runner united (we talk almost as fast as we run)

Just to clarify ..... the dancing was on Saturday night, not while I was marshalling the race!

Ah but futurity did you stick your legs out at the sides as well as going weeeeeeee?

Got to bed at 2 am after our night out on Saturday, then was up at 6.30 am to get to Wycombe for my marshalling at the Dash for Dads. It was fun but I'm not sure standing in a cold field was quite the Fathers Day DH had wanted! Thank goodness I wasn't drinking, but I did a lot of dancing and had lots of fun.

Managed to get out for 6 miles Sunday evening but the pub lunch we had on the way back was weighing heavily on me. So all in all, with 5 miles Saturday, dancing the night away, and 6 miles last night ...... I'm pooped!

chewytoffee completely agree with your comment: While I generally find running helps with depression I can get caught up in black and white thinking and slavishly following training schedules. I am guilty of that!

My running club is only new (set up last winter) and we are all finding our feet really so even though we have a chap who runs it I wouldn't call him a coach like you probably have at your club ibbydibby. Saying that three of us are doing this half marathon and so I will make the effort to find out what the others do. Like you say, drivingmisscrazy I think the four times a week option is the best with the long run, one session that pushes me (running club always does this!) and couple of easy runs with the option of pushing myself if I want but no pressure to do so. I am also cross training 2 days a week on my racing bike ...I did 13 miles this morning...still new to me so building up slowly but did a massive hill for the first time...such fun riding down it...and yes ..I did go "weeeeeeeee"! (childish emoticon).

Cycling is the thing that DH and I manage to do together as we work from home (him 2 days a week...me all the time) so we go out for about an hour together on those days we are here and it works fine. He has tried running but it really isn't his thing where as he has taken to the bike much better.

Just checking in after nearly 2 weeks off running. My mood plummeted dramatically about 2 weeks ago and I have been to see my GP and reluctantly restarted my citalopram tablets. I am feeling different already so I can accept that I really do need them. My motivation is coming back gradually and I managed a treadmill speed session (1km intervals with 4mins fast walk between x 5) at the weekend. Off to running club tonight for 5-6 miles. I have not done a proper long run for 2 weeks and am having to try and stop myself feeling guilty and thinking I should just give up the half-marathon training if I can't do it "properly". While I generally find running helps with depression I can get caught up in black and white thinking and slavishly following training schedules.

Anyway, enough about me. I am off the play with bendaroos with the kids.

When I get the chance to go to a gym (there is a YMCA round the corner from work that I go to about once a month on a 'pay as you go' basis) then I will use a rowing machine. I do get really bad callouses on my hands from them (which DH hates ) so when I used them more regularly years ago I had some weight lifting gloves. Think I would have to buy some more if I used it regularly again. I found it good for tabata work.

I am not rigid when following a plan. My current week, and teh weeks leading upto my half looked like this:

Mon - BMF
Tues - running club (could be speed/hills/tempo)
WEds - drills session (bunny jumps, hops, striding over hurdles etc)
Thurs - 3 miles steady
Friday - 5 miles how ever I fancied it
Sat - lond steady run (10/11 miles)
Sun - rest

futurity am not very knowledgeable about training so can't offer any useful advice.

However I think there is a danger in looking at too many training plans, and think the "best" one for you is the one that "works" for you, if that makes sense. (a bit like the myriad of diets that are available, people seem to do best on the one that is relatively easy to incorporate into their lifestyle situation.)

At the running club I go to, our head coach gets a bit annoyed when people say they have googled for a training plan, when there are a lot of people at the club who can perhaps offer more individual training advice. Have you asked anyone at your club, as they are best placed to devise a plan for you that fits in with the club training sessions. (This is something I am going to have to do when I start training in earnest for HM also, and admit that not being a fast and speedy runner, I will be a bit embarassed...but think that as I have been around in the club long enough 18 months) for some people to have an idea of my ability and what I can realistically aim for then I will have to swallow my pride and do it!)

Not sure if will get to running club tonight, my DM dislocated hip this morning so off to hospital.

Quick question as off to bed after spending evening pondering various half marathon training plans. I was wondering how others structured their week...some plans have long run, couple of easy runs and a tempo OR speedwork session. Other plans have long run, tempo session, speedwork and sometimes one easy run. So both have four days a week but one has both tempo and speedwork in the one week where as the other alternates.

Last time I now realise I never did speedwork..I just did long run, 2 easy runs and a tempo session at running club (basically running faster than normal for 4-5 miles). I am now wondering whether I need to change one of my easy runs to speedwork or is that too much in one week (long run, speedwork, tempo, easy).

Any thought welcome! I would like to improve my time to sub 2.15

Oh - this ahs reminded me I have '6 week 6 pack' unopened in my dvd cupboard. Maybe this week will be the week.... But that would involve starting tomorrow and I have a busy day - DD1 has her first ballet exam so am going to be running here there and everywhere tomorrow afternoon (and busy with dd1 in the morning). Maybe tomorrow evening ???

30 day shred. Ordered. Eeek it looks scary. I hadn't heard of it either until on here.

Driving I prefer winter running too. I get so hot in the summer. I was really hot today in a vest and shorts and it was only 18C. I've not been doing it properly for long enough to know when I run the most. I only do 12-15 miles a week anyway though.

Dh and I like to run together when we can, but he too is faster than me. We do running club together on a Tues, but he is in a faster group. Ds is 9 now and soon will be able to left for short periods so we look forward to more running together in the future.

I always knew ds was a good runner, he represents his school st Athletics, 100m and 200m being his strongest distances, but this weekend our 12 year old nephew is staying with us. He is a very lanky. tall 12 year old and my ds is a very short, speedy 9 year old. We took them to the park with the dog and were having sprint races and my ds beat his cousin hands down every time. We were amazed! DNephew was most put out bless him

BMF- not BZF!!

I must be the only person in the world who does not know what Shred is, I assumed it was some sort of diet with Shredded wheat or something like that SpecialK business

hello all, great running and fantastic plans, I am starting to feel like I need to brave a race, I like the idea of it but I get more nervous and anxious about them than I do at exams and job interviews, I expect I just have to keep going

running with partners, mostly we do our own thing, dh works long hrs during the week but sometimes works from home so we occasionally go for a run together, weekends we chop and change to allow alone time for each to varying degrees according to need, sometimes when dd is at pony club in the park we go for a longish chilled out run
he hates cross training but mostly does his at his rowing club, I go to gym and we both go swimming independently during week and sometimes all at weekend taking turns to stay with dd

he stated running long after I did and is now faster which is most annoying

driving yes quite young just turned 15 a couple of weeks before, children usually cope depending on the kind of support they get, I am a patron of Winston's wish because of that

Ahhh.

Not BZF or Ms Michaels regulars then?!

what's a push up?

MrsWeds yes dh and I are going to do it!! really pleased I have another one to aim for later in the year. Sounds like a complete different kettle of fish to the Redcar HM so I will not do this is sub 2 but I am cool with that

Debi I have 30 day shred, do it ocassionally, but I do core stuff at BMF and I have a flat tum so it might be just what you need. But, I have always had a flat tum to be fair. Apart from when preggers

Shred will help - expect a world of pain in arms and shoulders too if your upper body strength isnt great (i.e you are a stranger to push-ups!) She has another DVD called 6 Week 6 Pack that could be worth considering too. And pilates as well, obviously.

Glad I misinterpreted you driving

Those of you who have the 30 day shred dvd, is it what I need to get rid of my tummy flab? I don't really want to lose weight and my legs are looking quite good (if I may say so myself ) but my tummy needs work.