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Coddys Running Club

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codswallop · 11/11/2003 19:32

Amateurs only - no marathon types welcome.

I intend to do a mile every couple of days I used to do this ages ago and finally need to get back to it.

Any takers? I am not a runner But cant be arsed to do organised excercise....

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codswallop · 16/11/2003 18:39

Much easier this time - I love the post run sweat - is that weird?

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Twink · 16/11/2003 22:07

It might be but I share it anyway !

Anyone who can run on Sunday afternoon is awesome, well done !

I got out first thing this morning, why o why does dd only ever sleep in on days I'm going out early ????

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codswallop · 17/11/2003 13:25

but twink - early evening is good for nosing thru windows...will fall over one day

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codswallop · 18/11/2003 10:08

am going toinght

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Sonnet · 18/11/2003 10:23

Well - I went at the weekend, only a mile but I knew I'd done it ( and yeaterday). I am planning a run Saturday and Sunday this week!

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codswallop · 18/11/2003 10:25

you went sat and Mon? very good. tick

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Twink · 18/11/2003 11:58

I'm going tonight too, will try not to fall over my feet nebbing through windows !

Northerner · 18/11/2003 12:09

Oh God. Did not do anything over the weekend. Black mark for me.

Have got myself a fitness partner as from next week. We will egg eachother on.

hana · 18/11/2003 13:02

am hoping to go later this aft or in morning - a friend is staying over and SHE can watch dd while I sweat!!

hana · 18/11/2003 13:03

of course could go this aft and tomorrow, but that would be to much for my poor muscles to take!

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codswallop · 18/11/2003 19:22

I have been - now twice in three days!

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Twink · 19/11/2003 07:22

Went out with a group of friends last night and we ended up doing about 3.5 miles.

People round our way seem to shut their curtains though so couldn't see much !

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codswallop · 19/11/2003 09:41

...twink!!! must admit my crappy mile is getting m,ore manageable - may put an extension on the end to 1.5 miles..nedd to tour the circuit int he car

I could watch all of the news as I run round here - on about 20 different tv screens!

Have a sit up type pain in my tum where this is doing good

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Twink · 19/11/2003 11:37

Go for it Coddy, it's amazing how quickly your body adapts to it (as long as you don't try to push on too quickly.

I'd better disappear and get on with my sit-ups before Beety starts shouting...

hana · 19/11/2003 12:18

ok girls, went running this morning , bout a 25 min run I think? Felt good to sweat again! Will try again at work on Friday too.
hana

tigermoth · 19/11/2003 12:42

codswallop - 3.5 miles is impressive especailly if you are just starting again.

Twink, I know what you mean about building on your efforts and how running greater and greater distances becomes more easy. Personally I found that once I ran for more than about 35 mins, I really stopped liking it. I could and did do longer runs, but I just didn't want to push myself to do more, and felt happy settling for three 20 - 30 minute runs a week. I wonder if that's a sign of age? At work, the work people I was running with were in their early 30's and I was a good 10 years older than them.

I've run mon, tues, and weds - 15 minutes each time. HOpe to run again on Fri then that's it for the week! Keep meaning to go out at the weekends but I am either too busy or too lazy.

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codswallop · 19/11/2003 12:44

Tm no re read it its One and a half!! LOL

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codswallop · 19/11/2003 14:29

Marthamao where are you?

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Northerner · 19/11/2003 14:50

I wish this thread would bog off! Every day I come on Mumsnet I see this thread and it reminds me what a lazy bugger I am!

Twink · 19/11/2003 14:57

Nooo we won't, in fact we'll all have to go out more often to make sure it stays in the Active Conversations list.

Finish your shortbread and get out there !

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codswallop · 20/11/2003 10:41

Notrthener - coma n - alittle trot around the block? Or a fast walk? You can go at night so no one sees you

AN you can take have a glass of wine as areward.

coddys orders

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codswallop · 20/11/2003 10:42

so your running partner is crap then? sack her

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Northerner · 20/11/2003 10:47

Yeah she is crap. On a night the last thing I feel like is going out to run. HOw do motivate yourself?

And it's very dark, dh would worry if I ran on me lonesome. We live near fields and woods you see.

Twink · 20/11/2003 12:28

I focus on the calories it uses.. I also have quite a few friends who run so there's usually someone who will agree to come out.

We try to agree a time during the day and then not to ring later with an excuse - cos we always feel like staying in with a beer instead by 7pm.

Last night I'd arranged to run with a group so I persuaded a friend to collect me on her way; it helps that she's childless so has no understanding of the huge stack of excuses mums can produce.

tigermoth · 20/11/2003 13:48

I can understand not wanting to run alone in the evening, you need a running partner for that, but as for having a running partner in general, no I just couldn't do it!

I used to run with workmates, true, but now run alone - I like going at my own pace, stopping when I want - the whole relaxing side of running gets lost IME if you run with someone else.