Maxriddles

It looks a good event to me although a bit far for me to travel for a 5k event, don't know if you've done an event like this before but they are really addictive and I hope their popularity continues to grow. I decided to do tough mudder with 3 friends and the four of us got totally hooked while triaining for it, Sunday mornings are no longer for hangovers but for running through woods, up hills, through mud and in rivers..it really is fun, albeit blowing out your arse and occaisionally painful fun.

I'm looking for a bit of advice on how to improve my pace of running, I can do up to 12 miles, probably further, on the road pretty comfortably at around 10 mins a mile although if I was only doing 5 miles it would still be 10 mins a mile pace. I have only been running since i started training for tough mudder about three and a half months ago. I'm quite pleased with my progress so far as I'm built more for sprints than distance and have always hated running until recently, now I have the bug I want to get faster. Any tips on how to do this or good websites to visit?

Think I'm going to give this a go starting from tomorrow for 6 to 8 weeks and will move to a full upper body session rather than the back & bi, chest & tri, and shoulder sessions I normally do. I'm planning to do Tough Mudder this year so going to gear my cardio training towards that.My cardio fitness levels at the moment are very good but I will have to train differently to prepare for this. Oh and when I say I'm planning to do Tough Mudder I actually mean that my girlfriend has already signed up and asked me to join their team meaning that I am going to look a bit of a wimp if I don't do it.

December was a struggle for me too due to a combo of work and two bouts of the cold fluey virus thing. Have found that my cardio fitness hasn't suffered at all although the longest I went without training was seven days and apart from those seven days I still managed to train around four times a week. I am back on track with my cardio and have no trouble getting in at least three high intensity cardio sessions per week, more importantly I'm enjoying them again too. What I have noticed is a loss of muscle strength when doing my weights sessions although I know that will come back quickly. Where I'm really struggling though is that I'm not enjoying my weights sessions and I'm finding it a struggle to go and get them done. I normally only do two or three weights sessions per week. Has anyone any ideas how to get back on track here so I feel it's less of a slog?

Cracking field for the Christmas Hurdle and it's a small bet on Raya Star for me, interested to see how Punjabi runs.

I don't think I've ever had a weekend of betting with so many close calls and bad luck. This was summed up by the second half of the Real Betis v Barcelona game tonight. Needing only one more goal in the game to get a bet up which would not only recover my weekend losses but go a long way to paying for Christmas I saw the woodwork hit 5 times in the second half and at least three sitters passed up. Betting nightmare this weekend but I suppose that's what makes the good days all the better. More annoyed at myself by not covering my bet by backing no goals in the second half. School boy error on my part but Pedro and Jordi Alba are still cnuts.

Having my first Boondoggle, only bought the one to try it but will be back at the shops tomorrow for more.

A big f**k you very much to Malaga who have let me down for about £300 and f**k you very much to Morton who have let me down for another £300.

A very nice Malbec, shame I've only half a glass left.

Birmingham, although when a team bursts my coupon it's better to see them get well and truly pumped.

Captain Ramius for me in the Ayr Gold Cup, on each way at 16/1 for 5 places. Main concern is that it's not won at 6f, most of his runs have been over 7f, but will act on the heavy going.

Sheffield United and I really should know better than to keep faith with the useless chunts.

What a dozy little p***k Joseph O'Brien is, poor ride IMO and the chance of the first triple crown winner in 42 years is gone.

A wee glass of pinot gricio for now but about to move on to my first Tennant's Export.

This thread is for horrific club photos, I see nothing horrific here.

Curiosity finally got the better of me any I'm on a bottle of white Chateaunuef du Pape, quite nice but nowhere near as good as the red and definitely not worth £18 a bottle.

I drove through Motherwell earlier today, I'd forgotten how bad it was, if it was struck by some sort of natural disaster it would probably improve the place no end.

E/W lucky 15 for me today 2.00 Asc Charlotte Rosina 9/2 2.35 New Noverre to Go 5/1 3.10 Asc Set to Music 7/2 4.35 Asc Nathaniel 3/1 Also have a double on Carlton House and Nathaniel.

With what you are hoping to achieve a good diet would be far better for you than taking supplements. For weight loss you should look to eat regularly and because you are exercising you do have to make sure you have enough calories. I would try to stick mainly to low fat foods and getting hold of a scottish slimmers or weight watchers book should help give you some ideas. A big mistake often made by people trying to lose weight is not taking in enough calories or going too long without eating, if your body doesn't know when you'll be eating or isn't getting enough calories your metabolism will slow. Exercise wise I'd recommend spin classes for high intensity cardio, high calorie burn, and to quickly improve your fitness levels, an added bonus with them is that they are low impact so easy on your joints too. Weights wise I would suggest sticking to high rep sessions or even a couple of body pump classes a week.

I can't believe the mentions Bathgate has been getting on here, obviously from people who haven't actually been there for a long time. You can get a train to the centre of Edinburgh or Glasgow in around 30 minutes. You are right next to the M8. There are a lot of quality housing developments, including one of the largest in the country, and the town has been growing in recent years with a lot of people moving there bringing money to the town. There are a wide variety of shops and leisure facilities in the town. As mentioned in a previous post there has been a lot of redevelopment of public buildings and investment in facilities in the town. It is probably one of the best places to live in the central belt. There are undoubtedly some deprived areas but there are very few towns free from these and there are plenty of employment opportunities about too for those who choose to work.

Someone's ideal weight depends on a number of factors, I wouldn't recommend anyone to aim to be a certain weight. A better goal may be to aim for the sort of body shape you want to have, if you do the right sort of training with the right sort of diet you will achieve it and then you'll find out what your ideal weight is.

To be fair I don't think he'd be too hard to spot.

Diet is the key to getting a six pack and you don't have to go crazy on ab work either. If you really want a six pack you'll have to have a low fat diet and stay off the drink. Exercise wise what is best may depend on how long you can spend at the gym, how often you can go to the gym, and how much body fat you need to shift. Please note, being partial to a few beers, or a bottlle of wine and the odd takeaway at the weekend means that I am not in possession of a six pack despite training six days a week and having a relatively good diet (my age may be a factor too ). You really do need a very clean diet to get one.

Two each way chances for me in the Coral Eclipse with Crackerjack King £20 e/w and Cogito £5 e/w.