runners united: no speed limits (LFDT), all running all out for fun/glory etc

[rhetorician]

12/11/11 - Ashton Court 10K - N4NNY
13/11/11 - Stebbing 10 Mile - bonkers20
19/11/11 - Maasai Mara Half Marathon - M&M
20.11.11- Gosport Half-Marathon- Tulip27
20/11/11 - Leeds Abbey Dash (10k) - DrNortherner
27/11/11 - City of Norwich half marathon: ibbydibby, MoshiMoshi
27/11/11 - Bicton Blister (10M) - RunningAllDay
27/11/11 - RNLI Reindeer Run Stirling Uni 10K - Squix
03/12/11 - Jingle Bells 5k Phoenix Park - rhetorician
07/01/12 - Bupa Great Winter Run 5k Holyrood park - bumply
22/01/12 - Four Villages Half Marathon (Helsby) - Fannybanjo
19/02/12 - Brighton Half marathon - Wheely
04/03/12 - Milton Keynes Half Marathon - pawsnclaws
10/03/12 - Blackpool Half Marathon - DrNortherner, Fannybanjo
11/03/12 - Cambridge Half Marathon - Futurity, Runnerstipple, Cherry (what have I done??)
25/03/12 - Edale Skyline - (21 miles. 4,500 ft climb) Hatwoman
25/03/12- Fleet Half Marathon- DebitheScot
31/03/12 - Olympic Park Run - wiifitmama, runerstipple
01/04/12 - Reading Half-Marathon - RunningAllDay, Tulip27
22/04/12 - VLM: ibbydibby
29/04/12 - Shakespeare Half Marathon - FairyBasslet
27/05/12 - London Bupa 10K - Futurity
09/06/12 - Blenheim Sprint Triathlon - Cherry
29/06/12 - San Francisco Marathon - MoshiMoshi

new thread, peeps; all welcome to chat - new, old, fast, slow, etc

bonkers I'll have a gander at your pic when I can get on computer.

monkey haha at Fanny roar. I wish I did!

I've taken first steps to join local running club and sent them an email. DH has seen the reply from a bloke and doesn't look too happy. He has no self esteem whatsoever but I've just informed him that it's something he's got to get over. Hard work men sometimes. . I'm not quite sure what he thinks I'm going to do...

fanny, well for starters I don't think you should tell him about conwy cockwatch

really I think you will be chasing moshi's times with a bit of good advice

Monkey

bonkers, N4nny and moshi* well done for your races this weekend.

moshi your house looks lovely. I think you and fanny need to come round and do a grand designs style makeover on our little house.

Ipads ... I would love an Ipad. The sort of thing I would have purchased pre children no problem. Now I need that money for this month's nursery fees. Iphones are definitely a must for new mums. I have some cartoons on mine for DS when we are out and about so that i can have a quiet coffee and he watches Pingu - result!

I went for a really great run yesterday. According to runkeeper it was 4.5 miles but measuring on googlemaps it was nearly 5.5 miles. So did it in 53 mins, and that means an average of under 10 minute miles - hurrah!

The only thing is since I did the track session last week, i have had a really bad shin pain in my left shin. It's not really going away - I think someone mentioned that was a specific type of injury as opposed to one that only comes up when you run - can anyone remind me? Toying with another track session tomorrow night, but I am not so sure, perhaps I should rest my little legs.

Talking of runs, a while ago you were all discussing what you think about when running. I realised yesterday I think about absolutely nothing, just listen to the music. Quite nice to clear my head. Although yesterday on my run I had a very long consideration of if I were to compete in Strictly Come Dancing, which dance would be my best (I concluded I would love to be able to jive). And then which male professional would be best as my partner. Can't stand Brendan Cole, he's an idiot. Anton - too much of a personality in his own right. Vincent - too teeny to lift me up. Eventually concluded James Jordan was the best match.

(I should stress I am not actually a lurking celebrity who stands any chance of appearing on strictly. Plus I can't dance)

Sorry that was all a bit memememe

monkey what was he thinking?

fanny dh goes to rowing club with a lot of fit young girls, that is the other side of the deal

rhet good to hear always a relief

about ipads all this new gadgets were not around when dd was born, I recall I was reading Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, hardback when I went into labour, now that is a huge heavy book and no matter how much I was loving it I could not pick it up to read while BF dd, was terrified I would drop it on her head, possibly not that far fetched given the lack of sleep and weight of the book

monkey I have just told DP your tena lady story and she has wisely said, 'she can just put them in the cupboard till she's old' (I guess she has pelvic floor issues on her mind right now!)

lol at the tena lady. Send them this way for when I'm running

cherry that sounds like shin splints and complete rest is the only way to clear them. I've had them a couple of times and am still trying to biuld back up gradually after the last time as I can still feel the odd twinge every now and again. In fact I did tonight while doing the Shred dvd.

Yesterday on my running I was thinking about my brother and s-i-l coming down this weekend and what we would do. Then I had a panic about going anywhere as we won't all fit in the car and he wants to go to Wisley and I'd have to cycle but it's 18 miles each way and that's quite far etc etc.
About an hour after I got home I remembered we've got 2 cars!

Went to see my friend today who is now 14 days overdue. She's going in tomorrow morning for induction but convinced it doesn't want to come out and will be there till Thursday. I feel so sorry for her, she's so fed up and thinking things like that she's a failure because she can't even get a baby to come out . DS2 thought the baby might 'pop out' while we walked through the woods! I thought this would be quite exciting, she wasn't so sure!

LOL monkey your silly DP! He really went for it on the "decoy" purchases - is that his favourite dinner?

cherry I'll consider James Jordam "baggsed" then... leaving Pasha free for me - hooray! Listen to debi tho, if you do have shin splints you do need to stop and let them heal, however frustrating that may be.

Sfx I loved Jonathan Strange, but I think reading it in the middle of the night would have addled my brain! As it was I had some really odd dreams when I was reading it. My choices were altogether lighter!

Fanny i'm so glad to hear that - i think you'll really come on leaps and bounds. Sure your DH must realise that a gorgeous girl like you would have run off long ago if you were going to .

debi your poor friend - is it her first? How :( she's thinking she's a failure. Hope she has baby soon and she'll forget this couple of weeks in a haze of happy sleeplessness...

monkey (I've upgraded you from wench) - that is hilarious. Why did he buy you them? However, ready made mash - go and wash your mouth out, its bloody nasty stuff!

rhet oh yeah Conwy Cockwatch t-shirt on hold at the press at the printers. May not be a good idea. Bloody killjoy DH. Funnily enough, what makes me laugh is that DH is a handsome bloke and none of the runners I have seen at the club running would come near him. I actually think he just thinks blokes are a bit smarmy and doesn't like the thought of them chatting to me, as I am such a forward, chatty person that sometimes they can think the wrong thing. I am not a flirt in the slightest (he wouldn't put up with that) but I do attract some weirdos. Was funny at last week's race, this older guy was ribbing my scouse accent, DH face was like a slapped arse. He just needs to loosen up a bit. Moshi times are well out of my league Rhet. Never ever ever will I be running a 1.30HM and 3.15Marathon. I am dreaming of a 1.40HM and determined to get there within 12 months and I will.

debi haha at you forgetting you had two cars. Ponce! Your friend will be fine, she will have had the baby by tomorrow night.

cherry now, I have heard some strange thoughts on here re running thoughts but yours take the biscuit! Yes, sounds like shin splints and one of the reasons I am put off lots of speed work as the risk of injury is high. Lay off the track tomorrow, rest them if they start after a normal jog/run.

I think I want to run a marathon

no, no slapping rhet- LFDT! Which one - Dublin?

sticky ah bless you sweetheart. I am all embarrassed.

Oh yeah DrNo my old bed - we lived originally in Wales in converted stables, think brick walls and Ralph Lauren bedding, vintage leather chair, sisal flooring - bedroom was gorgeous. Bed was different but so right for the house. I miss my old houses.

rhet when is the Dublin one? Would you be prepared to pop over the pond and do the Liverpool?

just nosed at the bed - cast iron straps? Oooh err misses

I still bear the scars sticky....

it's the very end of October - when's Liverpool? yeah, that's a kinky bed alright!! plenty of potential, if you get my drift . What am I doing? why I am talking myself into something I said I'd never ever do? I wonder how many days hours it would take me! fanny would be home by the time I crossed the finish line.

thought for a minute there fanny you were going to ask me if I'd be willing to wear the cockwatch T-shirt - more than my street-cred is worth

I must be the only innocent on here be because when we bought it 10 years ago, at my prime, no such thoughts entered my head. Dirty bitches you lot. No wonder I'm corrupted on here. I'm off to Style & Beauty .

Beginning of October rhet. G'awn, g'awn, g'awn - get a bit of scouse in ya kidda. Just don't shout "Co'eee Fanny!!!! over 'ere!!!" cos I won't respond! It's Clit to my real life friends ya see.

That bed invited kinkyness
And such demure bedside tables

I'm changing my name to ClitBanjo

Ah my bed's getting a pasting on MN. Fucking hell. I best not show youse the sex swing we had in the corner.

I'm flouncing to eat my potato cakes. Bastards.

which by the way are toasted in my DUALIT toaster. Ponce twat alert.

I wonder will any of us get away with not doing a marathon at some point? Once you can do 5k you move to 10, then HM; marathon is the logical next step.

But what then?

It's not easy being goal orientated, y'know.

Fanny that bed is totally Jilly Cooper, you must have noticed 10 years ago!

Haha sticky we did but it was fab in the house we had! You honestly had to see it! It's not everyone's cup of tea but was defo something when we saw it, had to have. Fucking hate it now, that's why we sold it to the people who bought our house. however our old neighbours are convinced they are swingers so I see a theme here....

fanny I am trying hard to think of anything in my house that has a brand name that isn't mac or tesco. Oh, smeg cooker (12 years old)...I have some fancy fountain pens too.

I'd just remind you that my neighbour toasted a baby mouse with her breakfast this morning...