Running thread 18 - roll on spring!

[emummy]

Last thread is full so welcome to the new one! All runners welcome, any speed, distance etc.

Morning. Having a bit of a rest for a few days as been running quite a lot over the last couple of months.
Hello to new people, nice to have you on board.
Hope the Covid sufferers recover quickly and you are not too poorly.
I find Virtual Challenges have helped me keep my mojo. Sometimes I don’t feel like going out but getting to the next place on the map spurs me on and I just go out with the thought of it doesn’t matter if I do 1 mile slowly it all counts, then when I get out I tend to go further and enjoy it.
Last of my February miles
498

Sorry forgot the number by the time I got to this page.
February should be
478

Nice club run last night - grim weather made much more bearable by good company.

@LuckyLuckyWoman could you try some or all of C25k again to ease back in? And maybe have a think about what you used to enjoy most about running (scenery, company etc) and try to maximise that.

Let me kick off the March tally with 6.3

Hi guys, thanks for the tips. Got out and managed 4.5k in the rain. Found it tough but it's a start :)

Well done! And in the rain too, extra kudos

Well done @LuckyLuckyWoman. First step is always the hardest

Just some frisbee at work (using as my unstructured speed session) and a short run as managed to tweak my ankle a little. I have three races coming up in March so probably will be mostly resting between them (XC, a relay and apparently a hilly 15 mile road)

12.8

With Lucky’s mileage added in as well

15.6

Crap week this week as i'm tapering for a race but also super busy at work so only done one club run and that's it
21.6

Is your race this weekend @giraffeski?

Sorry have forgotten to my totals up for the week. Good social run this morning in the rain, but chatting so much we didn’t notice.

40.5

@emummy

Is your race this weekend *@giraffeski*?

Yes I have a 9 mile fell race this weekend but really I don't need to taper this much as it's not even a b race in my schedule, it's a combo of laziness and work being super busy as well as the week of the race meaning unusually I've only run once this week and my training plan means I have missed three runs, as really I shouldn't technically be tapering as it's so insignificant a race compared to my main goal race in the summer (Lakeland 100) Oh well Never mind

All will be well 😊

Well I hope you enjoy it & it goes well. Beautiful day here in northern Scotland, still testing positive so I remain incarcerated for the weekend! Hope everyone has some good runs

Well I only came in 9th lady and won my age category!
Honestly I could have run a bit harder, as I had thought there was another hill so was saving myself a bit but it wasn't as big as I thought

49.5

Congratulations! That’s fantastic @giraffeski, well done.

Well done giraffeski.
Hope you are better soon emummy
Just a gentle run for me. Going to pick it back up this week.
Did volunteer to help at a half marathon. It’s the first time I’ve been on the other side and I loved it.
Being in one spot and watching all the runners come past, I had the biggest respect for those towards the middle and back. You could really see the pain, effort and determination, especially those who’d been out there for a good 3 hours.
55.1

Hope you test negative soon emummy and not feeling too rotten. Well done giraffeski what a great result.

PB at Parkrun on Saturday, just need to take another 4 seconds off and I will be under 25 minutes. Quick run this morning before a killer abs class, I’m sure a 10km would be much easier than the class! . I am determined not to give up on the class, I can only get better!

62.5

Well done @giraffeski!

How are you @emummy? I’m now day 11 and free! Short walks for a while before I even think about running!

Well done on on @Doublethecuddles!

5 mile beach run this morning, 21/2 miles with wind behind me and 2 1/2 miles into the string gusty wind.

67.5

Enjoy your freedom @Mostlyjustrunning! I get out tomorrow

Thanks all! Now out in Cape Town so thinking about stopping drinking some time soon so I can run some point in the morning

Well done @giraffeski! and @Doublethecuddles

I had my last XC of the year, it was hilly! 250m in just over 4 miles. Had my best finish yet and our team won first division so I have a medal. I’m not normally a medal person but I’ve never made the A team before.

Have another race this afternoon (team relay). Although I’d rather sleep

(Will add mileage later)

Well done Amuara that is a fantastic achievement, all the training is paying off. Good luck this evening.
Enjoy the break giraffeski

Enjoying the lighter mornings and ran 9 miles part road part through fields. Misjudged the ground and got the lovely sensation of freezing muddy water seeping into your shoes!

76.6

Finally done some maths, 27 miles to add.

Second race went well, got target pace despite still being tired from Sunday

103.6