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:D http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/swinhalfmarathon/

6 months to get fit,could I do it?

Anyone want to be my personal trainer?

my old chap does it.he runs 15 miles 3 times a week.done it in 1h42 last year aged 55.fucker

:Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: I'll sponsor you if you're serious.

Yes but im a fat drunken  20 a day smoker :D

Maybe thats the goal I need to give up ...

 Registering and doing it are two quite different things....running is a tedious activity....you could walk it in 4 hours and see what's going on around you, with no training.

i'm fat and drunken but packed up the fags 2 years ago

Yes but if I has sponsers id have to do it wouldnt I.

Absolutely.  Start off at a pace that you can keep without getting out of breath(doesn't matter how fast), and just work towards getting the distance.  I'm no runner and I managed 21 miles in Lithuania.  It did take about 4 days to recover mind...

Walking it would be alright wouldn't it?
What's the route?

Right, let's all sponsor Yeovil, so he has to do it  :twisted: - we could force him into fitness. And we could have a side-bet on what a fit and helathy Yeovil would actually look like.

 You just wouldn't collect very much in sponsorship money.

 In fact I'll sponsor you a tidy sum for no mileage...who is the beneficiary Swindon Borough Council and GWR FM?

i dont know what the fat drunken fag smoking yeovil looks like let alone what the fit marathon running one does

very rough :D

Its the Prospect.

So are you saying you will sponser me for doing nothing Reg because i really like the sound of that.In fact ive been waiting for an offer like this for my whole life :D

http://www.thetownend.co.uk/forum/gills_away/DSC00834.JPG  :D

I like that photo,no belly showing.

I might have a go, was thinking about doing a marathon at some stage. I walked 15 miles to get home last year and that wasn't too bad, took about 2 and a half hours to 3 hours but walked most of it, also had to push my mate in a shopping trolley for a bit, lazy git.

Prefer sprinting though really.

Do it Yeovil if I can manage a half marathon anyone can.

Fuckers at work have signed me up for a 30 mile walk in June as well.

 :x

why is there an invisible image in your signature ben?

I ran this 2 years ago, and may run it again this year....depends if we have a football match or not.

I did no training for it, just turned up and did it....about 2 hours 7 if I remember correctly....but obviously im not an old fat drunkard....

But plenty of old fat drunkards do it, when I ran it a guy who came last did it in full army gear, with a packed back pag and a gas mask on.

You could do it in fancy dress Yeovil....

I had no idea that Yeovil was disabled.

If it's not rude to ask, what did happen to his eyes?

Give it a go Yeovil.

I found out yesterday that my sister is doing the London Marathon walk for life in May, it's for Breast Cancer and they walk the course at night, all 26+ miles. She's been following the instructions re training they sent her, did a 14 mile walk yesterday (her 2nd one this week) and aims to do the 26 mile walk in 6 hrs.

I expect rockin robin's doing it, run it with him yeovil  :D

How's the training going Yeovil?

My housemate has been dragging me out running the past two weeks and I feel like someones fisted my u bend.  That said I'm fit to drop by midnight.

It aint.

Im struggling to stop smoking and cant breath walking the dogs.

Thats a lie I do manage to run/walk twice a week but it really makes my shins hurt when I run.I looked up a training schedule on the Bupa site and they recomended day on day off with a slow build up.Ive been doing it twice a week and playing football on a Sunday(usually 3 on 3 rush keepers cos nobody turns up) which fucks even the fitest amongst my friends up.

Im basically unable to commit myself to anything thats good for me and it pisses me off.Ive not fully given up hope....but hope and motivation is lets say in very short supply.

Do you stretch your muscles Yeovs?

I get tight calves and hamstrings which causes my knees/shins to hurt. I had physio years ago for my knees and simple stretches sorted them out. I can't really be arsed to do them every day though, so don't usually bother nowadays, just put up with cramps in my legs  :|

Keep at it Yeovil, you can come netball training with me if you want, surely chasing after fit girlies in short skirts is an incentive?

Yeovil, when i started running i did short 1 mile runs but very fast to build your fitness up quickly. Your lungs should be burning and your heart beating at about 160-170 bpm depending on age and fitness.

I now do 5 miles in 40 mins and am not out of breath.

Yes Ralphy but I have 10 years and 10 stone on you.

Only run on grass if your shins hurt, yeovil.  Or do you do that anyhoo?

yes I run around mannington park in the early mornings so no one can see me :D

I always go out to the sticks for a run :hide:   Of the few people you see, more than half blank you even if you say hello.

Try running up slight gradients too Yeovil, gentle jogging up a hill will give you more back in fitness than sprinting on the flat.

It will also kill your shins more  :-))(

Wear decent running shoes and you won't have a problem.

Ive got some proper runners and it still hurts.