10/08/2026
Another weekend, 4 more PB’s for the Running Goals ™ squad!!
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Coach Hannah Hughes (Age V35, 1:1) continued her summer of PB’s, setting another new 3k PB of 10.58 at Trafford! An unbelievable achievement to break the 11’ barrier at last, and take another 9s off her 11.07 from last month (& 20s off her old PB from 2014!) 🏃♀️
(Age V40, Online) ran his first ever 3k race at Helsby Track Night on Friday, front-running and winning his heat by almost 25 seconds in an awesome time of 11.05! A great performance given he’s only just completed a 6-week block with us! 🏃♂️
Paul B (Age V65, previously 1:1) who we coached earlier this year stormed to second place in a PB of 11.29.
(Age V60, Buddy) finished 7th, following up his brilliant recent 22.55 5k with a really well judged performance, running 13.08 for a new PB in his debut 3k! Incredibly Paul is now ranked 104th in the UK for his age group!🏃♂️
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Sue Griffiths (Age V55, Buddy) finishing 9th, ran one of her very best ever races! Sue’s initial feeling was 14.50 to 15.00, but after her recent performances we persuaded her to try for a target of 14.38 - she went and smashed this out of the ballpark, running a brilliant 14.20! This places her 47th in the UK for her age group! 🏃♀️
The progress these two have made during their buddy sessions has been a joy to watch, and awesome bravery to try new track races later in life - an inspiration to us all! 👊
Great running everyone, lots more races coming up soon!! 🏃♂️🏃♀️
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30/07/2026
Lifetime PB’s in 4 events this year for Coach Hannah Hughes ⏱️
Last week at Trafford GP, Hannah ran one of her best ever races, setting a brand new 800m PB of 2.26.5, absolutely smashing the sub 2.30 barrier for the first time in her life 💪
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Her previous best of 2.34 was set all the way back in 2014, so to take 8 seconds off that is amazing, and she’s now ranked 12th in the UK this year in her age group! 👊🏃♀️
Great effort, well done! 👏
The Backstory:
- In 2014 (aged 24), Hannah ran her 400m, 800m, 1500m, 3k & 5k personal bests.
- Since 2015, Hannah’s had a dreadful time with injuries, & only managed to do 4 track races in 8 long years (including no track races at all for 4 years from 2019 to 2023).
- Finally in 2023, we found a way to build her body up enough to handle short sprint events, and she ran PB’s in 60m, 200m, 300m, 400m and 600m in 2024.
- She then had a baby in 2025, and began a gradual comeback to middle distance running summer 2025, before representing GB Masters in Madeira.
- In 2026, she has run lifetime PB’s in the 800m, 1500m, Mile and 3000m! 🏆
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A victory for perseverance in the face of adversity, the discipline to do extensive cross-training & gym work for years - PB’s in all events since 2024 is a very well deserved reward! 😀
15/07/2026
More PB’s for our Runners!
Despite the heat, what a couple of weeks it’s been for the squad!!
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Coach (Age V35, 1:1) continued her remarkable injury comeback story, not only building up the strength to run her first 3k distance race in 12 years, but setting a new 3k PB of 11.07 in the process, taking 11s off her previous best from 2014 (when she was 24)! 🏃♀️
(Age SW, 1:1) continued her rapid 5k progress by running another 5k PB of 23.19 at Sale Sizzler, taking 14 seconds off her Christleton time! Lucy started with us in January, having just run 27.20, and has since improved by 4 minutes in just 5 months! 🏃♀️
Paul (Age V60, Buddy) has just gone and smashed his lifetime goal of breaking 23 minutes for 5k at Aintree 5k last weekend, running an outrageous 22.55 despite tough course conditions! Smashing his old best by the best part of 30 seconds! 🏃♂️
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(Age V55, Buddy) having recently smashed her own lifetime goal of 26 minutes at Mid Cheshire 5k where she ran 25.29, followed this up with another excellent showing at Aintree 5k last weekend, running a very good 26.09 in tough conditions (circa 25.40 weather adjusted). The progress these two have made during their buddy sessions has been a joy to watch! 👊
Great running everyone, lots more races coming up soon!! 🏃♂️🏃♀️
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01/06/2026
After 2 years, finally got the reward for her perseverance! 😀
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Sue (Age V50, 1:1) has just gone a run a lifetime best 5k time of 25.29 at Mid Cheshire 5k!
Her previous best was 26.02, so to take off more than 30 seconds is a remarkable achievement, and a huge personal milestone ticked off - the sub 26’ she’d been chasing these past 2 years!
Most importantly though, it was a victory for the process over the outcome 💪 focussing on doing the right things, focussing on yourself & trying to improve one day at a time & just really leave it all out there when the going got tough - and that’s the main success! 😀
Her partner Paul (V50) who’s been doing Buddy sessions with us these past 2 months or so also ran a big course record on the day of 23.17 (only 9s outside of his lifetime best) for a great evening all round!
Next up will be being brave once more & trying a Masters track event 😀💪
Well done!!
