Jerry Bittles 🇬🇧⚔️

Street/trail/hill/Ultra runner 🏃‍♂️. Former Royal Signals ⚔️📡. Love my hound more than anything 💖 'You only lose if you quit!'.

[Jerry Bittles 🇬🇧⚔️ @Jerry_Bittles]

I once said "I can't" to an Army PTI. His reply: "But you're still standing so there can't be a problem with your legs"
He then smiled, "Your mind will always quit before your body does... Everyone! Bittles has just added 2 extra miles to the run! Lets go!"🥵
#running #ukrunchat

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First run over 10.25mi this year. Good to be back on the distance stuff, speed work is coming along but today I just wanted to switch off and cruise... 13.1mi just because. #HalfForALaugh #garmin #ukrunchat #running #OldManStillGotIt 🤟😎

[Jerry Bittles 🇬🇧⚔️ @Jerry_Bittles]

😎Yesterday's 'target' beaten 😉 (See prev post).
Bit of a recon, today. Wanted to check the route between Clifton & Redland to try & race a train. That small section I did in 6min at only a slightly faster pace. I need 4min to beat the train. It is do-able! #ukrunchat #running

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Ran 10 yesterday, binned it after 5 today! That's the way it goes sometimes, you just can't get into it. Advice to new runners, we all have off days. Don't see it as a bad run tho, more setting the target to beat on your next run 👍
Until next time 😉 #garmin #ukrunchat #running

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The world looks odd when it ain't dark... A rare daylight run but a #TenFromLen none the less.

🤟😎 #garmin #ukrunchat #running

[Jerry Bittles 🇬🇧⚔️ @Jerry_Bittles]

Hating the speed training but then I'm not used to it, I will progress tho. I have a train and a bus to race at some point this year... But for today, I switched back into 'Cruise Control' mode for a sweet lil #TenFromLen™ #garmin #ukrunchat #running

[Jerry Bittles 🇬🇧⚔️ @Jerry_Bittles]

0200 in the morning... (I work odd shifts) Hammered out 5 in 40, If I can knock 5-10min off that I'll be stoked. That's something to work on.
0900, out in the woods with the Hound... She did all the runnung this time. 🐕 😎 #ukrunchat #garmin #running

[Jerry Bittles 🇬🇧⚔️ @Jerry_Bittles]

2023 was about distance, 2024 I'm gonna focus on speed, maybe return to racing that train to see if I can beat it this time. Had a spare 40mins today, figured I'd hit it hard to see where I'm at.
To quote Toby Keith: "I ain't as good as I once was". #ukrunchat #runnning #garmin

[Jerry Bittles 🇬🇧⚔️ @Jerry_Bittles]

A lul in the storm this morning gave me a chance to score a #TenFromLen 😃 High winds were fun tho. This afternoon out in the weather again for a nice chase around the local park with the Hound 😁🐕 #garmin #running #ukrunchat

[Jerry Bittles 🇬🇧⚔️ @Jerry_Bittles]

@MrBeast I'm going to block you in 7 days. You can give me $15,000 not to.
How 'bout that? 😉

[Jerry Bittles 🇬🇧⚔️ @Jerry_Bittles]

@rwillis2916 Cheers 👍
A cold start but good fun.

[Jerry Bittles 🇬🇧⚔️ @Jerry_Bittles]

03.22 in the morning... -5° ... 6.5mi was enough. 🥶❄️
😄😄 Wow, it was chilly.
#garmin #ukrunchat #running

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@Paolo090908 'Literally' 💩
Guaranteed a handful of doggy poop bags will end up in it.

[Jerry Bittles 🇬🇧⚔️ @Jerry_Bittles]

-2°, 2 base layers and a #HalfForALaugh
Cold one, this morning, but I got the job done, was fine after the first couple miles.
Sometimes the hardest part of a run is stepping out of the front door 🥶❄️🥶 #garmin #running #ukrunchat

[Jerry Bittles 🇬🇧⚔️ @Jerry_Bittles]

At it again at 'silly-o'clock' this morning for a cool 10er. 🤟😎 #TenFromLen #garmin #ukrunchat #running

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❄️🥶❄️ A chilled out and, err... 'Chilled' 6'er in the early hours this morning. Bit sketchy underfoot in places but I managed to stay upright, thankfully 👍.
😉 #garmin #ukrunchat #running

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#running #ukrunchat #runners

[Jerry Bittles 🇬🇧⚔️ @Jerry_Bittles]

First 10 Tonner of the year... "That's a Ten from Len", is what I say to myself every time the #garmin beeps for 10 miles. Gone but not forgotten, rest his soul.
How many of you are now gonna start saying his catchphrase on your next 'One-Zero'? 😜
#ukrunchat #running #runchat

[Jerry Bittles 🇬🇧⚔️ @Jerry_Bittles]

NYr celebrations + fireworks going on until at least 02.00 this morning. Couldn't sleep with all that going on so decided to see in 2024 by dropping an 8-bomb at 3am.
🤟😎 #garmin #ukrunchat #running #HappyNewYear2024

[Jerry Bittles 🇬🇧⚔️ @Jerry_Bittles]

And that's it for 2023. 2024 will not be as big in miles but will have bigger/harder challenges set. HNY to all you runners! Best of luck to those about to take it up from tomorrow, stick at it, y'all. We've all been there.💪 #ukrunchat #running #NewYearResolution2024

[Jerry Bittles 🇬🇧⚔️ @Jerry_Bittles]

@kenda11fella Hiya. Yeah all good 👍
Cheers, been a busy year... Here's to another starting tomorrow.
Hope all good with you too. Happy New Year to you, Mrs B & the sillies.
🤟😎

[Jerry Bittles 🇬🇧⚔️ @Jerry_Bittles]

December #Marathon done. That's 1 x 26er for every month of 2023, just what I set out to do 1 year ago at the end of 2022. Well happy with that 🤟😎.
Question is, do I go again for 2024? #12months12marathons #ukrunchat #running