Dumbasses arguing about running.

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Yeah thats a not a bad time for 8 miles, especially with hills.

A treadmill, harder than roadwork

see my post above big boy

makes sense doesnt it?

No way!

I put some big hills in my runs and sometimes I need to stop because the legs are burning so much. That never happens on a treadmill

There is a big difference when you are purposefully putting in hills than to running on normal flat road. I dont think about times, just distances. As long as I know I can cover a certain distance without having to stop, im happy. I think of running as a bank im putting miles in. When im in to it I like to aim for 20 miles a week, which is only 4, 5 mile runs. I run to get fit, not because I enjoy it. When I boxed, I did run every day and used to run our cliff paths, lots of steep hills. Im looking to build stamina.

well obviously you cant compare the two if you are running up big hills on the road and flat on the treadmill

and you cant know if you do one faster than the other if you dont time yourself

but if you run a similar run on both, if you are at a certain level of fitness, you will more than likely find you run further faster on the roads, i challenge you to try it

when did you box? who did you box for? were you anygood? how come you stopped?

I boxed from 97 to 2000, started when I was 19, had 3 seasons, 18 fights and 12 wins. I was ok, was strong and can take a shot. Didnt have many stoppages, although id regard myself as fairly powerfull, I could drop anyone in sparring but I think I may have smothered my own work when boxing. I was well in to it, never a day off training but over here in Guernsey we stagnate. We do well our first few seasons through our fitness and aggression but we only have one club and obviously we all spar each other day in day out, never seeing anything new, never getting challenged in sparring, so as the seasons go on, the lads on the mainland skillset over takes ours through the bigger variety of sparring partners. I was getting fed up of going nowhere and one day had an argument with my missus and punched a wall in temper and couldnt use my right hand for punching for about 6 months. Every time id think it was better id try some light shots on the bag and gradually get harder and then it just bruises again and the hand goes limp and is useless. I can see why Calzaghe had trouble stopping people later on whith his hand troubles. By the time my hand was better I was well in to work and overtime and could really do with out the nerves for weeks before fights. I started at 72 kilos and finished up at 78, through growing and doing weights. Im 106 at the moment and could probably lose 3 stone. Running is a bastard killer now but im just getting back in to it and the weights. I still feel when fit I could ruin anyone in sparring though

I am too old to box now, only white collor will have me and have my first fight in june

but if i had one bit of advice to give to any boxing fan, if you are young enough then do it

i regret not stepping in a gym 10 years ago and boxing when i could, id have still of been late to boxing but young enough, it is a big regret

Well I tell you what, it takes some bollocks to commit to a fight even when your young but to do it at a more mature age takes more bottle. Good on you!

Is it going to be to a decision? I know the participants of white collar can choose to have a decision or just fight for the sake of it.