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Ceal, we are waiting for a big hurricane arriving on Monday or Tuesday.
My next race is in november if things improve. At the moment i am battling with exercise induced asthma and maybe anaemia ( having the test done). Training is not going well. Only ran yesterday and today this week. all runs really slow and really hard on the old body.
Erik is fine. he did his High School exams and passed everything. It means he can go to Uni in September but I think he will wait a bit, he is only 16. He is doing a TV and Radio Broadcasting course at the moment and was offered an internship at a radio station. People here seem to love his accent!
Marks' job is really good. he is growing a lot and has been giving talks around Emory and the Cancer Institute. He has started some big projects as well.
The pets are all good. I don't know when we will be going to England. I am extremelly homesick. Missing England is unbearable at times, specially in the evenings. And the bl$$dy weather does not help at all.
how is Stuart? And your mum? Did you find another home for her? How is your training going? By what I have read, you are doing great!!!
Well done on your time, JJ. A brilliant performance considering you were not at your best.
Hello Spud - hope you are soon through your rough patch. Feeling homesick must make a huge difference to your enthusiasm. One of the main reasons I enjoy running is that I so love the countryside where I live.
I'll probably rest today in preparation for a 10k time trial tomorrow. That's what I did before my March half (as per RW sched) so it will be interesting to compare times.
Overcast morning here, out running later after Hannah has driven to work.
JJ good run yesterday particularly with the conditions and your impending snivels - hope the cold passes quickly.
Spud glad to hear Erik and Mark are doing well, hope you get over the homesickness soon but it must be hard and that you get back to full running order soon - as has been said just enjoy the running and take care of yourself.
Mike T
Very dull here and cool, I will be running before lunch, it has to be either a 10 miler or a tempo run, whichever I don't do will have to be done tomorrow. Well that is the plan and you all know the best of plans can go astray.
JJ Hope the sniffles stay in the head. You asked how I was yesterday, I couldn't answer as I was with my Mum, and I never tell her when I feel off colour etc. However, I was feeling a lot better thanks. Whatever it was seems to pass quickly away. I remember where I have met Snail. She had lunch with us last year after a Serpie and I travelled back with her to the Station. A very nice lady.
Empty enjoy your run today.
Late again.
We got back from London at midnight and got up again at 3.00 to see the BF Juniors off on holiday to Devon.
We were going to take the horses to go on hound exercise with the hunt at 7.30 but I couldn't get up again.
The comedy show was very much like 2 pints of lager and a packet of crisps, and was written by the same lady. They were all very professional and it was a thoroughly enjoyable experience.
See you later.
Bullfinch
Hippo best of luck this weekend.
I love 2 pints of lager etc, and watch it over and over again on Gold and still think that it is funny. I therefore look forward to the new series by the same writer.
Escargot have a good 10k time trial tomorrow, we all await with interest.
Set out to do fastish HM but after 2hr when I had only covered 9.4mi I realised I was well outside my best 10mi time and so would not get anywhere near my best HM I decided to cut my losses and head for home. The idea had not been to prove I can run HM distance which I know well enough but to improve or get close to improving the time which stands at 2:40:21 with an authenticated PB of 2:54:30. I would probably have bettered the latter but what would that prove? Result was 10.6mi in 2:15:19, not happy with that. 10mi PB is 2:0:37 which I did in the Sidcup 10 this year and haven't beaten in training.
Ceal
Dunnit.
I remember Snail, I think, very pleasant lady. It was the time Angela and I came to Waggamama's for lunch after the Serpie way back, probably the first one I did.
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You are right Snail was present the day you and Angela came for lunch too. But I think you had run a serpie run before.
Walkman - inexplicably bad runs happen, but you still got a good training run in. I do hope the next one goes better.
I have looked in my log book and see that I only ran 47 miles last week and this week it will be slightly less than that, HOWEVER, in the last 7 days which included a rest day I have run 61 miles!!!!
Schedule was to run 4m at marathon pace, managed 4.33 @ 8.01 pace so just about achieved the target.
Must be log checking day, I've now already achieved my highest monthly mileage ever with 4 days still to go !!!
Mike T
15 miles done today - 12.34 with friend then the rest through the park to make the distance. I felt needed to get to 15 as I'm down on the mileage I'd like. Happy with the pace, etc.
I need to sit down with my schedule and adjust a few dates - next Sunday is the club 10 mile (handicap time based) championship, the following week is the last of the 10k series. I may do them and add a few miles on afterwards.
Spud - hope the hurricane decides to go somewhee else.
ceal - never mind what R H-F looks like - just don't follow her style in clothes.
(I know it's an academic gown when she was given a doctorate, but.............)
Good miles, ceal!
WM - Today I ran with my friend who's 20 years younger than me. We did 10 miles in 2:05:04 - about the same pace as you, I guess.
Empty - good run! Well done on achieving your target.
I may just go for a sleep now.........
Empty good pb miles too. I am still sort of following the schedule but I fit the diffferent runs into my schedule!! Seems to work so far. How is Liz today?
K2 good run today for you, I bet you feel better mentally for having run 15 miles. Although as you say you may go to sleep now!
Ceal, you are GORGEOUS!!!! You don't have to worry about that!
I haven't met anyone. I went for a run with a group sometime ago but they weren't the talkative types. I notice here the same problem I had in England. Peeps do not take to foreigners easily. But I have all of you in the forum and that makes me feel good!