Done!

Land Ahoy!

20Km to go. I hope to finish a day or two early by rowing the final 20Km tomorrow and Wednesday or Thursday. Thank you to everyone once again for your support and encouragement. If you would like to help me reach my target then please consider sponsoring me at http://justgiving.com/richardgatward

Almost there!

As can be seen from this graph, I am putting in a few metres this month to finish off. With hardly anything rowed for the first part of this year due to illness, I had thought that it would be impossible to complete. However, somehow I only have 40Km to go and 6 days left so I am hoping that I will achieve the 1 million metres within the time that I set myself. I have updated my map in anticipation of finishing! No personal bests, I am just trying to row the final metres. the distance is short of John O Groats, but if iI can rest my tennis elbow after this week for a while, then I may just carry on back round to Land's End! I will update again soon!

Still in with a shout!

I am feeling much better, have been away to Tenby for a week with the family and have been back to work for a week following my time off ill. I had resigned myself to not completing the task within the time that i initially set myself and obviously endured the "failure" jokes at work! However, my main concern is to make sure i am back to fitness and don't have another setback. I began rowing again just a few days prior to being back at work last week and have increased things steadily. The arm is holding out and the chest seems ok; so much so that there is still a chance of finishing the 1 million metres before the end of April.

Twelve days to go and just under 100Km to go. If i aim for a 10Km each day then i can miss two days and still make it. Average metres per day has dropped to 2574m but average metres per actual days rowed is still 9085m, but the drop reflects the fact that i have missed about 8 weeks in which to row in the first part of this year alone.

908,515metres rowed.