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Fabulous450 Week 1 โ€˜On Tourโ€™ To John O Groats!! ๐Ÿคฉ ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธโค๏ธ

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Hey Runners

Well...week 1 is now complete. I have run and walked every day this week, but no big distances ๐Ÿ˜Š.

My August quest came first, which was to run 3 days per week. Then the LEJOG opportunity came up and I tried to resist, but eventually thought Iโ€™d give it a go (with no unreasonable expectations ๐Ÿค“๐Ÿ˜‚). So far, it has been so much fun, despite me being on the snail trail ๐ŸŒ... ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ˜‚!!

Today I went out and it was quite a tough start. Toxic 10 perhaps, but I managed to loosen up eventually. I was coaching myself a bit today and recognise that it sort of feels as though Iโ€™m pushing too hard ๐Ÿ˜ณ (Or Iโ€™m wimping out ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ), but whatever it is, itโ€™s important to meet myself where I am at.

So, having experienced a heavy start, Iโ€™ve decided to have a couple of days of complete rest (no deliberate LEJOG walk๐Ÿคซ). I do think Iโ€™ll be able to have longer runs that way.

So, this week โ€˜on tourโ€™ (as GTFC has named it..,and I like it ๐Ÿ˜‰).....

โœ…Iโ€™m off the starting block with LEJOG

โœ… and Iโ€™ve done my 3 run days in my August quest.

Not bad at all! ๐Ÿ˜ Most of all....Iโ€™ve enjoyed it, every little helps and thereโ€™s more to come!! ๐Ÿ˜†

Happy running Runners! โค๏ธ

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate10

Congratulations on completing your 3 days a week runs for your August Quest, you have done very well, now have a few days break before you continue with Lejog, it will be very interesting to see the reports from other people doing Lejog end to end after their first week.

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr

Thanks so much AlMoor!! ๐Ÿค—

A quiet run with virtually no traffic is such a great way to start a Sunday morning! I am going to take a little short break now and see how that changes the next run. ๐Ÿ˜โค๏ธ

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate10 in reply to Fabulous450

๐Ÿ‘

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10

Well done Fab! Youโ€™ve achieved your Quest and have begun your journey to John Oโ€™Groats. Thatโ€™s amazing! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

Iโ€™m en route too. Iโ€™ll do my first report when I receive my first postcode (50 or 100 miles, I forget!), but so far Iโ€™ve logged 3 runs and 3 walks for a total of 26.16 miles. Iโ€™ll walk some more today, then start the process again tomorrow! Have you seen the leader? Heโ€™s up to 185 miles! Whaaat? ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

Iโ€™m loving this, and it looks like you are too! Have fun after your rest. ๐Ÿฅฐ

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks

Hey Cheeky!! ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿค—

Thatโ€™s brilliant!! ๐Ÿคฉ Iโ€™m not surprised either! 26.6 miles is so great!! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿคฉ

Iโ€™m really enjoying it too!! ๐Ÿ˜ I donโ€™t have a garmin or anything, so I am deliberate with the phone in tow ready to record my distances, but Iโ€™m ok with that ๐Ÿ˜‰. Iโ€™m having fun!! I was at 13.9 miles yesterday.

The leader at 185 miles?๐Ÿ˜ฒ....well....thatโ€™s eye watering!! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ

Looks like the first postcard is 100 miles ๐Ÿคฉ. So, Iโ€™ve got some way to go ๐Ÿ˜‚, but I will feel very pleased when I receive it, thatโ€™s for sure.

๐ŸŽต ๐ŸŽถ โ€œHi ho...hi ho....itโ€™s off to John O Groats we goโ€! ๐ŸŽต ๐ŸŽถ ๐Ÿคฃ

...Letโ€™s keep going Cheeky!! ๐Ÿคš๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ˜†โค๏ธ

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply to Fabulous450

Weโ€™ve got this Fab! โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ

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Forest_Run_BeginnerGraduate10 in reply to Fabulous450

You get your first one at 50 miles, then 100, but then it goes to 100 mile intervals, although I believe you do get emails with facts about points of interest when you pass them sometimes. ๐Ÿ˜Š Good luck to you both, you're doing so well and only 1 week in, you've definitely got this ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Forest_Run_Beginner

Thanks so much Forest_Run_Beginner! ๐Ÿค— Looking forward to all the surprises!! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜โค๏ธ

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FionamagsGraduate10

Well done on completing your first week of LeJog and achieving the 3 runs per week in your August quest! I think its a good idea to have a rest. You'll need to take care of yourself on this journey.

Looking forward to reading of next week's adventures!

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Fionamags

Thanks so much Fionamags!! ๐Ÿค— I think a bit of complete rest and a lot of water might be the perfect concoction for a very nice week ahead ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ ๐Ÿ˜‰โค๏ธ!!

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SybilwGraduate10

Sounds like a very productive week Fab mine less so with 3 very long driving days in the last 8 but weโ€™ve got a year to do LeJOG so Iโ€™ll not panic yet. I still need to report any progress (Iโ€™ve done some honestly!) but changed my password and my phone promptly forgot it!! Iโ€™ll get on my way soon. Have a great week - last full one of your August quest so on to new challenges perhaps?

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Sybilw

Ooh Sybilw! Well done! ๐Ÿค— Iโ€™ve no doubt youโ€™ve done some! ๐Ÿ˜‰ And I totally agree, thereโ€™s a whole year ahead! ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿฝ

I will have to think about my September quest now...it be? I think Iโ€™m going to choose something totally different (and perhaps a little crazy ๐Ÿ˜, like how many of โ€˜somethingโ€™ can I find on tour this month?, that will be fun)! ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿค”๐Ÿค”mmmm...what should it be though? ๐Ÿ˜‚ It will come to me.

Enjoy Sybilw!! Weโ€™re on our way! ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿค—โค๏ธ

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Equi-geekGraduate10

Hi Fab! Great to see you still running and this looks like a truly Fab challenge in every sense ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿ‘

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Equi-geek

Thanks so much Equi!! ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿค— So great to hear from you too!! ๐Ÿคฉ

Itโ€™s a great challenge!! Iโ€™m building up slowly, but Iโ€™m enjoying it. ๐Ÿ˜โค๏ธ

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BaddieThePirateGraduate10

Well done. Unlike you I managed to resist LEJOG ๐Ÿ˜ but am aiming for 3 runs per week.

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to BaddieThePirate

Ah....youโ€™d be brilliant at LEJOG BTP!! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿค—

Thanks so much!! ๐Ÿค—โค๏ธ

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David_G

Hi Fab450, Iโ€™ve started my journey this week too๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ I run most days, but some runs are shorter than others, depending on work commitments etc.

Iโ€™m going to try to complete it all by running but Iโ€™ll see how it goes.๐Ÿ™‚

So far Iโ€™ve run 19.26 miles apparently๐Ÿ‘ I still run in km but Iโ€™ve got a spreadsheet set up which converts figures to miles automatically so I can update the website properly. I also know exactly how many km/miles Iโ€™ve still got left and Iโ€™m keeping a record of elapsed time too๐Ÿ˜Š Iโ€™m hoping to be able to run some graphs from the data too as I get further into it. It might not be for everyone but Iโ€™m a data analyst by trade so I quite enjoy putting these things together๐Ÿ˜ƒ Happy running everyone!๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to David_G

Hey David_G!! ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿฝ

Thatโ€™s brilliant!! ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ! I know I wonโ€™t be able to make it without the walks, but maybe....possibly....if Iโ€™m due a little miracle ๐Ÿ˜‚, I might do or be close with the walks included. But, honestly, Iโ€™m very ok with not quite getting there ๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿคซ.

I run/walk in Kโ€™s too and convert via google. Then upload my evidence. I can see this would be quite a nice experience for a data analyst. I do some for my work too, but just interpretation of the data that is gathered by those specialists like yourself. ๐Ÿคฉ

For running, itโ€™s just punch in the numbers and it will hopefully tell me where I am at!! Thatโ€™s just me all over when it comes to running though โ˜บ๏ธ. No self control!! ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚!

Iโ€™m enjoying it and it sounds like youโ€™re doing that too. Bravo on having a great week!! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿคฉโค๏ธ

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Kat332zzGraduate10

Well done on the start, and keeping the runs going, Iโ€™m afraid I gave up the runs in favour of trying to do the LEJOG within three months. I think your first postcard is at 50 miles so you should be getting one soon. Our leader was amazing too, he was walking about 30/32 miles a day, heโ€™s finished already and has now signed up to do the wcp which he aims to finish before Christmas.

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Kat332zz

Thanks so much Kat332zz!! ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿค—

Ooh, 50 miles to the postcard....well....thatโ€™s even better then!! Iโ€™m on my way!! ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ

How amazing to do the LEJOG within 3 months ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉ. I know thatโ€™s so well out of my league โ˜บ๏ธ, but I am genuinely enjoying it.

30/32 miles a week?....wow!! Thatโ€™s phenomenal!! ๐Ÿ˜ฒ congratulations to him too ๐Ÿ˜!!

Have a great time Kat332zz!! ๐Ÿ˜โค๏ธ

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Kat332zzGraduate10 in reply to Fabulous450

No, 30 to 32 miles a day. He was getting up at silly oโ€™clock (1 to2 am) and walking for over 10 hours a day

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Kat332zz

๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ!! Well....That takes some commitment!! ๐Ÿคฏ Thatโ€™s an elite walker for sure. ๐Ÿฅด๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝโค๏ธ

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KatnapGraduate10

If you can do the same next week it will give you a solid foundation to build the rest of LEJOG on. Well done Fabulous!

๐Ÿฑ Katnap ๐Ÿฑ

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Katnap

Thanks so much Katnap!! ๐Ÿค— I think with a little rest, I might just do a bit more, but we shall see. ๐Ÿ˜‰

Onwards we go!! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜โค๏ธ

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KatnapGraduate10 in reply to Fabulous450

In 2019 I gave myself the target of doing 1000 km and allowed for possible injury by aiming for 100km per month. I was lucky with injury with just the first 2 weeks of February and got the distance in October ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ‘

It is worth doing a little bit extra that you can 'bank' and draw from.

Have fun!

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Katnap

Thanks!! Thatโ€™s a great idea!! ๐Ÿ˜โค๏ธ

So much to take, digest and be proud of here. The August quest was a real achievement for you and has set you up nicely for the year long challenge. Rest will do you well and you go again. Don't worry about how long or how far you are going, just that you're going because as the weeks turn into months you will become a different runner. A really solid start with a line drawn in the sand. It's go time ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to

Absolutely GTFC!! Thanks so much!!๐Ÿค— Iโ€™m certainly enjoying every minute of it! So, a little pit stop and the tour will be back on the move!!๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ˜ƒโค๏ธ

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over61andstilltryingGraduate10

Enjoying your runs and walks, 3 runs per week and on your way with LEJOG all sounds wonderful to me. Well done to you. ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to over61andstilltrying

Thanks so much over61andstilltrying!! ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿค— Chipping away...chipping away!! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜โค๏ธ

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over61andstilltryingGraduate10 in reply to Fabulous450

You keep chipping!

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CBDBGraduate10

Iโ€™m not that far behind you! Iโ€™m an even tortoisier tortoise of the tortoise runners! ๐Ÿข ๐Ÿ˜…But what fun!

Iโ€™m still in Penzance and you have left it already behind! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ˜…

We can have a virtual Fish and Chips before we leave Cornwall behind!

Well done! And on we go!

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to CBDB

Woooh hooo!! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ! No, I think Iโ€™m still in Penzance too, so I canโ€™t be that far ahead ๐Ÿ˜‰.

Yesterday, I was by Ludgvan Academy Primary School. โ€˜The best school in Cornwallโ€™ so some of the reviews said ๐Ÿ˜‰! I always take a closer look on google at somewhere I can see close by.

Fish & chips ๐ŸŸ ๐ŸŸ sounds fantastic!! We shall do that!! ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿค—

Happy LEJOG touring!! ๐Ÿ˜โค๏ธ

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CBDBGraduate10 in reply to Fabulous450

๐ŸŽฃ ๐Ÿ  ๐ŸŸ Nice! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ

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Couchpotato2

Well done on getting your three runs in and you are right, it does sound like a little rest might be just what is needed. Also I get toxic 5 where the first 5 minutes are horrible and I question myself. why am i doing this? I cant run etc. Just slow it right down, wait for it to pass and enjoy the rest :-) x

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Couchpotato2

Thanks so much CP2!! ๐Ÿค— You know, I donโ€™t usually get that, so when it happens (and it does! ๐Ÿฅด) it has become a little bit of a tell tale sign for me that I might not be quite as โ€˜full of energyโ€™ as I think ๐Ÿ˜‚!! A little โ€˜ooh, be carefulโ€™ wink if you like! ๐Ÿ˜‰!!

I donโ€™t expect it to be easy mind. But that little heaviness makes it feel a bit more laborious!! Less spring in the step!! ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ!

I always have you all to keep me going though and make sure I know that Iโ€™m not the only one ๐Ÿคช. Iโ€™m very grateful for that too!! ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿค— So...run on we shall CP2!! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฉโค๏ธ

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Couchpotato2 in reply to Fabulous450

We shall, after a rest! Itโ€™s great that you are in tune with your body!

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Fabulous450Graduate10 in reply to Couchpotato2

๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ most definitely! ๐Ÿ˜โค๏ธ

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