BACK ON THE PLAN TOMORROW!

[danzargo]

Hey dudes,

I just listened to a fab radio 5 interview with Nell McAndrew who was giving a "running clinic" on't radio. I have no idea who she is, but she was like us lot, in that she took up running as something to get fit by. Then trained for a marathon which she did in under 3 hours!!! Gordon Bennet! It was a most interesting chat and one bloke phoned in who had got addicted to running - so much so that he had to stop. He ran 5 miles in the morning, 5 miles in the afternoon and then 10 miles at night!! EVERY DAY! MANIAC. Nell told him he had over trained. Err......you think? But what is interesting is that although running makes us feel good, we have to be careful not to overdo things.

In other news.....

I'm excited because ;

1) My birthday is tomorrow and I'm off work for another 4 weeks (resting between contracts daaaahhhliing, as we say in the film biz) and get to be spoiled rotten by Mrs Dan.

2) I've had the most fabulous few days in Cornwall where I introduced once again, my legs to the Cornish hills. Man they are STEEP!

3) I'm doing my second run on the My Asics Half Marathon Running Plan which is gonna be an 8K "Build Up" run - whatever the hell that is?

My lovely running chum who bullied me into doing a HM next October, has already blessed me with their happiness and encouragement. But they still won't tell me which HM I'm supposed to be doing with them. In a way, it's kind of exciting not knowing - training my body for something I have never ever before done.

Right, that's me until my run report tomorrow. Take care and behave guys. It's a jungle out there.

Toodles

yer pal

Dan.

[Wristy Graduate]

Do Tough Mudder do half marathons these days?

[Hidden in reply to Wristy]

I was thinking more Snowdonia or Ben Nevis

[danzargo Graduate in reply to Wristy]

I had no idea what that was.....until I googled.!!! JEEZ....

[Rignold in reply to danzargo]

Nope, Tough Mudder only do the standard 20k distance.

TM is a bit of a lightweight OCR.

[Hidden]

Nell McAndrew is like a machine with her marathons. Surprised you've never heard of her though (she was Lara Croft before Angelina). Google her and you might just like what you see!!

The build-up runs are great but they took me *ages* to get right. The concept being that you start off steady and then start to increase your speed. I used to aim for negative splits for each ongoing mile. Unfortunately for quite a few of my initial attempts my pace used to represent more of a humpback bridge than a steady improvement That said, once I'd nailed it they helped me enormously in the HM.

Have you managed to work out a shortlist of possible HM's that it could be? Have they asked you to check that your passport/inoculations are in date?!!

[danzargo Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Have just googled Nell McA and I LIKED WHAT I SAW! Thank you.

Thanks for the build up run info. Most useful. I'll try and mentally prepare for that now....

There's gonna come a time when my chum will HAVE to divulge the HM location. I'm thinking of methods on how I can extract the information.....

[Hidden in reply to danzargo]

Looking at the facts ...

1) There's two of you running it

2) It's in October

Ipso facto it must be this one ...

tape2tape.co.uk/events/grue...

Happy birthday for tomorrow

[danzargo Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Detective Inspector FrockyHorror strikes again......or does she?

[Dunder2004 Graduate]

Richmond Running Festival Half Marathon 2015

Date : 6 September 2015

Could be that one I reckon.

We share a birthday incidentally.

[danzargo Graduate in reply to Dunder2004]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUUUUUUU!! Hahaha!

It's not Richmond. That much I do know....

[Wristy Graduate in reply to danzargo]

Run Reigate? Also in September...

[Dunder2004 Graduate in reply to danzargo]

Likewise sir and don't forget......

Growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional.

[aliboo70 in reply to Dunder2004]

happy birthday for tomorrow Dunder!

[Dunder2004 Graduate in reply to aliboo70]

Thank you.

[poppypug Graduate in reply to Dunder2004]

Happy Birthday Dunder ! Have a brilliant day xxx

[Dunder2004 Graduate in reply to poppypug]

Thank's m'dear.

[TurboTortoise Graduate]

Happy birthday Dan, and Dunder. Mine is on Sunday. Lots of birthday action around at the moment!

[danzargo Graduate in reply to TurboTortoise]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Sunday TT. I'm having dilemmas whether to buy a tube of "Just For Men" or not as a birthday treat. I'm concerned at the amount of grey in my barnet fair!

[Dunder2004 Graduate in reply to TurboTortoise]

Thanks Turbo. Have a good one on Sunday.

[old_git Graduate]

Happy Birthday Dan and Dunder! and good luck with the HM preparations, wherever you are running.

[danzargo Graduate in reply to old_git]

Thanks oldgit!

[Ullyrunner Graduate]

Hi Dan, Nell McAndrew is a gorgeous model - the sort you would really appreciate running behind!

Happy Birthday for tomorrow!

[danzargo Graduate in reply to Ullyrunner]

I know that NOW! I've seen pictures.....corrrrrrr

[Buffy007 Graduate]

Heard a rumour it was the Midsummer Munro but I was sworn to secrecy. Ooops

[danzargo Graduate in reply to Buffy007]

Oooh....I love rumours....

[Madge50 Graduate]

Hippo birdies, two ewes, hippo birdies two ewes! Have a good day Dan the running man!

Mx

[danzargo Graduate in reply to Madge50]

Cheers Madge!

[AncientMum Graduate]

Happy birthday Dan. Make sure you have fun. Listen to any and all advice from Frocky, her HM pace was extraordinarily even. The Garmin trace was so straight it looked like it had been drawn using a ruler! Happy running and happy dreams about the lovely Nell.

[danzargo Graduate in reply to AncientMum]

Hahaha! Thanks AM.

[Rignold]

I'd never heard of Nell McAndrew either. Eskimo Nell, yes, but Ms McAndrew, no. I was surprised to learn from Google that she is married to Paul Hardcastle, but then disappointed to discover it was n-n-n-n-n-n-not the Paul Hardcastle of 19 fame.

Many Happy Returns for tomorrow, Dan. Funnily enough, I am between contracts as of tomorrow as well, although unlikely to be spoiled rotten by Mrs R.

[danzargo Graduate in reply to Rignold]

I remember Hard Paulcastle. 1980's synth pop dude? But clearly not the one married to Uber Babe Nell. Thanks for B'day wishes dude.

[ju-ju- Graduate]

I'm surprised you don't know who Nell is as she is HOT!! Now you have us all wondering where on earth you'll be doing your HM...I wondered here: runitfast.com/wp-content/up...

Could be interesting??!

[danzargo Graduate in reply to ju-ju-]

You'll be the second to know Juju as soon as I KNOW!! (Love that link by the way....)

[carole01 Graduate]

Nell is one of the nineties hotties, a sweet voice and her DVDs were HAAAAAAARDD! Never realised about her running though doesn't surprise me. Enjoy your Birthday and your break. A good opportunity for some incremental long running. Tell Mrs Dan she is wonderful and a women I will never live up too!! Poor hubby note to self to try harder!

[danzargo Graduate in reply to carole01]

Thanks Carole. I AM a lucky man indeed. I'm sure you're as attentive!

[aliboo70]

Happy birthday for tomorrow Dan! 4 weeks off, you lucky B****R! enjoy your celebrations and that 8k-er!

i think its brilliant that you pal hasn't told you what the half marathon is, you'd be worrying about it already! the element of surprise is a good ploy i reckon! have fun!

[danzargo Graduate in reply to aliboo70]

I agree. I'm sure at some point they will say - "Guess where this f****ng half M is then you limp **ck?" to which I'll reply "Do you have to be so coarse?" and then she'll say - "It's in _ _ _ _ _".

I can't wait!

[Realfoodieclub Graduate]

Happy birthday for tomorrow have a great day. Never mastered the different runs on my ASIC plan. I have one speed and that's it. I tried different ones but they all turned out the same. I think it's some Nina thing to be able to speed up and slow down.

[danzargo Graduate in reply to Realfoodieclub]

I tried it today and it's HARD!

[Zev1963 Graduate]

Happy Birthday and Happy Running Dan and Dunder

[danzargo Graduate in reply to Zev1963]

Cheers Zev.

[agedsnailspace Graduate]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

I'm down to do 2 hm in Sept - the first will be more of a long walk, the second a proper hm. If you are very lucky, maybe your friends have entered you for the first - google Bacchus run - complete with wine tasting...

[Wristy Graduate in reply to agedsnailspace]

I saw that - can't be much of a run, more a stumble!

[danzargo Graduate in reply to agedsnailspace]

I still have no idea. But get you and your TWO HM's!!

[poppypug Graduate]

Happy Birthday Dan ! Hope you have a brilliant day xxx

[danzargo Graduate in reply to poppypug]

Ta pops!

[Tomas Graduate]

Happy birthday Dan, and enjoy your 4 weeks between contracts

[danzargo Graduate in reply to Tomas]

I most certainly will. Thanks Tomas.

[Rignold]

trionium.com/mm/

[danzargo Graduate in reply to Rignold]

HOLY SH**! That looks bloody frightening!

[misswobble Graduate]

Great wheeze, this not knowing game! Torture for you but you have to suffer for your art don't you!

Happy birthday by the way. I expect you'll be spoilt rotten by your good lady. 'appen it'll be new runnings duds for your Marathon De Sables. Ooops! The cat's out the bag! Mrs Dan swore me to secrecy. Soz!

[danzargo Graduate in reply to misswobble]

You are CRAZY! Thanks for birthday wishes MW. Was indeed spoiled rotten....

[pinkangel16 Graduate]

8k "build up".. more like "finish off"! Especially after too much of the good stuff..

We're all intrigued now re your HM - and this is a friend?? Hope they sort out suitable travel arrangements etc

Finally Happy Birthday Dan - hope it's a good un xx

[danzargo Graduate in reply to pinkangel16]

Yes my dearest running buddy is a friend and has been on at me before to run a HM with them. They know that the only way to get me to do it is to keep me intrigued for as long as possible.

And thanks for b'day wishes. It was a FAB day.