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runners united (burning up pavement, burning up threads)

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drivingmisscrazy · 29/04/2011 07:54

calling all runners, veterans, newbies, fast, slow, anyone who likes to run to keen sane, keep things in perspective and to get out into the spring sunshine. We are a friendly bunch and all of us have things to learn from each other! Welcome. Please join us

01/05/11 - Great West Run (Half Marathon) Thetasigmamum
02/05/11 - Ashdon 10K: bonkers20
07/05/11 - Forres (Benromach) 10k: backwardpossom
10/05/11 - Burbage Skyline 5.75 miles: Hatwoman
14/05/11 - Chester Half Marathon: IreadthereforeIam
15/05/11 - Oxford Town and Gown 10k: Goldberry
21/05/11 - Clare Burren Marathon Challenge - drivingmisscrazy
22/05/11 - Edinburgh Marathon: MrsWednesday
22/05/11 - Merchant Taylors' Triathlon: MoshiMoshi
22/05/11 - Edinburgh Half Marathon: backwardpossom, squix
29/05/11 - Stirling R4L: squix
29/05/11 - Plymouth Half Marathon: sungirltan
30/05/11 - BUPA 10K: MoshiMoshi
05/06/11 - Seaford Half Marathon: Doyouthinktheysaurus
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
18/09/11 - GNR: Hamster, Run for fun, popsycal, LaLa
23/09/11 - Notting Half Marathon: cestlavie
24/09/11 - mooathon, donegal: drivingmisscrazy
25/09/11 - Edinburgh Urbanathlon: backwardpossom
16/10/11 - Abingdon Marathon: MoshiMoshi
30/10/11 - Great South Run: Wheely, squix
10/12/11 - Clonakilty Waterfront Marathon (half): drivingmisscrazy

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Wheelybug · 09/05/2011 22:02

Will PM you tomorrow sleep

Chewy - I dohalf my runs on the treadmill and I definitely can't/don't run as fast on a TM as out on the road. I think its psychological though.....

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drivingmisscrazy · 09/05/2011 21:50

wow, that looks like fun. She's only 2.4 though, so might have a bit of a wait (she's quite clever, I think, but not quite that precocious!!)

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Sleepwhenidie · 09/05/2011 21:44

driving - have you tried geocaching with DD? Lots of fun and builds in the orienteering.

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drivingmisscrazy · 09/05/2011 21:32

10 miles (racing!) seems an awful lot for an 8 year old! I don't have a device that can track pace when I am outside (I think I might need to fix this if I want to get better - oh yes, back to that Garmin purchase again...) so have to do any kind of structured speedwork in the gym. Hate it, except my gym is full of OAPs, so do at least feel temporarily young and fleet of foot :o

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MrsWednesday · 09/05/2011 21:30

I'm a bit embarrassed to say I'd never really thought about getting my two out running with me! I suppose it's because I like the peace and quiet Blush

Might give it a go though, DS2 in particular would be good at it I think. DS1 is too busy playing football to do anything else.

Driving, have been reading and meaning to post to say that you sound like you are extremely well prepared for your HM, you've got plenty of distance miles in your legs so you'll sail round!

Thecoo, good point about waiting to see what the physio says - I've had so many things wrong with my legs recently that I can't remember what stretch is for what bit. Hope all goes well.

Great time backwardpossom, in tough conditions! Not long to go until race day for us all now...

Paws, I am looking forward to the marathon - I can't believe it's nearly here! I just want to get on with it now. Will be going back to the pre-London thread and copying people's lists of things to take - is there anything vital that you wished you'd had but forgot?

Hope you are ok Moshi.x

pawsnclaws · 09/05/2011 21:29

I try and do most of my speed work at the gym, otherwise I cheat and drop the pace Blush.

DrNortherner · 09/05/2011 21:05

I read an article about a mum who ran a 10mile race with her 8 year old ds I was impressed but a bit [shocked]. 10 miles is a long way for a small boy...

DS has always loved running and from being 4/5 would beg us to time him sprinting from one point to another and keep trying to beat it. He has a digital stop watch and he times his mates at playtimes. Perhaps I have spawned a future Olympian Grin

sfxmum · 09/05/2011 20:51

she has seen not been

sfxmum · 09/05/2011 20:49

hi all just a quick post on the running with children topic, Runners world had a feature in its most recent edition (June) on the subject.
they advice maximum distances for different ages and talk about exercises to do with them as well as
this site was mentioned too

dd will be 6 in a few weeks and she likes pretending to jog but she of course is easily distracted by all manner of birds,twigs, stones, dogs and so on
she is however very enthusiastic about it and likes the idea of racing particularly as she as been both of us doing it, as I have mentioned we will take her to the GOSH family 5k fun run next month, I hope she develops a love of the sport.
in the meantime she goes with us on short runs riding her bike at which she is quite competent and rather fearless, and I say short runs because otherwise I can't keep up

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drivingmisscrazy · 09/05/2011 20:47

I'm also interested in getting kids into running - DD is way too small, but is conscious of running (so will say, 'there's a man going for a run' - a man in kit, but 'that boy's running' - about a little kid just running along). I don't know if she'll like it, but she's very spatially aware (knows where things are in relation to one another, likes to point out directions), so I was thinking about trying to develop that through orienteering - they start with kids, so that might be a way of making running seem a bit more interesting?

I always find the paces on the TM easier, but I find it far harder on the old legs and muscles - it may be because I usually do speed work at the gym, but I think the very repetitive actions stress things that are ok with the multiple movements that come from running on the road/off road

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TheChewyToffeeMum · 09/05/2011 20:23

I am interested in all the comments about getting kids running. My DD is 4 and would be a couch potato if left to her own devices. The only activity she enjoys is swimming but I would love to introduce her to running without putting her off.

I have just done a 5 mile treadmill session with fast(ish) mile intervals. Does anyone else find it hard to maintain the same pace as they would manage on the road? I thought treadmill running was supposed to be easier.

DrNortherner · 09/05/2011 19:13

Yes DRiving not many things boil my blood but MT does, we stand side by side!....

cestlavie my ds could run a mile probably from aged 6/7 I would say. He is however, very sporty, and was whizzing around on his bike with no stabalisers just before he turned 4. He is a super fast sprinter and it took him a while to learn to slow it down to get further, but he gets it now. He represents his school at cross country so is keen to get out and train with dh and I!

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drivingmisscrazy · 09/05/2011 18:42

DrNo see you got embroiled in the ridiculous Thatcher thread too Blush; we are on the same side, I'm glad to say...(another hijack, sorry)

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drivingmisscrazy · 09/05/2011 18:40

sleepwhenidie - had to look that up - seen the acronym before, but couldn't remember what it meant. DD is pretty small (smaller at 2.4 than the 20 month old at the playground today Shock) but not off the charts. Don't worry about hijack - we're here to help each other in whatever ways we can - it doesn't have to be running only!

for some reason scared of my long run tomorrow - am tired, took 2 days off. Sure it will be fine - think I am worried about HM as well. Why do we do it to ourselves?

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Sleepwhenidie · 09/05/2011 18:15

thanks Wheely I am just trying to get as many stories as possible about IUGR babies' growth. DS2 was 4lbs and is still on same centile (0.4th) at 16m so no catch up yet Sad. Otherwise healthy and development fine though, which is Smile compared to our worries during pg. If you could pm me your story I'd be very grateful. Sorry for temporary thread hijack everyone Blush.

Wheelybug · 09/05/2011 16:11

now 6 - that should read Confused

Wheelybug · 09/05/2011 16:10

I also had an IUGR baby sleep - dd1 who is know 6. She was 4 lbs 9oz at birth. Happy to help too if I can !

Here's the speed session theta - my bro did the Brstol half last year

W/up 1-2 miles
0.25 miles fast
60 sec recovery jog
0.5 miles fast
90 sec recovery jog
0.75 miles fast
2 min recovery jog
1 mile fast
3 min recovery jog
0.75 miles fast
2 min recovery jog
0.5 miles fast
90 sec recovery jog
0.25 miles fast
60 sec recovery jog
W/down

Still feeling yuck today - hoping ok tomorrow for gym.

pawsnclaws · 09/05/2011 15:03

Yes he was - ds1 who is now 8. Feel free to pm me any time.

Sleepwhenidie · 09/05/2011 14:55

I've been meaning to PM you paws on a totally different subject - do I remember you correctly from another thread about IUGR? Was one of your DC's IUGR?

pawsnclaws · 09/05/2011 14:50

It's a funny thing, I never would have imagined mine running consistently (and more to the point without complaining!) that far, but the key as you say is to get them to slow down so that they are literally just trotting along. Ds1 only really got interested when he was entered in a race, and now ds2 wants to do it because he wasn't old enough before and didn't like being left out. They're both going to do the dash for dads next month because it's only 1 km which is ideal.

A bike is a great idea though, or even a scooter. I'd love to be near a running track because ds2 flails around so much when he runs I worry he'll fall into the road!

cestlavie · 09/05/2011 14:31

Good idea sleepwhenidie - learning to ride a bike is definitely on our "must do very soon with DS" list... unfortunately a combination of living on a busy, hilly road in London added to DS's apathy towards it means we haven't got round to it yet. Must do so soon though and then that's a great idea to get him out whilst I'm running!

Sleepwhenidie · 09/05/2011 14:26

As an alternative could/would your DS ride his bike while you run cestlavie? DH has taken to doing this recently with our DS (5) when he runs in the park and DS loves it, is also probably good training for him on his bike, DH is hoping to take him on some gentle off road rides in the mountains this summer. I haven't tried it yet though, I am jealously guarding that bit of time to myself Smile.

cestlavie · 09/05/2011 12:02

Wow, interesting paws. Can't imagine DS running a mile at the moment - not so much the fitness thing, more just he just sprints everywhere in high speed bursts. He doesn't seem to have a 'go slow' setting... Grin

pawsnclaws · 09/05/2011 11:49

Hi all, well my beginner pilates course was cancelled due to lack of interest - which means I have to go the gym anyway as I have a creche booking. Ah well, will have to cross-train - I haven't had a break in a week though which isn't ideal. Did my usual 7 mile Sunday run but my legs were a bit heavy and tired so I don't fancy a run today.

cestlavie I would say my oldest two ds could jog a mile slowly at 6. They are both fine now (at just turned 7 and 8 and a half) with a three mile slow run, and not generally very sporty. I saw a few children at the park run which is 5k so I may take ds1 next time.