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Wallace · 2008-11-01T19:06:15+00:00

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

HarrogateMum · 04/01/2009 09:39

Spam - dont apologise for not being a "proper" runner - I dont think there is any such thing!! I am always at the back in these races, usually coming in about 580th of 600 or something but who cares!

MrsWednesday - its the Dewsbury 10k so not local to me but still Yorkshire! Apparently its a good one for personal bests as its a there and back type run and the first 5km is gently uphill therefore the last 5km is all downhill. I entered it as I knew if I didnt I probably wouldnt go in for a 10k until the summer and would have no motivation to get out in the cold. I will do a 10k in under an hour this year if it kills me!

Good luck mrsmike for today and Ffrecklefairy - have you got out yet? I am waiting for DH to come home from swimming to go out again - 3rd run in 3 days, not ideal but struggle to get out in the week due to work/kids/dark etc. Have been starting to think about going out in the dark alone but a bit nervous about it - any tips from those that do?

TinyWhiteFeather · 04/01/2009 13:33

I go out in the dark HarrogateMum. Admittedly on a well lit road.
I now have a decent visibility top, usually wear baggy trackies and a breatheable beanie type hat so I just look like an amorphous blob. I didn't enjoy it ata first, it was just a chance to go out, but I quite enjoy it now.

Hope you have a good day MrsMike, and just go for it Ffrecklefairy, it just gets better and better.

Is hill running likely to aggrevate shin splints? I had them last year and suspect I am in danger of them developing again. The only thing that has changed is I started doing steep inclines again, and my trainers are obviously older, but still look in good condition.

robino · 04/01/2009 14:22

Well, I got out. It was freezing. I timed myself properly for the first time with my Christmas watch and was amazed that I was ran 2 miles in less than 19 mins. Ok, so that makes me no Roger Bannister but I dictinctly remember having to do the mile at school aged 14 for some athletics encouragement awards thing and just scraping the "bronze" which was 9 minutes. So that means that 17 years and 2 (recent) children later I'm not much slower than I was then - I shall take pride in that!

MarshaBrady · 04/01/2009 14:25

Well done Robino, I have to go today. Will go in half an hour. it is so cold though.

greenlawn · 04/01/2009 16:42

HarrogateMum, if you run in the dark make sure you've got a good hi-vis vest on - I've got a great sleeveless one (Hilly or RonHill? Can't remember but will check). Watch out for people reversing off their driveways at you! They can't see or hear you.

And I have to say I never ever wear headphones/i-pod in the dark either - you need your wits about you a bit more so you can listen out for traffic or for anyone dodgy. Having said that, I've never felt threatened out in the dark on my own, just stick to main routes.

fishie · 04/01/2009 17:24

lots of new people, how nice. i have been conscientiously mapping runs and can report that i ran 96.4k in december.

i don't mind running in cold but it does make me cough a bit too.

hatwoman · 04/01/2009 18:48

hi everyone. I went for 10 miles this morning. my last run in richmond park for atleast 2 years (I'm moving house tomorrow). I felt a little prickle behind the eyes as I ran out of the gate. my legs are really feeling it - I'm totally exhausted. quite please to have done a 9.5 minute mile pace.

sacha - we have more than running in common. dh delivered dd2. exactly the same as you - failed to call the midwife in time. ended up with 2 ambulance crews arriving about 10 mins too late. pretty scarey tbh! hope everythings ok

fishie · 04/01/2009 19:07

hat where are you going for two years? where will you run? i am very envious of you running in richmond park. my local wanstead park is lovely but alas half is a private golf club.

HarrogateMum · 04/01/2009 19:11

god I am so envious of you lot who say you do 10 miles.

My normal run is about 3.5 to 4 miles. Sometimes I manage a 5 or a 6. The thought of doing 10 is almost mind blowing. How did you work up to it?

FfreckleFface · 04/01/2009 19:47

Sorry about the multiple posts yesterday...damn iphone. I hate technology, which is probably why I was (and hope to be again) a commited road/x-country runner, but hate treadmills.

Anyways...brrr, it was so cold, and so far, and my poor legs hurt so much now. But it was beautiful, frosty and crisp, and while I can't exactly say I enjoyed it, I can remember why I used to enjoy it, which is a start. 5k in 42mins.

Harrogatemum - we're pretty rural, so traffic isn't a huge issue if I run in the dark. Safety wise, I take one of my eight-stone rottweilers with me, and usually feel pretty safe.

MrsWednesday · 04/01/2009 19:56

HM, I'm doing the Liversedge half marathon on 15th Feb, also not that local to me really but it was the only one I could find in Yorkshire and like you I needed to sign up for something to keep me going over the winter.

When I do run at night (not very often admittedly) I wear a high vis jacket and always run along busy roads with paths. The only way I've found to increase distance is to add an extra mile to each long run I do - so usually once a week I will try and go a little bit further than last time.

Re shin splints I found this article that suggests running up hills can make them worse.

this one gives some exercises on how to prevent them too.

Spam, I have flat feet and was told by a specialist running shop that I need trainers with a lot of support - perhaps you could get some insoles?

Hatwoman, all the very best with your house move!

Robino, that's a really great time.

hatwoman · 04/01/2009 20:18

I'm moving to the Peak District - from whence I came. lots of hills for me to run up and down.

HarrogateMum - I never upped my distance beyond 3-4 miles until I took the plunge and entered a race. my first one was 8 miles. I'm still quite a sporadic runner who needs a race to keep me motivated but is quite happy to have periods of no motivation. In the last 3-4 years I;ve done just 4 races - 8 miles twice, a half marathon, and 16 miles. The beauty of running is that anyone can do it. just add a little bit at a time and you can be doing 6,7,8 before you know it. the first time I ever did 10 I did it because I got lost! it was such a revelation and a thrill to find I'd done 10, not the 7 I'd set out to do.

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Wallace · 04/01/2009 20:23

Anyone doing the Edinburgh Winter RUn 5k next Saturday? I entered it ages ago, and was hoping to be in tip-top condition by then - needless to say that hasn't happened! I hae hardly been running at all - it was -10ish for about a week and that is too cold even for me.

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Pendulum · 04/01/2009 20:26

Hello again,
Another proud person here- I went out in the (very light) snow today and ran 8km in 43 minutes I kno that's small beer for a lot of you but it's the furthest I have ever run. Have been stuck in a rut of doing 5k in half an hour then dashing home feeling guilty, so set out deliberately to go further today. I even attacked some hills (instead of slogging up them)- was nearly sick at the top, but feels great now!

Ta for the added motivation and nice to read all of your stories (sorry I haven't responded individually)

fishie · 04/01/2009 20:26

i love peak district, apart from blue john caves which gave dh and i the fear and we had to leave the tour.

am less keen on running up hills.

fishie · 04/01/2009 20:28

pendulum that is really good, took me about a year to get to 8k and it is dead flat here.

Pendulum · 04/01/2009 20:33

thanks fishie! I have my sights set on our local 10k in May. Would be my dream to do a race- I have been so unfit all my life, last to be picked for school teams etc.....

Am ready for my bed now though....!

mrsmike · 05/01/2009 09:33

Hello all, reporting back on 10 mile race. Well I came 3rd from last in 1 hour 51 mins! But glad to just do it and finish - tbh was quite daunting as everyone and I mean everyone seemed to be v dedicated and much much better runners than myself and my friend (who ran in tears part of the way, vowed she would never run again, EVER, and needed some convincing to carry on - what an emotional roller coaster that was!) So maybe not the best of races to enter for relative beginners as all the experts were a bit offputting but at least we did it Phew now I can relax a bit ...

mrsmike · 05/01/2009 09:38

Hello all, reporting back on 10 mile race. Well I came 3rd from last in 1 hour 51 mins! But glad to just do it and finish - tbh was quite daunting as everyone and I mean everyone seemed to be v dedicated and much much better runners than myself and my friend (who ran in tears part of the way, vowed she would never run again, EVER, and needed some convincing to carry on - what an emotional roller coaster that was!) So maybe not the best of races to enter for relative beginners as all the experts were a bit offputting but at least we did it Phew now I can relax a bit ...

Pendulum · 05/01/2009 10:48

Well done mrsmike! That sounds like an amazing time to me! I can only dream at the moment of doing a 10 mile race, so I am full of admiration. Hope you hd a slap-up lunch to celebrate!

mrsmike · 05/01/2009 10:52

Thanks, but we were so far behind the others it was a bit disheartening (well a lot disheartening truthfully). I think we were a bit out of our depth. So that helpful advice from someone above, about imagining you are attached to the person in front by a string, and you reel them in, then pass them, just didn't apply as after 5 mins we couldn't even see anyone in front!

greenlawn · 05/01/2009 11:19

Well done mrsmike, my first race was a 10 mile one and even though I finished saying never again a couple of months later I did a half marathon, so it must've been OK! Hope you feel OK today.

I had a good run yesterday, am now feeling more confident that I can build myself up again after all this time off (cue Rocky music ...)

RUNFORLOVE · 05/01/2009 13:31

Hello and Happy New Year!

I would like to join this thread because I am new runner training for the London Marathon this April.

My dad was diagnosed with Bowel Cancer August last year and in September I decided to try get a place to run for Beating Bowel Cancer at this years marathon.

My dad use to be a runner and ran a couple of marathon so I thought I would do it for him and give him somthing else to focus on like helping me train.

Last September I could not run for 2 minutes without getting a stitch and yesterday I ran 7 miles wihout stopping.

I can not believe how addictive it is and how easy it is to get fit! I have been trying to persuade everyone I know to run since I started. I get such a buzz from running especially after I run more than the week before.

I am following a 16 week programme from a great book called The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer. It's fantastic and changed the way I think about everything. Very uplifting!

Anyway look forward to chatting to you all especially anyone training for the Flora Marathon.

Take care

sfxmum · 05/01/2009 14:25

hi all mrsmike well done you

hatwoman hope the move goes well, gorgeous part of the world, shall start up the Richmond park running, it is in my to do list

hello everyone else especially the new names
no running until Wednesday for me I think

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Wallace · 05/01/2009 19:03

well done mrsmike!
welcome RUNFORLOVE, sorry to hear about your dad - you are doing something so special for him

Re shin splints - somebody at running club wears tight like things on his shins which he says really help.

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