Fat Girl to Ironman

2 June 2018

My new SOAS kit and a long run

I was so excited to receive my new SOAS kit… especially as the parcel contained a handwritten note from Steph (owner and founder of SOAS Racing). I had completely forgotten about the extras that I added to my order this year. I’m so glad I got the puffa jacket, even though it’s a bit warm to wear it at the...

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27 May 2018

I heart Heartlands parkrun

This weekend, Stuart M and I headed down to Cornwall to visit my family. I’ve not been home since Christmas, so I was looking forward to it. I was also looking forward to trying out a relatively new parkrun at Heartlands. It’s now the nearest parkrun to my mum’s house. (It’s the one near to Redruth on the map below). I’ve...

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25 May 2018

London Landmarks Half Marathon

I was looking forward to the London Landmarks Half Marathon even though I hadn’t trained adequately for it. My goal for the race I’d originally expected to run Reading Half the week and the Southampton Half a few weeks later. My goal was to get a PB in Reading and then to be a pacer in Southampton. Unfortunately, Reading Half was...

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19 May 2018

Ponies, pushchairs, peaks and parkrun

M has been ill again this week, so I ended up not doing a midweek run. Then my friend Teri invited me to go for a bike ride on Friday morning. I love New Forest cycling, so I was definitely up for it. I had hoped to get myself organised the night before, but M was being tricky, so I...

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11 May 2018

parkrun #250 – done!

As usual, I had a busy weekend, so there wasn’t much time to be able to update my blog, but I did manage to get a couple of runs in. I can also confirm that I completed parkrun #250 🙂 It was really nice to get home and receive the following email. I immediately went to my profile to see whether...

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11 May 2018

Top 67 Fitness Blogs

Thanks to Lost Empire Herbs for including Fat Girl to Ironman at number 35 in their list of Top 67 Fitness Blogs.   Lost Empire Herbs I’ve checked out the full list of blogs at Lost Empire Herbs and have found that I’m in good company. If you’re interested in finding some new fitness blogs, it’s definitely worth following the...

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4 May 2018

My journey to my 250th parkrun

Tomorrow (all being well), I’ll finally run my 250th parkrun. It’s taken me a long time (nearly 8 years) and there has been a lot of change in that time. I’ve run 6 marathons, learnt to swim and completed two Half Ironmans. I’ve also had a baby 🙂 The beginning My first parkrun was at Eastleigh on 07/08/10. I had...

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4 May 2018

Swimathon 2018 #SwimForAll

It’s been a while since I last blogged, but I wanted to share my experiences of Swimathon 2018 with you. Endless illness I started this year with so much enthusiasm, but the last few months have been really tough. M has caught every illness going. She has had chicken pox, gastroenteritis and a kidney infection recently. This has been alongside her...

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23 April 2018

Monday Morning Motivation: In the swim

This weekend is Swimathon, so I thought I’d theme my Monday Morning Motivation around it. Enjoy! Are you taking part in Swimathon? Good luck if you are!

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2 April 2018

Easter exercise and a health check

Happy Easter! It’s been a great Easter weekend for me so far with a health check and some running. Health Check I was scheduled for an over 40 female health check at the gym on Friday morning. I arrived early and was greeted at reception before heading to a private room. First, I had to give my height and weight. I...

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