Fat Girl to Ironman

23 November 2014

How do you hydrate?

Ever since I was small, my favourite drink has been water. I’ve never been particularly partial to juice/squash/cordial, and would almost always prefer to drink water. However, when it’s cold or I’m starting to get hungry, I can be persuaded to have a hot chocolate. I also quite like jasmine tea and don’t mind Earl Grey tea, but I never...

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23 November 2014

Hill Climb Girl

…no, I’m not talking about me, I’m talking about a fantastic Japanese animation called Hill Climb Girl. In it, Bradley Wiggins, in full Tour de France mode, battle up a hill whilst racing a Japanese school girl on a basic bike. Further reading: Hill Climb Girl: Bradley Wiggins stars in – and inspires – cool Japanese animation Animator Expo – ‘Hill...

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17 November 2014

Monday Morning Motivation – From Fat Man to Ironman

This week’s motivation comes courtesy of Dan Hyatt, who managed to lose nearly 10 stone (135lbs) to put him on the path to a healthier life and much closer to his goal of becoming an ironman. You can learn more about Dan’s story here: ‘From Fatman to Ironman’: Dad loses 135 pounds on his way to the finish line Triathlon...

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16 November 2014

Gosport Half Marathon

Today was my last ‘proper’* race of the year. Although I knew I hadn’t prepared adequately for it, I was actually feeling quite good. I ran 10 miles a couple of times when I was on holiday in Portugal, did a 10-mile training run on 2nd November and a 15k run last weekend. None of these were at the pace...

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15 November 2014

Preparation for Gosport Half Marathon

The weekend started with parkrun. As I’ve got a slight niggle (hamstring/glute), I decided that it would be more sensible to just watch. It was good to meet up with Ros who has just got a lovely new bike. Hopefully she’s planning lots of adventures. Tomorrow is Gosport Half Marathon. I’m hoping that I can beat my time from last...

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15 November 2014

26 things to do on a bike before you die

26 things to do on a bike before you die is the title of an interesting article that I read on Cycling Weekly. I thought it might be fun to have a look at the list to see what I’ve achieved so far:   Learn to ride a unicycle – this might be quite fun, but I’m not sure when I’d...

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13 November 2014

What a glorious feeling, I’m happy again…

We’ve had torrential rain here for the last few days, but things are starting to look positive. There’s even some sunshine on the weather map for tomorrow 🙂 Monday morning The day didn’t start well. Car problems meant that I missed out on the strength and conditioning session that I had been looking forward to. I was so gutted about...

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11 November 2014

A non-runner’s guide to runners

A non-runner’s guide to runners made me laugh out loud. I recognise all of the stereotypes about clothing and food! Which one did you like best?

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10 November 2014

Monday Morning Motivation – Marathon Training

If you’re starting to think ahead and are running a marathon in Spring 2015, then this infographic may help you out.

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9 November 2014

Starting my half marathon training

Muddy cross-country run or a sociable long run? Decisions, decisions. This morning I had to choose between doing a cross-country race or a long run with other people who are training for Southampton Half Marathon. Although the weather forecast was good, I decided to avoid the cross-country race. My chest was still feeling the effects of yesterday’s run. Also the...

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