2022 was the first year I signed up with a running coach. To be honest, it felt a bit poncy – I am an ordinary runner, with no discernible talent of which to speak; I put in the hours, I plod along, I get an odd PB here and there, I finish the big stuff with (mostly) time to spare, but I was, quite decidedly, an average runner. Then the date for Comrades 2022 was announced and I panicked.