Tag: Southampton parkrun

20 March 2015

I’m so excited…

…my 2015 Team SOAS kit has finally arrived: First event of the year I have my first multisport event of the year on Sunday (Winchester Duathlon). The kit has definitely arrived at the right time… but I want to wear it all now. (I’m wearing the new hoodie as I type). I was going to be sensible and have a...

Kit/Running Comments: 5

15 March 2015

A PB, +50% on a ride and a trip to the velodrome

Last weekend, I had a massive weekend with a parkrun, two bike rides and a visit to Calshot velodrome. parkrun preparation It started on Friday with a leaving party for a work colleague, which involved being out late at the pub and some karaoke. (As usual, no alcohol for me, so no singing). It was a fun evening (although sad...

Cycling/Running Comments: 3

28 February 2015

Southampton parkrun #142

Southampton parkrun #142 was my first parkrun in almost a month. It was my first parkrun as a 37-year-old. It was also my fastest run since having laser eye surgery. I’m taking it as a sign that I’m on the comeback trail!

Running Comments: 0

13 February 2015

Progress towards Marafun (Half Marathon)

Until I got ill, my training for Southampton Half Marathon was going well. After being unable to run for a month because of having laser eye surgery, my parkrun times started out quite slow but have started to pick up again. I’m hoping that when I’m well, I’ll be able to run 5km in under 25 minutes again. Next weekend,...

Running Comments: 0

11 January 2015

Round up of my first week of a crazy year

2015 is going to be a crazy hectic year as I’ve set so many goals for myself. I’ve already got back to some training, but I can’t train outside on my bike at the moment. I’m also not back to swimming yet, so I’ve been doing a lot of running. One goal is to inspire new runners. I have been focusing...

Nutrition/Running Comments: 4

4 January 2015

A slow start to January

I went out for my first run since I had laser eye surgery yesterday. I’ve been desperate to go out for a run. I didn’t want to push too hard and was looking to have a social run, but I didn’t see anyone I knew who was going to be running at a conversational pace – possibly because it was...

Running Comments: 0

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 –...

Running Comments: 11

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...

Nutrition/Running/Swimming/Triathlon Comments: 2

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,...

Running/Triathlon Comments: 13

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...

Running Comments: 0

Hi, I'm Tamsyn!

Triathlete | Blogger | Running Coach & Fitness Instructor

As an overweight couch potato, I decided to turn my life around. I lost over 33lbs/15kg and now love keeping fit and healthy. In February 2013, I set myself a challenge to complete an iron-distance triathlon (2.4 mile/3.8k swim; 112 mile/180k bike; 26.2 mile/42.2k run).

Since starting my triathlon journey, I’ve:

learnt to swim and completed a 17.5km sea swim

bought my first road bike and cycled across Japan

run six marathons.

had a baby.

I’ve not completed an Ironman yet… but I’m getting there.