Belfast by Arek Jaworski

Category: Sport

  • Another Year, Another Park Run

    Saturday, 17 Jan 2026 I completed my first Park Run in 2026. This time I decided to take it easy. Ran with an average pace. Not try to sweat it or beat my PB.

    In the end I finished 5k run just under 25 minutes. Not bad taking into account that not that long ago I struggled to finish 5k run in 30 minutes.

    My average is constant 24:05 and my overall best time still is 23:01 (age grading score of 60.17%). The plan for 2026 is to go permanently under 23 minutes.

    Belfast Victoria parkrun #686 result:

    PositionparkrunnerGenderAge GroupClubTime
    163Arek JAWORSKIMaleVM40-44 24:56

  • Belfast Victoria Park Run

    Arek Jaworski at Belfast Victoria

    On Saturday I completed another 5k Park Run at Victoria Park in Belfast.

    This time I decided to take the run easy and I wasn’t trying to beat my Personal Best (at the moment it’s 23:01).

    Here are my results:

    Congratulations on completing your 30th parkrun and your 20th at Belfast Victoria parkrun today. You finished in 111th place out of a field of 229 parkrunners. You were the 83rd male and came 11th in your age category VM40-44

    Worth noting was that it was my 30th park run! My time was 25:17 (two minutes slower than my PB).

    PositionparkrunnerGenderAge GroupClubTime
    111Arek JAWORSKIMaleVM40-44 25:17

  • Belfast City Half Marathon

    Arek Jaworski - Belfast Half Marathon - Results

    On 22 September 20024 I took part in Belfast City Half Marathon.

    My official result:

    • Rank: 3560
    • Time: 02:10:28

    This was my first and so far the only long distance run. Usually, I run for 5 or 10km. The first 15km I was doing in a steady pace of around 30 minutes per 5km. After reaching 15km I started to slow down. When I passed 18km I started to get muscle spasm. At that stage my goal was to simply complete the half marathon.

    When I signed up for this challenge my not-so-realistic goal was to be able to finish in about 2 hours.

    I was really pleased to achieve the time of 2 hours 10 minutes. As for the start of running career, I say this is a promising result.

    Unfortunately, I did not compete in 2025 half marathon. At the moment I’m more focused on shorter distances – like 5km Park Runs.