Runners thread number 6

3 miles with the dog this morning 533.8

530.8 includes 4.4 miles at run club from last night. The lady who was leading us used to be really fast but has lost her mojo :( Anyway she was saying that sometimes they do a 5 mile group at a mid pace and I would be good to do that if it happens.

Has anyone got a Garmin Forerunner 15? Am tempted to get one for my upcoming birthday.

Brilliant, thought so! Thanks everyone :)

Long run at running club tonight (well, long for a bunch of beginners, anyway!). 5.6 miles, so brings us to 532.

I ran 3 miles tonight so that's 526.4.

As for carbs, when I used to run longer distances I seemed to eat nothing but carbs, they were the only thing that satisfied my hunger and I still lost weight.

I run because I will never not eat carbs
Or butter. Or ice cReam etcetera etcetera if you see what I mean??

Thanks emummy, it's actually Sat evening which in the Last household means picking up a Chinese on the way home.

I wouldn't/haven't dropped carbs while half marathon training. According to my Nutrition for Runners book, anything past about 9 miles is when you really need to be carb loading before you run to ensure your muscles can cope with what you're about to put them through, going low carb/carb free would mean you really struggle I should think.

Hi all, 8.6miles ran yesterday so that's..... Um.... 523.4

Just a question for those training for a half marathon like me, or just those that run to lose weight, how many of you still eat carbs? I would like to start a low carb diet but I honestly don't reckon I would be able to maintain long runs like yesterday's without any carbs. Just wondering really as to what some of your diets are like. Thanks!

Also changed my timetable, 4 runs a week (one long, one normal, two speed or tempo runs) and then 2 weight training days. Feeling good!

Taking easy this week ahead of Sunday's hill race, so just 2.2 miles tad, taking total to 514.8. Still ran up a hill and did a PB for 3k of 17 min 3,managing 8.4 min/mile, very chuffed! And rather breathless! Now off to convince myself that I'm not hungry as am fasting ahead of an endoscopy this afternoon.
Good luck with your 10k on Sunday ThursdayLast

I shall come and have a nose...

Ah, that's where you've gone! I lost the thread

About 10 of us I think....we are over on this thread

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/exercise/1966510-Who-fancies-10km-of-mud-and-obstacles-Come-and-join-Team-Wolef

Don't be scared! It really is good fun. Although the winter one was easily the coldest I'd ever been what with all the water. How many of you are doing it?

My stupid stubborn northern little legs took me on a 4 mile recovery run tonight...not that they needed a recovery run really, some of us aren't in pain after yesterday's running

512.6

I'm on the WOLeF team too. Need to do more upper body strength work!

Hello runners!
Blathers I hope your DH is still suffering

I am v excited to be doing my first proper 10k at the weekend! It's in the evening so while the weather should be cool, it means DP and DS probably won't be able to come and cheer me on.

Planning a couple of gentle 5ks in preparation, and am volunteering at parkrun on Saturday too.

Love 'stupid stubborn northern little legs' blatherskite!

4.6 to add from me through all the windy bike tracks through the forest and 3 bloody bomb holes!! 508.6

Hi bluebird it is AUtumn wolf I think - 7th September. There are a gang of mumsnetters doing it - so pleased to hear you enjoyed it (we are all a bit scared)

Are you doing the September Wolf lego? Have you done one before? I did the spring one this year and winter wolf last year, love them they're such fun.

I love the macho DH response...MrLego is now on the parkrun bandwagon and desperate to get sub 25 minutes...I am a bit as all his 4 runs have been faster than my PB

Anyway, I came here to add on my morning 5 miler (well, 5ish - I paused runkeeper as I tried in vain to do monkey bars in the park as my token WOLF run training and forgot to resume for ages so distance is approx )

So that takes us to 504

Pmsl at Blathersnotsofithubby. That is all.

Welcome Lucy.

I sent him a text asking if his legs are sore this morning. He replied with "Did I ever mention how much I hate your stupid stubborn northern little legs?" which I think is a yes

Serves him right blatherskite!!

Hi lucyintheskywithdinos.

No Sunday morning run for me as we had too much on! I have two weeks off now so can run around our activities whenever I want :) I think morning runs maybe off for a bit as ms has seriously hit me and I need to eat as soon as I wake up to not be sick and I'm not great at running with full belly!

Welcome lucy. Come and join us.

It's a little local half marathon Cardiff, run by the guy who puts on the marathons I work at a lot. Should be fun as I'll know most of the other runners too. Then I've got the Nottingham half at the end of September and the Great Birmingham Run in mid October too :)

Am I mean? - After I got in from my run yesterday, DH was due to go out for a run. I'm not sure how far he had been planning to go but once he found out I'd done 11 miles in 1hr 49, he decided that he would do the same but faster. I guess it was some sort of macho I-will-not-be-beaten-by-a-girl/my-wife thing. But he's not been training like I have so he's not done much more than 7k recently. He managed 10 miles before he just really couldn't go any further and in about the same time too and spent the rest of the afternoon really hurting from his sore muscles. I laughed at him

Hello! Can I join in?

I did c25k a while ago and have just started training for a 10k race! I still can't quite believe I can run as I've also lost five stone over the last two years. I am hoping that the 10k training might help me shift the last seven pounds so I'd be down to my ideal, mid-bmi weight.

Another short run with DS brings us up to 499.