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

AUGUST.

1 AUG — 31 AUG 2026
53 sessions · 29 days
53 sessions logged
43h 17m total time
52.2km distance covered
17.1k calories burned
vs July 2026 → +6% Sessions +1% Time −10% Distance −1% Calories −1 Records

THE STORY.

machine-written, human-checked
53 sessions in August, which is bloody ridiculous for one month. Crossfit and pilates tied on 18 each, so I've basically spent the month alternating between getting thrown about and being told to hold a plank for eternity. A 16 day streak stayed unbroken and 14 PBs fell along the way, including a 5K in 23:33 and a half marathon in 1:53:35, and I'm so, so chuffed with myself. That's 43h 16m on the clock, 660 m of climbing and 17096 kcal burned, and the legs are shaking but I'm still smiling. Eight runs and two rides got squeezed in around all the sweaty chaos, which is a very cheeky way to run a month. Turns out the secret was never being fast every day, just turning up every single day.

THE MOMENTS.

races, records, firsts and streaks, from the sessions
HALF MARATHONSun 16 Aug Newark Half Marathon 1:54:02 21.2 km HALF MARATHON PB
STREAK 16 days in a row 16days 16 Aug to 31 Aug
HYROX SIMSun 23 Aug Hyrox Simulation - Open Mens Doubles 1:01:42 PBThu 13 Aug Hip Thrust 1RM 133.3 kg +32 kg · Push Focused Hyrox PT · +5 more PBThu 27 Aug Kettlebell Swing 1RM 40 kg +6.4 kg · Push Focused Hyrox PT · +2 more PARKRUNSat 1 Aug Newark Parkrun (#35) 23:58 35th place MILESTONEThu 20 Aug Session no. 600 600 HotPod Yoga PARKRUNSat 22 Aug Newark Parkrun (#36) 43:46 257th place

DAY BY DAY.

29 of 31 days moving · every dot a session, in its sport's ink
  1. 1 PARKRUN
  2. 2
  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 6
  5. 7
  6. 8
  7. 9
  1. 10
  2. 11
  3. 12
  4. 13 PB
  5. 14
  6. 15
  7. 16 HALF MARATHON
  1. 17
  2. 18
  3. 19
  4. 20 MILESTONE
  5. 21
  6. 22 PARKRUN
  7. 23 HYROX SIM
  1. 24
  2. 25
  3. 26
  4. 27 PB
  5. 28
  6. 29
  7. 30
  1. 31
WEEK BY WEEK · sessions
  1. W31 10 · 7h 42m
  2. W32 18 · 14h 45m
  3. W33 8 · 7h 51m
  4. W34 11 · 9h 47m
  5. W35 12 · 8h 26m
  6. W36 15 · 8h 39m

BY SPORT.

7 kinds of moving
SESSION SHARE
  • Crossfit 18 · 34% 16h 9m · 210 sets · 47.6t moved
  • Pilates 18 · 34% 15h 8m · 17 sets
  • Run 8 · 15% 52.2 km · 4h 50m
  • Yoga 3 · 6% 3h 0m · 3 sets
  • Workout 3 · 6% 2h 20m · 16 sets
  • Ride 2 · 4% 1h 0m · 2 sets
  • Weight Training 1 · 2% 49m · 16 sets · 8.5t moved

ON FILM.

12 frames
  1. Newark Half Marathon HALF MARATHON Newark Half Marathon
  2. Hyrox Simulation - Open Mens Doubles HYROX SIM Hyrox Simulation - Open Mens Doubles
  3. Hip Thrust 1RM PB Hip Thrust 1RM
  4. Kettlebell Swing 1RM PB Kettlebell Swing 1RM
  5. Newark Parkrun (#35) PARKRUN Newark Parkrun (#35)
  6. Session no. 600 MILESTONE Session no. 600
  7. Newark Parkrun (#36) PARKRUN Newark Parkrun (#36)
  8. Slow Flow Pilates Slow Flow Pilates
  9. Yoga Yoga
  10. Bingham Sunday Running Club (#29) Bingham Sunday Running Club (#29)
  11. Newark Parkrun (#37) Newark Parkrun (#37)
  12. Flexibility Pilates Flexibility Pilates

THE ROUTES.

the 8 longest, as the watch drew them
  1. 21.2 km Newark Half Marathon
  2. 5.1 km Newark Parkrun (#36)
  3. 5.1 km Newark Parkrun (#35)
  4. 5.1 km Newark Parkrun (#37)
  5. 5.1 km Morning Run
  6. 4.0 km Bingham Sunday Running Club (#27)
  7. 3.8 km Bingham Sunday Running Club (#29)
  8. 2.9 km Bingham Sunday Running Club (#28)

BEST EFFORTS.

fastest over each distance
1:40
400m
4:31
1K
7:21
1 Mile
23:33
5K
51:54
10K
1:53:35
Half Marathon

THE CEILING, RAISED.

single-session peaks
1h 54m
longest session
686kcal/h
highest burn rate
166bpm
peak avg HR
Newark Parkrun (#35)
+660m climbed
total vertical
2.1× the Shard
21.2km
furthest session
longest single distance
1,303kcal
biggest burn
most in one session
10.4t
heaviest session
most volume in one session

RECORDS.

14 new
20 AUG
Deadlift
  • VOLUME 3240kg +240 kg
16 AUG
FASTEST 10 MILE
  • 1:25:43 −298s
16 AUG
FASTEST 20K
  • 1:47:38 −377s
16 AUG
FASTEST HALF MARATHON
  • 1:53:35 −435s
13 AUG
Hip Thrust
  • 1RM 133.3kg +32 kg
  • SET VOLUME 1000kg +360 kg
  • VOLUME 2600kg +360 kg
  • REPS 10reps +2
27 AUG
Kettlebell Swing
  • 1RM 40kg +6.4 kg
  • SET VOLUME 480kg +80 kg
  • VOLUME 1280kg +80 kg
25 AUG
Reverse Grip Lat Pulldown (Cable)
  • SET VOLUME 575kg +25 kg
  • VOLUME 1700kg +50 kg
13 AUG
Tricep Pushdown
  • REPS 16reps +2

OUT THERE.

7 places · 2 countries
5 in the wet12° coldest30° hottest49 sessions tracked

BESIDES THE SPORT.

watched, heard, read, seen

August in films and TV

2 films · 20 episodes · 119 videos · 19.5 h

  • Wild Child film · 2008
  • TLDR News Global channel
  • TLDR News channel
  • Spider-Man: Brand New Day film · 2026
  • Coyote vs. Acme film · 2026
  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine TV

August, out

  • saw The Nightmare Room gig · August 2026
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