Fat Girl to Ironman

1 January 2014

2014 goal-setting

It’s the start of a new year, so it’s an apposite time to review my progress and do some goal-setting for 2014. I’m hoping that 2014 will be the year that I achieve some elusive PBs, with a 5k PB being at the top of my wish list. Here’s how I did in 2013: 5k: 25:14 (PB: 25:08) 5 mile:...

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31 December 2013

Bloglovin

Have you heard of Bloglovin before? It’s a tool for keeping up with blogs. After Google Reader went away, lots of people started using it to follow their favourite bloggers. It doesn’t matter what platform bloggers are using. You can easily log in and see the most recent posts from all the blogs you follow in one spot. There’s also an...

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1 December 2013

I’ve finally got my running mojo back :-D

It’s been a strange week for me. After spending months and months thinking that I would never get back to my former level of fitness, there is actually a glimmer of hope on the horizon. I’ve come back from my training holiday with a new enthusiasm for running and an unwillingness to accept my self-imposed limitations. I’ve taken part in...

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27 November 2013

How to run your best 5k (infographic)

I saw this cool infographic today and thought you might like it 🙂 Get health and fitness tips at Greatist.com Save

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25 November 2013

I chose to add some extra hills to my bike ride!

On Saturday, I was Run Directing at Southampton parkrun (again), so I didn’t manage to fit a run in. Lots of people have said that the new Route has got great PB potential, so I’m looking forward to trying it out next week. (However, it does feature two hills – well, one hill twice – which I don’t love as...

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22 November 2013

What have I been doing since my holiday?

I’ve been so busy in the fortnight since we’ve been back from Portugal that I’ve not been able to update my blog as much as I’d hoped. Here’s a quick rundown of what I’ve been up to. CC6 The Sunday morning after we got back was a cross-country race out in the New Forest. It was hard getting up in...

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12 November 2013

20 Types of Athletes at an Ironman or any Triathlon #try not to laugh#

This blog post made me laugh so much that I wanted to share it with all of you: 20 Types of Athletes at an Ironman or any Triathlon #try not to laugh#. via 20 Types of Athletes at an Ironman or any Triathlon (try not to laugh).

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9 November 2013

Embrace Sports Algarve Triathlon Holiday – Day 8

On our final day in Portugal, I got up early to bid goodbye to the people who were leaving early. Graeme, Kat and Alan were long gone, and two full minibuses were going for the early flight. Denny was one of the people who was leaving… but he hadn’t packed his bike box and it took a little longer than...

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8 November 2013

Embrace Sports Algarve Triathlon Holiday – Day 7

Friday was our last full day of the holiday, which made me very sad. Although I was finding it challenging, I really liked all of the other triathletes and find the coaches inspirational. I knew that the bike ride would be tough, but I was also aware that we had the entire day in which to complete it, and I...

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7 November 2013

Embrace Sports Algarve Triathlon Holiday – Day 6

After the previous day’s failure, I hoped that I’d be able to pull myself together for the triathlon, but I knew that it would be a challenge – I was the slowest runner in the group and one of the weakest swimmers. Because I was worried, I asked Graeme who my partner would be. He told me that I would...

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