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Just returning to this thread! My 2019 ambition was to do 50km/month. It started with a 2km run around Greville Smyth Park with my son having not run for a good few months. Once I got back into the routine (and barring a pesky knee problem in late May/early June) I easily exceeded the target. The year ended too with a run with him around Greville Smyth again - a nice way to bookend it. Best month - 140km Longest distance - 21.1km (half marathon distance) in 02:05:12 New 10km PB @ Bristol 10km Race in May - 00:51:52 Best location - Troulos Bay to Koukanaries and back (Skiathos, Greece) Total number of runs - 149 (mainly outdoors, but probably about 10/15 in the gym when knee injury or horrific weather dictated) App used - Endomondo (free version) Overall distance ran - 1,021km Great feeling to have done what I set out to do over the course of a year as since starting running 5yrs ago that's the first time I have stuck with it for an entire 12-month. Usually it's "train for 10k and have a break. . . " Gave myself a day off yesterday but back out today later on. Also great to see new & returning runners on what is a great thread!

Back on it, Chipping Sodbury parkrun will (re) become my regular Saturday morning routine. First run of 2020 done lunchtime today. Three miles, slow but I've always been a plodder! Feels great!

MvG could give Gerwen Price a lesson in gracious defeat. Good to see Wright win a big final at last.

Did a New Year’s Day Parkrun today after way too much wine, champagne and Prosecco and only four hours sleep. I am not going to lie - it was utterly horrible. My head throbbed and I felt incredibly sick. Glad I got through it but do not recommend hungover 5k runs...

Firstly, great thread. I've recently (last 6 weeks or so) got into running. I played hockey for over 20 years (a while back now) and despised it. I've altered my diet (bar Christmas festivities) and started to do a bit of HIIT training. A lad I started to work with recommended running (He does 5k every other day and a 10k once a month). So I thought I'd give it a whirl. I started with a 1/2 hour run (4.4k) and then thought I could do 5k (33 minutes or so). I got that down to 24.55 and ran my first 10k the other week, took it pretty steady, but managed 56.44. I'm now hooked and get a real buzz from it, vanity has something to do with it as well. I'm doing it all on a treadmill currently I can control and push myself as much as I can.

They really are massive...

Superb well deserved. Are you watching Gerwin Price?

This bloke nailed it?

Two women were playing golf. One tee’d off and watched in horror as her ball headed directly toward a foursome of men playing the next hole. The ball hit one of the men. He immediately clasped his hands together at his groin, fell to the ground and proceeded to roll around in agony. The woman rushed down to the man, and immediately began to apologize. 'Please allow me to help. I'm a Physiotherapist and I know I could relieve your pain if you'd allow me’, she told him. 'Oh, no, I'll be all right. I'll be fine in a few minutes,' the man replied. He was in obvious agony, lying in the foetal position, still clasping his hands there at his groin. At her persistence, however, he finally allowed her to help. She gently took his hands away and laid them to the side, loosened his pants and put her hands inside. She administered tender and artful massage for several long moments and asked, 'How does that feel'? He replied: ‘It feels great, but I still think my thumb's broken!’

Taking 300 fans to away games. Its what they do...

I am getting there, managed to 100k in November which I was pleased with. Just run my longest distance of 20k in just under 1 hour 55. So any tips on nipple chafing?! Vaseline doesn't work and rubs off, used microporous tape which is okay but painful to take off! seen stuff online called body glide but doesn't look much different to Vaseline. I have ordered some Under Armour tight compression tops which I have read may help but any advice is appreciated!