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

milliemonster

Hi everyone, can I join in? been a runner on and off for a number of years now but due to generally being a lazy sod have let myself get out of shape these last few months, I was doing 40m a week in the first half of this year but am back to building up my base again.

After weeks of saying 'I am going for a run today'......I went for a run today!!!! only 3 miles and was very slow but it was good to be out again, can't believe I was running LSR's of 12 -15miles only a few months ago, that seems an age away now.

So I am back to getting fitter not fatter and aiming to get back into my skinny jeans at some point before the end of this decade.

Hopefully by dropping in on here I can get some tips to keep my motivation up

bank_of_slate

milliemonster wrote: »

Hi everyone, can I join in? been a runner on and off for a number of years now but due to generally being a lazy sod have let myself get out of shape these last few months, I was doing 40m a week in the first half of this year but am back to building up my base again.

After weeks of saying 'I am going for a run today'......I went for a run today!!!! only 3 miles and was very slow but it was good to be out again, can't believe I was running LSR's of 12 -15miles only a few months ago, that seems an age away now.

So I am back to getting fitter not fatter and aiming to get back into my skinny jeans at some point before the end of this decade.

Hopefully by dropping in on here I can get some tips to keep my motivation up

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Welcome milliemonster! Well done for simply getting back out there, I bet when you got back you thought 'Why didn't I do that earlier?'

You'll soon regain that fitness level, how about entering a shortish race to help focus your training?
...Linda xx

milliemonster

Awwww thanks for the welcome Linda!!! Yes I do keep thinking about entering a race, I may have a look to see what 10k's are on in Dec/Jan. It was great to be out there again and yes you are right, I do wish I had done it earlier, MUCH earlier and I may not have gained the stone and a half I have!!!!

But, it's no good dwelling on what has passed, I have to look forward now and I'm itching to get my mileage back up to where it was, although I know the 10% rule and will have to take it easy for a few weeks til I get back into the swing of things

Anyone know of any good 10ks' coming up in Yorkshire soon?

bank_of_slate

milliemonster wrote: »

Awwww thanks for the welcome Linda!!! Yes I do keep thinking about entering a race, I may have a look to see what 10k's are on in Dec/Jan. It was great to be out there again and yes you are right, I do wish I had done it earlier, MUCH earlier and I may not have gained the stone and a half I have!!!!

But, it's no good dwelling on what has passed, I have to look forward now and I'm itching to get my mileage back up to where it was, although I know the 10% rule and will have to take it easy for a few weeks til I get back into the swing of things

Anyone know of any good 10ks' coming up in Yorkshire soon?

Leeds 10k Abbey dash is on 22 November, (I'm also in Yorkshire)

http://www.epilepsy.org.uk/involved/bradford10k.html
March 2010 10k




Jane Tomlinson Leeds 10k 4 July 2010

http://www.runforall.com/leeds/

https://www.clubsonline.com.au/eventsregform/index.cfm?fuseaction=display_event_detail&EventID=3179&orgid=3918



...Linda xx

Simplycynical

Congratulations on getting a PB for the half Rich :T

And a huge WELL DONE to Uk - that's a fantastic achievement especially with a 'dodgy toe'. :T :j Looking forward to your race report.

There's been loads of good running taking place today so well done Linda, Chick, Becky, bj and kms.

Hi milliemonster - welcome to the thread. Stick with the running (and popping in here) and you'll soon be up to 12-15 mile LSR's again.

milliemonster

Hmmm Leeds Abbey Dash on 22nd Nov, might be a bit too soon for me, that gives me 2 weeks to get back up to 6 miles, I could probably do it but reckon it would be hard!

I might just take some inspiration from you guys with your race reports for now until I'm running more easily again and then look at some races. I'd love to get into fell running as I love being in the hills but running on the flat at the mo is an achievement lol!!!

bank_of_slate

Have a look on the Northern Athletics website millie

http://www.noeaa-athletics.org.uk/

...Linda xx

bank_of_slate

milliemonster wrote: »

Hmmm Leeds Abbey Dash on 22nd Nov, might be a bit too soon for me, that gives me 2 weeks to get back up to 6 miles, I could probably do it but reckon it would be hard!

I might just take some inspiration from you guys with your race reports for now until I'm running more easily again and then look at some races. I'd love to get into fell running as I love being in the hills but running on the flat at the mo is an achievement lol!!!

Jane Tomlinson 10k would be good to enter because there's plenty of time before it and the atmosphere on the day is brilliant! :T

Whereabouts in Yorkshire are you millie? Have you thought about joining a club?
...Linda xx

kmstuart

Aye 2:00:56 for me

And there was't a lot of Fetch tops, i only saw 3 ad one of those was me Cant of been far away from Chickadee most of the race tbh.

Yeah that puddle was a !!!!!! and scuppered any sub 2 plus my sub 1:57 PB aims too

Will do race report tomorrow probably as for some reason Excel refuses to open and at the moment i cant be arsed pen and papering the splits. Not that the 3rd mile marker was in the right place quarter mile early roughly

RichOneday_2

milliemonster wrote: »

Hmmm Leeds Abbey Dash on 22nd Nov, might be a bit too soon for me, that gives me 2 weeks to get back up to 6 miles, I could probably do it but reckon it would be hard!

I might just take some inspiration from you guys with your race reports for now until I'm running more easily again and then look at some races. I'd love to get into fell running as I love being in the hills but running on the flat at the mo is an achievement lol!!!

Millie, a race to consider is the Dewsbury 10K at the beginning of Feb....its flat and cheaper than the big charity races. These are the results from the 2009 race:
http://www.ukresults.net/2009/dewsbury10k.html