2012 - that was the year

It's been a good year for running.  Here's a quick review of the highlights

• 2011/12 cross-country season: 42nd place overall men and 12th in the veteran league.
• The John Austin half marathon in Brockenhurst - 6th place overall, 1st M40 and 1st age-weighted score (72.5%) - I think this was my best race of the year.
• The Grizzly in Devon - my fifth race, finishing in 37th place... an immense experience as always.
• The Herts Stroller- my first ultra run, very successfully teaching me that I'm not well suited to ultra running.
• The Jungfrau marathon in Switzerland - breathtaking, exhausting, debilitating and majestic... I'll be back in 2022.
• The Hursley 10k - a cracking race - my best performances this year have been in the rain
• The Clarendon marathon - another perennial favourite, and I managed to hang on to 5th place.

2013 goals... improve my parkrun times for speedwork and get better at hills... I reckon I can improve by a few places in the Grizzly.  First priority - get a good result in the 2012/13 cross-country league.