06/09/2025
💙 Not every run needs data 💙
These days, running feels so focused on zones, paces, splits, PB’s and comparisons. We chase numbers and forget to chase joy.
But do you remember the first time you ran your furthest distance ever? Not the pace, not the stats - but the feeling?
✨The excitement
✨The person you couldn’t wait to tell
✨The happy space you were in when you finished.
My mum ran her fastest marathon with a Casio watch (3hrs 1 minute - Crazy!!!!). No splits, no GPS, just pure determination and love for the run.
When I ran mine, I had no watch, no idea of my pace- just memories.
Like the boy handing out jelly babies (life saver!)
I can still hear the steel drum band.
Spotting my family and friends in the crowds and running in for a hug.
I didn’t know my exact time at the end, but I’ll NEVER forget the tears of joy at the finish. I did what I went to do, and loved every minute, and that feeling has never left me.
Yes zones are great for training. But when you’re just starting out, or doing your first big event, is that really the most important thing?
I hope the first thing people ask you isn’t “what was your time? But, “did you enjoy it?”, “how did it feel?”.
Because at the end of the day, that’s what really stays with you, the feeling.
Run for joy.
Run for meaning.
Run for you 💜