DFW running club mark 2!! ALL ARE WELCOME!!!

beer_tins

Pink, once you're up to the distance, why don't you start walking to work and back? Or is there no footpath? It would kill 2 birds with one stone, all of your commuting time would become part of your exercise time.

becky_rtw

Thats what I do re: run commuting and its how I started

Although these days I have to go round a few times to make the distance up, but luckily there are lots of bridges to cross to make it interesting - my current fav is Albert Bridge - oh so pretty

And we are not crazy JJ - just a little over fuelled on endorphins!

jjwhittle1981

im looking forward to be fuelled by endorphins!

Becks your so luck to be able to run were you find it pretty, me i run along the main A road between lincoln and the motorway, always full of lorries and cars trying to overtake them in silly places. The footpath is right at the side of the road and on sunday when i first tried the route i was picked up off my feet with the air rush from the lorries going past me.( pretty scary the first couple of time that it happened).

Idiophreak

jjwhittle1981 wrote: »

im looking forward to be fuelled by endorphins!

Becks your so luck to be able to run were you find it pretty, me i run along the main A road between lincoln and the motorway, always full of lorries and cars trying to overtake them in silly places. The footpath is right at the side of the road and on sunday when i first tried the route i was picked up off my feet with the air rush from the lorries going past me.( pretty scary the first couple of time that it happened).

Oh man, that sucks.

I feel quite lucky running where I do - this was one of the better parts of our lunch run:

rustybucket

Nice Idio where abouts is that?

beer_tins

Idiophreak wrote: »

Oh man, that sucks.

I feel quite lucky running where I do - this was one of the better parts of our lunch run:

lucky bar steward!

becky_rtw

Oi Beertins - you run in one of the most beautiful places on Earth - okay so its swarming with tourists but its pretty - I'll not hear anything against running in London (although stopping to give directions is pretty annoying)...

Idio - I'm going to be doing Abingdon mara in October - you're up that way arent you?? Fancy joining me and Rich??

Idiophreak

rustybucket wrote: »

Nice Idio where abouts is that?

Part of the thames path south of Oxford...It's a lovely run over the water, actually - pass a couple more locks and weirs etc later in the run too.

Beats some of the routes I do pounding the pavements anyway...

beer_tins

becky_rtw wrote: »

Oi Beertins - you run in one of the most beautiful places on Earth - okay so its swarming with tourists but its pretty - I'll not hear anything against running in London (although stopping to give directions is pretty annoying)...

Idio - I'm going to be doing Abingdon mara in October - you're up that way arent you?? Fancy joining me and Rich??

True, it is pretty. But you forget I work in the city and the old street end at that. Not the prettiest part of London, really. And with all the traffic lights and crowds, you can forget lunchtime running, although some hard core runners still try to. There are a lot of truly stunning areas in London though. Londoners just don't stop to take them in. Depending where you run, you may have to stop a lot for traffic lights, to get around crowds etc. but running down the embankment is brilliant, great sights and a nice wide pavement with no roads to cross.

Idiophreak

becky_rtw wrote: »

Idio - I'm going to be doing Abingdon mara in October - you're up that way arent you?? Fancy joining me and Rich??

Ooh, yeah - that will start about a mile or so from that piccy, actually. (for trivia, it starts where I play footy on Wedsnesdays ) Though I think the route is a bit less interesting iirc.

I'm not 100% sure I'll be fit enough to do a full marathon by Oct, but it could be a good target for me to aim for.

I'll certainly be around for post-race beers and so on, anyway.