Vankru Archives - Fat Girl to Ironman

April 23, 2017

The big round up

It feels like I’m posting less and less frequently, which is making me feel so sad. I’m still able to exercise, but I have so little time to myself that I’m finding it really hard to blog. This makes me really sad as I love having the time to reflect on what I’ve been doing and I feel like I...

Running/Swimming Comments: 0

November 24, 2016

Up and… walking

It’s been a while since I posted, and for good reason. Unfortunately, things didn’t go quite to plan, so my baby was born nearly two weeks late via emergency caesarean. She’s thriving, but I’ve had some ups and downs and was readmitted to the hospital. Hopefully, that’s behind us now and we can start moving forward. Planning for when I...

Running Comments: 8

October 8, 2016

Choosing a bike, parkrunning and some exciting post

Following the theft of our bikes in August, we’ve been busy improving our home’s security (along with 1001 other home improvements). So far we have installed a burglar alarm changed locks added additional locks fitted secure lock points We’re moving in the direction of being able to get new bikes, which means it’s shopping time! Replacing our bikes I was...

Cycling/Kit/Nutrition/Running Comments: 0

February 13, 2015

Visiting Vankru bike fitting

The start of this year has been full-on with lots of things happening. My blog has been a bit of a casualty, so I’m hoping to change that this weekend. Apologies in advance to those of you who receive email updates from me! Planning for my Japanese cycling trip I may have mentioned that I’m going on a little cycling...

Cycling Comments: 2

November 13, 2014

What a glorious feeling, I’m happy again…

We’ve had torrential rain here for the last few days, but things are starting to look positive. There’s even some sunshine on the weather map for tomorrow 🙂 Monday morning The day didn’t start well. Car problems meant that I missed out on the strength and conditioning session that I had been looking forward to. I was so gutted about...

Cycling/Running/Swimming Comments: 0

June 19, 2013

Update on my cycling

I have failed to keep my blog up to date because I have been so busy. This week, I’ve got a couple of days off work so I’ve decided to try to get myself back up to date. It might be easiest to recap the progress I’ve made in each of the three disciplines, starting with cycling (even if swimming...

Cycling Comments: 0