Half Marathon Thread continues .....

Well donemammy hope your cold is heading off now. Feel like we’ve had a month of bugs in our house. The full moon must have spurred me on to do my first 10miler this morning started off slow struggling with my hip stopped to stretch and it “popped” and felt SO much better must have released it somehow so I carried on. That will be my last long run until after Xmas now. But hope to do a couple of 10ks over next couple weeks with some half hr runs too. And I’ll aim for another ten miler around New Years.

Finally got out for a decent run today. Same route as last week but where last week I just walked home after 5k this time I added on a hill loop and did 9k much faster without pushing. Wretched lurgy finally gone at last, just in time for an 8.5 mile hilly trail race next weekend!

fab leggings!!!

Another 5k at lunch today. Was an absolutely gorgeous running day - cold but sunny. Wonder how many more of those we'll get this year!

Awesome leggings mammy hope you feel better soon too, and you loudest.

Well done mummy
Hope you feel better mammymammyIRL

Thanks loudest had intended to go this morning but felt lie a lie in but I've just completed a fartlek session now - my legs are screaming but I'm feeling virtuous. Sadly DH is abroad so I won't get any ...

mammy I'm loving those leggings!

I've had what I assume is a low level virus for a couple of weeks. Have managed a 5.6 mile "race" and a 5k run in 2 weeks. I actually feel human for the first time in 2 weeks today so will either run or do a 30 day shred workout tonight depending on how DH feels (it's his bike club night but he might not feel up to it or think it's too frosty). Will definitely do something regardless!

I'm on the sicky sofa today. 4.5 miles on the plan, but very disappointed to be logging a rest day instead, even if it is the sensible thing to do. Hopefully I'll shake this virus, and can go out tomorrow ....

Not sure what time you were planning on running today @londonmummy1966 but here's a friendly reminder

Actually came on here to say that I need to get out and do a run tomorrow so if I don't post that I've done one please can someone administer a butt kicking?

Well done Clarabell - it doesn't matter how fast you are - you're still faster than everyone in the office who sat and read the newspaper at lunch time - and 53 minutes is the fastest I have ever done a 10k (and that was 15 years ago)......

Hi all

Everyone is doing so well, reading your posts definitely keeps me motivated and I feel like I can’t come on here and say I’ve not done anything!

This week has been tough. I’ve had a poorly wee baby and had to take a couple of days off which meant we had to do our lunch time run in a specific day...and of course it was chucking it down. Not fun! Did 3miles anyway and I think the rain may have made us faster!

Managed 4.5miles yesterday, which is the furthest I’ve run since before I was pregnant so that was an achievement. It took me 53 minutes though, which is about the same as my old 10k time so that was upsetting. But got to start somewhere!

Ooh mammy tell me more about your leggings!

One of the DC was possibly developing a very slight bunion, and it was worth going to a podiatrist. She said it was inherited (not acquired) and she gave us exercises to strengthen the feet, and insoles. Plus advice to wear lace up shoes (so it's plain lace-ups that can take orthotics for school, and trainers most of the time apart from that). And neutral sole for trainers if you need orthotics.

Tried 90/30 for my Jeffing this morning. Managed 8 miles easily, felt like I could have gone on for miles. It is funny how it just stops the tiredness creeping in. Averaged 10.5 minutes per mile, rather than my usual 10, so not much slower than just running either.

However, my bunion in my left foot is really starting to hurt, and I know it is affecting my gait (am getting hard skin on the outside edge of the same foot and a really obvious wear pattern on the outside heel of my trainer). Anyone got any experience/advice/tips? Not sure what I can do about it. My mum had bunion surgery and doesn't recommend it

I think I'm just getting back in track, having had a week (more or less) off after the 10 mile race. Once again I'm running 3 times a week, with one of those runs being long (9 miles on Saturday, felt I could have kept going) one week, and one challenge (hills, usually, but could be speed intervals) the next.

Had a bad week as I was feeling under the weather and made that an excuse to do no mid week running - however managed to knock off 13km this morning so feel I'm still on track.

How did the long Jeff run go purple? Well done for getting out at all Clarabell more than I ever managed when I was working without kids.

It's been really icy here in Scotland, hail and a bit of snow too, making getting runs in tricky. Keep cancelling parkrun

Met my friend at school this morning, we managed about 10 metres before realising the pavements were far too slippery to attempt a run. Went to a nearby grassy park and did a few intervals which was hard going. Really squelchy in places so my new trainers are well and truly christened. But was glad to have done something

Second attempt at Jeffing a longer run will be on Sunday, hopefully!

@thisgirlrides Thanks! I now have the smug sitting on the sofs all night. Just did 4.5 miles in 58.20, which is a PB for me. Although that was on the treadmill, and not outside. Maybe I should try a hang over run....