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Brand new running thread 2018, come and join us!!

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cinnamongreyhound · 04/01/2018 09:54

A thread for all things running in 2018.

This is the 11th thread since it started with a few of us who wanted to chat about our running, running clothes, support each other and get some training tips.

We talk about our runs and support and encourage where needed.

Please feel free to come and join us and add your miles to our running total for the month for the whole thread in bold at the bottom of each post.
Currently on 29.2 for January.

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emummy · 27/03/2018 09:05

Sorry to hear about your troubles cinnamon, I hope things are improving for you. Running in the forest sounds perfect. All well here, soldiering on with marathon training; the snow has been replaced by torrential rain, much fun! Welcome back

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cinnamongreyhound · 27/03/2018 07:52

Hi emummy! I’m ok, had a bit of a tough time with dh and my stepdad has been in icu with pneumonia for nearly 3 weeks now. The boys are good and I’m still running 20+ miles a week. I did Cambridge hm in my pw time for a hm and I’m NEVER doing another one again but otherwise I’m happy running in the forest with my friends and my dogs. How’s things with you?

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emummy · 26/03/2018 18:47

cinnamon!! I was wondering how you were! Hello!

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cinnamongreyhound · 26/03/2018 17:02

Hello!!!!

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LadyLance · 26/03/2018 12:26

Buster I don't think I could cope with running a mile with a hangover- well done!

3 miles today in the gym. I've run over 50 miles in March now, so signed up for the 50 mile "race at your pace" challenge for April!

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BusterTheBulldog · 26/03/2018 09:59

Well done stegosaurauslady! Great work!

Hungover 10 from me yest.

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emummy · 25/03/2018 13:48

Well done stegosauruslady! Great result

stegosauruslady · 25/03/2018 13:04

Thanks LadyLance It has been beautifully sunny...warm enough that I ran it in my short shorts!

LadyLance · 25/03/2018 13:03

Well done stegosauruslady that's very impressive!

Hope you had good weather for the run as well!

stegosauruslady · 25/03/2018 12:51

Massive PB for me this morning, very nearly ten minutes!

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LadyLance · 25/03/2018 12:08

Sorry 308.2

LadyLance · 25/03/2018 12:07

Lovely sunny run this morning, went around the roads with my mother (who is madly fit and puts me to shame!) 5.2 miles at a decent pace and ran up all the hills!

Sounds like everyone is having some good runs this weekend.

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emummy · 25/03/2018 11:05

Beautiful sunny morning, lovely run! Took a less hilly option and had a lovely time.

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BusterTheBulldog · 23/03/2018 14:12

Well done emummy you are hardcore, I hate hills!

Good luck for sun stegosauraus beer in the shower though?!

6 to add from me, I’ve finally worked out that body pump the day before kills my legs for a run, so have cancelled tomorrow’s class to hopefully prove the theory by having a good run on sun-we will see!

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emummy · 23/03/2018 12:09

Wet and pretty chilly run in the forest. Quite proud of myself - kept going when I wanted to stop, pushed pace & effort on the hills, so pleased with that run. And then I find it had 400 m of ascent, that's 1300 ft! Must plan less hilly routes!

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stegosauruslady · 22/03/2018 18:10

LadyLance Phew, that is so much better!

LadyLance · 22/03/2018 15:17

@Stegosauruslady I wasn't going to run today, but I did a mixed gym session and ran 2.3km which I think we can call 1.45 miles to tidy it up a bit!

I also went on the new cross country ski machine, which used some interesting muscles!

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stegosauruslady · 22/03/2018 11:58

Thank you! I'm looking forward to it (and to my beer in the shower afterwards!).

3 miles today with DP, I'm not running until the race now Confused

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emummy · 21/03/2018 21:15

Yes good luck stegosauruslady! I hope the weather is kind and you have a good day.
Evening run today as can't fit it in tomorrow. Easy recovery run in town, ten whole degrees, tropical!
Hope your husband behaves Buster!

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LadyLance · 21/03/2018 15:26

Good luck @stegosauruslady!

stegosauruslady · 21/03/2018 14:17

BusterTheBulldog Yes! I have a half. I'm going for a big PR too, quite looking forward to it!

BusterTheBulldog · 21/03/2018 13:43

Seems like a few of us are enjoying some sunny runs now which is nice after this loooong winter!

Do you have a race this weekend stegosauraus?

An 7 on Monday and an 8 from me yesterday, my husband came to running club with me last night, I’m not sure how I feel about this at the moment? Hopefully it will just be occasional!

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LadyLance · 21/03/2018 11:04

Brie on chips sounds amazing!

Went for a run in the sun today and did some hill work. I'm rubbish at pacing myself outdoors, so running up hills helps because they slow me down. It works very different muscles to running in the gym though!

Cycling tomorrow, then one more run to fit in before the end of the week!

3.8 miles to add making the thread total 241.55

stegosauruslady · 20/03/2018 11:25

Haha! Post run burgers rock. It should be a trend!

3 miles today. Tapering sucks.

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emummy · 20/03/2018 10:49

Oh Buster that sounds amazing! Think you've started a new trend stegosauruslady!
Beautiful sunny run in the woods today, snow mostly gone, just a few icy patches. Good fartlek session.

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