JAMES KING · life ·
2026
· MONTHLY ROUNDUP · 2025 ·

AUGUST.

1 AUG — 31 AUG 2025
21 sessions · 14 days
21 sessions logged
15h 11m total time
73.9km distance covered
9.1k calories burned
vs July 2025 → −34% Sessions −29% Time +22% Distance −26% Calories −14 Records

THE STORY.

machine-written, human-checked
August was basically a running month, 13 of the 21 sessions, with the rest split between crossfit, weights, HIIT and a couple of general workouts, because apparently I can't pick a lane. All in it was 73.9 km, 15h 11m on the clock and 9072 kcal burned, which is a lot of sweating for one month. There was a 10 day streak where I just kept turning up, and two PBs landed along the way, so I'm chuffed with that. The best efforts were a 5K in 28:15 and a 1 mile in 8:35, not fast by anyone's standards but I got it done. The longest session was 1h 34m and the arms were the most worked muscle, which is a surprise given how much of the month was spent running. Mostly I just kept showing up, and showing up is the whole trick.

THE MOMENTS.

races, records, firsts and streaks, from the sessions
PARKRUNSat 2 Aug Newark Park Run 29:52 5K PB LONGEST RUNFri 8 Aug Longest run yet 10.8km Morning Run at Board Fest · beat 6.73 km
STREAK 10 days in a row 10days 1 Aug to 10 Aug
PBSat 2 Aug Chest Fly 1RM 14 kg +3.5 kg · Push/Pull Upper · +8 more PARKRUNSat 9 Aug Lancaster Park Run 29:18 PBSun 17 Aug 1K PB 5:15 −8s · Bingham Sunday Running Club · +2 more

DAY BY DAY.

14 of 31 days moving · every dot a session, in its sport's ink
  1. 1
  2. 2 PARKRUN
  3. 3
  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. 6
  4. 7
  5. 8 LONGEST RUN
  6. 9 PARKRUN
  7. 10
  1. 11
  2. 12
  3. 13
  4. 14
  5. 15
  6. 16
  7. 17 PB
  1. 18
  2. 19
  3. 20
  4. 21
  5. 22
  6. 23
  7. 24
  1. 25
  2. 26
  3. 27
  4. 28
  5. 29
  6. 30
  7. 31
WEEK BY WEEK · sessions
  1. W31 13 · 9h 00m
  2. W32 11 · 8h 51m
  3. W33 3 · 2h 00m
  4. W34 0 · 0m
  5. W35 1 · 24m

BY SPORT.

5 kinds of moving
SESSION SHARE
  • Run 13 · 62% 73.9 km · 9h 27m
  • Crossfit 2 · 10% 1h 30m
  • Workout 2 · 10% 1h 20m
  • High Intensity Interval Training 2 · 10% 1h 25m
  • Weight Training 2 · 10% 1h 30m · 21 sets · 5.7t moved

THE ROUTES.

the 8 longest, as the watch drew them
  1. 10.8 km Morning Run at Board Fest
  2. 6.8 km Evening Run
  3. 6.4 km Evening Run
  4. 5.8 km Afternoon Run
  5. 5.4 km Evening Run
  6. 5.4 km Bingham Sunday Running Club
  7. 5.3 km Evening Run
  8. 5.2 km Bingham Sunday Running Club

BEST EFFORTS.

fastest over each distance
2:03
400m
5:14
1K
8:35
1 Mile
28:15
5K
1:25:09
10K

THE CEILING, RAISED.

single-session peaks
1h 34m
longest session
770kcal/h
highest burn rate
165bpm
peak avg HR
Newark Park Run
+537m climbed
total vertical
1.7× the Shard
10.8km
furthest session
longest single distance
1,078kcal
biggest burn
most in one session
5.7t
heaviest session
most volume in one session

RECORDS.

2 new
2 AUG
Lat Pulldown
  • REPS 12reps NEW
2 AUG
Rear Delt Reverse Fly (Machine)
  • REPS 12reps NEW

OUT THERE.

7 places · 3 countries
4 in the wet15° coldest25° hottest14 sessions tracked

BESIDES THE SPORT.

watched, heard, read, seen

August in films and TV

5 films · 12 episodes · 482 videos · 23.9 h

  • Would I Lie To You? channel
  • Variety channel
  • Vanity Fair channel
  • The Spiffing Brit channel
  • The Roses film · 2025
  • The Residence TV
  • The Naked Gun film · 2025
  • Jurassic World Rebirth film · 2025
  • Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery film · 2022
  • Don't Look Up film · 2021
  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine channel
  • Boxoffice Movie Scenes channel

August in music and podcasts

46 tracks · 18 podcast episodes

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