general running thread

Ahhh I had the same sensitive stomach issue the other day DoYou, been ok since thank heavens. I think you have to eat something in the morning and I do find after running I dont want to eat much anyway.

I have a new challenge in the morning I'm at my parents for Easter and need to find a 10k route for tomorrow but I've never run over here before do i'll just have to follow my nose.

I have a garmin forerunner 610! I love it, very pricey though!

It's touch screen and really easy to use, doesn't seem t make me much faster though unfortunately

I missed a run today, full of cold and feeling ropey. Hopefully I might get out tommorrow or Sunday.

I always eat before I run, marmite bagel. Anything else affects my digestion,which appears to be annoyingly sensitive! An extra coffee before Thursdays run lead to terrible post run cramps and stuff.....

I should have run today - but have a bad, bad hangover...

Did 10k Monday morning and 10 Wednesday morning, was planning to do the treble, never mind there is always tomorrow.

I sometimes run on an empty stomac because I go so early, but eating first definitely makes it easier. I've started having some of those breakfast biscuits in the car with a cup of tea - about 50 calories each I think.

I have both Pleaseput I love a gadget . I use run keeper on my phone and use it for intervals and my phone has my music on. My Garmin is the most basic one so I cant set it up to measure interval times but it is good to look at as you run for pace . DH bought it for me last year before I really stated to try and improve my speeds etc if I was getting it now I would have gone for one more features. Why not give try runkeeper a try as its free but seems to have lots of features and can do km or miles and if you still want more look at garmins. I do find the phone strapped to my arm a bit heavy so a watch has an advantage there .

Oh how fab. Hello all. Lovely to see a running thread back in Active Convos. There used to be some long threads back in the day, any of the oldies around still?

I use Endomondo on my HTC phone to track my runs. It's nice and basic, doesn't take up much memory but will call out your mile/km times depending on your settings and records your PBs.

My first run in 12 days today because of the weather. Short, but really enjoyed it.

Thanks both! In actually not aching today which is good news! I use the free run keeper app on my iPhone, I find it v good, I have it set to tell me my average speed and the time on every mile, bit gutting when you slow down though. It also tells you how many calories you burn- I burned a whopping 1195 apparently yesterday- I made up for it in cheese though!

Cooed well done on the 10 miles - I am working up to that accomplishment - some way to go yet! I have swum twice, run 6k and a cross training session since Monday and am hoping to fit in a long slow run (that's 10-11k not 10 miles !) on the weekend.
Question - do any of you run with a garmin fore runner or app as I want to use a half marathon training programme to help me train but I don't know how to suss pace/distance out etc. I use mapmyrun on my phone but it measures in km not miles and gives me my pace distance at odd intervals. Is it worth getting a garmin and if so which one? And heart rate monitor - useful or not?

Well done CooEee 10 miles on a week day well done. I got out tonight, I have jibbed out twice this week so made myself go. I did a bit of interval work and DH was home early enough so I started in the light.

I must download some new music I have been listening to the same playlist for weeks now.

I'm back on track! Did 10 miles today, tough at the end though. Also still a lot of snow and ice on tracks- I was doubly in awe of the ladies up thread who went out in it at the weekend! Wind was brutal though. This thread is really keeping me positive too, when it got tough I imagined posting here (loser!) and how good I'd feel to keep me going- it worked, so thanks!!!

Pleaseput that does not sound good it's not worth going out if you are likely to have an them attack. I must get warmer soon says she hopefully

That's not good Please. I don't suffer from asthma but I still get a bit of coughing when I come in from a cold run, worse if I'm recovering from a cold and it's horrid. You have my sympathies.

I'm sure you already do, but make sure you do a decent warm up at a very easy pace, I find that helps because I always start with a tightness in my chest when it's cold and if I push the pace too soon pushing the pace is still pretty slow for me though I look and feel like I might pass out

I missed yesterday's run because I was between night shifts and work was stupidly busy, I couldn't get of bed I've done it today instead, it's not any warmer but it is less windy!

Gah, really struggling in this cold weather. It's aggravating my lungs so I'm struggling with asthma any time I push myself out in the cold. My chest is sore, feels like an unstretchy balloon inside that is being pulled. Blooming annoying. I ran today at a slow steady pace and was ok but the minute I was in the car and warming back up I just started to cough and cough. I really hope we get some warmer temperatures soon! I think I'm going to have to exchange some runs for swimming until it warms up but I don't get nearly as much pleasure from ploughing up and down a pool - there's nothing to look at!

I really enjoy running, love chatting with my friends on the way round and its a good way of exercising the dogs! Before my dc I ran the GNR twice and the New Forest half, after my first baby I decided the best way to shift the weight was to run a marathon, i completed the Paris marathon in 2010 without walking or stopping and I will most definitely not be doing another one! Since baby two I now stick to little runs (anything up to 6 miles ish)and one or both my children join me in the buggy all dependant on how fit I am feeling and which foolish friend has offered to help me push!

I agree this winter is dragging on but actually I do like running in the cold.

I don't like getting hot and sticky and am not good in the heat. I run much faster when I'm cold and trying to get warmed up and once I'm warm it feels comfortable.

I would hate to race on a hot summer's day.

Having said that for the DC's sake I wish it was spring.

I've truly had enough of winter too Easter will be miserable if it stays so cold! We are the lucky ones too, we don't have snow!

Hope you feel better Please.

I should be putting away my thermal running gear and getting out my short sleeves and short tights! This morning I was freezing in thermal stuff and extra layers. I came home and had hot chocolate for my post run drink

Running in the school holidays is always a struggle! I'm not always successful, I must admit

Hedgepig, i'm with you on that, or at least I was. I was the worst at school. And I thought exercising with people would be way too humiliating. But actually when I do circuit training outside in the week the camaraderie pushes me much harder than I would do on my own. Well done Doyouthinktheysaurus for going out in such hideous conditions and you too Hedgepig (great name!). I've been wheezy and chesty since yesterdays arctic experience and my hips (top of femur bursar area) are a wee bit stiff but otherwise ok. Felt great having a sofa day without so much as a venture outside other than to get the paper or feed the animals! Here's hoping for a good week. With holidays coming up it's going to be the challenge to keep getting out for a run when kids are at home. Plan of action is to make them scooter whilst I run...will see how that pans out!

What's your club like Lilleth? I'm toying with trying my local one but I have an organised exercise phobia from being the most unsporty girl in school!! I can not cope with people shouting at me, I know it's meant to be encouraging but it just makes me want to hit the shouter

It's just horrid isn't it DoYouThink, I've been running all winter mostly in the dark but it seems worse now because it should be getting warmer grrrr I had in my mind by March I would have packed my winter tights away go him

Ds1 and I are supposed to be going a 3k "fun" run this morning but they had to cancel it, it was the right decision as it was mostly aimed a DCs and they would have frozen out there this morning .

I ran, the coldest and most unpleasant run I've had this winter, and it's meant to be spring Running uphill into a strong north easterly wind, it was horrid! I planned an out and back but quit three quarters of a mile early as it was so tough running up hill into the wind so I made it up by looping around on the flat. 12 miles done and dusted.

I'm glad it's over, it was really tough and if all runs were like that I wouldn't be a runner tbh. Thankfully they aren't, mostly I love it but today was just too cold and windy, and I felt all out of sorts before I started.

Well done Please.

I went out too I thought the snow was easing so I went for it , ended up for be last mile and a half with snow diving in my face . I wear specs so there was snow on them and they were steaming up as I breathed out. I'm seriously thinking of eye lasering so I can actually see where I'm running.