Tag: parkrun

23 June 2016

Miles of Smiles

The last couple of weeks have been quite busy. Last Monday, I went to STC swimming training as usual. There were quite a lot of us in the session and we had some long sets to swim. I’ve not done enough swimming this year and I’m finding it quite challenging, but I managed to get 2000m done within the hour....

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24 January 2016

parkrun at Royal Victoria Country Park

Yesterday morning I ventured over to Netley Abbey parkrun for a change. I had agreed with my friend Dörte that we would meet up for a run at her local parkrun. I had originally intended to cycle to Royal Victoria Country Park, but it was very foggy when I got up. As my main cycling jacket is white, that didn’t...

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27 May 2015

In other news…

I have been so busy recently with work and training that I’ve not had as much any time for blogging? The new parkrun milestone t-shirts should be arriving soon. I’ve volunteered loads, so I’ll immediately be eligible for one of the purple ones: I’ve also managed to fit in a few parkruns recently, including my 150th: I’ve also entered the...

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2 May 2015

My first DNF and I’m OK about it

Everything seems to have been going so well recently. My running has been going well, I achieved a new PB for distance swimming and I’m starting to work with a nutrition coach, so I’ve been feeling positive. However, my home is a bit chaotic as I’ve not kept on top of the housework. I’m so grateful that this is a...

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18 April 2015

Penrose parkrun

Penrose parkrun #4 on 18th April was my first run since we got back from Japan. I was confident that I was feeling fit and healthy, even though I was fighting jet lag. I had looked at previous results and thought that I could do well. However, I was entirely unaware of just how tough the course would be.  ...

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30 December 2014

My goals for 2015

I’ve spent the last couple of days discussing the races and events that I want to enter in 2015. Stuart is a firm believer in quality over quantity, whereas I want to enter everything! I quite enjoy doing cross-country running and usually do some of the local cross-country series (CC6) but Stu doesn’t want to risk injury; also he is...

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27 December 2014

New Year’s Resolutions – is it worth making any?

My New Year’s Resolutions: in 2015, I will be: Yeah, right. With an estimated 14.5 million adults making New Year’s resolutions that focus on fitness and health, self-improvement (or, at least, the desire for self-improvement) is a national hobby here in the UK. Yet very few of us – some estimates say only around 8% – achieve our New Year’s...

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13 December 2014

It’s taken 32 months, but I finally did it.

In April 2012, I ran 5k in 25:08. It was 14th April – a week before my first marathon. Afterwards, I was so broken that I struggled to run well for months. Since then I’ve only run 5k in under 26 minutes 6 times, with only two of those being this year. I’ve tried everything I could think of –...

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7 December 2014

Catching up, CrossFit, Ironman Dublin 70.3, Marafun, stir-fry and Santahampton.

I’ve been so busy recently that I’ve not had enough time to blog. I hope that I can find more time in 2015 – I think that perhaps I need to be more productive in my lunch breaks. As I’m struggling to find enough time, I’m trying to add more frequent social media updates: Twitter: https://twitter.com/tamsynsmith Instagram: http://instagram.com/tamsynmsmith/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fatgirltoironman...

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30 November 2014

Southampton Tri Club’s best new female athlete :-D

It has been such a busy couple of weeks that I’ve struggled to find time to blog – apologies. I’m hoping that I’ll get back up to date soon 🙂 I thought I would share a quick post as this weekend has been particularly exciting. On Saturday, Rob and Stu agreed to pace me at parkrun. They’re doing heart-rate training,...

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