aren't half aching today.

Congratulations on your progress. Looks as though the recovery is going well!

[KeyserSoze]

25:01 on the treadmill for 5k today. gah. Still, feeling good. Need to improve the stamina over distances though...very inconsistent speed. Some intervals/weights tomorrow, boxing weds, undecided for thurs, then boxing again friday. good to be back in the groove!

[KeyserSoze]

3x800m 'sprints' (well as fast as i could run). Hate them hate them hate them. Bloody dead now.

[Burnden Paddock]

A bit further than we have been running of late, but does anyone fancy this?