Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up
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Pross wrote:bompington wrote:
Yep, great ride, 3 hours of torture, stayed down on the Carse (basically the flat bit of Scotland) as the roads were snow covered above about 50m elevation.Pross wrote:bompington wrote:Rare chance to get out for a decent ride tomorrow.
Oh, wait a minute...
Are you in the right topic?
Loved every minute of it, except for the bits where I was soaked to the skin, getting bombarded with torrential sleet, and so cold I was shivering even while pushing hard uphill. So, loved about 30 minutes of it then.
Most pleasing thing was the level crossing at Kingoodie: because the line is dead level and straight along the Carse, you can see the lights of the oncoming train as you cross it.
Know what you mean, I did a 20 mile run on the wide open, exposed coastal levels this morning. There were points where I felt like I was running flat out just to keep going forward. Hard work but felt like great prep for the marathon I'm doing on the same roads.
Do you get blisters on your feet?0 -
Cowsham wrote:Pross wrote:bompington wrote:
Yep, great ride, 3 hours of torture, stayed down on the Carse (basically the flat bit of Scotland) as the roads were snow covered above about 50m elevation.Pross wrote:bompington wrote:Rare chance to get out for a decent ride tomorrow.
Oh, wait a minute...
Are you in the right topic?
Loved every minute of it, except for the bits where I was soaked to the skin, getting bombarded with torrential sleet, and so cold I was shivering even while pushing hard uphill. So, loved about 30 minutes of it then.
Most pleasing thing was the level crossing at Kingoodie: because the line is dead level and straight along the Carse, you can see the lights of the oncoming train as you cross it.
Know what you mean, I did a 20 mile run on the wide open, exposed coastal levels this morning. There were points where I felt like I was running flat out just to keep going forward. Hard work but felt like great prep for the marathon I'm doing on the same roads.
Do you get blisters on your feet?
I guess you have to pay extra for blisters.0 -
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Had the telephone directory delivered this morning, I remember when I bought my first flat I was able to use it to prop up a wonky wardrobe and if I hit someone with it you could do some real damage, with this one it would barely swat a fly!0
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Getting out for a ride with my son. It seems like ages since we've both been in the same place to be able to do that, both timewise and fitness. He's still recovering from torn ligaments in his shoulder where some prat decided to try to run through him in a hockey match.
I've really missed his company on a ride.
The older I get, the better I was.0 -
Cowsham wrote:Pross wrote:bompington wrote:
Yep, great ride, 3 hours of torture, stayed down on the Carse (basically the flat bit of Scotland) as the roads were snow covered above about 50m elevation.Pross wrote:bompington wrote:Rare chance to get out for a decent ride tomorrow.
Oh, wait a minute...
Are you in the right topic?
Loved every minute of it, except for the bits where I was soaked to the skin, getting bombarded with torrential sleet, and so cold I was shivering even while pushing hard uphill. So, loved about 30 minutes of it then.
Most pleasing thing was the level crossing at Kingoodie: because the line is dead level and straight along the Carse, you can see the lights of the oncoming train as you cross it.
Know what you mean, I did a 20 mile run on the wide open, exposed coastal levels this morning. There were points where I felt like I was running flat out just to keep going forward. Hard work but felt like great prep for the marathon I'm doing on the same roads.
Do you get blisters on your feet?
Not any more.0 -
Pross wrote:Cowsham wrote:Pross wrote:bompington wrote:
Yep, great ride, 3 hours of torture, stayed down on the Carse (basically the flat bit of Scotland) as the roads were snow covered above about 50m elevation.Pross wrote:bompington wrote:Rare chance to get out for a decent ride tomorrow.
Oh, wait a minute...
Are you in the right topic?
Loved every minute of it, except for the bits where I was soaked to the skin, getting bombarded with torrential sleet, and so cold I was shivering even while pushing hard uphill. So, loved about 30 minutes of it then.
Most pleasing thing was the level crossing at Kingoodie: because the line is dead level and straight along the Carse, you can see the lights of the oncoming train as you cross it.
Know what you mean, I did a 20 mile run on the wide open, exposed coastal levels this morning. There were points where I felt like I was running flat out just to keep going forward. Hard work but felt like great prep for the marathon I'm doing on the same roads.
Do you get blisters on your feet?
Not any more.
How did you achieve that ? I have a friend that's experiencing blisters and awful stuff going on with his toes from running. -- he's bought special socks and Shea butter ( not sure that's the right spelling ) but still getting problems0 -
Cowsham wrote:How did you achieve that ? I have a friend that's experiencing blisters and awful stuff going on with his toes from running. -- he's bought special socks and Shea butter ( not sure that's the right spelling ) but still getting problems
The solution is perfectly clear: stop running, It's silly and it's inefficient if you are running farther than you are physiologically meant to.
13 miles half marathon = 50 miles by bike. So they say. That means that I have done innumerable half marathons.
During my table tennis coaching sessions every winter, I always have x number of runners who attend. they like the idea of table tennis - indoors, fun, different and 'keeps them fit'. So they think.
They are the least physically flexible, the slowest on their feet and they are eternally suffering from one injury or another.
If you want to run like Mo Farah, or even run like Mo Farah for 100yds, then you must be under 62kg's. If you are not, what are you actually doing to your bodies when attempting to run distance?
The Bushmen of the Kalahari are slight, the Haile Gebrselassie's are slight.
Esteban Chavez, Lucho Herrera... all slight - fantastic power to weight ratio..
Mo was under 60kg's when he was top of the world running 5000 and 10,000 metres. Think about it: 5000m is only 5k or... only 3.1 miles. If you are above a certain weight to height ratio and you are running more than 2 miles, then what on earth are you expecting your body to do?!
Jonathan Brownlee - 68kg's, 1m 78 high. Olympic distance Triathlons contain a 3.1 run, sprint distance. 2.5km or 1.55 miles.
Patrick Lange, world Ironman champion, 63kg's, 1m 78cm's tall.
Do you see the common denominator here!?
Running = impact sport.
Cycling = fluid - it actively promotes the production of cortisone for example.
I expect a profusion of runnists coming back to contradict me but before you post a reply, I am in the firm belief that YOU LOT ARE IN CLOUD CUCKOO LAND if you think that running is doing you any good when you are of a certain height and weight and you attempt to run a distance on a regular basis that is beyond your natural physical scope..
..and don't respond unless you are in the super skinny and glide along the road like silk category instead of going red in the face and pounding your joints into oblivion.
If you are in that light category, good luck to you. It's lovely to watch. You are also in a distinct minority. If you are not, if you are in the red in the face, thud thud thud bunch, 1" away from a heart attack and haven't got the breath to say hello to me as I effortlessly pass you on a country road, well, you know what I think.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Apart from the silliness of running, aren't blisters just the result of the foot moving relative to the shoe?1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
Pinnacle Monzonite
Part of the anti-growth coalition0 -
Cowsham wrote:Pross wrote:Cowsham wrote:Pross wrote:bompington wrote:
Yep, great ride, 3 hours of torture, stayed down on the Carse (basically the flat bit of Scotland) as the roads were snow covered above about 50m elevation.Pross wrote:bompington wrote:Rare chance to get out for a decent ride tomorrow.
Oh, wait a minute...
Are you in the right topic?
Loved every minute of it, except for the bits where I was soaked to the skin, getting bombarded with torrential sleet, and so cold I was shivering even while pushing hard uphill. So, loved about 30 minutes of it then.
Most pleasing thing was the level crossing at Kingoodie: because the line is dead level and straight along the Carse, you can see the lights of the oncoming train as you cross it.
Know what you mean, I did a 20 mile run on the wide open, exposed coastal levels this morning. There were points where I felt like I was running flat out just to keep going forward. Hard work but felt like great prep for the marathon I'm doing on the same roads.
Do you get blisters on your feet?
Not any more.
How did you achieve that ? I have a friend that's experiencing blisters and awful stuff going on with his toes from running. -- he's bought special socks and Shea butter ( not sure that's the right spelling ) but still getting problems
I used to use a thin cycling sock under my running sock to stop the friction and chamois cream between my toes but since changing shoes I haven't needed to (plus my skin has become a lot tougher). The only time I get blisters now are if I have to walk any kind of distance in my work shoes.0 -
Pinno wrote:Cowsham wrote:How did you achieve that ? I have a friend that's experiencing blisters and awful stuff going on with his toes from running. -- he's bought special socks and Shea butter ( not sure that's the right spelling ) but still getting problems
The solution is perfectly clear: stop running, It's silly and it's inefficient if you are running farther than you are physiologically meant to.
13 miles half marathon = 50 miles by bike. So they say. That means that I have done innumerable half marathons.
During my table tennis coaching sessions every winter, I always have x number of runners who attend. they like the idea of table tennis - indoors, fun, different and 'keeps them fit'. So they think.
They are the least physically flexible, the slowest on their feet and they are eternally suffering from one injury or another.
If you want to run like Mo Farah, or even run like Mo Farah for 100yds, then you must be under 62kg's. If you are not, what are you actually doing to your bodies when attempting to run distance?
The Bushmen of the Kalahari are slight, the Haile Gebrselassie's are slight.
Esteban Chavez, Lucho Herrera... all slight - fantastic power to weight ratio..
Mo was under 60kg's when he was top of the world running 5000 and 10,000 metres. Think about it: 5000m is only 5k or... only 3.1 miles. If you are above a certain weight to height ratio and you are running more than 2 miles, then what on earth are you expecting your body to do?!
Jonathan Brownlee - 68kg's, 1m 78 high. Olympic distance Triathlons contain a 3.1 run, sprint distance. 2.5km or 1.55 miles.
Patrick Lange, world Ironman champion, 63kg's, 1m 78cm's tall.
Do you see the common denominator here!?
Running = impact sport.
Cycling = fluid - it actively promotes the production of cortisone for example.
I expect a profusion of runnists coming back to contradict me but before you post a reply, I am in the firm belief that YOU LOT ARE IN CLOUD CUCKOO LAND if you think that running is doing you any good when you are of a certain height and weight and you attempt to run a distance on a regular basis that is beyond your natural physical scope..
..and don't respond unless you are in the super skinny and glide along the road like silk category instead of going red in the face and pounding your joints into oblivion.
If you are in that light category, good luck to you. It's lovely to watch. You are also in a distinct minority. If you are not, if you are in the red in the face, thud thud thud bunch, 1" away from a heart attack and haven't got the breath to say hello to me as I effortlessly pass you on a country road, well, you know what I think.
Well at least he's very light for his height but I'll tell him " Stop the silly running you daft barsteward"0 -
Pross wrote:Cowsham wrote:Pross wrote:Cowsham wrote:Pross wrote:bompington wrote:
Yep, great ride, 3 hours of torture, stayed down on the Carse (basically the flat bit of Scotland) as the roads were snow covered above about 50m elevation.Pross wrote:bompington wrote:Rare chance to get out for a decent ride tomorrow.
Oh, wait a minute...
Are you in the right topic?
Loved every minute of it, except for the bits where I was soaked to the skin, getting bombarded with torrential sleet, and so cold I was shivering even while pushing hard uphill. So, loved about 30 minutes of it then.
Most pleasing thing was the level crossing at Kingoodie: because the line is dead level and straight along the Carse, you can see the lights of the oncoming train as you cross it.
Know what you mean, I did a 20 mile run on the wide open, exposed coastal levels this morning. There were points where I felt like I was running flat out just to keep going forward. Hard work but felt like great prep for the marathon I'm doing on the same roads.
Do you get blisters on your feet?
Not any more.
How did you achieve that ? I have a friend that's experiencing blisters and awful stuff going on with his toes from running. -- he's bought special socks and Shea butter ( not sure that's the right spelling ) but still getting problems
I used to use a thin cycling sock under my running sock to stop the friction and chamois cream between my toes but since changing shoes I haven't needed to (plus my skin has become a lot tougher). The only time I get blisters now are if I have to walk any kind of distance in my work shoes.
So your feet have changed shape?0 -
Cowsham wrote:So your feet have changed shape?
Nope, just got harder skinned and changed the brand of shoe I use (I use Skechers which are seriously under-rated as a 'proper' running brand). It's like anything, you adapt after a while - I rarely cycle these days and when I do I struggle to stay in the saddle after about 20 miles whereas when I cycled regularly I could do 6 or 7 hours with no discomfort.0 -
Being told running is not good for me.0
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Pinno wrote:
Yep, but I prefer running these days. It's less time consuming and you get less hassle from motorists (and I'm too lazy to bother cleaning and servicing my bike).0 -
I'm the lightest I've been in at least 10 years!
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Was just thinking cycling has made me and my used to be skinny mate a bit fat lately
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You're a mate of Bouhanni?0
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Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
Faggots!
Not had them for years, forgotten how good they were.
Recently undergone an extensive oral procedure which precludes me from eating most of my favourite foods, meat, crusty bread, meat, chips, meat etc.
There really is only so much yoghurt, scrambled egg and non battered fish you can eat.
So there they were in the freezer, Brains Faggots, stick them in a saucepan, add some peas, a bit of water for the peas then add an Oxo cube for a bit of extra flavour. Let them cook through nice and slow, then pour into a soup bowl and eat like soup, I even managed to dunk my crusts cut off bread in the remaining sauce.
Whilst I realise they are only a mish mash of various bits of off cut and other "ingredients" at least they taste sort of like meat and are easy to digest in my current state.0 -
The optional extra loud exhaust setting on my car. slightly immature but makes me grin
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Stevo 666 wrote:The optional extra loud exhaust setting on my car. slightly immature but makes me grin
need a video so we can see & hear.
do it. do it. do it now. do it. do it. do it now.Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
It's a bit dark just now...Matthewfalle wrote:Stevo 666 wrote:The optional extra loud exhaust setting on my car. slightly immature but makes me grin
need a video so we can see & hear.
do it. do it. do it now. do it. do it. do it now."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
