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

That's ridiculous - are they serious?! As someone in that article says it's her legs that did it!

It's not that long ago that women weren't even allowed to run marathons because it might interfere with their reproductive abilities. I'm on my phone so I can't link, but there is a great image of the woman who ran the Boston Marathon in the 60s disguised as a man - the picture is of the race organiser trying to push her off the course, and her boyfriend is rugby tackling him to the ground!

Yes I am livid Just started a thread on feminist board to see what they think. Seriously, I am appalled.

Have you seen this?

Bloody disgraceful!

Well it seems we could get a team together. The first MN meet up at an ultra running event

16 laps from one person!!!
31 laps does seem a bit many! I can't imagine doing one 10k at that speed, never mind 5! And it seems a bit illogical that we can add men and not have to do so much.

debithescot - I am also in Hampshire- now this Camberly 10k, must aa route planner and see how far away it is.

Sorry to hear about all of you who didn't get your marathon places. You all sound so fit and fast aswell its prob for the best you didn't get places, you would have left the others in your dust

Anyone up for interval training tomorrow? its only going to be 24 degrees here !!

I also decided that I wanted to do a marathon before 40. It just seemed like something you ought to do. I failed to get a ballot place my first try (aged 37) so went for a charity place when I was 38. really glad I did it - it sealed the whole running thing for me - unlike every otegr time I've done a race I've kept it up reasonably consistently since (41 now). just looking for my next challenge

I think running for an hour, every 5 hours for a day is totally do-able. We wouldn't win any prizes, but just to do it would be brilliant fun. There would be zero sleep, but the adrenalin would keep us awake enough!!!

Good question Rhet!

That 24 hour thing looks very hardcore...and that's just the camping (I'm not a keen camper!)

Have stopped sulking about marathon place...at least I know I will either get in 2013 or in 2014 which is the year of the big 40 for me. Would still like to get something different in the calendar for next year...don't think it will be a marathon though.

I wonder if that's because they had a set amount of laps to run and once they achieved that they stopped. Realistically do you think you'd get any sleep?! And how the hell do you run 7m/m in the frigging dark!

wheely I like your goal of wanting to do a marathon before you hit 40, you have got me thinking I could do the same. Am 35 now, just getting into running. Might give it a few more years of HM's then try the biggy, just once. Just to say I have done it.

31 laps!!! Flipping hell!!!

Sorry bout marathon places

I quite like "enforced relaxation", and depending on the setting have been known to fall asleep in yoga class (lazy git emoticon)

hope the iron kicks in soon, fanny, and gives you a lift.

relaxation I mean

Yes dn went home. But I have a bit ofa dodgy tummy now. I also find enforced relation makes me more tense.

I read about the thunder run in Women's running too and had meant to post about it ! I'd definitely be up for it in theory depending on date and ability to run that much. Sounded a lot of (rather strange) fun. We could always rope in some DH's to increase numbers - mine would probably be up for it (as long as I don't mention the camping element )?

No marathon place for me either - but I would have deferred anyway. Well I might not have done and struggled to do the training so its probably best I didn't get in. I want to do a marathon by my 40th year and I am 36 so have 4 more attempts before I think of a charity place. We went to a 40th this w/e and she is doing the marathon on a charity place and asked people to donate rather than give pressies which I thought was a good idea.

Sorry to those who really wanted to do it next year.

paws and fanny -hope you perk up soon.

Orange - did your DN go home in the end ?

I made it to body balance this morning - the first 50 mins were good. Stretchingand toning type stuff which I think will be useful to add to my repertoire, especially as i'm horribly inflexible. Last 10 mins was 'relaxation' and lots of people left. It was lying in the dark effectively. Enforced relaxation makes me rather tense so I lay there planning my running schedule for the next week or so. Ankle willing. Which it isn't at the mo.

peach - Dd2 not ill. Just a pain in the whatsit at night time. Grrrrr.

Sounds brilliant, where is it? I could do the distance I think as long as it didn't have to be done in any kind of silly time .....

Oooo fun, I should be in the UK about then. Though not sure how many laps I could realistically run . I love love the idea of running in the night, a la Caballo.

No running for me until Saturday as I seem to be the queen of committees at the moment. Tomorrow we have a work sports day, should be good fun, our team had better win though, especially since I am in charge. .

Fanny sorry to hear you are still a bit blue, is it coming up to that time of the month? My running really suffers the week before AF.

I hope you have all had a lovely day in the sun.

OMG the winning womans team this year did 31 laps. The sole femal runner did 16!

Yes peachy a team of 5 girls would run 5 times each, and once through the night So that would be 30 miles each in 24 hours

Or we rope in cest and enter a mixed team of 8. I reckon Moshi would take on more laps. Rhet the only person who puts pressure on you is you I have no idea if I could run 30 miles in 24 hours but it sounds like fun to try!