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Running with a buggy Q&A

Running with a buggy Q&A #loverunning

I’m regularly asked questions about running with a buggy (and other issues relating to being a running mum), so I thought I’d share some of my insights and some useful links in a single post… Do I need a special buggy? It’s recommended that you only run with a buggy that is designed for running. There are a number of different brands available at different price points and you can also pick them…

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What now?

What now? Planning my next challenge #swimbikerun #loveparkrun #LongCourseWeekend

So, although I’m not feeling like things have been going well this year, I’ve now done my ‘A’ races. This year has not been the year for me to do an Ironman (not least for financial reasons), but I have managed to do a 5km (3.1 miles) swim, a 100 mile (160km) bike ride and a marathon (42.2km/26.2 miles). Since RideLondon, I’ve been trying to get my life back in order. On Tuesday, I did a Tai Chi…

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Buggy Mums, parkrun, JPCC and a sundae

Buggy Mums, parkrun, JPCC and a sundae @ParkLivesSoton #fitmums #lovecycling

Wednesday was a rainy day, but that didn’t stop me from going along to Buggy Mums. I knew that Christine would have planned a session that would keep us moving and I wasn’t wrong. Unsurprisingly, we were a small group of just 7 people today, but that didn’t make it any less fun. One brave lady came along for the first time despite the weather. We kept moving around the Common, stopping in various…

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Back on it - a weekly round-up

Back on it - a weekly round-up @sotonparkrun @soton_triclub @ParkLivesSoton #thisgirlcan

Hello again! I feel like I’m finally getting back on top of things, so here’s a round-up of my week… 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 currently on an alternative route at Southampton parkrun that starts near to The Cowherds pub. I quite like Run Directing with this start as…

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Pride comes before a fall

Pride comes before a fall - training for @ABPMarathon by doing @sotonparkrun and @ParkLivesSoton #loverunning #fitmums

Last week didn’t start so well as I felt shattered on Monday and didn’t go to swimming. I know that I need to swim regularly in the hope that I can swim ５km by April. On Tuesday, I went for a run with Pete. I took my head torch with me, but didn’t need it for the first part of our run as it was still daylight. As it has been so cold recently, I decided to wear my new adidas tights. Pete and I ran…

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Back on track for a spring marathon

Back on track for a spring marathon: @parklivessoton @ABPMarathon #marathon #loverunning #fitmum

Time is passing so quickly these days. There is so much that I want to blog about and never enough time! I had intended to go to Buggy Mums on Thursday last week, but the weather forecast was very bad. I knew that the venue (Weston Shore) is quite exposed, so I really dithered about whether to go or not – in the end I didn’t go as I thought it wouldn’t be fair on Baby M. I felt disappointed about…

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Training with my baby

Training with my baby: @ParkLivesSoton #buggyfit #buggymums #fitmoms #loverunning

Today I went to my first ever Buggy Mums session. I’ve been looking forward to it ever since I learnt about its existence in November. It’s run by ParkLives, which is an initiative by CocaCola to bring free sports activities to city parks across the UK. It fantastic that I can exercise with M (instead of leaving her at home with Stu as that’s only an option outside of his working hours) and even…

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