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Xerxes

11/11/2002 at 09:20

Posted on training thread - first post for yonks!

Very busy at work last week, and computer hard drive crashed!! Wrryingly also could not read back-up CD-Rom for a while!!! As it turned out last back up ran into problems, so presently clawing back files from any source!!!

Anyway, the above also led to not much running over past week, BUT did two tempo runs at w/end. Saturday (despite initial predictions) was glorious for running on top of thew Downs - really enjoyed that, and it was pretty fast - possibly PB for that route. Sunday was as fast as I could manage, but legs feeling it a bit from previous day. Still did a pretty fast 5 miler.

Daughter (19 months) now covered from head to toe in chicken pox - really very much worse than our son got it. So this week will be a bit of juggling work and baby sitting.

How's life in forum land? All ready for Brighton this w/end?

Caz

11/11/2002 at 09:48

Hi PB.

Sorry to hear of all your traumas! I hope everyone gets better soon, including your PC!

As for Brighton, well the training was going awful where I fell out of love with running and it became a bind to drag myself out or to the gym.

But the good news is, that despite complaining of a twisted ankle and my running tights being on the floor by the washing machine waiting to be washed (I Fabreezed them, disgusting I know!), I went out for a run last night. Not sure how far but I was out for 41 mins (precisely) and I ran up the lovely hills of Rainham, one of which was about 10mins long!

So I'm in lurve with running again and don't feel like a running fraud anymore.

Can't wait for the weekend and Brighton yay!

LizzyB

11/11/2002 at 10:00

Caz - Those Rainham hills! I used to cycle up them every evening home on the way home from school. They looks like nothing in a car, but they become strangely steeper when approached on a bike (or on foot)... good effort! And good luck in Brighton!

Caz

11/11/2002 at 10:05

Thanks Lizzy! See you on the 13th in the pub?

Xerxes

11/11/2002 at 10:08

My danger is doing too much this week - need to restrict running pre-Brighton.

Caz

11/11/2002 at 10:09

PB, I'm only running again on Wednesday, then rest up to Sunday, I run better that way, otherwise my legs are too tired and ache when I run.

My excuse for being lazy anyway :)

Xerxes

11/11/2002 at 10:51

and it's a good one!!

Caz

11/11/2002 at 10:59

Cheers, I think so too!

neilruns .

11/11/2002 at 11:05

Still planning on getting along to Brighton and even a bit optimistic on pace after a good tempo run at the weekend.

Tim, am I right in thinking that once the spots are out, then the patient is no longer infectious? Otherise I'll want a 10 metre exclusion zone to keep your sprogs away from mine.

Caz

11/11/2002 at 11:07

Neil, will the newest neilruns be there too?

Xerxes

11/11/2002 at 11:09

5 days after appearance of spots, then not infections. Therefore yours will be OK - don't panic. Possible, of course, that I might develop it by then! Hoping that I have had it. Surprising no. of people (like me) do not know whether they have had it or not...

I am still (optimistically I think now) going for 42 mins - it will be that or over an hour as I crawl the rest of the way!!

neilruns .

11/11/2002 at 11:11

I have a small army of fair weather fans. If it's a nice sunny day, there will be me, the ladywife, three sprogs (inlcuding the newish arrival), mother in law and father in law. If it's raining, just me :-(

My eldest (4.5) asked on the way to school this morning if there will be a children's race that she can enter. So at least one of them's keen.

neilruns .

11/11/2002 at 11:16

Tim, with your recent rest and back-to-back tempo runs over the weekend I predict 41.45 for you. That should give you enough time to finish, shower, bask in the congratulations of your family, pop in to the nearest pub, buy a pint of Guiness and carefully carry it to the finish line to be ready on my arrival.

Caz

11/11/2002 at 11:19

And mine Neil, we're in the same time bracket.

Caz

11/11/2002 at 11:20

Except a cool Bud for me please PB.

Caz

11/11/2002 at 11:20

Make that two, I'll be thirsty! :)

neilruns .

11/11/2002 at 11:21

I think he'll need a tray.

neilruns .

11/11/2002 at 11:23

Caz, are the post or pre run meeting details sorted yet?

Xerxes

11/11/2002 at 13:53

hmmm.. I see while I was having a not-so-easy lunchtime run (hilly, naturally), I have been appointed beer-carrier. All I can say is that it is highly likely that I will have drunk all beverages prior to your both getting a look in!

BTW Neil your optimism in my time is comforting!

Caz

11/11/2002 at 13:57

Neil, I think it's

Night before - Cafe Pasta 8pm

Before Race - 10am at the entrance to Palace Pier

After Race - When you get there I suppose, pub at the end of the pier (not the middle one) called either Horatios, or The Pilot.