Fat Girl to Ironman

29 January 2018

Monday Morning Motivation: Colin McCourt and goal-setting

We’re nearly a month into 2018. Many people who subscribe to the ‘New year, new you!’ philosophy, but they simply wish for change aren’t making it happen. Did you make any New Year’s Resolutions? How are they going? Did you plan ahead and have a clear goal? Depending on your long-term goal, you may need to break it into a...

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27 January 2018

Haseeb Ahmad is hosting a prize draw

You might remember that I posted a review of Haseeb Ahmad’s autobiography a short while ago. Haseeb is running a fantastic prize draw on his blog, so if you want to be in with the change of winning an amazing goody bag, make sure you visit: https://haseebblindironman.com/blogs/prizedraw/

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25 January 2018

Swimathon 2018 – #SwimForAll

After my morning at Tilgate parkrun, I took a train to London Bridge and then got on the underground to Stratford – destination: the London Aquatics Centre in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park! I was going to meet most of the other Swimathon Ambassadors and some very special guests. I arrived just in time for the start of the ambassadors session...

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22 January 2018

Monday Morning Motivation: One is more than none

It’s January, so you may have set some New Year’s resolutions to be fitter and healthier in 2018. Don’t push yourself to do too much too soon. Remember that it’s best to aim for a sustainable level of activity and don’t forget:

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21 January 2018

Tilgate parkrun with parkrun ambassadors

OMG! What an amazing but completely exhausting day yesterday was. It started at about 2am when M decided it was time for a party. I tried to encourage her to ‘lie down and cuddle mummy’. Somehow that was interpreted as ‘why not use Mummy’s bed as a trampoline?’ We ended up going downstairs until about 4:30am. I was so grateful...

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19 January 2018

A fortnight of exercising

After the Reading Half Marathon workshop, I was determined to start my training for this year’s races. I still need to sort out a proper half marathon training schedule, but at least I’m making a move in the right direction. Three runs in a week I’ve been out running with Sarah for the past two Wednesdays. We did just over...

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15 January 2018

Monday Morning Motivation – Skid Row Marathon

I recently saw this trailer and was really inspired by it. I hope that I’ll get a chance to see to see this film soon. When a criminal court judge starts a running club on LA’s notorious skid row and begins training a motley group of addicts and criminals to run marathons, lives begin to change. SKID ROW MARATHON follows...

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13 January 2018

Training day for Reading Half Marathon

Last Saturday morning, I missed another parkrun. It was for good reason – I was off to Reading to take part in a training day in preparation for Reading Half Marathon. I wondered whether I’d be able to fit in a parkrun as there is one nearby, but unfortunately, it was cancelled on Saturday, so I didn’t need to worry...

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12 January 2018

Bubble, bubble, breathe – Swimathon 2018

I’m so excited to be an ambassador for Swimathon 2018. I had a great time last year and it really pushed me to get back in the pool after having M. I had big plans for swimming more when I went back to work. Unfortunately, M has been ill for most of the last 4 months, sothat didn’t really work...

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10 January 2018

Taking a risk in 2018

It’s that time of year when people are thinking about their hopes and dreams for the year ahead. Even if you don’t believe in making New Year’s Resolutions, chances are you’ve been thinking about how you might want your year to go. Perhaps you have been thinking about making some changes. Maybe 2018 will be the year when you take a...

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