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bedshaped, he is okay now, he did have the fever and was sent home from school. My wife took him to the doctor who diagnosed his symptoms as swine flu. Because of the way it is being handled all of us are skeptical and not so sure about taking the vacine. I haven't over the past few years been taking the regular flu shots they give. Some front line people don't want the vacine too.
Hi,
I am here to at 2am..am fae Edinburgh, born and bred, doing the 10k in Strathclyde Park this Sunday, went on a new run today, through Princes street Gardens, around Edinburgh Castle,down the high street and all the back to my start point, it was brillant, really enjoyed running amongst the tourists and my home town, I felt right at home, AND very motivated, thought I was on a centre MARATHON!!!
I will try the scottish website to, am looking for a race in Wales 2010, a 10k,any ideas would be grateful.
Paulinex
A'noon.
Poly; Glad to have you on here. Used to love running in central Edinburgh when staying at my aunts when younger.
Really enjoying 'Born to Run'. It's more thought provoking re diet and shoes than I thought It'd be !
Somebody local has their Christmas lights up already ?!
Hello All
Good luck for Miss B next week and anyone racing at the weekend. Jedburgh this wkend I believe, and a few others going on.
Probably no running for me this wkend as I have a parental visitation! Last time they came I fitted in a 10k race while they were still in their camper van watching the tv on Sunday morning! Lazy buggers! Mother phoned me yesterday to complain that they were on a campsite in Moffat and the tv had no reception, had to break it to her that we have already gone digital up here so that'll be no tv for her this wkend
. Shock horror I might even be able to prize them out their van to go for a WALK 
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Hi Polly, now if the 'real' Edinburgh marathon followed the course you ran, even I might be tempted to do it
. Running past that power station in East Lothian somehow has no appeal to me 
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Birkmyre, sorry, missed the bit about Miss B taking part in her first "proper" race. Hope she gets on well with it and enjoys the experience. Um, Christmas lights??? Oh heck
Welcome Poly and good luck for the 10k
Used to run around Polwarth, Craiglockhart, Colinton many moons ago but am not on the other side of the bridge 
lol Tigerspaw. You mean the East Lothian marathon
They really ought to have a "proper" Edinburgh marathon. So much you could take in and wouldn't it be a brilliant finish at Murrayfield Stadium?? 
Have fun with your parental visitation and drag them out, the country is stunning at the moment (but don't tell them the weather's gonna be lousy.....)
Cross country race for me tomorrow. I love the terrain but I hate racing in it
And last night I pulled my calf trying to run too fast up a big hill lots of time during our parluuf session 
birkmeyer, also enjoying born to run. Ran across it in the book store , went back and bought it after you mentioned it. I am glad I did.. Enjoying reading about Zapotek.
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LOL Good One Bedshaped
. Enjoy your x-country today.
Not many road races left Kirsty, it would seem, unless you're willing to travel miles to do them. I have a limit on how far I'll travel for say a 10K.
Hi guys,
messed up with very little running this week again
I had a rough idea of which events I fancied for next year but today I got an email from 'nofuss events' in fort william, damn them coz they have introduced some new events for 2010 that look fab !!
points of interest:
Jaggy - might want to look at a new 70.3 road course
KD - new offroad half marathon around the grey corries
plus the usual wee tri-big tri - river race- 10 hour mtb events etc etc !!
Darn it..... need to earn lots of brownie points over the winter !! lol
no fuss events web site
Which run you doing in December Kirsty? if you dont mind me asking? I've been hard pushed trying to find stuff thats not full already.
Deffos for xmas / new year for me will be the Ayr turkey trot (once someone else enters, i aint gonna be first
) and the Nigel Barge, which I think is on 9th Jan next year 
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Hey Im going to go for the St Andrews hospice 6k on the 29th nov at strathclyde park and teh Jogscotland 5k on the 6th december also at strathclyde park. Just need to get my butt into gear and apply but checked before and there were places left.
Saw the Nigel Barge race and going to go for it too.
The Ayr Turkey trot - whereabouts in ayr is it and how far? Will be at my parents for Christmas this year down there and may want a wee escape!
Man I really suck at cross country
Carrying the remnants of a cold, a pulled calf and a dodgy glute probably doesn't help however! Don't get me wrong, I love running off-road in mud and stuff but racing it is a different kettle of fish altogether!!
Sooooooo, I'm either going to work at improving or give up altogether!!
Hope everyone else has had a better day!!!
They all run into one - get a good sleep and hopefully tomorrow will be a drier day and you can get out again. Blowing a gale just now - horrible outside.
I will go out for a run tomorrow
I will go out for a run tomorrow
I will go out for a run tomorrow...
Hi Guys, I have had a bad week. I missed a mid-week session, which was pused from Wed to Turs due to one of the baby FFBs activities, then missed it on Thurs as I had a disaster of a day adn ended up with no lunch
I had the wrost possible run yesterday afternoon, but should have realised that it would not be a good one after a mega yoga session in the morning which got cut slightly short cos my body got really tired and refused to do the last 3 postures. My left side is tight from shoulder to knee. I am becoming more and more convinced that I picked up a small injury at Loch Ness.
So, I will nto train today and will do some focussed stretching and yoga to see how things settle down, then I think it is a visit to the sports injury clinic.
The Ayr Turkey trot is run along the sea front and is an out and back and very flat. Depending on the wind and your christmas day indulgence levels it has the potential for a PB. I have never doen it but know someone who has. It is a really friendly event that is generally not taken that seriously (although the person I know who did it is a bit strange and ran it very competitively and got a PB,. She must have had a miserable christmas day
)
FFB-hope things loosen up for you soon.
I did a 10 miler yesterday, which was my first long run since Loch Ness. I averaged 3 seconds a mile faster than my Loch Ness pace, and I felt very dubious about my endurance. Don't suppose it helped that I went down with a lurgy a week after Loch Ness.
I'm doing Templeton Woods next Sunday. Hope I'm running a bit better by then!
ITs still raining here in Glasgow. The wind was really howling last night.
Anyone done Edinburgh marathon and stayed in a hotel - any suggestions?
Just watched the Great south run - go Mo!
I'm still struggling to get going again after LN- slightly niggly sole of foot on right- reacted badly to last weekend's 10k run, so very little running since, sitting rolling foot on wine cork!
Ayr turkey trot is a good wee race- done it twice now- once in lashing head winds- came home covered in sea salt!!!- certainly blows away the christmas cobwebs!
Kirsty - like everyone says above Ayr run is 10k along the seafront footpath, take a look at Ayrodynamic club website for details (they are a triathlon club), and you can enter via Entry Central website
(please...then I'll be 2nd, not first 
). Starts down at the harbour end of town, out and back, changing at the sport centre (the Citadel? I think its called).
Well Done on the x-c Bedshaped
. I like a nice bimble out in the mud too, but the thought of racing it 
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No running this wkend as I suspected, been out to Balloch today and attempted to take parents for walk but it was horrendously wet, so eventually had to agree to a pub lunch
. Not my usual idea of a Sundays activities, but they enjoyed the excuse to stay in 
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Hope the niggles clear up FFB and Tricia.
Next weeks goal, get back up to 10m, still at 8.5m at moment. Touch wood, managed to avoid colds and post mara lurgies so far.
Hope everyone is well!!
tO TRI CHICK
I am just home from doing the 10k at Strathclyde Park today..it was brillant..I was 3 mins over the hour,so I WILL also try and get under the minute my next 10k
Well done..
yeah the weather was pretty crap, I also went the wrong way at one point lol and followed the marshalls as opposed to the runners - major sprint to catch myself up!! I also got a major stitch (due to this weeks lack of training???) at around 5k which slowed me down a bit but luckily it passed quickly.... with all that, the weather, lack of training and feeling pretty mince, Im pleased with 55:29!!!
Well done everybody!!! A few more people will hopefully survive cancer and/or have better support for our efforts!!!