05/09/2026
10km done.
Plan the future, live in the present and learn from the past!
On May 12th this year I made a decision to do something about my health. I started with diet changes, walks and short runs. I built fitness and consistency and today i have reached the next part of my goalâŚcomplete 10k.
If you would have asked me 4 weeks ago, when is your first planned 10k, I would and said a long way off. But through progress, perseverance and consistency we are there.
This run and the build up to this has taught me so much of the past, present and future and where our focus needs to lie.
We need the future to set ourselves goals, dreams and plans to help work towards milestones, even if itâs the next run or even lamp post.
We need to focus on the present, because every step can change that future, move us closer to our goals or give us signs and signals that something may need to change in that moment. It could even mean learning to adapt from an injury or a set back.
The past, learn from it, but be careful not to look at it with rose tinted spectacles that donât actually remember the hardships, the challenges or the experiences that built who you are today! I looked back at my past runs and achievements with look what I could do, but I wasnât 41 then, I donât remember the context of how it felt and it didnât gives the consistency to keep going.
That consistency I do have in the present!
