2022

So, 2022 then. In total I logged 323 activities and just over 15,800 minutes of moving, which sounds impressive until you realise that 226 of those activities were walks — so let's not get carried away. Running was the real headline though, with 70 runs covering 410 kilometres at an average pace of 5:36 per kilometre, which netted me 43 achievements and 12 personal records (some of which I suspect were set because I'd never actually run those specific distances before, but I'll take them). I also picked up the rowing machine on 11 occasions, did a handful of weight training and workout sessions, and apparently used the elliptical exactly once — which feels about right. The swimming was, charitably, a cameo appearance at three sessions and 600 metres, though I did manage to squeeze in something called "Cheeky laps," which is at least an honest name for it.

The comparison with 2021 is where it gets a bit uncomfortable, if I'm being honest with myself — and this is my blog so I probably should be. Last year I ran 969 kilometres across 121 sessions; this year I managed 410 kilometres across 70. The cycling completely disappeared (30 rides in 2021, zero in 2022), and the structured workout and weight training sessions dropped off a cliff, going from 67 combined sessions down to just 12. So the direction of travel is, shall we say, not the direction I'd have chosen. The walking did improve — more distance, more elevation, more time — which is something, though it's not exactly a training plan. What to take forward into 2023 is fairly obvious: get back on a consistent running schedule before I forget what a kilometre feels like.

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