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Hey
hope u r all well. I attempted my second saltwell park parkrun today and PB'd , in that glorious weather i managed to achieve 20:26 (my watch) . Im so pleased training seems to be paying off.
One thing though, my arms were aching worse than my legs on the last hill- felt so heavy , did not like this new pain! Is there any reason why this happens or is it literly me using my arms and fatigued? Should i train my arms or summat?
Hope all have a great day/weekend n lets hope the sun makes an appearance soon
Well done MeShell- that's a good time. Your arms drive your legs so if you are working hard up a hill, you'll use the arms more. Think how bulky sprinters arms and shoulders are!
I did the Otmoor challenge this afternoon. Its a country half marathon ie not quite the full 13.1 but its partly off road around the bird reserve so its quite hard. And I know I shouldn't complain, but i don't like racing in the heat and it was seriously warm. Nice medal at the end of it though...Its part of the village fete so its all delightfully rustic
thanks OS
wow sounds fun, but not my kinda fun haha. Well done to u though. We had rain , . Lots of it unfortunately but i think i would probs prefer to run in the rain than heat . Can chill out tonight with a well earned glass of wine 
Yup, that was part of the plan for the weekend. And if its nice, I might even have another glass...
Me too - take awat curry and a few beer as for me tonight after day 3 of moving daughter into new rented flat
Mmm a curry would go down well too but I think something else is on the menu
Ive had pizza nd wine
yum
Good morning, everypoeple
For my those of you doing Blaydon next Sunday - how many for curry afterwards ?
The early start should allow for plenty of time to unwind in the Bridge before eating.
Let me know if you're interested, either here or on fb; I was thinking of booking for 7pm, but if that's not ideal, let me know.
Hi Everyone,Hope your all keeping well. XL, I'll be in the Bridge for a drink but dont think I can make the meal.Really looking forward to the race,hoping for lots of rain again.
Xl - count both of us in for curry
Looks like Ive picked a good week to be off,loving this sun.Bootcamp was brutal tonight but good fun.
Sounds good spongecake!
It is Vixx, in a sick kind of a way.
Anything that gets me back training.When your next race.
Saturday night in Luxembourg.
Wow,is it a marathon
Just googled it,Night time marathon,That sounds good
Can't wait
You'll be brill as always,have fun.
Thanks for the vote of confidence Spongecake! Am road tripping in from Belgium with a friend on the Saturday
Am away alot of this week on business Vixx so will say good luck now in case I forget.
Thank you Bearsted. Am just working out how many Euros I should take......
Vixx - is Luxembourg an expensive sort of a place? I mean like Norway or is it more reasonable? I have no idea.
I don't know. I have a friend who lives out there, but am working on the basis that Europe itself is more expensive generally. I am going to take 100E and hope that's enough.
I am flying to Brussels to stay with a friend to keep costs down. She will drive us into Luxembourg on Saturday, we will run the race and come home. The race starts at 7pm their time
Feeling guilty as sat in the pub I am staying at on my second pint and eating a home made burger
*LIKE*
Hi folks
havnt posted for ages but hope everyone's ok, most I see on fb
Vix, sat sounds brilliant, good luck but you don't need it !
ive got a half mara on 23rd, Shrewsbury ( my home town ) and first year of the event , already got 2500 entered and can choose a half or full.
Havnt done a huge amount of training as many of you know I've had a dislocated knee cap ! Fun. All seems to be ok for now but going for x ray next week to check it out.
I will try to keep an eye on here for the summer at least, happy running all
Hi everyone
Sorry I haven't been around for a while ... I've had a bit of a health scare and for the past couple of weeks I've been ill with worry. I just had it confirmed today that I'm fine, but it's been horrible, and as such all enthusiasm for training and racing has gone out the window. (tip: if you're at all worried about your health ... avoid Google like the plague!)
But now I'm back and looking forward to the Blaydon Race on Sunday. I can't see me putting in a pb as I haven't been training as such (and I'm celebrating tonight!) but I'll enjoy it regardless!
Does anyone have a good photo of Mick the Mackem that they can link to me (or email to me or send me a link to via FB?) I'd like to put something on the back of my shirt but can't find any really good photos.
Hi everyone
I have spare accomodation in Whitley Bay for GNR, due to some of our supporters not being able to attend.
The b&b is in the top 5 rated on tripadvisor.
Any questions please ask
shielsy, so pleased you had good news today. I can imagine the worry you've had and now the relief you must be feeling. Good advice about avoiding google!
Shielsy - am glad that there is nothing wrong! *hugs*
Hello Graham, Karl and Shrek
Shrek - any places left.....?