ro_v1.2

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• Running

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 14 years, 4 months

  

  what's right about it? why do you need to know precisely where you've run, unless you're some kind of detail freak? there is no training benefit per se. it's just like the changing running short lengths or this years running fad (trail running? minimalist running? do a triathlon?). interesting, in a 'my headache is moving from the left side of my cranium to my right' kinda way, but utterly pointless in a getting fit or staying fit way.

  of course, those who've splashed out on the lastest garmin toy are hardly likely to admit it's a useless piece of junk...

• 101 wankers

  in General • 14 years, 4 months

  

  errr... why aren't replies threaded? above was to markyboi. obviously.

• 101 wankers

  in General • 14 years, 4 months

  

  of course not. i feel kinda hot for you too.

• 101 wankers

  in General • 14 years, 4 months

  

  ha! my ass gets plenty of comments from guys in thailand. do i sweat it? no, i just run like fcuk.

• Welcome

  in General • 14 years, 4 months

  

  that's the spirit, andy :-)

• Running

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 14 years, 4 months

  

  oh, on the whole minimalist footwear thing. as a medic and a lifelong runner i really don't get it. sure, it may feel super for a week or two but, trust me, you'll end up with long term issues unless you're 55 kg and blessed with the biomechanics of a running god.

  if you run 5 or 6 days a week, make one of those runs in minimalist shoes. that's all. just enough to remind your feet how they should perform. for the remainder, run in the lightest shoes your body can tolerate but that offer decent impact protection. your joints will thank you in years to come.

  change running surfaces on a regular basis; avoid road and concrete whenever you can. eat wisely, hydrate well and don't become a lardarse. stretch. learn how to use a heart rate monitor. run by time/heart rate not by miles. laugh at tossers who use a gps. avoid chiropractors for they are quacks. find a friendly physio for the inevitable niggles. stay away from running clubs and the weird souls who inhabit them and learn to self-motivate. forget races; run for fun and for yourself.

  that is all. your complete running 101.

• Running

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 14 years, 4 months

  

  the whole point of being a lightweight runner is that you get to laugh at all the tubbies as you trot off into the distance. take away this simple pleasure and you leave us with naught. who cares about winning wine? it's that smug sense of superiority that floats my boat. but ymmv.

• Across Asia on a fixie? Silly?

  in Cycle Touring and Bikepacking • 14 years, 4 months

  

  i heard about these guys through a friend in ha noi. they're semi-legendary in se asia. anyone met them / know where they are now?

• 101 wankers

  in General • 14 years, 4 months

  

  perhaps it's just me and my distance from european civilization with its attendant norms and values, but you all seem to be mighty sensitive over perceived slights, sexual or otherwise. what's wrong with a* 'who gives a fcuk what you yell?'* attitude?

  sure, someone endangers your life by trying to mow you down and you have every right to get pissed. but commenting on your tits or package or clothing? c'mon. grow a pair.

  the whole 'respect me' attitude in the uk sucks. respect you for what? for being who or what you are? if i think you're fat i'll call you fat. if you think me an asshole for doing so feel free to let me know. if i bothers me i'll try to change, and if it doesn't well, i guess i'm happy that way.

  stress about stuff that matters. words will never kill you. 2 tons of metal at 60 kph will.

• Welcome

  in General • 14 years, 4 months

  

  i've been directed here by your colleagues on glasgow forum. they don't like me one bit.

  i've been thrown off two forums now - glasgow fgss and singletrack - allegedly for trolling, though i suspect i'm a piss-poor troll if i am one, 'cos i post under my real name and everything i write about me is sad but true. even my opinions. i just have weird ideas and a snippy manner, that's all. but you can rip me to bits in return, i don't mind :-)

  so can i come play here? pretty please?

  both forums bitched 'cos i didn't do an intro, so here it is:

  i'm ro, male, a doctor working in the private and public sector in viet nam, based in sai gon but travelling around the place at the mo' - for example i'm working up in da nang next week. i have a very old kona which i've converted to ss for use in sai gon where it's fairly flat, and a newer geared kona i sometimes take on trips to da lat and other hilly bits of the central region. but my first love is running i plan to run up the hai van pas just outside da nang next week. and if i can learn how to post pics of said event, post them i will :-)

  the trolling bit? oh, ok...

  i think fixies are for tossers and tiny handlebars suck.

  see? i told you i was a piss-poor troll :-)