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[El Guapo]

Here La, he's an interesting auld character

https://archive.ph/2026.01.02-111022/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/well/move/jeff-galloway-marathon.html

Jeff Galloway died a couple of days ago aged 80.

RIP

 

[markyboy]

Jeff Galloway died a couple of days ago aged 80.

RIP

RIP He led an interesting life.

Jeff Galloway, Olympian and pioneer of the run/walk method, dies at 80

After qualifying to compete in the 10,000m at the 1972 Olympic Games, he went on to become an influential running author

www.runnersworld.com

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

Shout out to Jimmym on the kindness of the good people of Ballyphehane...

Hey Jimmy, I bought a mattress today in Swan Beds, over in your neck of the woods and while returning home along Connolly Road between Pearse Road and Tory Top Road, the wind hit us. The mattress flew up and took the roof rack with it, all landing square in the middle of the hill.

Two cars stopped and at least three people came out of their houses to help me transfer the load to the footpath, execute running repairs to the roof rack and get the whole thing loaded and shipshape again. The advice and the banter was plentiful. They stood tight and watched me gingerly pull away, no doubt shaking their heads at yet another langer who underestimated Tory Top Hill. LOL, that hill has damaged me often enough on marathon day and had a another cut off me this afternoon.

Sound out, three cheers for your neighbours lad.

 

[jimmym]

Shout out to Jimmym on the kindness of the good people of Ballyphehane...

Hey Jimmy, I bought a mattress today in Swan Beds, over in your neck of the woods and while returning home along Connolly Road between Pearse Road and Tory Top Road, the wind hit us. The mattress flew up and took the roof rack with it, all landing square in the middle of the hill.

Two cars stopped and at least three people came out of their houses to help me transfer the load to the footpath, execute running repairs to the roof rack and get the whole thing loaded and shipshape again. The advice and the banter was plentiful. They stood tight and watched me gingerly pull away, no doubt shaking their heads at yet another langer who underestimated Tory Top Hill. LOL, that hill has damaged me often enough on marathon day and had a another cut off me this afternoon.

Sound out, three cheers for your neighbours lad.

The cream of the crop,

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

The cream of the crop,

Gettin' a House of Pain vibe there jimmy

"I'm the cream of the crop
I'm from Tory Top
I'm the Terminator
In Noel's I'll see ya later"

 

[jimmym]

Just back from the doc with my troublesome knee, As i feared the news isnt good, Knee is badly swollen and my movement
is badly restricted, I can bring my left heel all the way to touch my buttock with no problem but i can only bring my right heel around 50%
up, He has referred me for an MRI but he says it almost certainly osteoarthritis which will only get worse over time,
He said if i dont mind it il need a replacement fairly soon, It all points to my running days at an end, It is my only hobby ,
A big hole to fill if it comes to it,

 

[El Guapo]

Just back from the doc with my troublesome knee, As i feared the news isnt good, Knee is badly swollen and my movement
is badly restricted, I can bring my left heel all the way to touch my buttock with no problem but i can only bring my right heel around 50%
up, He has referred me for an MRI but he says it almost certainly osteoarthritis which will only get worse over time,
He said if i dont mind it il need a replacement fairly soon, It all points to my running days at an end, It is my only hobby ,
A big hole to fill if it comes to it,

I'm really sorry that this one appears to be serious.

And I stress that I'm not a doctor nor a physio but if it does appear to be something chronic like arthritis my advice would be to listen to your physio more than your Doctor.

in my case my GP was keen to tell me to stop it's how they are trained.

My orthopedic surgeon (totally different diagnosis in fairness) tended to seek a way back to sport.

In my opinion the physios will not say no but will tell you how to modify so that your hobby can still be your hobby

Swimming, Rowing, Cycling all easier on the joints, good aerobic workouts can support your running.

Strength training can help take pressure off your knee.

I don't know where you'll end up but these are all options to support your running/overall health..

Do not stop exercising no matter what they say. Just change it if you need to

your physio will help.

8mins or so here

 

[jimmym]

I'm really sorry that this one appears to be serious.

And I stress that I'm not a doctor nor a physio but if it does appear to be something chronic like arthritis my advice would be to listen to your physio more than your Doctor.

in my case my GP was keen to tell me to stop it's how they are trained.

My orthopedic surgeon (totally different diagnosis in fairness) tended to seek a way back to sport.

In my opinion the physios will not say no but will tell you how to modify so that your hobby can still be your hobby

Swimming, Rowing, Cycling all easier on the joints, good aerobic workouts can support your running.

Strength training can help take pressure off your knee.

I don't know where you'll end up but these are all options to support your running/overall health..

Do not stop exercising no matter what they say. Just change it if you need to

your physio will help.

8mins or so here

Some great info there, Thanks

 

[Cork4life90]

I'm really sorry that this one appears to be serious.

And I stress that I'm not a doctor nor a physio but if it does appear to be something chronic like arthritis my advice would be to listen to your physio more than your Doctor.

in my case my GP was keen to tell me to stop it's how they are trained.

My orthopedic surgeon (totally different diagnosis in fairness) tended to seek a way back to sport.

In my opinion the physios will not say no but will tell you how to modify so that your hobby can still be your hobby

Swimming, Rowing, Cycling all easier on the joints, good aerobic workouts can support your running.

Strength training can help take pressure off your knee.

I don't know where you'll end up but these are all options to support your running/overall health..

Do not stop exercising no matter what they say. Just change it if you need to

your physio will help.

8mins or so here

100% agree - find something to keep you exercising in the short term and see what can be done to get you back doing some running in the medium term.

 

[markyboy]

I'm really sorry that this one appears to be serious.

And I stress that I'm not a doctor nor a physio but if it does appear to be something chronic like arthritis my advice would be to listen to your physio more than your Doctor.

in my case my GP was keen to tell me to stop it's how they are trained.

My orthopedic surgeon (totally different diagnosis in fairness) tended to seek a way back to sport.

In my opinion the physios will not say no but will tell you how to modify so that your hobby can still be your hobby

Swimming, Rowing, Cycling all easier on the joints, good aerobic workouts can support your running.

Strength training can help take pressure off your knee.

I don't know where you'll end up but these are all options to support your running/overall health..

Do not stop exercising no matter what they say. Just change it if you need to

your physio will help.

8mins or so here

Thanks for that video EG.

Reluctantly, I decided to give up completely last August, as anytime I ran I was hobbling around the place for days afterwards. An MRI showed moderate chondrosis in my left knee. And I decided it wasn’t worth the future pain I saw down the road.

That said, it has settled down on a normal day to day basis. As an example, outside of running, the most likely crippling twinge I would get would be turning in the kitchen to do something. So obviously, not ideal.

Every now and again I get the urge but stop myself but as the lady in that video suggests small changes might get me back out there for shorter runs.

That said, out on the bike helps, but it’s not the same thing as most people on here know.

Don’t loose hope just yet Jimmy!