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Author:  MaliA [ Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:17 ]
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Mimi wrote:
What is the ‘60’ referring to?


No idea.. it's a new one for that box, though
Author:  MaliA [ Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:21 ]
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Thanks, Kov and Malc. It was the width of the Wirral, twice.

The worst part was running past the end of my road knowing there was still five miles to go.

And not taking any water with me was sub optimal. A mermaid statue winking at me was nice though
Author:  Squirt [ Tue Mar 14, 2023 12:34 ]
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I've joined a local cricket team, hoping that I'll get a little bit of exercise at least. However, it does seem mostly to be a drinking club with a cricket team attached, so I'm not convinced it'll help on the fitness front.
Author:  MaliA [ Sun Mar 26, 2023 17:11 ]
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22 miles done. Stopped for a wee twice and at an ice cream van for some water!

The next page on my training plan had better say "rest day".

Edit: tuesday is intervals.

Here's a picture of Hilbre Island with north Wales.in the background, me at the end, and actual action footage?
Author:  Sir Taxalot [ Mon Mar 27, 2023 3:13 ]
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Squirt wrote:
I've joined a local cricket team, hoping that I'll get a little bit of exercise at least. However, it does seem mostly to be a drinking club with a cricket team attached, so I'm not convinced it'll help on the fitness front.


I remember when my drinking team had a football problem.
Author:  Sir Taxalot [ Mon Mar 27, 2023 3:18 ]
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Yesterday I managed to get my 10 year old out and about, as he's a bit lazy and is soon to start playing football again, on a bigger pitch (but not quite full size) in the next couple of weeks.

We only had to go about 2.6km, so really not far compared to any actual runners... and we did a mix of walking and running, but it was a good start that I hope to build on; and an eye opener for him that despite what he thinks, an unfit 42 year old can still go faster and further than he can*. And also another lesson - if he moans less and does more, he'll cover distance easily. I hope that this bit of a challenge pushes him on to be more active and push on past me.

*yes I did think about the competitive dad sketch in fast show and I'm not usually like that.
Author:  JBR [ Mon Mar 27, 2023 11:43 ]
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Really difficult to get that balance right - I see it a lot at parkrun juniors (2km), where lots of kids run with a smile on their face, but some love it one week and not the next, some do a lap and are aghast at doing another and all the shades of meltdown you might expect. Every parent's doing their best, and I've never seen a really competitive "COME ON!" style, though some seem a bit too pleased at the relative success. Anyway, it's lovely. Chances are there isn't one near you (there are only a few in major cities, none at all in WA), but if there is I thoroughly recommend it. The fun and motivation of an organised event, but totally fine if people want to walk it, do a lap and stop there, or whatever.
Author:  Sir Taxalot [ Mon Mar 27, 2023 22:34 ]
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I think it also helped that we had a 'purpose' - ie we were going to get my car, as I'd left it outside a friends house the night before.

I quite enjoyed it, I don't move enough in day to day so hopefully we might be able to build some momentum to keep it going. I tried at the end of last year but it fizzled out when my mum came to visit. I'm very bad for finding a lame excuse to stop. Always have been.
Author:  GazChap [ Tue Mar 28, 2023 9:35 ]
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I have started tracking my activity on Strava, and I'm quite surprised (and pleased) to learn that this morning I broke the "walking 50 miles in one month" barrier.
Author:  Jem [ Tue Mar 28, 2023 9:37 ]
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JBR wrote:
Really difficult to get that balance right - I see it a lot at parkrun juniors (2km), where lots of kids run with a smile on their face, but some love it one week and not the next, some do a lap and are aghast at doing another and all the shades of meltdown you might expect. Every parent's doing their best, and I've never seen a really competitive "COME ON!" style, though some seem a bit too pleased at the relative success.

TBF I've been the "COME ON" parent at junior parkrun. Not competitively though, just in a "if you stop fucking whining you'll get to the end and we can get out of the cold" way. :DD (Begs the question why they want to do it when they whinge so much but there we go)
Author:  KovacsC [ Tue Apr 04, 2023 10:53 ]
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MaliA wrote:
22 miles done. Stopped for a wee twice and at an ice cream van for some water!

The next page on my training plan had better say "rest day".

Edit: tuesday is intervals.

Here's a picture of Hilbre Island with north Wales.in the background, me at the end, and actual action footage?



Well done mate.. that is great.
Author:  KovacsC [ Tue Apr 04, 2023 10:54 ]
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GazChap wrote:
I have started tracking my activity on Strava, and I'm quite surprised (and pleased) to learn that this morning I broke the "walking 50 miles in one month" barrier.


That is a great distance.
Author:  GazChap [ Tue Apr 04, 2023 10:57 ]
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KovacsC wrote:
That is a great distance.

Thanks dude. I'm already at nearly 15 miles of walking for April, so unless something horrific happens I should smash March's total easily.
Author:  Malc [ Tue Apr 04, 2023 11:36 ]
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Excellent Work Gaz!

I've not been able to get the steps in anyway near as much as I would like as I've had some weird groin strain/lower back pain thing going on along with having a couple of bouts of illness which kept me off work (and walking), so I'm playing catch up.

I did manage a walk yesterday after work, but my tracker decided to pause itself for half an hour during it, which is more annoying than it should be.

Any way keep up the good walk!
Author:  KovacsC [ Tue Apr 04, 2023 11:51 ]
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GazChap wrote:
KovacsC wrote:
That is a great distance.

Thanks dude. I'm already at nearly 15 miles of walking for April, so unless something horrific happens I should smash March's total easily.


That is awesome..
Author:  GazChap [ Tue Apr 11, 2023 10:44 ]
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43 miles done in April so far. Not including my incidental mileage that I clock up while not actively tracking.
Author:  Jem [ Tue Apr 11, 2023 11:45 ]
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I didn't realise you ever stopped tracking ;)
Author:  MaliA [ Sun Apr 16, 2023 17:58 ]
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Marathon done. That was A Thing.
Author:  Kern [ Sun Apr 16, 2023 18:20 ]
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:excellent:
Author:  Cras [ Sun Apr 16, 2023 19:02 ]
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Good work, Sir
Author:  MaliA [ Sun Apr 16, 2023 19:44 ]
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This was the plan, but I said at 12k "two minutes ahead is fine", at 22k "3 minutes is fine", 32k "5 ahead is too much" and then the man with the hammer jumped out and have me cramp for six miles.
Author:  MaliA [ Sun Apr 16, 2023 19:45 ]
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Plus side: I had a plan.
Minus side: I ignored it.
Author:  KovacsC [ Mon Apr 17, 2023 8:33 ]
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That is amazing. Well done Sir..
Author:  markg [ Mon Apr 17, 2023 8:36 ]
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Awesome work Mali! Is this the first of many or did you just want to tick it off the list?
Author:  JBR [ Mon Apr 17, 2023 9:26 ]
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Congratulations! As your reward, you get to spend today walking like this little chap, who I was watching at some of the very moments you were exerting yourself.

Attachment:
Penguins.mp4
Author:  MaliA [ Mon Apr 17, 2023 15:33 ]
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markg wrote:
Awesome work Mali! Is this the first of many or did you just want to tick it off the list?


Today, it's not an experience I can see myself repeating. The training for it is long and dull, and the race itself is bloody long and emotionally stressful.

So, yeah, probably, I reckon I can go faster.
Author:  GazChap [ Tue Apr 18, 2023 10:02 ]
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Nice one dude, what was your finishing time in the end?
Author:  MaliA [ Tue Apr 18, 2023 10:44 ]
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4:17
Author:  MaliA [ Tue Apr 18, 2023 10:45 ]
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Thanks, all, btw. Hardest thing I have done. Felt like Cavendish through the Alps at the end.
Author:  DavPaz [ Tue Apr 18, 2023 11:55 ]
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Should've got a stomp on and done some thrilling heroics
Author:  KovacsC [ Tue Apr 18, 2023 12:54 ]
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MaliA wrote:
Thanks, all, btw. Hardest thing I have done. Felt like Cavendish through the Alps at the end.


Doesn't it feel great crossing that line.. The crowds at the end were brilliant.
Author:  MaliA [ Tue Apr 18, 2023 12:59 ]
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KovacsC wrote:
MaliA wrote:
Thanks, all, btw. Hardest thing I have done. Felt like Cavendish through the Alps at the end.


Doesn't it feel great crossing that line.. The crowds at the end were brilliant.


I've sent you the clip of me crossing the line and how happy I was.
Author:  Jem [ Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:43 ]
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MaliA wrote:
markg wrote:
Awesome work Mali! Is this the first of many or did you just want to tick it off the list?


Today, it's not an experience I can see myself repeating. The training for it is long and dull, and the race itself is bloody long and emotionally stressful.

So, yeah, probably, I reckon I can go faster.

This sounds familiar :DD

Well done dude, great work.
Author:  MaliA [ Sat Apr 22, 2023 12:23 ]
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Cheers thank you.

Also, oops.
Author:  KovacsC [ Mon Apr 24, 2023 14:42 ]
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MaliA wrote:
Cheers thank you.

Also, oops.


Me too
Author:  Jem [ Mon Apr 24, 2023 16:09 ]
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I've entered Manchester 2024.
Author:  TheVision [ Mon Apr 24, 2023 16:21 ]
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I walked up a big hill today for a meeting.

And back down it after the meeting was finished.
Author:  Cras [ Mon Apr 24, 2023 18:45 ]
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Did the meeting perhaps consist of 10,001 people?
Author:  TheVision [ Mon Apr 24, 2023 18:57 ]
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It's weird you should say that.. I was quite surprised when I saw them all half way there and they couldn't quite decide if they were half way up the hill, or half way down it.

It's been an odd day.
Author:  Mimi [ Tue Apr 25, 2023 6:47 ]
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Was the guy running the meeting a raging paedo who, despite the long climb, didn’t break a sweat? Because if so, I think this has a precedent.
Author:  KovacsC [ Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:59 ]
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Jem wrote:
I've entered Manchester 2024.


That is a fabrun.. I was tempted
Author:  GazChap [ Wed Apr 26, 2023 11:32 ]
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89.1 tracked miles walked so far in April, well on target to hit my goal of 100 by the end of the month.

Plus I did a (very shoddy) 5K run too -- although calling it a "run" is a bit of a misnomer, I easily spent at least half of the moving time walking.
Author:  KovacsC [ Wed Apr 26, 2023 11:37 ]
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That is great going..
Author:  Malc [ Wed Apr 26, 2023 11:48 ]
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yeah, that's an amazing effort!

I was hoping to be somewhere near that, but I am finding that I am taking much longer than I would like to recover from my walks at the moment.
Author:  GazChap [ Fri Apr 28, 2023 18:01 ]
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Super, just crossed the 100 mile mark with a couple of days to spare!
Author:  GazChap [ Mon May 01, 2023 8:58 ]
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Final total for April was 105.4 miles, which leaves me comfortably above the 100 miles of walking if you take out the 3.2 mile run.

As if to give me a stern telling off for even attempting it though, my legs are absolutely killing me today. And I took it much easier in the last few days.
Author:  GazChap [ Sat May 27, 2023 12:38 ]
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Finally managed to run a 5K parkrun without any walking breaks this morning!
Author:  JBR [ Sat May 27, 2023 13:06 ]
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GazChap wrote:
Finally managed to run a 5K parkrun without any walking breaks this morning!

Fantabulous! Happy parkrun day.
Author:  KovacsC [ Thu Jun 01, 2023 14:16 ]
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GazChap wrote:
Finally managed to run a 5K parkrun without any walking breaks this morning!


that is awesome
Author:  GazChap [ Sat Jun 03, 2023 10:14 ]
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Finished Telford parkrun again, this time knocking over 2 minutes off last week’s time, even though I had to walk for a tenth of a mile because my knee gave way a bit.
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