Always on the go
This has possibly been my best month of training ever: 390km of solid running (97km of those pushing the buggy), including four progressively long runs of 24, 26, 29 and 32km. I’ve only done one race, the Boulevards de Colomiers 10km, where I finished in a very sluggish 40:48, but this month has been all …
I’ve spent a lot of time this summer thinking back on the first half of 2022 and trying to decide how I feel about it, from a running perspective. The truth is, I feel deeply disappointed. I can see that I have some things to be proud of. A decent overall mileage, four marathon finishes …
I’ve had a lovely couple of buggy runs lately (some sweatier than others!) and I thought I’d share a cool trick I’ve recently discovered. It can be hard sometimes to communicate with my little one when running, especially if she’s under either the sun shade or the rain cover (we’ve used both this week as …
A full mother-daughter marathon. 42.2km pushing my four-and-a-half-year-old in the buggy. And we didn’t just manage to complete the distance, we finished in a very respectable time (3 hours 23 minutes), came 4th of all the women in the race and 1st out of all the female masters. I am absolutely thrilled! A family mini-break …
On Sunday, I’ll take on the biggest running challenge of my life when I attempt a full marathon pushing my four-and-a-half-year-old in the buggy. I really don’t know if I can do it. My marathon efforts so far this year have been mediocre at best. 26.2 miles is certainly not my forte. Plus I’ll be …
I haven’t had much time to write lately as life has been busy busy busy, but I’m here now for a quick update on our buggy marathon preparations. I’ve notched up three long stroller runs of 26km, 30km and 28km, though only the first of these was actually done with DD as she’s been back …
I’m super excited to announce that I’m going to be running one final spring marathon… and this time, with the buggy! My little DD is 100% on-board with the idea and we’ve found the perfect race: the Marathon de Poitiers-Futuroscope. The organisers seem super friendly and they’ve responded with enthusiasm to my request to take …
This weekend it was the 21km de Blagnac. This is my local half and, in my opinion, totally unmissable… except that my husband is on the other side of the world for work, leaving me with a Sunday morning childcare issue. Happily, I found a babysitter (the first time I’ve ever used one… in almost …
Have you been running with a stroller for a while and think you might be ready to try a race? I LOVE racing with the buggy and have notched up a fair bit of experience now, so here are my top tips. Start small Drop down a distance from your usual racing predilection – if …
Today I took the buggy along for a training session that consisted of: 5km gentle warm-up – 4km at half marathon pace – 2km jog down recovery (a short one for marathon training, but I’m on an easy “consolidation” week). I’m pushing a decent weight these days, with the four-year-old and Thule Chariot combined, so …