Runners United: the one where we talk about running, life, the universe and everything inbetween

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New thread everyone!

Rest for me today - just six days to go and I've woken with a sore throat .....

June I have never been able to sprint at the end of a race...I'm kinda pathetic like that...I just don't have the energy by that point...maybe I will try on Sunday?!

june - the only time I've tried to do a sprint finish I ended up retching all the way up to the finish line which kind of put me off doing it again .

Thanks bonkers for posting the link to Cambridge - I've been out all afternoon. Does this mean we get a MN meet up?? I'll be the one staggering over the line some hours time after you both with a beetroot purple face...

June - I fondly imagine I am sprinting for about the last 50m but actually I think its little more than most people's jog .

I will join you looking red...I always look like a beetroot at the end of runs...even if it has been cloudy and raining! I could also imagine myself retching if I try and sprint so might not be doing that either. My friends at running club can speed up at the end of runs like they are just changing gear..I just splutter along hoping for the best (and hoping that I won't throw up)

I'm a beetroot too. but not a retcher - did I tell you lot that a few weeks ago I did a race and was leap-frogging a guy all the way. we got about 200 yards from the finish and I decided I was NOT going to be overtaken so I "sprinted" (by my standards); I collapsed in a heap on the finish line (infront of him). He collapsed in a heap and threw up!

god I love this thread. just thought I'd say that, because I forgot for a while.

i love this thread too!

Encyclogirl god your week sounds horrendous love by anyones standards. That is a lot to deal with, really hope dd settles into her new environment and surroundings soon.

I am not a beetroot runner, nor even a sweaty runner (I get a sweaty cleveage but that's about it) my SIL ends a run looking like she has poured a bucket of water over herself, no sure why I don't sweat much. So, from this thread I can conclude that runners can fall into one of or all of the following catergories:

The Beetroot faced
The Sweaty Betty
The spitter (me)

Any more? I need a fellow spitter to make me feel like, well, less of a freak.

Scottish ladies, we are off to Edinburgh for 2 days in half term, am so excited. Any must sees for 9 year old ds. Am thinking we might do the castle and poss a ghost walk.......

DrNo I think I am all of them . [Runs off and hides].

fanny, 15 miles is brilliant! That is the furthest I have ever run (from Mumsnet relay marathon a couple of years back) and it was tough!!! Do you prefer running with your friend or on your own? I am not much of a one for running with others (unless in a bunch in running club) but I guess it must push you.

Hat. you made a man puke!!!

Rhet, that is a serious hill session! I think your aerobic capacity must actuall. Be pretty good to get through that. Getting to the pukey stage is good in hill training, you are doing it right!

Encyclo, well done for the progress you and DH have made over what sounds like a nightmare week, am pretty much in awe of you.

DrNo, put me down as a beetroot please! Can only imagine what your DH thinks of your sweaty cleavage!! ha ha.

Had docs appointment today. All good, lovely heartbeat and baby head down. Got my flu jab and learned that there is not much point on putting cream on me Dukes unless they are bleeding or painful. Sigh...

Right, best get off and make a curry, though really just want to order one....

DrNo, you could take DS for a walk, or even a run!, up Arthur's Seat. Lovely, assuming weather is not too mental!!! Yes, agree the ghost walk would be right up a 9 year old's street! Am sure you'll all love it!!!

National Museum of Scotland is really good, DrNo, as is Our Dynamic Earth which is opposite the Parliament building and Holyrood Park so plenty to do. :)

Great running fanny!

OOh he would love Dynamic Earth, that is just up his street. He goes to a CofE school yet refuses to believe in God and is a real science boffin about the Big Bang theory, will deffo take him there

Can I have a proud parent moment? DS has been picked to represent his school in the 'Harrogate schools Cross Country Event' on 15th Oct. He will be running 1500m. The first 6 finishers get to compete in North Yorkshire County Event in 2012, gonna start his training this weekend

Encyclo sorry to hear about your DD, like Hat said, we have tough days but when you hear about parents who have to deal with children with special needs and doing the "norm" (going to school, getting dressed etc) is immensely stressful, it is very humbling. I hope you manage to sort out this behaviour and it makes life easier for both you and DH and also your DD and other DC. My dad was a Head of a Special Needs school and I know how tough it can be. Take care.

Hat I read that article and it gave me a lump in my throat but he died doing what he loved didn't he? How strange that that happens to people in such circumstances - he didn't have a heart attack, it was a pure fluke. Very sad.

Thanks peach wheely June! I feel quite pleased with myself tonight! I say this with modesty but it didn't feel as bad as I thought it would and I think that is partly down the the hilly runs we have been doing and (we extended the same LSR route) but also my friend is like my running soul mate (we haven't ran together long!) and match each other stride for stride, it's great as I have a little push from her sometimes. She is the one who is moving to Perth and I lay awake last night feel very sad about her going but I am mature enough to know that that is life and friends come and go.

June I haven't been taking the iron.... however I do feel tons better this week so probably a hormonal imbalance after coming off the pill. Thanks for asking though.

Peach glad all is well with baby! Oh getting near and you best have a bloody labour thread! I had one on here with DD3, I actually found it the other week and I sobbed reading it. It was great to see everything in black and white as it happened.

Ladies I feel very sad tonight, DD1 is a bloody bugger all a lot of the time and I lost it with her before. She was so disrespectful and I dragged her upstairs and practically flung her in her room. I hate losing it and I know I am human and sometimes it is hard not to but I feel so guilty. Please tell me I am not the only parent who does this once in a blue moon. I am not a smacker whatsoever but I manhandled her and I should have known better, I am the adult. Feel very stressed over DD1 at the moment. I have taken all privileges from her and when her behaviour improves will re-introduce TV etc but it just doesn't seem to work long term. Any tips greatly appreciated from you Wise Ones!

encyclo me saying "having to deal with children" sounds a bit shit, sorry, you don't have to "deal" with your children do you! However I am sure you know what I meant and it didn't mean to sound like that. God am so tired tonight, I'm not thinking before I type.

thanks fanny - you are probably right about the 8 m/m too, if only I could get my head in the right space. I enjoyed it (mostly) - it was a nice morning, although there are prats cars driving at speed around bits of the park that are normally pedestrian/bike only because they are re-surfacing. One of the ones that I yelled at and gave the finger to turned out to be an unmarked police car. Oops.

encyclo glad to see you, and sorry that your week has been so tough. I have a good friend with a daughter about the same age as yours with SN, and sometimes her behaviour can be pretty challenging too - the combination of teenage hormones and lack of inhibition can be quite difficult. She adores me for some reason and when we visited their house in Connemara for the weekend I did not get a minute's peace - she struggles with things like personal space. She even wanted me to bath her and wash her hair. Her mum was delighted, of course! But it sounds like you've made great progress too.

Have decided to park potty training for now - we are not really getting anywhere and dd I think is getting frustrated/stubborn. I just told her that she will move to doing her wees and poos in the toilet when she is a bit bigger and that if she doesn't want a nappy then she needs to tell me. I'm not having no nappy and weeing on the floor/potty refusal. Am going to talk to the nursery as they must at least support the children who are making the transition to using the toilet there, even if they are potty trained at home

I have , dinner, a lit fire and probably no run tomorrow...

Sorry your feeling bad Cherry, be kind to yourself early nights, vit c etc. Hope you feeling better soon and hope race goes ok.
Paws thanks, can't believe teacher suggestd they didn't know what it meant. Not sure if others being targeted. futurity [shocked] via email too. Glad it got sorted now. Thanks everyon else for kind comments. Spoke to teacher very briefly this morning as it was ds2 class assembly so she had to get back to sort out costumes and knew I couldnt speak to her after school as working. Teacher seemed shocked and concerned, problem is ds2 didn't know names of boys calling him and as far as I know this as first time happened so just asked her to keep eye out. She informed me that yesterday at school he was pulling out his eyelashes and . However ds1 has come home today with names of said boys so will tell teacher on monday. Also got parents evening next week, so see how things go.
Wow 15 miles miles fanny and well done for carrying on despite all the distractions.
Fairy I'm the same with treadmills I think the boredom and the fact there is a big red stop button staring at you all the way through. When you out running its tough if your tired because you have to get home so you might as well work a little harder to get home quicker but on the treadmill you can just press that button.
Oh sorry encyclogirl you having a tough time. Glad you having some good results. DS2 has been pretty violent in the past, through he tons better now. Which has been through trial and error of what works best for him. But mainly he when he about to see red take him aside and get him to breath and use relaxation. However he seems to be getting angry at himsef now and biting, scratching himself rather than attacking people if we dont nip it in the bud. But his sn are mild. Stay strong. I agree running is a lifesaver.
DrNo I'm not a spitter but I have to clear my throat alot when running which I think is due to my acid reflux but I find it embarrassing. I don't look like a beetroot but my face feels like it, infact it feels like my face is on fire when I run so sometmes I splash a bit of water on it. Strangely I don't seem to sweat on my face. I never used to sweat at all when running but since increased my water intake I sweat more but not much and not on face it just burns . I always sprint at end of race or parkrun and always feel like Im going to throw up but don't retch.
Rhet I am also shocked at nursery too. Would it be worth getting in touch with Ireland equivalent to ofsted to see nursery should be doing more. Had a similar problem with ds2 a nursery years ago (long story). I rang ofsted to ask if it was standard they should no and contacted nursery which never knew it had come from me.

rhet you see we all have "goals" on here and they are all different. If your goal was to be super fast you would push yourself but it isn't so don't feel you are any less of a runner because of that! You thrash me on weekly mileage the majority of the time. You are a great stamina runner and that is what you love. I struggled with 5 hills, never mind 9!!! Good idea re DD and potty - I haven't even entertained it yet because when I ask DD3 she looks horrified. Will let her lead this one, as it is definitely one of those that when they are ready, they let you know.

I have bottle of Sol, pizza in oven, radiators on (so miss my open fire ) and DH is watching football so I am most likely to be in bed with iPad (how sad about Steve Jobs) in an hour browsing crap on tinternet!

Oh yes and DrNo I have a habit of not spitting it on the floor but putting it in my hand and throwing it!!! I once got my friend right in the arm with my lovely flem. I told her she was blessed, not many people get to feel my spit!

Thanks orange and you've just reminded me I intend to do a park run next week! My fastest 3 miler is 21m36sec so aim to beat that but I doubt it at the moment.

Sorry it a log post.
Thas great about ds drno
Glad the checkup went ok peach
Fanny I think we have all been there. It is horrible when you know you didn't deal with things in the right way. But we are all only human and it a good sign you feel bad . How old is she?

8

oh fanny; I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that even the easiest of children are bloody difficult to handle sometimes (fresh from 5 minutes of hysterical crying from dd because she didn't want me to button up her pyjamas) - because my dd is basically pretty easy, if stubborn and sometimes I can just feel the irrational rage rising in me. It happens to everyone.

I am a beetroot, but not generally very sweaty unless it's very hot. I have been known to spit...

Dr No that's brilliant - and he's so lucky to have parents who will support him and cheer him on, plus know about the basics of training etc. It's a great thing for kids, particularly as a motivation for good eating habits as they grow up.

Orange thanks and yes she is 8, 9 in two weeks. She's always been hard work, since day dot and to be fair, I am not strict enough then fly off the handle when I have had enough. I really need to look at how I am with her - she is very jealous of any time I have to spend with DDs 2 and 3 as she was an only child for 5 years. I try my best and as long as I try to be the best parent I can, we will be fine and you are right, at least I do recognise today I was wrong and have apologised then we will be fine. I just need to make sure I don't get complacent with her and keep up any punishment if she has been misbehaving. Bloody hard this parenting lark....

"Bloody hard this parenting lark....", ah yes, and that's why we run!

rhet all kids are hard work, when you have a few, you see the different personalities and how one can be bloody excruciatingly awful sometimes and the other can act perfect and it makes you realise that it actually isn't YOUR fault and it's just that children have personalities and I am glad they are least relaxed enough in their lives to show them. I know a child (12) who has no personality whatsoever as she was neglected and not shown any love and would be too frightened to even speak up. I am at least thankful that my kids can be themselves even though they drive me up the wall sometimes!

Science I am so sorry to hear about your injury. How long is the recovery? I can empathise with your issues with calorie burning as I got a bit close to an eating disorder pre-children and it stays with you. I hope you are feeling ok.

oh science that sounds very painful, plus very difficult for you, of all people. Of course the irony is that running is helpful for bone density. And you are totally right about the lessons there: I am feeling my 6 days a week, and have just decided to add in another rest day.