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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…

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…

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…

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…