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[bergholt]

I think runners are mentally ill lol
It's funny I have the effort to push heavy things up and down bit cannot be assed running

I run a couple of times a week and hate it every time

 

[Joffaboy]

Mate if you can walk 5 klm’s you’re killing it compared to many including myself. Both knees are bone on bone and I need a hip replacement and have a bursitis on the hip just to top it off. I walked my daughter down the aisle with crutches a few weeks ago that’s life. I walked up point Ormond hill this morning and thought how lucky am I and wtf how unlucky am I in the same short walk with crutches.

Anyway I’ll hopefully get the hip fixed early next year, knees are more problematic, Have you looked at synvisc I know a few people who swear by it. My sister and others I know have had knees replaced with a mixed bag of results unfortunately. Anyway there might be quite a bit you can do that will relieve some of that pain, I think from memory you’re pretty thin so that’s a bonus but cast your net wide you might get lucky.

Yeah got the SINVISC injection in late August, pain went from a 7 to about a 2, wake up in the morning and it is zero pain, but it gets fatigued and sore by the end of day. As for thin, well I am 95 kg's, need to drop to about 90.

And yes apart from the locking of the knee for 6 hours about once a week, I can lead a relatively normal life, and also feel for you Yawkey, I suppose I just feel sorry for myself as I was still running (not in any competitive manner mind you) when the knee finally went. Bit of a shock to realise you will never run again.

The injection itself is a tad harrowing, not really painful, as the local is the painful bit, but getting 6ml of hydraulic acid injected directly into the knee joint is a bit strange.

Good luck Yawkey, I'll stop whinging now

 

[Yawkey way]

Yeah got the SINVISC injection in late August, pain went from a 7 to about a 2, wake up in the morning and it is zero pain, but it gets fatigued and sore by the end of day. As for thin, well I am 95 kg's, need to drop to about 90.

And yes apart from the locking of the knee for 6 hours about once a week, I can lead a relatively normal life, and also feel for you Yawkey, I suppose I just feel sorry for myself as I was still running (not in any competitive manner mind you) when the knee finally went. Bit of a shock to realise you will never run again.

The injection itself is a tad harrowing, not really painful, as the local is the painful bit, but getting 6ml of hydraulic acid injected directly into the knee joint is a bit strange.

Good luck Yawkey, I'll stop whinging now

Nah I love a good winge, I work out with dumbells, bands and a medicine ball for a little over an hour 5 times a week and gimp a block walk or two. It’s the ability to go for a walk or ride I miss and it happened fairly quickly. I had a few problems just before covid a torn meniscus and then patella tendonitis plus my knees and hip were just starting to go I’d had a few X-rays and scan so I knew what was going on. A few years before that I was still running with my son. The inactivity during covid, weight gain and just putting off physio and treatment really made things a lot worse Imo.

Anyway after the hip I’ll have the SINVISC which my doctor had recommended pre covid but Id be pretty happy with being able to go for a short walk maybe a couple of klms without too much pain. Growing old is a pain in the butt, and remembering not to do the things you’ve always done is a constant battle. There’s a YouTube channel and a Facebook group live anabolic, weights and exercises for older men. One of the guys looks and sounds like a jacked up George Bush JNR it’s a laugh but it‘s actually pretty good, check it out if your bored.

 

[Sully111]

It's been my experience that Ultra Running completely takes over a person's life

Everything else has to revolve around it.

They'll neglect their kids, or any relationships really.

The importance they place on their running is both sad and comical. I'd talk to my ex about certain responsibities we had to take care of, and was met with "but I need to train for my 100k next month" etc.... It was like she was an Olympic athlete and the whole country was on the edge of their seats waiting for her results.

And the banter among the group. They think it's cool and funny how everything else gets neglected.

I'm telling you.... a batsh*t crazy cult.

This is just an observation. I'm not bitter about it regarding my marriage (which I ended) as I simply married the wrong person. Seeing her continue to neglect her kids though is incredibly frustrating.

 

[George]

Guy I work with is into ultra running and he's completely normal, maybe you guys are the bat-shit crazy ones.

 

[Sully111]

Guy I work with is into ultra running and he's completely normal, maybe you guys are the bat-s**t crazy ones.

Don't marry him

Just sayin'

 

[gringo2011]

It's been my experience that Ultra Running completely takes over a person's life

Everything else has to revolve around it.

They'll neglect their kids, or any relationships really.

The importance they place on their running is both sad and comical. I'd talk to my ex about certain responsibities we had to take care of, and was met with "but I need to train for my 100k next month" etc.... It was like she was an Olympic athlete and the whole country was on the edge of their seats waiting for her results.

And the banter among the group. They think it's cool and funny how everything else gets neglected.

I'm telling you.... a batsh*t crazy cult.

This is just an observation. I'm not bitter about it regarding my marriage (which I ended) as I simply married the wrong person. Seeing her continue to neglect her kids though is incredibly frustrating.

Yeah, my brother in law started doing marathons then got bored of those and did ironmans. He was following them around the world and was acting like a pro athlete. He'd fly business class to save his legs and pretty much made his wife pick up all the slack for him while he took off. It's super expensive.

He'd spend a fortune on new bikes and flights, he'd bring a mate to help prep the bike and have all the shit ready for him, accomodation goes up when they are on so paying for 2 rooms, food for both, bike and equipment freight etc. He pretty much neglected the kids for about 5 years. Most weekends he was training, most mornings he was training before work so was in bed before the kids.

It was nuts.

 

[George]

Some food for thought, Dard Ball Get





Makes you wonder

 

[Dard Ball Get]

Some food for thought, Dard Ball Get





Makes you wonder

Less food, more thought from you thanks chumpion

 

[Sully111]

Yeah, my brother in law started doing marathons then got bored of those and did ironmans. He was following them around the world and was acting like a pro athlete. He'd fly business class to save his legs and pretty much made his wife pick up all the slack for him while he took off. It's super expensive.

He'd spend a fortune on new bikes and flights, he'd bring a mate to help prep the bike and have all the s**t ready for him, accomodation goes up when they are on so paying for 2 rooms, food for both, bike and equipment freight etc. He pretty much neglected the kids for about 5 years. Most weekends he was training, most mornings he was training before work so was in bed before the kids.

It was nuts.

It's incredibly narcissistic.

 

[Dard Ball Get]

It's incredibly narcissistic.

The irony being they are often sick/injured, and could blow away in a stiff breeze.
I admire the mental fortitude, but hate all the self-centred stuff you’ve mentioned.

 

[George]

Less food, more thought from you thanks chumpion

Fine

 

[Dard Ball Get]

Fine

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

I run a couple of times a week and hate it every time

I run on the treadmill half an hour. 4-5 days a week.

Enough for me

 

[Sully111]

This man slays me

 

[George]

 

[Dard Ball Get]

This man slays me

Yet another the world needs around today. RIP

 

[Sully111]

Yet another the world needs around today. RIP

Yep. Gone far too soon.

One of my favourites for sure

When he was on, he was just about untouchable imo

 

[BigPowerForward]

I'm adding this to the things I never thought I would say list.
"The Wiggles documentary on Prime is pretty good"
Worth a watch.

The Wiggles were on high rotation in our household when the kids were young....hot potato, hot potato!

 

[CursingFijian]

I played alongside a flanker who eventually quit rugby and joined the pro Ironman circuit.

In his last rugby season he would ride the bike 30km to training, train and then ride 30km back. On non-training days he would run in the morning, go to varsity then get straight on his stationary bike in the evening and ride for about 5 hours until midnight. He always tried to get in about 40-50kms running per week, unless he was tapering.

He was single though and his whole family organised around him like a Tour de France team to support him.

We used to organise dodgeball and touch rugby tournaments with all fees and funds raised on the day donated to his pursuit.

He ended up being a below average iron man, met a girl on tour and just stopped. To this day I don’t think he fully realises how much many of his friends gave to his passion.

It all struck me as a little bit entitled to be honest.

 

[PoppedCorn]

All this talk about running.
Mrs happens to say we should drag out that 'thing' we bought and start using it

Wtf?
Are u reading big footy women?



You fuxkers jinxed me

 

[DougalHoward]

I like elliptical machines they're fun wish I had one

 

[StFly]

Is it wrong that I was fine to drive into Epping, grab a bite to eat, go visit the hospital for a few hours and then come back and eat dinner at like 8pm since shit traffic diversion crap, but that I CBF visiting him in Broadmeadows?

 

[sunny3193]

Nerd History.

In 5th century BCE Athenian democracy, only males had the right to vote.
In the middle of the century however, voting eligibility was tightened.
Part of that process required voters to have their genitals checked.

For two reasons.

Guess them both and I’ll send you hugs and kisses.

NO GOOGLING.

 

[StFly]

Nerd History.

In 5th century BCE Athenian democracy, only males had the right to vote.
In the middle of the century however, voting eligibility was tightened.
Part of that process required voters to have their genitals checked.

For two reasons.

Guess them both and I’ll send you hugs and kisses.

NO GOOGLING.

You interrupted my video about the Manzikert battle where Byzatine got punted in 1071 to be all "daddy Pope, please stab those Arabs as they mean and took my fortresses' and demeaned my emperor..." to 1st crusade it later.

My guess: syphilis and war.

430 odd was the Peloponnesian plague of Smallpox or typhoid, 480 odd was syphilis with the Persians, as you know, stabbing, hacking and whatnot with public baths and toilets kind of mean you might not have all fingers, toes or other identifiers of such so check penis and oi vey, someone burn that man in a pit plz. Since Xerces kinda razed Athens in 480 odd with that fire, and that was his second attempt at it.

So midway wise had to be abother plague thing for checking a vote, and the other exclusion was just women did masqerade as men and not all men were Greek living/being in Greece, so as they you know, got jiggy with it regardless as any hole was a goal, one way to check if legit voter as there be statues of penis to check and confirm with or they be shoving a scimitar through your face.

Either or.