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

x_raphael_xx

Hi all, went on the treadmill yesterday, ran a mile in 12:51, at that rate it will take me over 3 hours to do the half marathon! :eek:
Did want to go out tonight, but it's very icy here (slipped twice on my way to work and I'm only 5 mins away!)
Might head to the gym later but got the in-laws round for dinner tonight, so it depends when they leave.

Idiophreak

becky_rtw wrote: »

Good match Idio (drat I miss my footy now - not that I ever scored 8 goals but I saved 8!)

We could make the perfect pairing, then - I'm slowly getting better outfield, but I am - and will remain - the worst goalkeeper *ever*...if someone's gonna kick something hard at me really fast, I *am* gonna jump out of the way of it - just the way I'm built

x_raphael_xx

RichOneday wrote: »

As I was saying last night, you need to alternate between putting your butt cheek in a bowl of ice water and a bowl of hot water. This will heal things up much quicker.

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

kmstuart

Rich - Er no but i did eventually get around to working out what i spent last year which is what has made me a little short of cash. Still thats getting sorted slowly. Five races between now and end of May. Not bad for me wa meant to be 15-20 last year in the same period

becky_rtw

Idiophreak wrote: »

We could make the perfect pairing, then - I'm slowly getting better outfield, but I am - and will remain - the worst goalkeeper *ever*...if someone's gonna kick something hard at me really fast, I *am* gonna jump out of the way of it - just the way I'm built

Ah well I'm okay outfield in denfense (in fact I've been known to shove 6ft guys out of the way ), but I cant shoot at al - I think I scored three times in 6 months of playing twice a week

Yes I often used to end up with football shaped 'prints' on my knees and thighs - its even worse in the cold weather - ouch stinging.

The only problem I had was gloves - I broke my finger in practise once and tried to get proper goalie gloves but my hands are too small so I had to buy boys ones (size 4 I think) so I was always worried about punching the ball and re-breaking the finger - hence why I'm not playing right now (coachie would not be happy if that happened :rolleyes:).

Excuse the detour - back to running all

RichOneday_2

Idio - Boring? Not at all. I cant think of any more pleasurable activity than spending 1hr 30 mins flowing around a nice traffic-free countrified 10 miler (or then again, maybe I can!:o ).

And, in any case, my sessions have actually got shorter, in the first 8 weeks during the core fitness training I was pretty much doing daily 2 hour walks.

Idiophreak

RichOneday wrote: »

Idio - Boring? Not at all. I cant think of any more pleasurable activity than spending 1hr 30 mins flowing around a nice traffic-free countrified 10 miler (or then again, maybe I can!:o ).

And, in any case, my sessions have actually got shorter, in the first 8 weeks during the core fitness training I was pretty much doing daily 2 hour walks.

Do you manage to do all your running in the country, then?

As I said, I find that kinda running much easier - it's the ones where I'm running through housing estates and on long straight roads for miles where I start to get a bit more fidgety - and I think clock-watching just makes things worse...hmm..

kmstuart

With time your speed improves and unless you up distance to compensate (you will a bit unles you are already speedy) then actual running time drops. Alway good to know that little fact

Cool sig looks ok too perfect formating first time round

RichOneday_2

Idiophreak wrote: »

Do you manage to do all your running in the country, then?

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Yeah, pretty much - My main circuit is only 3 miles from the centre of Leeds but there's a bigger risk from horses than cars!

kmstuart

right sorted it out via google documents here is my plan for the run up to edinburgh

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=p5JQEGDuKhEPTxjwH23R6GA

anyone care to have a guess at why its a 18 week period to race day

plan is on the race plan dates sheet