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Training for the Great South Run, I clocked nearly 40 miles in a month, signed up for a quarter marathon, and then found myself entering an off road race called The Grim.

Halfway through my year without beer, I revisited my list of 10 lagers I wouldn’t be drinking, from Amstel in the Netherlands to Kingfisher at curry nights, and what replaced them.

I went on a stag weekend without touching a drop of alcohol, including a curry, and still had a great time while waking up with a clear head.

A tribute to my Dad on what would have been his 65th birthday, remembering the man who inspired me and who I lost to cancer at 50.

Why my family introduced Meat Free Mondays, the environmental case for eating less meat, and how a plant based diet can help both us and the planet.

After Jason Vale’s Juice Academy I signed up for the Great South Run, started training despite hating running, and set out to do it fuelled only by fresh juice.

4 days at Jason Vale’s Juice Academy in Wellingborough, learning about juicing, health and addiction, and how it left me inspired enough to sign up for the Great South Run.

After breaking my blender’s jug making frozen banana ice cream, I went blender shopping, inspired by Blendtec’s Will It Blend videos to find one tough enough.

I kicked off my own Mondays Without Meat, inspired by Paul McCartney’s Meat Free Monday campaign, with a green juice breakfast, Mexican tostadas and a tahini choco smoothie.

A couple of days camping with my wife and daughter at Adam Henson’s Cotswold Farm Park, where I happily skipped the Rare Breed Beer on my alcohol free year.

On a campervan trip to Suffolk, I visited Wyken Vineyards without touching a drop of their wine, settling for sparkling apple juice while my wife drank red wine from a half pint glass.

At 40% through my alcohol free 2012, I admit to craving a drink on Friday nights but staying committed, with the blog now past 5,000 unique visitors.