The end of 2025 has been full of some nice little surprises. To be fair, the whole year has been full of good things, some real highs and some emotional lows but the last month has seen a couple of nice little running surprises.
Over 30 park runs achieved this year – most in a single year and got my 100th parkrun in too. Gradually improving too.
I’ve been far more consistent in my running (partly because I am barely swimming at the moment) and it’s showing.
I knocked 10 minutes off my Sherwood Pines. 10k time from last year (including stopping to help a lady who fell) and 2 min off my course PB there too. This was a rather nice surprise!
More surprisingly though – went for a run tonight that progressively got faster – and oddly really enjoyed it far more than I think I ought to have. Not going to complain about having some run mojo and it not feeling as awful as it once did. Wonders will never cease. Maybe I’m actually starting to like running again,
I start a new job in February, and coupled with my own business and other bits and pieces, I think it might be all change again. Should dig out the turbo… and reacquaint myself with my bike rather than it being on the wall. We’ll see!
The Jilted Triathlete 