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.

Minge I think I translated dénivelé incorrectly, I never ran in the UK so I really only know the French terms - it means ascent, or climbing, not sure how you say that in English. But no oxygen required
Tomorrow I'm doing les fractionnés (interval training??, 50 mins jog then 8 x 200m, 6 x 300m). With a club friend, not the dog.

Rubbish my friend has cancelled tomorrow morning, so I am still only going to run once this week and hopefully Sunday.

thats a real bummer when you're in a position of needing a training partner Cinnamon :(

I've never had friends that were into exercise so never had a training partner for any of my various fitness endevours

I didn't until I joined my club, I have made many friends and do enjoy running with others :)

Evening all, I have 1 mile to add from my warm up in personal training session, every little helps!

So 93.5

Cinnamon, I hope you get some runs in and a running buddy sorted.

5.3 to add makes 98.8. Fab run with my running club.

6.3 to add from tonight's club run. Was supposed to be the usual 4.5ish run but somehow we went a different way and ended up going further Felt good though and was a decent pace.

105.1

Arooo lego can I be in your pack?

2.6 from me through the woods, in between helping at school running club and going in to help with ds' class in school.
107.7

overslept and almost missed my slow joggers, 5.27 of a planned 6

112.97

Interval training, 8 x 200m, 8 x 300m and a 55 min run, 8.1 from me this morning
121,07

Not able to run so much this week as had DCs off sick; now I suspect I'm going down with a cold. 15.12 to take us to 136.19

8.9 from me, so now that's 145.09

Absolutely OhOne you make us a full pack!!!

ARRROOOOO!!!!!! Over here feetheart and OhOne

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/exercise/2252844-MN-Wolefs-game-on-for-the-April-pack

mitchy and halle you know where to find us if you fancy it :)

I DO fancy it even though am the oldest and slowest person in the world!

how are you feeling after your longer runs suzanne? clocking some serious miles there

Mitchy - bet you are not the oldest, I may have to challenge you on that :) And slow doesn't matter, it isn't times and we run as a team.

Do it, do it, do it...

hah I think I remember this 'oldest, most visually impaired, slowest, shortest, creakiest' chat last time

URGENT! runners who feel the cold - normal tights under running tights, good or mental idea?

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After recent longer runs I feel totally stoned on endogenous feel good chemicals Mitchy!
My thrice sprained ankle seems fine and I'm not getting the piriformis pain that I used to get after treadmill running in vibrams.

Outdoor running is much easier mentally and my average speed is a little higher than on the treadmill. ?

it is sooooooooo much easier, I thought I was going to die a couple of days before my half marathon when I thought a mile or two on the treadmill might be nice

treadmills must cause awful wear and tear on specific joints and muscle groups due to the repetitive thudding on the same surface, in the outside world with its undulations and ditches and puddles and tree roots and uneven paving slabs and rabbit holes and slippery leaves and so on your whole self has to get involved

I nearly hit the deck yesterday via an uneven paving slab

I do see your point about treadmills, although I've never really thought about it like that!
always assumed that they were less wear and tear

On the subject of tights I used to wear them under trousers all winter back in the days when I felt the cold, thick 100 denier ones with the feet cut off.

Suspect 2 pairs of thin running tights might be better?

I am having trouble finding running tights to fit me, they all seem too tight in the thigh and too big in the body / waist.
Men's tights seem a little better but does anyone know if there are any women's brands that are cut larger in the thigh? ?

I've got massive thighs, well quite big quads anyway, am currently sporting some RonHill vizion photon tights with 'pleasedon'trunmeover' yellow bits and reflective strips everywhere. You just have to tighten them round the waist with the drawstring (fetching)! Am wearing convertible dance tights (as tights) underneath, a merino high neck ski base layer type top, another top over that and will put on whatever reflective running jacket is cleanish

giving my new thermal fluorescent top ten more minutes to be delivered before I head sadly out to meet running friend

obviously gloves, ear warmer and buff and sunglasses go without saying

brrrrrrr!

?Wot no balaclava?
Have a fabulous run :o
(thanks, will check out women's ronhill tights)?