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Christmas advent 2024 vs 2025 🥰

Fantastic time at London south West Tough Mudder as a birthday treat from Hubby! So much fun to get back in the mud despite no training, no running and all the cake! 🤣

Final miles ticked over for and fundraising done for a vital cause!
A great adventure with little man by my side who has also been taking his first steps during the month as well!

A lovely little park run with support by the little man, met some sheep and then a coffee with granny after!

3 more miles to add to the total of need to get a few more sessions in if I want to hit the goal!

Joined by little man for my on a short walk, he clocked up about half a km of walking with his little wagon before coming back in the carrier for snuggles!

Tough mudder 2025 done and another 9 miles for giving me 10 miles towards my challenge! Great little run, lots of sun, hills, and challenges!

After a bit of a break, I'm finally breaking out this bad boy for tough mudder number 6!
My last one was in 2023 before I went and had a babyand then my post birth race was cancelled due to a broken husband, so this year we are going back to Culden faw estate for round 6 with about another 18 000 people!

I'm kicking off the for a little later than the official start of the 1st, but after a few days of being run down, this is a pretty good start date!

Kicked it off with the Bannister community mile in Oxford with my boy cheering me on and my father in law by my side.

Please do feel free to donate if you would like to, but please don't feel you have to, I'll be putting in a donation at the end of the month.

https://fundraising.sands.org.uk/s/5208/36436

Today, we enjoyed the water, getting outside and getting some head space.
The head has been the enemy today, tiredness, run down, mental load, thinking back on times lost, but skills gained and being my own biggest critic.

When the walls feel like they are closing in....remove the walls. Get outside and be in nature, a park a river or just anywhere outside!

I'm no longer a newborn mama , I'm a toddler mama, I have a year under my belt and then some, but I'm still growing, still changing and still recovering. Post birth recovery isn't 6 weeks, 6 months, or even a year.... post birth recovery is many years.

So the day done, I'm going to try and sleep, and tomorrow I try again, with a cheeky 1 mile run thrown in 🤣

We've had a bit of a poorly day today, a combination of cold, fever, ear infection, and just being run down. So we've been doing calpol, feeds, snuggles, naps, and periods of distraction when we're awake enough and happy to play.

Back to work tomorrow and daddy in charge if we're still not well

Less of a training camp 🚴‍♀️ more of a holiday🧳!

This year, visiting Girona has been a little different, mainly because of the growing family and having little man to cater for, but also because we brought the grandparents with us!

This was a nice chance for Chris to go cycling with his Dad and explore some of the bike trails of Girona and the surrounding areas, and I got the chance to take some one with me on my little hikes. We still had our own time, and each did our own things, and we have loved being able to introduce Owain to everything!

This year also differed because there was no running! I haven't really been consistent with running anyway and trying to factor in packing my kit and fitting it in around Little mans feeds, naps, meals, etc. was just a bit too chaotic. I did miss getting out for a run on the trails, but I still managed to see them just at a slower pace.

Despite they change from training camp to family holiday, it was still a wonderful experience all around!

Family holiday in lovely walk around town some hot drinks and a nice time taking in the sites!