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19-07-2022, 07:22 PM

Llani Boy started a thread Birmingham 2022 in General chat!

Anyone got tickets for any events. I've got some for the Rugby Sevens at the Coventry Stadium on the 30th. Just have to get there now!

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28-07-2022, 11:08 AM

Travs started a thread Forum Relay in Races

Hello all, I have two teams entered to the Lee Mill Relay (Rossendale)sunday 27th November. Entries carried over from last year's event...

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22-07-2022, 03:10 PM

Gambatte started a thread bought a new bicycle :-) in General chat!

Cannondale Synapse Carbon Ultegra disc 2020, black https://buycycle.com/de/bike/cannondale-synapse-carbon-disc-ultegra-2 Last minute decision I...

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18-07-2022, 11:55 AM

ba-ba started a thread Detraining - heart in Health

So after a funny do at work landed me in A&E in March (I have them semi-frequently, but because they only happen if I'm ill, when at home I just...

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01-08-2022, 02:00 AM

GazMorris started a thread Pacers for Overseas Runners in Bob Graham

I'm a New Zealand based runner who is thinking of having a crack at the BG in summer 2023 or summer 2024. I'm from the UK but moved to NZ just after...

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19-07-2022, 02:31 PM

Gambatte started a thread I hate Expedia in General chat!

Wife and daughter were due to flight to Japan on 2.7, child got covid so they couldn't go. I called Expedia on 1.7, the day before departure, just to...

6 replies | 290 view(s)

17-07-2022, 07:53 AM

Bob started a thread Ladies' 24hr record in Long Distance Challenges

It looks like we've a new 24hr record holder: starting on Friday night, Fiona Pascall added Knott, Bowscale Fell and High Spy to the list and...

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28-07-2022, 07:56 PM

Gambatte started a thread herniated disc in Injuries

I have been diagnosed (following X-ray and NMR) with herniated disc on my lower spine in Dec 2021 The old orthopedic who saw me (himself used to...

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30-07-2022, 08:08 PM

Mossdog started a thread Physio, Osteo or Witch Doctor? in Injuries

I've been coping with a sudden, sharp, makes-me-yelp, lower back pain for about 3 weeks now that's not going away. It's like someone has silently...

3 replies | 291 view(s)

04-08-2022, 08:57 AM

Gambatte started a thread Wasn't China a communist country... in General chat!

just curious. I asked my chinese colleagues what would strike me most if I were to visit China now. The answer I got most often is the large...

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11-08-2022, 06:33 PM

Bob started a thread More BGR data - reasons for failing in Bob Graham

No not more ways to slice and dice the data but following on from the "Winning Women" thread I've an idea on how to capture reasons for failure. ...

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Yesterday, 07:46 PM

Travs replied to a thread Champs races 2022 in Races

Email this evening saying they're likely to shorten the course by half a mile to take out the first bit of road/track. Bit of a shame for me, as...

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Yesterday, 06:26 PM

Mike T replied to a thread Champs races 2022 in Races

Years ago I tried 1,000 mile double layer socks having developed blisters on some toes when running a marathon. They had holes in them in about 100...

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Yesterday, 04:42 PM

mr brightside replied to a thread Champs races 2022 in Races

That's the spirit, old boy. As long as it's not a pressure blister underneath your foot, a bit of tape will help noticably. My routing through...

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Yesterday, 03:51 PM

Mike T replied to a thread Todays permitted exercise! in General chat!

Yes, I carried on from Wansfell true top to the road, then left along it for a mile to the Inn. I have tried crossing the road and going up towards...

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Yesterday, 03:22 PM

molehill replied to a thread Today's Bike Ride in General chat!

I've cycled these last 3 days, usually during the hotest periods (jobs to do in the cooler morning), but kept my outings around the hour mark so not...

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Yesterday, 02:33 PM

anthonykay replied to a thread Champs races 2022 in Races

I've decided that I'm going to miss this one. If it was a course like Black Rocks, which is mostly in forest or at least shaded by trees, I would...

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Yesterday, 01:39 PM

Travs replied to a thread Todays permitted exercise! in General chat!

Did you continue north from Wansfell top to Kirkstone? I went that way a couple of weeks ago and it was interesting going north from Wansfell onto...

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Yesterday, 12:11 PM

Mike T replied to a thread Todays permitted exercise! in General chat!

10.19 miles, 3,204 feet, 3 hours 17 minutes: Ambleside - Blue Hill Road - Wansfell Pike - Wansfell true top - Kirkstone Inn - Red Screes - Roundhill...

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Yesterday, 09:42 AM

Travs replied to a thread Champs races 2022 in Races

I haven't... i've just been using the old-faithful inov8 socks. To be honest it was (hopefully) just a one-off due to a very poor choice of shoe...

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Yesterday, 09:41 AM

noel replied to a thread mr b's comeback in Training

:eek: Reminds me of that scene from Stand by me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4jg8o9wXys

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Yesterday, 09:36 AM

noel replied to a thread Champs races 2022 in Races

Have you tried running in twin-skin socks? I find them very good for avoiding blisters.

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Yesterday, 09:16 AM

Travs replied to a thread Champs races 2022 in Races

Well we're looking like i'll give it a go tomorrow, as long as nothing untoward happens today with my foot. Its healing, but not as quickly as i'd...

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11-08-2022, 06:00 PM

Bob replied to a thread Women winning outright in General Fellrunning Issues

Of those who've failed, some completed the round but in over 24hrs; some didn't start; some got X distance and stopped. On the basis that some who...

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11-08-2022, 05:52 PM

mr brightside replied to a thread mr b's comeback in Training

Southway circuits this evening, it was pretty hot. 6x450m; 85s, 90s, 91s, 88s, 92s, 93s. When I got home I decided to go stand in a bin full of...

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11-08-2022, 01:14 PM

Mike T replied to a thread Todays permitted exercise! in General chat!

12.12 miles, 3,318 feet, 3 hours 50 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Miller Bridge - Low Sweden Bridge - around the rock step - Low/High Pikes - High...

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11-08-2022, 01:03 PM

noel replied to a thread Women winning outright in General Fellrunning Issues

Number of actual starts would be very useful data. And for those who didn't complete - how far did they get?

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11-08-2022, 08:42 AM

ba-ba replied to a thread Women winning outright in General Fellrunning Issues

Ah but that is people who register an attempt - it doesn't actually mean they started - which is data that I imagine doesn't exist, or if it does is...

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11-08-2022, 07:45 AM

mr brightside replied to a thread Champs races 2022 in Races

If I were a contender for vet points like you are, I'd fancy my chances on Saturday. Just by lining up fully hydrated and with half a litre of water...

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11-08-2022, 06:58 AM

mr brightside replied to a thread mr b's comeback in Training

No more bike to work for a few months, articular cartilage problems persisting. I'll have to come back with a different approach in a few months, not...

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