Good morning, I hope that everyone who reads this is having an awesome Saturday. So far today I’ve collected some replacement retainers from the dentist and have missed parkrun. Hopefully my day will get better! I’m posting on a Saturday because it’s the start of June which can only mean one thing; the return of Juneathon.

I last completed Juneathon four years ago, I was nearing the end of my doctorate, had a niggly knee and was skint. Fast forward four years and my PhD days feel like a lifetime ago and I still have a slightly fragile knee.

June has the potential to be a difficult month as I’ll be leaving Wallingford (there will probably be tears) and starting a more challenging job in south Birmingham.

What is Juneathon?

The aim of Juneathon is to run or cross-train every day in June and blog about it.

I have a feeling that on some days, the extent of my exercise may well be limited to walking to and from the office and lifting up a pint glass. I’ve not run a lot this year so attempting to run every day would be reckless.

If you are looking for reviews of gym classes or updates from a dedicated runner, I’m afraid that this probably isn’t going to be the blog for you. If you want an insight into the trials and tribulations of life as a 40 year old hydrologist with a niggly knee, this is the blog for you.

Why am I attempting Juneathon?

To put it simply, I haven’t blogged (or run!) much recently, so I hope that Juneathon will make me accountable and give me a much-needed kick up the bum.

As I don’t want to be blogging late into the evening or after a pub session, I suspect that some posts may be quite short. I’m going to try to include at least two ‘daily photos’ to keep things a little more interesting and there will be some stats.

Here’s to a successful (and injury-free) Juneathon.

 *To hopefully make my blog slightly easier to follow, all of my Juneathon posts will be categorised in the Juneathon category*