The only appropriate way to mark the end of Juneathon was by running my stock run, to Nash Mills, along the canal. It might be my ordinary run but I feel very lucky to have a nearby canal and a route that never gets boring. No matter how often I run it I should never take it for granted.
Actually the whole idea of celebrating the ordinary ties in with one of my central aesthetics, which is to look closely and find what is interesting in the commonplace. So my final picture for Juneathon is also appropriate: Mr Postie delivering mail to the lock keepers cottage and a small house boat in the lock. The postal van shows that even in a town there are out of the way places that do not fit easily on a postal route and need special arrangements and how these arrangements are made so that everybody can have their mail delivered.
The boat was also interesting. Two days ago I talked of the variety in boats, how some were factory smart and gleaming and others were more lived-in. This boat was in the latter category but with the added character of being mostly homemade. There was a basic hull but everything else looked extemporised, even down to the outboard motor - very few of these vessels have outboard motors. The man who owned it operated the lock and then pulled the boat through with a rope and I thought of the old days of barges being pulled by horses. A tiny moment of connection with the past and another reason to celebrate being by the canal.
Juneathon The Final Countdown.
I exercised on 29 of the 30 days so I didn't quite succeed. The fail day was spent decorating and was not totally idle but should not really be counted. The days when I walked were also a bit soft but let's not get too picky.
The days were spent as follows:
Runs outside: 17
Gym sessions (including runs): 4
Cycle rides: 2
Yoga lessons: 2
Homemade yoga: 2
Walks: 2
Fail/decorating: 1
I ran on 21 of the 30 days
Total Distance Run: 244.32km
This means that over June I averaged 8km a day running and for me that is a bit of a triumph
7 comments:
Ooooh well done - that's a very impressive average run. Mine's more like 8k.
well done great work over the month, and lovely pics too.
And that would be an average over six days only - which is only 1.6k per day for the whole of June. My maths appears to be as poor as my running. Oh dear.
A model Juneathon, I reckon - my vote is in with JB as I type!
Thanks.
Juneathon has been a great kick start to my base training. All I need to do now is keep up the consistency in July
Nice work on the Juneathon stats and have enjoyed your blogs and photos.
Excellent stats! I'm very impressed with your average. It's been interesting to see how far you run, I am particularly impressed with your long weekday runs, wish I could get some of those in too.
You get my vote all year round for consistency and lovely photos :)
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