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For Steve Jones 19 postsTook your advice Steve. HAve entered Edinburgh at end of MAy. 5 weeks after London so hopefully...
posted by radioman im in pain :( 3 postshello all
I did an 8 mile run on Monday and woke up tuesday with back pain: it feels like i have...
posted by Delboy1978 Reason for running the marathon 15 postsHaving had two failed attempts to gain entry into the marathon years ago, as I approached my 40th I...
posted by janebenson Best half marathon 18 postsWhat`s the best half to do around March time in the South-East or London area?
posted by Dugliss Morning Buzzers 24 postsMorning all, its fri and getting cold hear in north london. Could be snow for sunday? Supposed to...
posted by Dirty Harry SEXY THURSDAY 95 posts'Raaaaaaay.
Went for a run, was 5 mins faster than on Tuesday doing the same route....
posted by KMJ New Star Trek film 3 postsI saw the trailer for the new Star Trek film last night and was stunned to see that it actually...
posted by Kyle22 Fleet foxes 6 postsThink I have got the name right - anyone listening?
posted by Wes1 Strictly Come Dancing - Series 6 62 postsComing to a TV near you, the next series is nearly here - are you ready to rumba?! Celebs include...
posted by twammers Worst sporting injury you've had? 26 postsWhat's the worst sporting injuries people have endured?
I once managed to rip my knee open and...
posted by Jack Frost Latest markers on Map Your Passion 
getting colderSpeed workout at the lake. Bit slippy so we were all a bit scared of falling. had to do 10 fast laps round the flower beds. -12 on arrival, -15 by the time we finished. Mind you I am glad I was not out in the morning at 5.30 as it was -21 at 8am and none of that takes in wind chill. I had ice on my hair outside the balaclava. We are nuts.
whoo whoo here comes vickyyippppeeee did 25 mins on bike and 25 on the treadmill but walk then jog very slow but am so so happy , aint no mountain high enough to stop me now get in,,,,, :-)
Training Gadgets and runningTraining Gadgets are good when they work. I had a very trying day today. By that I mean, I kept trying to get my Garmin Forerunner to work but it kept jumping around. I spent a good 15 minutes starting and re-starting my run. I finally gave up and ran my usual route. I'm not sure of the time it took or the exact mileage. I just ran. I may try to use this problem to "invest" in new equipment. So if you want to donate to the cause, I will allow you the opportunity!
Welome to WellnessThe main point from this week is that after giving into temptation I joined a gym. It is called The Wellness Club and is based about a 2 minute walk from my office so pretty much ideally situated for me. It's part of this "Wellness system" that provides you with a personal key that you put in each machine that records all the training data for analysis or you can preload plans onto it etc - very fancy! Also as an added bonus they wash my clothes after a workout and...
Back to the physio....No running today as I had a physio session booked. No new problems fortunately, just a maintenance session for my heel. Things are slowly improving, I didn't scream quite so much as usual today when he was prodding and poking it, and I've got a new set of stretches to do to improve things even more (fingers crossed there).The twinge in my hamstring from last weekend has all but disappeared and I've had no ill effects with it from Tuesdays run. I would like to get out for a little bimble...
London Marathon TrainingI went for my first training run last night in preparation for the London Marathon. It was my first run since the Great North Run in early October and it was horrid! I ran for 20 mins and didn't enjoy any of it!! I can't wait to get fit again so I can enjoy my runs....
YIPPPEEEEEE Been to the gym 2night. couldn't do squats or sit ups but did a bit. Not much longer the winter training gear is coming out and I am hitting the road to run yipppeeeee. Am looking forward to getting back to the hard work and my friends have been great saying they will come with me .... they dont know what they have let themselves in for haha the demons back .....yipppeeee :-)
Another post...Last night (whilst still having a bit of hip pain) I went to the running shop in Ashtead to get some 'proper' shoes. They confirmed that my hip pain was probably due to a turning in my foot whilst running. I bought some shoes which would help with that. I was also shown a stretch to help with the problems and advised to start pilates.With my new shoes on, I headed down the gym; first for a body combat session and then for a run on the treadmill. Whilst doing body combat, I realised how stiff my...
The story so far...Week 127th/28th & 30th October1.33 MilesGetting going - one to look back on when I get to the end and laugh.I started out trying to do this short run regularly just to try to get a bit of routine introduced. It was hideous the first time, I mean I felt like a total idiot wheezing my way round this pitiful distance past serious runners, but at least I did it and each run got easier than the previous one so I've started to feel a bit more confident. Dare I say it.. I'm possibly even...
back again ok training has gone a bit haywire again, but hoping to be back on track.Did an easy run today of 2 miles - 18m 31sTempo run tomorrow
