Always on the go
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 …
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 …
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 …
Boxing Day dawned mild and still this year, so we seized the opportunity for a spot of family sport to blow away the Christmas cobwebs. YY and SB at eight and six are excellent on their bikes and mercifully good at listening to instructions. They ride behind my husband (running) who signals turnings and calls …