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I am sure I also typed something along the lines that you will regret it if you don't do it wheely but think I must of somehow edited that, very strange.

Consider yourself well and truly kicked wheeley. Good luck for tomorrow and squixand Master hope everything ok with security.

Yes absolutely pan.

And looking on brightside at least dh won't beat me on little training

FWIW, to not go will make you feel even more miserable, n'est-ce pas? All the prep. and no result, as well as the inconveniences. Bolster up the resilence to it all and go. ( puts on coaches baseball cap - picks up clipboard.)

Welcome pan. I'm serious in that I take my running seriously get very upset if I can't get out for some reason. But due to time restraints I only manage to get out three times a week so hardly hardcore, my mileage is not hardcor either and I'm on the slow side, but nevemind.
Glad you had a good time in Scotland Fairy
Cherry my best runnng time is about 9am, I'm to much of a zombie in the morning but would love to be able to get up early and do a run and would be able to fit alot more running in if I was able to do that. But I really struggle with evening runs I just feel too tired and also struggle with the eating thing in the evening.
Did 6 miles this morning which went well. I was stopped by an old elady who told me her local church puts on a 5k every saturday morning at one of the local parks then they serve breakfast at the church afterwards. I think she was trying to convert me .
Want to ask some advice regarding trainers. Basically when first started running got really bad shin splints so in the end went to running shop that did gait analysis and got some saucony which were great, no shin splints. After I had run them got shin splints again so went back and got some adidas which got rid of the shin splints again but did not feel quite as happy with them. Anyhow I can't really afford at the mo to go and spend £80 -£90 at the running shop but seen some really good offers online (but can't find the saucony ones ). So what I getting to is if I order ones that or structured or for overpronantors will they be ok are they all basically the same? Or I am best getting ones they have seen in run in at the shop. Also I keep hearing about brookes, are they really good. Just worried about ordering online and getting shin splints again. Thanks in advance.

Kick up arse required over here. Still at MILs (well gone shopping). Planning on early train to Portsmouth tomorrow but feeling fed up and miserable about it. I know I ave to do it - trained for 6 months, got over ankle etc but feeling v much like there's not much point travelling there on my own, running on my own and then coming home on my own. And weather isn't meant to be good. And I feel earachey etc. And MIL is pissed off we're still on the scene (and lots of poor dh not poor me).

Anyway feeling sorry for myself. Tell me to STFU and FDI.

Winge over - heading back to the MILs to spoil her trick or treating fun with the dds.

Welcome pan - I don't think I usually winged quite this much.

Drno - a male colleague of dhs did the royal parks half in a girls place last year and got away with it..

No, no bra fitting here either.....don't do drag.[bloke emocion insert]

Morning running - it is more of a challenge isn't it? Research indicates ( somewhere) that mid afternoon is when we are strongest, so early doors would appear to be something we are not physiologically designed for.

hey pan mix of everything I think, some of us have garmins :) (not me yet!) some of us haven't had a bra fitting in years ;) (haha that was a couple of threads ago, hopefully everybody is fitted now!!).
Sign up for the event, what's the worst that can happen :) Also wouldn't mind another 10k before the end of the year, or some kind of obstacle course of some sort...

I am training completely differently to how I used to for my Half back in September, mainly sprints & fast 5ks during the week and as much as I love setting off for 10k on a sunday morning it is really nice to not have the pressure of fitting it in all in.
I think I still qualify as a runner though, I have to, I just spent £150 on running gear LOL.
Also means that I have upped my weight training and I must admit that I'm really seeing a difference to my abs (much more definition now - though not six pack territory yet!)
Don't get me wrong, I'm signing up for the same Half next year as soon as the registration opens ;)

rhet hope your mum's stay is going well, I haven't caught up properly on the thread. Dad has said he is not coming for xmas this year which is a little bit of a relief for me as he is such hard work but it is a bit of a minefield as well, if I don't insist that he does come he will forever tell everyone we don't want him for xmas. (He has done the whole car & ferry which takes like 12 hours instead of an hour plane journey as well)

cherry I'm a morning runner (not by choice), usually have breakfast (porridge, handful of nuts and poached egg) around 6:30 and work out or run from 7:45am. Having said that I think I run better/faster in the afternoon.

Good luck to the runners for tomorrow, LFDT!!

By the way it is nice to have the list of races as the first post, very convenient! (I realise that it gets updated throughout so doesn't actually have all of them on...)

Hello Pan - aspirational serious runner, but a long way off yet!

Cherry - agreed, mornings are horrid. For me its dehydration during the night. 9am is the absolute earliest that it is pleasant; afternoon better; evenings best. I envy the morning runners - would be so good to get it out of the way before breakfast!

Done a 3day walking trip with the girls (aged 7 and 5.5); lots of cliff paths, lovely b&bs (especially wonderful full Englishes) and hiking up hillforts. And almost NO MOANING, despite torrential rain on Day 2. Really enjoyed it - not exactly running-level exercise, but hiking with a 20kg backpack, dragging a 5 year old uphill was exercise of sorts!

Well done to the Olympic runners (doesn't that sound good?!).

And good luck to weekend runners - looking forward to hearing all about it.

Hi y'all,

Welcome back to pan. As to waddlers or serious runners, well personally I vary between the two extremes!

MM just let me know when your first park run is and I'll book the plane ticket! The local running club are setting it up here in my town after Xmas so I will have to try it out.

Wheely I hope you get your transport issues sorted out. Grr to your DH and his meetings.

DP went to running club on Thursday night and came back telling me they were doing a saturday morning run at 10.30. So I duly turned up and ended up looking like a muppet as in fact the run was a pub run so not starting in the usual park spot! Last time I trust him for anything. So did about 3 miles in the park with hills - I HATE hills with a passion but can see they are good for me.

Plus, does anyone else find it really hard to run in the mornings? I think for me it's like my food hasn't hit me properly so my legs feel dead and I just feel exhausted.

Oh and both me and DP didn't get places in the Olympic run either. Boo. Congrats to those that did, you will have to LFDI for all of us.

Afternoon runners! May I jog along with you? I had posted months ago, but then cut back running due to work stuff, but that is sorted and am back to a nice reg. bounce of training. Up to 4 miles in 35 mins, and am eying Hatwoman's Edale thing in March as a Big Goal to aim for. (would like a nice 10k before end of year though.) Rest today and then a 5 miler tomorrow. Get to run on a nice-and-friendly-to-your-joints trail.

Are we waddlers or 'serious runners'?? or a nice mix.

Dh has a thought. His name is Jamie.

Jamie is alos a girls name. I could run instead of him.

Thanks all. Huge spanner in logistical works. DH needs to attend a meeting in reading at 10 in the mornimg . So no GSR for him and a new headache for me working out what to do. Am a v cross wife.

Just popping in to wish good luck to wheely, squix and M&M. Hope your cold doesn't come to anything, M&M or at least that you can hold it off until afterwards.

Have given the parkrun a miss today - decided I needed to do a long run in readinesss for HM at end of Nov, so DH suggested I go out with his running mates this morning. Am much better at long runs in company, if I am on my own, I am tempted to cut it short....They usually run at 6.30am but as a concession to me(!) agreed to meet at 7am. We did 12 miles so pleased with that.

Still no news from Olympic run ballot, but one of DH's friends has had a rejection. Trying not to raise my hopes....

Welcome back fairy

hope the park run went well Debi

orange, great news on the pb.

Master, hope all well weatherwise, and also with regards to security for tomorrow.

Well, after her early night DD woke just after 10 last night asking to read Dear Zoo! Got her into her jammies and read a few hundred books and she was back asleep by about 10.45. Woke up at 8.15 this morning. I think that's what they call a result!!

Felt absolutely huge last night. Was so uncomfortable I thought I can't manage like this for another 3 weeks!!! Think baby had moved sideways or something but is now back to being head down as I feel much better, and can feel her back on my cervix (nice!). Got 3 year old birthday party today then clocks go back tonight, which rocks as tomorrow is my day for a lie in. Ker-ching!!!

Morning all. Just back from Scotland last night after a lovely week catching up with relatives and meeting our two new nieces (DH's brother and his wife had a wee girl three weeks ago and DH's sister is in the process of adopting another wee girl who's 14 months).

Only managed the one run so the trip has done nothing much for my waistline. Back on straight and narrow now though. Missing Parkrun today but will get back on track with my running on Monday.

Good luck to this weekend's racers.

The only bad thing about parkrun is having to get up at 7.15 on Saturday to eat breakfast. The house is so quiet & peaceful tho.

Only half caught up.
Sorry to hear of your experiences monkey and fanny. I used to be very trusting and naive but not so much in my old age. But I don't like that either feel like I am harding up. It such a shame that people make you like that.
Sorry for all the rejections and well done moshi
I did eventually managed to get out for a 5k wed night and got a pb 29 mins 56 secs . Planning 6 miles tomorrow morning.
I am currently in my premenstural stuff everything in my mouth and never feel full stage of my cycle I feel like a pig but still straving. Oh the joys of being a woman.

wheely I reckon you'll squeeze in. I got in the middle of a Mazda 3 with ds1 on a booster, just had to sit at a funny angle!

I take it your race will still be on the M&M? I'm terrible at keeping up with the news so don't know what the latest is.

Sunday masters. If I don't get on before good luck ! And you too squix but maybe i'll see you there - haha!

Thanks all . Think the garmin is sorted. Might try and take it for a brisk walk in the morning.

Debi. Dds are 6 and 2 but both v. Small. We've bought a booster cushion with us for dd1 but dd2 needs to be in a stage 1. MIL has an Audi a3 so it could be touch and go. Or dh will have to go in the boot

Just quickly popping in to say good luck to wheely, squix and M&M this weekend! Run like the wind (or away from those men with those willies hanging out), ladies, and LFDT yes? [hgrin]