The athletics/running thread

[Burnden Paddock]

At the risk of being labelled a fair weather runner. As if!! I doubt that I will be at PR this week and yes, I have seen the weather forecast.

Went out for a run this evening and felt my right calf tighten after about 3k. Tried to run it off and ended it up making it far worse, by running another 2k on it. Then had to limp the last 1k home.

Calves are bastards. I'd ice it fir a few days and give it a full week of rest.
I ran with Valley Striders in North Leeds last night. Had to drop out of the session and shuffle home. Not injured, just fecked!

Physio appointment in the morning, on your recco!

[Harry Genshaw]

Good luck with the calf BP. Gotta agree with LE, they really are buggers. I've knackered mi calves more often than knees, hammys, ankles and quads put together

This Saturday I've got my first race in the lakes for a few years, at Helvellyn. 11 miles long but quite a bad climb early on I'm told. Just hoping to get round in one piece but if I could stay dry too that'd be a bonus

Something about melting?!

Yeah but I'll still turn up!

[Burnden Paddock]

Good luck with the calf BP. Gotta agree with LE, they really are buggers. I've knackered mi calves more often than knees, hammys, ankles and quads put together

This Saturday I've got my first race in the lakes for a few years, at Helvellyn. 11 miles long but quite a bad climb early on I'm told. Just hoping to get round in one piece but if I could stay dry too that'd be a bonus

Something about melting?!

Yeah but I'll still turn up!

Ahh, but will you have your brolly?

[LeverEnd]

At the risk of being labelled a fair weather runner. As if!! I doubt that I will be at PR this week and yes, I have seen the weather forecast.

Went out for a run this evening and felt my right calf tighten after about 3k. Tried to run it off and ended it up making it far worse, by running another 2k on it. Then had to limp the last 1k home.

Calves are bastards. I'd ice it fir a few days and give it a full week of rest.
I ran with Valley Striders in North Leeds last night. Had to drop out of the session and shuffle home. Not injured, just fecked!

Physio appointment in the morning, on your recco!

Hope she makes you cry like a little bitch.

Fountains Abbey PR in the morning. Missed last week due to leaving light on snd flat battery. It'll be picturesque if nothing else.

[Burnden Paddock]

At the risk of being labelled a fair weather runner. As if!! I doubt that I will be at PR this week and yes, I have seen the weather forecast.

Went out for a run this evening and felt my right calf tighten after about 3k. Tried to run it off and ended it up making it far worse, by running another 2k on it. Then had to limp the last 1k home.

Calves are bastards. I'd ice it fir a few days and give it a full week of rest.
I ran with Valley Striders in North Leeds last night. Had to drop out of the session and shuffle home. Not injured, just fecked!

Physio appointment in the morning, on your recco!

Hope she makes you cry like a little bitch.

Fountains Abbey PR in the morning. Missed last week due to leaving light on snd flat battery. It'll be picturesque if nothing else.

So do I.

[Harry Genshaw]

Currently at the services near Carlisle. It's throwing down in biblical proportions here so God knows what it will be like up Helvellyn. I might 'pull a BP' here

[Prufrock]

Last week we were warming up for football in skins vs shirts. This week it's pissing it down and there's 40mph winds forecast. Ah, England.

[LeverEnd]

Currently at the services near Carlisle. It's throwing down in biblical proportions here so God knows what it will be like up Helvellyn. I might 'pull a BP' here

Haha! Lashed it down at Fountains Abbey but did nothing to diminish the beauty of the setting and the ruins. Really stunning.
Apparently the parkrun people from harrogate not very optimistically approached the National Trust about a run in the deer park next to it and it was the NT people who offered the abbey grounds, good for them. Laps of the abbey, the water gardens and the lake, all on decent paths.
I was having my best run of the year til my calf hurt so I stuck to my policy and decided to walk in and not make it worse. Stopped and stretched and thought I'd walk back to the car park, rounded a corner and there was the finish, which I'd totally misjudged the position of, so I got a time.
Will definitely go back again soon.

[Bruce Rioja]

Had to duck this morning. I appear to have whatever's currently doing the rounds. Won't be making the match this avvo or the family bommie later on either. Must've dank at least six pints of water this morning and haven't needed a piss yet.

[Harry Genshaw]

Well I got wet but it was easily worth it. Some stunning scenery up there and it was a joy to be running in it. Ran quite well and didn't find it half as tough as I expected to. I'd definitely recommend giving it a go if you've not run round there before

[Burnden Paddock]

Currently at the services near Carlisle. It's throwing down in biblical proportions here so God knows what it will be like up Helvellyn. I might 'pull a BP' here

Physio appointment this morning. Sounds as though it should be easy to sort fortunately. Had a deep tissue massage and ultrasound to loosen up my calf. Now have a week of exercises and stretches to complete before going back. No running for a bit though.

Thanks to LE for the recco and comedy text to the physio during my appointment.

[Bruce Rioja]

For anyone not familiar with 'Cruella de Hill', that bastarding thing that we have to run up twice on a Saturday morning, here she is off to the left, in her youth!

[Lost Leopard Spot]

For anyone not familiar with 'Cruella de Hill', that bastarding thing that we have to run up twice on a Saturday morning, here she is off to the left, in her youth!

why not just take the tram up it?

[Lost Leopard Spot]

PS Is that Tango on the corner?

[Gary the Enfield]

For anyone not familiar with 'Cruella de Hill', that bastarding thing that we have to run up twice on a Saturday morning, here she is off to the left, in her youth!

Cruella gets me hard.

Breathing that is.

[LeverEnd]

The cobbly bit visible is even steeper then the newer tarmac we run up. Thankful for small mercies!
Great pic Bruce, where's it from? And when?

[Worthy4England]

Got it bloody easy you young 'uns. None of them fancy Dan trainers either - need to get up there in hobnails after 16 hours down t'pit.

[bobo the clown]

Meanwhile, I note that Sepp Blatter is an angel compared with the IAAF. Good old Russia.

[Worthy4England]

Meanwhile, I note that Sepp Blatter is an angel compared with the IAAF. Good old Russia.

I'm still laughing at Dick Pound.

[LeverEnd]

Meanwhile, I note that Sepp Blatter is an angel compared with the IAAF. Good old Russia.

I'm still laughing at Dick Pound.

Who ironically is the most miserable bastard I've ever seen interviewed. But I get your point, Finbarr!

Anyway, Sheriff Seb will sort it all out after the practice he had as head of the FIFA Ethics Comittee. I wonder if he puts that on his CV?