2014... the Story so Far

So, I started 2014 having never run more than a couple of half marathons, having only taken up running as something to do when I wasn't out on my bike.
I approached 2014 much the same as I approach any year. I'll ride my bike a bit, maybe enter a few races, and see what happens.

By the end of the year, I will have (or already have):

• Biked much less than usual (but still managed a trip to the Alps)
• Made running my main sporting focus
• Run my first marathon
• Run my first ultra marathon
• Have run over 1,000km with 25,000m of climbing
• (Hopefully) have enough UTMB points for either the CCC or the TDS next year
• Have a sporting master plan for 2015

2015 planning has already started with 3 races already entered, and another 2 or 3 potentials identified. I'm definitely looking forward to, and excited by, all of the running that I'll have to do in training for those.

There's a few adventures in the pipeline too, and I'll be working hard to make sure at least some of them happen.

But before all of that, I need to rest and recover in time for next weekend's CTS Dorset ultra; 45 easy miles... along Dorset's Jurassic coast. That'll be the final UTMB points I need for next year's entry.

Since the Lakes in a Day ultra, I haven't run nearly as much as I'd have liked to due to both injury and various life events getting in the way. I'm feeling fairly confident though, over the worst of any injuries; and at the end of the day, all I need to do is finish.

And as long as I can still put one foot in front of the other, I'm stubborn enough to make that happen.