Running
I started running regularly in 2013 soon after I moved to London. It was a way to keep fit that didn’t involve other people (team sports aren’t really my thing) and was something I could quietly sneak out and do during early hours at the local park. Not sure what I was afraid of. Being bad at it, I guess. Being judged by other, better runners.
I’ve since learned that nobody cares. In fact, that’s one of my favourite things about running. It’s a complete leveller. It doesn’t really matter how good you are, everybody is out there running the best race they can, at the level they’re comfortable with. You’re mostly running against yourself. Sometimes against friends if you’re more competitively minded, maybe against enemies if you have them, but everyone else out there is doing their own thing and, however well they’re doing, it is entirely their own business.
Races
- SCSM Half Marathon, Singapore, December 2023 (2:08:52)
- Translantau 25, Hong Kong, November 2023 (3:36:48)
- SCSM Half Marathon, Singapore, December 2022 (2:29:14)
- SCSM 10K, Singapore, December 2019 (56:37)
- Hertfordshire Half Marathon, UK, November 2018 (1:53:34)
- Chase The Sun Olympic Park 10K, UK, June 2018 (48:30)
- Victoria Park Easter Half Marathon, UK, March 2018 (1:42:11)
- Hertfordshire Half Marathon, UK, November 2017 (1:58:25)
- Wimbledon Common Half Marathon, UK, October 2017 (1:42:22)
- London Marathon, UK, April 2017 (3:55:56)
Upcoming
Nothing yet. Hopefully some half-marathons and maaaaaybe another trail run in 2024.
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