Running total 2021
Partway through this year, I decided it would be a good idea to set a "Proclaimers" * running target for 2021. This turned out to be too ambitious, mainly because I decided too late to start going for it. But it kept me doing regular long runs, which was important for event training and keeping up my general level of fitness. I managed 1,350k, which is over 5/6 of the 1,000 mile target, and managed to run 100k+ in every month but one. I'll have another attempt next year but, in the meantime, here's the breakdown of this year's running. I've documented this partly to keep count, but mainly to try to establish a vague sort of running pattern and (hopefully) stick to it.
* "I would run 500 miles, and I would run 500 more..."
January:
Fri 1st - 5k (notparkrun)
Sat 2nd - 7k (4 laps notparkrun)
Sat 9th - 15k (Ooty loop followed by notparkrun)
Sat 16th - 5k (notparkrun)
Sun 17th - 5k (? - didn't start documenting until Feb, and the GPS didn't identify this one)
Wed 27th - 10k (? - ditto)
Sat 30th - 13k (Ooty loop)
Total: 60k
February:
Mon 1st - 12k (Rivelin to Rails Rd and back via Stannington)
Sat 6th - 15k (reverse Ooty loop followed by reverse notparkrun)
Wed 10th - 5k (parkrun)
Sat 13th - 15k (Worrall/Wisewood loop followed by mini Ooty loop)
Mon 15th - 5k (parkrun)
Thurs 18th - 25k (Damflagden via Wadsley Common)
Sat 20th - 14k (notparkrun then Ooty loop with Adam)
Sat 27th - 9k round the park
Total: 100k
March:
Tues 2nd - 5k (parkrun)
Thurs 4th - 6k (mini Ooty loop)
Sat 6th - 8k (3k warmup + notparkrun)
Mon 8th - 12k (Stanington & Rivelin)
Wed 10th - 5k (parkrun)
Sat 13th - 15k (Ooty loop + notparkrun)
Tues 16th - 5k (reverse parkrun)
Sat 20th - 25k (Ooty loop, park loops with Adam, Loxley Valley with Neil)
Thurs 25th - 5k (parkrun)
Sat 27th - 18k (half Ooty loop followed by Rails Road and back)
Total: 104k
April:
Fri 2nd - 12k (Ooty via the Common and back via Beeley Wood)
Sat 3rd - 13k (Our Cow Molly and back)
Mon 5th - 10k (3 laps extended notparkrun)
Sat 10th - 5k (notparkrun)
Sun 11th - 23k (Ughill & back with Jen, Liz and Jenny)
Sat 17th - 12k (Ooty loop + a bit of notparkrunning)
Mon 19th - 11k (Ooty via Long Lane)
Sat 24th - 7k (extended notparkrun)
Sun 25th - 18k (Damflask and over the hill with Jen and Jenny)
Wed 28th - 9k (Ooty loop with Jen/Rich/Jenny/Adam)
Total: 120k
May:
Sat 1st - 5k (notparkrun)
Wed 5th - 17k (Back Edge / Wharncliffe Woods with Adam, Jen and Rich)
Mon 10th - 21k (Back Edge route solo)
Sat 15th - 8k (5 laps notparkrun)
Sun 16th - 10k (Reverse Ooty loop)
Tues 18th - 12k (Rails Road and back)
Sat 22nd - 10k (double notparkrun)
Sat 29th - 11k (reverse mini-Ooty loop + notparkrun)
Mon 31st - 17k (Damflask)
Total: 111k
June:
Wed 2nd - 12k (Mini Ooty loop + parkrun)
Sat 12th - 16k (11k Ooty loop + parkrun)
Mon 14th - 33k (Double Damflagden)
Thurs 17th - 5k (notparkrun)
Sat 19th - 15k (Ooty loop via Worrall + notparkrun)
Tues 22nd - 16k (Rivelin/Crosspool/Uni loop)
Sat 26th - 15k (Ooty loop + notparkrun)
Wed 30th - 5k (notparkrun)
Total: 117k
July:
Sat 3rd - 16k (Ooty loop + notparkrun + extra lap)
Sat 10th - 12k (Extended mini Ooty loop + notparkrun)
Wed 14th - 5k (Tramlines-affected 4-lap parkrun)
Sat 17th - 15k (Loxley with Jen & Jenny + notparkrun)
Tues 20th - 6k (notTramlines notparkrun)
Fri 23rd - 22k (Damflagden)
Sat 24th - 5k (Sheffield Castle parkrun)
Wed 28th - 12k (Rails Road loop)
Fri 30th - 7k (extended notparkrun)
Total: 100k
August:
Mon 2nd - 16k (Out to Dale Dyke via Damflagden)
Wed 4th - 11k (Ooty loop + parkrun lap)
Sat 7th - 42k (1st Hillsborough parkrun + Agden with Jen + Ooty loop)
Wed 11th - 5k (notparkrun before work)
Thurs 12th - 32k (Forge Dam and back, on a Bear hunt)
Sat 14th - 15k (Parkrun + Ooty loop with Jenny)
Mon 16th - 7k (notparkrunplus)
Sat 21st - 5k (parkrun)
Tues 24th - 10k (Ooty loop)
Sat 28th - 7k (parkrun plus)
Mon 30th - 25k (Blue Loop)
Total: 175k
September:
Sat 4th - 7k (parkrun plus)
Sun 5th - 10k (Ooty loop)
Sat 11th - 5k (parkrun)
Sun 12th - 21k (Great North Run!)
Tues 14th - 6k (notparkrun 2 extended laps)
Sat 18th - 24k (Damflagden)
Tues 21st - 12k (Reverse Ooty loop plus)
Fri 24th - 16k (Manchester-Crosspool loop)
Sat 25th - 6k (parkrun plus)
Sun 26th - 26k (into town then Sheffield Half Marathon!)
Mon 27th - 10k (Ooty loop)
Wed 29th - 10k (Mini Ooty loop + extended parkrun lap)
Total: 153k
October:
Sat 2nd - 7k (parkrun plus)
Sun 3rd - 42k (London Marathon!)
Fri 8th - 5k (notparkrun)
Sat 9th - 6k (parkrun plus)
Sat 16th - 11k (Portsmouth Lakeside parkrun + there and back again)
Wed 20th - 10k (Ooty loop)
Mon 25th - 21k (fast Damflagden)
Sat 30th - 5k (damp parkrun!)
Total: 107k
November:
Mon 1st - 11k (Ooty loop + parkrun lap)
Sat 6th - 20k (warm-up laps + parkrun + Ooty loop)
Wed 10th - 5k (reverse notparkrun)
Sat 13th - 5k (parkrun)
Mon 15th - 21k (Common, Loxley, Rivelin, Stannington, notparkrun lap)
Fri 19th - 7k (extended notparkrun)
Mon 22nd - 11k (Ooty loop + a bit of notparkrun)
Thurs 25th - 5k (notparkrun)
Sat 27th - 5k (notparkrunparkslush)
Sun 28th - 11k (Loxley)
Total: 101k
December:
Sat 4th - 5k (parkrun)
Sun 5th - 15k (Percy Pud + there and back again)
Sat 11th - 5k (parkrun)
Tues 14th - 5k (notparkrun)
Sat 18th - 16k (parkrun + Ooty loop with Jenny)
Sun 19th - 19k (junior PR with Toby + Damflask with Jen)
Wed 29th - 16k (Rivelin / Crosspool loop)
Thurs 30th - 19k (Up the hill to OCM then Damflask with Jenny)
Fri 31st - 2k (Final sprint to Stephen's Corner!)
Total: 102k
* "I would run 500 miles, and I would run 500 more..."
January:
Fri 1st - 5k (notparkrun)
Sat 2nd - 7k (4 laps notparkrun)
Sat 9th - 15k (Ooty loop followed by notparkrun)
Sat 16th - 5k (notparkrun)
Sun 17th - 5k (? - didn't start documenting until Feb, and the GPS didn't identify this one)
Wed 27th - 10k (? - ditto)
Sat 30th - 13k (Ooty loop)
Total: 60k
February:
Mon 1st - 12k (Rivelin to Rails Rd and back via Stannington)
Sat 6th - 15k (reverse Ooty loop followed by reverse notparkrun)
Wed 10th - 5k (parkrun)
Sat 13th - 15k (Worrall/Wisewood loop followed by mini Ooty loop)
Mon 15th - 5k (parkrun)
Thurs 18th - 25k (Damflagden via Wadsley Common)
Sat 20th - 14k (notparkrun then Ooty loop with Adam)
Sat 27th - 9k round the park
Total: 100k
March:
Tues 2nd - 5k (parkrun)
Thurs 4th - 6k (mini Ooty loop)
Sat 6th - 8k (3k warmup + notparkrun)
Mon 8th - 12k (Stanington & Rivelin)
Wed 10th - 5k (parkrun)
Sat 13th - 15k (Ooty loop + notparkrun)
Tues 16th - 5k (reverse parkrun)
Sat 20th - 25k (Ooty loop, park loops with Adam, Loxley Valley with Neil)
Thurs 25th - 5k (parkrun)
Sat 27th - 18k (half Ooty loop followed by Rails Road and back)
Total: 104k
April:
Fri 2nd - 12k (Ooty via the Common and back via Beeley Wood)
Sat 3rd - 13k (Our Cow Molly and back)
Mon 5th - 10k (3 laps extended notparkrun)
Sat 10th - 5k (notparkrun)
Sun 11th - 23k (Ughill & back with Jen, Liz and Jenny)
Sat 17th - 12k (Ooty loop + a bit of notparkrunning)
Mon 19th - 11k (Ooty via Long Lane)
Sat 24th - 7k (extended notparkrun)
Sun 25th - 18k (Damflask and over the hill with Jen and Jenny)
Wed 28th - 9k (Ooty loop with Jen/Rich/Jenny/Adam)
Total: 120k
May:
Sat 1st - 5k (notparkrun)
Wed 5th - 17k (Back Edge / Wharncliffe Woods with Adam, Jen and Rich)
Mon 10th - 21k (Back Edge route solo)
Sat 15th - 8k (5 laps notparkrun)
Sun 16th - 10k (Reverse Ooty loop)
Tues 18th - 12k (Rails Road and back)
Sat 22nd - 10k (double notparkrun)
Sat 29th - 11k (reverse mini-Ooty loop + notparkrun)
Mon 31st - 17k (Damflask)
Total: 111k
June:
Wed 2nd - 12k (Mini Ooty loop + parkrun)
Sat 12th - 16k (11k Ooty loop + parkrun)
Mon 14th - 33k (Double Damflagden)
Thurs 17th - 5k (notparkrun)
Sat 19th - 15k (Ooty loop via Worrall + notparkrun)
Tues 22nd - 16k (Rivelin/Crosspool/Uni loop)
Sat 26th - 15k (Ooty loop + notparkrun)
Wed 30th - 5k (notparkrun)
Total: 117k
July:
Sat 3rd - 16k (Ooty loop + notparkrun + extra lap)
Sat 10th - 12k (Extended mini Ooty loop + notparkrun)
Wed 14th - 5k (Tramlines-affected 4-lap parkrun)
Sat 17th - 15k (Loxley with Jen & Jenny + notparkrun)
Tues 20th - 6k (notTramlines notparkrun)
Fri 23rd - 22k (Damflagden)
Sat 24th - 5k (Sheffield Castle parkrun)
Wed 28th - 12k (Rails Road loop)
Fri 30th - 7k (extended notparkrun)
Total: 100k
August:
Mon 2nd - 16k (Out to Dale Dyke via Damflagden)
Wed 4th - 11k (Ooty loop + parkrun lap)
Sat 7th - 42k (1st Hillsborough parkrun + Agden with Jen + Ooty loop)
Wed 11th - 5k (notparkrun before work)
Thurs 12th - 32k (Forge Dam and back, on a Bear hunt)
Sat 14th - 15k (Parkrun + Ooty loop with Jenny)
Mon 16th - 7k (notparkrunplus)
Sat 21st - 5k (parkrun)
Tues 24th - 10k (Ooty loop)
Sat 28th - 7k (parkrun plus)
Mon 30th - 25k (Blue Loop)
Total: 175k
September:
Sat 4th - 7k (parkrun plus)
Sun 5th - 10k (Ooty loop)
Sat 11th - 5k (parkrun)
Sun 12th - 21k (Great North Run!)
Tues 14th - 6k (notparkrun 2 extended laps)
Sat 18th - 24k (Damflagden)
Tues 21st - 12k (Reverse Ooty loop plus)
Fri 24th - 16k (Manchester-Crosspool loop)
Sat 25th - 6k (parkrun plus)
Sun 26th - 26k (into town then Sheffield Half Marathon!)
Mon 27th - 10k (Ooty loop)
Wed 29th - 10k (Mini Ooty loop + extended parkrun lap)
Total: 153k
October:
Sat 2nd - 7k (parkrun plus)
Sun 3rd - 42k (London Marathon!)
Fri 8th - 5k (notparkrun)
Sat 9th - 6k (parkrun plus)
Sat 16th - 11k (Portsmouth Lakeside parkrun + there and back again)
Wed 20th - 10k (Ooty loop)
Mon 25th - 21k (fast Damflagden)
Sat 30th - 5k (damp parkrun!)
Total: 107k
November:
Mon 1st - 11k (Ooty loop + parkrun lap)
Sat 6th - 20k (warm-up laps + parkrun + Ooty loop)
Wed 10th - 5k (reverse notparkrun)
Sat 13th - 5k (parkrun)
Mon 15th - 21k (Common, Loxley, Rivelin, Stannington, notparkrun lap)
Fri 19th - 7k (extended notparkrun)
Mon 22nd - 11k (Ooty loop + a bit of notparkrun)
Thurs 25th - 5k (notparkrun)
Sat 27th - 5k (notparkrunparkslush)
Sun 28th - 11k (Loxley)
Total: 101k
December:
Sat 4th - 5k (parkrun)
Sun 5th - 15k (Percy Pud + there and back again)
Sat 11th - 5k (parkrun)
Tues 14th - 5k (notparkrun)
Sat 18th - 16k (parkrun + Ooty loop with Jenny)
Sun 19th - 19k (junior PR with Toby + Damflask with Jen)
Wed 29th - 16k (Rivelin / Crosspool loop)
Thurs 30th - 19k (Up the hill to OCM then Damflask with Jenny)
Fri 31st - 2k (Final sprint to Stephen's Corner!)
Total: 102k