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May 6, 2019

A weekend of running in Southampton

Southampton parkrun We were finally back in Southampton for a parkrun, which was great. I love visiting new events, but I also like seeing my friends at Southampton. It was my turn to run with M in her buggy. I’d not run far when I saw my friend and former colleague, Lorrayne. We settled into a comfortable rhythm and completed...

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April 24, 2017

Southampton Marathon – possibly the best race I’ve ever had!

When I heard that there was going to be a full marathon in Southampton, I immediately wanted to enter. I’ve never been lucky enough to get a place in London Marathon, so this is the next best thing (for me). I also thought Southampton Marathon would be a good comeback race after having Baby M. There’s nothing like the fear...

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February 28, 2017

PBPB – getting back on form

Well, I’m fully into the swing of marathon training now. I’m really enjoying it and have even achieved a PBPB! On 16th, my buddy Pete managed to get me around 17.5 miles, which is the longest run I’ve done for a very long time. I had been nervous about doing the run after doing Buggy Mums, but that class was...

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February 12, 2017

Pride comes before a fall

Last week didn’t start so well as I felt shattered on Monday and didn’t go to swimming. I know that I need to swim regularly in the hope that I can swim ５km by April. Evening run with Pete On Tuesday, I went for a run with Pete. I took my head torch with me but didn’t need it for...

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February 6, 2017

What I’ve been doing

Busy, busy, busy! I’m still managing to exercise, but it’s so difficult for me to find time to blog, which is very frustrating. I thought I’d do a quick summary of what I’ve been up to recently. It includes marshalling a race, attending a Giant store workshop, parkrunning and more. Sunday 22nd January No running for me today. Stuart, baby...

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January 20, 2017

Back on track for a spring marathon

Time is passing so quickly these days. There is so much that I want to blog about and never enough time! I had intended to go to Buggy Mums on Thursday last week, but the weather forecast was very bad. I knew that the venue (Weston Shore) is quite exposed, so I really dithered about whether to go or not...

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October 10, 2016

Did you get a place in London Marathon?

I had to go out and run some errands today. As my hybrid is currently stuck behind a couple of old sofas in my garage, I had the choice of driving or walking. The devil on my shoulder said that it was cold and I’d enjoy singing along to music in my car. The angel won, so I put on...

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July 27, 2016

A full marathon in my home city

I was so excited to learn that there will be a full marathon in my home city of Southampton next year. I’ve already entered the half marathon, so am now thinking about upgrading my entry to Southampton marathon. I’ve loved running ABP Southampton Half for the last two years and think the marathon would be a great comeback race (although...

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