Runners Rehomed

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Here we are in Sports, I've been so lax about keeping up with anything outside our little thread that I'd no idea it was here - but have just spotted a cycling thread, so will be later to bed than planned....

Can I sneak back on here please? (You'll find me way at the bottom of the thread)

Was really enjoying running, and could definitely see an improvement and also had lost weight (or at least toned up!!). Then, in September my sister moved down and I started looking after my nephew 3 days a week while she was working - running just went by the wayside, I'm afraid, as I was too tired.

Have just started again - been going about 3 weeks.

This morning I ran / walked for about 20 mins - did about 1.3 miles.

Hi Dingle - it is fantastic to get round a 5k with so little training. Agree with Jo - the runners world find a race tool is brilliant. Also - check out if you have a local running club, they may know about any local races going on. A 10k would be great wouldn't it - but agree a bit of training would at least mean you enjoy it more.

Jones - welcome back. You are not forgotten!! Good luck with the fresh start. And keep us posted.

3senough - I so agree with you. Complete madness. The one bonus was that my 15 miles were all done by about 9.30am and the rest of the weekend was free.

I am still monstrously stiff after my 17m efforts on Sunday. Feeling a little foolish to be honest! And I think I'm going to skip running club and try to hobble round 6miles in privacy!!

Well done all - it's tough doing all this lark with children, jobs, dh's, etc etc. A big fat pat on the back for all of us I think is deserved.

Jones - you and me both! How come the fitness is so hard come by but so quickly lost?

Dingle - the Flora Light is now the Hydro Active Challenge - I've run for a smaller charity for the last 2 years.

Thank you!! Have looked at RW site- initially for a 10K race for me...but then I got a bit sidetracked with another idea!!

Now I am trying to find an event that some of the children with Down Syndrome ( and their siblings) can take part in. A fun run or dash sort of thing- thought it would be a great fundraiser and if I could find one in a suitable location- a lovely picnic afterwards would be fun too!!! LOL. Now hubby wants to do a 10K with me, so it's getting something that will suit all criteria!!!!

Better start training just in case...have so much on this week, but I WILL start at the weekend!!

dingle - last year I took part in a fun run for charity which was either 5k or 10k depending on your preference, and it was followed by a 100m dash for kids. It was organised by the godmother of a girl with cystic fibrosis, and takes place annually and seems to grow every year. I think they get sponsored by the local running shop who provide goodie bags at the end, plus there is some water on offer for runners. Everyone pays £10 entry and the kids pay £1 to run. And it's a brilliant day out in our local park.

I just mention this because if you're feeling really keen, maybe you could organise a similar event locally in aid of your charity.

I dragged my stiff muscles round 6 miles last night, hated every minute, but am definitely more mobile today.

Hello guys!! Some may remember me from a couple of weeks ago about starting running, well i took your advice and dragged myself down to Teddington (the most south west bit of london and i live in the most north east bit!! it took for ever!!) and got myself some proper running shoes!! I can just about manage 3 miles at a slow jog now, very impressed with myself!

Anyway, the reason for this post, is how do you decided which charities to run for?? my goal is the robin hood half marathon and i want to raise money but for who? I have a lot of charites that have helped members of my family and i wouldnt want to offend anybody by not picking 'their' charity!! Do i just go with the offical charity even though it doesnt mean anything to me?

sarz - I would go for a charity you care about in some way. I know it's hard to choose - but I think it's so much easier to raise money for something that has impacted on your life.

I can't believe anyone would be offended by your choice - there's only one of you and if you're raising money for a good cause you're already doing a brilliant job.

I had a short run today - squeezed into my lunchhour, then rest tomorrow and hoping to put in 16-18 miles at the weekend.

Sarz I agree with Pidge. Look for a charity who has helped one of your friends or family. It really helps me get out on training runs.

Robin Hood is a great choice for a half marathon. Brilliant supporters along the way and lots of charity runners. Watch out for the cobbly bit in the first few miles.

Good luck for your 18 Pidge. I am doing the RW 15 mile training run in Richmond Park hopefully plus 3 miles at the end.

Still hoping to get my 18 in, but I have ANOTHER cold. I swear I must have been ill about 7-8 times on a Friday in the last 3-4 months. I work Tuesday-Thursday, so then my body seems to decide to go into a flat spin at the weekend. Humbug.

Anyway - so far just streaming and running a temperature. So fingers crossed I can still get out running tomorrow.

Have fun in Richmond Park, sarflondon. I loved my run there last weekend.

Hope that everyone has had a good week's running. I did my the RW 15 mile training run in Richmond Park plus 3 extra miles at the beginning. It was so tough. I ache everywhere. At least now that I have done an 18 miler, I should be able to get round the London course.

The first pace group were doing 7 minute miling !

Seeing deer and heron did make a very nice change from running round the South Circular.

Are you better Pidge?

Well done sarflondon, I do (did) like running in Richmond Park (now realise it was 10 years ago ). I drove there from "sarf" London (Elephant & Castle, nice!!) for training a few times when I did the FLM in 96 & 97.

Pidge - hope you are feeling better?

I managed 65 mins today (and feeling it)...age is definitely taking it's toll

hello everyone, not sure you'd remember me ( i laughed to see Jones tentatively posting the same kind of message earlier) - i became atrociously lazy and pretty much stopped running towards the end of last year, but i'm trying to get back in the game and am running about 2 miles a time now. trouble is that dh is still away a lot and it's unpredictable so there are still 2 weeks at a time when i don't go.

anyway, it was nice to read your names again and catch up (a little) on your successes.

welcome back peanutbutter - good luck for breaking in those running muscles again.

My cold turned out to be an absolute stinker. I sneezed constantly for about 48 hours and at the end of it was exhausted.

So had to ditch my 18 miler, instead forced myself out on Sunday morning for 5 miles, some of which I had to walk, and into the bargain I got a thorough drenching.

Also, I now have to fit in 18 miles next Saturday which is my dd2's birthday party.

So I'm cross. This is the third time I've been ill since mid January, and it's ALWAYS at the weekend.

Grumble grumble ...

they're all crawling out of the wood work now spring is here! . welcome back all! I'm so impressed with these 18m runs! I've done 10m twice now and was knackered by the end. made me realise that these longer distances are truly harder - I kind of thought that as long as I was doing the training it would feel the same as 5 miles felt the first time I did that - but I don't think it's as simple as that. I feel "ground down" by the end - if that makes sense - just quite literally like my knee joints have been doing too much grinding, and my muscles feel weakened. I'm feeling quite pleased though - I totted up all my runs over the last 5 weeks - and I've done 92 miles! I really need to get to Teddington soon though and get myself some new trainers. even dd2 told me I needed some new ones - apparently my existing ones are "all muddy and horrible"!

I'm finding it difficult to pace myself now i'm going a bit further. I was wondering if anyone has got one of these? I had a feeling it had been talked about before but couldn't find it. is Garmin the best? any ideas about which model?

oooh Hatwoman, just looked at your link and realised I could do with one. It's very hilly here so impossible to judge distance run by using normal minutes per mile calulation. Mind you if I found out how far (or how little distance)I was running in say 40 mins I think I would be very depressed. Interested to hear comments from others who use one.

has anyone tried map my run, i think it is mapmyrun.co.uk or .com but its great for working out distance and its pretty accurate (to what my car says!)

it obviously doesnt help with pace setting, but at least lets you know how far your going! BTW it starts with a map of USA but it does UK aswell

I use another site - teh same as mapmyrun (it's mentioned lower down this thread)- I love it because when I first started I realised that using thread and teh a-z invaribaly led to under-estimating - so my regaulr runs suddenly got longer. I also like it because I can compare one run to teh next by working out pace - and it doesn;t matter if it's half a mile longer (eg if I start from the school gate instead of home). So I come home and write my pace down for all my runs. What I'm finding though is that especially on longer runs it's hard to improve my pace - because I just don;t know (until I get home) how quick I'm going. I'm convinced I could do my 10 miles at a 10 minute mile (still slow I know!) - if I had one of these things to keep my speed constant thruoghout. (last attempt was something like a 10minute 7 second mile - really annoying!)

Sadly Austria is not yet covered by any of the mapping websites for measuring runs

I use gmap pedometer to work out and measure runs.
One of my running partners has just got a garmin thingy and we were pleasantly surprised to find out that the 2 match up in terms of distance pretty well.

I so want a Garmin. Trying to sweet talk dh for one for my anniversary next month... would you trust buying one from ebay?

Oh, and another quick question...

I'm running about 8 miles, 3 times a week at the moment. By the last few miles, I am having problems with circulation in my hands. They go numb or tingle. Does anyone know what causes this and what I can do about it?

Hurrah for JoPG---that gmap site includes Austria. I have just depressed myself by measuring some of my routes...they are as short as I feared, they include alot of hills and I have been running by time not distance .......sadly the mapping does not include forest tracks so my measurement is not entirely accurate though