The First Month (still acheing) by Pljrun

Well thats one down 11 to go, another three miler today with Tony at work, he is starting to enjoy it and find it easier and I STILL ache. Hopefully ok for tomorrows club run but even if not I will be there.

The First Month (still acheing) by Pljrun at Garmin Connect - Details

The day after !! three acheing miles by Pljrun

I really ache today whether it was the fall or the hill I don't know but I never ached like this after five marathons in five days !! Never mind a run is sposed to help so did just three at lunchtime, it helped until I sat down at my desk afterwards and tried to get up. (must be getting old)

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Nicky: Days 276 & 277 Thunder Run 24hr event!

Nicky: Day 276 Adidas Thunder Run 24hr by knickerscat at Garmin Connect - Details
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Nicky: Day 277 Adidas Thunder Run 24hr cont..... by knickerscat at Garmin Connect - Details

Well what can I say!! Toughest thing I have done since MdS!
This race attracted 2400 competitors with a further 1200 being turned away due to the event being full!! You can enter as a solo, pair or teams of up to 8. I stupedly entered as a solo! Typical Nicky!!! Had 2 mates also doing it plus Kirstys brother in law & hubbie. Alf & my Dad came along to as team support & boy were they needed.
Event took place at Catton Park in Derbyshire & is on a horse cross country course. Hilly & pretty technical in places. Arrived to the camp site & set up tents right on part of the track. Awesome place  - like being at Glastonbury Festival with all the tents etc. Large screen set up for Olympics viewing too. Enjoyed the opening ceremony.
Race started at 12 noon on Saturday. I had come with 10 circuits as my target. Hmmmm - not easy.
Was taking around 1hr 15 - 1hr 30 p/circuit with between 10-30mins break at our tent for rest & refreshments. Dad & Alf kept the kettle on & the food flowing - needed it too. Very hot & I was averaging 800ml fluid p/circuit. Still was getting dehydrated as started having a problem peeing but felt I needed to all the time. Was stopping 4-5 times p/circuit to try!
At half past midnight I decided to call it a night after 7 circuits. I was tired & mu torch light fading anyway (I did have spare batteries). Found I was starting to trip over the tree roots constantly & my feet were killing.  Got back to tent swearing that 70km was enough & I had no intention of continuing, even after a break. Slept pretty well despite the cheering as runners continued around all thro the night. Got up at 7am feeling pretty refreshed. Had a wipe down to get rid of the mud, fresh kit, different shoes & decided I had time before the noon finish to complete my intended 10 laps.
Hurrah! Made it. Knackered.

Would not do this again as a solo but as a team event? Absolutely.

Nicky: Day 275 2m minimum

Nicky: Day 275 Upton & loops by knickerscat at Garmin Connect - Details

Ooh! Head off after work for Derbyshire for the 24hr Thunder run so it was defo the bare minimum & only at a fast walk pace. Sorry!  Must sort of rest the legs.

Day 43/365 1 mile recovery

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Just my simple 1 mile after yesterdays big run. Dont feel too bad but could have done another mile but I have a 10k tomorrow night so didnt want to push it.

Day 22 by Sallycinn

Couldn't do more than my min. this morning - coming back to Bristol tomorrow after working up in Birmingham for 4 weeks. It's been good but tiring. Happy to be going back as it'll be easier to run after work.  :)

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Charles: Day 268/365 - Mud Bath :))

I took my Monday night running club on a trail run through the country paths and forests around the Dalkeith area. This turned out to be great fun and hard work in the torrential rain with huge mud trails and rivers running down the paths. Totally brilliant nights running. I was covered in thick mud from head to toe. I'd forgotten how much fun trail running could be and love, love, loved it :)

The details of day 268 can be found at Day 268/365 challenge

Day 42/365 Biggest run to date

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This morning I set out at 6:30 am to train for the cheddar marathon on 9th september and i managed to do 17 and a bit miles and i felt strong all the way but i was glad to finish.
All in all a good run

Tony Days 267-273/365- just another week at the office!

Finishing a miserable last week off with a little run around the park with buddy led to an overall good following week.
Burnside and rutherglen as a town is ok (I grew up in much worse) but its still a dive to run around!
Getting into pollok park and having a run is welcome relief but now that is getting boring! I might be forced to venture further and further afield to get my running kick!
Working my 5km's in with my clients these days too. I hour that nobody is annoyed that I am doing this. Perk of the job I suppose you could say!
Finished off this week with a great neg split at greens RC. These guys missed me while I was away so a lot of moaning was taking place due to the difficulty of the run!
Also feeling really tired this week. Have started training full time at Crossfit Glasgow and think I maybe overtraining a little. Have factored in for the Sunday to take it easy.
Day 267/365- run around the park with buddy!! by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - Details

Day 268/365- run around the lovely little village of rutherglen lol by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - Details

Day 269/365- run around pollok park- again!! by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - DetailsDay 269.2/365- finishing off today's run with a jog around the block! by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - DetailsDay 270.1/365- power walk/jog from Margaret round Glasgow harbour by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - DetailsDay 270.2/365- finishing off today's run through the park. by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - DetailsDay 271/365- PR for Susan! Her first ever 6km!! by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - DetailsDay 272/365- 5km around pollok park before work! by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - DetailsDay 273/365- advanced RC negative split run by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - Details

Tony Days 260-266/365- back home and getting back in the swing of things!

So it's no longer the holiday any more and the run365challenge continues!
I have got into this habit of only running my minimum distance at the moment. I just can face the thoughtnofnrunning any further unless I have to!
Maybe when it come closer to the end I will have a last flourish and my daily distance will go up!!!
Day 260/365- usual run along brown side road. Wish was still away! by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - DetailsDay 261/365- easy little 5km run around pollok park by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - DetailsDay 262/365- run through the west end with dominique by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - DetailsDay 263/365- nice little jog around pollok with Steven by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - DetailsDay 264/365- run around the west end for fun! by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - DetailsDay 265/365- run around the usual pollok loop with Jim by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - DetailsDay 266/365- advanced run club hill and interval run by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - Details

Tony Days 253-259/365-July 4th and sadly back home in the rain!

Having such a great time on the island and will not be fun to go back home where I have been reliably informed that it has been raining for the past couple of weeks! 

Really can now think that emigrating would be a good idea!

Fourth of July was a great experience - the Americans certainly know how to put a fireworks show on!

Back in blights and yes it's still raining - cue stroppy tony having to run out in the pissing rain. Think we're owed a summer in the future!

Day 253/365- almost exhausted ways to run! by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - DetailsDay 254/365- run along to CFMV it's hot by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - Details

Day 255/365- getting lost in the beautiful countryside! by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - DetailsDay 256/365- decided to walk today to edgartown for 4th July fireworks! by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - DetailsDay 257/365 - a very hungover 5km! by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - DetailsDay 258/365- back in the uk after a very long day of travelling! by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - DetailsDay 259/365- advanced sat run club doing what we do best! by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - Details

Tony days 246-252- the week after WHW!

So after such an ordeal I needed this well deserved rest and recovery away from all the wet weather that I had experienced in Glasgow!

Knowing that we had our holiday to Martha's vineyard this week, I just had to get through the first couple of days of work!

On having to do a midnight style run the night before our flight it was extremely hard to motivate myself to get out and run!

Once there though the legs started to fully recover and the time of my 5km at Crossfit Martha's vineyard was a 19min only 5 days after WHW!

The rest of this week just involved me running to the gym and then spending the rest of the day drinking and eating!

I love holidays!

Day 246/365 - day after WHW!! Slow and painful! by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - DetailsDay 247.1/365 - still sore but getting better - nice grass run by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - DetailsDay 247.2/365- finishing off today's run, legs still not working!! by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - DetailsDay 248/365- finally getting better! Night run before flying to Boston by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - DetailsDay 249/365- first run in the USA! On holiday in Martha's vineyard! by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - DetailsDay 250/365- training at Crossfit MV - first WOD timed 5km! by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - DetailsDay 251/365- jog from the house to CFMV! Hot hot hot by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - DetailsDay 252/365- run from edgartown back home- loving running in the sun! by tcfitness at Garmin Connect - Details

Day 29 - Seaview 17 (20.5 miles) by Pljrun

Got to Minehead and went for a long coach journey to be dropped off in the middle of nowhere, well by a pub anyway. Then it was off on a coastal run back to Minehead, called the Seaview 17 (actually 20.5 miles) Kathy from the club kept saying how good it was, she was right ! lovely route although I went over on my ankle, slipped over, banged my head and winded myself whilst also jarring my back and that was in the first 3 miles !! To be honest I felt like giving up at the first checkpoint but from there for the next few miles the route was good and I managed to get the mind right again and from then on enjoyed it. Well except for that dam hill at Bossington (I think its called) but it was up and up and up and then up again !! Pleased with my three and a half hour finnish.

Would recommend to anyone - give it a go.

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Day 28 - Avery early morning run !! by Pljrun

Watched the Olympic (that word again) opening ceremony and then Paul Mccartney came on so I went out for a three mile run. Started well thought I would change my route but my light failed and I was in the middle of nowhere with no light !! every flutter in the trees or slightest sound echoed ! Very spooky. But at least I have over 30 hours till next run.

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Charles: Day 267/365 - Enjoyable??

Really enjoyed the run today at my dad's but struggled with the breathing with a chest cold but at least the pain killers are helping to numb the pain in my knee.

The details of day 267 can be found at Day 267/365 challenge

Day 21 by Sallycinn

Early Sunday run - not far but first mile was uphill.  When I'm back in Bristol permanently - from Tuesday afternoon - this will be my morning run. Good start to the day.

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Day 20 by Sallycinn

A little run at the end of the day after a lot of walking around so felt tired.  Uneventful but still enjoyed it.

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Day 41/365 by robgundry at Garmin Connect - Details

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Just a steady 1 mile today as tomorrow im out on a marathon training run for 18 miles, it's only 6 weeks away!1 ekk
Well done to Nicky for completing the 24 hour thunder run

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Wow 40 days done ! My last relationship didnt even last this long maybe i should marry running !!
Just my Long sutton loop today at a nice pace

Charles: Day 265 & 266/365 - Really sore knee now

Both runs were very painful as my right knee has decided to give me jip and making my runs very uncomfortable. I've also picked up a chest and head cold which is making my breathing difficult when I get tired. Never mind...only 99 days to go to the end of this challenge, if I stop that is :)

The details of day 265 can be found at Day 265/365 challenge
The details of day 266 can be found at Day 266/365 challenge

Day 19 by Sallycinn

Loved my run this morning.  I'm definitely getting fitter as it's starting to feel easier.  That's good.  I'm happy.  I've increased my mileage a bit this week and will do so a bit more next week.  Just a bit though - got a whole year to get it to where I want! :)


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Day 27 - Early again - can get used to this by Pljrun

An early morning run today, Olympic Day ( can I use that word now?) Don't want to miss the opening so came out for my three miler early, managed to get up and have some time before running, it does make a difference, I really enjoyed this morning. Still quiet though, but cool. Am going to try a midnight Friday run for my Saturday run as Sunday is a 22 miler it will give me more time between runs.

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Day 26 - Lunchtime - the other way by Pljrun

Another lunchtime run with Tony, very very hot, tried the oposite way round today, funny how one way seems more awkward than the other. Maybe because it was hotter and the last two miles are in the complete open this way. Never mind still not put Tony off.

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Day 25 - An early one by Pljrun

Got up at 6 this morning, well meant to but I think it was 10 past and straight out - not recommended, I was not awake and found the first half mile very difficult, but at least it was cool completed the three miles just me alone with my thoughts ! Boy is Langport quiet at this time in the morning.

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Day 39/365 by robgundry at Garmin Connect - Details

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Ran from work back home today it was hot.
Also planning the route for my 18 mile training run on monday the marathon is only 6 weeks away

Day 18 by Sallycinn

fresh, fresh, fresh run - 1 mile today. Not much to say except how good it feels to get up groggy and tired and after 1 mile feel strong and ready for the day.  Amazing.


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Day 260/365 Challenge by margcurtis13 at Garmin Connect - Details

Sad day today..the end of our daughter's vacation with us in US. She flew back to Australia today. We went for a bike ride this morning which was nice. I will miss her a lot, the time went by so fast. Buzz (son) and I went down to Carey Park again today. I ran down and he road, we did a lap of the park, Buzz did some sprints, I did another lap of the park, we played some basketball and then Buzz rode home and I ran behind him. Bit cooler today which was very welcome!
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Charles: Day 262 to 264/365 - Sore knee

Not a lot to say about these runs except that I feel exhausted after some long days at work. I've also got a few twinges in my knees but I think that's down to the off road session I did with the running club on Monday night.

The details of day 262 can be found at Day 262/365 challenge
The details of day 263 can be found at Day 263/365 challenge
The details of day 264 can be found at Day 264/365 challenge

Karl: Day 83-104/365

Another 22 days in the bag and day 100 came and went. All going well so far and after a lengthy time running on a dodgy knee that seems to have finally sorted itself out and I can start to do some longer distance runs again.


Morning run with Michael Novicki followed by the club session in the evening which was in torrrential rain and we had to divert due to flooding along the Water of Leith.
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Run down to Saughton track for some coaching:
Day 84/365

3k run to finish off with some shopping:
Day 85/365

Run to Footworks running shop to buy new trainers:
Day 86/365

10k run along the canal and back. Gradually starting to pick up the distances and at 4:22 pace picking up the speed too.
Day 87/365

Run to the Commie Pool for some coaching:
Day 88/365

Coaching Children's Summer Camps at Drumbrae and ran home from there most days:
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Day 91/365 (includes running to Saughton running track in the evening to coach there)
Day 92/365

Short 3k, was going to do more but tired after cycle leading in the morning.
Day 93/365

Another short 3k. Mountainbiked Glentress Black earlier in the day in a very speedy effort.
Day 94/365

Nice 6k taking in the Water of Leith and the Canal.
Day 95/365

15k run around the Edinburgh Hills. It was great to be out on the trails again.
Day 96/365

Hill rep session with the club :-)
Day 97/365

Run coaching session with one of my clients:
Day 98/365

Quick 3k.
Day 99/365

Mostly a hillwalk but to make sure I got my running in I ran some sections of this hill walk. It was my OH's birthday walk for her 40th.
Day 100/365

Usual quick 3k
Day 101/365

Dropped the rental car off at the airport and then ran home along the canal which I really enjoyed
Day 102/365

Run up to the meadows to coach one of my clients:
Day 103/365

Run to the club run session, followed by club run and then run home.
Day 104/365

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Wow im still on a high from last nights 10k time i hope i can better that for the main 10k on 26th august id like to get near 45:00 mins but i'll be happy just getting near that time.
Todays run was just a small trot back from work at a steady pace

Day37/365 Monthly Time Trial by robgundry at Garmin Connect - Details

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Well tonight was hot I mean it was very hot and I thought this would be a problem but i drank plenty of water and powered through the course to hit a PB I took 1 min 20 secs ish of my time new PB is 48:41 according to my garmin but i did feel a little sick and dizzy at the end but i had some water and found some shade in the clubhouse. Even now the day after the run i feel amazed that i did that time

Day 259/365 Challenge by margcurtis13 at Garmin Connect - Details

Just a late night run out to Gray Rd and back. It was still very hot after a day at 102oF but a cool change was trying to come through. The wind was very refreshing and it realy felt like a change was in the air.
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Nicky: Day 274 River bank

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Up early as such a beautiful day did the bare minimum 2m as have my 24hr event this weekend. Not really much else to say!

Nicky: Day 273 Club 10k time trial

Nicky: Day 273 Club 10k time trial by knickerscat at Garmin Connect - Details

VERY hot evening for the monthly club medal! My sciatica playing up big time despite all the exercises I am trying to do to sort it. Also tummy feeling a bit like a washing machine for some reason - too much fruit juice & water today I think! Not good for the monthly medal but any exscuse too! New it wouldnt be a PB night for me. Set off at with a club pal, Sue to pace each other. Struggled to get my breathing settled & was pleased for having my water bottle with me, if only to wash down all the flies I kept getting in my mouth. Came in in 52:25 which was 2:21 slower than last month! Not really too surprised though.  Felt quite nauseous at end of run though. Poor old Sue, however, came in 2mins after me.

Nicky: Day 272 River Bank 4m

Nicky: Day 272 River bank by knickerscat at Garmin Connect - Details

Stunning day again - definatly loving the summery weather. Have the 10k club time trial tomorrow so stuck with a very slow amble today although the grass was so long & some mud still around, plus far too many frisky boy cows!! Such a nice day though that did 4m instead of the miniumum 2m. Loved it.

Day 17 by Sallycinn

Oh my word...what a hot run. It's really hot!!  I left my iphone at work yesterday so had to run after work. Don't mean to complain, but it's so much harder running later in the day than it is first thing.  Looking forward to the fresh early morning run tomorrow! :)

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Jack: Day 35/365...New Turf

Today I had a hard day moving flat! As I signed the lease on my new place in Shawlands I started driving my things across town. I still have the lease on the current flat and so am able to leave a few bits and pieces here until the end of the month however I am flying to London this evening in preparation for the Olympics! Even so I will be pushed for time when I return to Glasgow so I wanted to transfer as much as possible to the new property. Unfortunately Vicki was at work so this meant doing the majority of he work on my own! One thing which made the job even harder was the fact that I am moving form the third floor of one block of flats to the third floor of another! That is a lot of stairs especially when you are loaded up with boxes of DVDs and books! After a few hours of transporting stuff to the flat I decided to have a crack at my 5k for the day and explore my new surroundings. As I set off into Queens Park I was really impressed with the park. It was an awesome place to run and the amazing weather definitely added to the experience. I completed 5kilometres running a perimeter of the park but will need to tweak the route a little bit in order to add a little distance (I had to run past my flat for a minute or so in order to reach the 5k target distance). It was a really nice run and I can't wait to have a chance to explore the area a bit more. As I fly south this evening to visit family and watch the Olympics the next few runs will take place around South London and so will add another twist of variety to my run365challenge!! Exciting times!

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Jack: Day 33-34/365

These runs were again just simple out and back jogs along the Clyde to CrossFit. I took them fairly easy and felt strong. At this evenings Crossfit session I managed to achieve a new 5rep max on my back squat at 100kg which was an awesome way to end the day. The running is still feeling good however I haven't had a race in a while and so I think I will have a crack at another Parkrun soon in order to monitor my fitness. It would be nice to be pushing for another personal best soon...especially with the added motivation that I am getting from watching all of the Olympic build up!!

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Day 16 by Sallycinn lovely day for a run :)

lovely early morning run - perfect temperature.  There were surprisingly a lot of people up and about at 6am.  Legs took a while to realise they were not asleep anymore.  Enjoyed it in the end - always happy to do the 3 mile lap in the morning. :)


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Marg: Day 258/365 Challenge - with Buzz at Carey Park

I did today's run with my 11 year-old son Buzz. He actually came down to the park with me on his bike while I ran and then we did a few laps of Carey Park together (with some skipping, walking backwards and hopping thrown in as well) before we headed home again.
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Just a run out to Gray Rd and back, 2 miler, but felt fantastic even though it was very hot and I was pretty happy with my pace as I had been feeling like the endless grind of running in the heat was wearing me down lately.
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Day 24 - Just the three by Pljrun

Just a very very hot three miler with Tony from work today, he wants to join me twice a week, so I have not put him off yet. Me thinks I will try an early morning run tomorrow.

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Wow that felt good to get up early and smash out just under 4 miles.Tomorrow is the club 10km time trail and I hope to get a pb or put in a good performance at least. But hey its a good prep for the 10km on that route in august approx 500 will be running that day

Charles: Day 259 to 261/365 - Where did the weekend go?

Busy weekend with having to work to meet some deadlines so it was a late 11.30pm Saturday night 5k (day 259) and a 12.04am Sunday morning 5k (day 260). This meant that I had all day on the Sunday to fire up the works laptop and get some work done.

Day 261 was at 7pm with the running club on the Monday night. My previous run finished at 12.35am on the Sunday night. By my reckoning that's just under 42 and a half hours of a rest. This running late at night and early morning definitely works and allows more recovery time. I benefited tonight from the rest and felt fairly fresh in the heavy rain. The run itself was really slow paced because my group was of a very mixed ability. The group get on really well and don't mind waiting for the slower runners to catch up. I made some of the more advanced runners do a wee bit extra to loop round to chase the slower runners. Great nights running!

The details of day 259 can be found at Day 259/365 challenge
The details of day 260 can be found at Day 260/365 challenge
The details of day 261 can be found at Day 261/365 challenge

Day 23 - The day after...... by Pljrun

Following on from the hot 18 miles, the three mile dog walk, all the hedge trimming and gardening I wondered what today had in store. But to my surprise (I must be getting used to this) I joined the mad dogs and ran at lunchtime 3 very hot miles but felt good and coped well.

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Nicky: Day 271 Interval training

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Popped out to join in with the juniors interval training. Lovely sunny warm evening & a really enjoyable session. Clocked up 3.3m with the relay races, etc etc. Great fun!

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Another hot lovely run in sun.
If you wan to know how i started running follow/read my own blog

http://couch213miles.blogspot.co.uk/

Its really rather good

Day 15 by Sallycinn

Didn't sleep very well last night so only did my minimum this morning.  It was such a beautiful morning I kind of regretted not going further but I'll try later after work. 


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Marg: Day 256/365 Challenge - a hot 8 miler on the Monon trail.

Longer run today. It was a bit over 8 miles, however the garmin connection was playing up and I had to stop at about 1/2 way and start again. To my annoyance I had restarted running and was about 1/2 a mile into it again when I realized that I had not turned it on again. Lost the plot a bit and started walking as it was very very hot...got myself together and continued on. I was glad to finished and get into the cool air-conditioning. I think it might be time for a swim!
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Day 14 by Sallycinn at Garmin Connect - Details

just a quick one today as had to rush off back to Bristol for a walk in Avebury.  As it happened, walk was cancelled so a bit fed up as I would have liked to have done a long run today. Oh well, will try an early 3 miler tomorrow.



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Day 22 - Run in the sun by Pljrun

Eight am run with the club today Paul and I went off to do 18 miles, it was glorious sun from start to finish. Was a bit dubious about how I would feel as it is the longest run since I started the challenge, but, felt great and am now looking forward to the Seaview 17 next weekend. Lovely route with a nice long flat ending, all the hills out of the way in the first 13 miles, it was just so nice to have really good weather it certainly lifts the spirits.

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Jack: Day 32/365...One week till the boxing!

This morning I was still suffering slightly with my back so decided to stick to a gentle 5k around Kelvingrove Park. The run itself was fairly steady and my back felt absolutely fine. Having completed the run in the morning I gave myself the rest of the day to get some bits and pieces together for my trip to London on Wednesday. Vicki and I managed to get some tickets for the boxing a while back and so will be sitting watching a couple of bouts next Sunday, soaking up the atmosphere at the Games. It is going to be an awesome few days and should also give me a bit of variety with my running. Whilst this is only day 32 of my challenge the reality is that I have completed 91 days of running out of the last 92 days and the vast majority of these have taken place around my flat in Glasgow. As I will also be moving to a new flat on the other side of the city when I return from London I look forward to discovering a few more 'new routes' around the south of Glasgow.

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Jack: Day 31/365...Back trouble

This morning I woke up with a ridiculously sore back. Yesterdays CrossFit workout had involved a strongman style 'yoke-walk' - loading up a yoke across your shoulders with as much weight as possible and walking the length of the room. This was my first real experience of the 'yoke' and so I felt the effects as I rolled out of bed this morning for the run! I decided to stick to the minimum 5k in order to allow my body a chance to rest and then ended the run with a hot bath. Hopefully things will be less sore tomorrow!

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Jack: Day 26-30/365...To the box

The runs this week were all simple runs too and from the CrossFit Glasgow box. As I am now coaching the Fundamentals sessions I have managed to settle into a regular routine of coaching a morning session and then a second evening sessions on Mondays to Fridays. This means that some days I have completed the loop a couple of times and so managed to exceed the 5k total.

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Day 34/365 by robgundry at Garmin Connect - Details

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Again just a simple mile run my legs are feeling fresher today which is good.
I'm keeping things simple till wednesday hope i can get a pb

Day 33/365 by robgundry at Garmin Connect - Details

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Well the sun has come out in somerset.
Just a run back from work today taking it easy ready for the 10k time trial at the club on wednesday

Nicky: Day 270 Sunny 10+ miler.

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Late night last night but I only had 3 small glasses of wine as I knew I had to be up early for the run. Had decided that I was only going to do around 10m anyway as friends over this afternoon, speed work tomorrow & the club 10k time trial on Wednesday - dont want to knacker myself out too much. 5 of turned out but not all wanting to do the same distance. I did 10.5m with a couple of club mates. Gorgeous sunny morning although by 08:15 we were already a trio of sweaty bettys! I am not complaining though. I need to get rid of my rust!! Really enjoyed the run & met a lovely lady on the day walking her ex army dog! Jed was sicked out of the services due to a shoulder injury. Gorgeous animal!!

Marg - Day 249-255/365 Challenge - Crazy runs in Chicago and Carmel cools down a bit!

Trying to fit in work and family holiday events and house renovations has made running a little hard this week but managed to get it all in.

This was just a run up to Gray Rd and back. Bit stiff after my longer run the day before.
Day 249/365 Challenge. by margcurtis13 at Garmin Connect - Details

Went up to Chicago for work meeting and had some nice runs along Michigan lake shore and in the city. You will see from the first one that the satellite went a bit crazy while I was in amongst the buildings bit was fine while I was running aling the lakeshore and down Navy Pier. It had been a hot day but late at night on the water's edge was very nice.
Day 250/365 Challenge by margcurtis13 at Garmin Connect - Details

I had not noticed that the buildings were affecting the sat nav yesterday and headed off today partly along the lakeshore and also in the city. Part way through my run I paused while the lights were against me and accidentally ended the run. By the time I got the sat connection again it was after midnight and so I thought I would just get another run in for the next day even though I was 0.06 miles short of my minimum for the run I had just accidentally completed.
Day 251/365 Challenge by margcurtis13 at Garmin Connect - Details

You will see from the maps of these two runs that the sat nav was not coping at all. It looks like I was doing something crazy!! And was somehow able to run straight through the John Hancock Building and back again in a few seconds!! Pretty strong! Anyway when I looked at was going on and I have decided to combine these two runs as they were run consecutively and just call it one as I think I covered about 2 1/2 miles but definitely not the distance reflected in the map and there is no way I can run a less than 6 min/mile pace!!
Day 252/365 Challenge by margcurtis13 at Garmin Connect - Details

Back in Carmel again and doing my real run for today!
Day 252/365 B - Challenge by margcurtis13 at Garmin Connect - Details

Did a double run tonight as I was taking the kids to King's Island (roller coaster theme park) tomorrow. This has proven to be a very effective strategy for getting the daily runs done but creating some breathing space for travel or other events - great thinking Charles!! I will be using it a few times before the full year is out. Perhaps we need to capture some of our "coping strategies" on the blog to help newcomers!
Day 253/365 Challenge by margcurtis13 at Garmin Connect - Details
Day 254/365 Challenge by margcurtis13 at Garmin Connect - Details

Gorgeous day today. Much cooler. Had a really nice 3 mile run with Brad this morning. Howevere I forgot to turn it off when I got home!! Hence the awful pace.
Day 255/365 Challenge by margcurtis13 at Garmin Connect - Details

Day 21 by Pljrun

Got a long run in the morning so did a four mile run and met Sue at Drayton Nurseries for a cream tea and look around. Then got a lift home !! What a lovely day weather wise !! summer finally here?

Day 21 by Pljrun at Garmin Connect - Details

Updated Athletes Profile Page

Hi

I've updated the Athletes Profile Page with all our details.

Please have a look and let me know if I've missed anybody or you want to change the details or the photos.

Cheers,
Charles

Nicky: Day 268 & 269 Upton Loops

Nicky: Day 268 Upton Loop by knickerscat at Garmin Connect - Details

Not much too say. Popped out for a quick (slow) 2miler. Legs heavy & I am struggling with sciatica again on my left side. Settled after a mile or so, so should be ok for longish run on Sunday.

Nicky: Day 269 Upton & woods by knickerscat at Garmin Connect - Details

Doesnt look like I have my Frome Half Mara place (I was reserve list) so I will run with the club tomorrow morning. They are planning an 18miler but I shall probably stop when they reach my house & collect the car later! Legs still took a mile or so to settle on this trot & sciatic pain is a bit ouch!! Second mile was fine but it is a bit muggy - not complaining though as no rain for a few days now. Has summer arrived? I hope so!!!

Day 13 by Sallycinn at Garmin Connect - Details

Had a lovely run with my dad this morning round the Somerset lanes.  He's been unable to run for a while due to injury so we I did my mile and then we ran/walked while checking out the butterflies and flowers.


Day 13 by Sallycinn at Garmin Connect - Details

Day 12 by Sallycinn

 since starting this challenge I feel possessed with a new kind of determination and motivation.  Of course I didn't feel like running as soon as I woke up but I didn't snooze and up I got and went out for my run.  When you have to do it there's no point procrastinating as you either do it now or later - there's no way you can get out of it.  Already this has changed my attitude towards other parts of my life! :)


Day 12 by Sallycinn at Garmin Connect - Details

Charles: Day 258/365 - Late Night Hills

A late night run up the dreaded hills where I stay. I hate those hill but felt pretty good once I got into my breathing but had some heavy legs after yesterdays efforts.

The details of day 258 can be found at Day 258/365 challenge

Day 20 - a close one !! by Pljrun

Lunchtime run today with Tony from work, set watch (took 10 mins to lock on) and off we went. We were about a mile in and I checked my watch to find we had only done .15 mile I had lost sat lock !! (straight line on map !) stopped got signal and off we went. Had to do a bit extra on way round to find 3.04 miles!! There may be a case for a spare watch me thinks.

Day 20 - a close one !! by Pljrun at Garmin Connect - Details

Day 32/365 by robgundry at Garmin Connect - Details

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Ran slowly back from work today as legs feeling tired from wednesdays fartlek training but other wise all ok

Day 11 by Sallycinn

Just a short but sweet run this morning. Looking forward to running in some dry sunny weather next week! Fingers crossed.

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Day 19 by Pljrun

Tried to run at lunchtime today but board meeting went on a bit, so ended up running when I got home. Just as well, it was blue skies if a little windy but I ran my 4 miler the other way round, really enjoyed it tonight. Good weather on the way?

Day 19 by Pljrun at Garmin Connect - Details

Day 18 by Pljrun

Ran during lunch today as the youngsters want to do sprints and hills tonight and was joined by one of my co workers who wants to get fitter. So we ran 3.01 miles around work area, bit of rain to start and just finished as heavens opened !!

Day 18(1) 3.01 miles - Details

Day 18(2) 3.11 disjointed - Details

Charles: Day 257/365 - Three Parts & 8.5 miles

Three runs and over 8.5 miles. The first was a lunchtime bruiser, the second was a scorcher with a big hill climb and the third was a bet with Michelle that I could run from the local shops up the big hills and get home first. I won the bet that I covered almost 1km in less time it took her to go for a pint of milk and drive home. I won by over 5 minutes!!

I felt pretty good today and I need to get some distance training in for the Glasgow Half Marathon on the 2nd September :)

The details of day 257 - Part 1 can be found at Day 257/365 challenge - Part 1
The details of day 257 - Part 2 can be found at Day 257/365 challenge - Part 2
The details of day 257 - Part 3 can be found at Day 257/365 challenge - Part 3

1 Month Done by robgundry at Garmin Connect - Details

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Its only 5 months till my halfway milestone !! But still enjoying the challenge and have adapted my lifestyle to include the daily runs which i did find hard at first but with some help from fellow runners doing this challenge i found it easier.
Tuesday next week i hope to get some snaps put on the blog of the area i run around so you can see somerset !

Nicky: Day 267 Mud Mud Mud

Nicky: Day 267 Muddy stumble with club!! by knickerscat at Garmin Connect - Details

Thighs still stiff from Monday so fancied a nice slow trot this evening with the club. Got myself dragged along on a 5miler which was fine but unfortunatly I was not wearing trail shoes & the group decided to go off road! Lots of slipping in the mud. Very slow run due to the conditions, which in hind site - we should have stuck to the roads. I now have 3 pairs of tackies (running shoes) in the shed covered in mud waiting for me to get the hose pipe & scrubbing brush on. I hear it may be sunny at the weekend. Guess what I will be doing - cleaning tackies!!

Day 10 by Sallycinn

my first 6am 3 miler on the challenge...I'm proud of myself. It's not easy at that time to find the motivation, but it was lovely this morning with a little light rain. I wanted to keep running, it wasn't a chore. Love it. :)

Day 10 by Sallycinn at Garmin Connect - Details

Day 30 by robgundry at Garmin Connect - Details

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 A club run this evening was a fartlek on out 10km course and it was hard but fun and should help me smash a pb next week on the 10k race. But till then im doing some gentle runs

Charles: Day 256/365 - I'm singing in the rain

Another lunchtime run and a few torrential downpours of rain. Soaked through to the skin but I'm getting used to having wet feet because the water was running like fast flowing rivers down the pavements. Enjoyed the run and the great feeling that you get from running (and singing) in the rain :)

The details of day 256 can be found at Day 256/365 challenge

Day 9 by Sallycinn

Day 9 by Sallycinn went a different route this morning...quite excititng actually - to go somewhere I've never been before, even if it's just round the houses.  I used my instinct as to where to go and ended up back home earlier than I had wanted.  Tomorrow I can do it again though - and go a bit further. That's the beauty of this challenge. :)

Man down

Friends - with a heavy heart I have to announce I've decided to withdraw from the the challenge.

I did a huge amount of thinking after the Saunders re what to do about the three days I missed leading up to it, due to back problems.

Having run some 170 days or so, the prospect of starting over is not something I felt I could put my family through - it would be unfair, given how intrusive it is currently on family life. Also, during Saunders I realised the true impact of running every day was having on my overall fitness...

I've got some other Mountain marathons coming up this year that I want to put a good show in for so I could really benefit from more of a structured training regime that through necessity needs to include rest days.

The challenge is to run every day for 365 days, and I'm not sure it's fair to the challenge, and to you my fellow loonies, for me to simply add a few days on to the end of the challenge. I fear to do so would simply be the thin end of the wedge (for me at least) ("I don't feel like running today therefore I'll just add it on at the end" sort of stuff is not the sort of habit any of us should fall into). So in perhaps a slightly skewed sense of logic, loyalty to you and and large dose of respect for the challenge itself and what you're all continuing to do so admirably inspite of everything, I've decided to stop.

Having said all this, I really look forward to continuing to support you all on this fantastic challenge!!

Charles: Day 254 & 255/365 - Club Run & Easy Run

Day 254 was with the running club. It was a great night with a mixture of trail and road running. It was a mixed ability group that I had to split and send in different directions to give the more advanced runners a bit more distance to cover. Hard work keeping the group together but great fun when making some people run further and trying to get them to cover the extra distance in the same time it takes the others to reach the meeting points.

Day 255 was a simple recovery run to Michelle's work so that I could get a lift back home. I only wanted to do the minimum distance tonight because I was feeling tired after a long day at work.

The details of day 254 can be found at Day 254/365 challenge
The details of day 255 can be found at Day 255/365 challenge

Day 17 by Pljrun -Tired Today

Started this morning late in everything, traffic nightmares. Dropped off car and started run to work with hill towards Rumwell, by the time I got to the last hill (well more like the head of a pimple on this great earth) I felt like I was running on one leg up Snowdon with a 500lb pack on my back !! Never mind another 4.5 miles and another day.

Day 17 by Pljrun at Garmin Connect - Details

Nicky: Day 266 2m along muddy lanes

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Oh dear! Return of the "lead legs!" I suspect though this is just a blip from the 19m over the weekend followed by interval training last night. Stuck to the minimal 2m along a very muddy little road! Nice & sunny with floods all over the moor - beautiful. Must bring camera down here when next on this path.

Day 29/365 by robgundry at Garmin Connect - Details

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A day off today which is needed after a six day week at work.
So hit out on my old faithfull 5 mile route which has some lovely views around the parish.
Not much else to say really

Day 16 by Pljrun

Todays run was supposed to be a three miler at lunchtime, but exhaust fell off car and all plans changed. So went to speed training for the adults and children tonight that took the first 3.23 miles and the remainder of the seven was my daily run. At least the sun shone tonight and the rain kept away. Heres hoping tomorrow morning is the same I have to drop the car at the exhaust place and run the final four miles to work.

Day 16 by Pljrun at Garmin Connect - Details

Nicky: Day 265 Speed session with club

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A first for me. Decided to start doing some speed sessions run by Pete Jones (one of our 365ers)! Was amazed that there were around 30 folk at the session (10 adults & 20 youngsters). Did some hill work, sprints & a couple of relay races. Reminded me of my school sports day many many years ago. Really enjoyed it although legs did feel tired after the weekends 19 miles.

Day 28/365 by robgundry at Garmin Connect - Details

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Another day closer to my first month of running everyday and I have to say im feeling really good and really fit and alive I just cant wait to get some more races done and more medals

Nicky: Day 264

Nicky: Day 264 Pitney, Somerton, Knole Circuit by knickerscat at Garmin Connect - Details

Had actually planned to do the 8am club run but had a late night last night & didnt wake up til 07:45!! HO HUM! Dragged myself out at 10:30 keeping one eye on the very dark skies. Had expected a real soaking but it actually stayed dry. Did 11m & really enjoyed it. Funny thing was there is quite a hill coming up from Park towards Somerton. I usually walk this hill. On the approach 3 young teenage boys cycled past then promptly got off their bikes to push them up the hill! Well I couldnt very well walk could I? Trotted past them & did make it to the top without walking once! Not bad for an old girl! Made me smile! :D

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Day 8 by Sallycinn ....well, it is Monday morning and to be honest, I can't get used to running so early.  Roll on August! But, I still did it. :)

Day 7 Being back in Bristol is a bit disorientating when you're away all week. So I decided to run an old route to feel like I was at home. The Downs in Bristol are lovely and it's where all us city folk go to get a bit of greenery and still be in the city. It's also high up and you get a great view of the river and the Bridge. 3 miles today but it felt hard work. Not sure if it's because I'm still getting used to running every day or I've just eaten one too many puds recently. But, I'm loving the challenge and will try to run 2ms every day next week - just to up the mileage a bit. Have a good week everyone. :)

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Day 15 by Pljrun

Sunday morning, up at seven, pop a couple of pips and off for the 8am club run. We decided to stay on road as all other exits from Langport are either flooded or so muddy you fall flat on your face. So off we go and do a lovely relatively flat 8.5 miler with a bit of drove running in the middle. Lovely weather, lovely company an all round great run. Amazing how good nice weather can make you feel !!

Day 15 by Pljrun at Garmin Connect - Details

Day 14 by Pljrun Not as PLANNED

Well the 18 miler never happened, got out the car last night, felt a twinge and could hardly stand up this morning (trapped nerve) oh well a few pips later I could move better so went for a 4.5 miler. Coped ok enjoyed the thunder and got around before the rain. Thats my first event that I have had to pull out of, so this challenge is going to consist of lots of firsts like running two weeks none stop !! only 50 to go.

Day 14 by Pljrun at Garmin Connect - Details

Charles: Day 253/365 - Sunday Hills

Early Sunday morning run around where I stay because I was going for a wee visit to the National Museum of Scotland since it was refurbished. The run was a tiring and heavy legged one because where I stay is nothing but big frigging hills. Oh, and I preferred the museum before the refurbishment because I think there was more to see and do. Now I think there's a lot of space that could be used for more exhibits if they moved a few things around a bit.

The details of day 253 can be found at Day 253/365 challenge

Jack: Day 24-25/365...Games Time.

Day 24 and I woke up with a slightly sore head for some reason! I decided against completing my run this morning and instead opted for a nice cup of tea followed by a lunchtime trip to Nandos! After a decent feed and a couple of coffees I was all set for the long drive back down to Glasgow. Once back in my own flat I decided to head straight out and get the run done as quickly as possible. This way I would be able to finish and enjoy watching day 2 of the Crossfit Games. Whilst on the run I decided to add a few hundred metres to my usual river route in order to swing past the CrossFit Glasgow Box. I thought the guys from the gym may be watching the Games on the projector but I realised as I passed that the box was all closed up. Returning home I checked the latest scores before calling it a night.

Day 25 and I had no plans!. Whilst not the most productive of days it was nice to relax and enjoy a day of  lounging around the flat reading my book and doing a bit of general sorting out. I went out and completed the 5k by jogging my old route around Kelvingrove Park. As I am due to move flat in a couple of weeks I will not be as close to the park anymore and so I thought it would be good to make the most of having it on my doorstep whilst it was still there! I am looking forward to discovering some new routes when I move out to Shawlands!

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25 by jackarnold87 at Garmin Connect - Details

Jack: Day 22-23/365...Vicki's Graduation

On day 22 I found myself back up in Aberdeen. With Vicki graduating at lunch time I decided to get up early and complete my 5k before heading into town for the ceremony. This would mean that I could relax for the rest of the day without the prospect of a run looming over me. I was out the door for 6:45 and enjoyed a steady 5k around the scenic Aden Park. Whilst I didn't see any deer on this outing it was really nice to be jogging around the park and it was a welcome change of scenery. Vicki's ceremony was good (even if it did drag on a little!!) and the post-ceremony lunch was even better! An amazing bit of steak followed by sticky toffee pudding left me glad that I had already completed my run for the day!

Day 23 and I had a much more relaxed start to the day. With a later start I was able to enjoy a long lie in bed with my book (A Dance with Dragons - the latest in the Game of Thrones series of books!). Eventually I tore myself aware and followed the same route as yesterday around Aden Park. This evening was spent at Vicki's Graduation ball and it was a great night. We had a really good meal and a couple of drinks at the ball itself before heading into town and ending the night in Malone's Late Bar. Whilst the post-night out chips with cheese still made me feel slightly guilty, knowing that I am running everyday definitely helped!

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23 by jackarnold87 at Garmin Connect - Details

SunShine And SEX SEX SEX Day 27/365 by robgundry at Garmin Connect - Details

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Ha ha got you !!
Had and early finish at lunch but have to go back to work at 5pm till about 9pm. So as the weather was warm and dry !!!! Odd for July i was going to do a mile but i through caution to the wind and did the 3.84 mile loop which goes past Moor Beer !! and a cider farm .
On some future blogs I will post up some photos of the area.

Day 248/365 Challenge by margcurtis13 at Garmin Connect - Details

Longer run today (6.5 miles)to start ramping up for the 1/2 marathon in September. Still very hot. Friends in the UK, please and some rain our way and I will send some sunshine in return.
Day 248/365 Challenge by margcurtis13 at Garmin Connect - Details

Charles: Day 252/365 - Saturday Brunch :))

Saturday Brunch Run to the cafe to get my veggie burger and chips. Run felt good but the veggie grill was even better. I love Saturday's :)

The details of day 252 can be found at Day 252/365 challenge

Nicky: Day 263 Dry weather

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Had planned to do 5m this morning but another rare occurance! It stayed dry. Thought I would make the most of the dry weather & do 8.5m. Really enjoyed it. I seem to be over my lead legs & all back to normal. Cloudy, cool & dry - felt good & had an enjoyable run.

Day 26/365 A Shock It didnt rain by robgundry at Garmin Connect - Details

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As i was let out of work early i got home and pulled a 3.84 mile run out of the bag to practice my speed. I pushed to try and hit 7:15 per mile but i didnt hit it but im getting faster as i hope to hit a PB of 45 mins for a 10k on August 26th.

Day 238B - 247/365 Challenge - runs with Ali and Brad - very hot weather.

My first run below was the run I did after getting back from our hiking trip in Michigan. It felt like I was running on air to be moving without my heavy pack and even though it was so late and I was tired, I felt great.
Day 238/365 Challenge - B by margcurtis13 at Garmin Connect - Details

A few runs around some different streets in our neighborhood just to mix it up a bit and stop the boredom from creeping in. Gives me an excuse for looking at what other people grow in their gardens! Weather is hot The Friday run was my first one after starting sessions with a physical therapist to fix a few niggling probs with my piriformis, hamstring and back. Already starting to feel much better.
Day 239/365 Challenge. by margcurtis13 at Garmin Connect - Details
Day 240/365 Challenge by margcurtis13 at Garmin Connect - Details
Day 241/365 Challenge by margcurtis13 at Garmin Connect - Details

Run with Brad around the block. Very hot. Straight into the pool afterwards!!
Day 242/365 Challenge by margcurtis13 at Garmin Connect - Details
Ere
Run with eldest daughter Alex. She is home on vacation from Uni in Sydney. Hot
Day 243/365 Challenge by margcurtis13 at Garmin Connect - Details

Run through Cool Creek North estate. Hot
Day 244/365 Challenge by margcurtis13 at Garmin Connect - Details

Run out to Gray Rd and back. No Surprises.....Hot
Day 245/365 Challenge by margcurtis13 at Garmin Connect - Details

Run out to Gray Rd and down to 131st St. Again...hot
Day 246/365 Challenge by margcurtis13 at Garmin Connect - Details

Another run to Gray Rd and back with Ali. Surprisingly a little cooler tonight. Great to finish a long week at work.
Day 247/365 Challenge by margcurtis13 at Garmin Connect - Details

Day 6 by Sallycinn - only the minimum today as still in Birmingham and have to get back to Bristol sharpish. Two more weeks of living up North and then I can focus more on my running. One thing I've noticed up here is that people get up earlier than they do in Bristol!

Day 6 by Sallycinn at Garmin Connect - Details

Day 5 by Sallycinn - starting to get the hang of this running every day thing. A little run after work does wonders for the mind and soul!

Day 5 by Sallycinn at Garmin Connect - Details

Day 10, 11, 12 and 13 by Pljrun and still it rains

Day 13 by Pljrun at Garmin Connect - Details
Have to get just a quick 3 miles in at lunch today, so I have some time to recover for the 18 mile Blackdown Beauty tomorrow. So yet again had a run in the rain, when will it end ?(it did after I finished running, sun came out, sun only shines on the righteous, must be something in that then.)

Day 12 by Pljrun at Garmin Connect - Details

Well here we go again, having got drenched taking the dogs out may as well get even wetter having a run. Not disappointed – got extremely wet! But completed another day and another 4 miles.

Day 11 by Pljrun at Garmin Connect - Details

Club night and a run with the young ones ! Doing four miles with them is like running a marathon, well I feel as tired afterwards anyway. At least the rain held off.

Day 10 by Pljrun at Garmin Connect - Details

Got home, took the dogs out and then went for a run, tried a new route to find another 3 miler. Not bad, that’s three different routes now around home, so won’t get too bored !.

Day 9 by Pljrun - Wet again

Day 9 by Pljrun at Garmin Connect - Details

Went for a lunchtime three miler to avoid the rain, got three quarters of a mile into the run and yep, you guessed I got soaked !! The rain came down, I am sure it just waited for me to go. Never mind I am sure it will get worst in the winter.

Day 8 by Pljrun at Garmin Connect - Details

Day 8 by Pljrun at Garmin Connect - Details

Normal club run this morning, nice weather and a nice circular route to the north east of Langport, combining off and on road with hills, wooded areas and riverside. What a great run this was full of everything from running through thigh high grass, waist high crops and finally knee high in water due to overflowing rivers !! Had more fun than when I was a kid running through puddles !! Over 10 miles of pure pleasure.

Charles: Day 251/365 - Are you not bored yet?

Yet again I did another lunchtime run and felt okay. The good thing was that it wasn't as muggy today and I managed to enjoy the run in a cooling breeze.

I was also asked "Are you still doing the challenge? Are you not bored with running?". My answer is that I'm bored with the same old routes but I'll never get bored of fed up running and YES I'm still doing the challenge and will continue until I drop! :)

The details of day 251 can be found at Day 251/365 challenge

Nicky: Day 262 Round & about in the dry!!!

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2 rare occurences happened on this evenings run:
-  it didnt rain!
-  a big bright warm thing in the sky appeared (albeit briefly)  YAY!!
Really enjoyed this evenings run. I actually clocked 3.5m but my Garmin memory is full so it only logged 3m. I didnt realise it still hung on to past history once down loaded to Garmin Connect! Have deleted all off the Garmin now.
Off to see Chariots of Fire at the pictures tonight for more running inspiration!

Day 25/365 by robgundry at Garmin Connect - Details

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With my new jacket and backpack i ran back from work after the lunch shift and did 1.25 miles. I felt good and im pleased with my new gear as the pack didnt bounce around.
I must say that im already feeling the benefits of running everyday and i know im only 25 days in but im glad im getting support from the fellow runners doing this even though some of my friends have called me "f$%^ing mental" !! Well i dont care what they say as i think comments like that come from lazy sods..
Till tomorrow ta ta

Charles: Day 250/365 - Breaking News....It was a dry run

Nice easy run tonight in the DRY weather woohoo!!! Felt good but still got a bit of a chest cold so breathing was a bit heavy but still it felt great to have a nice DRY run :)

The details of day 250 can be found at Day 250/365 challenge

Nicky: Day 261 Knole Rd wet wet wet

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I am seriously getting SAD syndrome! Weather for ducks, arks and other such aquatic thingies!! Wanted to do 5 this evening but NOT in this. 2m was enough for me.

Nicky: Day 260 Yeovilton 5k Summer (!!!) series

Nicky: Day 260 Yeovilton 5k race by knickerscat at Garmin Connect - Details

Bit of a soggy afternoon again! Was hoping that this evenings race would remain dry as my newton "racing" shoes are definatly not water proof! This is supposed to be the summer race series! Some blinkin summer!
Arrived in good time & chatted to the other Langport runners. Felt ok & gradually overtook a few folk without being overtaken myself. I like it when this happens cos I feel that i havnt gone out to fast & burnt myself out
Finished in 23:56 which is not a PB but only 9 seconds off it. Cross fingers for next month!! :D

Day 23/365

Had a flat watch battery so I used my Nike+ app with attached photo to prove I did this run
Hope this is ok guys

Day 24/365

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Another wet july run only a mile but i felt unstoppable today

Day 4 by Sallycinn at Garmin Connect - Details

Day 4 by Sallycinn at Garmin Connect - Details

Charles: Day 249/365 - Wet feet, again!

Another lunch time run in the muggy and drizzle rain. Felt ok but getting a wee bit fed up of having wet feet now. I bought new trainers 3 weeks ago and I think it's rained every day since. The trainers are stinking because they're not getting a chance to dry out. Can I please have a dry day and some sunshine please!?

The details of day 249 can be found at Day 249/365 challenge

Jack: Day 19-21/365...Out and back.

These runs were all divided into two parts as I ran to and from CrossFit. They all followed the same route along the river and covered my 5k minimum. I am heading up to Aberdeen this afternoon as Vicki will be graduating from University tomorrow. It will be nice to get out and about for some new runs over the next few days although I am already dreading my 5k on Saturday morning as I am attending the Graduation Ball on Friday night. It could be a slow one!

19.1 by jackarnold87 at Garmin Connect - Details
19.2 by jackarnold87 at Garmin Connect - Details
20.1 by jackarnold87 at Garmin Connect - Details
20.2 by jackarnold87 at Garmin Connect - Details
21.1 by jackarnold87 at Garmin Connect - Details
21.2 by jackarnold87 at Garmin Connect - Details

Day 3 by Sallycinn at Garmin Connect - Details

Day 3 by Sallycinn at Garmin Connect - Details

Charles: Day 248/365 - Hi Ho Hi Ho

Lunch time run and I decided to go a wee bit further than usual since I was feeling ok(ish). There was no wind and it was a light drizzle and I must've lost half my body weight in sweat. Enjoyed the run but felt heavy legged when I got back to the changing room and I struggled a wee bit my my breathing as I've got a bit of a chest cold.

The details of day 248 can be found at Day 248/365 challenge

Day 22/365 by robgundry at Garmin Connect - Details

Untitled by robgundry at Garmin Connect - Details
Headed out this afternoon for my trusty one mile run thinking that i would be sore but i wasn't too bad after yesterdays 15.6 mile run. I was in such a good mood today i have ordered some new gear ready for my longer training runs. I've got a new backpack , camel back thingy and a new wet weather coat.
Also I'm reading alot of these books

Nicky: Day 258 & 259

Nicky: Day 258 Long Sutton Upton Loop by knickerscat at Garmin Connect - Details

Nicky: Day 259 Long Sutton & Upton Loop by knickerscat at Garmin Connect - Details

Same route for both days. 5k just around the lanes. Both runs were in the rain although at least its not cold. Still keeping the running very slow although the heavy old lead legs seem to be getting better. They better had as its the Yeovilton 5k race tomorrow evening. Dont think it will be PB material though!! :D

Day Two by Sallycinn at Garmin Connect - Details

Day Two by Sallycinn at Garmin Connect - Details

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Benjours 172-174 Back trouble and Saunders MM report

well, last weeks back trouble resolved itself with some gentle staggering about and stretching I started this week just gone on a bad one.. Monday 2nd July I was busy with work all day and had left the run to the evening, and then at 6pm, just after I got home with kids, wife volunteered to go back into hospital to do a transplant from father to child from the Falklands - she got home at 01:30, which meant I had to miss Monday's run altogether. Nothing I could do about it, I can't leave the kids by themselves of course (not yet anyway)..

To make matters worse - on Tuesday I slipped on the floor in the boot room at Ollie's school whilst hanging his stuff on his peg (I was wearing a pair of Toms, which is why I slipped, it had been raining outside, though the floor was dry, my own fault)- I practically did the splits, suffice to say I was in a world of pain in my back - thoracic vertebrae this time, not sacral like last week. This was a very different back pain to last weeks - it was immediate and nothing I could do could make the pain go away... Tues, Wed and Thursday nights I couldn't sleep/get comfortable, couldn't sit, very difficult to drive... running was simply not going to happen and it didn't, it couldn't .. I was thinking of jacking in Saunders this weekend just gone.. by Friday I could keep upright without pain so on Friday evening I gingerly drove for nearly 6 hrs up to the Lakes. My big sister has a house in Windermere with a great Italian restaurant just around the corner - I stuffed some good carpaccio and some pasta down my neck and tried to sleep.

I think with hindsight that I must have torn some core muscle on the back right hand side, around my liver towards my spine, though it did have some weird pain radiating "through" me from my back to my tummy - wife confirmed it was nothing boney or neural/trapped nervey.

Anyway, in the morning I felt pretty good, though I was soon to suffer my usual "jetlag-like" symptoms I get when I wake up really early and don't eat enough first thing... I'd left an hour to get from Windermere to Wastwater thinking it wasn't that far (it isn't, as the crow flies!) - turns out it's nearer 2 hrs drive... and it's all on windy roads - my pseudo jet lag, combined with eating little so early int he morning, combined with driving a powerful car on windy roads meant I got serious travel sickness which was really unpleasant (and meant I had to slow down) - I almost barfed on a marshall at the field gate when I finally arrived... not the best start to a MM - by the time I got checked in, was briefed, had transcribed the checkpoints for the weekend onto my map I was 45 mins late getting onto the fell...this was to cost me big time on the Sunday (yesterday).

I'd entered the Klets class which is a solo class since I couldn't find a partner free to run it with me (which meant I could have entered a lower, somewhat easier class!!) - Elite class it was to be. There were 51 solo entrants registered and 41 turned up on the day. I gave myself the objective of not coming last.

The splits have just been posted online and interestingly I was the only one who took the Southerly option of checkpoints on Day 1... nearly 21 miles of fell with 6,300ft climb. (LAMM was 6,700ft climb with the same distance on Day 1 also) - we were promised miserable weather which I'd prepped for which never materialised which meant I needed a lot more salt/electrolytes to ward of cramping in my quads - I wasn't expecting it to be so sunny or warm!!.. the late start meant that I couldn't get to two (or at a squeeze three) checkpoints on Day 1 which would, it runs out have a massive impact on my Day 2 run.

Overnight camp was great - I made the cut by 12 mins - Been out for over 9 hrs. The organisers close the fell at 6pm for solo competitors and if you're not back in by this time, you're presumed to be in the merde and so they call Mountain Rescue out - being the Elite class quite rightly they presume eveyone can handle themselves in the hills and make the right judgement calls to ensure they make the cut in time...if you're not back in time then something is wrong... if you're running with a partner then there is more leeway since the idea is that worse case the partner can run to get help/notify the organisers what's going on etc..

Overnight in the tent was spent re-checking grid references for the host of checkpoints I'd left on the fell to get on Day 2. I realised as I was falling asleep that my back was utterly fine and had not given me any grief at all - I'd been preoccupied with feeling carsick and then focussing on the task in hand and had no pain - even running with a rucksac full of kit.

Day 2 was a shorter timelimit (7 hrs cf 9) but given the two checkpoints I should have got on Day 1, but didn't have time to, going to get them on Day 2 took about 2.5 hrs out of my schedule and in the wrong direction to where I needed to be to bag the rest of the points - we started at 7 am and I realised by 11am I was never going to make the cut/be off the fell in time and so took the decision to retire from the race. - It was the right decision and I learnt an awful lot.

The biggest learning is that I'm simply not fit enough (yet), but I did meet my objective - I didn't come last, I was penultimate, but not last, and that makes me smile! - Someone also didn't get all the checkpoints, but they took longer to "finish" than I did, and that little detail is an important one to me and it makes me smile!

The highlight of the entire weekend's running in Wasdale was a purely chance encounter with a personal hero - Joss Naylor, MBE stood outside his house having just come back from a run over the fells at the age of 76 - not a bead of sweat on him! Utterly charming, modest and unassuming. I did a double take and realised who he was I just had to stride over to him, apologising and insisting I had to shake his hand... he was kind enough to ask "how are you getting on?" - I muttered something about my frustration with my late start on Day 1 had cost me on Day 2 and he smiled knowingly, "ah once you've lost it, you never get it back... no, you never get it back.." and there it was! never have wiser words been said! Words that resonate with me even now, from one of my heroes in a chance encounter.. If I'd not taken the decision out on the fell to retire from the race when I did, I would have missed Joss Naylor some 2 hours later...and who knows, I may never have met this truly remarkable man... spooky, but what a personal thrill and memory.. and to make things even better I've just discovered that one of my MdS tent mates, Hilary Bloor is a living legend too - Hils you dark horse!!
Hils and Joss Naylor

Benjour 172 - Saunders MM Day 1 by ben_buckle at Garmin Connect - Details
Benjour 173 - Saunders MM Day 2 by ben_buckle at Garmin Connect - Details
Benjour 174 - Cycle path by ben_buckle at Garmin Connect - Details
Take a look at the Saunders stuff on Satellite view - the terrain is stunning. The ridge to the North of my Day 2 playground was where all the chekpoints where that I would never have gotten to in time.

As to what I do about the days I've now missed due to incapacity with my back... the only thing I can offer is that I add them onto my schedule - having come so far on this challenge... the thought of starting again makes me despondent... views anyone??