2015 Running Thread Part 6

Hallo!
Can I join your thread?
I'm 31 and a single mum. I am currently about 18 stone but I love running. Very slow puffy running! The first time I ever ran was 9 weeks before the great north run in 2012. I completed in 2:42:43 which is a horrifically slow time but I am so proud of doing it! I have been sporadically running ever since. I went out for the first time in month today and did 4 miles at 11.15 mins a mile. I take my spaniel and terrier with me and we love it! The spaniel is like running with a very slim athletic friend who runs at 8 min miles. He stops to wait for me bless him!

Good luck with your 10k too Bobbles. Don't worry if you do see people sprinting away, some will be able to maintain that but an awful lot will just be over enthusiastic and will have to slow down and get overtaken later by the runners who have paced themselves better at the start. Speaking as one who had a tendency to set off way too fast and then get overtaken by all the runners I gleefully sailed past earlier
Pacing is the key, don't set off too fast, you can always pick it up later if you want to. And enjoy yourself, it is a great experience and fantastic achievement

Good to see you are ok suzanne, at SITA too!

Happy birthday emummy, sounds like perfect pre run carb loading

Good luck with your races too this weekend cinnamon and runtothehills . Hope babies, boobs and weather all good

Don't like the sound of those spiders Aggressive . I'm fine with UK sized ones but those would have me shivering!

15.1 miles from me today, mixture of trail and quiet country roads. Tried out my new waistband bottle holder and found it to be very comfy and not irritating at all so pleased with that. Didn't get much chance to stop for water though as I'd collected a cloud of flies which landed on me as soon as I slowed or stopped so that kept me going. More effectively than DS1's Zombie app I reckon too!

1171.66 + 15.1 = 1186.76

Not liking the sound of the spider run either!

Happy birthday emummy have some more

I'm planning to get out and stretch my legs tonight, before my first 10k this weekend. Am both excited and nervous, I keep thinking everyone will be sprinting off at the start and I'll be left tootling along on my own at the back...

Love that suzannecanthecan pita to sita

Hello :o
I am still doing it!
I have 152.66 miles to add so far this month =1171.66

my PITA is now downgraded to mild SITA (stiffness in the arse)

I was also wondering about Actiongirl

Happy birthday emummy

Hello all - sorry been rubbish at keeping up but hello to all the new comers! I'm not so experienced myself - started C25K at end of Jan this year.

We've rented a treadmill and set it up in the garage so I did my first ever treadmill run of 5k on Tuesday night. It felt very odd and I don't like it as much as normal running but it is so cold and windy here at the moment it is a good option (and I can run while DH is out).

I felt wobbly and seasick for ages after once I was on steady ground!

So 3.1 from me . . .

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Good luck with races Anglaise and Cinnamon, hope all goes well.
Wee recovery run from me this morning, went quite fast for me, should have chocolate cake for breakfast more often! It's my birthday and dcs always insist on having cake as soon as the candles are out. Luckily they didn't use the correct number of candles for my age or the cake would have melted!
Aggressive well done in coping with the spiders, I am impressed!

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I didn't go this morning ds3 has slept 9 hours the last 4 nights and my boobs hurt so much no way I could run! Was lucky this morning as he was up at 6 and I'm not normally home until 7! Race tomorrow eeek!

Good luck with your race Anglaise1! Are you and your friend running together or both going at your own pace?

Rubbish about your bag lastqueenofscotland! Hope you get a nice shiny new one soon

Aggressive I was wondering about Suzanne too. I know she was having problems with her PITA.

My only last trophy was wood as well. I took it home to be met by a narrowing of the eyes from DS who asked "Why isnt it gold?" because in the world of pre-schoolers where Peppa Pig is gospel, all trophies worth having are real plastic gold.

Oh my goodness. That spider run sounds horrific!

Anglaise Good luck this weekend- enjoy and i'm sending podium vibes your way. I try not to think about podium as I find I waste far too much time when I should be working analysing the participant lists, but it's hard not to- we all like a nice trophy, right?

Adding 6.3 to make 1013.6. Sweaty flat run with a friend along the catchwater, including down "spider alley" which was something like an Indiana Jones film- just web after web across the path with spider's as big as your palm sitting in each one. Had to basically limbo under them. At one point I had this giant spider hanging off my hair. Good job I'm not squeamish.

Finally, without wanting to be a total MN stalker, where is Suzanne?

My run home was an utter fail my bag broke!!! :(

Hi Lilicat. My DS 1 tried the Zombie, Run! app the other day and loved it, he said it was great fun and definitely spurred him on to keep going
Well done on all the running you've done, you are doing brilliantly. Another one here who recommends parkrun if you have one locally. It's really friendly, no pressure at all, and perfect for runners or run/walkers of all ages and abilities. And you will soon find you are managing 5k no problem

Good luck with your forest trail race this weekend Anglaise, it sounds lovely.

5.3 intervals early this morning before the rain came on. I definitely got the best of the day!

987 + 5.3 = 992.3

Hi everyone. Just popping in to add my 2 miles from last night. Work has just got busy, which is great but also annoying because less time to MN.

987

Forgot the 5 horrid miles from Sunday. 985.

Waves at newbys and oldbys too.

3.36 from me to nicely round us up to 980

Welcome to the new additions to the thread. All miles welcome.

Just a little 2.7 slow recovery run from me.

Hello new runners, good to see you

976.44

Another 5 miles for me with run club tonight. shattered!

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I've been rubbish keeping up to date on here. Just trying to catch up now. Am impressed and in awe of all the achievements and sorry to hear about accidents and injuries, hope all is better soon.

Hello to Lilicat, and it sounds like you are doing fab!

I've got 3.1 parkrun and 5.1 miles from last night to add. That's my furthest run since pre-dc, feeling v chuffed. And rashly entered a 10k for this weekend on the back of last night's run. Am quite excited!

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