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sparky66Half Marathon
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Well what a brilliant run to finish my challenge πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

Kept thinking something was going to get in the way and I wouldn't complete, but.. felt good thismornin, had to wait till some of the icey patches cleared before heading out❄️

The first 3K my ankles and calf's felt tight..and in my head i was, thinking (have I caught covid) πŸ™„long story won't go into it πŸ˜…

But it passed and the pace settled for the next few K's... Once I passed the half way 6thK I managed to pick up my pace and felt like I was running like the wind πŸ˜‚πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

Last 3Ks were my fastest and I finished with a 12K personal best of 1.25 🎊🎊🎊

I'm so chuffed to have managed 300K from January to March πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ™

Just have to keep it up the rest of the year 😜

I'm away for a sing song in the shower πŸ˜‚πŸšΏπŸ’ƒ

Happy Running all πŸ™ŒπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒ

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AlMorr profile image
AlMorrHalf Marathon

A big congratulations on completing that 300K for the first 3 months of the year, have a few days off running before the second stage of the 1200K for 2022 begins in April. 😊 πŸƒπŸΎ πŸ‘

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sparky66Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr

Yes Alan, thanks, I fully intend to.. been running constant 12Ks so need to take care πŸ™‚

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AlMorrHalf Marathon in reply to sparky66

That's excellent Caroline, 2/12K's a week is 24K*by 4 weeks a month =96K,, so just a short 4K to make up the 100K, a wonderful achievement. 😊 πŸƒπŸΎ πŸŽ“, IF I did it I would run 2/10Ks and 1/5K a week, that would be 25K a week *4=100K a month.

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sparky66Half Marathon in reply to AlMorr

This sounds very sensible and easily doable Alan, but..With my schedule..I often only manage two runs per week, I do strength training on most non run days..

I'm going to draw up a chart around my other commitments and see what I can do..

Ideally I'd like a 10mile once a month and a HM sometime soon, haven't ran one since end of December, so if I can manage those I should be on target..

Also I've not ran a 5K for such a long time..ide like one now and then to work on my speed work πŸ‘

Thanks for your input,I appreciate it πŸ™

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AlMorrHalf Marathon in reply to sparky66

πŸ‘ πŸƒπŸΎ βœ…

Beatlesforever profile image
Beatlesforever

Very well done sparky66, absolutely amazing πŸ₯³πŸ₯³πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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sparky66Half Marathon in reply to Beatlesforever

Thanks Beatles.. feeling accomplished πŸƒβ€β™€οΈAnd exhausted 😜

Decker profile image
DeckerUltramarathon

Wow well done Sparky!

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sparky66Half Marathon in reply to Decker

Thanks Decker πŸ‘

misswobble profile image
misswobbleMarathon

Well done πŸ˜€πŸ’ͺπŸ‘πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ”₯πŸ₯³

So good when a plan comes together. You planned and executed it to a tee πŸ‘ŠβœŠ

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sparky66Half Marathon in reply to misswobble

Few days off to concentrate on my strength training in order miss wobble 😊Thanks πŸ€—

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misswobbleMarathon in reply to sparky66

Good plan! πŸ’ͺπŸ™‚

I’m aching like a 90 year old since last Sunday’s race so am doing not much at all. Sowing seeds indoors is the order of the day πŸ™‚.

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sparky66Half Marathon in reply to misswobble

That sounds a lovely way to spend the Day 😊πŸͺ΄πŸŒ±πŸŒ±

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R4inbowUltramarathon

Great stuff and very well planned, good luck with the next 3 months!

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sparky66Half Marathon in reply to R4inbow

πŸ˜… trying not to think of the next 3months 😜

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Mormor1Half Marathon

Well done Sparky...

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sparky66Half Marathon in reply to Mormor1

Thank you Mormor1 πŸ€—

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RunWillieMetric Marathon

Yay 😍 Well done sparky66

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sparky66Half Marathon in reply to RunWillie

Thanks RunWillie πŸ™‚

Frenc profile image
FrencHalf Marathon

Knew you’d smash it Sparky! Well done πŸ‘. I think I was about 10k under after this morning’s run, so I’m super pleased one of us did it πŸ˜ƒ. Hope the song song was fun 🀣, and enjoy the rest of your day.

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sparky66Half Marathon in reply to Frenc

Ooh such a shame, you were sooo close 😬 Thanks Frenc 😊

Feet up.. think a couple of rest days are on the cards 😴

Frenc profile image
FrencHalf Marathon in reply to sparky66

Next time eh?! Enjoy your feet up 😊.

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IrishprincessAdministratorHalf Marathon

Well done Sparky and many congratulations to you! For sticking to it and for completing it πŸ‘

I hope you enjoyed your singsong in the shower and you can have a rest now πŸ€—

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sparky66Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess

Thanks IP πŸ™‚Happily lazing for rest of the afternoon πŸ’ƒπŸ’•

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Beachcomber66AdministratorHalf Marathon

Awesome sparky; makes me want to get out there and runs some Ks!! πŸ™‚

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GTFCMarathon

πŸ˜πŸ˜πŸ˜πŸ˜πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†

Just brilliant!

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sparky66Half Marathon in reply to GTFC

Thank you πŸ’ƒπŸ˜ŠπŸ‘

Peter44 profile image
Peter4410 Miles

Well done, that's brilliant!!! πŸ₯³πŸ₯³πŸ₯³

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sparky66Half Marathon in reply to Peter44

Hiya Peter, good to see you 😊Thanks.. worked it this month πŸ˜‚

Hope you still getting out there πŸƒπŸŒŸ

Cmoi profile image
CmoiMarathon

Well done sparky66 ! You're definitely ahead of me on 2022 mileage.

I also completed a virtual challenge today, though it included walks as well as runs. Made it to 4828m elevation gain in March, 2894m as runs.

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sparky66Half Marathon in reply to Cmoi

Well done on your challenge CmoiπŸŽŠπŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘Excuse my ignorance but have no idea about elevation gain?

Take it this is on Strava and not Garmin?

I really need to educate myself 🀣

But well done πŸ‘πŸ˜…

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CmoiMarathon in reply to sparky66

Thanks sparky66 ! πŸ˜€

Elevation gain is the total gain in elevation over the entirety of a run or walk. It's also called total ascent - you can see it in screenshots on some of your previous posts, for example you did a 16.1k run with 43m total ascent.

This was actually a challenge by a real-life running group who have very kindly allowed me to become a virtual member! I was aiming to exceed the height of Mont Blanc, which for the purposes of the challenge was given as 4808m. Quite a few in the group will have exceeded Everest, at 8849m. That boggles my mind a bit.

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sparky66Half Marathon in reply to Cmoi

AHH I think I understand a bit more (maybe)πŸ˜… thank you.. I doubt very much that I've achieved much elevation on my runs, they're pretty flat!

But interesting, thank you 😊

4808m !!! Sounds extreme.. to think running EVEREST!! That boggles my brain 🀣

Although I told my mom today if I finish my challenge for the year ahead.. I would have ran from my house in Wigan to hers in Glasgow..thereand back,band there again 🀣

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nowsterMetric Marathon in reply to Cmoi

Wow! I've only succeeded at the 2000m run ascent challenge once, this January. I suppose being in such a hilly area helps. 🀣

Cmoi profile image
CmoiMarathon in reply to nowster

It does nowster (if I want 90m+ elevation in the first km of a run from the door I've got it!) though I find being a weirdo is also exceptionally helpful! 🀣

nowster profile image
nowsterMetric Marathon in reply to Cmoi

You a weirdo? Never! πŸ˜†

(I can talk! πŸ‘£)

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linda9389AdministratorMarathon

Fantastic! I just missed out ... maybe next quarter 😍

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sparky66Half Marathon in reply to linda9389

I'm going to spend my lazy day tomorrow, making a chart to plan the next stage 🀣 (Love a chart) ..

Life hopefully is kind to my running self this time around πŸ™‚

Good luck next quarter Linda πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ™

nowster profile image
nowsterMetric Marathon

Well done! πŸ†

I just reached 100 miles this month (real running, not counting warm up/cool down walks) with today's run.

This quarter (helped by RED January) I did 484km of actual running.

My approach is to mix things up: 10km about twice a week, at least one 2 miler and parkrun, plus a possible long run on a Sunday. I'm trying to keep up my habit of doing one run of HM or longer per month. The longer the Long Run, the less I'll do during the week. And if I need a rest day, I take a rest day.

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sparky66Half Marathon in reply to nowster

Nowster, you're a machine!!!Mean lean running machine 😝

I like your plan!

I'm taking my rest day tomorrow to chart something out πŸ‘

Definitely want to include a couple of 10Miles and a half marathon..or two in the next quarter!

And yes rest days are so important πŸ™

nowster profile image
nowsterMetric Marathon in reply to sparky66

I'm not a George Formby Grill. (As we call them in our house.)

Week7 profile image
Week7Half Marathon

Brilliant!!! Good luck with the ret of the year.

Dexy5 profile image
Dexy510 Miles

Very well done Sparky, that’s a lot of running!

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sparky66Half Marathon in reply to Dexy5

And I've got it to do all over again πŸ˜‚

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Dexy510 Miles in reply to sparky66

I’m very impressed

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