Entries Tagged as 'half marathon'

Top 3 tips for bloggers from Bangs

Posted on: Tuesday, April 2, 2013

In this post, I want to introduce you to my wonderful friend Muireann Carey Campbell, better known online as fashion and lifestyle blogger Bangs and a Bun.

Bangs and I met via Twitter a few years ago – hurrah for social media! You may remember I was lucky enough to be part of Team Bangs 2 back in 2011. Team Bangs were a group of women who, under Muireann’s leadership, ran our very first ever half marathon.

Bangs and I have remained firm friends and actually have a little co-brainstorming love going on, whereby we run our ideas past each other and give each other pep talks when we are faced with work dilemmas and ideas.

I invited Bangs to give a little insight to how she got started in blogging, and to share her top tips with us here on Dexterous Diva.

DD: Tell us a little about you and what you do.

I’m Bangs. I write two blogs: Bangs and a Bun is more fashion and lifestyle focused and Spikes & Heels, which is a fitness site for badass women. I also do some freelance writing and public speaking about pretty much anything fashion or fitness related. Read More >

Sweat and Snap with Sweaty Betty comp

Posted on: Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Last month I was super thrilled to announce that Sweaty Betty have asked me to be one of their Fit Crowd ladies. We are a team of 20 bloggers who will bring you the latest news from Sweaty Betty, and will hopefully inspire you with our workouts.

Now, as you all know I have chronic endometriosis and chronic fatigue syndrome, so what business do I have being a fitness ambassador? This is what I love about this campaign; The Fit Crowd is a mixture of athletic and honed babes along with those of us who aren’t so active, either due to health, life, motherhood, or whatever. We are a mixed bunch of abilities and personalities so if you follow the hashtag #thefitcrowd on Twitter you can read about all that we get up to. Some of the ladies are from Team Bangs 2! the group of lovelies I ran my first ever half marathon with in 2011.

Currently I still run but also cycle more and yoga is my main meal of exercise as I manage my CFS and Endo symptoms. I pretty much live and die in my yoga gear, and I go to the wonderful Time for Health in St Ives which has a fabulous team and a gorgeous studio. Any downward dog fans will be pleased to know that these new Vinyasa Capri Pants have just hit the stores (and I have my beady eye on them!).

Now, if you love Sweaty Betty clothes as much as I do, here is your chance to win yourself some goodies! Sweat and Snap is a competition offering £150 worth of Sweat Betty clothes to splash out on.

Full details of the challenge are here and the rules are ever so easy peasy.

1. Take your take a photo of yourself wearing your favourite workout outfit.
2. Tweet the picture to @SweatyBetty_UK
3. Include the hashtag #TheFitCrowd

The deadline is the 31st March so get snapping!

Disclaimer: Sweaty Betty invited me to be a Fit Crowd member and as such I received sponsorship in the form of goods.

Cycling love

Posted on: Monday, October 8, 2012

It’s official. Thanks to my training for Cycletta this Autumn, I have rediscovered my love of cycling.

When I lived in London and commuted fom Hackney to Queens Park I invested in Steve, my trusty Specialized steed who took me along the canal and back every day to work. I loved it, and spent weekends in Epping forest getting muddy doing the trails ( ok the easy ones, but still). I loved Steve and getting outside.

Fast forward to working from home and being a mum of young twins and it’s easy to let things we enjoy slip. My journey with Team Bangs 2 last Autumn re-ignited my exercise routine and I was super thrilled to complete my first ever half marathon.

With Cycletta in the mix this year I am now addicted to being outdoors exercising every day if I possibly can. I have even set myself some new goals, including a century ride ( 100 miles in one day), and completing the Coast to Coast sea to sea cycle route.

I love running and riding for different reasons; running I see as a personal challenge, the miles I put under my legs are hard work but I love the accomplishment. Riding I love getting from a to b, seeing the countryside in a new way and i in stops for tea (and often cake). Yesterday Miles and I grabbed an hour to cycle around Graffham Water – things are incredibly stressful right now as we nurse my lovely Grandad in his final days, and just for that hour I felt like a kid, cycling with the wind in my hair and the water beside me. Exercise and fresh air are healing, I have no doubt about it.

I even heard myself say yesterday ” I would much rather have a hybrid bike than an iPad” .

Now, there’s progress.

You will find me tracking my rides and runs on Endomondo if you are also a member.

Racer back love and Freya Active

Posted on: Sunday, September 16, 2012

Never one to make life easy for myself, I am currently training for Cyletta, a women’s 40k bike ride in Brighton in 2 weeks time, and Run to the Beat, my second attempt at the half marathon debut I made last year with Team Bangs on the Run.

As an endo warrior exercise is a hugely important part of my health and well being regime, also one that needs to be balanced carefully (see my post on Spikes and Heels for more about training with a chronic illness). Read More >

Daily diva

Posted on: Friday, June 29, 2012

On today’s training ride for Cycletta I realised a few things:

1. My bum hurts when I wear a dress, leggings and Converse as opposed to proper cycling stuff.

2. I am a lot less fit than I was last year and I have a half marathon and 40k bike ride to train for.

3. The Fenlands are beautiful, actually, in Summer – I love the sticks although I miss London terribly. Maybe I need a pad in both…#dreamondreamer…

4. Today its that hazy heat that reminds me of nearly school holidays, playing outside all the time, and art on a Friday afternoon at school.

5. I love being outside.

What did you do this Friday afternoon? x

Health, exhaustion and a warning tale

Posted on: Friday, December 9, 2011

The Scream by the fabulous Edvard Munch

This week I had a very frightening lesson.

I would like to share it with you, as my story is, sadly, not a rare one.

So. As Diva readers know I am a mum of twins with endometriosis, a journey I document here on the blog. Tiring, right? Oh, and I run my own business. And have just started a very strong treatment of Zoladex for my endo. All very good reasons to be tired. Read More >

Zoladex update: a new dawn?

Posted on: Friday, November 18, 2011

a new dawn

Yesterday I had my second Zoladex injection.

I finally took the plunge last month after 15 years of trying to avoid it; previously, I had been concerned about preserving my fertility. In some cases there is a risk of not coming back out of the menopause when you finish the 6 month course of injections. Also, the side effects of combined Zoladex and the HRT add-back hormone (I am on Livial) read like a who’s who of No Thank-You’s. Read More >

To do lists – creatively beautiful or restrictive?

Posted on: Saturday, November 5, 2011

I love this image, which has appeared on a couple of blogs I love this week, Swiss Miss and Nextness but hails from Melissa Easton Design.

I am such a list person. Whether post-it notes, notebooks in my handbag, massive mindmaps on rolls of wallpaper or my current favourite, Wunderlist, the art of list-making has always been a huge part of my life. But do they help and inspire us, or are they self-imposed restrictions? Read More >

Operation Fit and Fabulous weekly update

Posted on: Tuesday, October 4, 2011

On Operation Fit and Fabulous we have been gradually building up the list of good habits to get into.

So far, we have on the list as tasks

• Drink 2 litres of water a day
• Dry skin brushing daily
• Being good to yourself
• Eating 5 a day
• Exercising for 1 hour 3 times a week
• Getting enough sleep

All common-sensical, right? Well yes, but we don’t often remember to do them all, and health and resulting fabulousness suffers. Read More >

So…..what now?!

Posted on: Thursday, September 29, 2011

Last Sunday I ran the Nike Run to the Beat with my Team Bangs ladies.

I have been training for this event since May, as those of you who followed my progress will know.

It has been a really, really busy Summer. Since July it has been non-stop with house move, hen party organising, training, wedding and family stuff, then half marathon. Suddenly, my weekends are empty. Read More >

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Entries Tagged as 'half marathon'

Sweat and Snap with Sweaty Betty comp

Posted on: Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Cycling love

Posted on: Monday, October 8, 2012

Racer back love and Freya Active

Posted on: Sunday, September 16, 2012

Daily diva

Posted on: Friday, June 29, 2012

Health, exhaustion and a warning tale

Posted on: Friday, December 9, 2011

Zoladex update: a new dawn?

Posted on: Friday, November 18, 2011

To do lists – creatively beautiful or restrictive?

Posted on: Saturday, November 5, 2011

Operation Fit and Fabulous weekly update

Posted on: Tuesday, October 4, 2011

So…..what now?!

Posted on: Thursday, September 29, 2011

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