Welshrunner, kelloggsontherun #14 Going all in is getting long in the (dead) tooth

[fxckrxnning]

Have you booked your flights to Boston?

 

[lurkingforlikes]

I live too close (about an hour but apparently too close) to these muppets. Another race we’ll be at that they are too. I’ve just done my 10 mile shakeout

 

[Runningdietitian]

Thanks for the tips! Will be sure to incorporate all suggestions to throw the kitchen sink at the race. My husband has offered to meet me on course to take my picture (portrait or landscape?!) and yell WANT IT.

Don't forget to check the weather forecast. If it's due to be 1 degree warmer than today you need a good 12 hour sauna session for warm weather training. Don't forget to put it on strava though or it won't work!!

 

[hollyhocks]

Have you got a young child that’s too big for the buggy but you can shove him in there anyway?
Please don’t forget a tongue out boomerang as well. And I presume you are starting in a wave far beyond your capability?

He's nearly 12, but I can probably fold him into a buggy. Good call!

 

[WeepingCassandra]

I was thinking when I saw her post how stupid she is to have posted so many photos of the new place. People on the internet are so scary and it wouldn’t be hard for any old random with bad intentions to find where she was living. Such an idiot.

Call me paranoid but I blur/erase any street names on any maps I post of a run on instagram. I only have <200 followers but very few of them are people I know in real life and so it's just a safety precaution. Although my Strava is locked to friends only, I still have the first mile and final mile of every run 'blanked out' just so no-one can pinpoint where my house is (does make some of my runs look like a squiggle in the middle of nowhere, but who cares). You can't be too careful these days. Especially if you regularly do public events that you publicise yourself doing.

From an extended safety point of view, it wouldn't be outside the realms of possibility for someone to turn up at an event they're both running, and try to make contact with their kids (especially Harri).
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I live too close (about an hour but apparently too close) to these muppets. Another race we’ll be at that they are too. I’ve just done my 10 mile shakeout

Same. 20:20? Best of luck whatever it is!

 

[Fraggle Rock]

Do we think Kells is racing the half tomorrow?

 

[Fake-It-Til-You-Bonk-It]

Do we think Kells is racing the half tomorrow?

She’s not fit, so probably. She’ll be in the 1:30 start pen

 

[Wannabrunner39]

Sat here pissing myself at you bunch of top coaches

 

[runningbutnotinfluencing]

Do we think Kells is racing the half tomorrow?

Both of them are on the 20 mile entry list so … if she does at least she’ll be disqualified

 

[Wannabrunner39]

Another epic run from kels. I mean her overall time was decent for her but mile one 7.59 pace: mile 13 9.04 pace.

 

[Lastqueenofscotland]

I have a feeling she’s going to attempt Manchester

 

[Wannabrunner39]

I have a feeling she’s going to attempt Manchester

Oh I do hope so!

 

[Fraggle Rock]

Apparently it was a "session"

 

[Wannabrunner39]

Apparently it was a "session"

Don’t you always do sessions where you go out balls deep (sorry I mean it’s your marathon pace ) and then slow right down?! I swear by them!

 

[Lemming312]

Sounds like Simon paced a perfect race

 

[Been lurking]

I think half marathon is her distance tbh

Well done Simon!
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I have a feeling she’s going to attempt Manchester

She might and with some sensible pacing, she might do ok as she wouldn’t be overtrained! But not bq tho

 

[WeepingCassandra]

Did she cry tho

 

[the_chafe_is_real]

They have an affiliation with OTE - him who doesn’t fuel his runs before, during or after and she who is a diabetic that goes blind on runs. Not the best advert tbh. Plus this bullshit of them stuffing cake in afterwards.

 

[Lemming312]

They have an affiliation with OTE - him who doesn’t fuel his runs before, during or after and she who is a diabetic that goes blind on runs. Not the best advert tbh. Plus this bullshit of them stuffing cake in afterwards.

I quite like some of the OTE products but I'd rather pay full price.

 

[lurkingforlikes]

Call me paranoid but I blur/erase any street names on any maps I post of a run on instagram. I only have <200 followers but very few of them are people I know in real life and so it's just a safety precaution. Although my Strava is locked to friends only, I still have the first mile and final mile of every run 'blanked out' just so no-one can pinpoint where my house is (does make some of my runs look like a squiggle in the middle of nowhere, but who cares). You can't be too careful these days. Especially if you regularly do public events that you publicise yourself doing.

From an extended safety point of view, it wouldn't be outside the realms of possibility for someone to turn up at an event they're both running, and try to make contact with their kids (especially Harri).
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Same. 20:20? Best of luck whatever it is!

Thanks! Jeez it was a bit blowy. And got hailed on which wasn’t pleasant hope your race went well!
I saw the two of them at the start and quickly made my way away…