The return of junior parkrun

I was delighted to be at the return of junior parkrun today. It gives me hope that life is returning to normal. I was volunteering as a barcode scanner at New Milton junior parkrun. This is an event that is close to my heart as it was the first event that I became involved in as a parkrun ambassador. It’s...

Running Comments: 5

March 9, 2021

Online teriyaki cook-along with Hakutsuru hon mirin

On Sunday, I took part in my first ever Zoom cook-along. The session was sponsored by Hakutsuru hon mirin, who provided me with some complimentary samples of their product. The host and teacher were from Sozai Cookery School, in London. Introduction to the cook-along Our host for the afternoon was Izumi Nakamura, who was beautifully dressed in a traditional yukata...

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February 8, 2021

Odawara Virtual Ninja Tour

Yesterday morning I was in Southampton; yesterday evening I was in Japan. Ok, I didn’t manage to fly to Japan because of COVID-19, but I did take part in Odawara virtual ninja tour. It was the first time I’ve taken part in an event such as this and I had a fantastic time. If you’ve been reading my blog for...

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February 8, 2021

Walking boots, running shoes and maybe some clogs

At the moment, I’m not feeling like a triathlete. I can’t remember the last time I swam in a pool and I’m not cycling often, but I’m doing what I can to keep fit. In the last couple of weeks, I’ve done a little bit of running, plenty of walking and have started planning a possible trip to the Netherlands...

Fitness/Running Comments: 3

January 22, 2021

(not) parkrun – today was a good day

I’ve not posted for a long time. You can probably guess many of the reasons. However, I’ve missed blogging, so I’ve decided to change that. I don’t have a lot to talk about, but I need to get back on the blogging bike. I also need to work on getting fit again. For several months in 2020 I was unable...

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May 13, 2020

The Swimmer as Hero – adventures in wild swimming

To help me in my journey as a swimmer, I’ve committed to reading as much about swimming as possible. I’m also listening to radio programmes and podcasts about swimming. Like people all around the world, I don’t do much open water swimming or wild swimming these days (or pool swimming!). However, these books and broadcasts make me want to! The...

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March 9, 2020

Monday Morning Motivation: Raha Moharrak

As it was International Women’s Day yesterday, I thought I’d share an inspirational story about a female first. Raha Moharrak was the first woman from Saudi Arabia to climb the Seven Summits and Mount Everest. She climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Vinson, Mount Elbrus, Aconcagua, Kala Pattar, Pico de Orizaba, Iztaccihuatl and Mount Everest all within a year. On May 18th...

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March 5, 2020

My Brighton Run2Music training schedule

I’m really looking forward to Brighton Run2Music. It takes place at the end of May, so it’s quite late in the season for a half marathon. I think that’s fantastic as it gives me longer to prepare for it. I’ve planned my own Brighton Run2Music training schedule. I’m planning to continue running in my lunch break on Tuesdays and Thursdays...

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March 4, 2020

My parkrun A-Z: Itchen Valley Country parkrun

My plan on Saturday had been to go to Southampton parkrun to celebrate its 400th event. Stuart was going to do a long run that finished on The Common and I was going to drive there with M. We had a busy weekend planned, so it fitted nicely into our schedule. However, we hadn’t allowed for the weather. When Pete...

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March 2, 2020

Monday Morning Motivation: Josephine Ocaka

This week’s Monday Morning Motivation is courtesy of Josephine Ocaka. Josephine is a key member of the Ugandan Crew who I met at the parkrun Ambassadors Conference. They run at Burgess parkrun. This video relates to International Women’s Day which is coming up on Sunday. Josephine Ocaka transcript A lot of people experience a lot of traumatic, should I say,...

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Hi, I'm Tamsyn!

Triathlete | Blogger | Running Coach & Fitness Instructor

As an overweight couch potato, I decided to turn my life around. I lost over 33lbs/15kg and now love keeping fit and healthy. In February 2013, I set myself a challenge to complete an iron-distance triathlon (2.4 mile/3.8k swim; 112 mile/180k bike; 26.2 mile/42.2k run).

Since starting my triathlon journey, I’ve:

learnt to swim and completed a 17.5km sea swim

bought my first road bike and cycled across Japan

run six marathons.

had a baby.

I’ve not completed an Ironman yet… but I’m getting there.