Swimathon ambassador Archives - Fat Girl to Ironman

February 14, 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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January 26, 2019

A swim, two runs and a conference

What another crazy week. There was a lot that I needed to get done, around preparing for a conference presentation, but I was determined to fit some exercise in. I swam on Monday. I decided to swim 1250m, as that’s half of the distance that I need to do for Swimathon. It felt quite challenging, at the time, but I...

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January 20, 2019

Swimathon 2019 – Enjoy the good days!

I was so excited to be invited back as a Swimathon Ambassador for 2019. At some point this winter, I had already decided to enter Swimathon. I enjoyed it so much for the last couple of years and feel that it gives me a great goal to aim for at the start of the year. (Moreover, I know there are...

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May 4, 2018

Swimathon 2018 #SwimForAll

It’s been a while since I last blogged, but I wanted to share my experiences of Swimathon 2018 with you. Endless illness I started this year with so much enthusiasm, but the last few months have been really tough. M has caught every illness going. She has had chicken pox, gastroenteritis and a kidney infection recently. This has been alongside her...

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January 25, 2018

Swimathon 2018 – #SwimForAll

After my morning at Tilgate parkrun, I took a train to London Bridge and then got on the underground to Stratford – destination: the London Aquatics Centre in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park! I was going to meet most of the other Swimathon Ambassadors and some very special guests. I arrived just in time for the start of the ambassadors session...

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Is breathing essential?

A swim, two runs and a conference

Swimathon 2019 – Enjoy the good days!

Swimathon 2018 #SwimForAll

Swimathon 2018 – #SwimForAll