Taking stock
“The Sun will rise and set regardless. What we choose to do with the light while it's here is up to us. Journey wisely.” - Alexandra Elle So I crunched the numbers, and here's what I came back with in 2019. Further and, at times, faster than before. I've had some good results, despite starting and finishing the year broken. April: Light Horse 3hr - 33.5km, 5th place June: Elleker Half marathon: 1:59:59 [happy 2hr pace bus noises] August: Truth or Consequences 50k: 6:06:50, 19th place September: Birdy's Backyard ultra: 53.4km, 7 laps, DNF, equal 8th September: Denmark Half marathon: 1:43:22, 6th place October: Albany Park to Point 10k: 43:48, 10th (10k pb) But things go beyond the simple numbers. What you don't see are the mental gains, the embracing of mindfulness and the understanding of where I am on this journey. 2019 saw me hit possibly my lowest point, where the after effects and crash from a two to three...