I run because I love food

JogBlog made it quite clear earlier today that Juneathoners had to run on the last day of Juneathon, so I donned my trainers when I got home from work and ran about two and a half miles around the block. Not exactly a world-beating time or distance, but I was already feeling a bit stiff after British Military Fitness.

For the uninitiated, Juneathon was established by JoggerBlogger and the rules are:

• Run or exercise every day for the month of June
• Blog about it
• Visit your fellow Juneathoners’ blogs and leave a comment in support

I had a bit of a false start, but here are the stats for my Juneathon:

• Running – around 30 miles over 6 runs including 2 races
• Walking – around 14.5 miles
• British Military Fitness – seven hours’ worth
• Strength & conditioning (no. of exercises: arms – 100; legs – 150; abs – 710; plus 7.5 minutes in the plank position)
• Spinning – 90 minutes over 2 sessions
• DIY circuits – 50 minutes
• Steps at Covent Garden – 193
• Rock climbing – about half an hour’s worth
• Days without any exercise due to legitimate excuse (giving blood) – 1
• Days withouth any exercise without good reason – 4 (3 of which were in the first week of June)

It’s made me think about how I can squeeze exercise into an otherwise busy day – although I’m not sure I’ll maintain an average of six units a week. I’ve also enjoyed reading other people’s Juneathon blogs – especially JogBlog’s and Highway Kind’s – and they’ve given me the inspiration to keep going with it. Roll on next year…