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I suspected that you had posted under the effects of alcohol, and hope that you wouldn't have been so offensive when sober. We are all keen and competitive runners, including a tri athlete on this thread. If you are a genuine runner, then good luck and hope you do well.
I am the triathlete mentioned above. Just so you know, my hair is red not grey, have raced 45 marathons, 1 ultra and 7 Ironman races. I do not pass gas running or not.
Redhead as her name says also has red hair, she is a member of the 100 club, having run over 100 marathons. She has raised a huge amount of money for charity and holds several Guiness Book records.
Hope you will drink more responsibly from now on.
Well said HS. However looking back at some of the things I did when under the influence, I shudder to think...................So, Andy, if you are still running when you are our age, then good luck to you.
This is a good time of year to plan (like HS) for 2017, but the only thing I've currently got in my diary is a half marathon. The weekly parkruns tend to take care of themselves although I'm always looking for new courses.
Talking of which, I've got one tomorrow - but only on my home pitch.
JB, good luck tomorrow with your parkrun. Another sub 20?
HS - Many thanks! I've never done an 'official' sub 20, I'm afraid. I've only run 5Ks since my late 50s. When I was in my mid-30s I think I got to the 5k turning point in a 10K race around 18.00 - but of course it didn't and shouldn't count. Best this year was 20:20 which was a PB, but I'm nowhere near that now - I'd very happily settle for 21:30, a category win and a WAVA in the mid 70s..................
There is a woman called Mary who does my local parkrun. She is in the 80-84 category and comes in around 27 mins every single week. I thought that was amazing but 21-30 is unreal.
Morning all,
It's a bit foggy, but hope it clears soon, before I go out for my run. It won't be a parkrun as I'm easing down now until after Christmas.
I only ever ran three 5k races, 1992,1993 and 2001, before the implementation of parkruns. My quickest was 18.08 in the Victoria Cup Portsmouth in 1992. These were all road races. My quickest parkrun is 22.08 which was 3 years ago, and 23.06 the quickest this year, a WAVA of 76.39%
Bit colder this morning but still good running weather.
21:13 for me - very pleased with this and a 76.28% WAVA (just behind yours, HS). Felt really good and used the km markers (which have just appeared on the course) effectively. Nice to finish off the year (although have a few runs still to do) on an upward trajectory as my performance dipped in the last few months. Am one happy bunny.
(Note to Andy - I'm not quite as old a 'fecker' as you might think: the mid 70s I referred to was not my age - I'm barely a toddler at 61) - but the WAVA rating which is the same as AG.)
John B - I know the "Ray" you referred to, on another thread. He has recently changed his "name", which may be why you got him mixed up with Hillstrider, who also has two "names" and I tend to address him by the other one.
"Remember not the sins of my youth" (note to young "troll")
3 and a half miles with the running club on Tuesday, and 2 and a half on my own yesterday. In less than a week I will have seen the gait analysis person, and hope to have a better idea whether I can resume longer runs without further damaging my knee. It feels 99% ok at the moment.
Columba: I'm easily confused! Good luck with the gait analyst - will be interested to hear of the outcome.
Morning all,
Its very foggy, so I'm glad that I hadn't entered todays Portsmouth Coastal Marathon.
JB, another excellent parkrun time! It's good that you are getting quicker again, after a dip.
Columba, good that your knee is 99% now, and good luck with the gait analyst.
I'm doing a forest run with Steve in a few minutes time, and will be well "wrapped up" as a protection against the damp, chilly fog.
Morning all,
Yesterday Mike came with me to Samphire Hoe as he'd never been there and I wanted to show him how beautiful it is. As it was a 'challenge' event, where you can do 1 lap or as many as you like within the time limit, I opted to trot round for just one 4 mile lap whilst he had a gentle walk exploring the area and then we headed off for lunch together.
I've already rearranged my 2 remaining marathons of this year by swapping them for others in 2017 so my tally still stands at 110 in total with 50 marathons/ultras completed in 2016. I think that's not too shabby for a "smelly old bastard"
Columba, good luck with your gait analysis and I'm glad to hear that your knee feels at 99% now.
JB6, wow yet again! Sub 20 for the first parkrun in 2017?
TE, it's still very foggy here and I opted not to run this morning as my asthma is a bit dodgy today. Have you set your goals for 2017 yet?
HS/Redhead - thanks for the support. I'm going to look up Samphire Hoe as I'm intrigued. Redhead's tally - amazing! What's your longest ultra?
10 miles for me today (believe me - that's an ultra in my terms!). The weather here - which yesterday was amazingly sunny and warm by the afternoon - has succumbed to the dull, dank and cold that others' are experiencing.
As for the sub-20 parkrun................we can but dream!
I have just looked it up, John!
Really interested to see that it was constructed with the chalk etc. dug out for the channel tunnel; and to see that it's at the basis of somewhere called "Shakespeare Cliff", as samphire is mentioned in one of Shakespeare's plays (King Lear, I think) and specifically described as growing on a high steep cliff so that gathering it is very dangerous. Is there actually samphire growing there now, I wonder?
10 miles would be an ultra for me, too. Did 4 today.
There's something very depressing about a troll.
Amazing stuff being done all round. By everyone.
Columba: am ashamed to admit that I was actually very near the place when I visited Folkestone a couple of years ago.........and simply hadn't noticed it.
Am bitterly disappointed: I can now confirm that I appear to have been overlooked for Sports Personality of the Year YET AGAIN!
Columba, there is indeed samphire growing along the sea wall (there are photos of some taken in summer somewhere on my blog!) and you're right about King Lear and there's also an area named Shakespeare Hoe which is up on the cliffs above. Don't know if there's any samphire growing on the actual cliffs as I've never been along the top of them. The Battle of Britain memorial is nearby too.
JB6 commiserations
My longest ultra this year was 50 miles with a few of around 31-35.
Hi Exhausted - waves xxx
Redhead: Blimey - 50 miles! I visited the Battle of Britain memorial and very impressive it was. It served to remind me how loosely we now use the term 'hero' when compared with previous generations.
Morning all,
Very cold this morning, 3 degrees, but not as foggy as yesterday.
Red, its really amazing the number of marathons/ultras that you have run this year, all in impressive times, especially considering your taking of many photos on the way round. I have more or less decided on the races I intend doing next year and have already entered some of them. I will make a list and post them on here later.
Columba, keep up the steady running and hopefully after the visit to the gait specialist, you will be able to run longer distances.
Hi Exhausted, hope all is well.
JB, you mentioned Godfrey Rhimes a few posts ago and I have managed to track him down from the dim and distant past! It was in the Lederle South Coast Marathon in 1993. He was 24th in 2.43.57 and 22nd in men's seniors. I was 231st in 3.32.56 and 38th in the men's 45-49 category. He must be quite a few years younger than me. Sara Rhimes didn't run in that race. I've only kept a few race results lists, but will look through them when I get time to see if I can find any with her. I know that we used to finish very close together.
I ran 8.6 miles in the forest yesterday with Steve in horrible damp fog. The ground was surprisingly wet, and we seemed to spend nearly as much time walking and wading, as we did running.
Alice ran the Portsmouth Coastal Marathon in 4.04.45 yesterday. This was an amazing time, as she hurt her back and pulled her calf. around half way, and considered dropping out. She bravely, but perhaps foolishly, carried on walking and jogging to the finish. She blames the problems on starting off far too quickly.
I'm attaching a photo of Karen and I crossing the finish line in the Tailwind Heartbreaker. Sorry, really annoyed now, as I paid for the photo and in the terms and conditions it said that the format was suitable for Facebook etc. and it is too large for this forum.
HS - that's good research skills. I too have kept many of the old-style printed results sheets and very occasionally I dig them out to see who was running 'back in the day' (I only started myself in c.1989). Godfrey R. would be around 63, I'd guess. When I spoke to him he mentioned how his local records were being chased down by a couple of freshly minted 60 year olds. I was very pleased to get within 15 seconds or so of him............but he wasn't on top form. Like almost all runners I've ever come across he seemed like a very decent guy.
That was a remarkable performance by your friend Alice; I do hope that her injuries clear up quickly.
TE, upload it to your computer and reduce the pixels in size, then you may be able to post it on here.
Have had to deal with both dogs being poorly with stomach upset over the past few days, Nemo had it first, then Charlie picked it up from him. Nemo has also been shedding hair like it's spring. The usual bland diet for sick dogs is chicken and rice, but as Nemo is allergic to both, the vet advised mashed potato made just with water, no milk or butter. So I've been making good use of the pressure cooker. What with the pills etc plus 3 injections for Nemo, the vet's bill came to 186 Euros! As often with animals, they seem to be pretty well back to normal now, although still have to take the rest of the medicines.
Morning all,
Just back from a festive session of yoga during which I wore my Santa hat. Ommmmmmmmmmmm
TE, that's a good time for Portsmouth as I believe it's a tricksy mix of surfaces. We've still got the fog and it's playing havoc with my breathing so I'd like it to go away please.
JB6, we ran events remembering both the start and end of the Battle of the Somme along Samphire Hoe and it was very sombre looking out and seeing France in the distance. We've also marked the Battle of Britain there with spitfires and Hurricanes doing aerobatics overhead. The memorial is indeed very moving and you are quite right about the modern-day usage of the word "hero".
Red, I've never run in the Portsmouth Coastal Marathon myself, but confirm that it is a toughie. And mixture of tarmac, trails, sand and the sea for the slower runners on the return leg. I'm sending vibes to clear up the fog.
It's been raining all day today and is really miserable. Tomorrow is the club's annual Carol singing in an Old Folks Care Home. I'm not going this year, as I always end up with a cold soon after. I'll be doing a road run instead, incorporating speed work, with Karen.
Morning all,
Another cold one, but not raining at the moment. Off for a speedy road run with Karen in a short while.
Weather is on the change (for the worst). Will try to get out later for a 4 miler or so. I've got (all being well) 5 Parkruns on 4 courses, including 2 on New Year's Day, lined-up over Xmas/New Year! Well it seemed like a good idea at the time...................
Hi everyone (almost 2 weeks since my last post so apologies and some catching up for me to do)
HS - to answer your question, our family get-togethers are a tri-annual thing. Margaret & I, my sister and my cousin each take it in turns hosting lunch every few months. Now my Mum and Aunt don't live close to each other it gives them a chance to speak face-to-face every now and then. Thanks for the reminders (various) about that HILLY race you did
Well done re your result - hope you can overcome the problems loading the finish line photo onto here (I use Paint Shop Pro & Google Picasa for 'playing' with photos). Hope Alice's injuries clear up soon.
DD - I can imagine working and looking after the house as well as trying to run takes it out of you - maybe you should carry on with the energy drinks!
I don't use Runkeeper or any other apps - mind you, I have a Windows phone so there aren't any as they all seem to be for Apple or Android phones. I recently treated myself to a Garmin Forerunner 230 to track my running and when I upload the info onto my computer it automatically loads it into Strava and the Fetcheveryone website (where I have my running stored from 2007 onwards). And there are loads of training plans around on the RW website and other sites/magazines.
JB - we don't frequent Beefeater that often and the menu has become more limited lately .. but I have recently discovered the joys of the loaded potato skins starter! We often have the 'meal deal' from M&S, Tesco etc. (and struggle to keep up with the bottle of wine that comes as part of the deal).
Columba - hope the gait analysis proves useful and pleased to hear your knee seems to be improving.
I've not decided on any races for 2017 yet. There was one I was interested in but it sold out within 2 hours (I logged on at 9am and it was full!).
I'm trying to get back to regular running and have been out three times in the last week (mostly looking to catch 'Wiggle' tokens as part of the Fetchpoint game .. which achieves it's aim of getting me to run places I don't usually go).
I did my remaining xmas shopping yesterday and it was relatively quiet. Margaret's son arrived a little earlier with our grand-daughters and they have all headed off into town to see the pantomime.
I shall be heading off to play indoor bowls in a bit. I played golf last week and thought that was it for the year. But my friend has emailed to say he's worked out he's played 999 holes of golf this year and wondered if I was up for one more round so he could break the 1000 barrier - he's as bad as some runners!
Morning all,
A bit warmer this morning, but rain on the way.
JB, best of luck with your 4 parkruns over the Christmas period. Times possibly a tad slower than usual with all the extra calories? Tomorrow will be my last run until after Christmas.
WtnMel, I'm hoping that with the "new shiny RW Web" that is promised, they will increase the size of photos that can be uploaded to the forums. It shouldn't be necessary for us to mess around with our pics. cropping and reducing for use on here. It's particularly frustrating when having purchased one from the Official Race Photographer, giving permission to use on social medial, it does not fit on here. My Garmin is a 220. I think Alice's is a 230. She Did have a 220, but has "mislaid it," and can't find it anywhere. I think the 230 has the heart rate monitor in the watch itself, meaning no need for an irritating strap. I'm rather amused by the 1000 golf holes barrier. I know runners can be obsessive about annual mileage, but never thought about golfers being obsessive about annual golf holes.
I ran 6.37 miles on road yesterday with Karen. It started off as a fartlek session, but we are so competitive with each other that the recovery elements were nearly as quick as the efforts. We decided therefore to push the last couple of miles really hard, with no recoveries. Today is a rest day.
Afternoon all,
No running for me yesterday as I was too hungover from singing carols in the pub the night before and non again today as we've been out for lunch and I hadn't got time in the morning. Normal training resumes tomorrow as my next marathon is on 2nd January
TE, well I hope you're going to run on Christmas Day. I shall be wearing my elf outfit this year.
JB6, I can see you are definitely a parkrun addict! I love a race on NYD and have run a 10k for the last few years but have opted for a marathon on 2nd January instead this year as it's only 10 miles from home and it would be rude not to run it
IW, where are you? Saw the photo of Charlie boy on FB. Sad news about Berlin. Stay safe old mate xxx
WtnMel, glad to hear you're getting back into some running. Not a fan of the Fetch games of old as they people running onto private land to collect their stupid "gore-illa" tokens so I hope they've changed the format to respect other peoples property!
I never knew before that singing carols could give you a hangover
4 miles last night with the running club. Knee aching today. Off to London tomorrow, and will probably not be in touch again until I get back on 28th. Have wonderful Christmases, everyone, and happy running.
Columba, that carol singing is indeed a dangerous business!
Have a wonderful Christmas xxx