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ju-ju-Marathon
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Hello everybody and welcome to Monday....so I will be honest, I cant say that I am embracing this week ....yet... I would like a holiday. However the World still goes round and things still need doing so its a case of dominating the day!!! So lets do just that.

Sometimes we don't feel like putting a whole post up but just want to share something small, so this is a great place for doing that during the week. Please join in the discussion :)

If you're new or a lurker this is a great place to say a little hi without the pressure of a full post.

Have a great week, and enjoy your runs :)

Ju-Ju, Roseabi and Rignold and sqkr,

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pinkaardvark profile image
pinkaardvarkHalf Marathon

It's hard isn't it, this training lark. My respect goes out to all those have done a marathon or more, because the training is so hard :o i'm only on week 6 now out of 12 albeit I repeated a week and it feels very challenging. I did 61k last week and will have to do the same or more this week and the long run is only 24k.

Looking on the bright side though, I have lots of new toys to play with ie shoes, socks and headphone, so I should do some reviews to keep roseabi happy :)

I also have monday off running.. how sweet is that hehe, but do have the gym after work boo.

But best of all I have done 192k of my 200km July challenge so tuesday being the last day and I really shouldn't count my chickens, I reckon I may just do it. schwingg....

โ€ข in reply topinkaardvark

Crikey Mikey! and there's me wombling about doing a 50 mile virtual challenge in August! I did 68km this month and thought i was doing well. You do nearly that in a week ...

pinkaardvark profile image
pinkaardvarkHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply to

I know it's crazy and in two weeks the program will have me doing 73k in a week. That's why I find this forum so intimidating, all the people here have done that and more and sit solemn like guardian sentinels watching us younglings flounder about in the dust. You'll do your 50miles with ease and if you do it wombling I will look forward to the post about it โ˜บ๏ธ

โ€ข in reply topinkaardvark

Yes, i will do it with ease. Maybe i should have done the 75 mile challenge. I'm bound to womble LOL ...

73k in a week. Crikey!!!

pinkaardvark profile image
pinkaardvarkHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply to

Well as long as you leave the riding crop behind. Don't want to scare Tobermory do we. Hehe

โ€ข in reply topinkaardvark

I used to watch that with my granddaughter!

Ripcurlrana71 profile image
Ripcurlrana71Half Marathon10 Miles

Hi Ju-ju! Iโ€™ve ramped up my mileage since graduating. But enjoying it. Off on holiday on Saturday so looking forward to some down time. Hoping to do the odd run whilst over there too. ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐ŸŒž ๐Ÿ˜Ž

misswobble profile image
misswobbleMarathonโ€ข in reply toRipcurlrana71

You go steady ! Slowly, slowly and carefully

Ripcurlrana71 profile image
Ripcurlrana71Half Marathon10 Milesโ€ข in reply tomisswobble

Will do. ๐Ÿ˜Š

roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathon

I've been struggling a bit this past week, sleeping poorly and fighting off a cold! But still plugging along with the ultra training plan :) I've been looking back at the last time I did it before I had to pull the plug on it, and I see "it's so cold!!", where this time around I've been saying "it's so warm!!". Swings and roundabouts :)

I'm doing my first ever "double" run today - 35 minutes easy already in the bag this morning, 35 minutes tempo to come later. Was hoping for more rain (it was really nice this morning!!), but it looks as though I'll be huffing and puffing again :)

The wind got really gnarly over the weekend, so I didn't get any windsurfs in - in fact on Sunday not even the super-duper surfers ventured out! It looks good for this week though :)

pinkaardvark profile image
pinkaardvarkHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toroseabi

Good luck on the double ๐Ÿ‘

roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathonโ€ข in reply topinkaardvark

Ta :)

Whatsapp profile image
WhatsappHalf Marathon

Bought myself a new pair of trainers yesterday, so I am looking forward to giving them a run out tomorrow. Spent more than I have ever spent on footwear or indeed would normally be happy spending on something that I will basically tread into the ground, but if they work out then its worth it!!

pinkaardvark profile image
pinkaardvarkHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toWhatsapp

Looking forward to the shoe review ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ‘Œ

misswobble profile image
misswobbleMarathon

My cheapest daps are my solid faves. Having to ration their use though as theyโ€™re long defunct โ˜น๏ธ Fast training and road races only ๐Ÿ™‚

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misswobbleMarathon

Iโ€™m fair to middlin. Got a poorly ear again, which drives me crazy, and means a trip to ENT shortly.

Meanwhile, still training for half, and a marathon. itโ€™s only just started so slow and lovely at the minute. Been enjoying shorter slow runs in the warm. Got drowned yesters but it was lovely and steamy ๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐ŸŒง

I enjoyed my last hill race and won stuff so chuffed with that.

I will be doing a short, but tough fell race, in October. Plenty to keep me busy

Have fun out there folks ๐Ÿ™‚

Exciting week for me with a virtual challenge for August paid for, my Blenheim 10k getting closer and my decision to do Oxford HM next year. I do realise I'm in the grip of a full blown obsession with this running malarkey, but I'm never happier than when obsessed. And it's been going for over 9 months now!

So, i will don my leather gear, brandish my whip and dominate the day -

Sqkr profile image
SqkrHalf Marathon

I had been planning to do my long run yesterday, and so despite the fact I really, really, really hate running in the rain I forced myself onto a bus and along the coast, then ran home. I hated it though ๐Ÿ˜‘ I grumbled to myself the whole way, and got in the door damp and fed up and with a blister on my toe. But the bath afterwards felt great!

Also, got some new shoes half price from Wiggle so am excited to try them out. Maybe at the weekend ๐Ÿ˜Š

โ€ข in reply toSqkr

Ooh, which shoes???? We want pics! Or have i already seen them? i lose track!

Sqkr profile image
SqkrHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply to

Haha, you already saw them ๐Ÿ˜ My new fancy black and red Inov8 Roclites.

โ€ข in reply toSqkr

Oh yes! I thought I had. Iโ€™ve never see that brand in the flesh. They look amazing โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ

HoagyM profile image
HoagyMHalf Marathon

Hi all - probably a week of consolidation for me after managing 12.5km last Saturday (whoop!). Need to find a few new interesting running routes too, to keep it fresh.

Sqkr profile image
SqkrHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toHoagyM

This is one of my biggest battles! The longer the runs get the tougher it seems to be to plan a nice route. I'm personally not a fan of the hobbit run (I understand the logic and the draw for some, it's just a psychological thing for me, I find it tough to push myself to a point and then turn roundโ€”I don't like to repeat bits if I can avoid it) so I've started just getting on a bus somewhere and running back home for my long runs. The short ones I can switch off enough to just lap my local park but come the weekend, I need a nice, interesting route!

HoagyM profile image
HoagyMHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toSqkr

The bus... now thereโ€™s an idea ๐Ÿ˜€ Yeah, so far I have quite liked heading out from home and sort of letting my feet take me where they want to go, and so exploring all the nooks and crannies of the neighbourhood. But Iโ€™m beginning to run out of new ways of doing that. Plus Iโ€™m getting a bit of a craving for a decent patch of woodland atm....

โ€ข in reply toSqkr

What a great idea busing out and running back. No backing out of a pre-planned distance then!!! Xx

Sqkr profile image
SqkrHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply to

Exactly! Knowing you're running home makes it just that little bit less tough somehow. That bubbly bath and cup of tea literally get closer with every step!

โ€ข in reply toSqkr

You're convincing me here, slowly...๐Ÿ˜˜

Ripcurlrana71 profile image
Ripcurlrana71Half Marathon10 Milesโ€ข in reply toSqkr

Yes the home run is always the most enjoyable bit!

Anniemurph profile image
AnniemurphHalf Marathonโ€ข in reply toSqkr

I often take the bus up and run back down - it's a way of making sure I do the distance :D

Decker profile image
DeckerUltramarathon

Just been following the asics HM plan. Work has been really stressful the last few weeks, so the runs have been good mental releases. Long run over the weekend was around 16k, ( no leader this week as he is training out east for an upcoming Iceland marathon!) and the weekday runs are still 5 or 7s. Not very eventful, I know.

Tbae profile image
TbaeMetric Marathon

Hi Julia,

You have just rewritten the rules.Something to aspire to for me.๐Ÿค”

Wake up motivated.โœ…

Love it. For me and some of my friends it is a good day if we wake up.๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ˜‚. Maybe I just need to get new friends.๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜‚

Nothing works less you work.โœ…

Very true.The good thing is with age, the more bits that fall off the lighter we become and we donโ€™t need to carry all the spare parts anyway.๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜‚

Nothing changes unless we change.โœ… Very true.

Continuous improvement of happiness.๐Ÿค”

There was a man, he was poor, he only had money.๐Ÿค”

Dominate the Day.โœ…

Yes, but I can live in hope.I am pleased I am a pensioner, I choose when I may dominate my day.Slow to get started.๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ˜‚

Go all of you and continue to inspire.๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฅ

roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathonโ€ข in reply toTbae

Awesome.

Tbae profile image
TbaeMetric Marathonโ€ข in reply toroseabi

You are awesome and others on here leading the charge.๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฅ

The running power within you all will never be extinguished and you can run forever.๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฅ

Keep inspiring everyone.โœจ

Anniemurph profile image
AnniemurphHalf Marathon

Back from 7 weeks' straight working away with very little running, so today I hit the gym :O and this week it's back on the run-gym-run plan. Woohoo!

Not quite sure I feel dominating though... I'll work on it and let you know! :D

Sqkr profile image
SqkrHalf Marathon

Next week I've decided I'm going to Run At Work, because I just don't really have time to do it in the evenings, and that won't change till we wrap production in November. This is a weirdly big milestone for me, and it gives me butterflies just thinking about it. I'm very much an antisocial runner, and although I'm not planning to run actually with anyone the thought of going out lycra clad through security into film city, full of tourists and in broad daylight, strikes fear into my heart. Worse still, coming back through all pink faced and sweaty ๐Ÿ˜ถ๐Ÿ˜ฌ Silly really, lots of other people do it. I need to make it my normal. I'm writing it here so come next week, I've no choice!

roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathonโ€ข in reply toSqkr

I reckon it's going to be great! All the best for next week.

ju-ju- profile image
ju-ju-Marathonโ€ข in reply toSqkr

You might start a trend.. they will be in awe...

โ€ข in reply toSqkr

Be brave! ๐Ÿ˜

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