DFW running club part 4!! ALL ARE WELCOME!!

becky_rtw

By the way have you listened to marathon talk yet?

I LOVE 'spouse smackdown' hahahaha brilliant

becky_rtw

And parkrun are making a video:
http://popcornbox.com/2010/01/adventures-in-motion-tracking/

Cool!!!

RichOneday_2

becky_rtw wrote: »

By the way have you listened to marathon talk yet?

I LOVE 'spouse smackdown' hahahaha brilliant

I have indeed!:D

Its getting a bit close...12 seconds over 5.8 miles.

But she's cheating! Using racing flats just to try to beat her hubby..tut,tut!

I think he should call it off now at 2-0 up........once she gets back into 'olympic athlete' shape again he's toast!!

becky_rtw

RichOneday wrote: »

I have indeed!:D

Its getting a bit close...12 seconds over 5.8 miles.

But she's cheating! Using racing flats just to try to beat her hubby..tut,tut!

I think he should call it off now at 2-0 up........once she gets back into 'olympic athlete' shape again he's toast!!

If I ever beat you I will do a little dance at the side of the road :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

RichOneday_2

Btw Tom Williams, the other presenter of Marathon Talk, ran 18:32 at Leeds last Saturday.....I wonder if he'll be there this week? Could be a tempting target.;)

becky_rtw

Nice

I am having at bash at the challenge time I think - dont think I'll get the full 28 seconds off but could get down to 22:15 or so I reckon (sorry BT )

beer_tins

Simplycynical wrote: »

...we're not all speedsters like Becky, Rich and beer tins...

Unless I'm very much mistaken, you're ahead of me on the WAVA table?! I'm no speed demon in the SM30-35 group.

As for the comments whilst out running, I find them to be mainly positive. I'm a bloke, but I'm only 5'8" and currently hovering around 11st 9, so not exactly threatening. One old lady recently said "You're doing ruddy well" on my xth time passing her. An old boy, who seems to spend his whole Sunday walking, asks me how far I'm doing that day. I always get nods and "hellos" from fellow runners and I do the same. That's in my local area, anyway. In and around central London I tend to get mainly ignored! The (very rare) comments from kids get responded to with an invite to join me, or a suggestion that they might benefit from a bit of exercise themselves.

Thanks for the reply, rich. I'll try to take the slow run pace right back to avoid becoming a "one pace" runner. I'll start with today's 5 miler and leave plenty in the tank for tomorrow's 18, which I will make sure to start ultra slow.

beer_tins

becky_rtw wrote: »

Nice

I am having at bash at the challenge time I think - dont think I'll get the full 28 seconds off but could get down to 22:15 or so I reckon (sorry BT )

Stop it. Now.

becky_rtw

beer_tins wrote: »

Stop it. Now.

Yeah but now I've said it I wont do it so you're fine :rotfl::rotfl:

(my special shoes have got to not run a pb sometime - I think it might be their week)

Also I need your email address for something - can you pm it me please? (running related!)

bank_of_slate

RichOneday wrote: »

It looks like you're taking your avvie a bit too literally, Linda!:rotfl:

Its hilly enough round there, there really is no need to go and search out the BIGGEST hills you can find. Although going up to Wrose via Carr Lane, rather than Gaisby Lane, is probably even tougher. One for next week perhaps...?;)

Nope, we're doing Carr Lane at the end of a 5 miler on Friday!
Eccleshill do a lot of hills in their training which I'm glad about because otherwise I'd totally avoid them.
It's built up my stamina no end!
...Linda xx