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Ironman Dublin 70.3 – The Run | Fat Girl to Ironman

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My five year journey to awesomeness…. Fat Girl to Ironman. Ironman Dublin 70.3 – The Run. I looked at my watch as I headed out and was shocked to see that it said about 4:30. I was confident that I could do the run in under 3 hours, so it would be a new PB for me, as long as I didn’t fall apart. There was also a faint hope that if I ran well, I might be able to take an hour off my previous PB. Steve enjoying his run. Running towards the finish line with Rebecca Claire Cooke. Because I had such a cracking...

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Ironman Dublin 70.3 – The Bike | Fat Girl to Ironman

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My five year journey to awesomeness…. Fat Girl to Ironman. Ironman Dublin 70.3 – The Bike. I grabbed my bike as quickly as possible, attached my Garmin and ran towards the mount line. I was surprised to see that almost everyone else was holding onto their handlebars or bars and saddle – I may not be quick, but at least funny and pushing my bike whilst holding onto the saddle is something that I can do! That’s me in the background Action Photography. Starting to tackle the hill Action Photography. I was s...

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My five year journey to awesomeness…. Fat Girl to Ironman. Tag Archives: half ironman. Ironman Weymouth 70.3 – my A race for 2016. I’ve now entered my final A race for 2016 (with the other two being Southampton Half Marathon in April and Long Course Weekend in July). However, this wasn’t because I’d been repeatedly nagged to enter more Ironman events by Ironman:. I’m really excited about doing Ironman Weymouth 70.3 for several reasons:. It’s not too far from where I live. It has great crowd support.

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Swimming | Fat Girl to Ironman

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My five year journey to awesomeness…. Fat Girl to Ironman. I’ve always known that swiming would be the hardest part of the Ironman challenge for me… I didn’t have the confidence to do a sprint triathlon until September 2013 because my swimming was so weak. I’d also never done any open water swimming until 2013. The video below was recorded in November 2013 at an Embrace Sports triathlon camp – it shows just how bad my breathing was! I started open water swimming in May 2013 and found that I really enjoye...

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Cycling | Fat Girl to Ironman

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My five year journey to awesomeness…. Fat Girl to Ironman. 1st July 2012 was the first time that I rode my bike for many years. It wasn’t even considered to be worth stealing! I didn’t feel the same way, so I packed it off to live with my in-laws for 4 years until we got a new shed. On 1st July I got the bike doctors at Skyride. To lube the chain and adjust the seat height and then I spent a fun day cycling around town and eating Thai food (it coincided with a Thai food festival). I did my first 50 mile ...

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Running | Fat Girl to Ironman

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My five year journey to awesomeness…. Fat Girl to Ironman. I started running at the age of thirty for several reasons including:. Helping with my karate. I started out on a treadmill, but quickly realised that it’s much nicer to run outside (and I kept punching the treadmill and cutting open my knuckles, which is not a good look! In June 2013, I finally completed my 100th parkrun:. My lovely friends gave me a bouquet of flowers to celebrate this milestone. Throughout my journey so far, my husband (Stuart...

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Running | Fat Girl to Ironman

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My five year journey to awesomeness…. Fat Girl to Ironman. RSS feed for this section. Well, I’m still hanging on waiting for mini me to arrive, but she seems to be as stubborn as Stuart/determined as me! I’ve eaten plenty of spicy food, but there’s a limit to how much curry/fajitas/chilli I can take! I’ve also eaten a lot of fresh pineapple, but apparently pregnant women need to eat at least 7 for the bromelain to have any effect! Stuart doing hill sprints. Last parkrun of 2016? It’s been yet anoth...

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Nutrition | Fat Girl to Ironman

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My five year journey to awesomeness…. Fat Girl to Ironman. Nutrition is the hardest part of my journey for me. I have tried so many strategies, but sometimes I worry that I will never be slim. Some people may argue that I don’t have a weight problem now, but I still feel that I’m overweight and I’m definitely not of the same athletic build that most of my sport friends are. Last year, I wrote:. I need to work out how to balance my diet, because I’m:. Exercising for at least 2 hours every day. To try to a...

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open water swimming | Fat Girl to Ironman

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My five year journey to awesomeness…. Fat Girl to Ironman. Tag Archives: open water swimming. Long Course Weekend: Swim. This weekend, Stuart and I headed off to Tenby for the Long Course Weekend with a couple of friends, Roelie and Sergio. Anyway, as I’m 6.5 months pregnant, I’ve dropped my distances down to 1.9k; 45 miles and 10k whereas Stu is doing the whole event. Stuart pointed out that we ought to eat before the swim, so we went to a nearby bar and ordered some pizzas. I can’t eat nearly...Roelie ...

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Phoenix Park | Fat Girl to Ironman

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My five year journey to awesomeness…. Fat Girl to Ironman. Tag Archives: Phoenix Park. Ironman Dublin 70.3 – The Bike. I grabbed my bike as quickly as possible, attached my Garmin and ran towards the mount line. I was surprised to see that almost everyone else was holding onto their handlebars or bars and saddle – I may not be quick, but at least funny and pushing my bike whilst holding onto the saddle is something that I can do! That’s me in the background Action Photography. I was surprised at how quic...