runners united (burning up pavement, burning up threads)

Just catching up ...would love to see people's photos/blogs regarding running but not sure how to go about it?!

Did 10 miles again on Tuesday and was better than last week...stuck to a steady slow pace and it meant I managed to maintain it for the whole run. Next week 11 miles and then that is it before the half.

Got my road bike today...much fun in riding it...scary but speedy. I think I will ache tomorrow!

Second chewytoffee's suggestion of using ice on shins. Also using the ice in old yoghurt pot trick to reduce any inflammation on shins.

What a difficult situation driving - as you said earlier the numbers may be in your favour but that is little comfort in the wee small hours when you are awake worrying about the what-ifs. Fingers crossed it will all turn out ok.

I did a fast (for me!) 5 miler in the rain this evening. I am definitely finding that concentrating on increasing leg cadence is increasing my speed generally and much easier to sustain than my previous attempts at going faster.

shhh master don't say shin splints. I was plagued by these when I first started running. I found a kids freezer ice pack (Mr Bump) very soothing.

DrNo and master - if your shin splints are anything like mine (inside of leg) then it is probably to do with tight calf muscles which is why they ease off when running as your muscles lengthen when warmed up. Obvious way to deal with them is to do plenty of stretching of calves whenever you can and especially when warmed up. Like I do. Ha ha ha.

paws - am WER or WR on FB and connected with DrNo, MrsWeds, wheely and master. I shall look out for you misscrazy. Tis fun to be connected elsewhere with photographic evidence of exploits.

I am on Mrs Weds page too, and Moshis and the masters, initials DD if anyone wants to add me

re FB I think mrsW has been the gateway or PI

Oh yes and second the facebook query - would be lovely to be friends with you all in another cyber-reality type situation!

Hi all, hope you're all doing OK - have just caught up with some posts and it took ages!

Finally got my car back today and a new bank card thank goodness.

Long run tomorrow hopefully, feeling a little jaded and tired at the minute so I'm planning to take it slow and try and enjoy it. I've had a lingering sore throat and am not feeling at my best.

driving - hope you and your DP are doing OK. I know it's hard but try not to think too much about all the possibilities, it's guaranteed to drive you mad. I had to wait nearly two weeks for my MRI with ds1 and it was just awful - I just sat in the chair numbed by it all, thinking "I'm 34 weeks pregnant - how the hell did this nightmare happen?"

Strangely enough, even though I am strongly pro-choice I decided in that two weeks against a termination. I feel sad even talking about it now, with ds1 sat up in bed reading, that it could have been so very different for us. But no-one knows how it feels until you have to make that choice and none of us have the right to judge. We were incredibly lucky that he beat the odds, which in our case were 50/50. Try and stay busy until Friday and we'll all be glued to MN waiting for news. If it's any help, I have a good friend who was helped a great deal by ARC (Ante-Natal Results and Choices) when her baby was diagnosed with DS some years ago.

I hope I haven't said anything awful or that is upsetting to anyone, I do tend to have foot in mouth syndrome but it's well meant .

I think it was because I only ran on one side of the road so had the same slight camber all the way. I've got a long run on Sat so I think I'll just do a gentle 6k on Friday and keep my fingers crossed.

master not teh dreaded shin splints........oh no. I have a touch of shin pain too at the mo, but went for 3 miles tonight and it eased it. It also loosened up my tight calf. Think I am getting jittery and noticing every twinge. Shin splints can be nasty, however, I just toned down my mileage but didn't stop, and seemed to get through it. Tis a common injury when one is upping the mileage. I think plyometrics have helped me - hopping, jumping etc. Only you know just how painful they are. If pain when walking, don't run is a rule that generally works for me.

Driving, what a terribly tough time to go through. It's little consolation but with ds3 we also had a 1:10 result for Down's syndrome. I couldn't have a CVS or amnio because we were living in the back of beyond. I had to wait til we returned to the UK quite some weeks later and had a detailed scan. It was a tough time and I think I rather blanked it all out and refused to face the reality of either situation. Luckily for us it all went in our favour, but I think you are both being incredibly brave.

I hope you do get the chance for a run, I'm sure it'll help get rid of some tension.

How can I find you all on FB? I do feel like I have known some of you now for aaaaaaages.

10k tonight after work and there is a hint of shin splints, what to do???

Just spent FOREVER catching up on posts - I missed a few days and then you all seem to write new ones as fast as I'm reading the old ones...

Really enjoyed reading the race reports - well done to all of you!

drivingmiss so sorry you're having to go through all that - it's so hard to think about how to deal with stuff when you don't even know what the results are going to be. I really hope it all turns out well for you both.

moshi, badger and drno - sorry to hear about the injuries. I'm just starting to get up off the injury bench myself. My ice pack and Voltarol gel are my new best mates. Physio allowed me to go for a slow 20 minute jog on Friday, which went fine, and have run slow 30 minutes twice since then with no problems too. She says I need to be very careful and build up very slowly though, so it's not looking good for my race at the end of June... And I've already lost so much fitness - I was panting like mad on my 30 minute jog today and wasn't going at all fast!

Driving - all the best of luck for Friday. I had similar odds with ds and had the cvs. All was fine. Hope it is for you too.
I went to my first bodybalance class on Monday, coincidentally. It was quite hard and I ached all over the day after. Though that may have had something to do with this lurgy I seem to have, on and off. Recurring sore throats every couple of months, this time with fever, aches and tiredness. Was wondering if it could be tonsillitis - didn't someone mention tonsillitis upthread? Will go and have a look. Wondering if I need to see the doc or just ride it out. No running though .

hello

run today was ok, route was disrupted by tree cutting so went on pavement longer than usual, back to gym tomorrow with Hi/Lo and Boxercise I am very uncoordinated so it is a challenge but it is 2for1 so I am in
-must get to proper 10k fitness (and lose the extra stone)

re FB am on mrW page initials CL if anyone wants to click

Am interested in body balance classes -from September, when dd2 starts nursery, I could still put her in the creche at my gym for an hour on a tuesday before her swimming lesson and do body balance.... it would cost me nothing as its all part of my membership (until Christmas). But feel a bit of guilt at the thought of putting her in on top of 3x nursery mornings.... but she loves creche and am sure she'll love nursery adn we need to be at the gym anyway for her lesson (tries to justify it).

doyouthink kettlebells are great for core but make sure someone shows you how to use them correctly otherwise you can injure yourself. Also good are swissball/bossu, look out for bodybalance classes at the gym.

Yay, found each other at last Wheely - was starting to worry you might think I was fictional.

June, I do pilates but that's it at the moment. Am tempted to do the British Military Fitness thing or similar, just for a bit of variety.

Driving, I have nothing to add other than to give you a supportive pat on the shoulder and to reiterate that I'm thinking of you all.

I'll add mine too:

29/05/11 - Stirling R4L: squix
29/05/11 - Plymouth Half Marathon: sungirltan
30/05/11 - BUPA 10K: MoshiMoshi
01/06/11 - BHF Canary Wharf 10K jog: june2009
05/06/11 - Tilty Hilly 5(mile): bonkers20
05/06/11 - RFL 10k: LaLa
08/06/11 - Claver Peak 5 miles: hatwoman
11/06/11 - Clumber Park R4L 10k Hamster
12/06/11 - Bath R4L 5k Dillinger
12/06/11 - Redcar half marathon - DrNortherner
12/06/11 - The Heroes half marathon - Futurity
19/06/11 - Dash for Dads - Pawsnclaws
19/06/11 - Half Ironman UK 70.3 - Twink, MoshiMoshi
25/06/11 - Lewa half marathon Kenya - Masterandmargaritas
26/06/11 - Stortford 10 miles - thecoo
26/06/11 - Colworth half marathon - cestlavie
10/07/11 - RFL 5K, Kingston & Kempton Park: Wheelybug
10/07/11 - Felsted 10K: bonkers20
17/07/11 - RFL St Albans - Pawsnclaws
17/07/11 - Dublin Mountain Plod (HM) - drivingmisscrazy
17/07/11 - Dundee Half marathon - TheChewyToffeeMum
20/08/11 - Frank Duffy 10 mile, Dublin - drivingmisscrazy
03/09/11 - Dingle Half-Marathon - drivingmisscrazy
11/09/11 - Bristol Half- Marathon - thetasigmamum
18/09/11 - GNR: Hamster, Run for fun, popsycal, LaLa
23/09/11 - Notting Half Marathon: cestlavie
25/09/11 - Edinburgh Urbanathlon: backwardpossom
25/09/11 - Windsor Half Marathon: Doyouthinktheysaurus
02/10/11 - Standalone 10K: Futurity
02/10/11 - Bradford Half Marathon - MrsWednesday
16/10/11 - Abingdon Marathon: MoshiMoshi
30/10/11 - Great South Run: Wheely, squix
19/02/12 - Brighton Half marathon - Wheely

Still thinking of you driving and hoping time isn't hanging too heavy. Although suspect it is. Another one happy to help in London if needed.

Have finally found mrsW on Facebook - she says there's a few of you on her friends list. If anyone wants to find me I will be on there too, initials VH,a gormless pic of me and DH at the Kingston run.

I'll add my half to the list even though its ages away...

29/05/11 - Stirling R4L: squix
29/05/11 - Plymouth Half Marathon: sungirltan
30/05/11 - BUPA 10K: MoshiMoshi
01/06/11 - BHF Canary Wharf 10K jog: june2009
05/06/11 - Tilty Hilly 5(mile): bonkers20
05/06/11 - RFL 10k: LaLa
08/06/11 - Claver Peak 5 miles: hatwoman
11/06/11 - Clumber Park R4L 10k Hamster
12/06/11 - Bath R4L 5k Dillinger
12/06/11 - Redcar half marathon - DrNortherner
12/06/11 - The Heroes half marathon - Futurity
19/06/11 - Dash for Dads - Pawsnclaws
19/06/11 - Half Ironman UK 70.3 - Twink, MoshiMoshi
25/06/11 - Lewa half marathon Kenya - Masterandmargaritas
26/06/11 - Stortford 10 miles - thecoo
26/06/11 - Colworth half marathon - cestlavie
10/07/11 - RFL 5K, Kingston & Kempton Park: Wheelybug
10/07/11 - Felsted 10K: bonkers20
17/07/11 - RFL St Albans - Pawsnclaws
17/07/11 - Dublin Mountain Plod (HM) - drivingmisscrazy
17/07/11 - Dundee Half marathon - TheChewyToffeeMum
20/08/11 - Frank Duffy 10 mile, Dublin - drivingmisscrazy
03/09/11 - Dingle Half-Marathon - drivingmisscrazy
11/09/11 - Bristol Half- Marathon - thetasigmamum
18/09/11 - GNR: Hamster, Run for fun, popsycal, LaLa
23/09/11 - Notting Half Marathon: cestlavie
25/09/11 - Edinburgh Urbanathlon: backwardpossom
25/09/11 - Windsor Half Marathon: Doyouthinktheysaurus
02/10/11 - Standalone 10K: Futurity
16/10/11 - Abingdon Marathon: MoshiMoshi
30/10/11 - Great South Run: Wheely, squix
19/02/12 - Brighton Half marathon - Wheely

driving my heart goes out to you and your dp, the pain of waiting can be agonising. I truly hope Friday brings good news.

June I am probably not the best person to ask, given that up until this point I have avoided anything but running but injury has forced me to review things! I have started doing squats and lunges and some yoga moves to strengthen my core muscles. Sounds like you do much more than me anyway

I have been on my bike. Not as far as planned as I forgot my bike pump and didn't want to stray too far but I did 23 miles, mostly off road, up and down the South Downs in the wind. I shall try and do a short run tommorrow then possibly a few days off as we are taking the tent to near Birmingham so we can go to Cadbury World

Welcome June! Pleased you have found the thread which is full of great support, running related or otherwise.

DrNo - lots of encouragement but also good directions so the runners know which way they are headed. I was saying to "go through the kissing gate on my right" at the weekend and one runner shouted out "you mean on our left!" Point taken....

misscrazy - seems it's in the hands of the Gods. I am sure it won't come to it but to reassure you if your partner needs a friendly face in London I may be able to hand hold. I am sure you have friends here but in case you don't, I think I would appreciate some support in that situation. Anyway, keep thinking positively - it might help!