Tag: volunteering

January 18, 2020

Volunteering hat trick

I started 2020 with a parkrun double, but since then I’ve not run at parkrun. Instead, I’ve been volunteering. I’ve been Run Director three times in a row at Southampton. It would have just been two runs, but I’ve swapped one slot with another RD. Later this year, M will turn 4 and will, therefore, be old enough to take...

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March 1, 2019

Friday Five: 5 ways to change your parkrun experience

Like many people in the UK, parkrun is what made me a runner. Before I went to parkrun, I always ran alone and was never sure of how far or how fast I went. I would head out from home and plod around for an hour. I didn’t have any proper running kit and didn’t see running as a social...

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January 5, 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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December 26, 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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June 16, 2017

Back on it – a weekly round-up

Hello again! I feel like I’m finally getting back on top of things, so here’s a round-up of my week that included parkrun, swimming, Buggy Mums and Mile of Miles. Saturday – Volunteering at parkrun For the second week in a row, I was a volunteer at parkrun – this time as a Run Director. Because of building works, we’re...

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May 27, 2015

In other news…

I have been so busy recently with work and training that I’ve not had as much any time for blogging? The new parkrun milestone t-shirts should be arriving soon. I’ve volunteered loads, so I’ll immediately be eligible for one of the purple ones: I’ve also managed to fit in a few parkruns recently, including my 150th: I’ve also entered the...

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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.