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In month two of my 2013 self powered miles challenge I ran, cycled and rowed 200.9 miles, including a Gloucester 10k personal best, taking my yearly total to 406.8 miles.

After losing over 5 stone since 2009, my wedding ring had to be resized by four sizes, and my clothes show I’ve lost about 10 inches off my waist.

I ran the Gloucester 10k in the wind and rain, finishing in 47 minutes and 35 seconds, a personal best by about 3 minutes, as part of my 2013 self powered miles challenge.

In my first month of running 2013 self powered miles, I covered 205.9 miles by running, cycling, rowing and swimming, including a 5k at Disney’s Epcot and a snowy run back home.

I missed the official start of the World’s Biggest Juice Detox while in Florida, so began my own 7 day juice detox a day late, alongside a new challenge to cover 2013 self powered miles in 2013.

After finishing my year without beer I set a new challenge: 2013 self powered miles in 2013, built on running the Great South Run and hitting 670 miles in 2012.

On day 366 of my year without beer, New Year’s Eve, my fundraising total stood at £496, short of my original £2,000 target but still something to be proud of.

With just one day left of my year without beer, I looked back on raising almost £500 towards my original £2,000 target before the challenge ended.

With just over 2 days of my year without beer left, I’d run 667 miles since June, beaten my 500 mile target by 167 miles, and drunk no alcohol at all in 2012.

On my first Christmas without beer in years I woke up without a hangover, ran a couple of miles, had fresh veggie juice and had dinner at my brother’s.

On my first sober Christmas Eve in years, I shared the Guardian’s rundown of beers worth trying this Christmas, from lagers to stouts and seasonal tipples.

Ahead of Christmas I looked at Jason Vale’s 7lbs in 7 days juice detox, which I’d done earlier in the year and lost 12lbs on, not just 7.