After a couple of disappointing training blocks last year I decided going into 2020 I needed to build a strong base before I embark on the training blocks for the Great Birmingham 10K and the Great North Run.
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2020 Goals
At the end of 2019 I knew that if I was setting goals for 2020 I needed to be smarter about it than when I did it for 2019. I believe that the time based goals I have set for myself are achievable. Having ran 22:41 last year, sub 22:00 for 5K may not seemContinue reading “2020 Goals”
2019 a year in review
As I mentioned in my previous post, my first year of running taught me that I work best when I have a goal to aim for otherwise I just drift and procrastinate. So going into 2019 I decided that at the start of the year I would give myself some goals to work towards. ItContinue reading “2019 a year in review”
My first year of running
Beginnings As I mention in Why I became a Runner post, I began 2018 as an overweight non runner. Looking back, I find it hard to believe that I had got as big as I had without realising it. As a child and teenager, I was always active and forever playing sport whether it wasContinue reading “My first year of running”
Why I became a Runner
Looking back, I find it hard to believe that I had got as big as I had without realising it, in reality it probably snuck up on me as the only mirror in my flat is a little shaving mirror. As a child and teenager, I was always active and forever playing sport whether itContinue reading “Why I became a Runner”