Runners United - Conwy Cockwatch, a live birth and Alex "Rhet" Ferguson in one thread. What more could we ask for?

orange that is not a bad time at all for a training run with hills. You should feel very happy with yourself.

monkey LOL at you and your crisp-grudge! I hope you don't meet that poor MW again, I've a feeling she'd come off worse...

hat that is lovely. And you're quite right sfx, about encouraging an indifference to all the stupid advertising. I love feisty older women!

Why are you having a priest for a sleepover?

badger hope your knee improves. Knees are a pain.

So I did my 5 miles slow-fast-slow-fast-slow again. Thanks fanny for the arse kicking . It was cold and windy though, felt proper wintry.

fanny

monkey about insurance lawyer no yawn although there are boring and ponderous people in every profession
like the man fromHMRC, I attended his talk and nearly fell asleep, he was grey all over, grey everything, why?

peach the baby milk drunkard oh the bliss

ibby pesky phone

monkey that is scandalous

orange don't fret it will be fine, race is different from training

hat that is a lovely post, great to have had such a positive experience
honestly I think this generation of women, now in their late 30's early 40's must start reclaiming our age as a positive thing, all this cult of fake youth is ridiculous, perfectly fine to keep a curious spirit, have experience and be at easy with the world and a few wrinkles

still dd activities to go to, we have a priest sleeping over tonight

Lol monkey. That meany midwife, I feel your pain.

Thanks everyone. Fanny I as nearly cursing you at one point going up the hill. But I am glad you talked me into it.Sorry you not feeling hot.
Thats good £12 for a marathon running, at least its before the weather gets hot.
peach is she sleepy for evening feeds? Ds1 use to always fall asleep when feeding meaning he would want feeding an hour later and my very sore bleeding boobs could not take much more. Then I then started massaging his feet whilst he feed it helped keep him alert and have a proper feeD and therefore go longer between feeds. It also seemed to help with his colic. I coslept with DS2 but that might of been more to do with that I was alone in a kingsize bed and lonely also he was a terrible sleeper so easier he was in bed with me. Glad you had some rest this morning, thank goodness for mil's.
Sorry your knee not good badger
Oh I so love the milk drunk look, really miss it. I had such a tough time bf ds1 so much so that I didn't really want to bf ds2. But bfing ds2 was a dream it was so easy.

I love ed beans but they have that effect on me - tmi sorry.

orange at your dropped crisps. When I went into labour with ds2, I went into hospital for a check up, they said "sorry, you're in labour you have to stay on the postnatal ward for a bit until things kick off". So I went up to the ward and did a bit of light jogging up and down the corridor to set things going again.

DH went and got me a packet of crisps and I'd just opened them when I felt a pop and ... things had started! The midwife came and snatched the crisps from me, allegedly just in case I needed a c section!

I've nursed a grudge over that packet of crisps for years. Can you tell?

Omg fanny, " gone through me like Moshifarah on a moped". Please don't do that again to a woman with a compromised pelvic floor!!!

DrNo, that is so sad about Angie off Biggest Loser. I watched the last 2 series and have the workout DVD

Orange, I think if 1 hour 36 is you struggling, then you ate going to be fine. Best thing after a difficult run is pick yourself up and move on. You will actually have learned loads from it and can absorb it over the next couple of days. Remember as you are increasing your mileage, these linger runs might all be difficult doing the distance for the first time, but that's to be expected. Bless you, dropping yer crisps! Loving petrol station man, what a gent.

Hat, that does sound like a great trip, and well done for getting out and running. Loved your middle age woman paragraph, sounds like you met some really lovely, inspiring folk!

monkey, sympathy on musical bed front! We were lucky in that although I co-slept with DD1, once she was in her own cot, and now bed she seems to like her own space. I would still like her in our bed sometimes (so snuggly!) but she never sleeps, just messes about and chats nineteen to the dozen! I love bf too, I just love their little faces when you look downat them, and the baby drunkard look they have when they are finished. at your GP. There is a surprising amount of of ignorance, even within the medical profession, about bf. Well done you for feeding when 7 months pregnant. I think the exhaustion might have sent me over the edge! I bf DD1 till she was 2.5 but wanted a bit of "time off" before getting pregnant again.

Hi all!
Not been on for ages though have been lurking. Congratulations peach! Kate is beautiful! And a lovely name. Hope the sleeping and feeding all settles down soon, and DD1 is enjoying being a big sister.

orange you are doing so well. Just think that it wasn't that long ago that you were running half that distance. You'll do great on the day.

I'm still getting to the gym 3 or 4 times a week but have found that I'm going on the bike a bit more - my knee is hurting again and I'm crediting that to the treadmill. The next few weekends are quieter for me so I might actually get outside to run. But I am struggling to up my distance. I think it is because I don't have a goal but right now I am happy to just keep running.

Right, I've got to pick DS up from nursery. I'll try and be back more regularly - it helps with my motivation! And you're all very funny!

just realised it's a while since Rhet last posted....

orange the important thing is you (F) did it. The runs which don't go so well are better training in some ways than the ones where you feel like you're flying along, they get you used to carrying on when you feel less than 100%.

GReat post hat

orange well done for going out and doing it. Don't worry about it being a bad run - will soon be forgotten when you run again. Good on the petrol station man for offering water next time.

Loving the typos on this thread - puzzled a bit over "shirt foggy jog", in your earlier post sfx, but then the penny dropped.

Re careers, I am a statistician, ie do stuff with numbers. Currently work as tutor from home which suited me fine when DCs were small, but now realising that I need to get out, and in fact am in process of applying for research job. Often hanker after being a radiographer though. Or an archivist. Or something. Think (at 46) am prob too old to retrain though.

Right I have done 9 miles of the route for the race and it was not good . It was one of those runs where you legs feel heavy and don't want to move right from the start. Plus the course is very hilly and I really stuggled on the hills. I did it in 1 hr and 36 mins which not too bad considered I really struggled. As soon I stopped my legs were killing me and very achey and stiff now I have gone very cold and shivery fterwards too. I treted my self to a packet of crisps from the shop but only managed to have a few then dropped them on the floor accidentally , I was really enjoying them too. Obviously not feeling quite so positive about the race now, but on the plus side I didn't get lost and I have another go at a trial run of it next week (going to do full 10 miles then), then race is the week after. So have time to improve. Also very nice man at petrol station I popped into at mile 6 to buy water, when he saw me pouring it into my water bottle he said not to buy one next time and he will let me top my water bottle up from the tap .
Hat that is a lovely post.I admire you for getting out there and running, here's me worrying about getting lost and doing trial runs in my car and you just getting out there and doing it.
Not read nything else yet but going to get in the bath and warm up. Then I will have a good catch up

Afternoon all, well done to those of you that have made it out! I'll do a short run tonight. Did the shred last night with DH - you will be pleased to know that his valuables were secured this time - we did level 1 together then I did level 2 on my own. Phew.

I didn't see the Biggest Loser UK DrN but will check the news - what a shame. Your photos were lovely btw, not the least bit Help Me Jesus!

hat that's a lovely post. Sounds like you really enjoy your job.

I'd love to find a job I enjoy - to be fair I loved being a lawyer, loved (almost all of) my clients, loved the intellectual side of it .... but I loathed the cut-throat, trample anyone who got in your way, office politics. When I gave up work we gave up our bigger income, but it worked for us and I didn't want to be like some of the women I worked with - two nannies, getting a taxi home to breastfeed and then a taxi back into the office to work half the night. Not really sure I have any skills left to offer an employer now other than shouting at organising the children and wiping bums taking care of their needs!

peach if you have any tips on how to get ds1 out of my bed at night, I'd welcome them. He's a horror for sneaking in with me. Goes to bed in his own room, then we play musical beds for a bit - DH often ends up in the spare room/bed (ds3 is in the cot in there), and ds1 usually sneaks in. So I wake up for a cuddle with DH and find ds1 and assorted cuddlies in bed with me . Loved breastfeeding, all of mine were fed for over a year. Fed ds1 until I was 7 months pregnant and the GP told me to stop or I could compromise ds2's growth - he was 9 lbs 10 oz!

sfx DH works in insurance but as a lawyer - does that get a double yawn? . Had a very interesting conversation yesterday with the consultant about private healthcare, as DH used to deal with complaints about claims (not part of his job anymore thank goodness). The consultant can't wait to meet him to trade stories!

Hope all the injuries are getting better.

Hi everyone - just back from Ethiopia this morning - set off 13 hours ago so need to go to bed for a bit of kip so this will be quick. ish.

first thing's first peach many many congratulations - lovely news, lovely name, hope you are basking in lots of gooey post-birth hormones and general loveliness.

second: rhet I had to trawl the best part of 1000 posts to check dp hadn't produced the goods too - hope all is well and you know we're all checking/thinking/anticipating etc

The Ethiopia trip was great. I sat on the plane and got out the copy of Prospect I'd bought and there, right infront of me, was a really interesting article about East African runners and altitude training. It looked at the use of altitute tents and how you draw a line between banned doping and non-banned scientific stuff that improves performance. all very interesting. my favourite line was that in the 18th century gentlemen didn't think it was in the spirit of sport to train.

I went out for two runs while I was there - I was a bit nervous about being a lone white ferenji running on the road (pavements non-existent) in lycra but it was absolutely fine. I got an occasional clap, a few smiles, and the odd words of encouragment but mostly got ignored - apart from when I was negotiating the hair-raising road junctions when nearly everytime someone would help me across. No suprises that the poverty is incredibly visible - more so than anywhere else I've been - it's not a pocket in the odd place - it's everywhere. Staying at a posh hotel - you're not in some posh suburb as is usually the case - but there are slums all around. I felt the altitude - and the smog - when running so I took it pretty gently - but pease with myself for getting out there rather than going to the gym. I love running in new places - it's such a good way to see more than you would otherwise.

The other thing I wanted to share with you all might sound a bit random - but I had a bit of an "I love being a middle aged woman" experience. I was surrounded by similar-aged women, some with kids, some not, all with really interesting jobs, and all so honest and warm and kindly confident in a way that I think grows in you as you get older, see more of the world, share experiences with other women. I felt very lucky and very contented to be who I am (warts and all, bad experiences and all). [vaguely soppy emoticon]

right I must go to bed. I will check teh thread more thoroughly and come back soon. keep running. or rubbing.

debi the hotels doesn't know......not been informed yet. Sorry!

sfx your DD sounds very cool!

drno hope your legs relax out a bit today. But think of how strong you'll be, all that acceleration!

ok fanny... you're now reminding me of that woman at the beginning of the Fame tv programme... have you got a stick? Going out now to start paying. And sweat. See you all later xx

Anyone remember Biggest loser UK with Angie the Personal Trainer? Sadly she killed herslef, it's all over the news. Only 42 I really liked her.

That should be love study even when not formally in education I looked for new stuff to learn and bother people in assorted fields of interest with questions

sticky, ha ha, that's a great idea! MIL arrived yesterday so she had been up with DD1 this morning while we doze and feed.

fanny, yeah good call, I co-slept with DD1, DP was consigned to the spare bed. We don't have a spare bed now and this one, I feel is a bit small but will play it by ear. Latch getting much better so sore nips should be a thing of the past soon!

We should get you a spot on breakfast tv fanny, you could be like a modern day foul-mouthed Mad Lizzy!!!

Another co sleeper here I usually take the path of least resistance and pick my battles
peach Kate will get it I never attempted much structure before 6-8 wks

DrN never went to uni until now Things took odd turns in my life but I live studying always have

fanny you know you would be amazing as a personal trainer

Shirt foggy jog thus morning, now visiting with elderly aunt she cracks me up

Parents night last night dd had told them she was very busy with all her emails and keeping up with twitter geek junior

About careers finding something that you like helps I have done a fair few shitty jobs but some I adored despite long hrs and not much pay