Darren Singleton

After announcing my intentions to catch up on my reading through June of 2026, I managed to get a little bit of progress made, but overal my book consumption stayed relativly low.

In 60 days, I become a married man.

Well… the June Reading Plan, hasn’t, well, gone to plan!

Following my post about Catching up on Reading, I wanted to outline some of the books that I’m looking forward to reading/listening to over the next month.

Three Hundred and Twenty One Days, that is how long I have from June 1st, 2026 until April 18th, 2027, the date of the 2027 Manchester Marathon!

At the start of 2026, I set myself some reading goals for the year: Read 2,400 pages of physical or digital books - I have hundreds of paperback and hardback books at home, that have never been read - all purchased with the intention of reading them Listen

Due to my age (currently 40) and the increase in activity (due to my marathon training), I want to ensure I’m giving my body everything it needs to aide in strength and recovery.

Well, I’ve gone and done it… whilst celebrating my 40th birthday in Edinburgh, I purchased entry for the 2027 Manchester Marathon!

I’ve deleted the vast majority of posts and I’m starting this blog anew.

Maybe it is time to kickstart this blog and make it active again…?

Three days ago, I ran my very first marathon.