I’m still going! Two-thirds of the way through my epic running binge, and I’ve managed to keep it up every day so far. Since my last round-up on 7th, I’ve run another πkm each day, and my fundraising total is now at 22%, which is over £700 (and if you didn’t notice, that sentence just contained ’22’, ‘over’ and ‘7’).

If I can make it to £1000 before the end of the month, I’ll be pretty pleased! Donate at pikm.run, or see below for my daily sweaty photos/videos/instagram posts.

Day 8: ran πkm again. Donate to keep me motivated! Lets beat £200π :) pikm.run

A post shared by Katie Steckles (@katie_steckles) on Mar 8, 2018 at 3:03am PST

Day 9: yep, I'm still doing this #pikmdotrun pic.twitter.com/MpFQvEImgr

— Katie Steckles (@stecks) March 9, 2018

On the 9th, I thought I’d make use of the mathematical properties of π to do a slightly silly one, and made a video:

Day 11: gym again. If you missed it yesterday, here's my video from Day 10: https://t.co/rdiPCJ534N pic.twitter.com/knyzH4L6f9

— Katie Steckles (@stecks) March 11, 2018

Day 12: 4.13km! Another canal run, with a different Steckles (dad), and another accidental overshoot to an anagram of π.

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Day 13: still going. Thanks to everyone who's supported so far! https://t.co/dtKU5Rj0qH pic.twitter.com/p5qUUNncSD

— Katie Steckles (@stecks) March 13, 2018

I also managed to get in a few more joint runs with running companions:

Day 14: π day! Park run with my ace sis-in-law Chrissy! Set off at 3:14pm as well :)

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Day 15: now officially kinda halfway! Buddy gym run again with @elsie_m_ #pikmdotrun pic.twitter.com/VhcVIsghll

— Katie Steckles (@stecks) March 15, 2018

Day 16: improvised π-ish km route around B'ham NEC, where Zoe (in pink) and I are working at @bigbangfair. #pikmdotrun pikm.run

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Day 17: logistically complex. Managed to run πkm fully inside the B'ham NEC, as I've been working at @BigBangFair today. GPS watch gave up after 2.04km (no signal). #pikmdotrun pic.twitter.com/eebrhKjUgh

— Katie Steckles (@stecks) March 17, 2018

Day 18: really feeling it now. Keep sponsoring and I'll keep running! pikm.run

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Day 19: staying in the gym due to the cold weather, on the world's shiniest treadmill #pikmdotrun pic.twitter.com/WO9xaPKaSV

— Katie Steckles (@stecks) March 19, 2018

I was also given an amazing gift by maths/knitting fan Linda Pollard, who came to see me perform at a show. She’s written up the knit of these magnificent π/sum gloves on a Ravelry page. I took the opportunity to test out their warmness on my next outdoor run:

Day 20: wrapped up against the cold, with my new gloves! Ten more to go. pikm.run

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This mild cry for help resulted in plenty of nice replies on Twitter, which has been a real boost – including Aperiodichum Colin Beveridge, who pointed out that my total is around $\pi^4$, a pleasing coincidence.

Day 21: Gym again (but went to a different gym for variety). Found it hard today. Encouragement please. #pikmdotrun pic.twitter.com/lIvuC7yBUZ

— Katie Steckles (@stecks) March 21, 2018

And of course, today’s effort:

Running continues. Watch this space for a final wrap-up and fundraising total at the end of the month.

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