If youāre twisting and turning against lads your age then itās bearable. If youāre playing with young lads youāre asking for trouble
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Thereās nothing more grounding than running after a lad and he a half a yard faster than you, as he gains ground on every step and you canāt even get close enough to foul him
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Some sort of leg muscle fetish?
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If I jumped on a bike Iād trouble 15.
He shit himself when he heard I was all in.
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Run for distance and not for time and it is a far more enjoyable pursuit.
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Thereās no future in it though, I canāt speak for anybody else but the satisfaction gained from anything like that is in improvement and testing yourself against others, and pushing yourself to the limit sometimes
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I ran for a few years without entering any races. I was happy out doing this. However, once I started entering races, it was like a drug. You are competing against yourself and others.
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i think id prefer the drugs 
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I just wanted to finish the Great Limerick Run 10k so my kids could see me do it, we used to go in every year and cheer the finishers, I promised myself every year that Iād do it next year, I gave myself about three months to train, there was no question of stopping afterwards, longer faster whatever, but mostly because I love it
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Canāt even get close enough to get a howld of his jersey.
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Iām very much a social type runner. Iāve little interest in races nor competing against others. It was a bit of craic alright with the 5k race on here to try beat one or two here, but ultimately Iām not fast so wouldnt have a hope generally. I would however try beat times and go against myself. It may be a different type of self challenge on each run, and sometimes its just a run for the sake of a run, but it is enjoyable to try hit a target or beat a time for my own competitiveness, not up against someone else. I know my own limitations enough that I wouldnt stand a hope against a load on here and in the real world!
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Ya, thatās the point i was making, I think most people will need to make a game out of it in some way because itās hard work and if youāre standing still as regards time or distance thereās little to recommend it as a pastime.
You could probably train for and complete a half marathon, maybe do a 50 minute 10k, thereās always something to aim for
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There you goā¦ Make three divisions for February/March. Set out a number of runs to complete like last time with different goals per division. 1 point for completion, 1 point for finishing before the a set time and first, second and third get bonus points. cc @caulifloweredneanderthal
The champions League format
Hup
12.33 at 65 is what lads here can aim for
Thatās even faster than Brush Shields
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Racing is a great buzz. Iāve done the 5km series in Cork for a few years and it does bring you on. You can see where you are at the start and with training and a want to beat the same few who are around you it brings you on loads.
There was this chap with a Musgraves top on him who beat me for the first couple of races in 2019. I beat him down by the Marina down the finishing straight on a dirty wet night in July. Got great satisfaction out of it. He must have had a bad night below at the Novartis race as there was no sign of him after the start when I ran my fastest 5km ever.
Thatāll learn him 
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A 26.11 200m at 70.
Fair going. Amazing what lads who stick at it can do. Probably a huge amount is genetics but heād outsprint any lad on here I would wager
Great idea. Put me in the rumbelows cup group please.
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