Reading Half Marathon

Gavo

Portaloos - that's just a tree or a hedge isn't it?

annajo

help, had to drop out of my club run yesterday because my knee is hurting - please please please please don't let me have to drop out, when my training has been going so well, haven't run all week in an attempt to stop the knee hurting, wearing a support bandage, cant believe the timing of this!

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annajo - mind over matter !! It worked for me at Imber and hoping it will work for me at Reading too !! just rest as much as you can until sunday and you'll be surprised how much you might forget your injuries when you get the buzz from meeting all us forumites............... [well, that's what i'm telling myself anyway]

iron fraggle

I (still) have a sore hamstring at the mo' but I'm determined to run all theway on sunday....and be crippled by monday, etc

Don Minquez

Chin up. Foxy?! I'm appalled that you're promoting racing with an injury! Don't worry Annajo, run if you feel you can!

Don Minquez

I'm a love doctor if that counts

Gavo

And that doesn't count the games of doctors & nurses in the hotel the night before.

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Latest weather forecast for Sunday is good.

A dry start with some brightness at times during the morning. A band of heavy and persistant rain is expected to arrive some time in the afternoon or early evening.

That's an incentive not to dawdle too much then.

RunningCommentary

Pouring with rain in Reading at the moment.

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Yup, and it's piddling down here in Isleworth!!

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Pixie, I have a feeling I might be waiting a while before it stops raining! Afraid I might be the drowned rat after my run, especially as I'm going to run along the thames towpath!!

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Slippery - where abouts in Iselworth are you? V jealous that you get to run the towpath at lunchtime... despite the fact its raining!!

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Spans, am about 200m away from Richmond lock, basically right next to Brunel uni's Twickenham campus. Am actually really looking forward to the run now- it's always nice and muddy on the path heading down towards Kew- perfect for splashing people who take up the whole width of the path!!!

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Cool - it will be even wetter than it was on Sunday so watch out & enjoy!

annajo

last post before the big day - good luck everyone and hopefully Ill be running alongside you on Sunday (leaving decision till Sunday am!)

george

annajo,

Could it be ITBS-"runners knee" ? Over the lasst five/six weeks,I've been spending a fortune in Physios and basically all I can to mend it, is stretch the quad and rest !!!!
Make sure you make your self known to me at Reading and I will show you the stretches I have to do.

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Latest weather in Reading - it's bloody cold and very windy!

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Sunday peeps, can't wait, but then I'm not racing!

Good luck all!

What time does it start again? I'll drag my fat ar$e out of bed at some point and watch you all!

iron fraggle

9.30 lazy git!!!!

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Morning Fraggle!

WHAT!! 9.30!! Jeez!

Ok I will, the alcohol running through my veins will get me up as usual, as it did again this morning!

I'm really looking forward to tonight and tomorrow, this should be lots of fun!

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me too

Don Minquez

I'm ill! Gunky throat, loads of phlegm (nice) and have lost the will to live...

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Pathetic!

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Right I'm off to Reading, see you later peeps!