Is there a general running thread?

I've heard people say that if you can do 8 miles then you can do a half easily, because the race atmosphere gives you that extra boost. I'm not taking any chances though, I'm going for a 10 miler on Sunday.

This is quite true-

I did a 10k race in June 2012 whilst training for GNR Half Marathon- I then found a 10 mile race in the August. the 10 mile race was hard (harder than the GNR in my opinion) but once I knew I could run 10 miles- I knew I would get the extra 3 required for the GNR.

I thought I was going to die at mile 11 of GNR- but I obviously didnt. The atmosphere of the race gets you to the end.

Wow I'm really impressed with all your distances and times. I managed a 27 min run after I'd done the Tesco shop. Loaded the shopping in the boot then off I went. Killing 2 birds with 1 stone in my lunch hour

Sorry to hear about your back, fish. At least it is not going to stop you doing what you want (I hope).

Well done to everyone who has had a good run out - even those who didn't have the run they planned.

Eat, that is fab! I love the feeling of going further than ever before.

Ran Thursday before work - I always find that an early run really starts my day well, but unfortunately the way we have childcare arranged, I drop the kids off, so run after work. That's when it's really easy to sack it off!

A long run planned tomorrow - not sure when or where though: I have just realised that dd1 is going to a party on Sunday and I thought it was tomorrow and I would run while she was there. Now at more of a loose end but need to keep DCs organised for a bit while DH sorts the garden out. I hare the endless negotiation that comes with having very young children :(

Have to admit that I only work in miles. Am old! I'm averaging about ten and a half mins a mile. Which us ok. Gets pretty slow towards the end (basically just leaning forwards and working with momentum!)

What was your pace like for you? What's your fast 5k pace? I did a 5k the other day with an average 5.31p/km pace but my pace for the 9 miles I did last weekend was 6.36, so a heck of a lot slower.

Loving that positive mental attitude, and wish I had it. I think "I've done 8 miles, but I still have to do more than half of that again and I'm near to total collapse" ...

Well done on the 8.5 miles, that's a bloody brilliant time as well. I've heard people say that if you can do 8 miles then you can do a half easily, because the race atmosphere gives you that extra boost. I'm not taking any chances though, I'm going for a 10 miler on Sunday.

I did an 8.5 mile run today in 1 hr 26 mins. Am pretty smug about this as it is my longest run ever - though if I'm ever going to achieve this half marathon they are going to have to get quite a bit longer yet! Now though I'm on the sofa shivering and feeling completely done in. I'm hogging the fan heater. Also strangely un-hungry (which I usually am ALL the time).

Sorry to hear about your back Fish. My back is mildly rubbish and has been forever, but I think it has been improved through running. My osteopath said about 2 years ago that I was seeing her for problems about every 6 months, and suggested some exercises to strengthen the muscles that might make a difference. I did the exercises (inconsistently and certainly not recently) and then took up running about 18 months ago. I have to say I assumed I'd be seeing my osteo a lot more after that, but actually I've not been back since. Though I could use some treatment on my calf muscles ...

Oh and I use Adidas micoach too, I used to use their programmes, but just use free run to track my route and I like the run score!!

Wimped out of a run tonight and had a chicken burger and chips instead!! I will be doing the park run tomorrow, weather permitting, and there is a 10k fun run on Sunday I want to do, and I have my parents coming up to babysit.

Yay for the (sort of) good news! Ready to get muddy again tomorrow?

I've just got home from the consultant re my back. According to the MRI, I have some degeneration in my lumbar vertebrae. (Boo!) And there's little medically that can be done. (Boo again!) But it's nothing sinister, is unlikely to spread, and I should go about my normal life with painkiller assistance where necessary. (Hurray!) And doing things like running won't make it worse - it's just bad luck in my genetic makeup. (Hurray again - I think!)

Parkrun tomorrow then.

I spent all day on my feet yesterday and got home at midnnight, so will aim to do a short easy run tonight.

Have just entered the Great South Run though. EEEK!

I use run keeper on my iphone, find it v good, it also syncs with my fitness pal too.

Well done Eau!

Did a steady (ie slow) 5 miles today, been very disjointed this week. Does anyone find that when they have worries it affects their running? Have some work stuff going on and it really seems to impact my running.

On the plus side I managed to avoid any car interfaces today

Checking in, 4.25 miles in 46mins but that was 3 intervals of ten mins running, the rest walking.
I use Adidas micoach on my iPhone, anyone else?
The run today was lush, hardly any wind, a must sitting in the valley making everything look pretty and some friendly dogs on the way

And that boot camp sounds amazing

I'm with karate on that one eau, I don't think I've ever had a day where I can't slow down!
Lovely lovely Pilates class back on tonight, so I'm feeling all stretched out and limber for my no-excuses-f**k-the-weather run in the morning

Well done on the PB eau!

[Shock] at your car interface cooeee. Glad you're ok though.

No running for me today as it's bootcamp at work on Thursdays. (And Tuesdays too but I missed it this week.) So 45 minutes of sprinting, lunges, squats, burpees, star jumps, sit-ups, push-ups, planks, V sits, kettle weight whanging and other excessive physical jerks. I will hurt tomorrow...

eau no I find it easy to slow down sometimes when I realise it, I find I'm only a tiny bit faster than walking!!

Bloody cars, I hate it when they just pull out like they own the road. Pedestrians have right of way! Sorry your run wasn't too good, better one next time.

I had one of those ones today where you just can't slow down, no matter how knackered you're getting and no matter how hard you try to set a sensible pace. Fortunately I was only planning on 5k and I managed to keep it up, so I got a new PB! 27.35. Pretty pleased.