Tattoos started early on in my life, in the days when you could fall out a pub into a tattoo parlour & not realise you'd had it done till you woke up the next day.
Did the caravan thing in my late 30's, just a cheapy, leaked like a sieve. I was quite large so bumped into everything in it. Got rid quite sharpish.
Yes, SD, my training buddy for 2014. You folded easily didn't you?!! I'll be 43 in 2014, got my first tat at 38, and it's still a work in progress. Also got a speedier car, and was accused of having a mid-life crisis. Crisis, schmisis, I'm having a ball. Tri seemed like the next mad idea to add to the list.
I cant laugh - I have the convertible sports car, three bikes and probably too much lycra - although did manage to lose the younger women along the way
I wonder if the two are related, and if so, which is the causal factor
My 12 (now 13) said to me one morning when I was leaving for a long run (with much giggling) you're MAMIL to which I responded "all humans are mammals" (thinking they'd obviously be discussing it at school) to which I was then told "Noooo, a MAMIL, a Middle Aged Man In Lycra..."
After feeling slightly hurt that my worst fear had happened (no not that my Lycra fetish had been discovered) but that my children thought I was middle aged!!! But I figured Lycra was better than something beige from Marks & Spencer, and now I'm proud to be MAMIL
Grrrrrrrrrrr. First day of my training programme for the tri in July and I have a stinking head cold. I think a large whisky is called for. Maybe I could sweat it out on the turbo. Don't suppose I can get done for being drunk in charge of a bicycle indoors.
I have done a few half marathons and London marathon a few years back. I enjoy running because it takes my mind off other things going on, and this year so far has not been great.
I had a season off racing last year, having been back to university as a "mature" student, so didn't have the time (coundn't be arsed, and uni was a good excuse to be lazy) to enter any events or train, after doing Cardiff half in 2011 30 mins slower than my PB I thought that I was a little out of shape and needed something to motivate me. In Feb I made a bet with my mate in the pub (it was a good idea at the time) about who could do Llanelli half marathon quickest, the race went really well, I won the bet and only having done 4 weeks training set a PB for that course. So I thought need a new challenge, IM was the logical next step.
Used to be with music, but have now changed to without, its a bit to dangerous running around the country roads where I live if you can't hear the cars coming. Didn't really have a favourite for running just used to put my ipod on shuffle.
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Good work Dave
Tattoos started early on in my life, in the days when you could fall out a pub into a tattoo parlour & not realise you'd had it done till you woke up the next day.
Did the caravan thing in my late 30's, just a cheapy, leaked like a sieve. I was quite large so bumped into everything in it. Got rid quite sharpish.
so Plum says...
For all those discussing mid-life crisis, have a look ....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-10965608
Tee-hee! Suppose that makes me a middle-aged mummy in lycra
I cant laugh - I have the convertible sports car, three bikes and probably too much lycra - although did manage to lose the younger women along the way
I wonder if the two are related, and if so, which is the causal factor
Brilliant
I am a MAMIL
After feeling slightly hurt that my worst fear had happened (no not that my Lycra fetish had been discovered) but that my children thought I was middle aged!!! But I figured Lycra was better than something beige from Marks & Spencer, and now I'm proud to be MAMIL
My daughter & her mates, who are also 12 told her they thought i looked like Dara O'Briain.
Would rather been called a mamil
Yep like I said proud to be a MAMIL
Maybe I could sweat it out on the turbo. Don't suppose I can get done for being drunk in charge of a bicycle indoors.
My IM story..
I have done a few half marathons and London marathon a few years back. I enjoy running because it takes my mind off other things going on, and this year so far has not been great.
I had a season off racing last year, having been back to university as a "mature" student, so didn't have the time (coundn't be arsed, and uni was a good excuse to be lazy) to enter any events or train, after doing Cardiff half in 2011 30 mins slower than my PB I thought that I was a little out of shape and needed something to motivate me. In Feb I made a bet with my mate in the pub (it was a good idea at the time) about who could do Llanelli half marathon quickest, the race went really well, I won the bet and only having done 4 weeks training set a PB for that course. So I thought need a new challenge, IM was the logical next step.
Not sure who's logic I am following tho...
If 'with' - favourite running toonz?
Didn't really have a favourite for running just used to put my ipod on shuffle.
And idiots seldom differ
I run and cycle with music - I got tired of all the cars beping at me so now I just drown it out!!