December 2018

So December, and somehow I managed to drag myself out for 31 activities across the month — up from 25 in November, which I'm choosing to take as a win rather than examine too closely. The bulk of it was running, 18 sessions covering just under 55km, though I'll confess that 8 of those were indoor efforts, which tells you everything you need to know about what the weather was doing in Horsham in December. I also got out on the bike 6 times for a modest 27km, and managed 5 pool swims totalling 4km, which felt almost virtuous by winter standards. All in, that's 518 minutes of actually moving, which sounds more impressive when you don't break it down into a daily average.

Comparing back to November, the activity count is up but the numbers are — let's be honest — remarkably similar once you get past the headline. Running pace has actually dropped very slightly, from 5:51 to 5:55 per kilometre, which is probably what happens when the mornings get darker, colder, and altogether less persuasive. The swim volume nearly tripled (2 sessions to 5), which I suspect says less about my dedication to the pool and more about the fact that it's warm in there. So the picture going into January is broadly okay — consistent, if not exactly lighting the world on fire — and the habit is at least still there, which in December is sometimes the only thing worth protecting.

Summary generated by Claude