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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.

With 75 hours left of my year without beer, I looked back at Britain’s drinking culture, what tempted me to break my streak, and how much fitter I felt after a year sober.

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.

On day 352 of my year without beer, I looked at calls for people to try 31 days off booze, and at an article on when social drinking tips into dependency.

With 348 days alcohol free and under 5 percent of 2012 left, I was closing in on my first Christmas without beer in more than 20 years.

My family and I did a 3k Santa Fun Run in Pitville Park, Cheltenham, with my wife and kids walking it while I ran, finishing in the top ten.

I ran the 8.5 mile Grim Original, an off road race through ice cold water, thick mud and a cargo net that claimed people’s shoes, finishing in 1:18:40.

The night before the Grim Original, an 8.5 mile mud run through Aldershot, I learned the water features were already freezing over for race day.