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You guys running tonight? I have an abs class and then step!
Would be nice to run round the park but not sure I'm so keen in the dark!
There is no one round me that runs so is dark and lonely, but try to run the busy areas, cars, buses etc. White van drivers are my favorite when they are bored in traffic and so try to 'encourage' you!!!
Clare- you following plan for half marathon in Jan? I found the plans the best thing, I then used mapmyrun.com to organise where I was going that week. Found could increase the mileage reasonably well as did not have to try and plan run.
When the clocks go back I'll try a new route round my village I suppose....
Thanks for the site Choccy; I'm following a training plan for the marathon so I know the distances I want to cover each week but until now have been counting the squares on my A-Z - pretty time-consuming and a pain when it goes over the page!
I would love to be able to run at lunch as am surrounded by hills and woodland, would be so much nicer, but no showers, colleagues would not appreciate!!
I meant that I don't run long enough to be caught out in the dark.
No access to mapmyrun, grrr (no internet at home!) - back to counting squares! doh! nice try though Choccy!
How were your runs yesterday?
I am thinking of the Rainforest run end of month, but it clashes with the Clapham 10k, so Im not sure??? .... toooo many choices!!
ClaireJ if you are looking for a route map try the Nike website - runlondon.com
click on routefinder at the top of page, you can scroll across the map to any part of London I use it all the time.
I guess you are London??
I don't think I can do the Party either... I think my purse will be a bit stretched by then, shame as it looks good ...
Or are there showers in Heathrow?
Thanks for the steer on the website Jog It In, unfortunately the firewall is ridiculously stringent (I'm on secondment to a bank, and can't even access my company's website!!)
Run last night was non-existent, just couldn't get up the inspiration unfortunately so stayed in and did the washing! Annoyed at myself actually as now I can't go running until Saturday, doh!
Bizarre that you cannot access anything, very annoying. I used a pedometer when I first started out, was not the most accurate but gave a good indication, and saved me couting squares!!
Dont worry about last night's run, you do have days when you just cannot go. Will just mean that you will have motivation for Saturday run to be a real run rather than junk miles.
I always feel a real guilt for not running, but you shouldnt as long as it is not a regular thing.
firstly cant make the 7th jan at regents park ! sorry ! but i am/have signed up for -
1 - autumn challenge 5 in watford 12/11
2 - banks and taylor boxing day 3.2 26/12
3 - sandy 10 miles - beds - 25/03
4 - neolithic marathon (im doing the 1/2 !!) in devizes wiltshire 6/5
5 - nailsea rc series: long ashton - bristol 03/07
Anyone wishing to join please do !!!!!
Choccy - no probs with not running - I dont feel like going today and debating wweather to or not
we all do it now and again !!!
How long is the Bristol race? We def all have off days when dont go (Albion- I am Claire too so no worries your post can apply to both of us!!!)
You guys running tonight? I am off to pilates- it was meant to be my rest day, but have found pilates to be really difficult, not a rest day!!
thought i would start booking things in for next year - thought i would start racing properly next year - gives me loads of time to train !
was gonna run tonight but got a stinking headache and joining 'curves' again tomorrow morning so didnt think it would hurt missing running tonight !
gonna take the dog out for 1/2 hour now tho'.....
Right I'm going for a run tonight.. gulp ..
must get back into the swing!!
Might try & catch up with you all later .. ttfn
Albion- like Clare I thought having a race planned in January and the thought of another couple was good, you are an inspiration!!
How was the run Jog It?
I try alot harder in training if I know I have a race lined up but most of them are not until next year so hoping that I will have turned my life around by then !!