Is there a general running thread?

Speed is relative! If you're happy with it then you know it was a good run.

To those doing Silverstone this weekend I have two pieces of advice:

1. Make sure you remember where you park your car! I did it 2 years ago and after the race spent AGES looking for the damn car - eventually stumbled across a building and a very kind lady drove me back to find my car
2. You have to run through the F1 pole position. You go past it twice (if the course is the same) but are on the opposite side of the track each time. Second time I just had to veer off and run through it. May just be me though :o

Good luck to all those racing this w/e.

Thanks.....I've PM'd Merry.

You can do it! I started running just before I was 60yrs and did my first half marathon a year later. I am doing my second next weekend. I started off with a running course, but now I just go out alone, when it suits me. Unfortunately I don't run in the rain - which is most of the time here!
I gave up on treadmills- too boring.

Well done AmberNectarine! 9k in 54 minis 6 min/km by my reckoning so 60min 10k :)

Thanks Snowdown and sorry about your run.

Yay for your garmin cocochops, I could find the mn group then kindly got a pm with details and haven't logged back in since !

Well done on your run OhOneOhTwoOhThree! We will have work out a way to find each other. I'll be the gibbering wreck standing next to a large man with a beard and two fed up little boys!!

sarah-the poster immediately before you is a fellow Silverstone runner

Hiya....I've not read all the thread but is anyone doing the Silverstone half marathon next weekend? My three running buddies have all pulled out with injuries and I don't fancy doing it alone.

Well Done Amber!
I had one of thoses days yesterday Snowdon. No reason, just frustrating!!!

Well what difference a night makes. 5 miles in 48 minutes across field, felt I could just keep on going but have take your advice and decided not to tire my legs out. Can't do anything on Tuesday, so going to do another 3 or 4 (but at much more gentle pace) tomorrow.

OhOne, yes Silverstone. I hope the weather is good for all of us.

Sorry about the bad run Snowdon - agree it is frustrating when you can't pinpoint when things go wrong. For me it is usually hydration - I am a terror for forgetting to drink, either before I run or during. Today was a case in point - I diligently filled my bottle and left it on the counter. That bottle has yet to actually leave the house!

Thanks all, it feels good to be on track - long may it continue.

Am going to enter the ballot for the Royal Parks HM in October. Hopefully I'll get a place. I've got one eye on doing the London Marathon next year as well but the fundraising pressure terrifies me - a friend is doing it and she's much more worried about hitting her fundraising target than the actual running!

Amber well done! that's a great time.

Run today was poor, I got as far as 6k and gave up - had a pain in one foot and a toe nail digging in on the other, everything just felt wrong...maybe it was the sprint finish yesterday, maybe my pace was too fast initially....but that's the first time I have failed to complete my Sunday long run. Running is such a bastard at times - good days and bad days it's bloody impossible to figure out what goes right or wrong. Lots of classes booked in this week so that should keep me active, even when my leg are being lazy buggers.

Good luck to all the HM - remember to rest up, it's too late now to build fitness, just stay flexible...tired legs don't run well.

Coco - glad you like your garmin.

Off the top of my head I think we have 4 people doing HMs next weekend - 2 x Cambridge Boundary (me and cinnamon), 1 x Silverstone (Buddha? - can't scroll back) and 1 x somewhere else nearby (Eau)

Wow this threads been busy. Thanks for the watch advice just taken my forerunner 10 for its first outing. I love it and just wasted about half an hour looking at all the stats on garmin connect (geek alert!). Have joined the mn group.

Just did 4 miles in 36 mins longest run so far. I am really enjoying getting back into running and since having dc I find it easier to motivate myself to go as I am getting some much needed 'me' time.

Just reading back through the thread. Amber thats a great time you should definitely be on track for a sub 60 10k.

Are there a lot of hm runners next weekend? I am getting that gist so who is doing which ones? I am doing the Richmond running festival hm in September looking forward to that.

Will stop gibbering on now!

Ah good thinking re the C25K OhOne, I'll give that a try. Run was crap today, kept having to stop and walk. Annoyed with myself! Ah well, guess that means I'll (hopefully) do better next time!

EAT - I just used to use C25K for intervals, and sprint the running bits and jog the walking bits IYSWIM

I did 6.43 miles in 1:11. Quite a bit on boggy trails to slow me down. My calves were burning after yesterday's parkrun, and quite sore again today. Now for a nice hot bath.

OhOne, nor me motivation much needed here. My problem is that it's still four weeks till my run - wish it was sooner, I totally mistimed my increases in distance. And now I have to sustain a stupidly long distance or get my head round interval training. Does anyone have an app or podcast they'd recommend for interval training?

Sitting here looking at the drizzle and grey sky isn't going to get me out is it?

Wow Amber, that's excellent time!

x-post Amber - that's great! Well done!