working at it slowly

ah, arsebook - you only even have to watch one episode of jezza to see it is the work of the devil - well, the programme is too

LOL at your stump grinding, noggs - stump and grind. I like it

(((DL)))) are you really sure OH doesn't tell your boss how much you like trains ?

Good luck at the weekend, snails

Well the good news is the weekend end is here. And more good news is that my cholesterol is fine. The not so good news is that my BP is elevated so I have to go to my GP. Maybe only a blip but as it has previously been low, the new job and hours may be a factor. The boys dont help and I feel rushe to fit it all in. Plod club tonight - legs still suspect - better dash.......

evening each.

I've done my last ride before Sundays biggy - 1 hour 20 at tempo.

I have a full shift at fave customers tomorrow, then it'll be van emptying,packing etc.  

I think I'm as ready as I can be - I can do the distance at a decent pace, I can even do local climbs ok.  The unknown is how the number and steepness of the climbs will soften the legs.  5 hours would seem to be a reasonable target time.

I think I have my food and drink intake nailed too.

Can you tell that I'm getting a bit edgy now?

You will be absolutely fine Noggs .... keep those muscles warm, its going to be a chilly one 

You'll be just grand Noggs with the Waister wings on your shoulders.

I'm signing off for a weekend of fun in my favourite city. Och aye.

Go get 'em Noggs - just don't wear a hole in your trews though like I did last sunday - I've still got the graze / burn to show for it and it won't scab over as it keeps sticking to my skirt when I sit down at work or on the loo !!

You've really targetted this one and I have absolutely every faith you know exactly what you are doing and are fully prepared - anything else is in the lap of the dogs

Just racing through quickly, back later, but wanted to say:

~~~~~~~~~~~~GOOD LUCK AT THE EYE HOSPITAL, TUBS!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Amandax, training with your friend? sounds like a plan!! ))))))

Nogs, I presume we will have a chance to send proper vibes later today (after you've enjoyed playing at fave customer's) but the vibe machine has been switched on, checked, and is now humming in 'ready' mode. 

Happy days all! xxx

Morning each,

Ta for the encouragement,

Have a good break XB.  I've not been to Edinburgh since Jnr was a nipper - probably 1977. 

Have a good plod Amanda - for a dullard like me you'd better say what a half kilomara is.

Podds, thanks for sharing the 'non scab' story

Coffee?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~TUBBS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

oooh does Meldy know you're doing MK with her Amandax

Not sure about doing Ashby, don't think I can be arsed to train through the winter

Hmmm...you don't need to train specifically. Just do a longish run every 3 weeks. You're then working at maintaining a regular fitness level rather than letting go then building up again. I work on the basis that as long as I do approx 25 miles per week and one long run every now and then, I can complete a marathon. It might not be ideal.

I can't decide whether to pack running gear.

Good luck for Sunday Noggs and Amanda

Morning All

~~~~~Tubs~~~~~~~~

I have to say that this morning's walk was not nice in our little corner - wet and wildly windy..... the DG did his business and turned for home and was most disgruntled when he realised we had to wait until the other 2 had "performed" as well before we could go home 

Yuck Snaily - whaddya been putting in your bin? 

Happy Fridays one and all - back later

Hope it goes well Tubs.

Ta for that Amanda.  My simple brain was try to work out why you'd do a half mara but measure it in Kms instead of miles,  To be fair I hadn't had my coffee by then.

Chuggs, I'll be about later today and tomorrow.  I'll be on GD duty most of tomorrow and leave late afternoon for the delights of my Premier Inn in Bridgewater.  I'll have my phone so will be able to keep up with the thread.

Time to get off to work.

Later

Morning all,
(((((((((((Tubbs)))))))))))))))))))

Have a good trip up to Edinburgh XB you could pop along and do the park run sat morning. Noggy have a good one this weekend remember Bridgenorth from my square bashing days .
Thought mr Snaily had taken up fishing and started breeding his maggots.

Just a weather warning it is very dry and bright up this way BUT very cold with an Arctic wind so wrap up well XB.

Morning all

pompomoms out at the weekend I see!

Love your strategy of just maintaining fitness XB rather than training for specific events. Not sure I'll be managing 25 miles a week myself mind you - I barely managed that in a month even while 'training' for the marathon

Mother wants to buy me and my sister a commemorative race photo. I've told her it's a complete waste of money, but she insists (especially since there isn't a proper one of us at the end). I've picked one with both of us in, plus the lovely cycling man, and the pesky sweep bus at the back Should remind me of the day fairly accurately I think!

Onwards...

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Love your strategy of just maintaining fitness XB rather than training for specific events. Not sure I'll be managing 25 miles a week myself mind you - I barely managed that in a month even while 'training' for the marathon

That for me is the beauty of a club as you're not always following a plan, you just join the club runs and "run for fun" although obviously in my case there isn't much fun in it - but it's a very easy way of maintaining fitness without having to plan every step and motivate yourself only for you.....and the more you go the more sociable it becomes so the more likely you are to go........

Oops - meeting time - best disappear

Laters

morning all

~~~~~~~~~~Tubbs~~~~~~~~

pompoms on vibe for Noggs

I'm a non specific traiber too - since my first 1/2 mara I've stayed in the habit of doing a long run on a Saturday of at least 10 miles. then its easy to build up if theres a longer event coming up. and a couple of hours fresh air and plodding at the weekend is my me-time