Runners United: Where we support each other through the good runs, the bad runs and everything in between.

Aw thankyou peachs
Thats a shame futurity. You will be fine though.
I have just read though but so tired from work not sure much went in so apologise if I have missed anythng important.
No running today but contemplating on doing some ab work if I can muster up some energy.

Fanny the RW sub 2 hour plan takes you up to 14 miles I think. I wonder why the difference ?

Tthanks for input futurity and fanny.

Fanny your 14 mile peak sounds about right for me this time. I want to aim for 1.50 this time with an ambitious hope of 1.45 later in the year.... That's the ambition anyway. If I was able to run another 3 miles at same speed as Sunday it'd be 1.49 so I think its possible with the right training.... Whatever that is.....

It's my turn to go to bookclub tonight !

wheely for my HM training I peaked at 14 miles around 3 weeks before GNR which worked well. My aim was a

Forgot to add...agree with you about smart coach peaking too late ...I will fiddle the plan to do higher mileage a few weeks before the run to be on the safe side.

wheely DH has said he could come with the kids but in someways it would easier without them as I could just do my own thing and not feel I had to rush off at the end (when I want to collapse!)

futurity - you'll be fine on your own... (says she, remembering her posts from saturday) but its not as nice as having someone there . Could your family not go along to support so you know there's someone there willing you on ?

Been looking at smartcoach this afternoon as well as other plans. Smartcoach is good as its geared up to your current speed/distance, I Liked that but it seemed to just build and build until race day and I think I'd prefer to get to a peak a few weeks before and then just maintain. Also was based on LSR, 1 tempo or speed and then 2 easy runs. Whilst I'd like the sound of that in some ways had been assuming just 1 easy run was the way to go. But, I might take things from that and the RW sub-2 plan which is good for my needs as quite a few long runs at 12/13/14 miles.

Thinking I might get out and do 5K this weekend and then start gently-ish next week and then into the plan the week after which gives me 14 weeks I think once the plan starts.

Did body balance this morning. Made me realise how weak my ankle still is as I was all over the place trying to balance on that leg. Must make an effort to strengthen it I think !

rhet - there may well be points when you realise you're "running" slower than walking pace!

hat you've scared me now - if someone who runs as many hills as you do calls it 'savage' I might well be more in walk/run territory. Which is also fine, I guess.

Thanks Runnerstipple ...I think they only recently got full up so took down the on the day registrations which is a shame.

You'll be fine futurity. I just looked online to see where your race is, as I don't think we are a million miles away from each other, to see if I could maybe make it, but there are no on the day registrations. Otherwise I'd have tried to come and do it too. Although as a 10-11 minute miler I would have been behind you!

Scared! I might have to do my race on Sunday by myself as my friend who was doing it with me may not be able to do it due to illness. She was going to give me a lift (not really an issue..I can find my way there) and run at the back with me as I expect it will be full of club runners. Looks like I will be last by myself!

hi everyone, just popping in quickly.
been a bit lax recently as have had a chesty cough/cold. went out this morning for 40 mins or so - nice enough but horribly muddy - not bothered about the filth it's just really hard to get any speed up as I was sliding all over.

rhet - I had a look at your hill - pretty savage. I work in average feet per mile - your route is 167 feet per mile. One of my regular routes is 119 - most of mine are somewhere round that, plus a little bit more for races. The most savage race I've done was 233.

I bumped into another runner I vaguely know today and we chatted about cows - both of us had taken a detour to avoid them - turns out that, according to the rumour mill (which is not very good, let's be honest), someone was trampled in the field at the end of my lane - and the police were called. will endeavour to find out if it's true whilst also endeavouring not to further spread rumours - which is very hard.

Right, off to bed, I hate it how that means I miss all the chatting!

Great to see you again too DrNo. Kids fine now but had smallest had a chest infection which laid her low for a while. How's your running doing? Before I left you were flying....

Hi sfx (waves back) - how was the 10K around Richmond Park? Bet it would be a great venue to do it.

How exciting peaches! Getting very close indeed. Hope you're feeling good. Ditto your DP rhet. Nice idea on the stuff for the hospital bag, your DP will certainly smell nice when she comes out! My bro's just had another little one - saw my new niece this weekend and had almost forgotten just how goddamn cute babies can be.

monkeywench and cherry, two running neighbours now! Will have to bug you both with questions about local running knowledge. Am going to be doing that run to St Albans not infrequently I think (6 miles I figured). The packed train thing had crossed my mind but I figured that sweating furiously and breathing heavily when I got on board would help me find my own space on the train!

Saw your race report wheely - wow, you had to pretty chuffed with your performance. Well done! Thanks for best wishes on house fiasco move.

Good to see you again too fanny. Hope you're not too shocked! You still working towards sub 1.45 for your next HM?

i could do with one of those house declutter and cleaning programmes....(i just watch em on telly!)

just a quickie to say thanks re my 5 miles....a little stiff this morning, achilles mainly - and am surprised i can move my thighs! but im at work this afternoon so best get moving - am going to make a soup in a mo from the yummy soups thread so the kids have something other than sandwiches for tea (i say kids - one is almost 20 and the other is 14! they should be making me soup!)

Orange - varicose viens - yep sounds like it to me. i had mine stripped on my right leg but could never be arsed to go back for the left - wish id had them done at same time tbh. If its aching id nip and see a gp, sometimes they can inject them to reduce them but mine were beyond hope and had to come out.)

moshi - tickes = pita. i never give them - even bobbies have their limits!

hello to everyone else (im still getting to grips with all your names! apologies - but ive just read about 4 pages and i cant remember who is doing what....my legs may be working better but my mind clearly is not!)

see you all later!

fanny you really do crack me up - I've no time or energy to do the maintenance required to be a lipstick lesbian: I'm a jeans and t-shirt type (although I scrub up quite nicely when i can be arsed wear a suit - I have a weakness for Karen Millen)

The elevation for Saturday is here - I'd be interested to see how it compares for those of you who often run hills...must get on.

DP is showing nesting signs (this never happened last time) and I think we are about to embark on a house de-clutter and cleaning programme

Moshi what a PITA. Jobsworth.

Grrr. Randomly dropping in to moan about parking ticket for parking with wheels over bay line. Grr.

Quickie from me (quickies bane of my life...) - on phone so apologies can't namecheck very well!

rhet glad you had productive potty day and YES to bribery. Dd1 had smarties for her bribe, worked like a charm. Love the pink watch lesbian comment, come on, you need to live up to the lipstick lesbian stereotype!

cest err, you're a BLOKE?! I had no idea. Oh dear, I hope I haven't discussed periods with you...

peach DD2's boots are safely hidden in Liberace's coffin. She hasn't mentioned them in a while. I have lovely black leather knee boots and I pray when I wear them, she's not reminded about hers as that's why she wanted the pink ones in the first place - "to be like you Mummy". Have to say, pink sparkly boots aren't in my wardrobe stripper closet

Easy 6 miler yesterday. Felt tired, TOTM due and i pray its by tomorrow or my plam for 1.50 probably have to be shelved. rhet where can I check elevation for race online?

I got a place in the Olympic Park Run too Bonkers. I've added it here.

05/11/11 - Glendalough Trail Run - rhetorician
06/11/11 - Lancaster Half Marathon - Fannybanjo
06/11/11 - Bonfire Burn 10K - Futurity
06.11.11- Tidworth 10k- Tulip27
12/11/11 - Ashton Court 10K - N4NNY
13/11/11 - Stebbing 10 Mile - bonkers20
19/11/11 - Maasai Mara Half Marathon - M&M
20.11.11- Gosport Half-Marathon- Tulip27
20/11/11 - Leeds Abbey Dash (10k) - DrNortherner
27/11/11 - City of Norwich half marathon: ibbydibby, MoshiMoshi
27/11/11 - Bicton Blister (10M) - RunningAllDay
27/11/11 - RNLI Reindeer Run Stirling Uni 10K - Squix
03/12/11 - Jingle Bells 5k Phoenix Park - rhetorician
22/01/12 - Four Villages Half Marathon (Helsby) - Fannybanjo
19/02/12 - Brighton Half marathon - Wheely
04/03/12 - Milton Keynes Half Marathon - pawsnclaws
10/03/12 - Blackpool Half Marathon - DrNortherner, Fannybanjo
11/03/12 - Cambridge Half Marathon - Futurity, Runnerstipple, Cherry (what have I done??)
25/03/12 - Edale Skyline - (21 miles. 4,500 ft climb) Hatwoman
25/03/12- Fleet Half Marathon- DebitheScot
31/03/12 - Olympic Park Run - wiifitmama, runerstipple
01/04/12 - Reading Half-Marathon - RunningAllDay, Tulip27
22/04/12 - VLM: ibbydibby
29/04/12 - Shakespeare Half Marathon - FairyBasslet
27/05/12 - London Bupa 10K - Futurity
09/06/12 - Blenheim Sprint Triathlon - Cherry
29/06/12 - San Francisco Marathon - MoshiMoshi

peach we have never ever ever done Christmas shopping in November before It feels kind of wrong.

smc loved your running thoughts - I'm particularly struck by the fact that everyone at some point in their run has one of those 'why the fuck am I doing this?' moments. Pouring with rain here, barely light. Another day of potty training (DD this am 'I want nappies', but she'll be fine with chocolate) looms.

Will go up to the gym later on and churn out a few kms...

Peaches - I like the murakami idea. We can then put our collective musings on a podcast to listen to while we run...

Awwww ibby, can just imagine you sitting in car with your crunchie having a sigh, like a scene from a Mike Leigh film!

orange, sorry about the vein, and also the lack of bfp. Here's hoping something nice happens in that area before next month. I know it doesn't work this way but you're a lovely person and you deserve it

Bonkers, hope the house clearing was ok, can imagine it was emotional for all.

Good work Sonic, and welcome back!

Reckon, in a Haruki Murakami stylee, we should collectively write a book called "What I Think About When I Think About Running", I can see it as next Christamas's best seller comedy stocking filler