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Stephen Bailey @sjbailey87.bsky.social · 12h

Day 50! Yes, I forgot to post yesterday's progress. 😅 Added somewhere over 6 miles to the count, leaving a little under 17 to go! Also started some strength training. 👀

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Stephen Bailey @sjbailey87.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

On the subject of ball smacking, here's why you wear a box.

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Stephen Bailey @sjbailey87.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Day 49. That's 7 weeks of getting out every single day. Short on miles today, but the numbers don't tell the full story. I hit the emergency "go and smack some cricket balls" button, as it's been a pretty rough brain day. Almost 2 hours of batting at least provided some distraction. 76.93 miles.

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Stephen Bailey @sjbailey87.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Day 48. Surprised I added another 7.24 miles today. The CALM total now sits at 75.5 miles done. The RJ Mitte news kinda hit home just why charities like CALM are so important.

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Stephen Bailey @sjbailey87.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Day 47. Charged around to not be out in the grey misery too long, but managed to add another 5.42 miles to the count today. The legs are definitely feeling it after the weekend though. 😅 68.26 miles done. Should've done another 0.74...

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Stephen Bailey @sjbailey87.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Day 46! Another 8.77 miles ticked off today, taking the total to 62.85 of the 100 miles, with £501 raised for CALM. 🙂 Honestly amazed at how well my legs are recovering. I couldn't have dreamed of doing this at the start of the year. Decided to give myself a little reward.

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Stephen Bailey @sjbailey87.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Day 45. My legs are dead, but another 10.32 miles have been added to the CALM count, taking me beyond halfway to 54.08 miles! I also challenged my "small" problem with heights and went over the Clifton Suspension Bridge. It was windy, very high and I hated every second of it, but I did it. 🙂

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Stephen Bailey @sjbailey87.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Day 44. Less distance today, but for good reason. Spent the morning and afternoon doing something new that should make life a little easier. 👀 43.76 miles done, the £500 barrier has been broken, and we collected a trophy for winning our cricket division!

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Stephen Bailey @sjbailey87.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Day 43! Just over 6 miles added today and, thankfully, got a little sunshine. Just a little over 40 miles completed for CALM.

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Stephen Bailey @sjbailey87.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Day 42. Another 5.2 miles down, almost 34 miles completed. Not the best brain day, but we keep pushing on.

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Stephen Bailey @sjbailey87.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Day 41! 28.72 miles of the 100 now covered for CALM.

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Stephen Bailey @sjbailey87.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Day 40! Now north of 20 miles and £456 raised for CALM. Also, finally, some good news late this afternoon that will hopefully help me breathe a little easier soon.

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Stephen Bailey @sjbailey87.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Day 39. More miles ticked off. 🙂

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Stephen Bailey @sjbailey87.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Day 38! Two problems. Firstly, I forgot to take pictures because I got rather into today's cricket session. Secondly, I don't carry my phone on me while cricketing, so, technically, my mileage is rubbish today. 😅 But hey, mile 8 is definitely completed. We're also up to an incredible £406 for CALM!

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Stephen Bailey @sjbailey87.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Day 37. Added a few more miles to the chart, and the goal from CALM got absolutely smashed on day 2 of the whole damn thing. 😅 Thank you, everyone. I guess we'll see how high we can get it!

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Stephen Bailey @sjbailey87.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Day 36. As some of you know, I've been battling my mind a bit over the course of a lot of this year. With that, I signed up for CALM's (Campaign Against Living Miserably) 100 miles in October challenge to raise £120. Tonight marked the start of my 100 miles, despite my illness and brain! 1/3

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Stephen Bailey @sjbailey87.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Day 35. Once again dragged myself out for a little bit. A little better, did a slightly longer loop.

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Stephen Bailey @sjbailey87.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Day 34. A little better than yesterday but still pretty horrible. A short trip to Lidl for some soup. 😅

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Stephen Bailey @sjbailey87.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Day 32! Forgot I promised I'd take my brother to see a Steam train early this morning. Thankfully only a small excursion. 😅

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Stephen Bailey @sjbailey87.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Day 31! An entire months worth of getting out in the world every single day. Tomorrow will (probably) be an enforced end of streak given I've pushed myself too far today. Turns out walking, training and illness is a recipe for a physical collapse while preparing dinner. 😬

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Stephen Bailey @sjbailey87.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Day 30! Almost didn't go out today given illness, but glad I did with the beautiful hazy morning that it was. 🙂

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Stephen Bailey @sjbailey87.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Day 29! Definitely ill, but it's my brother's birthday and he wanted to go out for a couple of treats. 😅

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Stephen Bailey @sjbailey87.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Day 28. Im pretty sure I'm ill. 😑

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Stephen Bailey @sjbailey87.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Day 25! I smacked some cricket balls for the first time in many weeks. 🙂

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Stephen Bailey @sjbailey87.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Day 24. Mostly wandering around a very damp Bristol with @alexblob.bsky.social. 😅

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Stephen Bailey @sjbailey87.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Day 22! Thought I posted last night, but apparently not.

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Stephen Bailey @sjbailey87.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Day 21. That is three weeks done. What has getting out every single day (and doing at least 10k steps each day) done for me? Certainly not miracles, but small moments have reminded me that it is possible to feel at peace. Today I felt completely at peace for 5 minutes while lying on the grass.

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Stephen Bailey @sjbailey87.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

First time I've sat down to just drive in a very long time.

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Stephen Bailey @sjbailey87.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Day 18! A lovely day spent at Bagborough CC for the very end of the club cricket season. Didn't plan on spending the whole match umpiring, but thoroughly enjoyed the day. Can't wait to get back playing next year. 🙂