Tag: Southampton parkrun

2 November 2019

Wet and windy parkrun

Today was my second parkrun back in Southampton following three parkruns in Australia… and what a contrast it was. The weather was absolutely horrendous this morning. Many parkruns across the country were cancelled and several other local parkruns (including Mountbatten and Brockenhurst) were cancelled after runners arrived. It was a cold, wet and windy parkrun. I was quite surprised that...

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17 June 2019

What does it take to run parkrun in under 30 minutes?

Alongside my big goals (Castle to Coast triathlon) and RideLondon, I’ve been working on doing parkrun in under 30 minutes. I was over a minute slower than that at the LRR recalibration time trial, so I knew I had to get working. I still need to amend my eating habits to lose weight, but I’ve been making progress. My sleep...

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6 May 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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1 April 2019

Training with friends

I’ve been struggling to fit in any training because work has been busy. Also, M still doesn’t sleep so I’m always tired. I’m also struggling with my weight, which isn’t helping to make me motivated. I’ve realised that training with friends is the key to getting me back on track. parkrun with Kate I met up with fellow RD Kate...

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3 March 2019

Back to my parkrun roots

I’ve finally finished planning my schedule until the end of June – hopefully, I’ll get to visit 10 ‘new-to-me’ parkruns in that time as well as a few more letters on my parkrun alphabet. However, I also want to get back to my parkrun roots. Southampton parkrun After running at Upton House parkrun, it was nice to be back at...

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14 February 2019

Is breathing essential?

So, how’s my training going? Well, if I didn’t need oxygen, I’d say ‘GREAT’, but that’s not the case 🙁 Unfortunately, my unhealthy start to 2019 continues. I’ve just got over the worst case of sinusitis imaginable and have now got a cold. I’ve got a very annoying cough and my lung function is only at 70%, so I’m feeling...

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12 January 2019

Did it! My first parkrun of 2019.

I’ve seen a lot of posts on social media about people taking part in RED January whereby they take part in exercise every day to improve their mental health (amongst other benefits). I would have been interested in taking part, but I’ve really not been well enough to exercise so far in January (and haven’t even managed to walk 5000...

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5 January 2019

Funnel managing

I’ve been unwell since 22nd December. I was disappointed not to be able to take part in parkrun on New Year’s Day, nor the first ordinary parkrun of the year on 5th January. Stuart was feeling fine. We agreed that we would go to parkrun together and he would run with M whilst I helped out. I know it’s best...

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26 December 2018

End of year parkruns

As usual, the end of the year came around all too soon. It was filled with lots of events and family meet ups, so I had barely any time to blog. Volunteering at Southampton parkrun on 24/11/18 Stuart and I were Run Directors at Southampton parkrun on 24th November. It turned out to be a very wet run. After the...

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5 November 2018

Preparing for Southampton MoRun

Southampton MoRun is fast approaching, and I’ll be honest that my preparations have not been ideal thus far. I’ve only done 13 runs over 9km so far in 2018. The last time I ran that far was at Thunder Run in July. My most recent parkruns I had plans to continue my parkrun tourism, but a variety of reasons have meant...

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