DFW running club part 4!! ALL ARE WELCOME!!

becky_rtw

There's a random odd one in there...must have been running with someone else I guess

RichOneday_2

becky_rtw wrote: »

There's a random odd one in there...must have been running with someone else I guess

Yep, probably with the runner that finished 1 second in front of her as she was a first timer from Hampton which is roughly where Sonia O'sullivan lives, I think!

Must be nice to beat a world champion on your first run.:D

becky_rtw

mon - 2 miles warm-up showed that today my niggles wouldnt warm-up and on the push off for the first interval I nearly feel over so decided to give it a miss today and try for the tempo (which is the more important session) tomorrow

RichOneday_2

From RW::rolleyes:

im prone to doing stupid things. would you run a marathon with no training at all? thats what i once did, just becasue id always wanted to do one. i probably had not run for around 5 years when i did it. just turned up on the day, paid and off i went. not the smartest thing i ever did .....

.......stupidly yes i did finish it. i managed to stay wth the lead pack for the first 5 miles before the effects of no training kicked in. legs started to swell soon after and i got halfway by 2 hours. legs got bandaged up and i pretty much walked the 2nd half and just about made it over the line in something like 6hours 5 mins. ........


So this chap put no effort whatsoever into preparing for the event and then has the gall to go on to complain about the organisers:

.........there was me and a lady from portsmouth (think it was portsmouth), that came equal last. the bloody annoying thig was, they were dismataling the finish area, so we got no official time. we got medals

Only for another poster to back him up:

I wonder if whoever organised your marathon were the same people that organise current Blackpool races. They often mess things up, & have spolied 3 of my Blackpool races with no finish time, etc.

A lot of people have been seriously !!!!ed off with the organisation of the Blackpool events. Though the Beaverbrooks one was ok, as not run by the same people.

becky_rtw

link please (dont worry I cant cause a war because I cant post on their new forum with my linux lappy )

RichOneday_2

becky_rtw wrote: »

link please (dont worry I cant cause a war because I cant post on their new forum with my linux lappy )

I didnt post a link because its buried in the middle of the 'Heaton parkrun' thread...about page 5
http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/forum/forummessages.asp?UTN=147305&dt=1&URN=6&srchdte=0&cp=5&v=6&sp=

(You'll like the banter about kids;))

becky_rtw

*shakes head sadly* you just cant help some people can you...

bank_of_slate

becky_rtw wrote: »

*shakes head sadly* you just cant help some people can you...

You can beat them round the head with my extremely muddy and stinky trail shoe! :rolleyes:
...Linda xx

KeepYourChinUp_2

RichOneday wrote: »

I didnt post a link because its buried in the middle of the 'Heaton parkrun' thread...about page 5
http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/forum/forummessages.asp?UTN=147305&dt=1&URN=6&srchdte=0&cp=5&v=6&sp=

(You'll like the banter about kids;))

He can run fast but he has no stamina and he's the same age as me but where as hes been running on and off for years I have kept my training fairly steady (only started this year) his HP pb is 32m something mines 27.48. Running club might sort him out but I'm glad I didnt go to that one,I couldnt bear running round and round a track :eek:

RichOneday_2

I like this quote re the Heaton Park parkrun:


"......put it theis way, iif i had to do the course again without marshalls, i'd take a few wrong turns ..."

At a push I reckon you could take a wrong turn or two WITH marshalls.:rolleyes::p;);)