Thanks Steve! Just feels like old age is catching up with me, or just laziness 🤣

Thanks! Let’s hope 2026 is a better year.

Thanks! Just seems to get more difficult every year. Hopefully I can turn it around.

Ah sorry to hear that.

Haha, Thanks, I definitely am starting to feel old, slow and ridiculous myself, so glad I'm not alone in that :)

Yeah had probably my worst close call on a bridal path. That was one that I was very relieved to just about catch.

Thanks Eric, much appreciated. Yeah I just want to be fit enough to enjoy it again.

2025 Running Review
Continued decline. Only equalled by the first year I started (2018). How I wish for 2019 again. Just not good enough. If I do less than 2025 it might be time to stop.

2025 – 285
2024 – 435
2023 – 595
2022 – 697
2021 – 933
2020 – 766
2019 – 542

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I know that feeling, every time you feel you get somewhere, something else pops up to bring it back down.

Running Look back. I have only fallen over once whilst running. In this case it was a slow shuffle, but it was coming down Snowdon, damaged a rib. Had a few close calls over the years, but this was by far the worst place to fall over. Rocks all over the place.
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New Year new gear, Shokz headphones which were about 6+ years old, did a great job but need more battery life. I've also replaced my GoPro 8/9 with a Insta 360 Ace Pro 2, as filming was getting very annoying with GoPro crashing all the time.
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Happy New Year Runners.

I guess this is it, the year I am supposed to do a 100 miler event (July) and only did 9 miles of running last month. I suppose I'd better get some training done. First event of the year is 1st Feb (half).

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I’ve done 70 a few times which was fun but challenging but I like the idea of just pushing the limit. Even if it’s 90 odd miles of walking.

Walking is so underrated for fitness/strength. Just wish I could walk faster, as it takes so long.

Yeah I get that, I am just struggling for motivation. The cold and dark are not helping :)

Great list of events. What's the UK ultra 100 like.. bit late in the year for that distance? I've got my first 100 next year, but can only run about 4 miles without stopping, I think I need to book some events in to motivate myself :D

Not a fan of teatime running at the moment, way too cold.

Completed a slow 2-mile run in the freezing cold yesterday, pretty rubbish month for running. Only 7 months until the 100 miler, I suppose I'd better try and do more than 2 miles in a single run 🤣 - what have I signed up for!
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#wrexhamhalf The thing is, running events bring a lot of money to an area. The hotels were always pretty much full and obviously people spent money in the area on food etc. I'm not from wrexham but would spend a few days there as a short break as well as I'd do the run.

Absolutely disgusting that a 30 year run in #Wrexham has been apparently banned because of a single complaint by a resident of Wrexham who is on the Borough Council and didn't wan the run past his house. Massive overreach.
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Finally finished a draft to a new running book. It's an introduction to running. Not sure when I'm going to release it yet. First task is to get some photos in, do the front cover matter and do a test print.
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Still impressive either way.

Good Pace! Nice one.

Should never be ashamed of walking, sometimes it's just not the day. Pushing yourself to complete it is the important thing.

Dunkirk is an extremely interesting movie, reduced dialogue, with an amazing Hans zimmer sound track. Very moving.

Thats a lot of miles for a month, well done. I think I struggled to get 110 once and that had a 70 miler in it :D

Managed 30 miles in total for October and 9 runs, albeit some small distances in there. Though I did a single 70 and 32 miler earlier in the year (which dont count), this is the most miles/runs I've done since February. Hope to try and push to 50 in November. #running #author #ultra

My daughter is allergic to exercise 😂

Dunno about that, countryside running is more scary I think!

My daughter loves silent hill, perhaps I can use that as an excuse to get her to do some exercise (sure it won't work). 😂

Never done the Oxford half, done a few runs down that way. Might be one for me to try and do at some point.