Milestones

Non-scale

The things people can do now that they could not do. Stairs, floors, jars, hills, pools. We foreground these deliberately, because they are what members actually tell each other about.

Non-scale · 22 Feb 2026

Two flights of stairs without stopping at the landing

Carl — Off insulin entirely, slowly, with his team.

Non-scale · 17 Feb 2026

Got through a wedding without dreading the meal

Nan — Danced at a wedding.

Non-scale · 25 Dec 2025

Lifted a feed bag properly again

Dora — Cycled to Amersfoort and back, which she had not done since 2009.

Non-scale · 19 Dec 2025

Off the floor unaided, twice, just to check

Izzy — Walked to work rather than taking the bus, for a month.

Non-scale · 19 Dec 2025

Walked up a hill they had written off

Bodhi — Held a class of thirty without flagging.

Non-scale · 8 Nov 2025

Carried a sleeping child upstairs

Wilf — Best onion crop in nine years, which he attributes entirely to being able to bend down.

Non-scale · 7 Nov 2025

Ran for a bus and was not wrecked by it

Wystan — Walked Leckhampton Hill at dawn.

Non-scale · 5 Nov 2025

Walked up a hill they had written off

Gavin — Munro. First in nine years. The entry is mostly about the weather.

Non-scale · 24 Oct 2025

Carried a sleeping child upstairs

Bly — Cycled the Trans Pennine Trail to Penistone.

Non-scale · 17 Oct 2025

Got through a wedding without dreading the meal

Kai — Hiked the Grouse Grind. Wrote about breathing.

Non-scale · 13 Oct 2025

Cycled somewhere that used to need a car

Rilla — Full three-week rotation without her back going.

Non-scale · 13 Oct 2025

Walked the coast path end to end in stages

Martha — Swam in the sea at Myrtleville. Seventy words, all of them good.

Non-scale · 8 Oct 2025

Two flights of stairs without stopping at the landing

Juniper — Split a winter's wood in a weekend.

Non-scale · 8 Oct 2025

Played football with both children for an hour

Maeve — Walked Knocknarea with her sister.

Non-scale · 6 Oct 2025

Both bags upstairs in one go

Gwyneth — Walked up to the Dare Valley park and back.

Non-scale · 5 Oct 2025

Back in the pool after eleven years

Gilly — Full clinic day without her back going.

Non-scale · 24 Sep 2025

Led a group walk from the front

Thea — Hiked Ulriken without stopping.

Non-scale · 24 Sep 2025

Played football with both children for an hour

Bel — Ran for a bus and was not wrecked by it.

Non-scale · 19 Sep 2025

Walked the coast path end to end in stages

Calla — Walked the Southern Walkway.

Non-scale · 18 Sep 2025

Slept flat for a whole night

Pippa — Walked the coast path from Portreath to Porthtowan.

Non-scale · 16 Sep 2025

Two flights of stairs without stopping at the landing

Saoirse — Swam at Tramore.

Non-scale · 10 Sep 2025

Danced at a family wedding

Sadie — Cycled to Chorlton and back without stopping.

Non-scale · 10 Sep 2025

Played football with both children for an hour

Dot — Walked the coast path to Maenporth.

Non-scale · 9 Sep 2025

Walked into town and back, which had quietly stopped happening

Ronan — Played touch rugby for the first time in nine years.

Non-scale · 7 Sep 2025

Off the floor unaided, twice, just to check

Linnet — Helvellyn. The entry is mostly about the light.

Non-scale · 23 Aug 2025

Walked into town and back, which had quietly stopped happening

Hattie — Walked to the Quay and back twice in a week.

Non-scale · 21 Aug 2025

Cycled somewhere that used to need a car

Romy — Stood a full day of gallery work.

Non-scale · 21 Aug 2025

Back in the pool after eleven years

Winnie — Full week of clients without her shoulders aching.

Non-scale · 18 Aug 2025

Both bags upstairs in one go

Maple — Ran the Beltline trail end to end.

Non-scale · 18 Aug 2025

Played football with both children for an hour

Freya — Hiked Esja twice in a week.

Non-scale · 11 Aug 2025

Walked into town and back, which had quietly stopped happening

Tansy — Stood a full ten-hour bake without her back going.

Non-scale · 11 Aug 2025

Back in the pool after eleven years

Noah — Cycled to work for a full month of shifts.

Non-scale · 5 Aug 2025

Swam in the sea in February

Bram — Rode the Peak District loop.

Non-scale · 20 Jul 2025

Led a group walk from the front

Esme — Walked up Sainte-Victoire.

Non-scale · 19 Jul 2025

Walked the coast path end to end in stages

Salma — Went swimming with her nieces.

Non-scale · 15 Jul 2025

Walked up a hill they had written off

Lark — Cycled the Prom before work.

Non-scale · 6 Jul 2025

Stood a ten-hour bake with a back that held

Col — Paddled out at Fistral every day for a fortnight.

Non-scale · 5 Jul 2025

Cycled somewhere that used to need a car

Harri — Coached a full training session without sitting down.

Non-scale · 21 Jun 2025

Back in the pool after eleven years

Ted — Walked into town and back, which he had stopped doing in 2019.

Non-scale · 16 Jun 2025

Stood a ten-hour bake with a back that held

Pam — Walked the full length of the pier and back.

Non-scale · 15 Jun 2025

Got through a wedding without dreading the meal

Carl — Got down on the floor with his granddaughter and got back up.

Non-scale · 12 Jun 2025

Both bags upstairs in one go

Keeley — Lifted her mother safely without her back going.

Non-scale · 11 Jun 2025

A full day of work without the afternoon collapse

Nell — Lifted a full super without help.

Non-scale · 10 Jun 2025

Opened a jar without asking anyone

Bex — Ran the Plymouth Hoe loop.

Non-scale · 9 Jun 2025

Swam in the sea in February

Viv — Slept flat. Wrote one line: "Flat. Whole night. Flat."

Non-scale · 6 Jun 2025

Stood a ten-hour bake with a back that held

Tulla — Walked the Dingle Way in stages.

Non-scale · 5 Jun 2025

Tied their own laces standing up

Kez — Walked to work instead of the bus for a month.

Non-scale · 25 May 2025

Back in the pool after eleven years

Peggy — Walked to the shop and back every day for a month.

Non-scale · 21 May 2025

Got through a wedding without dreading the meal

Prue — Walked the city walls twice in a morning.

Non-scale · 21 May 2025

Got through a wedding without dreading the meal

Hedda — Cycled to Roskilde and back.

Non-scale · 19 May 2025

Got through a wedding without dreading the meal

Gus — Walked up Dumyat with his son.

Non-scale · 11 May 2025

Cycled somewhere that used to need a car

Ruthie — Walked the Leicestershire Round in stages over the spring.

Non-scale · 6 May 2025

Both bags upstairs in one go

Inês — Full shift on her feet without pain.

Non-scale · 25 Apr 2025

Walked into town and back, which had quietly stopped happening

Clemmie — Cycle returned. The entry is one of the most-read on the site.

Non-scale · 18 Apr 2025

Slept flat for a whole night

Linnet — Walked up Scout Scar.

Non-scale · 18 Apr 2025

A full shift on their feet with knees that behaved

Marit — Cycled to Leeuwarden and back.

Non-scale · 17 Apr 2025

A full day of work without the afternoon collapse

Gavin — Walked up Kinnoull Hill. Sat at the top for an hour.

Non-scale · 13 Apr 2025

A full day of work without the afternoon collapse

Fen — Cycled to Cambridge and back on the busway path.

Non-scale · 9 Apr 2025

Back in the pool after eleven years

Tarn — Led a group up Catbells without flagging.

Non-scale · 9 Apr 2025

Cycled somewhere that used to need a car

Ned — Walked up to the crooked spire and round the park.

Non-scale · 9 Apr 2025

Got through a wedding without dreading the meal

Bridie — Lifted a feed bag properly again.

Non-scale · 8 Apr 2025

Sat in the middle seat on a flight without thinking about it

Hannah — Cycle returned after six years. Complicated feelings, mostly about her twenties.

Non-scale · 7 Apr 2025

Got through a wedding without dreading the meal

Rin — Full twelve-hour shift, no back pain.

Non-scale · 25 Mar 2025

Walked up a hill they had written off

Wilf — Dug the whole plot over in a weekend, aged seventy-two.

Non-scale · 18 Mar 2025

Opened a jar without asking anyone

Poppy — Got off the floor without using the sofa. Wrote two lines.

Non-scale · 17 Mar 2025

Swam in the sea in February

Lil — Walked to Avenham Park and back.

Non-scale · 12 Mar 2025

Played football with both children for an hour

Birdie — Walked to Botany Bay and back.

Non-scale · 10 Feb 2025

Led a group walk from the front

Bo — Swam through February. Wrote fifteen words.

Non-scale · 9 Feb 2025

Back in the pool after eleven years

Holly — Joint pain much better. She credits the oestrogen and says so.

Non-scale · 7 Feb 2025

Back in the pool after eleven years

Posy — Kneeled to plant bulbs and got up unaided.

Non-scale · 6 Feb 2025

An hour on the floor with the grandchildren, and then standing up

Annika — Slept through the night without waking. Wrote sixty words.

Non-scale · 5 Feb 2025

Tied their own laces standing up

Flossie — Full ten-hour day, Valentine's week, no leg pain.

Non-scale · 25 Jan 2025

Cycled somewhere that used to need a car

Gwen — Full shift, no knee pain.

Non-scale · 13 Jan 2025

Back in the pool after eleven years

Priya — Swam a full length underwater, aged forty-four, having not swum since school.

Non-scale · 20 Dec 2024

Two flights of stairs without stopping at the landing

Bea — Cycle regular for the first time in her adult life.

Non-scale · 13 Nov 2024

Lifted a feed bag properly again

Patrick — Walked the Great Southern Trail at the weekend for a month.

Non-scale · 7 Oct 2024

A full day of work without the afternoon collapse

Ollie — Did the full Taff Trail loop again.

Non-scale · 12 Jul 2024

A full shift on their feet with knees that behaved

Kate — Opened a jar without asking anyone. Wrote three lines about it.

By kind

Time served
7 of them
Restarts
5 of them
Clinical
57 of them
Non-scale
78 of them

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There is no weight on this page, no percentage and no total of anything. A milestone here is something somebody can now do, or something a clinician measured and confirmed, or simply time served. That is a deliberate choice and we explain it at our design choices.

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