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so, i have signed up for a challenge to run 100 miles in August....get a nice medal with the olympic rings on it 
it works out to about 3.24 miles a day and so far i am just .50 miles behind target (i know its only the 3rd of the month haha).
the bad thing is i have been running in new trainers since saturday and after 2 runs today (3.5 miles this morning before work and 2.5 miles at lunchtime) i have a massive blister!!!
going to swap to my old trainers tomorrow and put a blister plaster on it and see how i go.
will be posting my progress on here each day (if i remember) and will show you the medal when i get it |
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I hate running, although saying that I knocked over a minute off my mile yesterday. I prefer lifting weights or obstacle mud runs.
Mrs naughtybutnervous |
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"Good on you. Am a runner. Am up Yarrow wend coming. Mamot 24hr mountain marathon. Carnt wait. 
those mountain marathons sound tough, good luck x"
And to you too |
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"I hate running, although saying that I knocked over a minute off my mile yesterday. I prefer lifting weights or obstacle mud runs.
Mrs naughtybutnervous "
Good fun toughguy and tough mudder runs. |
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"Good on you. Am a runner. Am up Yarrow wend coming. Mamot 24hr mountain marathon. Carnt wait.
those mountain marathons sound tough, good luck x
And to you too "
Oh dear lord that's tough.
I run up a mountain when I'm in fight camp, it's the worst thing I've put my body through! |
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"Good on you. Am a runner. Am up Yarrow wend coming. Mamot 24hr mountain marathon. Carnt wait.
those mountain marathons sound tough, good luck x
And to you too
Oh dear lord that's tough.
I run up a mountain when I'm in fight camp, it's the worst thing I've put my body through! "
Fight club am not going to ask. That sounds tougher |
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another 3.5 miles done today....am now just .27 miles behind target!!
Blister is still huge and sore even with the plaster on it but i am powering through
rewarded myself at Lidl earlier buying more running clothes  |
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"another 3.5 miles done today....am now just .27 miles behind target!!
Blister is still huge and sore even with the plaster on it but i am powering through
rewarded myself at Lidl earlier buying more running clothes "
Keep at it Eve. Try rubbing vasalene into your feet before you run. You find it helps. |
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"another 3.5 miles done today....am now just .27 miles behind target!!
Blister is still huge and sore even with the plaster on it but i am powering through
rewarded myself at Lidl earlier buying more running clothes
Keep at it Eve. Try rubbing vasalene into your feet before you run. You find it helps. "
thanks for the tip x will try it tomorrow
Watching Mo Farah for some inspiration |
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My girlfriend's signed up for it, it's a cracking medal. A lot of her club did the July challenge and the fitness gains were noticable.
We're off to Wales for a short holiday and to do Race The Train in a couple of weeks and have had to plan some additional runs in to the trip to keep her on track for the 100 miles! |
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"so, i have signed up for a challenge to run 100 miles in August....get a nice medal with the olympic rings on it
it works out to about 3.24 miles a day and so far i am just .50 miles behind target (i know its only the 3rd of the month haha).
the bad thing is i have been running in new trainers since saturday and after 2 runs today (3.5 miles this morning before work and 2.5 miles at lunchtime) i have a massive blister!!!
going to swap to my old trainers tomorrow and put a blister plaster on it and see how i go.
will be posting my progress on here each day (if i remember) and will show you the medal when i get it "
good luck to you hun xx |
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"another 3.5 miles done today....am now just .27 miles behind target!!
Blister is still huge and sore even with the plaster on it but i am powering through
rewarded myself at Lidl earlier buying more running clothes
Keep at it Eve. Try rubbing vasalene into your feet before you run. You find it helps.
thanks for the tip x will try it tomorrow
Watching Mo Farah for some inspiration "
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Can I do my miles up and down the rugby pitch?! 
Looking forward to being able to read start the 2 mile jog with my pup again tho, never thought I'd enjoy running, but with my furry boy as a running buddy and tunes on Ive found I do. |
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"My girlfriend's signed up for it, it's a cracking medal. A lot of her club did the July challenge and the fitness gains were noticable.
We're off to Wales for a short holiday and to do Race The Train in a couple of weeks and have had to plan some additional runs in to the trip to keep her on track for the 100 miles!"
Great stuff is that the Snowdon train to summit race. That's a hard one.
And them 100 milers are tough..
Good luck with the race an training |
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"Can I do my miles up and down the rugby pitch?!
Looking forward to being able to read start the 2 mile jog with my pup again tho, never thought I'd enjoy running, but with my furry boy as a running buddy and tunes on Ive found I do."
It's great to here. People loving running. |
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"When my back is fixed I'm not taking up running 
Impressed by those who do "
Try cycling. Apparently 90 rpm is equivalent to a good marathon pace...
I've got a bad back so stopped running and jumped on the bike...
Still early days but better for your joints... |
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"so, i have signed up for a challenge to run 100 miles in August....get a nice medal with the olympic rings on it
it works out to about 3.24 miles a day and so far i am just .50 miles behind target (i know its only the 3rd of the month haha).
the bad thing is i have been running in new trainers since saturday and after 2 runs today (3.5 miles this morning before work and 2.5 miles at lunchtime) i have a massive blister!!!
going to swap to my old trainers tomorrow and put a blister plaster on it and see how i go.
will be posting my progress on here each day (if i remember) and will show you the medal when i get it "
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"Good on you! Pop the blister with a needle and crack on!
Remember 90% of the battle's in your head! "
i didnt think you were supposed to pop them?
also, am diabetic so not too sure that is a good thing. have a compeed on it and will keep an eye for infection etc |
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over a year ago
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"Good on you! Pop the blister with a needle and crack on!
Remember 90% of the battle's in your head! "
I used to cut off the skin and pour after shave onto the open wound - a little extreme but it worked for me! |
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"Good on you! Pop the blister with a needle and crack on!
Remember 90% of the battle's in your head!
i didnt think you were supposed to pop them?
also, am diabetic so not too sure that is a good thing. have a compeed on it and will keep an eye for infection etc"
You'll be fine. We pop ours all the time. Pleased for you though. Everyone needs something to get their teeth into. |
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"Good on you! Pop the blister with a needle and crack on!
Remember 90% of the battle's in your head!
I used to cut off the skin and pour after shave onto the open wound - a little extreme but it worked for me!"
Love it! |
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"Good on you! Pop the blister with a needle and crack on!
Remember 90% of the battle's in your head!
i didnt think you were supposed to pop them?
also, am diabetic so not too sure that is a good thing. have a compeed on it and will keep an eye for infection etc"
You shouldn;t burst them but using a needle to drain them is fine |
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"Good on you! Pop the blister with a needle and crack on!
Remember 90% of the battle's in your head!
i didnt think you were supposed to pop them?
Either a small hole to drain them, or if they're really big I thread them.
also, am diabetic so not too sure that is a good thing. have a compeed on it and will keep an eye for infection etc
You shouldn;t burst them but using a needle to drain them is fine"
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"My girlfriend's signed up for it, it's a cracking medal. A lot of her club did the July challenge and the fitness gains were noticable.
We're off to Wales for a short holiday and to do Race The Train in a couple of weeks and have had to plan some additional runs in to the trip to keep her on track for the 100 miles!
Great stuff is that the Snowdon train to summit race. That's a hard one.
And them 100 milers are tough..
Good luck with the race an training "
Cheers
It;s not up snowdon, I'm not that mad it's the Tallylyn Railway, starting and finishing in Tywyn |
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"My girlfriend's signed up for it, it's a cracking medal. A lot of her club did the July challenge and the fitness gains were noticable.
We're off to Wales for a short holiday and to do Race The Train in a couple of weeks and have had to plan some additional runs in to the trip to keep her on track for the 100 miles!
Great stuff is that the Snowdon train to summit race. That's a hard one.
And them 100 milers are tough..
Good luck with the race an training
Cheers
It;s not up snowdon, I'm not that mad it's the Tallylyn Railway, starting and finishing in Tywyn"
i think my dad did that one.....i def remember going to Wales and there was a train involved |
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Good on you.. It sounds like a fantastic challenge.
Whenever I've had blisters from running or whatever else I've always popped them with a pin and squeezed them out so the skin stays intact and they dry up quicker. It seems to make them much less sensitive a lot faster too in my experience.
I wish you the best of luck with the rest of your challenge. |
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"My girlfriend's signed up for it, it's a cracking medal. A lot of her club did the July challenge and the fitness gains were noticable.
We're off to Wales for a short holiday and to do Race The Train in a couple of weeks and have had to plan some additional runs in to the trip to keep her on track for the 100 miles!
Great stuff is that the Snowdon train to summit race. That's a hard one.
And them 100 milers are tough..
Good luck with the race an training
Cheers
It;s not up snowdon, I'm not that mad it's the Tallylyn Railway, starting and finishing in Tywyn
i think my dad did that one.....i def remember going to Wales and there was a train involved"
Haha that's me thinking mountain again..
That little steam engine and railway in tywyn. Went on it when I was a kid. Am sure ivor the engine illustration from the 70s early 80s was based on that very station and line. Memories
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"so, i have signed up for a challenge to run 100 miles in August....get a nice medal with the olympic rings on it
it works out to about 3.24 miles a day and so far i am just .50 miles behind target (i know its only the 3rd of the month haha).
the bad thing is i have been running in new trainers since saturday and after 2 runs today (3.5 miles this morning before work and 2.5 miles at lunchtime) i have a massive blister!!!
going to swap to my old trainers tomorrow and put a blister plaster on it and see how i go.
will be posting my progress on here each day (if i remember) and will show you the medal when i get it "
Very impressive keep going x
I know it's a little late for advice but make sure you have some good running socks as they do make a difference with blisters, and that your laces are tied properly as daft as it sounds. Did you get fitted for your new trainers as they shouldn't of caused you too much trouble? |
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am up to 18.5 miles in total now....just over a mile behind target but i know i can make that up in the week.
blister is feeling ok....have 2 plasters on it!!! haha
Parkrun #102 today which was tough. hot even in the woods and legs feeling very tired thanks to the sudden increase in mileage this week, hope that will sort itself out next week as they get used to it! |
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37.61 miles down now....2.3 miles ahead of target....fastest 3.5 miles ever @41:19....yes i know i am slow but i am doing the miles!!
5k @36:30ish which is a massive pb for me (my current parkrun pb is 38:53) although this was on a treadmill so wont translate on the road i know.
i'm knackered!!! |
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Bloody fucking crap bags!!!! Just synced my watch to find out I have adjusted one of my treadmill runs wrong my a mile so now I have to run 101 miles for my strava to show 100 miles!!! Grrrrr
Upping my distance has taken its toll this week....slept for 14 hours last night |
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well today was supposed to be a rest day but igot back from a lovely day out and decided to go for a run with a friend.
7.5 miles later and i have built up a buffer of about 6 miles and smashed through the half way point....52 miles down, 48 to go |
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"well today was supposed to be a rest day but igot back from a lovely day out and decided to go for a run with a friend.
7.5 miles later and i have built up a buffer of about 6 miles and smashed through the half way point....52 miles down, 48 to go "
Keep it up Evie you are doing fantastically xxx |
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"well today was supposed to be a rest day but igot back from a lovely day out and decided to go for a run with a friend.
7.5 miles later and i have built up a buffer of about 6 miles and smashed through the half way point....52 miles down, 48 to go
Keep it up Evie you are doing fantastically xxx "
thank you x x x |
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oooh havent updated for a few days!!
currently at 66.5 miles for the month. feeling it this week, had a bad couple of runs and so had a rest day today. Parkrun and a bit tomorrow then 2 days of no running!!!
a couple of you have messaged privately to ask if i am raising money and some real life people have asked too and i have finally decided to raise money for Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance in memory of a friend who passed away earlier this year.
i was going to do a 35 mile bike ride with some friends for him this month but it got postponed (which is good cos i did no training and didnt have a bike!!).
If anyone would like to donate please PM me and i will give you my just giving info.
Also, if anyone is on strava and wants to have a new friend let me know |
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ok, so now i am at 84 miles....the end is in sight and i am slightly more than knackered!!!
did parkrun today with my dad. A mixture of emotions as w found out yesterday one of the founding members of Worcester parkrun and a much loved volunteer passed away yesterday but it was so lovely to see so many people and to share such lovely memories about her.
On to tomorrow's Pershore Plum 10k and then off to Kent for cakeathon on Monday....gonna smash this 100 miles!!!
dont forget, if you want to sponsor me drop me a PM and i will send you the link x |
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And so it is done!!
Hit the 100 mark yesterday but chucked a cheeky treadmill mile on top for good measure today as I was down the gym playing netball but it was a short session lol
Its been tough and I am knackered!! Battled massive blisters, potential bursitis in my hip and calves so sore I'd punch you if you so much as looked at them but I have to say I am incredibly chuffed with myself!!
My amazing friends and family have been so supportive and a few have helped me through some miles. I have raised over £130 so far for the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire air ambulance in memory of my friend who passed away earlier this year which is amazing given I only decided a couple of weeks ago to get sponsorship.
Will show off my medal when it comes |
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