This week I stumbled through Alderley Parkrun in a blistering 27:35. Last week, same epic quest was almost four minutes slower: 31:32. On paper? Progress - Strava was throwing a party. “ Solid race effort. ” “Heart rate elevated throughout.” “ Good speed when it counts. ” Elevated throughout? Yes, indeed. Because I was convinced I was going to die... This week felt like climbing Everest without oxygen. The kind of hard where you start making deals with the universe at 3km. “J