Today, I took part in a junior parkrun at King George Park in Bushey. This park was actually the first parkrun I ever went to. To be honest, I never really liked it much before because there’s a big hill, and running up it is really tough. Usually, we go to Pitshanger parkrun in Ealing instead. I like Pitshanger a lot because it’s very flat, and I’ve done really well there. My best time at Pitshanger is 7 minutes and 48 seconds, which I’m really proud of.

Even though I find hills hard, I know that practising on them will make me a stronger runner. That’s why I decided to run at King George Park again. I wasn’t expecting to beat my 2K personal best, but I wanted to try and beat my best time on this course. My last best time at King George Park was 9 minutes and 21 seconds, which I ran a long time ago. This time, I set myself a target of 8 minutes and 15 seconds. I also knew there was a really fast boy running who would probably come first, so my goal was to finish second and beat everyone else.

Today, I ran in the Aldershot, Farnham and District race. It was a 1000 metre race held on an athletics track. I was really excited because 1000 metres is a rare distance to race. It’s two and a half laps around the track, and not many places offer it, especially for runners under 11 like me. I’ve run 800 metres and 1500 metres before, but never 1000, so this was something new and interesting. I was looking forward to seeing how I would do.

My goal was to run the race in 3 minutes and 40 seconds. I was put in the second heat, so I watched the first group carefully before my turn. There was a girl in my year in that heat who ran it in 3 minutes and 33 seconds, and that really motivated me. I wanted to get a time close to hers and hoped I could push myself to do something similar. I felt nervous but excited as I got ready for the race.

Today, I took part in a run at Leamington Spa. It was a 1.5 kilometre race, and I was really looking forward to it. I had been thinking about the run all week and was feeling both excited and a bit nervous. The weather was nice, and there were lots of other runners there too. 

My previous personal best was last year, when I ran just one 1,500m race at StoneX Stadium. I got dead on six minutes and my target was to beat this comprehensively. I set myself a personal target of between 5:30 to 5:35 which I felt was achievable.

Today, I ran in the Middlesex Young Athletics League at Finsbury Park. It was an exciting day because I had been waiting for this race for a while. I was feeling a bit nervous before the race started, but I was also really excited to try my best. The weather was okay, and there were lots of other runners around getting ready to compete.