60 consecutive days of running or cycling and today I ran 7.53 miles in just over an hour. Really enjoyable run and felt good throughout even if it was absolutely boiling out there! Plenty of people outside enjoying the sunshine on the racecourse and around the river at Diglis so had to do plenty of dodging but covered a good distance. Like I said on a previous post I am now going to control the amount of miles I do so I leave myself just over 12 to do next Saturday morning. All things being well I will have completed my 'Road to Paris' challenge this time next week! Cheers, Ed

59th day of the challenge and I cycled a steady 12.05 miles through the Worcestershire countryside, another beautiful morning. I have just 89 miles to go. I have planned a route for the last day of my challenge, a 12-13 mile run from my flat in Worcester to Bromsgrove Rugby Club, I am planning to do it on the morning of Saturday 6th June. I am going to control the amount of miles I do this week and leave myself 13 to for that Saturday. This will be a really cool way to finish my challenge. Have a great weekend. Ed

Steady 6.32 mile run this morning, it's already very hot out there, even before 9am. As I have around about 100 miles to go I need to start thinking about how I am going to plan my last day. I am going to have a look online to see a suitable route from Worcester to BRFC, I think I could take on a 15-17 mile run which would be a good way to finish my challenge. Thanks for all the support, 58 days of cycling or running in a row has been a great way to keep me focussed in this strange time and I have really enjoyed it. I might think about doing a challenge each summer when rugby finishes to keep my fitness up. When lockdown ends I might see if there are any local triathlons I can enter as this is something I have wanted to do for a while! Cheers, Ed

700 MILES. Todays steady 7 mile cycle took me past the 700 mile mark in 'The Road to Paris' challenge which is a great achievement. I have covered over 700 miles in 57 days which is an average of over 12 miles a day of either running or cycling. I now have just over 100 miles to go to complete my journey! I am in the process of planning the last leg of the challenge which I think I am going to do as a longer run, but I still need to plan a good route to run so I end up at Finstall Park, the home of BRFC. There isn't pavement all the way from my flat to the club so I need to find a suitable route. The support I have received so far has been absolutely incredible and I am so appreciative of all the money that we have already raised. I know that both BRFC and the NHS will benefit greatly from the support. Thanks again, and don't forget you can donate here:  https://donate.giveasyoulive.com/fundraising/the-road-to-paris 

Headed out for a run after a day at work and ran 5.86 miles at 8 minute 20 pace so pretty slow but it is still incredibly hot out there, serious amount of sweat! I am very close to the 700 mile mark now which is another amazing milestone to reach, I will then be into my last 110 miles to complete the challenge which is exciting. Thanks for all the continued support! Ed

55th day of the challenge and I cycled an easy 26.32 miles, absolutely amazing day out there. Another lock down bank holiday weekend and half term at school this week, however we remain open for the children of Key Workers. Johnsons press conference last night suggested that schools are due to open on June 1st. It is going to be a really different educational experience for pupils, parents and teachers but we will make the best of it.  Time for a round of golf! Ed

54th day of the challenge and I ran an easy 5.75 miles on the usual racecourse and Diglis route, loads of people out running and cycling. I think I am going to try and complete the challenge by running the last 14 miles in one go, which is the distance between my house and Finstall Park, I think it would be great to actually finish the challenge at the club. I've still got quite a way to go until I get down to the last 14 miles but I think it would be a good way to end the challenge. Going to do another longer bike ride tomorrow as well as starting to prepare for the potential of over 100 Year 6's starting back at school on June 1st, a lot to get my head around! Cheers, Ed