valentine4 Member

Am with the rest - go all the way and then report back here :)

Great report back, thank you! I have my first half marathon in 2 wks nerves are starting to kick in as is a cold so it was great hearing your report .

My first half marathon - 16th of March. Its crossing the border, heading from Newry in Northern Ireland to Dundalk in the Republic. Have driven the route countless times, so will be fun running it ( gulp)

Probably a daft question but what are NB running shoes?

What a horrible nasty person. You don't need 'friends' like that. Remove her from your fb, karma will look after her :) and do as others mentioned and use her comment as motivation.

Thanks all, I will google it this evening and get busy with a ball :) After 4 c-sections my core is not great so will def work on it. thanks again for the replies! regards, Valentine

Congratulations! I bet you are still on a buzz, roll on race no. 2...:)

The disney dopey sounds great!

sportsmans duathlon Co. Louth. My first ever duathlon! Everyone was very professional looking, but great really friendly. The first run and cycle were fine but I really struggled on the second run, my legs were like jelly it felt like an epidural wearing off! So have to work on my transitions before the second round in 3…

Fujiko - this is a treat I have been promising myself for over 15 years! you should def check it out. Thanks for the advice Bonnie will def look into booking accommodation & the carrying service. regards, valentine

The calculator is excellent, it has me at 1700 cals a day, am going to follow your advice re: eating before and after runs. Thanks again ladies! ( and gentlemen of course!)

thanks all for the really helpful advice! I have to say I agree with the 200 cals of brocolli v 200 cals of cookies, I know which I prefer.. just another quick question, when you mention TDEE/BMR what exactly does that mean? sorry for my ignorance, I have seen it before on site but never understood it.

Thanks, Yes I think its going to be a learning experience for me :).

thanks all for the advice, sods law the following day was lovely and calm. With regards to the shoe laces, they may have not helped but the enormous suit I had flapping about me definitely didn't ! they only had mens suits left so lesson learned I will be organised next yr and have a more suitable santa outfit.

lol I tried! I found the biggest santa out there and tucked myself behind him but it was still too windy. The wind was blowing the sand across the beach into our faces, it was some craic.

10k santa dash on the beach in clontarf, Dublin. Not my greatest time at all, it was a great race the atmosphere was fantastic and all the santas looked great but once we turned into the wind I found it toughh so not a great time at all - 60 mins.

10K santa dash in clontarf, north county dublin on the 8th. Did a 1k dash recently with the kids so will be fun again running in my santa outfit :)

I'm with you - I'm not ginger, I'm red. ( and Irish to boot :) )

done! best of luck

sorry I'm very new so can't give any constructive advise, but best of luck on the 8th!!!! Hopefully you will be well over your cold, you sound well prepared, fingers crossed you have a great day :) enjoy. valentine

thanks all! No it definately wasn't too hot out, we had snow here yesterday. I normally run 10k a few times a week, so last week I increased it up to 13K and was fine and then on Monday 17K but felt rotten. I didn't at the time I could have happily kept going, I will increase it more gradually and eat some carbs before I…

sorry typo - I meant to say I didn't go fast, not that I was fasting. I had brekkie and chocolate before I ran.

I did a 10k race yesterday in 56 mins which I was happy with, the route had some seriously steep hills which were definately a challenge. Pity I live in such a flat area, I am going to keep driving out to do more hill work.

Thanks Carson, any tips on where to start? I had a look at the hal higdon site another poster mentioned, I invested in decent trainers ( though I found the trail ones I need over the wkend hard to adjust to) and I have run keeper on my phone.

Hi all, I'm Edele, I'm very new to running. I have done a few ten k's this year and am half thinking of signing up for the connemara 1/2 or gulp full marathon in April of next year. ( sorry should have interduced myself - Irish, mum of 4) Hopefully I will pick up some tips/advice from yourselves here on the board, I love…

This is why I love this site! its great to hear such inspirational stories it is so encouraging.

thanks for the advice! I was on runnersworld. Its a really good site, I got lots of tips there and here, thanks again! valentine

I do think there is magic fairy dust at the two mile mark :) I have had great advice here the best of which is really slow down, relax and try to distract yourself. I try and run at either sunrise or sunset for the view ( its fab) last night i borrowed my son's iphone and listened to VERY LOUD music and hey presto before I…

and this is how you get 29 lb off! good woman yourself!!! my loss is not as good but still :) I get up at 6.30 on wed & fri mornings and jog for 40 mins before home for brekkie school run cycle and work. I work 9 - 5.30 mon to fri, mon tues & thur I normally go home from work start into homework dinner etc ( have 4 kids,…

thanks all! I definately going to stick at it now and take it slow and steady. I love the comparison between shadow boxing and the real thing :) thanks again! Edele