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

becky_rtw

WOW Chick *jealous* what a great run in really tough but beautiful surrounds

Cute piccie of you and OH too!!!

haleygrey

it looks lovely.

Rachel021967

Thanks for the advice Gillz. My daughter comes out with me on some of my walks but she won't run with me. Chickadee glad you had a good weekend and stunning photographs makes me very envious.

Alias_Omega

Well my 2 week sick period is over, after the bruised / cracked 2nd rib. Not lifted a foot in the past week, thought i was on the mend as fired out 40 pressups, no pain there so saturday morning went for a run of about 2.8miles. It half killed me, either i started off too fast, or should not have eaten before. Hopefully be out again tonight, might run a normal 5k to get things back into the swing of things.

Completed the 10k road race in 1hr 3mins, which was good, even with stopping & starting due to the chest pain.

I can be found on - Marathon Photos as number 3203.

Though, i was in serious need of a haircut & a shave.

Alias_Omega

On the other note, was thinking of making the GNR as my next goal. 13.1miles.

Great North Run, but at £42 for entry seams a little steep.

becky_rtw

Well done on your run Alias , considering how rough you were feeling you were very close to breaking the magic 60 minutes so thats got to be encouraging

Dont do GNR - its loads expensive - there are much better halfs - give us a rough date and the best location and we'll find you one

Alias_Omega

I noticed it was £42, but that seams fair, as its a high profile run. The £42 is price to enter on your own, unsure on the charity side of thing, but i would be doing this for me, the charity is good health, the charity is me.

I keep checking the running bug, and runners world for events. But not many in the lincolnshire area, a few small 5ks coming up but nothing that will be testing.

Afterthought..

I forgot to say that i did the 10k, hung over, de-hydrated and with no breakfast. I thought it would of been a good idea to go out the night before. I turned up late to the start, began 25mins late. But i think ive said this a few pages back, i cant remember.

RichOneday_2

Alias,

You cant enter the GNR by just paying £42 now. The ballot places closed a while back. And this is for an event that is more than 5 months away!!!

As for charities - they've basically got a stranglehold on the event in the same way as with FLM. Being forced to become a charity fundraiser just because you want to run a half marathon/marathon is what gets up most runner's noses!

becky_rtw

Alias,

I can understand wanting to do GNR - I would love to - its the biggest running event in the world I think!!! But £42 is A LOT of money...

Is there anything on here:
http://www.ukresults.net/2009cal.html#sep

I'm thinkng about doing Fleetwood half and Bristol Half in September before Abingdon mara in October

Surely you cant be far from the Robin Hood half and marathon??

sallyx

Alias
Nice pics...no offense but you do look a little jaded and hung over lol. You wait to see pics of me on FLM, it wont be pretty like Beckys running pics!