PROVISIONAL Helphire Bath Half-Marathon

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Wrinty-Sorry to hear about the hamstring, are you back running? Still got 10 weeks and 6 days to go to get the training in!

Drew up my training programme and had a drive around to map out next long run, 11 miles. How's everyone elses training going?

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Going fine touch wood. Had a good Xmas and doing 10s and 12s on Sundays. Looking forward to Bath then Belfast Marathon in May.

Wrinty

Zzz, No running yet and really paranoid about going near a set of scales. I tried some electro-therapy on my hamstring but this seems to have made matters worse, so probably going to have to rest it for another week at least:-(

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Wrinty, have you tried accupuncture?. It fixed my hamstring 4 weeks before FLM 2001. I don`t understand how it works but did the trick for me.

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Wrinty, I have to agree with Glugg,
I tore a calf muscle 6 weeks before the Bristol Half. A mixture of aggresive massage, ultrasound and accupunture (plus a sympathetic physio, with an understanding that we need to train), got me back to fitness in 4 weeks!
Are you in the South West? If you like I can e-mail you her details.
Stace.

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Keep meaning to book up for a deep tissue massage (even got a good friend who will do it cheap for me.) That will be my new years resolution, to go for painful massages at least once a month! I am a great believer in all the alternative therapies. For several years was having reflexology regularly for carpal tunnel, found it helped no end.

Wrinty

Stace, I am in the village of Shaw which is about ten miles from Bath (in between Melksham & Corsham). If you could fire over the details, I can pursue them if nothing has improved by the end of the week.

Regards Wrinty

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Wrinty...
You Have Mail!
Stace.
{:o)¬<

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Training well and truely started. Thought I had driven a 11.5mile route to do yesterday, to increase long run from 10mile. Took me longer than I expected to complete and was struggling at end. Couldn't believe it was only 11.5 and when I drove it again (setting clock to 0, instead of making mental note) discovered it was 12.4miles, no wonder I was struggling!! God were my knees aching for the next 24hours!

Hows everyone's training going?

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10weeks to go (and top of the page)

Wrinty

Managed my first run for a few weeks yesterday and my hamstring felt OK, which is more than can be said for my knee which has now started smarting:-(

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Wrinty,
Is the Knee pain in the same leg as the Hamsrting problem. If so it may be related?
Why dont you miss out a training session and see how it is on the next one?
Stace.

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Wrinty-did you go and see anyone about it?

Wrinty

It is on the same leg, I have skipped a session and it does feel better. I am putting it down to teething troubles.

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Hope the legs holding up wrinty?

Hows the training going folks? Anyone there?

I've had a good week and seem to be back to where I was before I got a bug at christmas.

When again are we due to get our numbers? Thought it was this month.

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Hello. Still here. Training going ok thanks. Think the numbers are out next month. Dont panic!.

Wrinty

After a week back running the niggles continue: First my left hamstring, then my left knee, then my left ankle, now a couple blisters on my left foot. I think that I may be winning, I just hope that the injuries decide not to travel back up my right leg:-)

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I'll keep my fingers crossed wrinty!!

Glugg-wasn't panicing, honest. Pleased to hear the training is going well.
You profile must need updating glugg, as there is no way you can be overweight and under tainined with your expected time!!!


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Zzz you are too kind! thank you.

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Is anyone going for a pint after Bath?.

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Well I think you owe me one Glugg after that compliment, so yes, I'm sure my mates and I will be keen to partake of some liquid refreshment after the easy jog around bath;-)

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Right, pints of Abbey all round then.

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Not being a connoisseur of beers (dry wine being my tipple) I take it abbey's is a ale? I always prefer a bitter shandy to a lager shandy (the s word there is probably a swear word to you beer drinkers!)

Head Gone

And the "L" word as well.

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A pint ?? More like several ;-) Better oragnise a chauffeur then.

How's yer leg, Wrinty? Stace you still about?
RD

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Roger-Dont forget your camera today,i want to see some more photos of longleat.I did a 22 miler yesterday.

Wrinty

LLL, Still lurking then - glad to see that you are over your niggles as well. Are you up for a twenty along the Kennet&Avon in a few weeks time?

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What is it with you guys, as soon as beer is mentioned you all appear, are you psychic?!

Spoke to two of the runners doing the bath half with me and they are keen to stop. Anyone recommend a good pub near the finish?

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A pub in the Good Beer Guide called Lambrettas Bar on North Parade might be O.K.
Its close to the finish and the bus/train stations and does food. Any other ideas?.

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9 weeks to go!!(and top of page, again!)