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My INSPIRATION to run comes from all of you.

My INCENTIVE to run comes from my new running pants..... πŸ˜±πŸ™ˆ

Enough said..!!

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Martin_RoseGraduate

Sounds good to me. 😁

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HeadInTheCloudsGraduateβ€’ in reply toMartin_Rose

Yep, nothing makes you want to get off your backside more than seeing your own backside trying to escape from a yard of overstretched lycra..!! 😰

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Martin_RoseGraduateβ€’ in reply toHeadInTheClouds

πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ€£

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ickleguiGraduate

haha! I'd like some running pants... can they do the running for you?

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HeadInTheCloudsGraduateβ€’ in reply toicklegui

Haha, they'd look a lot better jogging along on their own than they will with me in them πŸ˜‚

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OldflossAdministratorGraduateβ€’ in reply toHeadInTheClouds

I have compression ones.. my goodness.... I look positively stream lined... :) :) x

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HeadInTheCloudsGraduateβ€’ in reply toOldfloss

Woohoo, I'm sold..!!

Can you get full body compression suits..?? πŸ˜‚

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TJMazzGraduate

I need some of those running pants!

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HeadInTheCloudsGraduateβ€’ in reply toTJMazz

Please... have mine..!! πŸ˜‚

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate

Yeay... and yeay.. running pants!!! Nearly as good as comfy pants...oh yes!

Go you!

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HeadInTheCloudsGraduateβ€’ in reply toOldfloss

I'm in my post-run comfy pants now Oldfloss πŸ€—

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OldflossAdministratorGraduateβ€’ in reply toHeadInTheClouds

Nice!!!!

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ChristeneGraduate

Get you, anything to lessen the wind resistance... πŸ˜‚

I have some compression tights, and I love running in them. The other day a chap at the gym said to me "you look good in them", he's my new bff ... πŸ˜²πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

How are you doing ... W4?

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HeadInTheCloudsGraduateβ€’ in reply toChristene

Haha, yep, too right..!! πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

I think compression tights are the way to go. I think the black pudding skins will be returned πŸ™„

Ooer, you wanna watch yourself there πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ€£

Just got back from W3R2 repeated. Glad I'm doing it again. Saw my chiropractor / CST today and it appears my hips were askew. Figures why I was struggling. Felt a lot easier tonight.

I see you did W4R1. All ok..?? How's the heat..??

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ChristeneGraduateβ€’ in reply toHeadInTheClouds

Hey, did W3R1 again just get used to running in the heat, doing W4R1 tomorrow!!!

The heat is not very good for running, but I think I need to keep on schedule...

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HeadInTheCloudsGraduateβ€’ in reply toChristene

Good luck for tomorrow..!! ...and well done for keeping to schedule. If I was in Spain I'd be lounging on the beach drinking sangria πŸ˜‚

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ChristeneGraduateβ€’ in reply toHeadInTheClouds

Thanks, I need to keep up with the running, too easy to let it slide.

Trust me, I'm doing plenty of lounging, and plenty of Gin and Tonics ... 😊

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HeadInTheCloudsGraduateβ€’ in reply toChristene

Well, did you survive W4R1..?? πŸ™„

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ChristeneGraduateβ€’ in reply toHeadInTheClouds

Just about to post .... 😊

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MummycavAdministratorGraduate

πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ the tighter the better!!!

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HeadInTheCloudsGraduateβ€’ in reply toMummycav

Noooooo..... They're so tight that it goes beyond camel toe and is more like a hot cross bun.....!!!!!! 😱😱😱😱

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MummycavAdministratorGraduateβ€’ in reply toHeadInTheClouds

πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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Cornet-CarolynGraduate

I guess from your post you are not in the UK, you sound like my sister who lives in Canada. The thought of running "pants" made me laugh! Does anyone look good in running gear? πŸ˜‚

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HeadInTheCloudsGraduateβ€’ in reply toCornet-Carolyn

Haha, no, I'm in the UK. I did consider which term to use but opted for the manufacturer's description of said offending items πŸ˜‚ In hindsight that probably wasn't wisest choice πŸ™ˆπŸ˜‚

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Cornet-CarolynGraduateβ€’ in reply toHeadInTheClouds

πŸ˜‚

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FishypiefaceGraduate

I've just bought a new pair of purple running pants from Tesco's, they have a slight sheen on them and my legs look like a couple of lumpy over stuffed sausages. Needless to say they are going back!

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HeadInTheCloudsGraduateβ€’ in reply toFishypieface

There's no escape is there..?? They all seem to be so unforgiving. These damn things were also too low on the waist - I had an extra belly roll hanging over the front and 2 extra love handles hanging over the back πŸ™ˆ The rest can only be left to the imagination 😳 I've often toyed with the idea of jogging in my jarmies πŸ˜‚

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FishypiefaceGraduateβ€’ in reply toHeadInTheClouds

So true!! I need a pair of Simon Cowell's high waisters and a t shirt that covers it all and then some! What evil (thin) git designed running tights?? Although I'm looking into compression tights for sure. My stomach currently needs its own sling!!!

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HeadInTheCloudsGraduateβ€’ in reply toFishypieface

Ah yes, SC has the right idea πŸ˜‰

I ordered a pair of compression tights today (looked for a compression body suit but had no luck) πŸ™ˆ Trouble is they're all low waisted ..... WTF is that all about..?? Fine if you're an ironing board (whereas I'm the bag of ironing) πŸ™„

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FishypiefaceGraduateβ€’ in reply toHeadInTheClouds

Again, they've been designed by an evil thin b*stardo with no stomach, brains or balls!! - Be no good for me then! :) :) :)

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HeadInTheCloudsGraduateβ€’ in reply toFishypieface

You'd be needing a sling for your balls πŸ™ˆ

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