This is the New Running Thread

[Wallace]

I can't find the old one in Health, and we deserve to be in brand new shiny Sport and exercise anyway

Got out today inspite of chesty cough and feeling a bit out of it. Did OK. Had to stop regularly for the first mile or so to cough up bits of my lungs. But it got better Went further than I meant when I investigate a new road through a still being built housing estate and discovered when I'd done a mile that I couldn't get through

Actually can I just say that I bloody hate you lot! . You all run further, faster and more often than me. Snot fair.

Must be my age

Jaw drops at currantbuns marathon time...

Closes mouth.

With sunshine.....respect!

Hi to new folk .

indeed, respect! I'll stick to my 3-4 mile runs and rather slowly but then I'm in my late 30s, god help me. Ijus like to think i'm not.

mightily impressed with these times, well done

I'll settle for being able to run regularly no matter how slowly

Soooo, when I go back to work (full time) in April, when will I fit a run in? Will I have to go after Dd has gone to bed?

When do all of you working mums do your running?

I struggle to be honest sunshine...now that its dark, I only seem to get out at the weekend when DH can look after the kids........so max of 2 runs a week.

Got out for a slow run in the snow, really bad time and now DS wants to drag me out so he can go night cycling.

Blimey, 3:23 is a frighteningly fast time!

Same as HarrogateMum, I struggle to get out much - twice a week at best, more often just one long run on a weekend. It's sooooo difficult going out in the dark on a cold winter evening.

Any chance you could go on a lunchtime when you're at work? I used to do that in my old job and it was great, felt like the right time of day to exercise.

No, I'm a teacher and we only get 40 mins, which is more like 30 by the time you get out of the classroom.

I'm usually quite motivated and used to run at 5.30 am, on holiday, on xmas day, in all weathers and with a hangover However, I do wonder if I will be as motivated when I'm sleep deprived, knackered and have loads of marking!!

Could you park your car some way away from school, travel earlier and run the distance to and from school? A friend of mine does that, but his children are quite grown up.

sunshine - I work full-time. I do a long run on Sunday morning. Then squeeze in a run on 2 evenings during the week. As soon as I get in from work. It's a real rush. But the real problem is the guilt . The moment I get home I'm out again for an hour. Much easier when I was part-time and I went when DH got home - at least I'd spent some time with the DC before I went out.

hi all

sunshine can't help as atm am sahm, it is a huge change and a juggle isn't it?

am hoping to go for a very slow 'jog' tomorrow to test the knee, have been religiously doing exercises and stretches so hopefully it will not be too be.

dd has been poorly as well so have been stuck indoors since Saturday, nearly going barmy, took dd to pre school today for both our sakes

hope everyone is wel

Hatwoman, yes - I did used to be on the old thread, but then I couldn't find it so stopped posting. Glad there's a new one!

Let me just qualify my 3:23 marathon time by saying that this was before I had my DS. I used to train 5x a week and could fit in a 10-mile run after work if I was home by 6pm, be home by 7:30pm and eat by 8pm - so all very do-able. Now I work three days per week, but can only get out running when DS has gone to bed and DH gets home from work which is never until about 7pm or later. Most I can therefore fit in is 7 miles, which takes me about 55 minutes, otherwise we ened up eating SO late (quite often eat 8:30pm or later as it is!) Also down to 4 runs per week from 5 (agreed with DH so that my running is not prioritised over everything else!) so running a good marathon time again might not be possible with what I can realistically fit in training-wise. I'm not prepared to commit to the training unless I feel I could get close to my PB, so I haven't entered for 2008 or 2009.

Having said that, I feel my running has really improved over the past 6 months, mostly because I've upped my long run distances. I'm doing a 10K on Sunday - my first race in over two years - so we shall see where I'm at!

My husband works at the same school so pre Dd I used to get changed into tracksuit at work and get thrown out of the car 5/6/7 miles from home. I may be able to do this a couple of times a week as it will mean getting home not long after my husband has picked up dd and driven home. It might also make me run faster to get home to see her.

So currant bun would you reccomend less runs per week but longer distances?

Oh yes, I was mortified today as my run coincided with the local private schools cross country event. Was overtaken by hundreds of boys. Some of them only looked about 11 as well

Sunshine, are you Secondary ? I've volunteered to help cross-country club so go out one lunchtime a week, when I'm able to be in school, much to the amusement of my afternoon class as I turn up flushed and damp but at least it gets me 20-30 mins extra, plus a certain 'competitive' element too.

Currentbun, awesome time, it's what I aspire to, hope 10k goes well - promise to let us know how you get on, it'll give me a kick up the bum now I'm shaking off my injury probs. I've never run 10k in under 45m in a race in England, only abroad or on the dreaded treadmill ( I will get to posting some ideas for them, been a bit stressed this week)

SFX good to hear that you're making progress, I've got another stretch for you to try, I need to think about how to describe it though..

Must wave a special flag for Mr Twink today; his white blood cell count was too low to have his full-on chemo day (1/21) so it's been postponed to next week so I challenged him to beat his 'chemo' PB this morning (I'm not a heartless bitch, I just know when he needs a push) - he did, and some: he'd been doing 36 mins @ 12.5 km/h during weeks 2&3 of his cycle and today he managed 60 mins at the same speed. God I love him!

Hi all, I'm very impressed by your times and distances! I have a question I would like to ask you regarding running in snow and a bit of ice as I am very much a novice - 4 weeks now.

I challenged myself to lay off the old vino and get some exercise in the run up to Christmas. I fell off the wagon fairly quickly but I'm quite enjoying the running, I have been following a training programme, warming up and stretching etc.

It was a little slippy underfoot today, I went fairly slowly and perhaps a little gingerly but felt good doing it. However, I could feel a slight ache down the left hand side of my achillies (sp) tendon on my right foot. It's still there now actually.

Is that just because I was running differently to compensate for the slippy ground and it will wear off or might it be a good idea not to run til it thaws?
Your advice would be appreciated, Thanks.

Well done mr Twink!! (waves flag too!!!)

Don't know if i'm coming down with something but i seem to be getting slower not faster as i hoped!, its very demotivating. Did 5 miles this am 2 mins slower than last week! felt like i was flying!! obviously not.

hi all

well done mrTwink shame about the pesky disappearing white cells, expect you both want this course over and done with.
thanks for thoughts of extra stretches for me have been googling away and checking various links from RW chat threads

cuddly can't help with snow running but well done you however anything that interferes with the foot hitting the ground in a stable way has to have consequences, no doubt more experienced people will help you out

went today rather gingerly for just under 3 miles still a bit sore but stretched properly afterwards and am now elevating and icing so hopefully will do the same on Saturday and take it from there yeah! such a joy to be out

do keep posting please I like hearing about all of your achievements

Mini Mexican wave for Mr Twink!

Have had to take it a bit easier this week as am in a lot of pain, but did get out on ice cuddly, and this is just my opinion but I think it does make a difference as I was running very gingerly, and developed a slight calf strain. I might cycle tomorrow as I need the exercise but don't want to aggrevate anything.

Nothing spectacular to report, but hi to all.

Big up Mr Twink. My dad is a big runner and has just had a op on his foot (so is in plaster) and his lumph nodes removed as his skin cancer has spread (muchos pain). I'm going to tell him about Mr twink to motivate him to get back into running after xams when his plaster is off. Hopefully we will do the Great North Run together again someday!!

Actually may dad was a big motivator today as I couldn't be arsed to go for a run and he said that he would do anything to swap places with me and go for a run on some virgin snow on the fells. Anyway, i went and ran for 52 mins which is longest I have ran for since having dd 7 months ago.

, good for you sunshine, hope it was a good one.

Thanks for the messages, much appreciated in the Twink household.

SFX, I'm going to attempt to describe a stretch I'm doing at the mo to ease my hip & ITB:

Lie on your back, knees bent, feet flat on floor at a comfortable distance away from your bum. Cross your legs and rest the top (right) one on your other (left) knee. Hold outside of (right) knee with (left) hand and gently pull it across to the (left). At the same time, straighten your (right) leg, then bend and straighten a few times, as best you can, without straining. It's not a big movement but it does stretch the outer hip & thigh. Then repeat with the opposite leg.

thanks Twink sounds like a Pilates move, have been looking at more advanced moves for specific muscles/ groups and they seem to really work