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My god, so much chat since I last looked! Are you all on holiday with nothing to do or is it just that there are so many of us now?

Congrats peaches and hope all goes well.

Cestlavie was also wondering about ebay for Garmin. Better make sure we're not bidding against each other! Found out 2 of my friends have the 305 and are v happy, but not sure I need a heart rate monitor so may go for the 205. DH is frequently in NYC these days, so have also wondered about buying on Amazon.com and having it shipped to his hotel - much cheaper than here.

Moshi how are you feeling?

DrNortherner I was only joking, not at all offended, so please don't feel - I forget that you can't see me smiling when I type!

I have a running playlist that I listen to occasionally, with some of my favourite faster songs, but mostly I prefer to run in peace and quiet. If I'm doing a longer run next to noisy roads I sometimes listen to podcasts to take my mind off things though.

Had a rest day today, but running again tomorrow, so hope weather stays lovely!

Peachy happy birthday and congratulations
I really understand how you feel having had a few myself but really it is one day at the time constantknickers checking but you know were we are

re music I usually run to music, occasionally obsessive about playlists but have also run to audio books and silence works sometimes too depends on mood

I currently have a sore throat getting better and the plodding plan continues

happy running all

I don't run with music either MrsWednesday - I have a fabulous huge park to run in (the biggest in Europe, apparently!) and I like the peace and quiet and the space to think. But most people think it's strange not to have music.

I do find I run better if I'm not actually thinking about running, but about other stuff, IYSWIM. I'm not fast, but I'm not very good with discomfort, so suspect that I could run a lot faster than I do. How do you make yourself run when (as someone upthread) you want to throw up. I'd just stop!

it's raining in California too. The locals are all in a fluster

oooh hello! Just found the running threads here .... I already spend far too much time on the Runners World forums..... ahem!

Well I run too, well there's a surprise! All this talk about lovely spring running, it's rainy running here in the Southern hemisphere.

Happy birthday and secret smiley congratulations to you. Fingers crossed. Having had several mcs myself I can understand your nervousness and am sending lots of positive thoughts.

This thread is the busiest it has ever been! Must be the lovely sunshine inspiring us all.

[Am unreasonably pleased to be considered 'not short' , must be first time ever!]

I can't run with music, it puts me off my breathing. Love the peace and quiet too, it's often the only quietness I get in my day.

Peachy Happy Birthday and congratulations! Everything crossed for you xx

Fingers crossed for a smooth pregnancy, Peach and happy birthday!

Re: triathlon - I'm a pretty good swimmer and am really enjoying my running, so it's the cycling bit that's putting me off. I love cycling, but my bike isn't great and I'm not sure I can afford the expensive equipment (thanks for reminding me about the costs, paws, I tend to get carried away with myself - hence signing up for a half marathon...!) I had a look for some sprint triathlons in the area and there's one in August about 20 miles away, so I'll maybe go and watch this year to see the standard and then make a decision for next year :)

I've decided that maybe going straight into a 5 mile run having had a break at 10 weeks pg was not the best idea. Woke up rather sore this morning.

Happy Birthday Peach

I could never do a triathlon, the swimming would be too much

I've congratulated you on the other thread Peach but never hurts to do it more than once! Fingers crossed for baby Peachlet. Hope you're enjoying your birthday evening with a glass or two of something suitable!

Congratulations Peach, keeping everything crossed for you over the next few weeks Enjoy your Birthday night.

I am stuck in the 80's and 90's music wise with a little bit of 70's cheese thrown in....

DH loves his music and would probably know who cestlavie is talking about but me...not a chance

Happy Birthday Peach and quiet congrats (hope the next few weeks go quickly).

Yes my list of things to do pre-40 is getting longer but I have 4 and a bit years to do it (and its currently GNR, London Marathon, London-brighton bike ride and a triathlon... which are all sort of inter-related). I think it should be rephrased as a list of things to do to mean I don't get bored and feel the need to get a job once DD2 starts pre-school/school !

Wow peaches double congratulations! Sounds like you've had a great couple of days... Enjoy the rest of the birthday!

What a gorgeous day! Had a little birthday run which was lovely, but man it felt hot. Have spent the rest of the day in the park which was great.

Going to to keep running but take it easy as found out yesterday that I am pregnant again. Am very happy but full of trepidation, due to previous miscarriages. Am sure a lot of you can relate. Anyway am going to try to remain positive!

Your run last night sounds lovely Doyouthink. Well done on the tyre change. The first time I did one I though "Oh is that it?". Ha ha, I think I had been building it up in my mind as something impossible!

pipkin, I normally start fairly steadily but don't really warm down either . A good time for your first 10k is whatever you can do it in tbh, sometimes best not to have too much of a figure in mind on your first one, but like the others say try not to go off too fast at the start. It is very easily done in all the excitement. There's a bit of an art to racing (which I am rubbish at!) I think and it only really comes with experience. I used to use an ipod for ALL my runs and couldn't imagine running without it but then stopped last year as thought it maybe wasnt such a good idea running in the evening with one and have never looked back. When I did use one I liked a lot of up tempo guitar stuff like The Pixies and The Smiths (am sooooo old) but also was a bit partial to Madonna/Beyonce/Kylie.

Wow cestlavie you should be thrilled at that pace, well done!

No triathalons here Possum as I can swim, but only just to save my life, I thrash about but move very slowly so would be utterly humiliated in a triathalon, but I have heard they are fun and addictive!

Hope you are feeling ok this evening Moshi and are feeling the benefits of a rest day and the massage.

Sorry you missed your run Iread or should I say, Mighty Giantess! Hope your DS is feeling better.

How big is your list Wheely? So many cool things you have lined up! The Monkees are a good idea for running music. Bob Dylan? Ehh, not so much

I imagine it would be, er, interesting, running to Horrid Henry !! I have 'no one's lazy in lazytown' on my ipod selection - makes me laugh and its quite apt really.

possum - sorry I'd missed your location so me posting about novice women' triathlons in Windsor probably isn't much help. Dur - sorry !

Yes I can imagine Bob Dylan wouldn't get those feet pounding ..... I also once mistakenly took out ds1's ipod shuffle and was treated to all his recorded bedtime books - mostly Horrid Henry and The Night Pirates .

Is it sad to admit that I've never even heard of most of cestlavie's modern groups? Are they in the hit parade as my dad would say? I'm basically stuck in the 90s/00s if I'm honest, I love the Foo Fighters and the Chili Peppers, though am also partial to a bit of cheesy 80s stuff too.

possom I'd love to do a triathlon, swimming is definitely my best sport - but isn't all the cycling equipment expensive? And all the triathletes I know are scarily serious. Must be brilliant for all round fitness though?

Thanks by the way MrsW !!

paws - DH and I are sharing an ipod shuffle at the moment because mine broke and I haven't got round to replacing it and I keep getting the Monkees and Bob Dylan (Bob Dylan for running to ? What is he thinking ?).

www.humanrace.co.uk/events/triathlon/womenonly-triathlon-2011

A tri is something I have on my list of things to do before I turn 40 but I don't have a bike and my swimming definitely needs improvement in style. Hoping to sort the bike out this year and then aim for some swimming lessons when I have 5 free mornings (not for a while !). I saw there is a women's only novice one at Dorney Lake run by the same people who run the run I'm doing on sunday. Will find a link - it looked like just the thing to do first...

Yeah, I'm a bit scared of tri clubs, too! I was the same with running clubs too though and I've loved that since joining! :)

That sounds like a good deal Iread!

I would love to improve my swimming but it seems so expensive, even just going to a pool for a swim, never mind lessons! One of the things I like about running is that the week on week it's not expensive. I know new trainers, kit and all the gadgetry add up but at least you don't have to pay out all the time.

Maybe a club is something I should consider if I want to improve and give triathlon a go. Clubs scare me a bit though...I always picture myself as the slow one at the back, a mile behind everyone else

Doyouthink - dh is a member of a local Triathlon club - something like £20 membership a year, and they have coached sessions in all 3 disciplines for something like £2-£3 an hour/ however long it lasts!). Would something like that be worth your while to look about for (if you're really after doing a Triathlon, that is)

Crikey, this thread is busy!! Sorry I didn't answer Moshi, I tend to post and dash!! No, no injuries, thank goodness. I'm religious, no, positively evangelical about stretching after I run, so I'm hoping that's helping for now.

Went out for 5 miles with some friends last night, and took another 30 secs off our time (that's about 4 1/2 mins in total since we started that particular distance!!), and was all fired up for hills this morning. Then I spent half the night up with ds2 - temperature, vomiting (lovely!). So he has had to stay at home, and I'm here with him. He's never ill!! So I'm going to have to wait until I get to my Mum's. Never mind! At least I'll get to run by the sea!!

Garmins sound fab - I run with a friend who has one - I think that'll be the closest I'll get to owning one for now!!
Hope you're feeling better soon Moshi - echinacea is the thing, apparently!

Oh, and I hate to break the rule, but I'm not really a shorty at 5 foot 7 - although some of my running partners are. So perhaps I'm the odd one out??!

I have cycled, now my legs are all jelly like

I am quite chuffed with myself because I managed to change the tyre before I went. First time I have changed a tyre! I am the biggest bike numpty out there, can oil the change and chain brake pads, nothing more! I have been dreading a puncture so at least now I know I can do it!

I would love to have a go at triathlon but I can't swim very well! Can't cyle very fast either for that matter