Craig Sawyers Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 Cheer Up old chap, it's not all doom and gloom. Some gems on Radio 4 - The return of ISIHAC , A brief history of Mathematics, and the new Series of the IT Crowd. er, Mock The Week, Fifth Gear. I'll get my coat. You're absolutely right - I'm an R4 addict. The only things I won't listen to are The Archers (loathe it) and anything that is a phone-in (Money Box Live, Any Questions and Any Answers). I discovered bare-foot running two weeks ago by listening to Woman's Hour, which had a guy on who has written a book called Born to Run and extols the virtues of bare-foot running. Bought the book, devoured in in three days, bought Vibram five-fingers, and am now adapting to running in what is basically a tight fitting foot glove with a 2mm sole - no padding, no heel, no support. Mock the Week is excellent - with the odd factoid that Dara O'Briain is a Maths and Theoretical Physics graduate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mypasswordis Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 Vibrams actually aren't news, I've known someone who has had them for years and does indeed run with them, and there are plenty of HCers with them so you are not alone. That said, I will not be getting a pair anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Sawyers Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 Vibrams actually aren't news, I've known someone who has had them for years and does indeed run with them, and there are plenty of HCers with them so you are not alone. That said, I will not be getting a pair anytime soon. Oh - sure they are not a new product, but they are new to me. I'm a forefoot striker anyway, and in 40,000 miles of running have never had any wear marks on the heel of any running shoe. So apart from aching calves due to the different foot angle I think I'll adapt quite well. The wierd thing is that I've been used to a sort of slap, slap sound in conventional running shoes, but with the five-fingers with zero support anywhere I am almost totally silent - just a very quiet padding sound. The statistics are interesting. Since Nike introduced the modern running shoe as an advance in the sort of flat and flexible shoes that preceeded them, there has actually been an increase in running injuries. Stretching before and after a run? Also no impact on injury rate. Speed? Famous bear foot runners are pretty rare, but Abebe Bikela won the 1960 olympics marathon in bare feet. Bruce Tolloh was a world class middle distance track runner in the 60's/early 70's (he used to surgical tape each toe though), and Zola Budd also ran barefoot in the 80's. But track spikes are light and flexible anyway, with no heel and hardly any support - so are not dissimilar to barefoot running with additional traction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laxx Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 Treme. Have you been watching? Or did you just start the series? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 Have you been watching? Or did you just start the series? I've been watching. Just have the last episode to go. I've loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laxx Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 I haven't been able to get past the first episode, actually, I haven't been able to get past the first 25 minutes. I've tried a few times but I keep falling asleep. I will of course give it another chance, at least 4-5 episodes chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 I think I'm done with Burn Notice. Unfortunately agreed. I feel like we're simply rehashing or at best going through all the same crap again. His little side jobs have been getting less interesting as well. Crud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrion Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 I'm looking for some TV shows to watch, ones I've never considered before, for download on my iPad. I see some talk about Doctor Who. It looks like it started in '05 (the new version). Any opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinp6301 Posted June 26, 2010 Report Share Posted June 26, 2010 Just finished watching Korea lose to Uruguay. Stupid korean team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 Finished Treme. Solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 Hint: Jen: Is that something to do with Sex? Moss: Hah!, Far from it Jen. The IT Crowd :: Episode Summary :: Jen the Fredo (04x01 - S4 Ep1) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mypasswordis Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 Oh - sure they are not a new product, but they are new to me. I'm a forefoot striker anyway, and in 40,000 miles of running have never had any wear marks on the heel of any running shoe. So apart from aching calves due to the different foot angle I think I'll adapt quite well. The wierd thing is that I've been used to a sort of slap, slap sound in conventional running shoes, but with the five-fingers with zero support anywhere I am almost totally silent - just a very quiet padding sound. Amazing that you can run such long distances with the forefoot slapping, that would kill my feet so fast I wouldn't even be able to jog a mile. I think I'm an over-pronator (somewhat flat feet) and kind of have weak ankles. You may be onto something with the new Nikes and such, I need to get real running shoes with nice thin flexible soles the next time I buy a pair. Didn't care enough to watch the US lose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Sawyers Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 Amazing that you can run such long distances with the forefoot slapping, that would kill my feet so fast I wouldn't even be able to jog a mile. I think I'm an over-pronator (somewhat flat feet) and kind of have weak ankles. You may be onto something with the new Nikes and such, I need to get real running shoes with nice thin flexible soles the next time I buy a pair. Didn't care enough to watch the US lose. This has just got to be the wrong list for discussing running shoes - but the theory behind these is that since 50% of the bones in the human body are in the feet, they are there for a purpose. The whole foot is a very advanced shock absorbing system, intended to be in touch with what it is running on. The arch is part of that - ideally with the foot striking on the outer edge of the foot, rolling inwards towards the arch (which flexes downwards as it takes the load), the heel touches the ground very lightly, and the the calf pushes you off again. And yes - track racing flats (apart from the spikes) are not dissimilar in the correct lack of support of five-fingers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 Just finished Luther. Brilliant BBC stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Sawyers Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 Just finished Luther. Brilliant BBC stuff... The series got better as it went along, with the brilliant one liner to finish off "NOW what do we do?". Can't wait until the next series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 Ditto, sure hope they will make the two series needed to conclude the story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Sawyers Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 New series of top gear. Usual mixture of madness, capped off by May driving up an Icelandic volcano (the same one that blew its head and disrupted air travel). Tyres eventually burst into flames at which point he retreated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emelius Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 ^^same... hope it's a full season... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 About to watch True Blood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 New series of top gear. Usual mixture of madness, capped off by May driving up an Icelandic volcano (the same one that blew its head and disrupted air travel). Tyres eventually burst into flames at which point he retreated. They got in so much trouble over that it isn't even funny. I don't really see the problem though as we've already mastered cars which can drive on ice so this might be a new growth industry for us... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 Nope, stupid "green" government. Fucking commie bastards... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 Ohhh that's not important, grandstanding by stupid communists which are fake eco freaks is what they do. They oppose all the hydro powerplants people want to build here to fuel our industry because they "pollute" so much. They even heckled and hounded an international expert which claimed it would be far better to build aluminum smelting plants here then in China because they are powered by green electricity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 Well technically I am in America right now. We are much more like Canada and the US though which is why we should say fuck off to the EU and look westward... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 You'd love it... if you are man enough... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellylh Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Just watched the first two episodes of Dexter (Season 1). Pretty interesting so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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