Runners thread number 6

Now at 651.3 after a great run this morning. Perfect weather for it and it was lovely and quiet. Just perfect!

On another note, I've registered for my first proper race - aaarrrgghhh! It's the Great Yorkshire Run at the end of September and I'm so nervous. I've never done anything more race-like than parkrun, so I've no idea what do/where to go when I get there, how I'll pace myself or what to do at the end (assuming I get to the end ). Any first time race tips?

Glad you're feeling better Cinnamon

Good luck with hitting your time target MrsH

10.1 miles this morning. I've signed up for a 10 mile run in 2 weeks so was a good practice run. 647

10k is my fave distance.
Hills 100% my nemesis

Will add to the total tomorrow. doesn't help maths!

Hi all, just back from holiday and marking my place - will try and catch up when I get the chance! Blimey I've missed you all

3.1 miles on Parkrun 636.9 and a new 5k pb at 27.08. [twirls]

Wow MrsH that's a lot of miles in August.

My aim is to do 10k in less than an hour my Whipsinade time was 1.02.25 so think I might be able to do it if I push myself. Not sure it will be at the Herts 10k as there is a big hill at the end faints.

Hello everyone, that's me back from my holiday. I've not managed to catch up with the thread yet. I managed to run my 100k while away, in fact I did 101 so for August so far I have 55.8 miles to add. 633.8
I did one 16k run which felt really good.

My new goal is to get the 10k below 60 minutes. It'll probably take ages. My PB so far is 1:03 but that was a totally flat holiday run and there are no flat routes where I live. The plan is to run 4 times a week, two 10ks, one longer run and one short interval/hill run.

Thanks all, Thursday was by far my worst day so far! Managed my parkrun tourism today, lovely park at Redcar and did it in 27:35, 8th lady so I'm happy even though it was much easier than my home run. 3.1 miles to add then 578

Aww hope you're feeling better now cinnamon. Pregnancy sucks at times.

574.9 now! just did 2 miles this morning, taking it easy ahead of Sunday's race. Glad I'm only doing the 5k, the 10 and half marathon go right up the hill, maybe next year!
Sorry about the sickness Cinnamon, hope it settles down soon and you can get back to normal.

572.9 miles miles in total now.

Managed 3.1 miles even after doing a HIIT class yesterday.

Hope you feel better soon cinnamon

Five treadmill miles to add, it's cooler than outside but still so warm in the gym that we come out dripping. In fact, we spend most of every day sweating by the pool or sweating in the gym so it's become kind of normal!

569.8 miles

take good care cinnamon and hope you feel a little better today. Tis the hormones kicking in.

Felt way too sick to run today

Oh and checking through my Garmin history as I've still been too lazy to find the lead to connect it, 9.2 to add. 564.8

Yay for dating indeed cinnamon and I'm spreading the parkrun love. Have convinced him to try his first one next weekend Barcode is printed and ready to go.

I'm really giving the running club serious consideration. I got a lot of smiles on the way past before I was stopped so they look like a friendly bunch.

Well done softkitty on your new pb.

2.25 miles in under 20 mins! Happy with that

555.6

5.8 miles worth of mile repeats from me last night. 553.4

Did my fastest ever 5k tonight, so really pleased. Running club must be paying off . That's brings us to 547.6 now.

That sucks Morrigu but yay for dating :)
I definitely recommend joining a club, I have lots of new friends because of it!

Haven't been on in a while as I have lost focus with running. Have found it impossible to find the time between no childcare and the brief time I do get to myself after two years of being by myself, I've started dating again . Basically life has been getting in the way.

Needless to say I won't be doing my hm in three weeks. Feel a tiny bit down deciding that after all that hard work but it's taught me that if I am to do training for a big run, it'll have to be one earlier in the year when ds is at school and the parents are about for babysitting littliest. Thinking the hm that happens close to me here next May instead.

Literally ran into my local running club yesterday when I was out doing a quick 20mins before the kids came home. The person tailing on the bike stopped me and asked if I wanted to join their club Really considering seeing if I can organise a babysitter for even one of the two nights a week and they do their club long run on a Saturday apparently. Might help me get some of my running mojo back as I think some of the problem is that it's so solitary sometimes.

Have a few miles to add but it is only a few. I'll have to upload my garmin to check as haven't done it in a while.

Just back from my 2 mile easy run for the week 544.5

Housemate then collared me to lift a load of hardboard sheets up to the second floor, took us six trips. Which felt more like exercise than the run did but I'm sticking to my 10k training plan!

542.5 with a slightly back achey 5k

I missed Halloumi's as it was at the end of her post

Oh wait we seem to have gone backwards - I'm confused. 539.4 with mine and HalleLouja ?