What a terrible year according to the numbers. OK roughly the same number of books read and blog posts written but oooh - look at the exercise. I've run more KM than that in two weeks before - and looks like I've hardly looked at the pool. Yoga - an essential the recent few years - dropped significantly.
Nope - not a terrible injury or illness. Had a baby - swapped out jogging for trips with the pushchair, yoga for squatting on the floor playing with toys. Wouldn't change it for the world - wonderful, tiring, rewarding, frustrating, enlightening and so much more all in one.
Year in numbers
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Books Read | 21 | 20 | 30 | 31 | 50 | 39 | 34 | 18 | 10 |
| KM Run | 193 | 1,830 | 455 | 1,082 | 1,796 | 2,472 | 1,642 | 1,083 | 1,145 |
| KM Swam | 25 | 105 | 138 | 124 | 67 | 50 | 116 | 125 | 123 |
| Yoga Sessions | 48 | 119 | 75 | 62 | 97 | 72 | 48 | 30 | 60 |
| Blog Posts | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 5 |
| KM Cycled | 45 | 395 | 166 | 3,385 | 498 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Summary
Not much more to add really not least because I've just started parental leave and the baby is likely to wake any moment so no time! A year like no other - some mourning for the old life but the joy of the new far outweighs that. As an older parent some guilt of switching groups but delight at meeting new friends - knowing that life melds, flows and adapts.
For the next year let's see. Am doing a lot of non trackable movement and exercise with caring for a baby . The main aim for this year is to try out the running buggy. I also have a new job with a couple of days near Victoria so will likely add back in a running commute - plus make sure that new role goes well. Would love to get back in the pool - hopefully some sessions for me but also to introduce the next generation to the joys of water.