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Average Jays health and Wellbeing 👉 Just an average guy on a comeback.
👉 Running, fitness & building discipline 💪🏻

⛰️ BEN NEVIS SUMMER CHALLENGE 2026 ⛰️This summer, Caitlyn and I will be joining members of the Project Theatre Performin...
14/06/2026

⛰️ BEN NEVIS SUMMER CHALLENGE 2026 ⛰️

This summer, Caitlyn and I will be joining members of the Project Theatre Performing Arts family as we take on the challenge of climbing Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the UK.

Project Theatre has played and continues to play, a huge part in our lives and we've seen first-hand the opportunities, confidence and friendships it creates for young people of all ages and abilities.

As a registered charity, PT works hard to keep performing arts accessible and affordable for families while continuing to provide amazing opportunities both in studio, on stage and on screen.

We're hoping to help raise funds to support shows, classes, workshops, equipment, costumes, opportunities for young performers and the future development of Project Theatre.

🎭 Every Step Helps A Young Performer Find Their Stage 🎭

If you'd like to support us and the rest of the PT team as we take on Ben Nevis on 25th July, we'd be incredibly grateful for any donation, no matter how big or small.

❤️Please Donate here:

https://www.justgiving.com/page/ptbennevis26⁠

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09/06/2026

GUESS WHO'S BACK? 👀
A funny thing happened tonight...
I stopped worrying about pace. I stopped worrying about heart rate. I stopped worrying about whether I was "back" yet.
I just ran.
🏃🏻‍♂️ 7.01km ⏱️ 41:10 ⚡ 5:52/km
The best part?
I enjoyed every minute of it.
A few weeks ago every run felt like a battle. Tonight felt different. The legs felt good, the head felt clear and for the first time in a while I finished thinking:
"I could have kept going."
With the GP tomorrow, gastro on Friday and answers finally starting to come, it feels like a bit of that mental weight has lifted.
The goal was never perfection.
The goal was always to keep showing up.
One run at a time. One day at a time. One step at a time.
Not fast. Just relentless. 👊🏻

07/06/2026

Not every run feels good
Today felt sh*te

For 8km I was tired, grumpy and looking for reasons to stop.

Then I remembered something 💡
You don't have to feel motivated to keep going.
Sometimes you just need to stop negotiating with yourself and move your feet.

12km. 6:03/km. Not my prettiest run.
But probably one of the most satisfying.
Because the victory wasn't over the distance.
It was over the voice telling me to quit.
🇲🇦 Morocco in 10 days. 💪🏻 Still showing up. 🏃‍♂️ Average Jay keeps moving.

06/06/2026

THE COMEBACK ISN'T ALWAYS PRETTY

Some weeks you hit PBs and feel like a superhero.
Some weeks you miss runs and gym sessions.
Some weeks you smash your calories.
Some weeks McDonald's and biscuits land a perfect 10.

This week I was exhausted. I slept through alarms.
I skipped weigh-ins through guilt.
I questioned everything on more than one occasion.
But..
I kept showing up.
The scales still start with 198. My recovery is improving. The blood tests are booked and I'm still moving forward.
Progress isn't made during perfect weeks.
It's made during the messy f**k it ones.

02/06/2026

Tonight's run was a weird one.

The watch says:

🏃‍♂️ 7km
⚡ Tempo benefit
❤️ 145 average heart rate
📈 Solid training effect

My body says:

🤢 Breathing felt hard
🦵 Legs felt empty
😩 Wanted to chuck it after 6k

Funny how that works.

A few months ago I'd have looked at a run like that and thought I was losing fitness.

Now I know better.

Sometimes you're not unfit.
Sometimes you're carrying fatigue.
Sometimes you're fighting off a bug.
Sometimes you're just in one of those patches where everything feels harder than it should.

The important bit?

I still turned up.

Not every run feels strong.
Not every week feels easy.

But consistency isn't doing it when you feel amazing.
It's doing it when you don't.

Now excuse me while I begin my advanced recovery protocol of hotdogs, Pepsi Max and pretending Ozark counts as sports science.

🌭🏃‍♂️🤣

31/05/2026

Not every run feels amazing.

Today was one of those days.
12km done. Pace was fine. The watch said I was working. The legs said I was working.
But it felt like I was towing a caravan through a headwind while wearing concrete trainers.
The old me would've used that as an excuse to quit, skip the run, then spend the rest of the day annoyed at myself.
Instead, I got it done, came home, had a sausage sandwich, and moved on.
That's the bit nobody talks about.
Fitness isn't built on the days you feel unstoppable. It's built on the days you feel average, tired, out of sync, and still show up anyway.
Some runs are diamonds. Some runs are polished turds.
Both count. 💪🏻

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17/05/2026

Good Morning troops 🌄

Definetly Recovery day 😂💀
25k yesterday
Today I'll be walking about Dalkeith like I’ve survived SAS selection and lost an argument with a staircase 🤣
Mrs Jay , Billie-Rose and the newest member of Team Jay Alvin 🐶 now get the pleasure of listening to me moan every time I stand up, sit down etc out a chair today. 💀😂
Legs are cooked.
Sleep was brutal.
Electrolytes and coffee are basically life support at this point ☕⚡

But this is part of it.
The miles.
The soreness.
The recovery.
The rebuild.
No shortcuts. Just consistency. 💪🏻
Billie’s off swinging through trees at Go Ape while I’m trying to survive stairs and curbs 🤣
Road to 25+ continues 🔥

16/05/2026

25.02km 💥

Honestly this one meant a lot.
No perfect prep.
No perfect conditions.

Hay-fever had me fighting for my life, the sun turned up for the last 5k, and I was running on gels, stubbornness and pure “just keep moving” energy 😂

But when I look at the stats, the pacing, the heart rate drift that’s where the confidence comes from.
The engine is building again. Quietly. 👀

A year ago I was buzzing to almost break 2 hours for a half marathon.

Now we’re out here covering 25km at a controlled pace and still finishing strong.
Not where I want to be yet
But definitely not where I used to be. 💪🏻🔥

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