The Rant Thread MKII (a new place to dump ur baggage)

PaulieC

Marathon tapering. Specifically itty bitty runs of 4 miles or 35 minutes. I resent the hell out of these. They are generally not worth getting changed, getting sweaty or having showers for. :mad:

Laois_Man

Tapering madness...I genuinely haven't a clue what it means

Maybe it's coz I've been going mad with my training all along making the final 3 weeks no different for me to the others!

kit3

PaulieC wrote: »

Marathon tapering. Specifically itty bitty runs of 4 miles or 35 minutes. I resent the hell out of these. They are generally not worth getting changed, getting sweaty or having showers for. :mad:

Wish I could do these itty bitty runs of 4 miles :mad: Have had a dose for last week & a half and can't run more than 100 yds before coughing my guts up. If this doesn't clear up I won't be able to do DCM. As it is all targets are out the window. At this stage I'd just like to make the starting line & enjoy getting around whatever the time.

ThisRegard

I'll go with an old reliable and safe one. Head colds, especially the ones that you think you got rid of only to be back with a vengeance a day or two later.

Chivito550

Ah jaysus, either reopen the old thread and keep it going, or take it as a sign to end this whole rant thread forever.

Gavlor

New places to dump my baggage.


F€ck sake my shrink is going to be busy for te next while

robinph

Nothing wrong with having a rant thread. Now try to stay on "topic" and rant, without getting into daft arguments about things that are not real on the internet.

ultraman1

#1..ranters ranting on a new ranting thread about ranting on an old ranting thread,,,

RayCun

That sinking feeling that, having gone for 6 months? a year? more? without getting really, really soaked on a run, and coming off a lovely summer for running Dublin marathon will be the day that balances everything out...

robinph

Everything is all open for business again now.



...and that does count as a rant for us mods.

HelenAnne

I know people will say I have no sense of humour, but this (from old thread):


'Laois_Man

Posts: 2,336

A wise ancient Greek once said;

Arguing on the tinterweb is like being in the special Olympics

Even if you win, you're still 'Special'


Them ancient Greeks knew their 5hit!'

is mean.

davedanon

HelenAnne wrote: »

I know people will say I have no sense of humour, but this (from old thread):




Arguing on the tinterweb is like being in the special Olympics

Even if you win, you're still 'Special'


"When everyone is special..........then no-one is special"

Syndrome - The Incredibles.

gerard_65

Now, I know some people love Apple products but when you support windows 90% of the time and someone asks you to do something on a imac = AHHHHHHHHHH. Spent ages trying to find my way around the OS today. Eventually a colleague lends over "Ah I remember now, just click that" :mad:

mr.wiggle

Physio's who say 'Take a break from running for a week', when you've just
started a nice new shiney training plan!
Bloody Physios, think they know everything about my torn hamstring...I''ll show them :mad:




....in a week:pac:

Netwerk Errer

Dark mornings and evenings.

The days are getting really short and the window for training is getting smaller. God forbid, I have to train on the treadmill in the gym. The running on the treadmill is just about bearable but being forced to watch Corrie on the TV in front of me could be used as a Chinese torture technique.:(

TRR_the_turd

Minding my own business on the Royal canal at lunch time today and within 100 metres, I was viciously attacked by an array of insects! A midge or some sort of small fly flew into my right eye. I continued on running, trying to remove it. Then a poxy large fly flew into my open mouth resulting in me coughing and spluttering. I was now running with one eye open, spluttering like a smoker on ciggies 40 a day. And then, get this, a poxy wasp stings me in the thigh. It's swollen up pretty bad at the moment even though I managed to remove the stinger!

robinph

Goes off to rave about insects and flying things.

kit3

TRR_the_turd wrote: »

Minding my own business on the Royal canal at lunch time today and within 100 metres, I was viciously attacked by an array of insects! A midge or some sort of small fly flew into my right eye. I continued on running, trying to remove it. Then a poxy large fly flew into my open mouth resulting in me coughing and spluttering. I was now running with one eye open, spluttering like a smoker on ciggies 40 a day. And then, get this, a poxy wasp stings me in the thigh. It's swollen up pretty bad at the moment even though I managed to remove the stinger!

Really sorry for laughing but that's very funny (actually not really sorry - seem to remember you joking about my poor broken nose :rolleyes:). Nearly got hit in the face by a pigeon twice on the way along the canal on my bike this morning - they were too busy eating and left it a bit late to get out of the way.

Hope the sting improves

RayCun

robinph wrote: »

Goes off to rave about insects and flying things.

teeny tiny medals for the teeny tiny chests of our brave troops in the biowar division

walshb

TRR_the_turd wrote: »

A midge or some sort of small fly flew into my right eye. I continued on running, trying to remove it. !

Bugs the sh1t outta me. Of all the areas and space on your body why/how the fook does it fly into your eye?:mad:

SamforMayo

TRR_the_turd wrote: »

Minding my own business on the Royal canal at lunch time today and within 100 metres, I was viciously attacked by an array of insects! A midge or some sort of small fly flew into my right eye. I continued on running, trying to remove it. Then a poxy large fly flew into my open mouth resulting in me coughing and spluttering. I was now running with one eye open, spluttering like a smoker on ciggies 40 a day. And then, get this, a poxy wasp stings me in the thigh. It's swollen up pretty bad at the moment even though I managed to remove the stinger!

Jaysus it's like a repeat of the film The birds! Put Vinegar on your wasp sting.

BeepBeep67

TRR_the_turd wrote: »

Minding my own business on the Royal canal at lunch time today and within 100 metres, I was viciously attacked by an array of insects! A midge or some sort of small fly flew into my right eye. I continued on running, trying to remove it. Then a poxy large fly flew into my open mouth resulting in me coughing and spluttering. I was now running with one eye open, spluttering like a smoker on ciggies 40 a day. And then, get this, a poxy wasp stings me in the thigh. It's swollen up pretty bad at the moment even though I managed to remove the stinger!

Do you have any enemies?

Peterx

this irish water soap opera just keeps on giving. The IW lady on RTE 1 radio just now was.............just about treading water in the deep end during that interview:D
Now landlords will have to do the work of IW. Does not sound as if it will be feasible legally?

SamforMayo

Peterx wrote: »

this irish water soap opera just keeps on giving. The IW lady on RTE 1 radio just now was.............just about treading water in the deep end during that interview:D
Now landlords will have to do the work of IW. Does not sound as if it will be feasible legally?

Oh well anything Phil Hogan was organising could only end in tears!

rom

Peterx wrote: »

this irish water soap opera just keeps on giving. The IW lady on RTE 1 radio just now was.............just about treading water in the deep end during that interview:D
Now landlords will have to do the work of IW. Does not sound as if it will be feasible legally?

http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/anonymous-delivers-menacing-video-message-4442276

classic

gerard_65

rom wrote: »

http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/anonymous-delivers-menacing-video-message-4442276

classic

Its a hoax.

ThebitterLemon

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

Do you have any enemies?

Class! You're obviously talented at that photo shop stuff, do you photo shop pics of yourself, I'd say you're a bit of a slob but photo shopped your self skinny, should have given yourself a bit of hair though

TbL

BeepBeep67

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

TbL

Good likeness

rainbow kirby

Ratio of time spent running to size of curry consumed was all wrong this evening :pac:

ultraman1

More time to interfere now...

kit3

Major car problems at the moment but thought we would get it back today - someone broke into the garage last night & robbed the four wheels off it - wouldn't mind but it's 13 years old ffs

TRR_the_turd

kit3 wrote: »

Major car problems at the moment but thought we would get it back today - someone broke into the garage last night & robbed the four wheels off it - wouldn't mind but it's 13 years old ffs

must not laugh ................ remember she didn't take too kindly to you laughing at her broken nose :D

kit3

TRR_the_turd wrote: »

must not laugh ................ remember she didn't take too kindly to you laughing at her broken nose :D

Naw - laughed at the nose myself in a funny way - without the car for two weeks at this stage - had two same cars, same year - one with body problems that we were trying to decide if it was worth fixing. then the timing belt goes in the other one & the solution was to take the engine from one & put it into the other. All fine so far but the f*ckers stole the wheels that had the good tyres on them so now we need 4 new tyres as well. Friend fixing it so don't want to stick him with cost of 4 new tyres. It seems to go on & on. Of course the obvious solution is a new car but that's not an option at the moment..........

Think I'll try a run - will either cough my guts up (at which stage I'll probably hit the drink) or it will go ok & clear my head

PaulieC

Having a two hour window on Saturday to go running up in Ticknock dashed due to work.
Having to work to cover for someone who can't work because he's having a baby shower.

TRR_the_turd

PaulieC wrote: »

Having a two hour window on Saturday to go running up in Ticknock dashed due to work.
Having to work to cover for someone who can't work because he's having a baby shower.

seriously? Never heard of this but I guess if you're into that then fair enough! Don't think it's a valid excuse for missing work though

rom

PaulieC wrote: »

Having a two hour window on Saturday to go running up in Ticknock dashed due to work.
Having to work to cover for someone who can't work because he's having a baby shower.

Modern families?

Chartsengrafs

Baby shower. Only a matter of time before we start celebrating Thanksgiving too... grumble grumble..

kit3

Basster wrote: »

Baby shower. Only a matter of time before we start celebrating Thanksgiving too... grumble grumble..

Sure what else would you be doing in the fall ???

DarByrne1980

PaulieC wrote: »

Having a two hour window on Saturday to go running up in Ticknock dashed due to work.
Having to work to cover for someone who can't work because he's having a baby shower.

my male cousin had a baby shower about 10 of us headed to the pub for the afternoon and got slashed i would recomend it highly

rom

The its OK to be obese gang on the Saturday night show. Spokeswoman got a gastric band and put on 2 stone afterwards. Society should not champion this as some sort of achivement. There is nothing wrong about having a healthy BMI. It was not the case in pictures we saw of our grandparents. Do something about it. Many of us battle with our weight but some of us actually bother to do something about it rather than taking the easy way out.

davedanon

"Ryan and Reid played their part as well but the nine point deficit against Wasps must of had O’Connor seething."


This is from THE IRISH TIMES. I know they've outsourced their subbing, but even so, if the Irish NEWSPAPER OF RECORD can descend to this level of illiteracy, then what hope is there for the world?

Gavlor

davedanon wrote: »

"Ryan and Reid played their part as well but the nine point deficit against Wasps must of had O’Connor seething."


This is from THE IRISH TIMES. I know they've outsourced their subbing, but even so, if the Irish NEWSPAPER OF RECORD can descend to this level of illiteracy, then what hope is there for the world?

I would of hoped for better from them alright.

carter10

This has probably been covered before but...people stopping in cars to ask for directions while I'm out on a run. Now admittedly I'm not the fastest but I'M WEARNING RUNNING GEAR FFS.
Happened again last Friday, they didn't even have the decency to drive along (slowly) beside me, just stopped the car beside and expected me to stop. I just kept running and your wan in the passenger seat looked at he as if I was the rudest person she had ever met!
Last March a wheelchair user actually stopped to help her to cross the road, I was fuming but what can you do, leave her there!
I reckon I've been asked for directions 4 times in the last 2 years.

MaggotBrain

I always ask for a lift to the complete opposite place of where they're trying to go, laugh and give them the right directions. The last guy was really stuck for petrol and didn't know which direction to go in after talking to me. It always pays to be nice like.

Murph_D

carter10 wrote: »

This has probably been covered before but...people stopping in cars to ask for directions while I'm out on a run. Now admittedly I'm not the fastest but I'M WEARNING RUNNING GEAR FFS.
Happened again last Friday, they didn't even have the decency to drive along (slowly) beside me, just stopped the car beside and expected me to stop. I just kept running and your wan in the passenger seat looked at he as if I was the rudest person she had ever met!
Last March a wheelchair user actually stopped to help her to cross the road, I was fuming but what can you do, leave her there!
I reckon I've been asked for directions 4 times in the last 2 years.

I've said it before and I'll say out again. A shark will die if it stops moving. A runner won't.

davedanon

Murph_D wrote: »

I've said it before and I'll say out again. A shark will die if it stops moving. A runner won't.

Yes, but would you rather have a runner snap your head off, or...



ps: not all sharks have to keep moving all the time.

Murph_D

davedanon wrote: »

Yes, but would you rather have a runner snap your head off, or...

Or what? I'd certainly stop to help someone across the road if they asked.

davedanon

Murph_D wrote: »

Or what? I'd certainly stop to help someone across the road if they asked.

Errr, it's a joke, dude. I'm comparing a runner snapping your head off to a shark snapping your head off.

Chartsengrafs

carter10 wrote: »

Last March a wheelchair user actually stopped to help her to cross the road, I was fuming but what can you do, leave her there!

That's outrageous. No regard for your training, I would be furious too.

rainbow kirby

Man Utd's defence. Wanted to hurl stuff at the TV while I was watching the match last night.

HelenAnne

carter10 wrote: »

This has probably been covered before but...people stopping in cars to ask for directions while I'm out on a run. Now admittedly I'm not the fastest but I'M WEARNING RUNNING GEAR FFS.
Happened again last Friday, they didn't even have the decency to drive along (slowly) beside me, just stopped the car beside and expected me to stop. I just kept running and your wan in the passenger seat looked at he as if I was the rudest person she had ever met!
Last March a wheelchair user actually stopped to help her to cross the road, I was fuming but what can you do, leave her there!
I reckon I've been asked for directions 4 times in the last 2 years.

You're joking, aren't you? Are you? Sometimes it's hard to tell on boards. Why is stopping such a big deal? What do you do when you get to traffic lights etc?