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.

Actiongirl with our club we do a warm up easy jog then some high skips. Sometimes we do drills where you do jumping squats over low hurdles or hopping exercises.

I do press ups from the knee, originally I was intending on doing the full press up until an excellent runner I know told me she does knee push ups so I just increased the number and speed gradually instead.

It's nice to talk about this stuff with you lot on here

In RL most of my friends just think I'm insane for running at all...

Festive, I know what you mean. My husband doesn't exercise and I think I bore him rigid with all my geeky facts! He gets how obsessed I am though, the other week he forgot to leave the office in time for me to go out in the evening and when he got home he had bought me a running magazine at the station as an apology!

A very muddy 4 miles from me in the dark this morning. Woke up feeling a bit dizzy but didn't want to let my friend down. Felt fine while running but feeling quite crampy, nauseous and just generally not right now :(

515.03

Rest up cinnamon.

Have 5.3 miles to add to make 520.3.

Am parkrunning at the weekend. Then on Sunday have a 10 mile practice run with my run club.

Hope you feel better after a rest cinnamon.
2.6 from me today in the woods, lovely sunshine but a chilly wind straight from the Cairngorms I think!
So 522.9

Hope you feel better soon cinnamon.

20.9 for me this week taking us to 543.8. Not likely to do much over Christmas hols though!

Cinnamon, try to take it easy and listen to your body

Anyone planning on a festive parkrun tomorrow? I think I'm going as ds1wants to try for the first time and wear a Santa hat. He'll probably beat dd1 and me as he is young, skinny and springy although he hasn't trained at all

13 miles from me this afternoon, the last 8 miles it poured with rain so the dog and I got very wet. But as I'll be doing nothing on the ferry all day tomorrow I wanted to do a good long run.
FCL Once I'm warmed up my knee hurts less and the faster I run, the less it hurts, so it is a great incentive to go as fast as possible
Hope you feel better soon, Cinnamon
556.8

Thank you all, probably tmi but I spent some time on the toilet and I felt much better afterwards. Got hungry about 11.30 so knew that I was better! Hope it's not going to be recurring as one of the playgroup ladies was sick yesterday pm and overnight :(

10.55 from me makes the total 567.35

does anyone use anything like this for running:
www.sportsshoes.com/product/sau2363/saucony-powerknit-lt-arm-warmers/

Im thinking about a short sleeved t shirt with arm warmers that I can take off when I get hot rather than a long sleeved top.
Or would the arm warmers just be too tight and annoying

Adding a mile from my gym warm up.

Suzanne I reckon that those arm warmers would irritate, the top seam would never feel right and if you are wearing a tshirt there would be a weird cold gap!

Cinnamon, I am glad you feel better and are eating again, that is always a sure sign when your appetite returns!

568.35

hmm, you could be right, perhaps I could just customise an existing long sleeve top so that the sleeves were attached with velcro, or maybe little poppers?
I'm very into customizing clothes and I like sewing:o

4.9 miles to make 573.25. Not very speedy, as I was dodging the crowds in Hyde Park for most of it. Lots of runners out in Central London at lunchtime today!

Ahhh, this is why I saw some runners with numbers on their shirts.

You can get tops with zip off sleeves I believe.

thanks Cinnamon, I've not come across any yet but if you say such a thing exists I'll keep on looking!

Will ask my friend tomorrow I'm sure she has one :)

Suzanne not sure about tops but Ronhill do a light jacket with sleeves that zip off. It's the Ronhill vizion rip zip.

576.35 with my 3.1 parkrun today.

Ds completed his first 5k, dd and I got pbs I think although official times not out yet. Lots of fancy dress and good atmosphere.

My parkrun to add too so 579.45

Missed your PB bit FestiveChopinLizt well done to you and dd

Glad you're ok again cinnamon.

My parkrun makes 582.45. I think I need someone to chase to get below 27 minutes again. Didn't feel too bad at the end. Think I could PB again. Might have to be in the New Year now. Have Buntingford next weekend. Then feet and I both have Fred Hughes a few weeks later.

Well done festive.