Brixton news, rumour and general chat - May 2014

[Manter]

No... I'm sure they are alright really - I tried jogging once but got really distracted by the nice architecture and wished I'd had my camera. Then I also thought that being out on my own at 6 in the morning on the quiet streets on London was a bad idea especially when blokes are shouting at my wobbling flesh.

I try jogging at regular interval. And am distracted every time by age and fat and unfitness. And decide the way to deal with this is to spend the next three weeks doing no exercise and eating cake, then try again and expect a different outcome…. There's a definition of madness in there somewhere.

 

[Manter]

Don't tell Manter

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

I love the sound of a gauntlet being thrown down.

 

[leanderman]

I try jogging at regular interval. And am distracted every time by age and fat and unfitness. And decide the way to deal with this is to spend the next three weeks doing no exercise and eating cake, then try again and expect a different outcome…. There's a definition of madness in there somewhere.

You could try Parkrun. Times range from very fast to very slow.

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

I try jogging at regular interval. And am distracted every time by age and fat and unfitness. And decide the way to deal with this is to spend the next three weeks doing no exercise and eating cake, then try again and expect a different outcome…. There's a definition of madness in there somewhere.

Walking fast is a good alternative, i have imaginary races with people ahead of me; must get past them before next street.

 

[editor]

I think the speed of my walking is the thing that keeps my weight down. I walk very fast. But then I'm usually in a hurry as well.

 

[Manter]

You could try Parkrun. Times range from very fast to very slow.

problem is (this is a very first world problem, I'm aware) is I used to be fit and fast. I ran the New York marathon and qualified for a good for age entry in the London marathon …. I am a competitive control freak and running with other people and discovering I am now the fat slow one at the back makes me very angry with myself and frustrated. If I can't win I don't want to play

But yeah, you're right, I need to stop making excuses.

 

[SpamMisery]

I spotted some joggers around my way - the early signs of gentrification.

Didn't realise keeping fit was the preserve of the rich. If only somebody had told Haile Gebrselassie

 

[editor]

Didn't realise keeping fit was the preserve of the rich.

Except no one's actually made that claim though, have they?

 

[SpamMisery]

I was equating 'gentrification' with 'rich' in a relative sense.

 

[Manter]

Didn't realise keeping fit was the preserve of the rich. If only somebody had told Haile Gebrselassie

there was a programme on R4 the other day about epidemiology- social epidimiology and whether being middle class (with a longer life expectancy) is a causal or contributory factor of better health. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01mw15s
worth a listen

 

[editor]

I was equating 'gentrification' with 'rich' in a relative sense.

Still doesn't make any sense.

 

[SpamMisery]

Sounds interesting

 

[boohoo]

Didn't realise keeping fit was the preserve of the rich. If only somebody had told Haile Gebrselassie

you trying to start a bunfight with me ?

 

[Manter]

Sounds interesting

it was great. e.g. epidemiologists, social epidemiologists and economists take the same data and draw different conclusions. I've added three books to be reading pile* as a result of it

* the pile so huge it may kill me if it ever falls over

 

[Peanut Monkey]

Some jolly mass jog-along has just gone past my window.

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Pretty sure that'll be this lot https://www.goodgym.org/
They set off from Market Row around 7ish each Tuesday.

 

[SpamMisery]

Bookmarked it for later. Cheers

 

[editor]

Pretty sure that'll be this lot https://www.goodgym.org/
They set off from Market Row around 7ish each Tuesday.

I like their ethos. It's a good idea.

 

[SpamMisery]

Dilemma: first sign of gentrification or bloody community do gooders. Cripes!

 

[editor]

Dilemma: first sign of gentrification or bloody community do gooders. Cripes!

It can be both, you know.

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

there was a programme on R4 the other day about epidemiology- social epidimiology and whether being middle class (with a longer life expectancy) is a causal or contributory factor of better health. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01mw15s
worth a listen

I'm having a listen to it now but off the cuff i would suspect better health has everything to do with economics.

 

[Manter]

I'm having a listen to it now but off the cuff i would suspect better health has everything to do with economics.

keep listening! there is an american who makes that point later….

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

There were lots of A4 size Green Party posters plastered all over my estate today.

I haven't said that very well.

 

[cuppa tee]

Didn't realise keeping fit was the preserve of the rich. If only somebody had told Haile Gebrselassie

keeping fit is one thing but wearing £100 asics trainers, oakleys and a heart monitor for a trundle round the block is something else entirely........

 

[leanderman]

keeping fit is one thing but wearing £100 asics trainers, oakleys and a heart monitor for a trundle round the block is something else entirely........

All the gear, no idea!

 

[SarfLondoner]

keeping fit is one thing but wearing £100 asics trainers, oakleys and a heart monitor for a trundle round the block is something else entirely........

It doe's seem fashion orientated and that clobber must cost a few quid.

 

[leanderman]

It doe's seem fashion orientated and that clobber must cost a few quid.

Trainers routinely cost £100 and you are warned to change them at short intervals.

Decent running watches about £200.

 

[SarfLondoner]

Trainers routinely cost £100 and you are warned to change them at short intervals.

Decent running watches about £200.

Blimey that's steep for a watch! Is it true that jogging on concrete isn't great for your lower limbs?

 

[Smick]

problem is (this is a very first world problem, I'm aware) is I used to be fit and fast. I ran the New York marathon and qualified for a good for age entry in the London marathon …. I am a competitive control freak and running with other people and discovering I am now the fat slow one at the back makes me very angry with myself and frustrated. If I can't win I don't want to play

But yeah, you're right, I need to stop making excuses.

I'm 37 and have always been overweight and can eat the worst foods imaginable with a smile on my face.

My midlife crisis has me running now and I absolutely love Parkrun. Possibly my favourite thing this Christmas was Parkrun.

I have found that most of the answers to my queries is more mileage. Pissed off with not being quickest? Run more. Wonder if I can do 10k? Get out there. What are these socks like? Run on them.

I own very little with a Nike logo but since I have started running, the 'Just do it ' slogan makes massive sense.

 

[leanderman]

Blimey that's steep for a watch! Is it true that jogging on concrete isn't great for your lower limbs?

Best run on a treadmill really, it's bouncy. And don't run too quickly down a hill!