Tag: Southampton parkrun

2 October 2016

Volunteering at parkrun and The Cycle Show 2016

Last weekend, was another busy one. On Saturday, Stuart and I were Run Directors at Southampton parkrun. Volunteers from University of Southampton It was a special event as we had encouraged members of staff from the University of Southampton to take on the majority of volunteer roles. In some ways, I would have loved to get a run in, but...

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11 September 2016

Catching up

The last few weeks have been hard work, which is why I haven’t been blogging regularly. It’s taken me a while to shake off the despondency of having my bikes stolen. Fortunately, I have my work bike back, so I can cycle to work. We’ve improved the security on our garage and are seeing a specialist about additional measures this...

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31 July 2016

Training with friends

After last weekend’s Thunder Run, I intended to take this week easy, but looking back, I’ve perhaps not been as lazy as I’d intended! On Monday evening, I did my usual swimming session with Southampton Tri Club. I liked the set and really enjoyed it… but I wish that my swimming lane hadn’t been moved to the side of the...

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11 June 2016

parkrunning between April and June 2016

I didn’t do a lot of blogging between April and June because I was really busy and also very tired… but I did manage to fit in some parkruns. The 200th event at Southampton parkrun was on 9th April. Kim and many of my other friends were wearing fancy dress… but I wanted to wear my SOAS kit. Kim and...

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5 June 2016

Like a second skin…

I was so excited when I was asked if I would like to try some of the latest SKINS products. If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you may remember that I used to do every run in SKINS tights. When I was fatter, I was very self-conscious about my legs and so I always wore full-length tights....

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25 April 2016

Ready to Race?

It feels like I’ve been so busy training recently that I’ve not had as much time as usual to blog. I mentioned back in January that I’ve signed up for Solent Athlete’s Ready to Race course, which includes two track sessions a week and a self-led long run at the weekend (and some strength and conditioning work at home). What...

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30 January 2016

My fastest 5k so far in 2016

My original plan for today was to cycle to Brockenhurst parkrun, do the run and then cycle home – a sort of reverse duathlon. However, my friend who wanted to go cycling ended up going on a weekend trip and I have been feeling really tired, so my plans changed and I decided to do Southampton parkrun instead. Stu left...

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2 January 2016

Festive parkruns and my first goal of 2016

It’s been a busy festive season and I haven’t been too bothered about training regularly, but I have fitted in quite a few parkruns. My first parkrun of the holidays was at Southampton on Christmas Day. I took it as an opportunity to wear my new SOAS top (even if it is really a cycling jersey): At the event, I...

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22 December 2015

So much SOAS kit!

I’m so excited that Christmas is almost here – I’ve only got one day left at work before my holiday begins 😀 Christmas at home It’s going to be an unusual Christmas for me this year. It’s my first one in my new home and my mum is on the other side of the world holidaying with my brother and...

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6 December 2015

Swim, run, bike – my weekend in that order

The weekend didn’t get off to a great start. I felt exhausted by Friday evening, but Stuart had booked for us to go for a swimming assessment, so I had to find some motivation. I’m glad I did as I fitted in a sort-of triathlon of swim, run, bike. Swimming assessment We arrived at the pool early and I got...

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