The beginning of each year always allows us to reflect on the past year, start start anew, and set goals for the coming year.
For a quick reflection of my 2024 – specifically for running… well, I didn’t run enough. I clocked in at 451.5 running miles for the whole year. I signed up to Brighton Marathon and didn’t get to run it. We signed up to run the Great South Run but it got cancelled due to bad weather. I signed up to the Portsmouth Coastal Marathon, did not train well, and ran it in 5 hours 30 mins. I had no World Marathon Major to run. So overall, not a great year for running.
So here we are… 2025. Almost the mid-way through January. I figured if I had set goals at the beginning of the year, I would be able to tell which ones would stick by the end of the month. Of course, I set many because one is never enough. As this is a (pseudo)social/personal running blog – I will share my Social, Physical, and Running goals for this year. Perhaps, at the end of each month, I can also reflect on whether these are progressing or not.
- Social – Blog twice a month. Write a letter to a friend once a month.
- Physical – Lose 7 kg in 8 weeks (Goal 50 kg). Maintain 50 kg.
- Running – Run 100 miles a month. Tokyo Marathon (4 hours 30 min). Edinburgh Marathon (4 hours 20 mins). The Great South Run. Portsmouth Coastal Marathon (4 hours 15 mins).
Well, so far… I have blogged once (of 2), not written a letter yet. I think I am down to 55.something kg. And I have ran 89.9 miles so far.
Also, this past weekend, I accomplished something I have always wanted to do since I started running in Portsmouth and that is… to run around the whole Portsea Island. Interestingly, on the Fastest Known Time website, the fastest unsupported female ran it in 2:58:51. Although it looks as though ran it 43 secs faster, I did stop the clock around Mountbatten to see the kids right after they were swimming. I was quite pleased about this.
Reach for the Seven Stars 