Alice, Alice, Who the Plod is Alice?

[Deleted User] · May 2003

I'm jealous of everyone - I cant run today as Ive done my knee in - Ive been out 4 lunchtimes out of 4 this week (mon-thurs) doing 4 miles a time, and yesterday my knee started complaining (pain/ache on the left and right outside of the knee?) so what do i do...i go to the gym last night as well, and after 10 mins on the tready that was that, well and truly ******. so 2 days rest for me and then try again on sunday morning.
i'm a bit worried though as its always the left knee, and it always plays up after a consecutive run ie if i do one day on, one day off its ok, but one after the other and it doesnt like it at all.
anyway - im jealous of you all :-((

[Deleted User] · May 2003

Poor You MTH. I think your knee is trying to tell you something, though. I always aim for a rest day (well, I do at the moment, coz I've only been running about 6 weeks or so. My knees get very sore if I run on two consecutive days.

Have you had them checked out?

[Deleted User] · May 2003

Have you thought of wearing a knee support 'must try' or slackening off a bit. Its no fun killing yourself.

Mud is good, but rain is better H. I like the Homer idea better than the house one - plus, more people will get it.

[Deleted User] · May 2003

You're right about Homer, Alf. Plus it was far, far easier to source!

It was the first time I'd run through real mud and, hell, it was hard work. I expect I really shall need my rest day tomorrow.

'Spose I'd better go and do some work now...

[Deleted User] · May 2003

A knee support is my first plan, if that is no good will prob go to the docs (can imagine the sneery tone now!)

[Deleted User] · May 2003

Work, Hetfinch? Wot do you want to do that for?

[Deleted User] · May 2003

More of a bimble than a plod for me this morning - 3 miles battling against strong wind blowing rain straight in my face. How can you run a circular route and have the wind in your face all the way? Luckily didn't have my watch on - felt like hours.

Rest tomorrow then 5 miles on Sunday - eek! Did it once before (about 6 weeks ago) but seem to have "gone off" since then. Will let you know ...

[Deleted User] · May 2003

Godd luck for Sunday Jim - you can do it!!

[Deleted User] · May 2003

Jim? Who's Jim?

[Deleted User] · May 2003

Sorry!! - Jill. I was being distracted by someone called Jim at work!!

Hahahaaaaaaaaaaa!!! :-))

3TL · May 2003

I don't think Kingsley Amis wrote a book called Lucky Jill, did he?

Anyhow... had an awful hangover this morning which was somewhat dissipated by spinning, but it appears to be getting worse now again...

Am planning a 10K sometime over the weekend - hope everyone has fun in the rain!

Goo5e · May 2003

3TL
please forgive my ignorance, but what is spinning ?

[Deleted User] · May 2003

I believe its a class at the gym on exercise/static bikes - its the latest craze & its supposed to require loads of effort - which is why ive never been to one!

[Deleted User] · May 2003

yeah its bl00dy hard work! it involves riding in seat/out of seat, push ups etc etc.

[Deleted User] · May 2003

I think I will continue to avoid it.

[Deleted User] · May 2003

probably best, i did it once then didn't go again. i have the attention span of a two year old though so doing anything for more than 10 minutes frustrates me! at least when i'm outside running i have things to look at.

[Deleted User] · May 2003

Absolutely right! and there's always the local wildlife to avoid...

[Deleted User] · May 2003

I had to avoid a dead rabbit on my lunchtime run yesterday, it was in a field amongst loads of long grass - yuck! also, i have to run through a little patch of rhubarb - i wonder if i can help myself to it seeing as its growing on a public footpath?? can just see myself smuggling it back to work in the tracky bottoms!

[Deleted User] · May 2003

hmmm i probably wouldn't- not if people walk their dogs that way too?!

what if the rhubarb killed the rabbit?

[Deleted User] · May 2003

be careful with the rhubarb MTH. There is another plant which looks like rhubarb but its actually just a sour weed - the patch could be that!!

I constantly get chased by roosters, avoided by frantic sheep, startled by phesants and glared at by a large bull. Thank god for fences.

I was wondering the other day though - are fences to keep animals in or to keep runners out?

[Deleted User] · May 2003

Probably not any dog walkers (long stinging nettles too) but that is a very good point - what if the rhubarb killed the rabbit?? I work at a Power station and the field is in the land bordering it - what if the powerstation killed the rhubarb that killed the rabbit? what if the powerstation or rhubarb kills me?!

[Deleted User] · May 2003

oh no!

[Deleted User] · May 2003

<<chick looks shocked>>

<tension music plays in the background>

[Deleted User] · May 2003

now i am scared. the countryside of nottinghamshire is now not as nice as i thought. will have to change my name to must avoid rhubarb!

[Deleted User] · May 2003

perhaps your name should be 'must avoid rhubarb or counterfeit rhubarb' ??

[Deleted User] · May 2003

its ok- super chick will save you! (assuming she isn't distracted by something else)

[Deleted User] · May 2003

<further tension>
(oh no will now be forced to run round power station grounds under pylons and possibly die from freak accident involving pylons, dead rabbits, rhubarb and torrential rain)

[Deleted User] · May 2003

its a dangerous world out there MAR!

<more tension>

[Deleted User] · May 2003

perhaps farmer or power station mad scientist or even rival runner planted poison rhubarb on purpose?

[Deleted User] · May 2003

yeah - i regularly run under pylons - doesnt help to know they carry 400, 000 volts of leccy which can *jump* 18 feet - double in the rain.

what does
runner + 400,000 volts + rain equal?

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