It’s not unusual to get asked about my training, particularly with the amount I run. People from the local area occasionally stop me to ask, “Do you ever stop running?” while friends who see some of my workouts tend to respond with, “That’s not normal.”

Whilst I take both as compliments, the reality is less unusual than it may appear on the face of it. As with most things in life, dig deeply enough and what seems out of the ordinary usually has a clear explanation.

I recently added the Consistency in Motion tracker to the site after becoming aware a few months ago of an upcoming milestone of sorts, crossing the cumulative distance of 24,901 miles tracked on Strava since I started using it in November 2020.

I’ve never really been one for New Year’s resolutions. I don’t have anything particularly against them, I’ve just always favoured consistency over focusing on the switch of year as a reason to reset. I understand why people leverage the new year to re-align, establish goals, and map out the next twelve months, however for me, clarity of direction and persistent action hold more importance than the date on the calendar.

For nearly two decades now, running has been part of my daily routine. When I moved to London in my early twenties, I swapped the commute in a crowded tube for running to the office and pretty much never looked back.

I’ve already shared my Hyrox experience in another post and didn’t pull any punches with regards to my performance assessment. This time, I’m focusing on another milestone which was probably overdue when it came round given the volume of miles I have in the bank. In 2022 I finally took part in my first 26.2 marathon in Brighton.

It was a late night discussion somewhere in mid-2020 that prompted me to sign up for my first ultramarathon.

Chatting with a friend, the topic of ultramarathons came up. Within 30 mins of hanging up the call, I’d found an upcoming 75km Ultra from Aldershot to Portsmouth.