Hi ,
 
I’m close to the end of Walk Run Achieve.

And if I’m honest, the last couple of weeks haven’t gone how I expected.

I’ve been tired. Sore. Then unwell. The kind of unwell where even thinking about a run feels like too much. So the running has dropped off, right at the point where I was meant to be finishing.

It’s a strange place to be.

So close… and yet it feels like things have slipped.

The first thought is obvious.

“I’ve messed this up.”

Part of me wanted to push through and just get the 5k done. Another part wondered if I should go back to the start and do it properly.

But when I stepped back, something else became clear.

I’ve already built something.

Over the past couple of months, I’ve been consistent. I’ve spent time on my feet. I’ve reconnected with running in a way that simply wasn’t there at the start of the year.

That doesn’t disappear because a couple of weeks went sideways.

And maybe this is the real shift.

Not forcing a perfect finish… but learning how to keep going when things aren’t perfect.

So instead of pushing harder or starting again, I’m simplifying it.

Just turning up. Running regularly. Getting back to parkrun. Letting things build from here, without pressure.

I wrote a bit more about this because I have a feeling this is a moment a lot of people hit… but don’t necessarily talk about.

👉 What If You're Doing Better Than You Think?

cheers

Gary

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