Fellow VRBs, I Give You a 2.7km "2020"

[Birdlady64]

I spent ages pouring over street maps of the local area yesterday and managed to concoct this on the opposite side of town in an area that I'm totally unfamiliar with. Mr B now thinks I am developing severe anal tendencies. 😂

Yesterday was a run day and I'm hoping to fit a run in tomorrow so I decided it would be ideal to walk this today. Walking would also allow me to look at Google maps on my phone and avoid taking a wrong turning and messing things up. The rain finally relented in the early afternoon so I set off, clutching my mobile, and wearing my lightweight waterproof jacket just in case. It is stupidly mild here for the time of year.

I'm recording my total distance today for the 2020 Distance Challenge so I divide the walk into 3 parts and record each separately:-

It turns out it's slightly further from home to to the head of the first "2" than I thought it would be - 1.9km

On the "2020" I pass several houses numbered 20, but bearing linda9389 's experience I 'm not stopping to take any photographs.😂 At the base of the first "0" the occupant of one house - numbered 20 as it happens - is having a conversation on the doorstep with a neighbour. I get two really odd looks as I pass them for the second time, in order to complete the "0". 😁 By the time I reach the tail of the second "0" the watch reads 2.7km. (Do zero's actually have tails? 🤔)

It's then a further 1.77km back home via a narrow lane that leads onto the top of the road past the Rugby Club that I used for my Speed Challenge attempts. It's even muddier that it was on Friday when I did my final speed run. Fittingly it starts to chuck it down again. I'm glad I wore my waterproof. I have an old pair of trainers on so it doesn't matter that they end up covered in mud.

[Instructor57]

Haha luv it 😂

[Birdlady64 in reply to Instructor57]

Thanks!

[dijep]

Well done that's really good, I think it's really hard to see the shapes in the streets. And even more well dones for venturing out in the rain. 👍🎄

[Birdlady64 in reply to dijep]

Well it was dry(ish) when I set off.It took a lot of figuring out though 😁

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Brilliant! That's a great 2020!!! Very wise resisting the urge to take house photos 😊

[Birdlady64 in reply to linda9389]

Thanks! I've no idea how people create these amazing things on Strava. This one was a challenge enough for me

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Birdlady64]

I totally agree with you there!!!

[Littleoyellow 10 Miles]

Absolutely excellent effort BL - 😁🎅🎄

[Birdlady64 in reply to Littleoyellow]

👍

[Decker Ultramarathon]

Brilliant! I’ve participated in Strava art but never planned one. Well done in the rain too!

[Birdlady64 in reply to Decker]

Thanks! It took a lot of figuring out 🤨

This rain has to stop soon surely!

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Birdlady64]

The mud 😫. I did well to avoid it today but at the end I take a footpath but the farmer has ploughed it up I had to go round the houses instead.

[Beatlesforever]

Brilliant, well done 👏👏👏😃

[Birdlady64 in reply to Beatlesforever]

Thanks - it looks better than I thought it would 👍😁

[Killerblue]

That’s really clever to get that 👍🎄

[Birdlady64 in reply to Killerblue]

Thanks! Have a Happy Christmas!🎅🎄

[SaskAlliecat Half Marathon]

Great work Birdlady! I'm loving the gps art this month!

[Birdlady64 in reply to SaskAlliecat]

Thanks Sask! I just noticed your "Joy" - pretty cool huh! Happy Christmas 🎅🎄

[Couchphoenix Half Marathon]

Brilliant 😂 I love it, well done Birdlady64, so clever although at first I thought it resembled a pair of glasses 👓 you’d accidentally sat on 😂 Merry Christmas and well done 🎅🎄👍

[Birdlady64 in reply to Couchphoenix]

Thanks! But you do make me laugh - your brain clearly works the same way as Mr B's. He said exactly the same thing when I showed him what I'd made. I was mortally offended of course!

Merry Christmas to you and your partner. I hope you have a peaceful one

[Couchphoenix Half Marathon in reply to Birdlady64]

🤭 Mortally offended.......I’ve just looked at it again and realised I must have been half asleep earlier......it looks exactly like 2020 .......😉 Merry Christmas to you and Mr B too 🎅🎄

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Couchphoenix]

I saw exactly that 😁

[Birdlady64 in reply to misswobble]

😶

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Birdlady64]

I humbly apologise 🙏 I was in bed in the wee small hours, no specs I had a pair of new specs for Christmas so all is now clear 🤓

These run pics are fiendishly difficult to pull off, so hats off to you 👍✊

[Birdlady64 in reply to misswobble]

😁I can definitely see what you mean though and you are not alone....

Mr B is still adamant it's a pair of broken specs

[Hidden]

Brilliant effort. In challenging conditions!

[Birdlady64 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks! I'm just used to getting wet and covered in mud these days. It wont be the same when it dries up!Happy Christmas! 🎅🎄

[Hidden]

Brilliant BL , great result & it’s not easy 🎄🤗

[Birdlady64 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks jorgeRuns! Happy Christmas! 🎄🎅

[Scruff55]

Great effort. Better than the actual 2020 has been for us. Have a very happy Christmas 🎄🎄🎄happy running 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[Birdlady64 in reply to Scruff55]

Thanks Scruff. You are too right there!Happy Christmas to you too! 🎄🎅

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

That is so clever

[Birdlady64 in reply to SueAppleRun]

😁 I spent ages looking at the street maps.

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles in reply to Birdlady64]

Ha! I just did mine free hand i guess that’s why it didn’t look like what i expected

[Birdlady64 in reply to SueAppleRun]

😂

[Run46 Half Marathon]

Brilliant 2020 map, well done 👏...you also did well to almost avoid the rain, it's been relentless the last few days!

And a decent walk once you add it up, Linda will be pleased 😊

[Birdlady64 in reply to Run46]

Thanks! Yes - it was a decent walk, though not especially scenic 😁. It has to stop raining soon doesn't it? I went for a walk this afternoon and the route I used for c25k in Spring/Summer is totally floodedHave a Happy Christmas 🎄🎅

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

Brilliant!!!

[Birdlady64 in reply to roseabi]

Thanks roseabi! I just studied the roadmap - lots! 😁Happy Christmas to you! 🎄🎅