RE: Afternoon Run - 5km (sunshine and a brief review of 2024)

Thanks, it is a reasonable distance I guess, sometimes I forget who I compare myself to... some of the people on strava/youtube post stats that are way above what I'm capable of. When I compare myself to the general population, my numbers seem a little more impressive.

And I do need to remember to compare myself to 4 years ago when my running was pretty much non-existent... I'm doing pretty well these days considering

I guess the disappointment is just due to the current situation... I found my New Years Day post from 1st of January 2024 HERE, and I'm just in a completely different place 12 months later. Back then I had the distance, the pace, the CONSISTENCY, everything felt better than I do right now, and it feels disheartening to have gone backwards.

I also know I'm not alone with injuries, and I know you've had to struggle with a couple of them this year... its hard to keep positive after setbacks, but we've gotta try I guess!

You look like you're at least finishing the year strongly... and hey, 2,500 is definitely well within your means.

Challenges are meant to be 'challenging' right? Its no fun if its too easy!

I hope you achieve your targets next year, and thank you for your blogs this year. I don't interact much but I do enjoy reading your updates.

Thats very kind of you to say. I mostly write for my own benefit, but its nice to hear I have a couple of regular readers here and there who enjoy what I write too :-)

Happy New Year Allan, wishing you a productive and healthy (and injury free) 2025!