Comments on: Rants and raves #13

By: Rants and raves #14 – The PhD Runner

Rants and raves #14 – The PhD Runner — Tue, 30 May 2017 09:04:16 +0000

[…] on from my last rants and raves post I had to fork out £35 to enter the Great Birmingham Run In order to get my £55 Birmingham […]

By: Emma

Emma — Mon, 15 May 2017 08:10:21 +0000

In reply to wanderwolf. 7 is far too early! To be honest we don't have as much choice in CEP gear as they do over in the US.

By: wanderwolf

wanderwolf — Sat, 13 May 2017 10:59:05 +0000

In reply to Emma.

I know! CEP is popular here…but not as many different kinds as in some US stores, surprisingly.
They’re allowed to start at 7 here, :/

By: Maria @runningcupcake

Maria @runningcupcake — Fri, 12 May 2017 19:22:33 +0000

I would go for quality for sure. I love their leggings- I have bought a few pairs on sale (and one I think full price, but it was in Canada and the exchange rate made it slightly cheaper…)- I’ve bought cheap ones before (Karrimor) and hated them, so I am trying to not be tempted by those ones and save up for nicer ones instead.
I’m not a cream fan. But a cinnamon roll or almond croissant- now I am tempted!
I know I don’t get enough sleep, although I had read recently that 7-8 is OK, not the 8 that used to be quoted. I think I tend to get around 7 hours, but I am still tired so I know it isn’t quite enough. I can’t lie in though (gives me a headache) so I never really catch up.

By: Emma

Emma — Fri, 12 May 2017 10:45:58 +0000

In reply to wanderwolf.

Thanks! It’s always good to know my rants are reasonable; I almost added train delays but decided I’d already moaned enough…

What time do they start working on your building? The Council are building new houses just down the road from me but they aren’t allowed to start work in a residential area until 8:00. It’s the same in London. No building noise until 8:00 which is great until you want to work from home. I tend to be wide-awake at 22:00 and then struggle to sleep which isn’t ideal.

The CEP plantar socks have really helped my heel. It still niggles occasionally but at least I can run. They were made in Germany so I’d hope you’d be able to track down a pair!

By: Emma

Emma — Fri, 12 May 2017 10:45:15 +0000

In reply to wanderwolf. I agree. Quality over quantity!

By: Emma

Emma — Fri, 12 May 2017 10:44:59 +0000

In reply to AnnaTheApple. I looked at some leggings before Christmas but put them back because they looked far too fragile (mesh panels) for me. I do love their leggings and their sports bras. I tried on a long-sleeved top in the sale and had to put it back because the sleeves were far too short. Sometimes I hate having long arms and legs! The éclair in the photo actually left me feeling a bit peaky so I’m having an éclair break at the moment. Luckily, I’m not a huge fan of cake. Probably because I don’t know when to stop eating cake and inevitably end up having to lie down in order to recover.

By: Emma

Emma — Fri, 12 May 2017 10:44:23 +0000

In reply to Helen. The shorts really are really comfortable and my thighs haven’t eaten them yet! Hopefully I can avoid the dreaded chub-rub this summer. Due to working from home, I’m unable to escape from the starlings. I can hear the bloody things now. I wouldn’t mind but they seem to scare off all the nicer birds and crap all over the place.

By: Helen

Helen — Thu, 11 May 2017 17:36:15 +0000

I like those shorts and they look like they’d be long enough to prevent my thighs from eating them!

Starlings are annoying. We had one sitting IN our bedroom once. Smug little evil thing…

By: AnnaTheApple

AnnaTheApple — Thu, 11 May 2017 12:43:58 +0000

I have to say £100 would not get me very far in Lululemon as I’d want a pair of leggings! Hehe. But if I had lots of money I’d be leggings, a sports bra and shorts. Maybe a long-sleeved top as well 😉
I really can’t stand eclairs. I’m really not a big cream cake fan (clotted cream scones are different though…). Now show me a slice of cake and I’m sold!