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Time to GO 2020 Distance challenge: can we reach our 2020 km target today? 🎯

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Hello again !!!!

This is day 7 of 10 and we are very close to our 2020 km goal already !!!

If this is the first you've heard of this challenge, see the link to the first post healthunlocked.com/marathon... - it's not too late to join in and to add any distance you've run or walked since Monday 21st!

At time of writing this post we have an awesome⭐1777 km⭐ in the pot (that's a lot of lucky 7's). We may well hit our kilometre target three days early!!! We're absolutely showing 2020 who's boss!!!

2020 miles? Can we do this? We're over half way, but at our current rate it will be hard to reach. Do you have any good VRB friends who're missing out on this challenge? maybe they think Marathon forum is a scary place to be? or that they are not worthy of joining? Let them know how welcoming and inclusive we are, encourage them over, let them know their runs and walks could be the ones that make the difference!!! If you're reading this but hesitating to post - don't be shy, we need you 😊

I'll say it again - never say never, I believe in you!!!

Post and comment below when you get chance, letting us know how far you have run or walked today (Sunday 27th) plus anything from earlier in the week that hasn't been logged yet.

Happy running and walking.

The Marathon Team xxx

Sunday Dec 27th

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

Previous posts:

Mon 21st healthunlocked.com/marathon...

Tue 22nd healthunlocked.com/marathon...

Wed 23rd healthunlocked.com/marathon...

Thu 24th healthunlocked.com/marathon...

Fri 25th 🎄 healthunlocked.com/marathon...

Sat 26th healthunlocked.com/marathon...

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Of course the chart is immediately out of date as I post! A whopping 42.2k from C3PO 's marathon and a lovely 20.20km from Charlies1 take us even closer to our targets. Keep 'em coming runny folks!!!

Just ran a speedy 6k - 34mins - well that's speedy for me as I was with my husband who pushes me well past my comfortable pace 🤪 Really huffing and puffing now but at least I feel like I've run off some of that Christmas food and booze!!!

Wow, that is speedy! Well done!!!

Hi I Hadn't joined before. 22nd walked 11.29km

24th ran 7.43km

25th walked 8.34km

26th ran 7.33 km

Welcome to the challenge! There's a great haul of kilometres there, thank you!

Yay, great contributions so far! Only a short walk for me yesterday (26th), 3.51k 🎄

Bet it felt good though!

It did indeed! 😃

A bit shy 🙈 here, as I normally just hover silently in the marathon race forum (still working on my 10k over at the bridge) but only this morning realised (and really read the whole) guidelines including the community challenge of meeting 2020 km or/and miles! 🤦🏽‍♀️

So would you accept me on the community challenge belatedly?

Here are some (shorter)distances I piled up over the holidays so far:

21 Dec: 4.43km

24 Dec: 4.5km

26 Dec: 5.3 km

I fear no personal 2020 challenges so far!

Thank you, Linda! What fun challenges!

We not only accept you - we welcome you!!! No need to be shy here. Same faces, same supportive ethos (all that's scary is the name of the forum) 😊

Would they accept you...your hand will be fair bitten off! You never know with help from everyone we may just get to 2020 miles yet 🤞😊

Spot on ... and it's looking increasingly likely we'll get there as the day goes by 🤞

Hi... only just seeing this and gutted I did a longer run on the 19th! But have done 3 short runs this weeks total of 16km.

Haha me too! Also getting in on the fun late. 👍🏽😃

Hello!!! That's unfortunate, but no worries the rest will count and at least you got your long run 😊

Morning linda9389, 12.18k (yes, I like posting absurdly precise figures...) from me today, Sunday 27th. A proper run, too, not just one of my crazy Christmas jogs!

It's perfect - I have 2dpl in the spreadsheet 😎

Another 5k yesterday. I forgot to post it yesterday

That's great, no problem

I can contribute 9.11k today Linda. A lovely 7.22k run in the crisp sunshine, followed by a brisk 1.89k cool down walk. It’s perfect running weather here today after Storm Bella blew through. Good riddance to her too as well as 2020!

Lovely! It's amazing isn't, you would never have believed it last night!

No you wouldn’t. That wind and rain 😱😱😱😱

5k from Kiwipie!

(posted on Bridge) healthunlocked.com/bridgeto...

Thanks Kiwipie 😊

Good morning Linda. 22 km today.

Fabulous!!!

I remembered to set my watch for Molly's walk this morning. I did 4.12 k. As it was all off lead Molly probably did three times that distance!

And enjoyed every minute of it no doubt!

Yep! Mainly running up to likely suspects for cuddles! She doesn’t get social distancing.

😅😅😅

10.5km this morning. Felt way harder than it should - too many roasties 😂 But great to be out again.

It'll get easier again 😊

Hey!

21st- I ran my first 10k since July! (10.02k!)

23rd- I ran 5.13k

27th- I ran 6.44k

Hope this all helps... I’m happy I’ve personally done just over 20.20k too...!

Fabulous - this will definitely help!

Hi Linda and VRBs! I ran another 7K this morning🏃‍♂️ once Storm Bella had done her worst - brought down the fence and caused water leaks through the roof and in the conservatory🌪☔️😳

I incorporated’Rhythm and Roll’ intervals from the NRC app into the middle of the run. It’s a great session, particularly when you’ve finished it! 🤣

Oh dear, that sounds very inconvenient! At least the Storm left us some reasonable weather to get out in today!

Here's 5.55k of it helps 😉

It certainly does ... we're nearly there in km

Hellllloo perhaps a tad late 🙄 but you can have 20k to add to the total Linda, I've 10k on the 23rd and another this morning 👍

I think that's going to be a very important 20k Imc ... hang on ... so close 2019 ...

Every little helps 👍

Running off the overindulgence and a slightly belated (not) parkrun today, so another 5k from me 😃

Tadaaa!!!!!! 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯 that makes 2024 km !!!! Well done Sandie1961 , well done everyone!!! 👏👏👏

Woohoo 🥳👏🏻🙌 2020 miles it is then!

Phasing out the last remaining crutch - not quite there yet for muddy walks - but doing pretty well otherwise.

18.29k

That's fabulous. So good to see you on the mend 😊

Thanks.

Possibly did a bit to much slipping on a muddy dog walk yesterday, so stuck to a gentle exercise bike ride today.

It's hard to know until afterwards isn't it 🙄

👍

Hi Linda, goodness these runs from everyone are really impressive. I skated round another 10.13 today, glorious blue skies but goodness it was icy and a cold wind.

Deceptive today isn't it! Well done!!!

2.83 km walk this morning; bright sunny and warm when in the sun but cold outside it🥶

Well done!!!

Hi Linda

6.15km for the 25th

5.06km for the 27th

👍

Brilliant!!!

Hi Linda,

Only just seen this.

6.3k on the 22nd

5.8k on the 24th

5.5k this morning (my first non stop running since getting off the IC, whoop whoop)!

Welcome!!! I bet it feels good to be properly off the IC!!!

Good morning Linda and all, 5.2k for me this morning and Willow stopped his watch at 3k

Great, thanks!

Just been out for lovely 7.8k run - sun out, no wind, lots of slippery mud.And did a 4.8k walk yesterday 😊

Lovely!!!

Hi Linda, everyone is doing really well 😀11km run for me this morning - nice and sunny too 😎

We all deserved this nice day today for sure!!!

Hi Linda, A 7.5km run this morning to add to the total for me. Boss Jr celebrating his 9th birthday today🎉🎉🎂 added 4k run to his total as well.

Happy birthday Boss Jr !!! 🎂🎈🎁🎉

A 6.24km walk from me today - the weather was so much nicer😊

We were due a decent day, good to make the most of it!!!

Nothing from me here today. I just received a message on the Test and Trace app that I have to self-isolate for 3 days ☹️ But still time to do my 20.20 run 🙂

Oh no IP! At least three days isn't too long compared to the full isolation period. Have everything crossed for you 🤞. Time for some squats perhaps? 20 today, 20 tomorrow?

It must have been at the airport or on the plane 🙄 will walk around the garden tomorrow 🙂

12.32 km walk today. Every little counts!

Absolutely!

Thank you xxx

Little? Every big counts too 😊

Just uploaded my 7k walk from this afternoon and found a 2k walk from yesterday too. 😁

Hidden treasure 😊

27.9km from Nowster!

(Submitted on Bridge: healthunlocked.com/bridgeto...)

Sorry I haven't been on the ball today. A first play of the Pandemic board game blew several fuses in my brain, then I've had to get smart(er) with the spreadsheet as we went beyond 100% of the kilometre target 🙄😀. Playing catch up with the posts now and hopefully there is still integrity in the charts (despite some very inelegant behind-the-scenes calculations 😅)

Wow, didn’t we all do well, it’s 18.9k from me and Mr J today, beautiful long walk in the calm after the storm with wall to wall sunshine 🌞

Sounds idyllic!!!

5.31km from me today

Thanks!!!

Every little helps 2.35 walk today!

Certainly does!!!

10.02km to log today please. A run in the sunshine that followed last nights stormy winds and rain. Enjoyed jumping in muddy puddles

Great fun!!!

3k walk to add to the total.

Lovely!!!

Just a 4k walk up and down Butser Hill today Linda, but as it was a full bubble effort you can also count 4k from Dexy5 and Oldgirlruns, so 12k in the pot altogether. Not counting the walk towards my personal 20.20 target, though, so there's at least another 5.05k to come from me at some point.

Noted 👍😀

Hello Linda 9389, well it’s been a lovely bright but cold day today and I managed to get a brisk 3.30k walk in before breakfast and then a good long late morning 10.61K followed by a brisk 3.48 k late afternoon so that makes 17.39 k for the challenge.

Woweee - you didn't waste any of the day 😀

A slow 5.36km birdwatching walk from me today.Plus, I forgot but there was a 2.6km walk to the Coop and back on the 21st - every little counts right?

It certainly does, thanks!!!

And another short 4k walk with the dogs this afternoon 😃

Nice!!!

Hi Linda I've already given you 21st and 22nd. Here is the rest of the week-

23rd - 2.57km

24th - 3.06km

25th - 5.24km

26th - 3.71 km

27th - 12.78 km

Total 27.36 km

Thank you. Hope you've had a lovely Christmas 🎅🎄🌟🏃‍♀️🐾🐕 xx

Brilliant. Yes, lovely thank you 😊

6.17 walk for me today. Been a lovely day after expecting storms!

Bonus!!!

I ran 6.01km today. Thinking the 0.01 might make all the difference! 😜

Can you imagine if we were 0.01 short? 😅😅😅

Lol, I think if you found that to be the case you'd be in the garden in your pj's and slippers getting those last few steps in 😆

That's more true than you can imagine. today I was wondering if - if necessary - I could persuade the marathon team to spend New Year's eve night walking and running 😅

😂

8km walk for me today - and if it’s not cheating then double that, cos I was with my other half (him indoors). Had actually meant to run today but other half was dejected and asked for a walk together instead !(he doesn’t run). How could I refuse !! At least it’s extra miles for my Pennine way. 😊 and of course a very nice walk.

Ahh, that was nice of you! I'll hold his 8km in reserve in case we need them 👍

So far I’ve ran 2,220 miles this year 😉👍

Wowsers! That's absolutely phenomenal, what an achievement!!!I can't log all those miles, but if you want to let me have your kilometre distances from 21st Dec to now I can add those 😅

11.34km mud fest for me today 😁

I can only imagine !!!

I persevered for about 7K on my planned route, until I met a walker turning back from a flood which he said had gone over the top of his wellies and was still getting deeper! Had to get hubby to pick me up 3 miles from home as I ended up nowhere near after completing my planned distance after the diversion, with no water or anything 🙈

Oh crikey!!! Well done hubbie!!

A 5.3k very muddy walk today with beautiful winter sunshine. 🎄

Our winter sunshine even had the strength to warm my back when we were out for a walk - I really appreciated that 😊

I do t really understand what is going on 😂but I can add30k if that helps👍

That's funny 😅 (but essentially we are trying to run 2020 miles in the last ten days of the year) . There's a new post each day to record your daily distances. I'll pop your total so far in tho - a very nice boost to the pot!

Oh ok

Some more runs planned so I will add these in as I go

Bit late to the party tonight...a 5.06k run and a 2k walk from me today 👍

Lovely. In plenty of time!!!

Can add 7.5km from me today 😀

Excellent!

Today 27th 10.15km 🙂

Brilliant!!!

I can add a 6k run and a 10k walk!

Brilliant - thank you!

My first run for two weeks as haven’t been feeling well so only a measly 4.87k Brilliant running from everyone else 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️👏👏👏

That's a great run to come back with. Hope you are feeling better.

Hi Linda, some more KM’s for you, 25th walking 4.5km, 26th walking 8.2km, 27th walking 9.6km and a 5km run ! Enjoy

What a lot of kilometres - brilliant!!!

9.5km from me today including a mid way rain drenching plus my first ever 100m hill! (half ran, half walked as I have only ever run on the flat!)

Ooo err, that sounds like a baptism of fire (kind of!!!). Well done!

Hiya Linda! Katnap and I did 11.4km (annoying amount, sorry!) each today, so please add that in xx

That does not annoy me. In any way 😅😅😅

😁😁😁

After my Xmas day debacle, I tried a 20 minute walk this morning. Feeling fine, I then went out at sunset for a 20 minute run.Total distance today: 5.21km 😊

Well done! 😊

Thank you 😊

The sun was out in Whitstable today, so I wove my way through the seafront throngs just shy of 8km.In addition, I ran 4.2km on Dec 24 and 5.6km on Dec 21.

Fabulous. I'll add these to the board

27th - 5k run for me.

Lovely, thanks

A small contribution from me still heading to 60mins on the bridge. Hope it helps.

21/12 7.05km

24/12. 3.07km

27/12. 4.37km

H-G.

Thanks

65km since 21st. I didn't see this until now, sorry!

No worries!!! I'll try and split it up a bit rather than dump it all in one day. That's a cracking distance!!!

Sorry, I'll split it, one sec...

24th 22.55km

26th 21.58km

27th 20.94km 😁

I did it roughly by looking at strava 😊

Linda,

I ran a freezing 10.36k this morning. Please put it in the collective pot.

Rgds.

Will do, thanks

Hi Linda, I did a 7.29km run in the morning and added an 8.88km walk with the family this afternoon. Boss Jr also did an 8.88km walk. Also just wondering if you would like to add another 95.87km to the total which is an accumulation of the km my other 3 children and husband have accumulated in the last 4 days accompanying me on my walks. You could put them down as Boss family 😀

Love it!

A snowy 8.28 km today.

Brave!!!

Or foolhardy! I was somewhat cautious. 😇

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