Runners Thread No.8

[cinnamongreyhound]

All runners of all abilities welcome for chat, support and butt kicking as and when required. If you run you are a runner so come and join us!!

Link to old thread.

Our total so far for November from the old thread is 177.3 miles.

Hope your half went well Zombie I always think the worst bit is waiting around to start, once you off running, its straight forward!!

I think I'm going to do the Manchester marathon next year, April the 19th, although I still have a shot at a London place in the club ballot which is drawn on Saturday. I have entered a 20 miler in March so I am serious about it!!

This would need me to increase my mileage over the next few weeks, so I can launch into marathon training after Christmas.

14.2 miles from me this week.

hang on ...

746.73 including bigbum's 3.1 miles

Wow karate best of luck with marathon training! Is it your first one?

Zombie I was thinking of you when I um-ed and ah-ed about going out in the pouring rain, I hope it went well!!

4.5 very wet and cold miles from me, plus 3.1 that I forgot to add from last weekend. Today's run had quite an exciting trail section in the middle which involved more hopping from one relatively dry patch to another and long jumping over puddles than actual running!

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Sorry you are all getting rained on, it's been a beautiful sunny day in Aberdeenshire! Back holding up so 4.2 miles from me this morning.
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here for zombie's race report! hope was fun despite the weather?

good luck karate, have sketched out a plan for increasing my longest run by 1/2 a mile most weeks, dropping back now and then for recuperation and avoidance of overuse problems and should also be 20 mile ready by March

yes, it would be my first, I'm just looking at training plans and trying to decide if it is doable!! A few others at my club are doing spring marathons (Brighton and London mainly) so there will be long runs organised on a sunday (easier to follow others and copy their training plan than having to do it all myself!!)

Oh my god. Cross country. I have never got so wet, cold and muddy in my life. My bra was sodden with rain. It took ages to get warm. Will be doing it again I am sure.

763.5 is our new total.

I have five miles to add taking it to 768.5
(treadmill - but I did get wet cycling to the gym)

3.2 rain-lashed miles from me, taking our total to 771.7.

Hello everyone sorry I haven't updated soon!

It went fantastic! Loved every second of it despite the torrential rain and mud and wind. So much mud, my new shoes are ruined :o I've also never been so cold in my life.

However I did not stop to walk once which I am so proud of! Was aiming for 2hr 30 but managed to complete it in 2:06:06! So chuffed with myself :o

Thanks for all your tips, I did the counting up then counting down thing :o

I am so so so sore now though, every part of my body aches!

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Wow zombie! that's an amazing time and miles under your target, congratulations!!

absolutely brilliant zombie!!
(and without earphones )

A sodden cross country from me too (though a different one to Halle's inspite of our clubs being about 7 miles apart!)
Forgot my Garmin but it was 5 miles of wet, muddy, squelchy fields, hills, cow pats and a GIANT knee-high pond puddle twice. Tea and cake afterwards and a big roast pork dinner tonight almost made me feel human again but I ache in odd places

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X-posted Zombie, that is BRILLIANT. What a time :o
So glad you loved it too inspite of the weather.

Sleep well and be prepared for serious munchies tomorrow and walking like John Wayne. Stairs will not be your friend but will. Enjoy the high :)

Well done zombie!

Awesome running zombie and feet - what a fabulous time zombie, hope you had lots of to celebrate !

We are getting close to 800 miles on this November thread which is brilliant

Well done Zombie! What a great time.

I managed 9.5 miles in the pouring rain this afternoon. Was absolutely drenched and covered in mud when I got home. My trainers are stuffed full of newspapers and drying out in the airing cupboard!
Just got in from a late shift at work hence the middle of the night posting!
Total is 786.2.

Thanks everyone, you're all so lovely!

Definitely walking like John Wayne and definitely have serious munchies... And it's only 7am. Up early for uni so I know I'm going to be hungry all day!

Well done to everyone else who ran in yesterday's weather, it was truly horrific!

feetheart I also ache in odd places... All down the sides of my belly button? I hurt a lot :o

Sorry for double post

:o Zombie hope the glow of your achievement takes away some of the aches and don't forget to add every single one of your hard-earned miles to the total.

Well done zombiesheep, so glad you enjoyed it all!!

Zombie! You're incredible! Well done!

zombie what a fantastic time, and in such lovely weather too! Well done, have lots of cake!

a little one (2.4) which will have to last until Weds (am actually in LOVE with tapering, nothing really hurts for the first time in ages!)

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