The twins have their next cross country meet on saturday. We have started prepping already, porridge for breakfast and pasta for tea and lots of fruity goodness in between to ensure we have optimum carb and cal ratio to power those little legs. Nothing better that legging it round a freezing cold field on a saturday morning to build stamina. I have noticed at these races that some parents … [Read more...]
Sep 4, 2012
and b*llocks was my response….. ~ northernmum
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Picture this... Its hot in the city, the pavements sizzle in the enjoyment of the rare glare of sunshine. The five of us walk through the streets of London shouting with glee everytime we spot a Wenlock and knocking down tourists in order to get the obligatory photo. Together we have strolled almost three miles, delighting in killing time in our capital city. We bounced into St Pauls and … [Read more...]
Sep 4, 2012
Time to run…. ~ Northernmum
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I ran a marathon sixteen months ago. I remember the deep soaring pain in my legs in the last few miles and I remember the sheer elation as I crossed the finish line just four and a half hours after I started the race. Feeling like you can run a marathon is one fantastic emotion, knowing you can is overwhelming. But then the race ended, and my resolve to run seemed to dissipate. My … [Read more...]
Mar 7, 2012
A momentary body hijack of the infectious competitive disorder
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It was one of those days where it was so cold I could see my own breath when I exhaled and I watched memorised as the tendrils of air sailed out of my mouth and into the atmosphere. … [Read more...]
May 15, 2011
I Have A Huge Head…(pictures included)
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I have no love for children's parties, especially ones that I am in charge of. Hence why it was a bit of a result when I realised that by having twins I have cleverly managed to avoid having separate parties for my eldest pair. I am sure the day will come when my girl and boy are no longer satisfied with sharing their birthday fun but for now the fact that I only have to host one party for … [Read more...]
Apr 23, 2011
The last time I will mention it.
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I did it I really did, and here are the photos to prove it! (I promise this is the last time I will mention my marathon legs.....) Running with your arms in the air - never a wise move! Please note to the right of me is my lovely friend Becs who was running for Macmillan and her mother and was feeling emotional as she had passed a Macmillan cheering squad. The marathon is never just about … [Read more...]
Mar 20, 2011
muffin top with a camels toe: sexy
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I don't look good in lycra. In fact my c section stomach means I can't find any decent running shorts to actually stay up. Instead I have to fasten my sexy running leggings tightly round my waist creating a rather glamorous muffin top with a beautiful camel's toe down below. But this was the look I chose this morning as I headed to the start of the Reading half marathon. Randomly I was joined … [Read more...]
Mar 6, 2011
Laying down the Gauntlet
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I am often asked how I manage to train for a marathon with three small things clinging to my legs and if truth be told I struggle which is why you may see me crawling across the finish line on April 17th. I tend to run late at night and give up family time on a saturday to do the longer runs; but I also look to take any excuse not to run (honestly if I sneeze I take three days off sick … [Read more...]
Feb 20, 2011
spanked by someone old enough to be my dad
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For the first time in three years I dragged my slightly fitter, coated in vaseline and Compeed body to a race today. Half term started in our house on thursday and I needed a break so a twenty mile race cross country seemed just the tonic. I finished it! Not with any style, grace or speed, but three hours thirty minutes after starting to run I stopped again with the knowledge that I had just … [Read more...]
Feb 10, 2011
The 3am friend
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Truly touched, That’s how I am feeling today, and not in a sexual loving touchy way but more the heartfelt warm snugly feeling you get when someone is rather fabulous towards you. I don’t blog much about my friends, certainly I don’t think most of them would like me to document their toilet habits in the same way that I do twin boys and that seems to be what a lot of you like to read on … [Read more...]
