Day 31 - 31st January 2016

Old Railway lines Run (Durham)
11.26 miles
18.12km

Well the final day of the January Challenge was here and I had a lot to do. I was also a bit hung-over after the Newcastle Pub Crawl. However, the run did not start until 2pm, so I had just about recovered as I reached the start line. There was quite a few people running this route today from the running club. We did two separate 7.5 mile runs, out and back in along the old railway lines of Durham. This gave me a total of 15km. However, I then had to go back out and run a further 3km to achieve my 100 mile target for the month. The last 3k seemed to last an age and I am sure my feet skidded across the ground as I ran them. However, as I ran the last 100 metres up the slope to my car and the Broompark picnic area I had a huge grin on my face. I had done it, 100 miles in January!!!!

So, only 11 more months to go!!!!!!

Final total for the month is 100.72 miles

Wooooohoooo

Day 30 - 30th January 2016

Sedgefield Park Run
3.09 miles + 1.25 miles (extra)
4.97km + 2.01km

Well another Saturday had come around and it was time for the park run. I decided to race in a local park run this weekend as I had an important Newcastle pub crawl that was starting at 12pm, got to get my properties right!!!

The Sedgefield Park Run takes place in Hardwick Park. It was a crisp, sunny morning with a cold wind. There was a good turn out, unfortuantely I did not have a good turn of pace. I think the last three days of running had caught up with me. Nevertheless I got around and another 3.09miles had been added to my total.

However, my running did not stop there. I was quite keen to not leave too many miles for the last day of the month, so I did a further short run around the park, taking a few pictures on the way. This was a further 1.25 miles.

So my total for the month of January stands at 89.46 miles

Day 29 - 29th January 2016

Treadmill Work Run
5.03km
3.13miles

Well tonight I had to use a bit of ingenuity and adaption with my running. I had to work until around midnight as I was dealing with a temperamental hydrogenation on the plant. Therefore, when I had a spare hour I jumped on the treadmill in the work gym and managed a quick 5k run. Nothing special, just churning out the miles to try and reduce my remaining total and to make it more manageable over the final few days of the January challenge.

So another 3.13 miles complete and my total stands at 85.12 miles.