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…it can be done!
I’m not an expert, but I have managed to combine breastfeeding with running – not literally at the same time obviously – that would just be showing off!! But seriously, I nursed my first son until he was a year old and trained for a marathon at the same time, running what was a PB at the time – 3.30, and I am still feeding my youngest son (10 months read more
……top tips!
The weather forecasters got it right……a very rare occurrence! It started snowing this morning and hasn’t really stopped. My son’s school closed before lunch, and my husband stocked up on milk and bread on the way to collect him – we often get ‘snowed in’ here!
I love snow…….to look at! I don’t mind feeling cold, and read more
…being flexible (and I don’t mean lithe!!)
My scheduled run for Wednesday was an interval session – 6 x 1km with 75 second recoveries – and I had planned to do that at 2pm in the afternoon, just before school pick-up. The littlest person in the house had other ideas! He wanted to nap at 2pm, so I had to reschedule – not an unusual occurence these days!! Now, it gets read more
….but no time for a run!
I went to my first ever circuit class 3 weeks after having my baby in April 2012 and I was instantly hooked. I’ve been going twice a week ever since and feel much stronger, particularly in the core. Interestingly, I had terrible back problems after having my first son, but I have remained injury free this time around despite being 8 years older.
I say injury free, read more
…not ever so long!
It’s been a while since I have been able to do my long run off road. Before our recent addition to the family, my husband and I did our long runs together and a large percentage of them would be off road. Our favourite runs were on the South Downs. Today, he got up early to run on the Downs with friends, and I met him up there 2 hours later to do a solitary long(ish) read more
…..and sleep training.
My session today was one which I usually look forward to with a mixture of anticipation and dread – 6 x 1 kilometre (at 10k pace) with 90 seconds recovery. I usually do these sessions on a disused railway / trail but, after my encounter with an unfriendly dog 2 days ago, I looked for an alternative. The good thing about the old railway line is that it is relatively read more