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Time to go 2020 Distance Challenge: calling all runners and walkers, it's not too late to join in πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

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linda9389AdministratorMarathon
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Hi everyone!

See the link to yesterday's post healthunlocked.com/marathon... if this is the first you've heard of this challenge.

So to report on progress after day one !!!

Excellent of course!!! We achieved an amazing 7% (142km) of our 2020 km target on what was a dull, wet, wild Monday, full of the blues from the weekend news for many of usπŸŒ§πŸ’™. I was very glad of a purpose yesterday and absolutely appreciated the fresh air despite the weather. Well done everyone!!!

I'm loving the individual 2020s - Dexy's shoes were particularly creative 😊

With the challenge spread over ten days we're looking for around 10% a day, so it might be helpful if you could spread the word and interest a friend into donating a few hard earned kilometres as we head to the end of the year - we don't want to be the select group who hit 2020 km only to start 2021 on the IC πŸ˜…

My mission today is 'good riddance 2020'. What's yours?

Keep those kilometres coming !!!

The Marathon Team xxx

Google sheets - running tally and charts docs.google.com/spreadsheet...

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SueKen profile image
SueKenHalf Marathon

Ooh! I do like a nice pie chart!

linda9389 profile image
linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toSueKen

I like a nice pie!!! (shame about the colours thoπŸ˜… )

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toSueKen

Better colours to follow - I don't find anything inspiring about a wishy washy orange (other than the desire to make that slice a lot smaller ... oh? .... πŸ€”)

runningdad profile image
runningdadMarathon

Do we just add a comment to this daily post to take part? I ran 8km today (22nd). Will need to think creatively about this in the coming days...πŸ˜ƒ

linda9389 profile image
linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply torunningdad

Yes indeed you do! I'll put up a new post each day. Well done, you're first on the board for today - an early start for you!!!

David_G profile image
David_GMetric Marathon

Hi Linda, it’s another 6km from me today. This is my last day at work until new year so I should be able to get more distance in daily from tomorrow onwards!😊🀞

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toDavid_G

That's brilliant!!! That'll be a nice way to spend your break too 😊

triumph-tiger profile image
triumph-tigerHalf Marathon

5km from me today to add to the total πŸ˜€

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply totriumph-tiger

Fabulous!!! We can do this!

R4inbow profile image
R4inbowUltramarathon

6km for me to add today. Working planning a 20.20km run before the year end now

linda9389 profile image
linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toR4inbow

Brilliant! 20.20km sounds amazing!!!

Run46 profile image
Run46Half Marathon

Morning Linda, you're going to have your work cut out keeping up with this challenge! πŸ˜†πŸ‘Œ7km walk on the 21st for me...just off for my run now so will check in again tomorrow x

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toRun46

You can post your run on this post if you like and then it will be included in the totals I post in the morning. Keeping up may prove a challenge in it's own right πŸ˜…

Run46 profile image
Run46Half Marathonβ€’ in reply tolinda9389

It'll certainly keep you out of mischief!Okey doke, that's a 5k run plus a 3k walk today πŸ™‚

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toRun46

Fabulous!

Kiwipie profile image
KiwipieHalf Marathon

Hello Linda, here’s 4.4K to add to the total. πŸ˜„

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toKiwipie

Brilliant. Got i!

Killerblue profile image
Killerblue

Hi, I haven’t done anything like a HM yet but am now thinking about it so I would like to add my 5K from this morning if that’s ok πŸ€—πŸŽ„πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toKillerblue

It's definitely OK. Welcome! No requirement to have run any particular distance for this challengen nor to be part of this forum - the vast majority of members had never run 10 miles let alone a HM when they joined this forum 😊

cheekychipmunks profile image
cheekychipmunksHalf Marathon

Hi linda9389 , could you pop me down for another 5k please? Just a dog walk today, but it all counts! Thanks. πŸ™πŸ»

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply tocheekychipmunks

It does all count - nothing 'just' about a dog walk (especially in all this mud)

damienair profile image
damienair

Hi Linda, I ran 5K yesterday evening.

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply todamienair

Brilliant. Added to the total. Keep 'em coming 😊

Irishprincess profile image
IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathon

6K from me this morning πŸ™‚

linda9389 profile image
linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toIrishprincess

Lovely, hope they were nice ones 😊

Irishprincess profile image
IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply tolinda9389

Lovely apart from a grumbling knee half way - mmmmn no idea where that came from. Fingers crossed it’ll be ok for my long run later this week 🀞

linda9389 profile image
linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toIrishprincess

Definitely 🀞 Be kind to it

Sandie1961 profile image
Sandie1961Half Marathon

I’m not much use with Strava art, but I’m ok at times tables - 8080m for me this morning!

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toSandie1961

Haha. Love it ... hope I got my times tables right in converting you to kilometres πŸ˜…

Kevin41 profile image
Kevin41Half Marathon

Just a walk today - only 3.5k (used Strava for half to see how far out the seals thinking about swimming down the estuary were!!)

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toKevin41

Sounds like an interesting walk! Nothing 'only' about 3.5k!!!

a_in_gsr profile image
a_in_gsrHalf Marathon

This morning I ran 6k inbetween the heavy downpours!! I'm feeling more back into it this run so hopefully lots more km till New Year for me :)

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toa_in_gsr

Brilliant! but hopefully a bit less rain!

Gememms profile image
Gememms

Hello - I had a slippery time doing 7K this morning - sounds like a great team project. Go team!

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toGememms

It's hard work out there just now isn't it? Good for all sorts of muscles I'm sure πŸ˜€

Blackberrypie profile image
BlackberrypieHalf Marathon

Sorry, a bit late to the party:

20th - 7.57km

21st - 2.65km

22nd - 11.58km

linda9389 profile image
linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toBlackberrypie

Not too late tho! We only started yesterday, so I'll take those two πŸ‘

dijep profile image
dijep10 Miles

It's 8k from me today.Spent my run trying to think of interesting ways to get 2020 πŸ€”

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply todijep

Excellent! Look forward to seeing what you came up with πŸ˜€

Hi Linda, like your mission, mine for today keep moving and then have a nap. Enlisted Mr Jorge for walk today so that’s 2 x 5.9k for us & for yesterday I have a 5.6k run to add πŸŽ„πŸ€Ά

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply to

Nice!!! Enjoy the well deserved nap 😊

Langley-Loper profile image
Langley-LoperHalf Marathon

6.71km from me today.I was intending it to be longer, but nature told me to take the most direct route home, if you know what I mean...😧

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toLangley-Loper

Oh indeed I do know what you mean!!! Always best to heed that call 😱

Birdlady64 profile image
Birdlady64

I can offer you a 6.28km run from this afternoon.

linda9389 profile image
linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toBirdlady64

And I will bite your hand off! Thank you very much. Hope it was a nice restorative run 😊

Birdlady64 profile image
Birdlady64β€’ in reply tolinda9389

Yes - it felt good and really blew the cobwebs away. Thanks for asking

Dexy5 profile image
Dexy510 Miles

I should have had my watch on this morning for my supermarket shop , that would have helped. A run tomorrow though

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toDexy5

Ooh supermarket? that sounds brave, hope it was OK!

RunUsagi profile image
RunUsagiMarathon

11k from me today - run and walks.

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toRunUsagi

Fabulous!!!

Cmoi profile image
CmoiMarathon

Hello linda9389 , this afternoon (22nd December) I did my longest-ever run to date, 22.71 km, and would like to contribute it to this worthy cause!

I had a plan to take a photo of a roadsign along the way that I thought could be neatly doctored into both 2020 and 2021, but when I got there I realised that the numbers were super-faded and in any case it was way too high for me to reach!! Will see if I can think of something else.

Decker profile image
DeckerUltramarathonβ€’ in reply toCmoi

Amazing! Well done on this milestone!

Cmoi profile image
CmoiMarathonβ€’ in reply toDecker

Thanks Decker . Chuffed as it was a few minutes faster than my first HM, despite slightly increased elevation gain.

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toCmoi

That was an amazing run Cmoi !!!

Cmoi profile image
CmoiMarathonβ€’ in reply tolinda9389

Thanks linda9389 . As mentioned on Strava, living at 680m I don't have much choice about hills!

Decker profile image
DeckerUltramarathon

10k for the cause today. Was going for 15 but keep forgetting to un pause the watch :)

linda9389 profile image
linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toDecker

Have you tried the distance correct feature in the desk top version of strava? It doesn't fix the watch data obviously but it often fixes strava quite intelligently (and you can always reverse it if you don't like what it says!)

Decker profile image
DeckerUltramarathonβ€’ in reply tolinda9389

No I have not - I need to look into this!

linda9389 profile image
linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toDecker

Let me know if it finds your missing 5k 😊

Decker profile image
DeckerUltramarathonβ€’ in reply tolinda9389

oh it worked but I only found a missing 1.6k - i guess it just felt like 5 :)

linda9389 profile image
linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toDecker

Haha. Every little helps!!!

Decker profile image
DeckerUltramarathonβ€’ in reply tolinda9389

Thanks for the intro to this feature - I just found another 2k on my earlier trail run last week - cant be added here but it's nice to know I can correct for my failing memory!

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toDecker

I use it a lot! I have auto pause set on my watch because I'm so forgetful, but it always takes a while to cotton on to the fact I'm moving again; the Strava correction usually picks that up as it's only a small distance. Obviously if it's off for a while Strava may not get the right route between the two points it has, but it's likely to be better than nothing!

roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathon

10k from me too xxx

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toroseabi

Brilliant!!!

Cowladyrunning profile image
CowladyrunningMarathon

Did a 6k walk today delivering cards! Can that be added?!

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toCowladyrunning

Definitely! It's in!!!

SlowLoris profile image
SlowLoris

7.8 miles today Linda.

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toSlowLoris

kilometres pleeeaaasseeee ... 😊

SlowLoris profile image
SlowLorisβ€’ in reply tolinda9389

12.55288

According to Prof Google.

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toSlowLoris

Haha. I asked him too πŸ˜…

SueAppleRun profile image
SueAppleRun10 Miles

Hi Linda, I didn’t realise we could add our totals, Willow ran 3k this morning and I ran 3.62k can they both be added or only one?

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toSueAppleRun

They can both be added I reckon!!! No minimum distance required, this is an all-inclusive challenge - throw whatever you've got into the communal pot and let's see if we can smash 2020km or even 2020 miles between us before the end of the year 😊

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SueAppleRun10 Milesβ€’ in reply tolinda9389

I’m sure we will and after tomorrowIve got no work for 5 days πŸ˜ƒso walking and running

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toSueAppleRun

Lovely! Enjoy!!!

Speedy60 profile image
Speedy60Half Marathon

πŸ™‹β€β™€οΈ 8.3km for me today

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toSpeedy60

Great stuff!!!

Speedy60 profile image
Speedy60Half Marathonβ€’ in reply tolinda9389

I should have done my half marathon this week πŸ˜†

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toSpeedy60

Indeed! Maybe another one at the end of next week? πŸ˜…

Speedy60 profile image
Speedy60Half Marathonβ€’ in reply tolinda9389

😳

C3PO profile image
C3POMarathon

5 km (not)parkrun this evening for me today.

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toC3PO

Lovely!!!

O505k profile image
O505kHalf Marathon

Started well with a 4K run, plan was to do a walk in the afternoon but that didn’t happen today. 🌲

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toO505k

At least you got out for your run πŸ‘πŸ˜Š

SueKen profile image
SueKenHalf Marathon

A 4.1km walk for me today. I managed to photo my second β€œ20”, and got a hard stare from a window in the house!

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toSueKen

Oh dear! I annoyed someone too - maybe not such a good idea after all, sorry! I'm going looking for speed signs tomorrow πŸ˜…

Lavender1962 profile image
Lavender1962Half Marathon

5k for me (not) parkrun in the snow today the 22nd. β„οΈπŸƒπŸ»β€β™€οΈ

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toLavender1962

Oooh, very festive!!!

wallruns profile image
wallruns

I can add a 8.2k walk.

linda9389 profile image
linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply towallruns

Great, you're on the board!

SkiMonday profile image
SkiMondayUltramarathon

Did a 10k run today so please add that in.

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toSkiMonday

Excellent!!!

Cantstopmenow profile image
CantstopmenowHalf Marathon

Hi Linda, just 4km πŸ•πŸΎwalk from us today to add to your total x

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toCantstopmenow

Lovely!

Time_Lord profile image
Time_LordHalf Marathon

My first trail run since recovery tonight 6.14 miles. Wet, muddy and boggy in places but I did it x

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toTime_Lord

Trail runs are really tough at the moment, great job!

SaskAlliecat profile image
SaskAlliecatHalf Marathon

A snowy 5.25k run for me today. I had hoped to do more but running through all the fresh snow drifts made for tough running tonight.

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toSaskAlliecat

Wow, well done! A white Christmas for you then 😊

Cowladyrunning profile image
CowladyrunningMarathon

2.18km walk today in torrential rain to get post from top of drive! Loads of flooding but struggling to find 20's! Now if I can find how to add photos I'll show you my find but until then you'll have to look on strava!

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toCowladyrunning

Well done - it's pretty foul isn't it! Unfortunately you can't add photos to comments. You will need to write a post to show us your photos on HU - we'd love to see them if you get chance😊

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CowladyrunningMarathonβ€’ in reply tolinda9389

Just done it in the marathon group as keep forgetting which group I'm in!!

Boss1973 profile image
Boss1973

Hi Linda could you please add another 10km. I had a lovely walk with my 8 year old today. Will his 10km count to the total as he also did a 7.6 km run/walk yesterday. Thanks

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toBoss1973

Well done that eight year old! I'll add him in as Boss jr πŸ˜€

Boss1973 profile image
Boss1973

😊 Thanks Linda I did say I would put his name down as Boss baby but he wasn't impressed.

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toBoss1973

ahhh bless! πŸ˜€ Tell him he's added (by the lady whose 20 year old baby is leaving home on 1st Jan 😒😒😒)

SkiMonday profile image
SkiMondayUltramarathon

Hi Linda. Last couple of days, I added 17k (ran 5k and walked the rest). May add more tomorrow if I get up early enough.

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toSkiMonday

I think it's going to be a cold start tomorrow - I'm planning my layers! Have a lovely Christmas πŸŽ„

Shake-and-run profile image
Shake-and-runHalf Marathon

5.02km run today

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toShake-and-run

Got it!

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