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

Fairy well done for signing up, think that is the hardest bit done.....stops the "shall I, shan't I " eating away at you anyway!

June am glad that you got gels in Sainsbury's, becuase having told you that you could get them there, I was worried that I may have got that wrong, and was going to check this morning while shopping, but forgot!

Rhet sounds like a good trainnig plan, though feeling exhausted reading it!

Moshi shame about DD3 and the wee!

Playing catch up here, as per usual - supermarket shopping, smear test, rush home to put washing out, rush to school for lunchtime recorder clubs (3 consecutive groups - I jsut help the friend who runs them) and then back home for a bit of a rest.

Lovely nurse doing smear test, having done the deed, recommended I make an appt to see GP, as I have several cervical polyps.. She was very reassuring, and told me prob nothing to worry about, but it is hard not to panic..and google...Anyone else had this?

Where's Fanny gone?

Ok. I've signed up now for my half. Que sera sera! Think I have a bit of a sinusy thing on the go so hoping that'll shift asap so I can get a last long run/confidence boost in on Monday. Very, VERY nervous about this as feel so incredibly unprepared.

June, I am totally in awe of your weight loss. Sorry if you've already explained but have you used a particular diet in conjunction with your running regime? I could do with shifting a couple of stone but can't really seem to focus properly.

Wheely, I used to be an accountant too. Trained in practice then worked in the NHS but left last year to help DH with his business. I don't miss it at all. I do the books, invoicing etc but was never a natural accountant. Goodness knows how I ever managed to get into that for a living!

rhet that sounds like a LOT of running, I'd incorporate another day of rest.
Aww your dd is very sweet for buying the baby blanket for her sis :)

debi yeah probably a load of overstretched skin, you can't tell when I'm wearing clothes, (even tight-ish sports clothes) but yeah it is depressing having come that far and still not be happy with the way I look.
I dread to think what will happen when I get pregnant for the second time
sfx nothing like a faster friend to improve your performance :D
fanny For abs trainer says cut the cardio and do more bodybuilding stuff as cardio is making me loose muscle as well as fat. And my diet is going to need to be stricter (it's already strict, no sugary sweets/drinks at all, measured portions of meat/carbs(only wholegrain/wholemeal carbs)/veg so I am a little bit scared, bought a load of "clean eating" recipe books by Tosca Reno on amazon to keep it varied.
We start the week after next I can keep you updated.
paws I'm on zero alcohol too. I don't miss it to be honest. Had the odd glass of champagne at parties and on holidays so not teetotal but not far.
wheelie I found that the diet was really what pushed my weight loss at the end of it, when there is not much left to go. Eat small portions often (5 meals a day.) I can email you the portions/food groups I'm following if you like.
orange it sounds like you're having a rough time, I really hope things improve for you. mum was ill with cancer and it's a really scary place to be when you know your mum/a parent is going to die. My aunties have been a great support network, and still are to this day. Lots of hugs x
moshi SF sounds really exciting, how do the children feel about moving and stuff? Good luck with your race this weekend!

You guys have big feet, I'm a 4

Got my lucozade from Sainsbury's this morning, thanks for the tip, I was prepared to call all the local Boots otherwise.
I now have enough various gels and protein bar to open a shop it's ridiculous. I'm thinking I might need to bring a coolbox .
Also tried a lucozade energy tablet yesterday at 6pm and was hyper until midnight, probably going to take one before the race then :)

All ready now I think. Nike+ app should tell my facebook when I start the race if I figure out how to download it, will try and work it out later.

Tapering really sucks

blimey Rhet ..I am worn out reading all that! I only manage about 22-24 miles a week (LSR Tuesday, running club Thursday, recovery run Friday,speedy 5K Saturday) Expect that will go up if I get a marathon place..can't imagine how I could fit in 38 miles a week but it all adds up I suppose.

Also rhet (warming to theme here) - how many hours of lectures and tutorials do your first years get? We got bare bones compared to some subjects - two hours of lectures per course option (so eight hours in total) plus a one hour tutorial per subject every other week - so a total of ten hours teaching per week. The rest of the time you were meant to be doing your own research, either on your option subjects or in the final year your dissertation. So I guess that means that if you chose to do bugger all in your "free" time, you didn't really get found out until end of the first year.

orangehead I don't see why you shouldn't mention it (if you have another cs). I had a beautiful scar from when I had ds1, it was virtually invisible. Then when I had an emergency cs with ds3 it was a real slash and grab, and is a mess - it's big and rises up at one side as well. Also got horribly infected because they fucked up bigtime and let ds3 get severely distressed while I was left alone in labour things were so hurried.

rhet are you sure that's enough rest? My maximum week of marathon training was 41 miles, so barely any more than that! Otherwise the timetable looks perfect.

As for the university issue - well I can only say from my own experience. I'm old enough to have gone on a full grant and I had to work evenings and holidays - no way could my family help out. I went to a shit tough comprehensive and had to learn early to figure stuff out for myself - no spoonfeeding from either teachers (who meant well but their priority was not getting beaten up themselves and dealing with the endless teen pregnancies) or my parents (not academic at all).

For me, going to university was a huge privilege and no way was I going to waste an amazing opportunity. I worked bloody hard and came out with a first in my subject (law). Just me and the equally nerdy Malaysian student out of 170 of us. I was the first person in my family to get any kind of qualification, let alone a degree. I can only imagine that if you come from a background where it's easycome/easygo then your attitude to learning is going to be screwed.

Glad dd went in fine today peach - my dd2 went in fine yesterday only to be infloods of tears when I picked her up cos she'd fallen over and then got all tired and emotional. Thanks for the advise on the program - am jumping ahead a bit but nice to plan !

june great weightloss ! You're my height and my Target weight. I'm about 5 lbs away but not trying too hard at the mo. Am hoping once I get up to full regime of 4 runs and 2 swims plus it will come off.

I too am unsure how I managed a responsble job in the city (accountant not lawyer) but hated it so pleased to be out. Hope to go back to something less boring instead in time. Sometimes I think I'd like to train to do personal training but for people who are new to exercise rather than athletes such as ourselves (ahem) .

Currently sat at soft play ...... Maybe accountancy wasn't so bad ;-)

No running today. Resting. DD3 wee-ed on me to commemorate the occasion. Ha ha. Actually what happened was that she was crying having banged her head opening the park gate for me and the dog which then swung back on her. So I picked her up and she was crying so hard for a while she pee-ed herself and wet my front. I smelt like a tramp for the next hour in the park while the dog and DD3 frolicked.

It is hard to believe that once upon a time I too was a cutting thrusting corporate lawyer, sticky. Actually, I am wondering about taking the Californian Bar Exam when we are settled in San Fran, more as a way of stimulating the old grey cells and familiarising myself with local laws and ways (and funny spellings) rather than to practise. Am hoping DH's career will take off to such an extent that the idea of me ever needing to work again won't enter the realm of the Moshi household.

N4NNY do you use energy drinks? I've found some varieties of those give me tummy troubles. Maybe because I don't really like coke and fizzy drinks like that, so I'm not used to the aspartamine (sp? no idea!).

Peach that's good news about your DD; long may it continue! I bet you can't wait to get back to the running - I've felt like pawing at the window when I've seen runners go by and I've had to do something stupid like go to work.

Orangehead my continued admiration for how you seem to cope so well with all that's going on in your life. Your poor DS2, I hope you get some better information so that he gets a bit more help; it must be ever so frustrating for you.

Paws I'm teetotal as well atm, which is very for me as I generally would always welcome a drop. Since having that horrid cold a while back I've just not fancied it. But I guess it's better for me (and cheaper!).

Another short run - 4 miles this morning. Took the pace up a little a mile 3 and felt fine, so I think I'm back to normal and can start getting ready for the 10k now. Need to find a mini-plan for that, especially to try and up the speed. And of course hill training (I'll take that coach, ta)

Glad dd ok this moring peachs

peachs sill had odd glass of wine while studying, it helps you think.
I have gallstones too sfx [worrying that Im starting to sound like a hypochondriac on this thread], I have not had them removed but find I can control them with diet.
Regarding c-sections, my tummy is a mess because of mine. Am I being naive in thinking when I have another if I speak nicely to surgeon he might do it a bit neater job this time as it will be planned not emergency this time. Probably am, but I can dream. Also dream he might trim of some of the extra skin whilst he at it, yeah right.

peach glad dd ok this morning.

about tummy tucks and babies, some friends who had C-sections have told me the result varies wildly from surgeon to surgeon in terms of appearance, some do a neater tighter job than others

orange I am doing Health and Social care, with emphasis on mental health and ageing and management, I worked for years managing small care homes mostly in learning disabilities and mental health and at some point specialised in autistic spectrum. Now I want to start a business in the area, but not a care home but providing home care, aiming for good quality and reliability which is sorely lacking.

paws milk and cheese are really bad for me in that respect too, I though it was just to do with the gallstones but had those out and the issues persist, dd not too keen on milk either but likes cheese ans yoghurt as do I.

Well done Missmuddle, that's a great time. Glad the injury didn't stop you running!

Wheely, i would drop the second speed session yea, I think you can easily do a sub 2 hour HM with 4 runs a week. You are pretty speedy anyway and have loads of miles in your legs already!

Rhet, if you are finding the managing the intervals easy, then defo cut down the recovery. Maybe stay at the same speed for now on the fast bits but cut down to 1 min recovery. The interval sessions which I feel have benefitted me most are the , omg I'm gonna puke ones!

I also read paws post as 3 for 2 tummy tucks . similarly DrNo posted a few days ago about hill session in which the coach took them to the top of the hill. My lazy assed brain was thinking of a bus of course....

Orange, you sound like a massively dedicated person. While you were studying away of an evening, I would probably have had my feet up with a vat glass of wine.

Moshi, I must admit to having a but of a lump in the throat at though of you leaving up for SF, but then realised you are a cyberspace chum, so you'll still be here. Hurrah!

Well, no tears from DD when I dropped her off at playgroup this morning! Makes such a difference, feel like a difference. Saw some runners on way home enjoying the beautiful sunshiny but not too warm day and was very envious!

Sorry I keep forgetting question marks.

What you doing with ou sfx

That must of been scary paws. We had ds2 on wheat free fo a while (under advise of hospital) as he has a lot of tummy problems and still has accidents at age 8 as he so loose (sorry tmi) but didn't really help. They now wondering if his accidents could be due to tourettes, he has alot of tics, and apparently you can get bowel tics with tourettes. They seem to be going round in circles with different ideas don't know what to think.

Oh and no alcohol for me for the past month. I'm a very cheap date at the mo.

I have not finished yet sfxmum, did 3 years. Really need to finish it but taken a few years out due to problems with ds2. Now thinking when on earth would I fit it in. But will finish it.

I get black nails - IME they hurt while there is pressure under them eg a blister then start to lift away and become painless.

I try and avoid wheat unless I'm having a Starbucks cinnamon swirl (!) and I can't have milk or cream or soft cheeses as I get stomach cramps and the trots. Ds2 has to be gluten free and ds3 has a very serious nut allergy which we discovered in pretty dramatic and scary fashion. So as a family we are a real catch .

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missMuddle well done hope leg behaving itself now

orange sorry about the work and home stresses. I am with the OU at atm, but completion of degree is still about 18months away depending on what I choose and how busy I am. I like to get the brain cells going.

rhet very sweet of dd

thinking about shoes, seems I definitely need bigger ones at the very least half a size up but my normal is already a 7, canoes here I come.

happy running all

and btw speedy friend wants to do same race as me, not sure this is a good thing

Aw thats sweet Rhet, we got ds1 a present from ds2 when he was born so they exchanged presents when he was born (obviously ds2 needed some help ) that seem to help ds1.
ibbydibby hope you get organised enough for the new parkrun. I keep thinking about going to another one. Quite lucky as have two parkruns very close to me. However the other has a running club at the park so think most of the people that go are from the club as the times are very fast and think I would come last. The one I go to I am no where near last so a good confidence boast even though I know I'm not a fast runner. However the other one is quite flat but the one I do is very hilly.
Thats a shame N4NNY especially with you doing so well. Fingers crossed your next time you will be fine, or legs crossed should I say. My running shoes are size 8 Im normally size 7, I used to be size 5 before I had the kids.
Moshi just paint all your other toes black and they will look fine. Do they hurt or are they just black? Sorry if thick question, never suffered from it.
paws I find avoiding milk helps me, I was really good for a while and completely cut it out. But now I can't help having a bit of chocolte or cheese every now and again. I suffer for it but can't help it, I'm my own worst enemy.
Hope you get out for your run Debi

My running shoes are an 8! I'm normally a 7. DS2 could hide inside one of them.

Speaking ofrunning, I brought my stuff to work and I am going to go for a runthis afternoon. And if when I do, it'll be 4 runs this week for the first time in a long time.