'Mature' runners.

The pain is on my left foot, underneath on the left side of the ball, towards my toes. I can walk on it now. I did go to dancing but kept everything low impact, and although I could feel it I wasn't forced to stop. But I think I am going to have to be really careful. Have drowned my sorrows with beer and crisps. It's all my own fault - The trainers I use were bought 15 months ago, and I have probably done too many miles in them.

I can't rest my feet because I have a small pre-school and I am on my feet all day, lifting, carrying, teaching, cleaning.  But I won't attempt to run until Saturday. Keep everything crossed for me!

JJ - I have an exercise bike and will do some sessions on that. And maybe some walking on the treddy might be a good idea. Also I have bought some new trainers via the internet. Just enough time to break them in.

Matsmum - do those new trainers duplicate a pair you've already had?

Didn't run today, been working. Still cold but not as bad as it has been. Going over th high ground between home and Aber there was a bit of snow.

I usedto runatennisball under my foot when I had problems

When I had the problem with pain on the top of my left foot, I started pulling my toes backwards and forwards with my hand, and have religiously continued doing this to both feet daily. Another exercise I have read about, but don't do, is to pick up a pencil between the toes.

A very bright morning, but a heavy frost covering the ground and car windscreens.

We have a speed session tonight with the club.

Morning all,

Oh we both love The Chase too!

It's a glorious sunny morning and I ran 8 hilly miles @MP earlier 

Matsmum, the beer and crisps were a good idea & I'm keeping everything crossed for you.  Take care xxx

Been swimming (another lesson). Legs must be improving, as not feeling so tired, so presumably moving a bit more efficiently. But trying to introduce arms still makes the legs flounder. 

You can get a footsie roller; might be a bit easier to manage than a tennis ball.

Hopefully a bit of rest and new trainers will do the trick, Matsmum. I've just ordered both myself & daughter #1 new shoes fron sportsshoes.com, as they were much reduced, being a past years range (which we know suits us) and there is currently an additional 15% off, so they were less than half the original price. 

TE, one of the reasons I love my Android phone is that I can maintain all my contacts in Google, and it synchonises any changes to my phone, or indeed all the contacts when I changed the phone.

Glad the snow hasn't disrupted life too much BIW.

Glorious sunshine here too. Just over 3 miles for me with the 'run every day' challenge, as it's an easy day. I got back to discover the 2nd mile was at 9:02 pace, which was a surprise.

11.5 for me this evening. Just over 5 weeks to the London marathon

Diana, I'm afraid I'm not up to speed with all the modern technology. Luckily, I can make my Garmin do all I want, and am confident with all the various functions of my laptop, but all the functions of the phone are a bit bewildering. I remember the days when there were telephone operators who got the numbers for you and also answered the phone and put you through to the right department. None of this , press 1 for this, 2 for that etc., and then speak to a robot. 

3 sets of 4 x 45 secs with jogs back, and 1.5 minute walk recoveries between sets in tonight's club session. Total mileage 9.42.

Morning all,

Nice running TE, 00 and Diana and good swimming from Columba.

I'm just back from 4.5 miles with a few fartleks thrown in to wake up my legs.  Still cold out there although not much frost.  Final 20 miler on Sunday.

Happy running everyone.

Just noticed that I've now got "Pathppppp!

Diana - 9.02 for a mile, - I'd be thrilled if I got that. I can achieve that pace, but not over that distance.

TE - I keep answering the phone to robots. Or rather, to recorded messages telling me something irrelevant that I didn't want to know.  When I get a list of "options", I sometimes wonder how people with poor short-term memories manage if there are 5 or 6 options, - by the time the end of the list is reached, they've probably forgotten what the first ones were.  

Redhead - you're evidently getting favourable treatment. I've still only got Path: p - and mini-print.

Red, another early morning run for you! Hope your 20 miler on Sunday goes well.

A rest day today, but hoping to run with Helen tomorrow, if her physio. gives her the go ahead. She is scheduled for an 18 miler in her VLM programme. I've got 11 weeks now until the SDM. On Sunday I am marshalling at the Club's Exbury 10k. and the following Sunday am racing in the Eastleigh 10k. I'm hoping for a really fast time

Columba, our posts crossed. I sometimes find that none of the phone options are really appropriate to my requirements, and therefore listen to them all again, to find the nearest match. I've still got Path. and tiny print.

Me too.

40-minute run in the woods yesterday afternoon with the dogs, glorious sunshine and sparkly white snow, now that's more like it.

No running here. Got home exhausted from work and had a 2 hour sleep (bit of an age thing going on I think). I awoke to nice smells for tea and a bottle of rose. All thoughts of a run went out the window.

I'll parkrun in the morning so I hope the rest has done me good

Good running to you all this w/end!

Morning all,

A damp miserable morning, but sunny spells forecast for the afternoon. Helen got the ok from the physio, but has decided not to run this weekend. In the circumstances, I will probably just run 10 miles so that I am "fresh" for tomorrow weeks 10k.

Seems like we are going to have another wet day tomorrow for the club's 10k race and I would rather be running than marshalling, but without the support of Marshalls, these races couldn't go ahead. 

BI - that sounds lovely!

'OO' - that sounds lovely too!

I have a 5-mile race today. The one that's run in conjunction with the 20-mile "Rhayader round the lakes" race.

Columba, I hope you did well in your race today.

I ran a good pace 10 miles on roads this morning in sunshine, but cold winds.

Haven't been on here for a couple of days. Very busy helping MrsJJ with some of her consultancy work and lots of gardening association work too.

I've decided to have a year when I run if I feel like it and where I feel like running instead of following training schedules for races. I will confine my racing to club events like evening handicaps and some XC in the autumn.

Off to watch England beat Wales. will be back later to comment on feet but it's something I know very little about.
JJ

Race done. Did it in less than an hour, which I was pleased about, and was not last, which I was even more pleased about. It rained, and I got very wet, and glasses became so obscured I had to push them down my nose and look over the top of them at the hazy world.

The people running the 20-mile race got the rain as snow, - and some of them were in singlets and shorts!