Time to Go 2020: the distance challenge is on!!!

[linda9389]

Hi there wonderful runners and walkers, every one of you, we need you !!!

Join this year’s final challenge NOW to say goodbye, good riddance, be gone, GO 2020!!!

⭐ This challenge is for everyone

⭐ Starting today

⭐ All of your kilometres

⭐ In these last 10 days of the year

⭐ Whether walking or running

⭐ They will all count!

Here’s a recap of the details for those who haven’t already seen them (or those with memories as bad as mine):

This is a DISTANCE challenge, with both an individual element and a community element. We’ll count runs and walks.

★ Individual element of this challenge

How many ways can you ‘run/walk 2020’?

Some ideas to get you started :

◾ run or walk 20.20miles or 20.20km or 20minutes 20seconds …

◾ run or walk an elevation of 202.0m ...

◾ find and photo two houses numbered 20 ...

◾ write 2020 as Strava/GPS art …

Take photos and post them to the forum for inspiration (you will need to write your own post to show us your pics). How creative can you get? Who can come up with the most different ways to achieve ‘2020’?

★ Community element of this challenge

From 21st to 31st December (inclusive) please help us reach our combined 2020 kilometres target. Long runs are great, but the short ones and the walks will all add up too!

(If there are enough of us taking part, could we make 2020 miles? 🤔)

★ Admin points

I’ll put up a new post each day of the challenge.

Record your daily distance in the comments of each day's post - in kilometres please.

I will tally them as we go and give you the latest running total at the start of each day.

It doesn’t really matter which day your distance was achieved/posted so long as it is run and recorded within the challenge dates of 21st to 31st inclusive, and is only submitted once!!! If you prefer to wait until the end of the challenge and submit just one total, that’s fine too, but daily totals will let us know just how close we are to smashing the target distance.

Let’s see this unbelievable year off! Strong!!!

Time to GO 2020.

Good luck everyone. We can do this!!!

I’ll be back tomorrow with our first set of totals.

The Marathon team xxx

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon]

Let’s do this! 😅💪

[dijep 10 Miles]

sounds a great idea 🤩

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

Looking forward to adding some kms, although maybe not today - the weather outside IS FRIGHTFUL!!!! 😂

Thanks Linda, and good luck and have fun everyone xxx

[Grannyhugs 10 Miles]

10.13km run 🙆‍♀️ great weather for it today, dry and cold

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Grannyhugs]

Fabulous! First on the board!!! You were lucky, it's as soggy as possible where I am 😃

[Fran6500 Half Marathon]

2.44 km walk done this morning. Beautiful crisp sunny morning. Will be doing something every day.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Fran6500]

Ahh fantastic. That's my plan too. Have to say it's very wet where I am though. Will add you to the totals

[SueKen Half Marathon]

More of a Jeff than a jog, but 5.0km from me this morning🙂

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to SueKen]

Brilliant! That's a great start. Gotta love Jeff!

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon]

3.21K run this morning before calf got awkward again!, Still, every little helps!

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Tell that calf that’s not what you need BC. 😠

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

My fault cc. I did a nice 9k on Saturday; breathing was great, heart rate back under control but I felt a bit of a twinge towards the end. Felt great today but I think that I upped the pace and my calf wasn’t ready; so it let me know 🤷🏻‍♂️ Operator error!! 👍

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Oops!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Well done! Not such good news about the calf. These things can be way too stubborn. I'm going to have to stick with walking my k's I think. But every little definitely helps!

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

I will clock my Molly walks too!!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

I clocked a Molly walk this morning 😀

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

What (or who) is your Molly ?

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

A gorgeous orange and white 12 yo English pointer 😃

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Wow; what a beauty! Ours is an eight year old OES who still behaves like a puppy! She keeps me young too!! 🙂

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Nooooo BC! 😟

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

It was the seventh run since my comeback, so I thought that running the second 1k a bit quicker might be ok! Clearly not!!I should have rested it a bit longer after a slow 9k on Saturday. Couple of days and I will start again; slowly ........

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to Beachcomber66]

Everything crossed BC 🤞🤞🤞

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

Thanks TC. Patience required.🙂

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

I ran 10k this morning to kick off my contribution. Weather was shocking, footing was shocking, time was therefore shocking - but hey I have a job to do - to clock up some distance! Let’s see off 2020 in style guys! 😠 ➡️ 👋

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Nice one Cheeky! You've done your job well!!! It's foul here too.

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Thanks linda9389 . Not fun, but a worthy cause! 🥰

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

👋👋👋👍

[Over62 Half Marathon]

10.10k ran this morning very damp & very windy, first time I’ve ever done 10k on a Monday. I’ll run 10.10k on Wednesday so that I’ll have done a personal target of running 2, 10k + in one week as week as being in Christmas week. I will look for some 20 20 art I had forgotten that bit on the next run 🏃🏻‍♀️

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Over62]

Fantastic!!!

[UpTheStanley Half Marathon]

5.05k for me today Linda - was meant to be 10.10 but just wasn’t on it ☹️ Though I don’t think I would have been able to do much more than walk into the wind on the prom for the second half, even on a good day. Stopped my watch before the walk home so can’t count that either - not a good day really, but every little helps!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to UpTheStanley]

Definitely every bit helps - we just need to make sure there are a lot of us!!! Well done for getting out there. It was miserable today here too ... and a couple more days the same 😢

[TailChaser Marathon]

Hiya! Katnap and I have just done 5k each this lunchtime so please add these to the total Linda 👍

After the past few days we’ve all had (let alone the rest of it, talk about cherry on the cake!) it can definitely just do one.

Fab idea as ever 👏👏👏

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to TailChaser]

Uggghh, can't it just!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep running. Keep clearing the head!!! 2021 is nearly here.

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Oh yes!!! Bring it on!

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

4.71 km walk today!! 😁

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Excellent - bet that blew some cobwebs away!

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

Yes it was very nice!

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

On Monday morning I went a 4.82 walk around the loch in Scotland that I RAN run 3 of week 5 of C25K in May 2018, I can assure you that I did sleep better there on Sunday night than I did back in 2018, like most runners who are about to run that milestone run, I felt very nervous but I did complete the run without walking or stopping, according to my old Smartphone, looking back I ran it in a pace of 08:40/Km, Monday's walk brought memories back to me.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

It's great to be able to look back and see how far we've come isn't it. Week 5 run 3 was the BEST!!!

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

I was very happy after I completed that run, I wish you Linda a very happy and peaceful Christmas, 🎄🤶remember, keep on RUNNING 🏃🏾

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Thank you - and right back atcha!!!

[SmilingTortoise1 Half Marathon]

Managed to dodge the rain today and do a 20.20 km run and 2.79 km walk back to car (the walk back took 2020 seconds ). So that's 22.99 km. 😊

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to SmilingTortoise1]

You star!!!!! That's a fantastic start. Big contribution to the joint total and a very creative '2020'. Nice!!!

[David_G Metric Marathon]

Hi Linda9389, I ran 7km in the rain and wind on the south coast this afternoon. I really must work out something that relates to 2020! 😊

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to David_G]

I think we're all bonkers - it was definitely a rough day to start a distance challenge. But that's what you get at the end of the year 😅

[Beatlesforever]

I've put my HM training on hold this week so didn't go running today but I walked 5k with the dogs 😃☃️🎄

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Beatlesforever]

I'm having that!!! Thank you 😊

[Kevin41 Half Marathon]

5.01km to contribute today - I’ll think of something a bit more 2020 themed for the next one hopefully

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Kevin41]

Excellent! On both counts 👍

[Cantstopmenow Half Marathon]

Hi Linda, I've done 13.1km today in total. A 10k run and a muddy dog walk (ours is Molly too).

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Cantstopmenow]

Fantastic! That will boost our first day. All the best dogs are called Molly 😅

[Cantstopmenow Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

🐕🐾😃

[O505k Half Marathon]

9k walk today no fancy artwork will try again tomorrow.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to O505k]

Fabulous - the 9k is great!!!

[LottieMW]

Usually over on C25k and the Bridge...tempted here by roseabi after the speed challenge...so...

...today was the short run on JuJu’s Magic Plan for 20 minutes...I should have stopped running at 20:20...drat! With warm up and cool down I covered 3.32km. Back on my Lockdown main road...it was windy...and it rained...

😫💦

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to LottieMW]

Ahh, the joys of lockdown and the weather 😢 - but you were the winner today and we're very glad of your kms!

[LottieMW in reply to linda9389]

Thank you 😊

[Decker Ultramarathon]

Going to try and get a 20.20 km run in this week as I am off for the week 👍🏼

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Decker]

Fabulous. Hope you have a great week 😊

[SaskAlliecat Half Marathon]

2.76km leisurely winter solstice walk tonight

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to SaskAlliecat]

That sounds lovely Sask!!

[R4inbow Ultramarathon]

Sounds great, as all ideas from you guys! I'm in and about to do my first run in my new socks (early Christmas present) this morning!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to R4inbow]

Brilliant!!! There will be a new post for today shortly 😀

[Richard7 Half Marathon]

A bit of C25K revisited plus a walk totalling 6.77km you are welcome to add them to oust 2020 😉

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Richard7]

Great - another boot up the backside for 2020!!!

[Boss1973]

Hi Linda,

Did a 28.13km walk yesterday on the Guild wheel.

😀

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Boss1973]

Wow that looks like a great route! Well done and thanks for all those kms!!! Definitely showing 2020 who's boss!

[Charlies1 Half Marathon]

Hi Linda, I did 8k walking yesterday and 7k running today.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Charlies1]

Brilliant - that's a great contribution!

[58soon]

I'd love to join this Linda. I ran my longest run ever on Sunday (9.5k) so that won't count, and am needing a bit of a rest for a few days, but hoping to smash a 10k before the end of the year - so will be posting that when/if it happens! I'll also add my shorter runs/walks too when I eventually manage to get out.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to 58soon]

I've added you to the board so just let us know whenever you've run or walked. Congratulations on the 9.5k, you will absolutely smash 10k this year - way to end on a high!!!

[Ant50 10 Miles]

Hi Linda, you can add a 4km run yesterday and a 5k walk today. Thanks

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Ant50]

Added! Brilliant!!!

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon]

Hi Linda. I hope you manage to keep up with all these posts. 😧 Talking of which, I would like to add 5.8km after my interval session with my brother today. 😅

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

Haha! I'll try ... but if it all goes wrong it won't be the first bad thing to happen this year 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️😅

[limberlou Half Marathon]

Only just seen this Linda but you can add my 3.5k from this morning to the total if you like. I’ll try for some art on my next run

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to limberlou]

Excellent - will do, thanks!

[Boss1973]

Hi Linda you can add another 4km walk to the total.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Boss1973]

Fabulous!

[Lifluf]

Hi Linda, I'm a bit late but happy to add my morning run which was very wet and puddly but fun. That's 4.81k. Happy Christmas!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Lifluf]

Great! Have a lovely Christmas 🎄

[Tjcp Half Marathon]

Hi! 23rd- 5K, 25th-5K, today (27th) 7k and plan to do 17k more to total 1111K this year.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Tjcp]

Oh hi, so good to hear from you as you really were the idea behind all this! I was going to give an extra shout out to you on 30th (and still will!) and encourage people to buddy up to run their own 20.20km relay on 31st as you originally suggested. Thanks again for inspiring us - I think a lot of people are enjoying the challenge 👍😊

That's a stunning annual total!!!

[Tjcp Half Marathon]

Thanks!!!! I haven't heard anything from the group for a long time and have been busy with restrictions etc. here in Spain and trying to celebrate Christmas with family and friends as normally as possible. My yearly goal in 2019 was 1000k and despite lockdown of 1,5 months this year, I caught up with a very long streak of 5k a day and will meet my objective of 1111k on Thursday. Sorry it won't be 20,20k in the last 10 days of the year in the end. At least, I have had fun with virtual races and a week ago ran my first real run since February in the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, where everyone who had their Jean Bouin run cancelled in November could run a mile in controlled groups of 50 setting off in groups of 3 every 3 seconds. It was great fun! Hope all is well with you guys in the UK as it sounds much worse than here at the moment. All the best and happy running!!!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Tjcp]

You have done a great job of making the most of 2020 - that's all any of us can do! The real race sounds fab! It's not great here just now, but hopefully there are brighter days not too far away now. In the meantime, we continue to make the best of it 😊

[Shake-and-run Half Marathon]

3.01km run today

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Shake-and-run]

Lovely, thanks!!!