Any runners on here?

[kevinod]

I think I've caught the 'running bug' thats been going around work lately. Prob a good way to get/keep fit without having to rely on anyone else to turn up(many a cancelled game of soccer lately).

Thinking about going for the Dublin marathon in October... any runners on here?

[mcgon1979]

i would love to do a marthon. From what I hear though it takes about 6 months preparation to do. by no means an easy thing.

[kevinod]

Ya... I'm looking at a marathon training schedule on www.runrepublic.ie which takes about 15 weeks... it's now about 21 weeks away so I'll get into it and see how it goes.

Lot of time to put into it alright, but sure 'I can stop anytime I want' and at least should be a bit fitter out of it.

[mcgon1979]

You will be my idol if you stick with it and get it done. That would be an amazing achievement.

I hope you take your training more seriously than Jade. This always makes me chuckle. Im dying, Im dying.

from web....
PANIC-STRICKEN Jade Goody wailed “I’m dying, I’m dying” as medics helped her into an ambulance after her dramatic London Marathon collapse.

The chubby fast food addict was carried from the course by race stewards after she passed out in the street.

Paramedics spent 50 minutes frantically trying to regulate her breathing before rushing her to hospital for emergency treatment.

A spokesman said the Big Brother dimwit — who told BBC1 presenter Sue Barker she had gorged on Chinese takeaways, curries and beer in her training diet — would be kept in for observation.

Jade, who also said she had done virtually no training, jogged just eight miles of the 26.2-mile course then spent FOUR HOURS walking another ten.

Spectator Richard Lankshear, 22, saw the mum of two after she keeled over on the Isle of Dogs.

He said: “Jade looked like she was turning blue as she was put in the ambulance.

“She could hardly get her breath and then got hysterical.

“She was clearly overheating and you could see lots of steam coming off her. She looked in a bad way and was obviously in a lot of pain. She was shouting to medics, ‘I’m dying, I’m dying’!”

As her ambulance arrived at East London’s Royal London Hospital with its lights flashing, Jade emerged sobbing — wrapped in a foil sheet for warmth. The 24-year-old star, who recently launched a fitness video, was running for the NSPCC set to raise about £500.

She had turned up at the start line 15 minutes late after dashing back from a holiday in Spain.

[kevinod]

I'd like to think I'll do it, sure I'll have a good cut off it anyway. I'm joining up a Business House Athletic association thing, and they have a couple of 5k/5mile races a month, so that should keep the interest hopefully.

Plus there's a few more at work doing it so hopefully we'll motivate each other, have a bit of craic dong it.

not too good marketing for the fitness video!

[CJ]

I have been known to run as far as the car, if there's a danger of missing last orders down the pub

Never, ever drink and drive kids

Kevin, good luck with the snickers, sorry marathon - you have my admiration!

CJ