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Archives for 2018
Race Report: Dublin Rock and Roll Half Marathon 2018
Dublin Rock and Roll Half Marathon Race Report Or, to put it more accurately, ‘How The Pope Ruined My Weekend’. Not that I bear the guy any grudge but all of the arrangements for this race were changed to accommodate his visit to Ireland later in the month, making this very popular half marathon rather unpopular…
Top Tips For A Triathlon PB
The great thing about triathlon is that there are loads of little tweaks you can make to get a PB. Triathlon is great fun and an exciting challenge, especially if you’re a runner (or cyclist or swimmer) who’s met all your goals. The tips below are all things that came to me before, during and…
Vegan Sweet Potato Brownies
For some of us, a love of chocolate seems to be there from the moment we’re born. Bibi’s first words about three decades ago weren’t ‘vegan sweet potato brownies’ but they weren’t far off. She could barely utter ‘mama’ when she started saying ‘ickle agg, ickle agg’. ‘That’s odd,’ I said to my mum…
Surviving and Thriving in the Fourth Trimester
We’ve kept a baby alive for three months! And actually had a really lovely time while doing it. While pregnancy is split into three trimesters of three months each, some baby experts also define the first three months of a baby’s life as the fourth trimester. It’s a period of massive change for your baby,…
Post-Pregnancy Marathon Plans
Race entry deadlines force you to make decisions months ahead of your intended races. So, just three months after having Stanley I’m starting to think about post-partum marathon plans. I started doing gentle exercise at six weeks post-partum, and began running again this week, ten weeks after Stanley’s birth. I had thought I might want to…
Returning to Running and Exercise after Pregnancy
Before starting back running after baby Stanley’s birth, I went to see Rob White at Challenge Physio to get the all clear for starting to train again. I’ve really missed running since I gave it up at 7 months pregnant, and I wanted to make sure that I remain injury free once I do start up again. I…
Postnatal Running with Nike Epic React
While this was a sponsored opportunity from Nike, all content and opinions expressed here are my own. I’m just getting back on track – or finding a whole new one – after the birth of baby Stanley Atticus five weeks ago. Labour went according to plan – home birth in the pool in my dining…