Adam in Runderland

I'm now entering my fifth year of running. I first put on a pair of trainers and set out to run for fun in November 2011 as I prepared for the London Marathon I had entered in 2012. Four years later and I have achieved so much more than I ever imagined. The last four years have involved: 2 Ultra Marathons 4 Marathons 13 Half Marathons 116 parkruns 5 OCRs 5 pairs of Asics trainers 3000+ miles 28 PBs The last year has seen my PB's shattered and my long term goals achieved: A sub 3:30 Marathon             3:24:30         5:30 under A sub 1:30 Half Marathon     1:28:25         1:35 under A sub 40 min 10K                     39:37            23 under A ...

As the year end approaches it is an opportunity to look back and take pride in what I have achieved. It has been another twelve months when I have pushed myself further and higher; my strongest performances so far. I had high hopes for 2015. The goals I set were ambitious. I wanted to see what I was capable of, mentally and physically. 2014 had been an impressive year with PB's at all distances and some strong performances. Now a year older could I push myself to an even higher level? It was a slow start as I was hampered by a lingering cold that arrived before Christmas and loitered into the New year. However with my eyes set on the Brighton Half Marathon in February I stuck to my training plan clocking over 100 miles in January. My core work was also paying dividends as I introduced a regime of 100+ sit ups every day. The day came and conditions were perfect which just added to my nerves but I was determined to give it my best shot on a flat cou...