Always on the go
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 …
I can’t say I’m sad to see the back of the first month of 2022… between endless class closures, strikes at school and everyone catching Covid-19, it’s been a really challenging few weeks from a family/organisational perspective. For my training, it’s meant I’ve had to adapt. I’ve certainly done more mileage with the buggy than …
I have just got back from a run that was MAGIC. Yesterday was rest day; today was designated long run day and I have five more decent sessions to fit in before the end of the week. Then I heard that a sick teacher and resulting class closure (Covid rules prohibiting the school from sourcing …
That’s it, I’ve done it… I’ve entered a marathon!! And it’s just TEN WEEKS away, eeek! I’m feeling a mixture of fizzing excitement and stomach-churning fear. I’ve run marathons in the past – six to be precise – all in under 3hr15 and my PB is 2hr58, which is definitely one of my proudest sporting …
It’s New Year’s Day and a Saturday, so this morning the five of us set off to blow away some cobwebs at our local Parkrun. The grass was still crispy with frost, but the sun was shining and moods were buoyant. Parkrun hasn’t really taken off in France in the same way as some other …
Ooooh I had such a brilliant time today racing with DD. It was the Corrida de Noël de Toulouse 10km race, Father Christmas hats and red T-shirts compulsory! I’m normally a bit serious when it comes to racing, but seeing as I bagged a new solo 10km PB last weekend (finishing 2nd female at the …
My running buggy (the Thule Chariot Cross) has the fantastic feature that the child and any other contents are entirely zipped inside. Unlike a regular pushchair, it is simply not possible to lose anything over the edge. Genius really. Your running buggy may not be like this. If that is the case then you’re going …
You know this already, but this is the tube (not box, those mini ones are the devil’s work) of Smarties you keep handy when you need your little darling to do what they’re told. Right now. When out buggy running, your bribery Smarties have the following potential uses: it’s-time-to-get-back-in-and-no-we-can’t-go-down-the-slide-again yes-you-do-need-to-wear-your-hat-it’s-freezing there’s-no-toilet-here-you’ll-just-have-to-hold-it please-don’t-drop-that-I’m-not-stopping-again and so on.
Ready to have a go at running with your buggy? Here are my top tips… Pick your moment Choose a time of the day when your little one is fed and happy and you feel energised. For me, this changed over time. I liked to run early (8:30/9am ish) when DD was very small, as …