July 2025

So July turned out to be a reasonably busy month — 54 activities and just over 44 hours of moving about, which on paper sounds impressive until you realise a significant chunk of that was walking. 29 walks, covering nearly 170km and racking up 1,600 metres of elevation, which is either a sign of someone who enjoys the outdoors in summer or someone who has discovered that a Lunch Walk is a perfectly legitimate way to avoid sitting at a desk. The running held up too — 13 sessions, 71.8km at an average of 5:53 per km, which is honest rather than fast. I also managed a solitary 500 metre swim in 14 minutes (the less said about that the better), and kept the HIIT ticking over with 11 Morning HIIT sessions, which at least proves I'm getting out of bed even if I'm not entirely sure why.

So comparing July to June, the numbers are up across the board — more activities, more minutes, more kilometres walked and run — though my average running pace has slipped from 5:37 to 5:53 per km, which I'm choosing to blame entirely on the heat rather than any lack of effort on my part. The elevation on the runs also dropped, from 205 metres down to 141, so it seems I've been finding flatter routes, possibly subconsciously. June had a "Night HIIT" in the mix too, which has quietly disappeared — a summer evening in the garden apparently more appealing than a workout. Going forward, the volume base is there, which is either a solid foundation to build something on, or simply evidence that I walk to the shops a lot. Time will tell.

Summary generated by Claude