A week-by-week index to the 2025 running diary. Each entry links to the full weekly post.
2025
- Week 1: 4–12 Jan — Easing back in, with the knee dictating a cautious return.
- Week 2: 13–19 Jan — More cautious running and some turbo work while testing the knee.
- Week 3: 20–26 Jan — Mileage begins to build, alongside strength and cross-training.
- Week 4: 27 Jan–2 Feb — Steady progress and continued knee-strengthening work.
- Week 5: 3–9 Feb — A jump to 35 miles as confidence starts to return.
- Week 6: 10–16 Feb — Forty miles fitted around a busy working and family week.
- Week 7: 17–23 Feb — Fifty miles, but still keeping an eye on the knee.
- Week 8: 24 Feb–2 Mar — A lower-volume week balancing training, family and recovery.
- Week 9: 3–9 Mar — Back above 50 miles, with easy-run effort under scrutiny.
- Week 10: 10–16 Mar — Forty-four miles with renewed attention to running form.
- Week 11: 17–23 Mar — Training deliberately takes a back seat to family.
- Week 12: 24–30 Mar — Running squeezed around a difficult family week.
- Week 13: 31 Mar–6 Apr — Building again while keeping family and perspective first.
- Week 14: 7–13 Apr — Another deliberately lighter week around family commitments.
- Week 15: 14–20 Apr — Twenty-two miles fitted around work and a compressed week.
- Week 16: 21–27 Apr — Mileage rises sharply, including the first 14-mile-plus run for a while.
- Week 17: 28 Apr–4 May — A mixed week of running, gym and cross-training.
- Week 18: 5–11 May — A cautious 35 miles while managing abdominal and groin discomfort.
- Week 19: 12–18 May — Forty miles plus cross-training as the next event draws closer.
- Week 20: 19–25 May — Forty-two miles after a slow start to the week.
- Week 21: 26 May–1 Jun — A quieter 31-mile week with some cross-training.
- Week 22: 2–8 Jun — Back to 42 miles and the familiar morning-run routine.
- Week 23: 9–15 Jun — Lower running mileage but a large dose of cross-training.
- Week 24: 16–22 Jun — Just over 50 miles, with flexibility work becoming part of the routine.
- Week 25: 23–29 Jun — Another 50-mile week and a little more consistency around mobility.
- Week 26: 30 Jun–6 Jul — Fifty-one miles with speed work progressing to longer repetitions.
- Week 27: 7–13 Jul — Training fits around an anniversary and family travel.
- Week 28: 14–20 Jul — Back above 50 miles despite the usual work-and-family juggling.
- Week 29: 21–27 Jul — A 39-mile week where the numbers and the legs tell slightly different stories.
- Week 30: 28 Jul–3 Aug — Reduced volume as holiday approaches.
- Week 31: 4–10 Aug — Holiday activity turns the training log into more of an adventure diary.
- Week 32: 11–17 Aug — Travel and cross-training dominate a low-mileage week.
- Week 33: 18–24 Aug — Home again and quickly back into a 43-mile week.
- Week 34: 25–31 Aug — Forty-six miles fitted around the end-of-summer family routine.
- Week 35: 1–7 Sep — Fifty miles, with an eldest son’s 18th birthday rightly taking Monday.
- Week 36: 8–14 Sep — Another 50-mile week amid a busy family schedule.
- Week 37: 15–21 Sep — A 56-mile week that did not quite follow the original plan.
- Week 38: 22–28 Sep — 40.4 miles with 45 minutes of cross-training.
- Week 39: 29 Sep–5 Oct — 36.1 miles with gym and cross-training alongside.
- Week 40: 6–12 Oct — Almost 50 miles plus a substantial gym week.
- Week 41: 13–19 Oct — Running volume drops to 31.5 miles with more cross-training.
- Week 42: 20–26 Oct — Holiday week: A quieter 23.9-mile running week.
- Week 43: 27 Oct–2 Nov — Holiday week: Fifteen miles of running with some gym work.
- Week 44: 3–9 Nov — A sizeable rebound to 53.7 running miles.
- Week 45: 10–16 Nov — Groin injury. A deliberately or necessarily light 12-mile week.
- Week 46: 17–23 Nov — Very little running, with gym and cross-training filling some of the gap.
- Week 47: 24–30 Nov — Back to 47.6 miles with useful cross-training alongside.
- Week 48: 1–7 Dec — A balanced 45-mile week with gym and cross-training.
- Week 49: 8–14 Dec — Thirty-five running miles and just over two hours cross-training.
- Week 50: 15–21 Dec — Forty-seven miles in the final full week before Christmas.
- Week 51: 22–28 Dec — A 46-mile Christmas week with gym and cross-training.
- Week 52: 29 Dec–4 Jan — Forty miles across New Year as training competes with family time.
