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    June Madness and Other Short Stories

    It’s June and end of school year madness. There are still 3 more weeks of school left for my kids but the activities that…

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    In who am I

    Why does the world say that in order for a woman to be beautiful, she has to be uncomfortable?

    I can totally run in these shoes.

    I have a thing, a kiiks, like we say in Estonian. It’s actually the sound of…

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    Starting to run (again) and making rookie mistakes

    I’m still struggling with my foot a bit but I think I’ve accepted by now that letting this plantar fascia tear heal will be…

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  • In running

    The race on Wednesday night was the best mistake I have made in a long time

    I haven’t raced since late last year – I ran Tallinn Marathon and Ealing Half Marathon in September and Royal Parks Half…

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  • Running in Battersea Park
    In daily life/ health/ mental health/ parenting/ running/ who am I

    Sh*t happens but sunshine makes it all better

    Oh, hi. Long time no see. The weather got good! I’m out and about fitnessing when I’m not working or yelling at the kids…

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  • Tooting Bec Lido swimming
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    #injuredrunner is FED UP

    I don’t have any running photos to post because guess what – I am still not running. I’m seriously fed up now and don’t…

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  • Ready to swim. Wetsuit fits. Sort of ;P
    In fitness/ health/ motivation/ who am I

    If change is good then why do we freak out when our bodies change with time?

     

    Most of us recognise that change is good and means we are evolving and makes us better people in the long run.

    Then we step…

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  • Medal Monday aka 10 Medals Monday!🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅 Ragnar Relay White Cliffs was CRAZY. We had the shittiest weather but the best 2 vanfuls of people. I questioned my sanity most of the weekend but after some sleep I feel ALL the love for my own body, for human beings and even for nature 😜 • • Thank you Van Diesel crew - 😘@christopherbennett23 @adventure.todd @georgia_runs @alexjmurph Thank you IVANka crew - 😘 @fitcetera @ianrunsldn @jamie_u_k @lucindavs @anna.the.runner • • @ragnarrelayuk #innerWILD #BetterTogether #OnlyAtRagnar #weareragnarians #ragnarian #ragnarrelay #ragnarrelayuk #ragnarrelaywhitecliffs #medalmonday #raceweekend #trailrunning
  • Do something crazy once in a while. You learn a lot about yourself & about other weird & wonderful people 😜 • • Sleep tight tonight @ianrunsldn @jamie_u_k @christopherbennett23 @alexjmurph @adventure.todd @lucindavs @mind_matter_project @anna.the.runner @georgia_runs @fitcetera • • Let's do it again but maybe in Sweden in July - I'm not crazy about the darkness 🙈 • • @ragnarrelayuk #innerWILD #BetterTogether #OnlyAtRagnar #weareragnarians #ragnarian #ragnarrelay #ragnarrelayuk #ragnarrelaywhitecliffs • • And a big thanks for support to @reebokuk @wiggle_sport @Kitboxco @noccouk @barebells.uk @stanceeurope @heavyrepgear @caterpylacesuk @kindsnacksuk @jaybirdsport
  • A few kms from the finish line in Brighton. This 14km leg was MENTAL. All the hills, all the rain, all the freaking wind. • • I'm so glad I had company! This was supposed to be @fitcetera 's leg but a few previous legs got cancelled so 3 people ran the last 2 legs. • • I so needed a dry jacket & shorts for this leg & thanks to @reebokuk & @wiggle_sport I had them 😀 Ankles kept warm courtesy of @stanceeurope 👍🏻 • • 📷 @ianrunsldn • • @ragnarrelayuk #innerWILD #BetterTogether #OnlyAtRagnar #weareragnarians #ragnarian #ragnarrelay #ragnarrelayuk #ragnarrelaywhitecliffs
  • 7:30 a.m. • #ragnarrelaywhitecliffs
  • Middle of the night. Hundreds of people are running with headtorches. Totally normal. This is @ragnarrelayuk #ragnarrelaywhitecliffs • • My second leg a few hours earlier was cancelled as it had become too dangerous 😬 I get to run an extra leg in the daytime 😀 • • @wiggle_sport @reebokuk #BeMoreHuman #alwaystraining #feelthefloatride #innerWILD #BetterTogether #OnlyAtRagnar #weareragnarians #ragnarian #ragnarrelay #ragnarrelayuk #ragnarrelaywhitecliffs • • Team Blagnar Relay is going strong! @ianrunsldn @jamie_u_k @christopherbennett23 @alexjmurph @adventure.todd @lucindavs @mind_matter_project @anna.the.runner @georgia_runs @fitcetera
  • First leg of @ragnarrelayuk done 👊🏻 Weather is 🌧, lips are a bit blue BUT I've had coffee, @barebells.uk (😍) & my next leg isn't until 10pm so I'm ok! • • Check out my stories for some team shots 🏃🏼‍♀️ • • #BeMoreHuman #alwaystraining #feelthefloatride #ragnarrelayuk #innerWILD #BetterTogether #OnlyAtRagnar #weareragnarians #ragnarian #ragnarrelay #ragnarrelayuk #ragnarrelaywhitecliffs
  • A few years ago I ran past two girls, one maybe 8, the other about 13. The little one asked "Why is she running?" and the teenager said "Because she doesn't want to be fat." • • This made my heart sink and it's stayed with me. It's stayed with me so much that even though I'd like to be a bit lighter for my next marathon, I can't bear it when people ask me whether I've lost weight because I'M NOT IN THAT GAME. I do not want anyone to think that I'm doing all the things I do because I don't "want to be fat". Fitness is so much more than that. It is meaningful to me beyond anything to do with pleasing the masses with my size. • • I don't know how to come out of this self-sabottaging cycle that makes me stuff my face until my muffin top is back every time I get a weight loss comment/compliment. I don't know how to let myself become a bit leaner without feeling like I'm letting down my cause. • • I already dread the eye rolls when I explain that my weight loss is for athletic reasons & not aesthetic ones. And that's why I will never actually be lighter... • • Can you advocate health at every size but still want to be lean? How do I tell my brain that is OK to do whatever I feel is right for ME at any particular time in my life? • • #puzzledthoughts #healthateverysize #athleticsoveraesthetics #marathonprep
  • After school gelato with my little kid. Just because it's Monday. And 24C. And it tastes amazing. And I don't do macros or cheat days or cheat meals. Life's too short to make food complicated & scientific. I move enough & I eat that gelato (at least once a week). 🍦🍦 #fitsposbejudging #fitsposbejealous #gelato #macrocountingdoesmyheadin #icecream #intuitiveeating

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