Matthew West

Home Town: Ipswich

Instagram: MPW1234

Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/3104660

About: Been running for a few years on and off but lockdown got me interested again.  A friend who is a great runner puts together weekly plans for me, and that accountability means that for the most part of 2021 i stuck to it and got more and more into it.   Primarily i run to stay fit and healthy (and sane) and secondly, it’s always nice to feel faster and to hit a specific goal.  Last year I aimed to get back under 20Mins for the 5KM, and achieved that – so am looking for more challenges and different types of events to keep me going.

I lost a bit of motivation when the clocks changed last year, but am getting back into things and have started a new plan and am starting to run with my black labrador, Gus,  As we hopefully move past the ofid restrictions, i’m looking for a more social side to running in 2022.