Monster Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Nope - just a ringer in the sprint events that shouldn't have been there at all - he was a pro runner who won what was then the Powderhall Sprint and who just happened to work in the old DHSS. Ah, the old 'it was a ringer!' excuse. Classic, that one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Phoenix Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Ah, the old 'it was a ringer!' excuse.Classic, that one. Sadly it's true. 1970 120yds G. McNeill Tranent 5.5yds 11.61 Powderhall 1971 110m W. Young Elphinstone 6m 11.10 Meadowbank 1972 110m R. Oliver Cowdenbeath 8m 10.94 Meadowbank 1973 110m J. Kirk Lochgelly 10m 10.80 Meadowbank 1974 110m P. Mulgrew Edinburgh 11m 10.86 Meadowbank 1975 110m J. Connor Sunderland 10m 10.94 Meadowbank 1976 110m D. Burgess Edinburgh 7.5m 11.04 Meadowbank 1977 110m J. Stirling Ormiston 8.5m 10.98 Meadowbank 1978 110m R. Heron Symington 8.5m 10.78 Meadowbank 1979 110m A. Forster Prestonpans 7.75m 10.80 Meadowbank 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanetti Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I fucking hate school. They're making all the 6th years at my school take a full timetable (5 subjects) regardless of how well you did last year, or what subjects you choose this year. Absolute pish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Cuddy Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I fucking hate school. They're making all the 6th years at my school take a full timetable (5 subjects) regardless of how well you did last year, or what subjects you choose this year. Absolute pish. How fucking dare they educate you. b*****ds. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 All day Regional Meeting tomorrow, 10am until 6.30pm. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reynard Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Squash is a game that, weirdly, I've never played. A guy at my work was at me to play. Trouble is, he's built like a tank and plays often. I really don't want to be humiliated Is it hard to pick up? I'm good at badminton and tennis, likes. If you have good hand eye co ordination then you'll be fine. The ball travels much much quicker than the other sports you mentioned but its relatively straightforward to pick up. Start with the blue Dunlop ball which is slightly over sized and it bounces higher off the wall. It is one of those games that if you play someone that is on a par with you then it can be awesome. If you play someone worse than you then you'll end up standing in the "T" at the centre of the court making your opponent run around like a fanny. You burn off around a 1000 calories in an hours worth of playing. And you.ll give your heart, lungs, upper body and legs a total going over when you play. It will get you fit really quickly. I've been playing off and on for nearly thirty years and have just got back into it. Theres stuff on youtube that will show you how the pros play and it will give you tips on how to play the game tactically. Unfortunately the ball is so small and it moves so quickly that it is virtually never televised. A shit clubplayer is still hitting the ball at well over 100mph. Try it. If you get any good I'll give you a game Tesco were selling Dunlop rackets for £4 the other week. I bought a couple for my mate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 If you have good hand eye co ordination then you'll be fine. The ball travels much much quicker than the other sports you mentioned but its relatively straightforward to pick up. Start with the blue Dunlop ball which is slightly over sized and it bounces higher off the wall.It is one of those games that if you play someone that is on a par with you then it can be awesome. If you play someone worse than you then you'll end up standing in the "T" at the centre of the court making your opponent run around like a fanny. You burn off around a 1000 calories in an hours worth of playing. And you.ll give your heart, lungs, upper body and legs a total going over when you play. It will get you fit really quickly. I've been playing off and on for nearly thirty years and have just got back into it. Theres stuff on youtube that will show you how the pros play and it will give you tips on how to play the game tactically. Unfortunately the ball is so small and it moves so quickly that it is virtually never televised. A shit clubplayer is still hitting the ball at well over 100mph. Try it. If you get any good I'll give you a game Tesco were selling Dunlop rackets for £4 the other week. I bought a couple for my mate. This is true. Play someone of your own standard and it's probably the best work out you can have! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Naitch Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I fucking hate school. They're making all the 6th years at my school take a full timetable (5 subjects) regardless of how well you did last year, or what subjects you choose this year. Absolute pish. That was one of the perks when I done 6th year, only done 3 subjects so had two afternoons off a week, amongst a raft of free periods. That is indeed absolute pish if they're making you do the full 5 regardless of last years exploits. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reynard Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 This is true.Play someone of your own standard and it's probably the best work out you can have! Definitely. It gives you the biggest cardio vascular workout of any sport. The guy I play with is jsut learning to play and isn't as good as me at the moment. He hits the ball well but I win the points because I know where I want the ball to go and I can hit the nicks most of the time. I am hopeful he will stick with it and improve enough to start beating me and we can get a bit of niggle going on the court as well as keeping fit. I was going to join a gym to get fitter but I really didn't see the appeal of treadmills and weights. I prefer to be doing something with a bit of an edge. So I'm glad I have a playing partner. The guy I used to play moved to Australia He was on a par with me. The games became war like. I love squash, it's fucking excellent. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Definitely. It gives you the biggest cardio vascular workout of any sport. The guy I play with is jsut learning to play and isn't as good as me at the moment. He hits the ball well but I win the points because I know where I want the ball to go and I can hit the nicks most of the time. I am hopeful he will stick with it and improve enough to start beating me and we can get a bit of niggle going on the court as well as keeping fit.I was going to join a gym to get fitter but I really didn't see the appeal of treadmills and weights. I prefer to be doing something with a bit of an edge. So I'm glad I have a playing partner. The guy I used to play moved to Australia He was on a par with me. The games became war like. I love squash, it's fucking excellent. It's been about 8 years since I played, and I know I wouldn't be able to walk for two days afterward if I played now, and that's no joke! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reynard Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 It's been about 8 years since I played, and I know I wouldn't be able to walk for two days afterward if I played now, and that's no joke! I as in the same boat pretty much up until recently. The first week I played I was moving around the court not bad at all. I was fucking wrecked right enough but I got through it. I drove home and had a bath in dettol to help the muscles. And sat down with a cup of tea and felt my hamstrings tighte. I tried to stand up and basically couldnt It took an entire weeks worth of stretching to free them up a bit. I played the following week but I was virtually immobile. I couldn't push off to go forward and my pelvis was sore which made it hard to move side to side. It does get better though. I'm probably 80% fit now compared to my younger days and each week I get stronger and faster. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I as in the same boat pretty much up until recently. The first week I played I was moving around the court not bad at all. I was fucking wrecked right enough but I got through it. I drove home and had a bath in dettol to help the muscles. And sat down with a cup of tea and felt my hamstrings tighte. I tried to stand up and basically couldnt It took an entire weeks worth of stretching to free them up a bit. I played the following week but I was virtually immobile. I couldn't push off to go forward and my pelvis was sore which made it hard to move side to side. It does get better though. I'm probably 80% fit now compared to my younger days and each week I get stronger and faster. I should really get myself back into shape. Then whip your ass. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reynard Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I should really get myself back into shape. Then whip your ass. Why not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Why not. I'm in no fit state right now, but I'll bear it in mind! I do intend to sort the fitness out very shortly! Badminton, now there's another belter of a game! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reynard Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I'm in no fit state right now, but I'll bear it in mind! I do intend to sort the fitness out very shortly!Badminton, now there's another belter of a game! It's OK my face is an alarming colour of red when I get off court too. I'm 39 soon as well so no doubt I'll be one of those mid life crisis squash death statistics soon enough. Havent played badminton in ages. I used to enjoy all that sort of thing as well. When I was younger I would play squash and then go straight out and play five a sides with the boys and think nothing of it Them were the days. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codfish Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I'm in no fit state right now, but I'll bear it in mind! I do intend to sort the fitness out very shortly!Badminton, now there's another belter of a game! Given up on tennis then? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwififer Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 (edited) Auckland has it's annual boobs on bikes parade this weekend, so we get to see porn stars and lap dancers all drive down Queen Street on the back on Harley's and such like... Except a group of Christians/women's groups have tried to block it, and are now being allowed to have a counter demonstration. It's anti-female and against the family according to them. 50% of the world have tits, and the other 50% like looking at them. What's the big deal? Edited to add, they're all naked on the bikes. Edited August 19, 2008 by kiwififer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGG Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 (edited) "Thought he farted, but shit himself". Followed a muck cart and thought it was a wedding. And the rain's come on :crying: Didn't you post the previous day saying it was raining when you rode home and you loved it? I think HGG's wee laddie is called Scott, but I'd like to make it clear that it wasn't her. Well remembered! No, it wasn't me. I was a couple of hundred miles away watching my Scott climb on things with his two older siblings, avoiding all wasps! I'll join the wasp hating brigade though - one terrified Scott last week when it flew nearby. He appeared to be stung or bitten by something shortly after that and I never got to the bottom of it but now he's terrified of anything insect-like. He saw some bits floating near him in the bath earlier and got really worried, shaking, pointing and shouting "aaaaaargh aaaaaarh - MUMMYYYYYYYYYYYY! That! That!". Thankfully he has no idea how scared of wasps I am myself. My six year old son, is fabulous with buzzy flying things. The school he used to go to kept bees and I think I've posted on here before that he used to drop such lines as "but we couldn't use that cupboard because Uncle Jeff's [headmaster's] bees had got in there and there were some dead ones at the bottom" into things he was telling me about his school day from time to time. On holiday with my parents a couple of weeks ago my dad was constantly calling for Sam because there were bees and my dad was too scared to deal with it himself. :lol: Edited August 20, 2008 by HGG 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raith Against The Machine Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Followed a muck cart and thought it was a wedding. Thought his arse was hanging out of bed, so got out to shove it back in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dufresne Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Having to get a second job 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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