𝔻𝕒𝕧𝕖 ℝ𝕠𝕓 ℝ𝕦𝕟(𝗻𝗲𝗿)ᵈ

// 𝕋𝔼ℕ ℂ𝕆𝕌ℕ𝕋𝕀𝔼𝕊 ℂ𝕆𝕄ℙ𝕃𝔼𝕋𝔼𝔻 // Completed the Ladybower Reservoir 22k Trail today, bringing my Counties Covered to 🔟! Here’s the counties so far: 1️⃣ 6/5/1990 - Cumbria - Great Cumbrian Run 2️⃣ 18/5/2014 - Greater Manchester - Great Manchester 10k 3️⃣ 9/9/2018 - Cheshire - Tough Mudder Half 4️⃣ 30/10/2022 - Leicestershire - Leicester Half 5️⃣ 30/4/2023 - Staffordshire - Uttoxeter Half 6️⃣ 18/2/2024 - West Midlands - Birmingham 10k 7️⃣ 25/5/2024 - Merseyside - Aintree 10k 8️⃣ 23/6/2024 - Lancashire - Darwen Aquathlon Sprint 9️⃣ 18/8/2024 - West Yorkshire - Leeds 10k 🔟 12/10/2024 - Derbyshire - Ladybower 22k Trail …Pictured in reverse order📸 #️⃣ What county should I do next? @runthroughuk @runthroughnorth @runthroughtrails @runr_uk @monkeysox_org @runthroughkit #runthroughuk #runthroughnorth #countingthecounties #slowlydoesit #achievinggoals #ladybower22k #10counties #tickingthemoff #wherenext #manchester #northwestrunner #ladybowerreservoir

// ℂ𝕌ℝℝ𝔼ℕ𝕋 ℙ𝔹𝕤 // 16th October 2022 1️⃣ 3:58 - 11th August 2021 5️⃣ 22:48 - 30th August 2021 🔟 46:36 - 16th October 2022 🅷 1:50:22 - 13th March 2021 🅼 4:24:32 - 13th March 2021 🆄 85km - 13th March 2021 🔝 306km/mo - March 2021 . . . . . #runningstats #newpb #1kmpb #5kmpb #10kmpb #halfmarathonpb #marathonpb #ultrapb

𝔸ℕ 𝕀𝕄ℙℝ𝕆𝕍𝔼𝕄𝔼ℕ𝕋 Dropped the kids off at school and went straight out for a run. Made it to 4.5km before walking this time (& at a better pace than last week - although, I think I wasn’t wise with my pace this morning). A month to go until @emkins & I are running at the @runthroughuk Tatton 5k. Right, on with the day. @runr_uk @monkeysox_org @runthroughkit @saucony #animprovement #1monthtogo #morningrun

ℕ𝔼𝕎 𝔹𝕆𝕆𝕂 𝔻𝔸𝕐 Enjoying some time off in lieu of the Youth Weekend away (it was brilliant to have taken 18x of our youth away alongside 22x youth from other churches, but deffo tiring🫩) Found a bargain paperback copy of Death And Boules which has been on my wishlist since before it came out, so am excited to read the next instalment of Ian Moore’s Follet Valley Mystery🕵️‍♂️ while having a free coffee from Costa👌🏻 If you want some free drinks from Costa, sign up using this link - tinyurl.com/bdhnbctf and use “WQIA3” - you’re welcome☺️ @ianmooreauthor @costacoffee #newbookday #bargain #freecoffee

ℝ𝕌ℕℕ𝕀ℕ𝔾 𝔻ℝ𝕆𝕌𝔾ℍ𝕋 𝔹ℝ𝕆𝕂𝔼ℕ!👊🏻 My last run was mid-December, so this is my first run of 2026!😱 But what a lovely day for it☀️🌡️ I’m so pleased to have finally got out for a run, but my blistered ankles are not so happy - it’s as if it’s my first run EVER😖 Going to have to use some @runners_relief blister plasters once I’m showered👌🏻 Now that I’ve started back, I’ve got a target time to keep whittling down before my next official 5k in June. @runr_uk @ukgoodr @runningheroesuk @runthroughkit @monkeysox_org @saucony #runnersreturn #pleasedtobeback #running

☕️ℍ𝕆𝕎 𝕋𝕆 𝕄𝔸𝕂𝔼 𝔸ℕ 𝔼𝕊ℙℝ𝔼𝕊𝕊𝕆 Apparently, using my @wacaco_official #nanopresso is too confusing🫤 So, I’ve made a handy tutorial video to walk you through the steps - You’re welcome😌 #espresso #morningcoffee #howtomakeespresso #espressotutorial

𝕄𝔸𝕂𝕀ℕ𝔾 𝔸 ℚ𝕌𝕀ℂ𝕂 𝔹ℝ𝔼𝔸𝕂𝔽𝔸𝕊𝕋 𝕊𝕄𝕆𝕆𝕋ℍ𝕀𝔼 Waking up in the morning and starting the day right with a breakfast smoothie😋 • @supernutrio whole milk🥛 (with double the protein* and 80% more calcium* nothing added) • Some frozen fruit (pineapple, papaya, mango)🍍🥭 • Fresh blueberries🫐 • Oats🌾 • Honey🍯 All blended together quickly in a @nutribulletuk portable blender, and ready to drink straight away😌 (*verses ordinary cow’s milk) #AD #ForEveryKindOfStrong #ProteinMilk . . . . . Thanks to @gifta_uk and @supernutrio for gifting this to me😊

𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗 Homemade high-protein latte after a day rushing about, restocking the tuck-shop for the youthgroup on Friday night☕️😌 Made using @supernutrio whole milk and @grind Christmas blend, in my @runr_uk ultramarathon mug. Perfect for giving myself a mindful break, with no additives (powders, thickeners, stabilisers or gums) and 80% more calcium than standard milk🥛 . . . . . @gifta_uk #AD #ForEveryKindOfStrong #ProteinMilk

𝐌𝐘 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐈𝐍 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐒📚𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 * How To Read A Tree - Tristan Gooley (12th Dec 2024-4th Jan) * 🛌How To Seize A Dragon’s Jewel [How To Train Your Dragon: Book 10] - Cressida Cowell (5th Jun 2024-23rd Jan) 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 * 🔊Always Looking Up - Michael J Fox (6th Feb) 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 * Adjustment Team - Philip K. Dick (17th-19th Apr) 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 * The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook - Joshua Piven & David Borgenicht (28th May-5th Jun) * Left To Their Own Devices? Confident Parenting In A Digital World - Katherine Hill (14th May-22nd Jun) * Murder Before Evensong [The Canon Clement Mystery Series: Book 1] - Rev. Richard Coles (8th Jan-30th Jun) 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 * 🗓️3-Minute Prayers For Men (5th Jan-3rd Jul) * Who Is God? - Andy Acheson (2nd-5th Jul) * Hello World - Hannah Fry (5th-14th Jul) * What Every Kid Wished Their Parents Knew… And Vice Versa - Rob Parsons & Lloyd Parsons (21st-23rd Jul) 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 * Growing Young Leaders - Ruth Hassall (17th Jul-22nd Aug) * The Marlow Murder Club - Robert Thorogood (29th Jul-24th Aug) * 🗓️Refreshed - John Hindley (28th Jul-27th Aug) 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 * The Silver Chair [The Chronicles of Narnia: Book 6] - C. S. Lewis (5th Jan-19th Sep) * 🛌How To Betray A Dragon’s Hero [How To Train Your Dragon: Book 11] - Cressida Cowell (25th Jan-20th Sep) 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 * Death In The Arctic - Tom Hindle (20th Sep-12th Oct) * Mud Bullets And Open Roads - David Robinson (13th-26th Oct) * The One That Got Away - Mike Gayle (26th Oct) 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 * Smoke And Murders - J.L. Blackhurst (27th Oct-2nd Nov) * The Man Who Died Seven Times - Yasuhiko Nishizawa (12th-15th Nov) * This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong (& why it matters) - Mark Cooper-Jone & Jay Foreman (15th-24th Nov) 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 * Road Map To Jesus - Alistair Chalmers (21st-26th Dec) . As you can see, there were a couple of months where I didn’t complete any books, but I have several on the go (some that I’ve lost steam with, so will sit in my ‘Currently Reading’ pile for quite some time, and others that I’m dipping in and out of - Sherlock Holmes Collection) #yearinbooks #readinglist2025 #mybooks #myreads #2025inbooks

// ɭครՇ гคςє ๏Ŧ Շђє ץєคг // Ran the Tatton 10k this morning, and it was their last one of the year, so Christmas attire was pretty much compulsory🎅 Pleased to have come in just over 60min, and even more pleased that my Santa-hat leggings didn’t show off my jingle bells🔔🔔 (or Rudolph’s nose🦌👃, for that matter)🫣 It was a cold 🥶 morning, so I had my @runthroughkit jacket on during the warmup, and it stowed away nicely in my @swiftal_uk vest for the run itself (meaning I didn’t have to dash back to the car just before the start) - there’s a cracking video of the day on the @runthroughuk page where I’m taking my jacket off (about 13s in) and I look superimposed!!😆 … seriously, CHECK IT OUT!! I have to say though… I’ve had better race photos in the past🫩 . . . . . @runthroughuk @runthroughnorth @saucony @mystampede_run @runr_uk @swiftal_uk @raceatyourpace @runners_relief @runthroughkit @biofitclothing #morningrun #tatton10k #runr #lastrace #christmasrun

🎄 ℝ𝔸ℂ𝔼 ℝ𝔼𝔸𝔻𝕐 🎄 All set for the Tatton 10k tomorrow morning. Got my Christmas leggings (that I’m yet to wear, even after buying them over a year ago), and my Christmas @mystampede_run socks - still in need of a decent Christmas top (if anyone wants to help me out😉) #AD Got my GREEN @biofitclothing 2.0 boxers ready for action. They’re really comfortable for running in, reducing any chafing due to the longer leg. I also have my @runners_relief RunStrips packed away for some smooth breathing round the course, as well as my Revive Cold Therapy Gel waiting for me for afterwards. #gifted I’ll be wearing my long-sleeved @raceatyourpace top, and my @runr_uk cap will ensure I’ll be easily spotted during the race (but will that be a good thing or not?)🤩 This is my last race of the year, and I know it’ll be a slow one for me, so I’m just hoping for a steady pace. Looking forward to finishing the year off well, and keeping my legs moving a bit through the Christmas holidays. @runthroughuk @runthroughnorth @biofitclothing @runners_relief @runr_uk @swiftal_uk @mystampede_run @raceatyourpace #flatlay #runningkit #tatton10k

// 𝔸𝕋 𝕃𝔼𝔸𝕊𝕋 𝕀 ℝ𝔸ℕ // Made it out for a run this morning - just about getting back into some sort of a routine. While I was out I realised that I’m averaging about 7k/week at the moment (so, an above average run today🎉), but in my heyday I was averaging about 7k/day!😟 I’ve got a bit of work to do. I’m running at the Tatton 10k on Saturday, and hoping to try and keep a steady 6:30min/km pace (should be well within my range but I did have to walk a couple of times today)😮‍💨 The rest of the day has flown by too (hence only posting now even though I’d finished my run at about 9:30). I had to walk to pick the car up (carrying a box of books I’d sold that I forgot to put IN the car beforehand🤪) before I could do the food shop… with a slight detour to drop off a Returns on the way… and when I got to the supermarket there was a crowd outside as they were testing the fire alarms (or catching a mouse - I heard both reasons from bystanders). Once the shopping was completed, and put away, I put our outdoor Christmas lights up, finishing just in time for the rain😒 but then realised that our youngest doesn’t have his after-school Craft Club this week so had to go and pick him up an hour earlier than usual (I was really looking forward to having a coffee and a read☕️). When I got him home, I read my daily devotional, and enjoyed a coffee, before making dinner (early on a Monday because he has Cubs - at least it wasn’t the usual swift turn-around due to the lack of Craft Club🤷🏻‍♂️). I’ve now had some time to decompress while he was at Cubs, and feeling like I’ve just about caught up with the day. So, as I opened… at least I ran👍🏻 . . . . . @teamvaga @runners_relief @monkeysox_org @swiftal_uk @biofitclothing @saucony #atleastiran #tatton10k #regularrun #runnersofinstagram #runnersrelief