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Well done everyone who made it out running today ,,
RR - Santa hats always slow you down , they're not designed for speed , but extra points awarded for wearing it the whole way round ,,so maybe lay off the sprouts completely
Windy 11 miler in the bag this afternoon , not unpleasant but tough and out of the way now ,,, time for the feast
Oh and Santa brought me a heart rate moniter ,, it works ,, I have one
Merry Christmas folks.
12K for me. Very windy but really enjoyed it. I have worked up an appetite. And a thirst...
8 lovely sunny miles for me this morning....lots of happy runners, dog walkers and kids on shiny Christmas bikes...
Hope everyone has had a lovely day.
No running here yet again due to the storms, but I am ever hopeful that things may settle before morning.
If not it maybe a case of finding a shelter spot and doing intervals.
Hope everyone had a proper good day yesterday and Santa delivered your hearts desires
Off for a hilly14 in a bit then got family around for Christmas day take two.
Just in from pre-breakfast run. Heck its still pretty awful out there and I took quite a battering at times, but 8 miles @ mp done. Very happy -considering recent weeks and weather- 8.52 average mm.
Hi folks,
i did a 6km treadmill run this morning because the weather here was wet and thundery. Felt great after. Then we went to a friends for lunch and I'm so stuffed I feel revolting!!
Morning all, Sorry for being AWOL - i had very limited access in the UK. Merry christmas and all that jazz and i hope you all had a wonderful day!
Morning all (or evening for our upside-down friends).
Today I discovered, while listening to the podcast of Desert Island Discs), that Morecambe and Wise 'Bring me Sunshine' is the perfect 'get-you-out-the-door' running tune. Although if you do the dance it throws your rhythm out a bit
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9/9.30miles sounds perfect for me. I'll PM you my email/number so we can keep in touch. I'm happy to do some miles at 8.30 if that would work for you? TD - would the run be on trail or road?
Ooh - the class question of what to wear... it really depends on the weather.
I shall give you my experience of skins. They're great... but you need to check them for wear and tear. I was in Frankfurt for work last year and was running around the city. Had a great run and decided to stretch outside the hotel before going in after my run. I stretch and suddenly hear... RRRIIIIIPPPP. My ass was on display to a bunch of japanese business men eating dinner. I was so red I with my jacket covering my ass and ran to my room!
I think last year I wore a long sleeved top, a vest and then a plastic bag over the top to keep me warm. You will need to wear something to keep you warm at the start as you'll be standing around for a while.
JingleJo - I cant message you as it wont let me. Can you enable PMs?
A nice short boxing day run completed. Now off to roast dinner number two, this time its beef.
Not looking forward to tomorrow's LSR with forecast 80mph winds and heavy rain! Who's idea was it the spring marathons were a good idea?
I'm 48 hours into my 72 hour, eat lots of yummy food, consume much alcohol, do sweet f.a apart from sit around and watch old films on telly, binge. Pretty impressed with people getting out and churning out mileage in a) crappy conditions b) with all the xmas excessive consumption. I will hopefully finish my binge when I wake tomorrow and go out for a 2 hour run if I'm not too hungover.
I've just fed myself and the family a full on mark2 christmas dinner! Which is leftovers from yesterday, it turned out to be pretty substantial! Happy to report no wasteage this year. Washed down with a large glass of Shiraz. (Just poured my second glass of Shiraz) still got half a tonne of turkey breast in the fridge, with some stuffing as well!
The marathon continues ......
Showing great stamina there TJB!
20 mile cycle today in beautiful weather, but forecast for the next few days is more high winds and rain. Hoping to do 16 miles tomorrow, but we'll see...
Mmmm........more high winds and rain..... Oh joy!
We were invited for boxing day dinner today, but I ended up doing the cooking.
No excessiveness on food over the last few days but ended up having a few 'silly vimtos' this afternoon. 
Now home watching Smurfs 2.
Happy Christmas everyone. Have had a most magical first Christmas with TD. Very, very happy.
Went on a quick (for me!) 7.5km jaunt with TD today. And my new Garmin.
Weedy - the Maus didn't stir. Not after the travelling during the day on Christmas Eve. But it did make me laugh. I was trying to think of a clever way to put that into my forum Christmas name...
By the way, my fabulous new Garmin means that I'm going to have a Forerunner 110 going begging. It's less than a year old. If anybody would like it, I'd be happy to give it to you.
Mistletoe Maus - are you sure you want to give up your 110? I'll willingly give you something for it, mine is on its last legs as the strap has started to come away from the inards and it lets in water.
Glad all had a good Christmas, and very happy Maus that you and TD got to spend it together. That's the way it should be.
I am well and truly into the taper irrationality - I awoke this morning convinced that I will not manage a half marathon, let alone the 4 races I have planned 2 weeks form now! I know it's in my head, but that is where I live.
I awoke this morning from a dream where I had put on about 4 stone overnight and had grown enormous, rounded, pear-shaped hips.
I am already so bored with food, alcohol and chocolate. Tomorrow I need salad, fruit and an LSR by myself. I have such poor stamina.
"Dannirr's going bonkers, Dannirr's going bonkers"
Tapir madness is alive and well in the Southern States
Maus
Dannirr - 4 times the races, 4 times the tapir madness. You get a whole herd of tapirs
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RR - the other collective noun for tapirs is a candle of tapirs. I kinda like that, seems romantic, although I'm not sure getting up close and personal with a tapir is recommended
Hee hee hee, a candle. Awesome!
MacSanta-stop poncing and get running! You have 4 digits in sight.
Porridge O'clock .......
RS - 'only' 43.7 to go. And I have 3 running days to go as the family are about to descend on us for the weekend. And the weather us sh*te. How are you getting on?
RS - how is your mileage counter looking? And i'm not asking about the crisps
Danirr - you have my sympathy! For some reason my brain is getting a little messed up for next weekends double. I need to sort myself out a little.
Macsanta - get to it Mr!!
You can do it.
It's a very blustery morning here. VERY windy and bits of rain make for a hard run and not very pleasant day.
'got out of bed, this morning, without holding on to the chest of drawers....Yeah! I'm shuffling to the edge of the injury bench
I'm envious of all your runs..hungover, frozen, blown away or whatever state you're in. Come back and tell us all about them.
Dannirr - I've seen your Garmin stats, you're well on the way dude. Stay cool.
Dannirr -Keep the faith!
AiTM - encouraging signs!
Rest day for me which is just aswell as a) way too much consumption last night with the family and b) it is proper grim up north - stupidly windy and battering down. A rejigged 18 tomorrow am so hope the weather blows itself out.
Hope everyone is enjoying the festivities