So Sunday was another run and Shane and I where part of the 20,000 people running the 10 miles around Portsmouth again for Carers UK. and this is how we got on This year was the 30th Anniversary of the run. The first run took part in Southampton however moved to Portsmouth the following year … Continue reading Great South Run.
So last week I took park in the Pieces of Eight run. It’s taken me a little while to write this blog as I needed time to think about it but here is the blog for this run. So this is the third year I have taken part in the run. The first run they … Continue reading Pieces of Eight
Hello everyone. So here is the one you’ve been waiting for, how we got on in Disney. So we went for 5 days, and after a really early start on a Wednesday morning (we had to get the coach at 2.30 am) we arrived at our hotel at 12 (french time) and had two days … Continue reading Running round Disney
Hello everyone, As there is so much to say about Disney I thought I would split it into different blogs. I had wanted to do the run at Disney for a few years but the main thing that has put me off was the timing. Due to road closures and the park needing to be … Continue reading The road to Disney never did run smooth.
Hello Everyone, It’s been a little while since I wrote my last blog and with the Disney Challenge getting closer I thought I would talk about the virtual running Challenges. What is virtual running? Virtual running is when you run in your own time, you then show evidence of you completing the distance to receive … Continue reading Virtual running
So, for a while I was starting to feel confident with my running. I was getting faster, and running longer and I could feel the difference. When I did the half marathon in Liverpool, although it wasn’t the greatest time I was able to fun a 5k without stopping. However, since then I have been … Continue reading Going Backwards
So this week was race for life weekend. I wasn’t sure whether I should write a blog about this one as it’s not the charity that I am racing money for, however I did do this run as for me I find it a time to reflect, as well as meet and talk to other … Continue reading Race for Life
For Carers Week, I have spent a lot of time focusing on Dad’s illness but being fathers Day. I wanted to talk about my dad before he got really ill. My dad Francis Michael Malloy was born on the 26th January 1957. His Aunty Kate named him after a saint. He was the third of … Continue reading Fathers Day
Although the majority of care was done by the family, it would be wrong to say that we didn’t get help and support from other people. So as carers week I wanted to talk about and thank those who where there for us. The first people are the caring company Leonard Cheshire. When dad first … Continue reading Thank You
Hello Everyone, I thought today I would look at what it’s like caring for someone while keeping a job. Earlier this year I posted an article from the BBC about how more and more people are having to give up work to take care of someone they love. So as part of carer’s week I … Continue reading Working While Caring.
Kirsty on the Run 