January Recap

The fist month of 2026 is the over. Time for a quick recap on my ambitions.

• Walk 10k steps per day: In January I walked an average of 11.5k steps per day. Wow! The last week I felt sick and concluded at 8.2k steps. Next week, I need to move more to catchup again.

• Run 300km: Dividing 300km by 12months means that I need to run 25km per months. In January, I jogged 26km - slightly above target. Same as above, I paused all activities in the last week. Getting healthy first is more important.

• Cycle 500km: To achieve this, I need 43km on the bike per months. In January, I cycled 34km. Below target but expected. More cycling during summer.

• Drink 0 alcohol: I had one beer. Close.

• Fast 14h per day: I was not tracking this properly in January and thus cannot tell. Will move the app to the Home Screen.

• Read 5min for 30 days in a row: This is a big win. My current streak is at 38 days - all days of January included. I can put a checkmark on this. What helped me come back to this habit is that I switched to reading ebooks in the Apple Books app on my phone. A device I have with me all the time. Instead of wasting my time in news apps (I don’t waste on social media anymore), I read a few pages. Time well used.

• Visit 1 new place: I have not been to a new city, but I visited an Indian restaurant in Erlangen for the fist time and was amazed by the delicious food (608 Makhani)

• Write 25 blog posts: I wrote five articles in January. Aiming to keep this spirit.