runners united: the one with the time running with other people

Thank you rhet.

And yes, I'm still here, provaricating

Hello! I am officially the world's most pathetic runner and am just at all your exploits but am I allowed to join in and garner some inspiration from you

I have struggled to run much this year because I'm a lazy cow for various reasons and am just trying to get back into it.

atm I am only aiming to run 20-25km a week or so, just to keep fit but I'd like to build that up again to where I was 18 months ago.

I live in Essex and do a mixture of street running and on the treadmill at the gym if I'm there. I love the total brain freedom running gives me. I don't think about anything when I run, just zone out. A welcome relief from work and kids!

I'm just off out to do 5km (I feel so pathetic saying that with all your exploits!!) and have loved reading about your runs here! :o

I used to fly biz class for work when I worked in London and once got upgraded to first on the way back from Kenya. I stayed awake all night just to get the benefit of it. Twas fab!

Ugh, shitty weekend. My pal who ran the GNR with me 2 years ago has found out her cancer is back. This just sucks as it's a rare form of cancer and they're not sure where the primary source is located. She's the one who got me into running in the first place. Ugh.

rhet nice work on the 5 miler, I'm heading out on one after work. Kind of dreading it because I'm so distracted by my pal's health, but she'd hate me to use her as an excuse that's for sure.

Dr No you've convinced me to join a runners club whether you know it or not. I start on Wednesday, very excited!

Wheely I feel your pain on the leaden miles. I feel 5 very leaden miles coming my way in the next hour.

Okay, gotta fly, sorry I missed so many. I can't keep up here, especially if I miss a weekend, but this thread keeps me running, so I need to do better.

Happy Monday all

Sorry for rant, Master. Sounds like you put your water to good use! Our neighbours down the road have water cascading down their drive and I keep joking to them that I am going to bring all my flower pots to put down there.

Welcome to my world ibby

No water that is, not the turning left bit! Sometimes we go for a couple of days without but we have a large 1000l tank in the garden. We have been known to wash the clothes in the bath, then the children in the same water, then pour it down the loo and use the remaining to water the flowers

Ohhhhh...I turn left all the time then....not! Thanks paws would never have dreamed of that.

Someone at work wants me to test something on line, NOW, someone else wants me to phone, NOW, and I need to collect DS1 from bus stop, NOW (he has large musical instrument today).

So nice to feel wanted!

ibby generally it's turn left for first class!

Don't want to appear stupid but can someone explain significance/meaning of turning left (or not) on a plane please

Infant and junior schools have shut early due to no water, so DS2 now home. He has just announced that "you take water for granted, you don't realise how much you need or use it*. Old head, young shoulders......on the other hand he has just "deposited" in the upstairs toilet, which means I will have to lug the rainwater bucket upstairs......

Breakfast dishes still awaiting my attention, how about yours Debi?

Well done moshi... Hope all goes well in San Fran.

5 miles leaden legged miles today - a result of Saturday's efforts plus a heavy weekend of indulgence I think. We went to a 40th on Saturday and then its DH's birthday today so out with his family for brunch yesterday. Out for dinner tonight too. Detox tomorrow .

The breakfast dishes are piled up in my kitchen too and I've got water
I've turned left on a plane, I think we got on at the back once

I meant piled, not pilked . Bon voyage, Moshi

Well done ibby, fabulous. Hope the water gets fixed soon, I think the washing and washing up would really get to me and I'd end up ranting at someone ......

Welll done to Moshi in her absence I'm assuming she's SF bound by now (presumably with flowers in her hair?!). When we were there (pre dcs) we spent a whole afternoon walking round the Presidio and admiring the bridge, it was one of those beautiful crisp clear days. So jealous .... I've never turned left on a plane, unless you count the flight on a tiny plane in South Africa (little twin prop - DH is scared of flying and has never forgiven me for not telling him it was a small plane) where we were pretty much sat in the pilot's lap.

Thanks, Fanny.

Still no water - they are arsing around deciding which burst water main is responsible for our water loss. They are trying to pin it down to the burst water main 6 miles away. I pointed out that gush of water from outside our neighbours' house down the road is a more likely culprit. Grrrr. Not as if I am trying to tell them their job but have been in this situation several times before.

Fortuantely we have 3 full water butts in the garden so can use this for toilet flushing purposes. In the mean time I have the washing up from breakfast pilked up in the kitchen, crusty cereal bowls, ugh. Trying to summon up the energy to heat up some of our emergency bottled water suppply for washing up purposes.

Estimated time of reconnection currrently 5.30pm.

Ibby well done also on your 10k!! No Top Gun types to send you off?

Well done Moshi and at your time and it's not even a PB! Hope you are on plane to San Fran safely and have turned left at the doors...

ibby hope you have water! It's lovely day here, no rain at all.

rhet sounds like you've had a good weekend filling your face - hope DP enjoyed her birthday. It'll be my turn next weekend as DH turns 40 and loads planned. However baking not one of them...

May slip out later for recovery run but not sure can be arsed!

I seem to have started the trend for cock watching and am frightened I have opened a can of worms.... Literally.

Well done Moshi, fab time.

Water in the wrong place this morning: Peeing down with rain but burst water main on our road means none in the taps. DH reported at 6.15am and told it would be back in 30 minutes so he went off for his run as usual...I was less believing, and hey presto we are still water less. He had to slink round to my DSis for a shower.

On the plus side Monday is my swimming morning!

Losing the water supply makes you realise how lucky we are to have water on tap.

Well done Moshi, sounds like a challenging race, though still an awe inspiring time! Best of luck in SF. Hope you get all the info you need, and enjoy yourselves too!

Mmmm onion pastry Rhet, your DD is an inspired cook!! A belly rota should work, no?

Wow that's really impressive Moshi, well done! :D

Sorry for brevity of post. Well done to all today! No time to report other than to say time was not a PB (boo!) but course was very undulating (effing HILLY!) and windy which made it hard work. Chip time 1:31:06 but managed to come in 5th lady and 2nd in my age category. The first lady ran 1:23:20 so there was no chance of me catching her! The first lady in my age category (1:26:20) has won it a few times previously and her time today was 4 mins off her PB so i think we all suffered a bit. They have changed the course route which I think has made it tougher. Must prepare kids for the week and me for SF - DH and I are flying tomorrow morning! Eek!

Thank you for all the messages, I am really chuffed :D

Bit more stats from this HM as I know you like them:
AVERAGE FEMALE'S STATS
02:15:16
10"19'/m

My legs also feel like 80 yo's legs.
I don't know how someone could manage to run again after doing a HM in the morning. .