Running

[Churchill]

yep. I did the coast to coast walk when I was 35 wearing those things. What a sucker I was.

when my socks came off they were soaked with blood and puss, after drying in the sun you could snap them
grrrrrrr

Stuff 'em with anything to stop them moving on your feet even if it's 3 or 4 pairs of socks - deal with the damage if and when you get home!

[EternalOptimist]

Stuff 'em with anything to stop them moving on your feet even if it's 3 or 4 pairs of socks - deal with the damage if and when you get home!

I started to wear trainers after the half way mark, put the boots back on for scree and bog.

All the stuff I was ever taught , that you 'must wear boots', turned out to be worthless. I spent three days walking on the outside edge of my feet. oh the pain.

[Churchill]

I started to wear trainers after the half way mark, put the boots back on for scree and bog.

All the stuff I was ever taught , that you 'must wear boots', turned out to be worthless. I spent three days walking on the outside edge of my feet. oh the pain.

Chaffing undies used to be the bane of my life doing the civvy running - always carry a swiss-army knife for the old calvin kleins!!!

[EternalOptimist]

Chaffing undies used to be the bane of my life doing the civvy running - always carry a swiss-army knife for the old calvin kleins!!!

never had a problem with undies, but I have a pert little bum, and the fronts are too , er, 'full', for any dangly nonsense.
water was a problem, I needed double my buddy, being bigger, which caused problems

[Churchill]

never had a problem with undies, but I have a pert little bum, and the fronts are too , er, 'full', for any dangly nonsense.
water was a problem, I needed double my buddy, being bigger, which caused problems

You've got one of those magnifying shaving mirrors, haven't you?

[EternalOptimist]

You've got one of those magnifying shaving mirrors, haven't you?

It's called Hubble in our house.

[shaunbhoy]

Do soldiers still have to run using hobnail boots?

Don't think so. To be honest, very few ever went running in the Hobnail ones. If you had a pair of those "Ammo Boots", people tended to keep those all bulled/polished up for special parade stuff. The standard boots went from being ankle type boots in the early 80s to higher level ones later that decade. I got out in 1989 and that was round about the point that the youngsters were being allowed to do their BFT (Basic Fitness Tests) in trainers. I believe that running in boots is now almost a thing of the past, which is a bit of a shame as that is what you will be wearing when the excrement hits the revolving thing.

[minestrone]

I wear cycling shorts under me shorts, some places are just not meant to bleed and that area is one of them.

[BolshieBastard]

Bollocks, bollocks, bollocks! I've got my running jogging up to an hour and a quarter for just over 7 miles.

Wore some new 'dress' shoes for an interview and rubbed ****loads of skin off my big toes, heel and right little toe. Sore as ****. Chucked the shoes in the bin. Cant go running now til the scabs drop off.

Pah!

****! Does strikethrough not work on this site!?

[Churchill]

Bollocks, bollocks, bollocks! I've got my running jogging up to an hour and a quarter for just over 7 miles.

Wore some new 'dress' shoes for an interview and rubbed ****loads of skin off my big toes, heel and right little toes. Sore as ****. Chuked the shoes in the bin. Cant go running now til the scabs drop off.

Pah!

****! Does strikethrough not work on this site!?

Sorry Sarge, no running for me today, chaffed me toes something chronic, got a note from me mum...