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

becky_rtw

bank_of_slate wrote: »

Nope, we're doing Carr Lane 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

Are you about Sat morning? We're doing Leeds parkrun this week - lots of hills

beer_tins

becky_rtw wrote: »

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!)

Check your inbox. Feel free to include rich too. The email he has for me is old and you can only PM one person at a time!

evab_2

Morning,

Welcome to julie and lurkio:D

Good runs all, hope you're all well.

Good to be back out this morning, decided to do a 3 miler today just to get my legs going. Not sure about my calculation for average mile, no GPS so had stopwatch.

Thu 18/2 3.26 miles 31:02 (9.51/mile?)

Ooh and I might to have to change a race, I don't think I've got enough time to build up for Telford on 21st March it's 4 weeks away and haven't done more than 6 miles yet. What do you think? Planning on doing 8 miles this weekend.

redsquirrel80

Can definitely still feel Saturday's efforts in my legs - hard work last night, not helped by the fact it was very damp and cold with soggy snow - blah!

Any advice on how long my long run should be this weekend? I'm thinking 10 or 12.. or should I just see how it feels on the day?

3 weeks till the Kilomathon... eek.

bank_of_slate

beer_tins wrote: »

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.

We've had everything from laser pointers aimed at us from cars, cans lobbed at us to the usual cliche's such as "The pub's that way!" (the pleb pointing in the direction from where we've come accompanied by much mirth!) and my personal favourite "Come on fat @rse!"

We get a lot of comments from the elderly, last week an old chap was coming towards us while me and one of the ladies were gabbing whilst running, he said "Never mind your chatter, get going!" "I said "Come on then, after you!"
You're right beer tins, inviting them to join you is quite fun because they either display a look of sheer horror or show their worth my running in the other direction :rotfl:

Last Wednesday was nice, we were on the final long slog up Kings Rd back to the club and we passed this young asian lad walking down the hill, as we passed he clapped and said "Come on, you're nearly there!" He wasn't being sarky either, he really meant it which was lovely.
...Linda xx

bank_of_slate

becky_rtw wrote: »

Are you about Sat morning? We're doing Leeds parkrun this week - lots of hills

I think after Gaisby Lane yesterday and Carr Lane on Friday I'll need a rest :eek:
...Linda xx

becky_rtw

evab wrote: »

Morning,

Welcome to julie and lurkio:D

Good runs all, hope you're all well.

Good to be back out this morning, decided to do a 3 miler today just to get my legs going. Not sure about my calculation for average mile, no GPS so had stopwatch.

Thu 18/2 3.26 miles 31:02 (9.51/mile?)

Ooh and I might to have to change a race, I don't think I've got enough time to build up for Telford on 21st March it's 4 weeks away and haven't done more than 6 miles yet. What do you think? Planning on doing 8 miles this weekend.

Nearly not quite on the pace...

9:31mins/mile

Calculation for the maths nerds - divide seconds by 60 2/60 = 0.03
divide 31.03/3.26 = 9.52
multiply 0.52 by 60 = 31
Add seconds to mins = 9:31 mins/mile

:D

becky_rtw

bank_of_slate wrote: »

I think after Gaisby Lane yesterday and Carr Lane on Friday I'll need a rest :eek:
...Linda xx

Fair enough (its actually not really hilly - just one hill thats a bit mean at 4k - the 3rd time you go up it!)

bank_of_slate

redsquirrel80 wrote: »

Can definitely still feel Saturday's efforts in my legs - hard work last night, not helped by the fact it was very damp and cold with soggy snow - blah!

Any advice on how long my long run should be this weekend? I'm thinking 10 or 12.. or should I just see how it feels on the day?

3 weeks till the Kilomathon... eek.

My sis (k_bagpuss) has pulled out of the kilomathon, I'm glad because it would have been silly to attempt it, she's only just started training again after a chest infection after Christmas.
...Linda xx

evab_2

Thanks becky, better than I thought then!