This weekend was due to be the penultimate weekend ahead of my first ultra marathon. I've done the big miles and put in the effort and was just due to taper for the next couple of weeks until the big day arrived. Only due to COVID the race has had to be postponed by three… Continue reading How do you bounce back when your race has been postponed?
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Adventure run – getting lost
Today I plotted a route for a group of us to run as part of our training for the VOGUM. I nabbed part of the route from Carys at This Girl Walks. Then I tagged on a start and end point so we could run to and from the route. The aim was to run… Continue reading Adventure run – getting lost
Exploring the Wales Coast Path – Porthkerry to Penarth
It's just five weeks now until the Vale of Glamorgan Ultra Marathon so Amy and I headed out to check out the last section of the race, Porthkerry to Penarth. The first thing to great us was the infamous steps at Porthkerry Country Park. I was dreading them after hearing everyone else's warnings but actually… Continue reading Exploring the Wales Coast Path – Porthkerry to Penarth
A quiet week on the training plan…just what I needed.
This week has been a recovery week on my plan after last weekend's marathon. Post marathon I celebrated by having my first Pfizer vaccine. They'd just started vaccinating the over 40s last week in Cardiff. This week it's under 40s as well, which is great to see. I definitely have appreciated the more restful week.… Continue reading A quiet week on the training plan…just what I needed.
The Running Mumma 