Jamie McHale

July has been filled with weddings of good friends - and the end of July was Mark and Julia's in Salamanca.

I spent a long weekend visiting Leiden and Amsterdam for a wedding of some close friends.

I spent a lovely weekend at the Cambo Estate to celebrate the wedding of Claire and Chris.

For several years I was a work-aholic.

I spent the last week in Prague, for a weekend stag-do, but with a few days either side to get to know the city.

I visited friends in Harrogate, and did my first ever Parkrun, 5km around The Stray in around 22.30.

On Saturday I ran the London Marathon 2018 - clocking in 4:58:18 in 23 degree heat (Runner #10425).

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The Routeburn is one of the most popular Great Walks of New Zealand, run by the Department of Conservation.

The Heaphy Track was one of the best walks I've done.

Here are some photos from the Tongariro Crossing - one of the Great Walks of New Zealand, and the only walk I did on the North Island.

The first part of my Southern Hempisphere trip was to the "Red Center" of Australia.

The Abel Tasman Coastal Track is one of the Great Walks of New Zealand, run by the Department of Conservation.

I spent a few days over the English bank holiday weekend in Snowdonia — camping at <a href="http://www.caeducampsite.co.uk/">Cae Du Campsite</a> near Beddgelert.

The Cumbria Way is a 5 day, 70 mile walk through the Lake District in the north of England.

I took a trip to Whistler in February for skiing with the family.

This weekend was the second installment in <a href="http://www.thedatalab.com/">The Data Lab</a> Challenge Competition with <a href="http://www.productforge.io">Product Forge</a>.

A great way around Loch Trool today — an 8km stroll lochside and through trees.

Photos from an afternoon walk at the <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Cairnsmore+of+Fleet/@54.9913365,-4.3754733,7629m/data=!

I had the pleasure of attending the <a href="http://productforge.io/events/shelter-scotland-product-forge/">Shelter Product Forge 2016</a> at Codebase this weekend.

I went to Amsterdam this weekend to visit the city and Van Gogh museum — a wee birthday treat, booked back in April.

I joined my good friend Aileen for the last two days of her walk along the Dales Way, a walking route that runs from Ilkley to Bowness-on-Windermere.

A quick jaunt over to Madrid this weekend — thanks to Easyjet cheap flights out of Edinburgh.

A quote from Knausgårds first book in the My Struggle series: <blockquote> “Feelings are like water, they always adapt to their surroundings.

A thought for the day from the life of John Adams, 2nd President of the United States: <blockquote> On July 21, 1756, he wrote: “I am resolved to rise with the sun and to study Scriptures on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday mornings, and to study so…

The quantified self movement aims to provide us with the tools and techniques to collect and analyse data about the way we live, so we can take action to improve ourselves.

Here are some photos from my hike of the West Highland Way with Gordon and Aileen.