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He'd better be gentle with me. its my first time.
He cultivates peaches ...
It seems we are having a collective hot weather nightmare.
Went out to do 25.5k but cut it short at just over 22.
Part of the problem was feeding/fuelling in the heat. I had two water bottles on my belt - one with water and the other with a gel mix. Mrs O even had a water bottle on her bike. I was aware that it was hot but didn't want to take on too much liquid in case I sloshed. As a result, I didn't take on enough - go figure.
Still, it's a learning experience.
DLR - first time? really?
That's a big, fat, hairy lie. And you know it.
Have you had a pee yet? ATM's gurning at Chopin so she can't check on you....
Public service announcement for today:
11 slow miles today. BRF was hurting badly so we took it very easy. Need to get her some help
Still floating on cloud nine after the tennis. But also aching all over after a 1k sea swim, 20k cycle and 10k run. Did the run in 49 minutes, so happy with that as it was hot, hot, hot. Beer o'clock in 5 minutes.
All recovered nicely. Urine colour returning to normal. Legs feel pretty good now.
Chopin, fab. Chopin, open air on lovely afternoon fab+....I am delighted to share the world with people who can play the piano, build bridges,extract teeth etc, etc.
it was so FLicking hot out today. Glad i stayed in all arvo and watched the SUPERB tennis!
Well done everyone who braved the sun the last few days and ran in the heat. Treat yourselves to a choccy cupcake.
So Holy fudge seems like i'm doing Valencia - just took a look fancied it and now i'm goin on another adventure! Better brush up on my pigeon Spanish - it's not too bad, I have a Valencian work colleague - she'll be pleased i'm going out there! It's 7 weeks after Berlin so am not planning anything spectacular - won't have a time goal, just want to enjoy it - the atmosphere looks good.
You know what I mean..
Dannirr - is she ok? What happened?
ATM - Queen of Culture
Jimbob - that way leads to the Dark Side. You may be under the influence of Darth Emmy.
I sense a disturbance in the Force .....
Orbutt - for a lon time she has had hip pain when running - perhaps hamstring? It burns badly, and recently seems worse. First time I've ever known her to cut a run short. She used the OROD when she got home and said that hurt like hell - so perhaps she's onto it. Worst part of it is that it discourages her.
Dannir - has she had her gait checked out? It might be imbalances in the way she runs that are causing her hip problems.
Sorry. That'll be me. I had a lot of radishes yesterday.
Well I am shocked and horrified at my self control this morning! Still feeling 'funny' so stayed in my bed for an extra 2 hours!!
For most people, getting up at 7am is not a lay in.
Well done Alice.
Ooooooftwell Cardiff training kicked off today. When I say "kicked off" it wasn't so much a kick as a half arsed dribble really. I was out at 7 am and the plan said tempo run. I was at least 20 seconds/km off my pace for the tempo bit and there was seemingly not a damn thing I could do about it. Not an auspicious start...
Repeat of this on Wednesday - I'll be out earlier for that one.
Jul 13: Loch Lomond Tri - Simon Mac.
Jul 14: Manchester 10k - James B.
Jul 16-18: Badwater Ultra - DV.
Jul 16-22: In The Long Run - DLR, Douglas Maus, Emmy, Helterskelter, Iain M, RR, Suzy M, TD, Weedy.
Jul 20: Wohlf's birthday. Musselburgh 10k - Wohlf.
Jul 21: Lottery Anniversary Run - Jimbob, RS. Run Melbourne Half - Jus T.
Jul 27-28: Thunder Run - Malcs.
Jul 28: Ironman Switzerland - Engineer.
Jul 30: Maus' birthday.
Aug 3: The Devil O' The Highlands Ultra - Kaz.
Aug 5: Dublin Half - Straycelt.
Aug 10: North Downs Way Ultra - DV.
Aug 11: Isle of Maus Marathon/Half - Iain M, Maus, RR, RS, Weedy.
Aug 17: Enigma Gold - Weedy. Helsinki Marathon - Pottermoss. London Gay Pride 10K - DLR.
Aug 17-18: Enigma Gold Double - Emmy.
Aug 25: Perth 10k - Eggy.
Sep 1: Wolverhampton Marathon - Weedy.
Sep 7: Aberfeldy Marthon - Clag.
Sep 8: Elizabeth's birthday. Cumbrae 10-miler - ATM, Eggy, Helterskelter, Scott W, TP. Run to the Beat Half - Jimbob, Joe Ruffalo, Dr Yang, Nancy Brill.
Sep 9: Bala Olympic Triathlon - Dave The Ex Spartan. English Half - Orbutt.
Sep 14: Eco Trail Brussels - Emmy, TD. Silkstone Shuffle - DLR.
Sep 15: Great North Run - Iain M, Jimbob, OO, RS, Steve Duffy, Tiddy, Weedy. Lake Vyrnwy Half - James B. Stirling 10k - Eggy.
Sep 16: Paris registration opens.
Sep 21: Langdale Marathon - Weedy. Paris Mud Run - PC91.
Sep 21-22: Cotswolds 102m ultra - DV.
Sep 22: Harvest Trail Half - Yer Maj. Ladybower 35 - RR. New Forest Marathon - Emmy.
Sep 29: Berlin Marathon - DLR, Emmy, Iain M, Jimbob, Kaz, Maus, Neil B, Orbutt, RS, Suzy M, Tiddy. Nottingham Marathon - Weedy. Paris-Versailles 16k - ATM, TP.
Oct 6: Cardiff Half - Yer Maj. Great Scottish Run - Wohlf. Kielder Marathon - Weedy. Royal Parks Half - Carl D, Lawyer Aaron. Onetit's birthday.
Oct 8: Jersey Marathon - Princess Fiona.
Oct 12: PF's birthday.
Oct 13: Chicago Marathon - Danni.
Oct 20: Abingdon Marathon - Steve Duffy. Amsterdam Marathon - Emmy, Megs, Weedy. Cabbage Patch 10k - Nic E. Toronto Half - Danni. Yorkshire Marathon - Malcs.
Oct 20-25: Inverness to Skye 136k - TP.
Oct 26: Beachy Head Marathon - Yer Maj.
Oct 27: Frankfurt Marathon - Emmy. Marine Corps Marathon - Fanfan, Iain M, Rick. Northumberland Castles Marathon - Weedy. Venice Marathon - Elizabeth.
Oct 28: Dublin Marathon - Carl D, James B.
Nov 2: DLR's birthday.
Nov 3: Derwentwater 10 - OO. New York Marathon - Tiddy.
Nov 6: Danni's birthday.
Nov 8-10: BCRC Cumbria weekender - Jimbob, RR, Yer Maj.
Nov 9-10: Enigma Fireworks Double - Emmy, Weedy.
Nov 10: Athens Marathon - Wohlf.
Nov 17: Marathon d'Orleans - PC91. Valencia Marathon - Jimbob.
Nov 24: Florence Marathon - Engineer.
Nov 25: Jimbob's birthday.
Dec 1: James B's birthday.
Dec 8: Newcastle Racecourse Marathon - Weedy.
Dec 12: Enigma Marathon - Weedy.
Dec 14: Enigma Christmas Marathon - Emmy.
Dec 27: Wiola's birthday.
Dec 31: TD's birthday.
Jan 3: OO's birthday.
Jan 4-5: Enigma Double - Emmy, Weedy.
Jan 9-12: Disney Dopey - Danni.
Jan 12: Orbutt's birthday.
Jan 15: Yer Maj's birthday.
Jan 19: DV's birthday.
Jan 29: Kaz's ginormous dog's birthday.
Feb 3: TP's birthday.
Feb 6-9: Quadzilla - Emmy.
Feb 10: Emmy's birthday.
Feb 28: Iain M's birthday.
Mar 1: RS's birthday. Nothumberland Coast Ultra - Weedy.
Mar 2: Silverstone Half - Jimbob, Wohlf.
Mar 8: Jus T's birthday. Peter B's birthday.
Mar 16: Barcelona Marathon - Emmy, 1T.
Mar 17: Week at the Knees Marathon - Weedy.
Mar 18: Paris Half - PF, Suzy M.
April 6: Brighton Marathon - Iain M.
Apr 6: Paris Marathon
Definite: ATM, DLR, DV, Eggy, Emmy, Jimbob, Kaz, Maus, Mrs DV, Mrs O, NGUG, Orbutt, RR, Steve Duffy, Suzy M, TP, Weedy, Wohlf, Yer Maj.
Maybe: Carl D, Danni, Engineer, James B, Law
...Apr 6: Paris Marathon
Definite: ATM, DLR, DV, Eggy, Emmy, Jimbob, Kaz, Maus, Mrs DV, Mrs O, NGUG, Orbutt, RR, Steve Duffy, Suzy M, TP, Weedy, Wohlf, Yer Maj.
Maybe: Carl D, Danni, Engineer, James B, Lawyer Aaron, NCane, Nic E, OO, RS, Scott W, Simon Mac.
Apr 8: Alexander's birthday.
Apr 10: Kaz's birthday.
April 13 London Marathon - OO, TD.
Apr 24: Audrey's birthday.
May 15: Scott W's birthday.
May 17: Simon Mac's birthday.
May 23: Suzy M's birthday.
June 25: Keyser Suze's birthday.
June 2014: Comrades - Danni, RR.
Ha ha weedy - nice touch!
Where are you getting September 16th for Paris registration from?
TP said she'd heard it was Sep 16...
ITLR preparatiom ramping up to serious levels - I'm at the hairdressers
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Weedy - can you add me to the Cumbrae 10 (which I realised, after I'd signed up, is 10 miles, not 10k
. Miles, kms, whatever 
).
1st session of Dublin training done. Only 4 miles. Takes a couple of weeks to get to the proper stuff. But enjoy the easy sessions whilst they last.
bit warm though!
RR - barber for me Friday! Need to shed some weight for ITLR...
I just had the strangest training evening ever!! Started off to run to running club- I always take the long way which is 10k- but a couple of miles in I can feel stomach issues brewing so take the short cut back home - total 5k, then looking at time I think I can't run to club so decide to take my bike, only to realise a few hundred yards from home that the tyres are soft( I knew there was something not right from the outset, just took me a wee minute to realise what probably due to my rush to get going!) anyway head back home sort tyres then 5k cylce to club followed by 8k run then 5k cycle home! Holy Moly!!!
And I am entering the dark side at 12.45 on Sunday......open water and wet suit.........
Ooft it's hot. Just ran what I thought was 6 miles only to finish red faced and sweaty and realise it was only 4. This does not bode well.... Has anyone invented some kind of device that will shower cold water on your head as you run? If not then someone definitely should.
kaz literally anyone else would've given in and had a nice sit down instead!
Yesterday on the Heath HS I was running and thinking to myself it's so friggin hot (apologies for the image I'm about to create) that I would just love to stop, strip doon to my bare naked pale body and get hosed down with icy cold water. There was not a part of me that wasn't boiling. How do people train like that ffs?
I really don't know. I suppose you'd acclimatise eventually if the sun stayed around long enough. But it's true man (and Scottish man especially) was surely designed to lie around eating ice poles in the shade above 22 degrees, not to run about!