I have run just over 25km in 2021

[Cmoi]

In elevation gain, that is. Distance is a little more than 1000km. Not sure which is freaking me more!

[Shake-and-run Half Marathon]

Must be mega hilly where you are. Well done!

[Cmoi Marathon in reply to Shake-and-run]

Thanks Shake-and-run , I live in the Auvergne. Our house is at 680m so it's pretty much impossible to run on the flat.

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Cmoi]

Well done to you Cmoi, the Auvergne is a beautiful part of France with many ex volcanic features, I have seen it on television when Le Tour de France passes through that part of France, it has also got some lovely folk songs including the famous Bailero by Joseph Canteloube.

[misswobble Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

I never watched cycling til forced to sit by having shin splint, so I tuned into Sky’s Tour de France. It’s fab int it. A proper travelogue. You cycling wasn’t bad either 😉

Well done on your hilly record of achievement! 💪👊✊👏🏃‍♀️🌪

Hills make us stronger runners 💪 More patient too I guess 🤔

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

👍 🏃🏾 Bike 🚲

[misswobble Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

I hardly use my bike as it’s too big for me so I can’t safely get off it 🤨

I daydream about the bike I’m going to have one day 😁

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon]

That’s serious elevation! Well done!! 👍 Your quads must be massive 😂😅

[Cmoi Marathon in reply to RunBrianRun]

Thanks - I think 😜 RunBrianRun ! Away to contemplate my quads... 🏃‍♀️⛰️ 🤣

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon in reply to Cmoi]

😂😂😂 I’m sure your quads are just fine. You’ll be flying once you get to run on “normal” flat terrain! 👍

[nowster Metric Marathon]

Well done, Queen of the Mountains.

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

Awesome

[Ant50 10 Miles]

Amazing achievement both in altitude and distance, but doesn’t it mean you have also run 25km downhill??? 😉

[Decker Ultramarathon]

That’s amazing! I’ve just been cresting towards 20k and only because I am trying to focus on hills a lot this year. Yeah you must really be surrounded by them where you are! Well done 👍🏼

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Wow! Just wow!!!!! 🥰

[Rising60]

I remain in awe of your achievements! Do you remember the AAA scheme we had to do at school? This would have earned you one helluva lot of points.

[Curlygurly2 Half Marathon]

I used to reckon on about 10K of elevation over the summer in Cordes. Believe it or not I'm kinda missing the hills, Cambridge is flat as a pancake!

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Curlygurly2]

I can understand that. There’s beauty in them thar hills 🙂

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

Wow! That sounds like…a lot!⛰😀

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon]

That's great, although I'd never think of it in those terms 🤔 👍🏻🤣

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon]

Wow! That's a lot of running uphill!

Makes my total climb of 7k pale into insignificance!