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

sfx - sending positive vibes it will be fine.

N4NNY - any pics? Sounds gorgeous!

wheely - Kingston run looks a possibility!

(look away pan and cest) fanny - I too have straight ones . I think most Oriental people would. Incidentally, I have just finished a course of IPL down there and cannot recommend it highly enough. No more waxing for me! When I was due I would have a full Brazilian 4 weeks before my due date to keep the gangway clear for the new baby.

Parkrun in Iceland was amazing the course was along side a river and some amazing waterfalls and when we finished we were able to make use of a outdoor themo swimming pool where there were differnt pool heated to different temps the hotest being 41 -43c. My run was the fastest I've done according to my garmin but the offical parkrun results showed me 2 mins slower then Gary Garmin :-( My friend who came with me was 3 mins out on her time we are hoping the reported gremlins get sorted and our times are ajusted to reflect our true time.

I am sure things will be ok thanks, all it was more of a sit down after run momentary oh crap moment, last year we had 3months in between jobs, it is the nature of the beast

had a look at Kingston 10K it is a possibility

Cmon Wheely, let's see those bunches!!!

pan, I sort of daydream, make lists, re-hash arguments with DP in my head , although now of course, I will be thinking of transparent skin!

sfx, fingers crossed DH's job ok.

I'm not bothered about having huge thatch during labour, more thinking about hygiene etc after...

monkey, I've never me the Big Yin myself but when I was working in a book shop in Glasgow he came in and one of my collegues served him (I wasn't in that day, curses!!). He used a credit card (one of those goldfish cards he used to advertise, so he obviously puts his money where his mouth is) and he hadn't signed the back of it. My collegue asked him for some other form of ID to confirm his identification!!!!!! We laughed at her for weeks for that!!! He was telling her that he had worked in our bookshop as a boy and was
apparently very nice.

Look at this people! www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-15520901 for all our Edinburgh lasses! Might even look into it myself!!

I tend to zone out too. Or scan the horizon for the nearest public loo.

Come on speedy wheely you need to share. If I let you lot see my St John Ambulance pictures, I think I deserve it .

sfx crap news, when will he find out?

Sfx - hope all is ok with dh .

I'm sure they won't stop you wearing a Santa hat.... You'd just be the only one !

Right trying to gear myself up to go for a swim. V tired. Been in with dd1 yesterday and dd2 this morning . Tried to persuade dd2 to skip creche and go home but she wasn't having it.

Orange - i'll have a look at them on the computer first (only looked on phone) to see how terrible they are. Of course those who know my RL name are probably googling ..... Damn Facebook.

oh no sfxmum thats not good. Hope it all works out ok. When is he likely to know?
I have tried mulling over problems when I run but find I got worked up then had a really rubbish run.

wheely no antlers? Santa hats?

I'm sure they don't Wheely. Can we see the photos?

gardening? I live in a flat fanny straight? really?
frankly when giving birth that was the last thing on my mind, generally speaking not keen on overgrown, people of Mediterranean stock tend to cursed blessed with a lot of hair

what do I think about when I run? it depends on my mood, I usually listen to music, sometimes I focus on it, sometimes I use it as background to let my mind drift, sometimes I listen to podcasts and on occasion to audiobooks, sometimes I let my imagination loose and just sort of daydream, nothing too close to reality, sometimes I go over the problems of the week

today set out for short 3miles, half way through dh called me saying that some of the team are being let go at the end of December guess what I was thinking of for the r4est of the run?
hopefully all will be ok, and he does have something in the pipeline, along with my project which I hope will be up and running by April/May

I don't think I think of anything either pan. If I am struggling I count and thats about it.
You do make me smile Fanny. Last time I was pregnant hubby helped with neating up down there. Would he be up for that as you can't see. Strangely he said he liked doing it.
Thats a bit mean of her Rhet, but at least you have christmas as just your family.

Yeah pan I don't get the transparent skin thing either. Maybe its a boy thing ?!

BTW my race photos are out - terrble though, only 2 and I ave my eyes shut, my thighs look like tree trunks and the bunches were a bad idea for sure. DH said I looked v sweaty. I think that was the rain/spray.

On phone so a quickie

moshi/ sfx I am thinking of kingston 10k on 4 Dec if yiu fancy it ? No antlers though .

peach - I braved my first bikini wax this yr pre hols. I was a bit scared tbh and embarrassed but it was fine. Wasn't up duffed though. My parents are in Thailand at the mo - have had to miss out bangkok but did start in Singapore and did some of Malaysia so have had extra time at beach.

Pmsl at wizardfanny! Why did you feel the need to share that? Glad you did tho, a fascinating fact!

I'm stomping my feet at the HM I want to enter. The website said it opens mid Sept, then Oct, then mid Oct, then late Oct and it's still saying late Oct. For some reason I feel I need to enter it the day it opens so I check it every day.

I was talking to myself telling dh last night about how I think I need to plan in advance what races I want to do next year. This year I made it up as I went along and did 2 sprint tris, 1 duathlon & 2 10ks. As I want to do at least 1 tri, at least one duathlon, a HM, maybe GSR and probably a couple of smaller cheap 10ks I think I need to plan it carefully or the costs might go up a bit high.

Pan, I was with you there until we got to the transparent skin bit...

I often think of nothing at all. I hope like meditation, rather than like stupidity.

I think I'm ready to go off now! See yous all later :)

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Can I ask, what do we all think about, esp. on longer runs? I make shopping lists, try to recite stuff I have commited to memory, try to imaging how my body is looking as if my skin was transparent ( as a sort of body check system), and concentrate on trying to keep a relaxed shape/frame. FWIW.

wow, you learn a lot off Mumsnet. I'm mentally renaming you FannyGandalf. It never ever crossed my mind to do anything re lady garden Peach. On the basis that (I think) all this topiary work is a fairly modern thing, and women have been having babies a while, I don't think you have to do anything more than usual? The idea of in-growers as well as all the usual soreness is a bit eye-watering.

Cherry love your "Thriller" run! I've always thought it'd be good to find a house by a cemetery: they don't bother me, and the house would probably be cheaper (plus very quiet neighbours.... I'd hope!).

I met some homeschoolers in the US when on a canoeing trip in Colorado. They explained they weren't happy with the grade schools, seemed pretty normal types. Though canoeing in the COlorado desert (we saw bears and eagles and everything!) is a pretty cool school trip. Beats going to Durham Heritage centre!

Just whiling away a half hour for my lunch to go down before heading out. Gorgeous day here too, I'm looking forward to it very much (but don't want to chunder, obviously, so I can contain my excitement for 20mins or so)

I love Billy. I'm always insanely jealous of those "what celebs have you met" threads as it seems that every single living Scot has met him . His luxuriant pelt routine is one of the classics along with many of my other faves.

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peach I've not heard of that from Billy Connolly but I've seen him live and had I known, I could have grown it for a year and shown him. . Yes, it's similar to a pelt. Like a fox tail. However I'm exaggerating obviously as I always keep the nail scissors handy. I've not got evidence that I could grow it past a centimetre.

That would be git, not got.

Hmm monkey, I don't thinkni can get at it to trim iyswim, though I can stand in front of mirror while slapping on the veet. I think you're right. Do now and re-do as necessary.

fanny, have you ever seen Billy Connolly do that bit about it being just as well that pubes know when to stop growing so we don't have to comb them like a luxuriant pelt? He has obviously not met you!!!

PILS have had to cancel their trip to Thailand tomorrow due to the floods. Is a real shame but they are getting all their money back so can go another time. Also means MIL coming here as soon as my DSIS leaves (few days after due date), so as long as DD2 doesn't arrive early, we'll have someone here to look after DD1 while I'm worrying about my undergrowth in labour (selfish got emoticon)

fanny you should have just done a centre parting and some plaits, would've been better than roadkill . I wouldn't personally have a wax unless you've done it before, just in case you get the plucked chicken look/ingrown hairs!

Straight pubes - have heard of that - friend of mine runs a laser hair removal place and has seen all sorts! Not sure she's seen a wizards beard before though will have to ask! Sadly I'm too fair and not hairy enough to have laser hair removal otherwise I'd get mates rates!

I fancy a festive run! I think there's one in Hemel I might do, not exactly scenic but with a sprinkle of Christmas magic who knows?!

peach - the only advice I can offer is not to be too ambitious! I don't use the cream but have in the past, just be careful as it's very effective and you can end up a bit barer than you intended! I would use cream very carefully um round the edges, then trim anything else. I would say the cream will last a good 4-5 days. You can re-do after that if you want. I did some fairly radical topiary the last two times due to the experience of having a c's with ds1 and being attacked by a midwife with a blunt razor, otherwise I would agree that yes they've seen it all before!