Howdy, Stranger!
Categories
Options
Andre, The Fells beckon.....
![[Deleted User]](https://w0.vanillicon.com/0cf33a6906c1b5fa04e84894ec277bd1_100.png)
As promised, here is a selection of fell races which you might be interested in.
June 4th (Weds) Calver Peak (5miles, start 19:30)
June 18th (Weds) Riber Run Matlock (5miles, 19:30)
June 19th (Thurs) Grindleford (4.5miles 19:30, brill race this one)
June 25th, Hope, 4miles 19:30.
June 27th, Tideswell, (4.5 miles) 19:45
June 29th (Sun)Pudding Race Bakewell (6.25 miles, 11:00)
July 7th (Friday) Hathersage (4.5 miles, 19:30)
July 16th Bamford (4.5miles) 19:30
July 17th Sheldon (Nr Bakewell) (4miles 19:30)
July 22nd Baslow 5miles (19:30)
There's loads more, as you can see they are mainly midweek but see what you can do, come oop north and have a laugh on the fells.
June 4th (Weds) Calver Peak (5miles, start 19:30)
June 18th (Weds) Riber Run Matlock (5miles, 19:30)
June 19th (Thurs) Grindleford (4.5miles 19:30, brill race this one)
June 25th, Hope, 4miles 19:30.
June 27th, Tideswell, (4.5 miles) 19:45
June 29th (Sun)Pudding Race Bakewell (6.25 miles, 11:00)
July 7th (Friday) Hathersage (4.5 miles, 19:30)
July 16th Bamford (4.5miles) 19:30
July 17th Sheldon (Nr Bakewell) (4miles 19:30)
July 22nd Baslow 5miles (19:30)
There's loads more, as you can see they are mainly midweek but see what you can do, come oop north and have a laugh on the fells.
The materials in this website are in no way intended to replace the professional medical care, advice, diagnosis or treatment of a doctor, qualified personal trainer, therapist, dietitian or nutritionist Runners's World, Part of the Hearst UK well-being network © Copyright 2017
Comments
I am not having much luck regarding your county championship race in Northants - I will check the web again and see what I can get.
Can you have a laugh on the fells?!! It sounds like a hard style of running!!
It can be hard but I am really crap at going down (oohh err missus) that I am not competitive and so only do the events for the laughs and the beers after.
Also sponsorship money is not coming in as quickly as I had hoped - it is a marathon challenge getting the money in!
Anyway moan over now!
Actually my sponsorship is nearly all in. This is the first (and only) time in over 20 years of running that I have raised sponsorship and it certainly is hard work. This bit where one needs to go and ask for the cash is hard. Only got 3 more people to badger then that's it. The remaining 3 or 4 are a dead loss so I may not bother. It makes me cross that folk promise cash and then are funny about giving it. Hey, you reap what you sow....Got around 800 pound for Breast Cancer so pleased with that it's much more that I thought I'd get. What do you think you'll get for Heart?
Andre: we are only virtual mates, so you can moan to me, I don't get annoyed by it, I understand....
Had a bad day yesterday - ankle still sore so no running, Tunisian customer promised me money yesterday so I released goods and now there is no payment!!!! Had big argument with fiancee re running and tennis commitments and then had to move all of my stuff from my old house into my car (very small) and my fiancee's back garden!! a lot of the stuff is now ruined due to rain and her house is so small there is no way it can all fit in!!!!!!!!!!! Off to the tip tonight - joy!!
Apart from all that I am in a really good mood!
Partners are odd. I met mine through running, and we used to train and sometimes race together. Perfect I thought. Until he started climbing and gave up running. ( How could he?) And then we had a child and were forced to do things separately... but on the whole things are getting a little easier or so I thought until Sunday's argument.
When is the big day? Will it happen in Derbyshire or somewhere with better weather?
Anyway - the big day is in August and at Market Bosworth, really nice venue.
I think runners can be selfish people - I don't mean that in a bad way - to do a marathon in a reasonable time you need to be disciplined and focused (I do anyway) and that basically involves being very self centred and concerned for you and what you need to do - sounds terrible and is probably not right.
Being in a normal partnership like yours and mine does mean compromises though inevitably. I am lucky in that I can do much of my training at lunchtimes so it doesn't impinge on the "family", so that's why I was annoyed that he got cross when I went out on Sunday; that's the only time I take out of "our" time really...
Must admit he was great with the marathon training and brilliant on the day. It's just that I want it all I guess. And I want it all NOW!
You obviously love your fiancee and want to marry her, so you will need to accept that compromises are required in order to achieve harmony and happiness. I know of one guy who's realtionship has ended mainly due to his running commitments, so now he's as fit as a butchers dog and running brilliantly. But I know he'd have his woman back......even if it meant he'd hardly run at all. Having said that, running is what I am, it's at the very core of my being. Even when I feel like s**t (like now) I still love it. I love being thin and fit and being able to run a marathon, the guys I work with, all in their twenties, are in awe of me.....
Are we getting philosophical Andre!
I would love to have my cake and eat it to but I would not change the relationship I am in etc. The thought of being alone again is not very appealing (although at times I wouldn't mind some extra freedom!) and life goes on - we want a family etc and I cannot go through life playing tennis and running as if they are the only things in life that matter. They are very important and if I can keep them ticking over then great.
Basically it is all about growing up!! Something I find quite hard to do even though I do have a very responsible job for someone of my age.
Do you argue much?
I have an 8 year old daughter, and that has meant that we have tended to do things separately, taking it in turns to look after her. This has lead to me carrying on with running, and he has concentrated on climbing. We would loive to do things together which would solve the "problems" but accept that having a family just dilutes things, but it is only for a while. We both envisage that when she is grown up, or at least finished school, we will move to France and work together. I feel that I like him enough to be able to spend most of my time with him, and there's no one else, including my daughter, that I can say that about, so "we" must be right for each other.
Running and Tennis do matter and are important, but as you say it's about being mature and compromising in order to have all that you want. You can be responsible when you need to be, and act like a kid when appropriate. I am in my forties now but never feel like it, and when I meet people of my age or even younger and they seem so OLD, makes me feel good. You know, sometimes I take my moutain bike and go off road for a day and come home all muddy, and having had a great day, falling off, bunny hopping, splashing though rivers, and I am just like a kid! My daughter is proud to have a fit Mum, she does fun runs when I do half marathons etc, and I can drag the toboggan up the hill faster and more frequently that the other Mums and Dads when the snows come so that's a big advantage!
What I would like is to train for something really big, like the Marathon des Sables or something like that. Now THAT would be selfish!
Having spent many holidays in Provence and surrounding areas I would love to buy a gite down there - always been a dream.
Did your first marriage finish due to different interests i.e running etc? Sorry to be so nosey - you do not have to answer.
So. MDS. Do we have a team then? :-)) We would have to get used to running slower....
Yup. Provence it is. Haute Provence. Mountains yet not too far from the sea. And the weather! And the wine, and the olives and....
Lets go!
MDS - This is something I would build up to do no joke. What time of year is it? At current fitness it would take a year to train up I reckon for the distances involved and temperatures?
I am semi serious about it. We can discuss....
Nipped out for a run but I'm too tired. Doing a club run tomorrow evening so nothing now till then.
I am going to have to leave this forum for the afternoon, I HAVE to get some work done. Chat tomorrow? THat MDS web site is interesting. Got to raise £2000 to enter though...
Work - yes I need to get some done even though most of my work is done from laptop and phone so am online all the time!
Have fun! I will be here tomorrow. Hopeing to go out for a run tonight - see how the land lies first!!
Bon soir ou bon fin d'apres midi!
I have a slight ankle injury but have decided to enter for the FLM next year and have printed off the sub 3.15 schedule.
Tennis is taking a back seat (after a huge argument on Friday) and so I have decided to keep the running going quite seriously now. If I don't get into the FLM next year then I will try another one and will aim to do sub 3.15 - 30 seconds a mile quicker than this year!!!
Anyway hope things are well.
I may not log in until tomorrow now.
Bye