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

Oh rhet sorry you've had such a bad day Thank God baby is OK, what a scare for you both. Good night sleep for you both and tomorrow is a new day hey?

moshi we are all in absolute awe of your times. I can only dream of a marathon in that time, and 20th is an ace position!

I bailed halfway through a training session tonight. Was doing tricep dips on a bench with the wind howling and rain lashing against my face and no amounts of LFDT could get me through. Shame really cause I needed a good blow out. Been stuck in all day with ill ds, premenstrual, lots on my mind....running club tomorrow will do the trick I hope.

Ah, just got ds3 to bed and settled down all alone to watch Meet Joe Black.

Thank goodness for this thread is all I can say, I can tell from the glazed eyes and stifled yawns that my RL friends definitely don't want to hear my thrilling race reports and updates on blackened toenails. Neither do you lot, but ha!! You don't get a choice!!

Thanks peach I have just spat tea all over the computer - I hope encyclo will be back soon too, once she has recovered!

rhet sorry you've had a horrid day, have another . That takes me back to last year when I was pg with DS - I just couldn't stop worrying. All you want is to hold the little one in your arms. It is always best to get checked over. You're right about this thread, I don't think anyone else would have us!! Yay for your 10k measuring a bit long

Moshi I am still in awe, your splits are amazing but I can see why you would want to keep your pace up for the whole distance. I am sure you will do it. I managed a fleeting pace of 7.03m/m while flying down the hill, with the wind behind me . How you managed it all with everything else is amazing.

master well done getting out there after your 13 miles. Yes I do like flying down hills, but maybe I need to be more disciplined with my PF exercises .

wheely the whole distance thing is slightly annoying as I do like to know exactly how I have done, but hey ho it was fabulous fun. There is a 10k on a measured flat course in a couple of weeks near here, but I need to check with my long suffering DH first as I already have another cross country race lined up (getting a bit race happy now!!)

The weather here is a bit feisty, I was planning a gentle 6 miler tomorrow but it depends on the weather and my achey bits!

Debi you're right, two marathons six months apart hasn't done me any favours!

I was thinking about posting on the peri-menopausal thread too. Jesus, we're a barrel of laughs with our puking and our hormones and our endless chatter about splits and intervals...no wonder we need the haven of our own thread!

Great splits Moshi but I can see how you're a bit disappointed with the last 6 miles. Still a great time tho. Must have been a fast race.

Paws your marathon has probably messed up your cycle a bit.

Ohhh rhet glad it's all ok now - must have been scary.

I'll follow to the menopause thread too - Looking back I think it all started for me about 2 years ago and am now at the stage where I get a period about once every 4 months, it's very very light and lasts a few days. It was the horrendous mood swings and hot flushes that made me go to the Dr and a blood test confirmed that it has begun.

moshi - your falling apart speed was my effort pace on the treadmill today

I got the impression Abingdon is a serious marathon, so am not surprised. I looked at doing Luton (not exactly scenic but close to me), it has a strict 5 hour finish limit. Also it's two laps of the course, can you imagine the humiliation of being lapped?

Will look at that other thread, I either get two periods less than 20 days apart or (this is the latest fun thing my body does) 40 days apart. Bloody marvellous it is (pun intended).

Flip Moshi!!! 20th female, that is ace!

Rhet, sorry bout the horrid day. Glad all ok with DP and bambina. Agree with the others, a large for you and a for DP

Master, that is very impressive, especially off the back of a 13 miler!

Your walk/run sounds lovely sfx

where's encyclo?

where is the peri menopausal thread? must have a nose, really not looking forward to that although I am quite certain it has started already, apparently the PCOS (bastard syndrome) is likely to lead to earlier than average menopause, the gift that keeps on giving that is

rhet sorry about the scare, best have it checked do have a
not long now, then all you have to worry about is getting a good night's sleep dimly recall a zombie like first 6wks (sorry not helping) have another

moshi heck that was fast, just think better weather and hill training

I see a few very fast runners regularly, in the moshi category no doubt, they seem to barely touch the ground quite amazing really

will do some running with dh tomorrow, looking forward to it, its been so long

my 10k measured slightly long :)

PS No no no sfx! I am not leaving you lot! You are all coming to San Fran with me !

PPS wheely - legs a bit wooden and tight but just had a sports massage (ouch!) to help move things along a bit.

20th female. There were lots of County Champs runners etc around and plenty in the FV35 category so I didn't even place in the top 5 in my category!

If you look on the website for the marathon and you know Moshi's real name you can see her position

Great splits Moshi - Wow !! Getting a full race report from my bro this evening.... But he did ask how if I knew how you were this morning when I text him to see how he was . Good luck sorting.

Strangeways - great race report. Well done - sounds hilly - urgh It is disconcerting when you measure a race shorter. My last.. in fact onkly 10K ... race I've done I measured short (can't remembernow as it was a year ago but 9. something) I wasn't v. experienced and was hoping for 55 mins. Did it in 50 mins something but even now am not sure if that's a true 10K PB because I measured it short !! And don't want to do another in case I don't do so well even though I am now more experienced .

rhet - sorry you've not had a good day but pleased all turned out ok. V. worrying when that happens. Not long now.

Sorry to hear people are still ill... hoping all improves soon and you get your ironing done fanny

Now fanny look away - I had a lovely run this morning. Blue sky etc. Planned 10K, had a bit too much red wine last night so didn't expect too much. I ended up doing about 7 miles, not particularly fast, but just because it was enjoyable. So, to go along with a Help me jesus run and a LFDT run I think we should have 'That's Why I Do It' run. They don't happen enough sometimes... and its been a couple of weeks for me since the last one.

hello all

very sorry for assorted ailments and funny tummies
healing vibes heading your way

paws I hope the blasted things shows up soon

strangeways fab report and your attitude to hills is so chilled I am sure the PB on flat will be great
piff well done to you too

moshi I am sorry you were slightly disappointed, but you seem to have learnt something, while the rest if us can only stand in awe, Farah indeed was reading that he does a 5K under 16min and will try his hand at Marathons after 2012
should be interesting

I am sure I missed people, so sorry for that

I went out for a walk this morning around Richmond park which included some running, some deer spotting and a lot of thinking, it was quite a nice way to start the week

happy running alll

and btw moshi is that for good? feel oddly bereft this online community thing is very odd

Oh Rhet poor DP. Thank goodness all is well. These babies do like to scare us don't they. Have a virtual homemade scone with jam and cream (just out of the oven, how bad am I?)

Seriously considering Dublin too, it's the right time of year and greyness/drizzle is very attractive to me. DH is all for it, though he regards the running element as an unnecessary complication.

Wow, ShitGate really is the gift that keeps on giving isn't it? Truly grim.

moshi great splits and an amazing time. And you have so much going on at the moment. You are amazing!

moshi great splits - I really admire the consistency of your pace over 20 miles - I find it hard to keep my running steady even over short distances. Great achievement, especially with everything else going on in your life.

I am having a shit day (but not in the same sense as most of you); spent most of the morning with DP at the hospital as she hadn't felt much movement (and this girl is normally super active), but all is well - she clearly had just moved a bit. Good heartbeat and movements kicked off once we got there. Then buses were all fucked up (this is why I normally cycle), then bought coffee and dropped it, then tripped over my own chair in the office; now it is howling winds and driving rain (so leaving bike behind a blessing in disguise). I'm tired...and really not enjoying my job at the moment.

I take it that stickylittlefingers didn't get to her race :( as we haven't heard.
strangeways great report, great time, well done.

I am very excited about my improvers class - I think that clearly my training isn't doing much for me (I've seen little pace change in 10 months, despite lots of miles) and that I need a kick up the bum. The class also provides training plans, so I'm aiming for 5k and 10k into the spring, working up to a couple of halfs in the summer. I think I might want to do the Dublin marathon in October...

gotta go, students waiting

Goodness me, well done Moshi! if that's the wheels coming off just imagine Moshi Full Throttle!

Great though, as it shows you have even more potential notwithstanding an amazing performance yesterday. What position did you come in - there can't have been many women in front of you?

I think you're right too about the extra stress of a marathon. There's no denying that no matter how much you've trained those last few miles really really hurt. It takes a lot of mental strength to push on past that pain. Don't mess with The Moshi!

Moshi, awesome splits. Can obviously see the difference after 20 miles, but still in awe of your speed even then, well done ma'am!

Youre not leaving permanently on Wednesday ate you???

squix, how's the arm now?

paws and an unmumsnetty hug to boot!

Fanny, I have recovered, Le Bog will never becthe same I fear...