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

Haha, I read paws comment to June about 'they're always on 3 for 2' as being about tummy tucks
8 stone is unbelievable! I'm guessing though that most of the tummy you've got left is over stretched skin which I'd imagine is hard to get rid of (sorry that wasn't meant to make you feel worse about it!)

Manic day yest with work then picked up the boys from cm took them home, waited 30 mins for dh to get home then back to work for open evening then home at 9.30 then made cakes for McMillan coffee morning. Inset day today whichstarts in 7 minutes and they haven't told us what it's about yet. Sure it'll be riveting though.

I'm another one to wear enormous trainers! Usual shoe size 4.5, running shoes 5.5/6! Sadly, I still suffer from black toenails

paws I went from a 5 to a 6.5 my non running shoes are usually a 4 I also felt like a clown and very very White I didn't need my hi vis vest cos you could see my clown feet from mars. :o

N4nny I have new shoes today - just took them for a 5 mile test drive. Was a bit nervous as I went up half a size but they seemed fine. My normal shoe size is 6.5 but these are officially Clown Shoes - an 8!

Sympathies with the tummy, I find avoiding wheat helps.

Tried my shiny new trainers on what was planned to be a 5k run tonight. Started a bit worried running in new trainers for the first time they are a size and a half bigger that I usually wear so look huge on my feet but once I got going they felt fantastic and I was going really fast and strong (for me) and was heading for a 34 min 5k when with 0.7 miles to go I got a bad case of runners tummy and just had to stop and stand Still for a while till the feeling went away then get myself back to the car as quick as pos to go home. So bloody frustrating I was so pleased at how the run was going. I can't work out why it happens it will happen for 3 or 4 runs then nothing for months.

Sorry about the stress at work, Orange, your degree must have taken a large amount of self discipline as well as organisation! I tutor on a masters course, and though I know my own module inside out, I keep thinking I should really work through some of the others....but do I...do I heck.

No running club for me tonight as DH away. Hoping to go to a different parkrun venue on Sat, there is one in the town where my mum lives about 30 miles away. Have promised to go over and do her garden, so thought it would be rather novel to go over early and do parkrun. Plan is dependent on DS1 & DS2 being up, ready and willing - they are v keen at the moment, but DS1 does like his weekend lie-ins! DH not back until Sun afternoon so if they don't want to do it, I can't. Will need to be mega organised and pack change of clothes, shower stuff etc tomorrow night.

Rhet when is DPs birthday meal? Have we missed it?!

I was single at the time and both dc were very good at going to bed at night so had a good few hours to kill at night. Needed something to keep me from feeling lonely sane, and I didnt know about mumsnet back then.

Absolutely, I loved being at home with the DDs and being "Mum" is a joy and a privilege, but that feeling of getting the suit back on and thinking "yeah, shit hot lawyer" was good :). Keep force feeding DD vitamin tablets!

When I was at home full time with the kids I was doing degree in childhood studies with OU. Loved it, it was so good to do something other than just being a mum. Glad she enjoying it

What course is she doing rhet

Well done MissMuddle, what's the next race going to be? :)

rhet how is your DP doing with her course? I hope the bump wasn't too much of a conversation-stopper and she enjoyed it.

Well done on the weight loss june thats impressive. So what does your trainer say to do for tummy? I do weights and lots of tummy excersises - planks, pilates and the ones she does on 30 day shed. But nothing makes a difference.
Glad the scan went ok peachs, I always got them to double check the sex at my extra scans, its good to be sure.
ibbydibby I do the same, ds2 has dance class on monday night and there just isn't the point to go home then come back to pick him up. So I do my run whilst he there. Works well.
Paws I would like a tummy tuck too but can't even afford a garmin never mind a tummy tuck.
Well done Missmuddle. Did you enjoy it?
Had another stressful day at work, short staffed lots of bitching again. What I would give to give up work and just run whenever I feel like it. Got home and found ds2 had had a bad day, start biting himself again (he is being a assessed by camhs at mo and they keep mentioning different things but nothing definite yet, they are very very slow). Anyway on the bright side he was happy when he went to bed and I have a day off work tomorrow might go to the gym.

I'm not sure if I dare venture on here in the evening - its all getting a bit racy and I don't mean in the running sense .

Well done missmuddle - am glad the leg held up and well done on your time !

Well done for entering the edinburgh race bumply

Not much for me today - didn't make the class as decided trying to herd dd2 to pre-school whilst pushing my bike was a bit ambitious but had to do some running around bits for DH's birthday on monday so I did it all on my bike. Was great ! So not sure what sort of a work out that gave me but was better than using the car.

I got my bro to download the RW half marathon sub-2 schedule.... but it was based on running 5 x week which I really can't commit to as it means running saturday and sunday which eats into the weekend a bit. So not sure whether to adapt this one (It would mean I think doing 1 speed session rather than 2, a long run, a steady run and a recovery run and sometimes I'd be able to do 2 weekend sessions) or find another. Any thoughts if you can tear yourselves away from the smut and think about running ?

Wow. Over 400 posts already.

Well done missmuddle

I just popped in to spread the word about an Aldi bargain I got today. A heart rate monitor for only £14.99. I tried mine out this afternoon while doing 30 day shred dvd - it seems to do the job. To be honest it does almost everything my old bells and whistles Polar one did and is easier to operate and more comfy below my underwired sports bra. Oh - and mine is purple .

(And for the record household willy count is 4 including 2 cats.)

rhet - if you are finding the intervals too easy, reduce the recovery time to boost the CV effect from it. 2 mins seems a lot - what length intervals are you doing? There is also lots of benefit to fast running on tired legs to do with running economy etc.

hello all you runners - don't know if you remember but last week I asked re: muscle problem and the gnr. Have noticed SLF and FB both did better but i finished in 2.22 took it easy . Best thing I've ever done and now have to find another half marathon as i am sure i could do better. Have not been out since as feel I deserve a week off.

That's a shame June as they always seem to be on special offer at ours (3 for 2 or some such). I would definitely try and stick to what you're used to, the last thing you want is to be sprinting to the loo and not for the finish line on your big day.

I'd quite like a tummy tuck actually, I already have a fairly big scar from ds1 and ds3 but sadly they would need to remove a few litres of fat before it would be worthwhile.

sadly no lucozade gel in the boots I visited this morning, will try this link tonight and sainsburys tomorrow. I do have some other gel (and lucozade energy sweets which I found today) just would feel more comfortable having something that I have tried already.
Thanks for all the messages :) yeah that is quite a weight loss, I'd put just over 5 stones on when pregnant (I blame the hormones and spd!). I think I am at my ideal weight now but having been on "weight loss" for so long it is hard to think differently. And I won't be happy until my tummy looks better. moshi I'm way too chicken for a tummy tuck :D
In the meantime I am so hyped up about Sunday's race it's unbelievable.
Time to go for now, last session at the gym tonight!