Will have joosters and jelly babies anyway.Any requests for sustenance? Hi Heebiejeebiea couple of jelly babies and general flattery will do for me :-). I will send a photo of me in my mara gear nearer the time, hopefully it won't be too alarming.Last year's FLM was my first mara...
. i borrowed his HRM and that was useful for seeing how my body was taking to the pace. RM - you're not that far from the Peak District. Nip into Derbyshire, there's some real steep hills there! but don't do too many hills too soon - your legs and hips
Hi everyone,Am planning on doing my first marathon and following the RW sub 4.30 plan.Please tell me this is normal:My legs feel like lead.I fall asleep in my dinner.Have put on half a stone.is this normal and will it all be worth it ? Hi Sarah,I felt the same way last year when ...
well:-) I should be. I expect to meet up with some other Christian Aid runners. It will be useful to have the father, son and holy ghost propping me up the next day! there is no God. Ooh Cath not sure you should have said, but I tend to agree with you. Derek - I have every right ...
Good morning. First time starting the thread for me. SiT really sorry to hear about your misfortune. I'll repeat what others say; it sounds like there's an underlying problem there. FL, some of us have to live with that roller coaster. Not really sure there's anyway to stop i...
Morning all. Can't see any thread started so here goes...Back from Australia now. Guess I'm jet-lagged. Fell asleep at 8pm last night and have been up since 2.30am - bored!!Horrible journey back with delays at every stage - plane got diverted to Munich as some poor child develope...
Hi all,Having just seen the pictures of me doing the Lincoln 10K I'm now on a diet! I lost 2 stone last year which prompted me to start running and have put a stone of it back on! It would be good to hear from anyone wanting to lose a bit of weight Once FLM is over I will be to...
popular race this. right on my doorstep too (almost). My first 10k so a definite PB :-) over or under the water for me!!! hoping for a pb aswell but ive got a speedy 10k race 2 weeks before this so it will be tough to beat whatever mark i set there, just got my number through tod...
What: 17 miles at marathon pace plus 30 seconds per mile.Why: Long run gearing up for the big day. Never done this distance at this speed before so something of an experiment.Last hard: WednesdayLast rest: FridayNiggles: very slight, in the shinsNext race: Canterbury 10 miles, tw...
Right quite new to site - not to running - and was wondering if anyone in the Plymouth area can suggest a nice route for me to do at the weekend when i go home ?????I know Plymouth well so any suggestions would be great - looking for a 13 mile ish maybe 15 ....... TB - why dont y...
