Fat Girl to Ironman

5 August 2018

Two runs in a row at Southampton parkrun

Yesterday was my first buggy run at Southampton parkrun for a number of weeks. I’ve missed a few because of being in Warwick for the parkrun Ambassadors Conference, then I was in Tenby for the Long Course Weekend. After that, I was at Thunder Run. Last weekend, I had relatives visiting, so M was looked after by my aunt whilst...

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30 July 2018

Monday Morning Motivation: Dane Tudor – Training for Life; No Shortcuts

This week’s Monday Morning Motivation focuses on Australian-American freeskier Dane Tudor. He’s a Big Mountain freeskier and a Freestyle skier. On top of that he’s an open water swimmer and mountain biker – is there no end to this man’s talents?! Watch these videos and prepare to be blown away! As you think, you travel and as you love, you...

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23 July 2018

Thunder Run

As in previous years when we’ve done Thunder Run, we drove up to Catton on Thursday, with the intention of setting up camp early on Friday morning. That gave us Thursday afternoon to go for a long walk with M before having dinner with friends. Setting up camp at Catton Park We were up early on Friday and headed to...

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15 July 2018

Long Course Weekend 2018 – the good, the bad and the ugly

Two years ago, I took part in Long Course Weekend. I’d originally entered the full distance, but when I got pregnant, I realised that I wouldn’t be able to do the full event. I loved the experience, so we agreed that we would come back when M was a bit older so that I could do the full distances. M is...

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7 July 2018

Leamington parkrun with the parkrun Ambassadors

As part of the parkrun Ambassadors’ Conference, we were taken by coach to Leamington parkrun. Some people chose to run there… and an unlucky coachload worried that they would have to run there as their coach broke down. Fortunately, there was room for them to squeeze onto the other coaches. We arrived in plenty of time. I’d chosen to wear...

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5 July 2018

Will I ever reach my goal?

I’ve not been posting much recently for a number of reasons. I’ve been thinking (dreaming!) about becoming an Ironman and wondering “Will I ever reach my goal?” Excuses, excuses There hasn’t been much to post recently. I’ve not been exercising much and it definitely shows. I was trying to swim once a week during my lunch break, but haven’t managed...

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9 June 2018

Climbing a small mountain

I did barely any running in April, so it was nice to see an improvement in May. Let’s hope June is better! After a good run with Rachel yesterday, I had a fairly slow run at Southampton parkrun today: I hope next week’s run is better!

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7 June 2018

I’m in the Top 10 UK Triathlon Blogs

Thanks to Feedspot for placing Fat Girl to Ironman at #5 in their list of the top UK triathlon blogs and websites based on Google reputation and Google search ranking Influence and popularity on Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites Quality and consistency of posts. Feedspot’s editorial team and expert review Thank you It feels like a great honour...

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4 June 2018

Monday Morning Motivation: The meaning of physical activity

This week’s Monday Morning Motivation is something a little bit different. It’s an interview with Joelle White where she talks about how physical activity gives her life meaning. Thanks to JT (The Lost Gentleman) for sharing this video with me. What gives your life meaning?

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3 June 2018

Swimfreak Goggles Review

I’ve been testing out a pair of Swimfreak open water swimming goggles. As I’ve struggled to get in the lake/sea as much as I’d like, I initially tested them in my local pool. This gave me a chance to assess their fit and comfort. I really liked the design of the goggles and they felt comfortable on. Unfortunately, I just...

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