chartpolski 23,209 Posted August 9 Report Share Posted August 9 500 yard slips on lamped rabbits. Ten minute courses on hares. Walking 30 mile a night when lamping. And kids doing track times that would have a coach drooling….. Thats what makes us British “Great” ! PMSL ! Cheers. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 46,634 Posted August 9 Report Share Posted August 9 2 hours ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said: For me , the mens 400m is the ultimate blue ribbon Olympic event You couldn’t drive 400m you non starter ! X 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 7,957 Posted August 10 Report Share Posted August 10 10 hours ago, gnasher16 said: Cross country wasnt really a thing for us as kids as we didnt have any countryside but we used to do what they still call the block runs which were basically road running around certain streets that ran parallel to the school apparently i still hold one of the records to this day,only worked out to about 800 meters but seemed miles as kids.....as a young boxer pounding the streets years ago we often did the hill sprints at Beckton ski slope...he was 5 or 6 years older than me some of you boxing chaps might of heard of him Terry Marsh,he had without doubt the most unbelievable engine ive ever seen on a human being ,he wasnt the quickest but for sheer lung power ive never seen anything like it he would always be last man standing up and down that ski slope....again had we not lived in the area we did im convinced he could of been a fantastic cross country runner. I remember TM. Marine,firefighter, champion chess player, undefeated pro. A nightmare for opponents. Some people are born with just muscle, sinew, balance and coordination. He was one. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bakerboy 4,666 Posted August 10 Author Report Share Posted August 10 32 minutes ago, jukel123 said: I remember TM. Marine,firefighter, champion chess player, undefeated pro. A nightmare for opponents. Some people are born with just muscle, sinew, balance and coordination. He was one. Crap shot for a Marine 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 7,957 Posted August 10 Report Share Posted August 10 3 hours ago, Bakerboy said: Crap shot for a Marine No comment. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.357shooter 1,180 Posted August 10 Report Share Posted August 10 funny thing the internet because what i could do well before smart phones were even about i can not prove what i did and all the teachers at my school are dead so i have no proof of what i could do.as usual though because someone who was not there can tell someone else they did not do what they did actually do even though they were not there and have no idea what they are talking about.bit like telling people they can not shoot well even though when you provide proof these same types will tell you you are wrong.must be my fault for still believing people are honest and there is no trust left.so it did not happen it was all in my head and i was not very bloody gifted.just one more thing even though i am talking out of my arse and making this up if you train for the 100m and you run the bend instead of the straight the inside lane will win.you just get it in your head you are running a shorter distance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pewit 970 Posted August 10 Report Share Posted August 10 (edited) 6 minutes ago, .357shooter said: funny thing the internet because what i could do well before smart phones were even about i can not prove what i did and all the teachers at my school are dead so i have no proof of what i could do.as usual though because someone who was not there can tell someone else they did not do what they did actually do even though they were not there and have no idea what they are talking about.bit like telling people they can not shoot well even though when you provide proof these same types will tell you you are wrong.must be my fault for still believing people are honest and there is no trust left.so it did not happen it was all in my head and i was not very bloody gifted.just one more thing even though i am talking out of my arse and making this up if you train for the 100m and you run the bend instead of the straight the inside lane will win.you just get it in your head you are running a shorter distance. It works both ways though mate. I'm not ignorant enough to believe someone else couldn't be a better athlete than myself. Yes I won lot when I was a youngster but as I said, me, my brother and cousin used to act about more at training than we did train. So I imagine a youngster with his head switched on and training their arse off could hit some impressive times, at that's not even taking to account the possibility of a youngster hitting puberty early. Edited August 10 by Pewit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 46,634 Posted August 10 Report Share Posted August 10 (edited) Bird I was pals with in school was a very promising 1500m runner, county and all that……she decided to become a porn model/actress when she left school ! Edited August 10 by WILF 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mel b 2,226 Posted August 10 Report Share Posted August 10 1 hour ago, WILF said: Bird I was pals with in school was a very promising 1500m runner, county and all that……she decided to become a porn model/actress when she left school ! She'd be no good for me wilf . I only get the fat ones that can't run away 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 45,097 Posted August 10 Report Share Posted August 10 1 hour ago, WILF said: Bird I was pals with in school was a very promising 1500m runner, county and all that……she decided to become a porn model/actress when she left school ! The Big furry mott....is a put off 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pewit 970 Posted August 10 Report Share Posted August 10 1 hour ago, WILF said: Bird I was pals with in school was a very promising 1500m runner, county and all that……she decided to become a porn model/actress when she left school ! She went from using her legs to opening them, I'd chuck a mix in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 46,634 Posted August 10 Report Share Posted August 10 Point is, athletics was very big round my way what with Fatima Whitbread being a top star and having a fairly well established athletics club that my pal was part of and who wanted her to go on the bigger and better things…..but she just decided that model/actress was what she wanted to do, had to wait to 18 but the job offers were all in place. She was single minded about it, just gos to show not everyone has that sporting drive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 46,634 Posted August 10 Report Share Posted August 10 1 hour ago, Daniel cain said: The Big furry mott....is a put off I’ll give her a call mate, she will be devastated ! Lol 1 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,046 Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 On 10/08/2024 at 09:02, jukel123 said: I remember TM. Marine,firefighter, champion chess player, undefeated pro. A nightmare for opponents. Some people are born with just muscle, sinew, balance and coordination. He was one. Havent spoken to Terry in years he was always a bit of an oddball character,bit socially awkward etc ....im told he's even worse nowadays,conspiracy theorist/wannabe politician type Years ago a lot of local fighters all different ages did the same few runs it was seen as a gym bonding type of thing,we would all start off in one big group and after a while break off into little groups dependant on the chit chat.....you'd always see people drifting away from Terry to the point he'd be literally talking to himself....and then would come a sudden burst of speed way out in front to disguise the fact nobody wanted to talk to him with a " im too fit for you lot " attitude.....which to be fair he was ! I remember he talked himself out of a dream fight with Hector Camacho that would of made him millions....the press conference was done,terms were agreed......but Camacho and his camp just ended up walking away before anything was signed as Terry just couldnt keep his mouth shut all the time ....strange character. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pewit 970 Posted August 17 Report Share Posted August 17 Just at my old man's now, got his old diary out that he used to keep at our meets, 94-95 season. It's mad how much I slowed down in the 100mtr after my two seizures. Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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