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ARTICLE END OF YEAR REVIEWIAIN BERWICKJON MACKINTOSHWhat were your (running) highlights of 2012?A good year, switched to FiveFingers exclusively forall running & did the Norfolk Ultra in them.2011 was my first ultra & 2012 was my firstminimalist ultra.What are your (running) goals for 2013?Family have given me OK to run the NDW100 sothere is my target for the year.Would love sub 24 but in all honesty will be chuffedwith notching up a 100 miler within the cut off :-)(Iain pictured above with the hat and beard)What were your (running) highlights of 2012?7 ultras finished in 2012, 1 new PB (WHW), 5 newPBs, and 1 non PB (Clyde Stride, 1 month after WHWRace and still suffering the effects!).(Picture Left) Taken from my highlight of 2012,finishing the West Highland Way Race in a time of31:01:51 despite apocalyptic weather, 20 miles ofstomach 'issues', and projectile vomit at the 50 milemark.Had it not been for an excellent support crew andsupport runner Ian Minty, I would most likely nothave made it out of the 50 mile checkpoint.What are your (running) goals for 2013?With impending fatherhood in early 2013 I amcutting back slightly on the ultras next year but,having had my place in the 2013 West Highland WayRace confirmed last night, that's my main runningfocus for next year.16 ULTRA TALES | JANUARY 2013Sponsored by thehttp://