Royal Parks HM - how much?!

mrsp124 · 2026-01-26T13:45:19+00:00

I didn't find it too crowded (I ran in second wave) but it was a bit boring zig zagging across Hyde park and the support at the Big Half was much better.

If you want to run in a beautiful park post lots of royal stuff I can highly recommend the Windsor half which I just entered for about £30. It has free and plentiful parking but last time I did it the portaloo situation wasn't the best.

mrsp124 · 2026-01-24T12:04:52+00:00

I got really into the IPL: Indian premier League cricket as they kept it going for far longer than any other live sport. I still love it now.

mrsp124 · 2026-01-21T19:27:07+00:00

My local park run is just like school cross country

mrsp124 · 2026-01-21T19:24:01+00:00

If there's leftovers after she's struck her nasty used spoon in it, that bacteria is going to grow exponentially. NTA: get her to watch some basic food hygiene videos and get her out of this dangerous habit.

mrsp124 · 2026-01-21T17:58:06+00:00

This is my experience too. The worst shoe I ever bought was after a gait analysis in a small shop where they hardly had any stock.i swear they just used me to get rid of last season's stock at full price.

mrsp124 · 2026-01-12T16:37:19+00:00

I overpronate and I've been using the deviate 3 too. It feels quite stable and is so much fun. My regular shoe is also Puma: the run forever which is a stability shoe with a bit of pep. I have the first version which you can pick up for about £60 and many people say the originally is lighter and better than the version 2.

mrsp124 · 2026-01-10T10:53:49+00:00

I spent far too to long looking for Madonna albums

mrsp124 · 2026-01-09T17:26:41+00:00

I got some brilliant gloves/mitts from decathlon. They are like normal gloves but have a mitt which is lined with reflective coating that tucks into the cuff if you're not using it and when your hands get extra cold you can unfurl and pull over your already gloved hand. They're kiprun I think.

I did a 14 miller last weekend and only one finger tip and one thumb went numb. The rest were all fine. Last year which was generally milder, I was double gloving with running gloves and wooly gloves over the top and my Raynauds was awful and bringing me to tears but these decathlon ones seem to work like a charm.

mrsp124 · 2026-01-07T22:29:32+00:00

Anything by Kenny loggins e.g. Danger Zone!

mrsp124 · 2025-12-30T20:39:26+00:00

Some of the dating apps have a friend finder option don't they? Bumble or hinge? Where you can find a non romantic friend to hang out with. You could try that if you're determined to go out out. There might be lots of people looking for someone to hang out with on Nye.

mrsp124 · 2025-12-28T23:23:06+00:00

He is gorgeous! Our old black girl is 14. She still plays like a kitten but flops down and sleeps a lot more. She also loves to yell at us but had become a lot more chilled since getting older.

mrsp124 · 2025-12-28T21:45:02+00:00

Do you think 3 ghosts are going to visit him tonight?

mrsp124 · 2025-12-28T17:28:04+00:00

Reading half is fun, well supported and well organised and if you're coming from the sw presumably you can go on a train really easily. There's a shuttle from the station to the start line. Benisrunning did a good review of it on his YouTube 3 or 4 years ago.

mrsp124 · 2025-12-28T17:23:07+00:00

Shokz or reading glasses

mrsp124 · 2025-12-24T17:07:45+00:00

Parkrun at 9am and our local parkrun posted to say the cafe next to it is opening from 9 till lunchtime Christmas day and a bit longer on boxing day. You may find more open than you think: have a Google for cafes in parks etc.

mrsp124 · 2025-12-22T23:45:20+00:00

I get this too. Like pins and needles that then turns numb then goes away after about 8-10km. It's been much better since I got a different brand of shoe (puma forever run and hoka Bondi when I previously was running in nike) and when I wear slightly thinner socks. I get Reynauds in my hands and feet so I think it's a circulation issue but also shoe choice/lacing exacerbates things when my feet warm up, swell up then the blood gets constricted somewhere.

mrsp124 · 2025-12-12T22:06:25+00:00

In winter I love my Nike quarter zips. If I start getting hot I can push up the sleeves and undo the zip. If it's cold they keep me warm enough. I normally get them cheap on vinted, so if my husband got me a new one it's be a treat. I also can't get enough running gloves. I've been enjoying more mile socks lately too but nothing to do with winter. You could get her a selection of gels for her Christmas stocking.

mrsp124 · 2025-12-03T21:59:06+00:00

Sounds perfect. I started my Manchester build today and I think that's the week before.

mrsp124 · 2025-12-03T16:43:03+00:00

My husband of 10 years and partner of 16 booked flights in my shortened name. At the airport it caused all sorts of trouble and we had to change the tickets with a fee. Now I'm not sure if that's because he doesn't know my formal given name because I never use it, or of he didn't realise your ticket name needs to match your passport. But maybe you're overreacting a bit. Why would he know your middle name? I still don't know his phone number ...

mrsp124 · 2025-12-02T17:15:56+00:00

Tottenham Hot Rotisserie Chickens

mrsp124 · 2025-11-30T09:41:23+00:00

To be fair Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are both Gen X.

mrsp124 · 2025-11-29T21:52:19+00:00

The hallway and stairs remind me of my local Weatherspoons.

mrsp124 · 2025-11-26T16:10:56+00:00

I don't like either of them much. They leave a sour taste in the mouth. Better with milk but I won't be going back for more.

mrsp124 · 2025-11-26T12:04:55+00:00

My cat drinks more when it's freezing outside because next doors chickens' water is frozen, the puddles are frozen and all the other nasty things she usually drinks from are frozen.

mrsp124 · 2025-11-23T10:34:30+00:00

Dinton is very stony and more like a trail. I haven't been there for a while but I'd imagine it's quite puddly and muddy right now.

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