What a front....

[Janey1012]

Hello all, It's been a while since I last posted and I've been a busy old bee in the interim. The running has been great - I've been running at least 3 times a week and can now run for 90 minutes which, for me, is 12K. All well and good you say. And, yes, it is. I'm thrilled to be doing so well and really enjoying it.

Except that is for one major stumbling block. This running I have been doing has been pretty much (e.g. 95%) all done on a treadmill, at the gym. Please forgive me purists, but I LOVE running on the treadmill. I'm aware I'm in a minority. MM absolutely HATES it. He can manage 15 mins at the most and then harrumphs off to the cross trainer (which, incidentally, I consider to be a medieval form of torture and should be banned alongside sweet wine, use of the phrase "smashed it" and men in crocs. I digress). Anyhoo, that's how it is. I love the fact I can see the time and distance right there, it's a constant temperature, I can go for a wee if necessary, I can pace myself, there are no obstacles in my way and, most importantly, I can stop any time I like and go for an immediate shower.

MM is not happy about this situation. Today, he said, we are going for a run. Along the seafront at Brighton. We'll run an hour from the marina to Hove Lagoon and back. OK says I, but with a very heavy heart. It began badly and went downhill from there. He set off at a pace akin to Usain Bolt, and I was bellowing to him to slow down from the outset. This he did, although the first km was done in a time almost 2 minutes faster than my normal plod. By 10 minutes in, we'd dodged a million and three families, bikes, dogs (and accompanying steaming piles) and we weren't even at the pier. Reader, I only managed 2.5k. Pathetic. I just didn't want to go further, largely because I needed a wee, it was very windy, and all I could think about was the further I ran in one direction, the longer the trudge back.

Am I alone? Does ANYONE feel the same? Please help...

[pollyp1 Graduate]

Soz, can't. But I love your list of things that should be banned!!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Love your post...made be giggle ...I love my outdoor running, but can quite see your point of view.. horses for courses.. thank goodness we are all different , but loving what we are doing

[Irish-John Graduate]

You are not alone! You are an individual however I could not run like you on a treadmill - but boy do I love when there is nobody getting in my way, distracting me or simply cluttering up the landscape

I also only tried running with someone else once - and that was enough. I go my own pace but that is really really difficult when you are expected to stay even with someone else!

I hate anything to do with lifting weights or gym machines for closet-masochists.

Some day I too will enjoy running 12 K. and in the meantime really enjoy my running also.!

We have so much in common Janey - you need to ditch that husband of yours and run off with someone like me or the huge number of people who are just like you

Run your own run and be happy Sounds like you are having a ball when you do it for you - keep it up, it's MEANT to be fun!

[Janey1012 in reply to Irish-John]

this is all true. I DO enjoy it when I'm doing it on my terms. Small problem is that I'm entered into the Brighton Half Marathon in February. I really should get used to running outdoors I am very goal driven so it's good to have that in mind, but in the meantime, I think I'll do a couple of Parkruns to get used to all the "other people" in the way...

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to Janey1012]

I run outside all the time, but will be doing my first 5K in an event in a couple of weeks and I am a bit nervous about it - always a bit of stress when you try something new

[Janey1012 in reply to Irish-John]

Ooooo good luck with that! Be sure to post with how it goes!

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to Janey1012]

Will do And likewise you too on your events

[Theziggy Graduate in reply to Irish-John]

Good luck with the 5K, I think you will really like the atmosphere John, just run your own pace

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to Theziggy]

Thank you