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2012 - 1000 mile challenge - How far have you run since Jan 1st?

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  • #32
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    It's all still there, I think someone must have reordered that first sheet by distance and it just shuffled everyone down to the bottom and off the screen. I've just reordered it alphabetically again now and everyone is all back at the top of the page.


  • #33
    RayCun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,704 ✭✭✭✭RayCun


    robinph wrote: »
    loads of dogs running as well that were set off a few minutes before us,

    ???
    They followed the course on their own?


  • #34
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    I think some of the dogs may have had other ideas about how good an idea the course was. One of the women from my club was there doing the dog race as well, but seemed that her hound had decided better of it about 100m into the first hill as when the runners went past she was stood at the side of the trail with a very grumpy looking mutt. The start was funny though, maybe 30 runners with a dog on one of those running leads tied around their waist, lots and lots of barking and very eager to go for a run dogs. Some of them had two dogs which I'm sure counts as cheating.


  • #35
    Younganne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,883 ✭✭✭Younganne


    just joined this but probably won't get any miles in for a few days!!!


  • #36
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    I've already moved down the table by 10 places just this afternoon. :(


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  • #37
    Elwoodblues
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭Elwoodblues


    Complete newbie but count me in!


  • #38
    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,368 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    robinph wrote: »
    It's all still there, I think someone must have reordered that first sheet by distance and it just shuffled everyone down to the bottom and off the screen. I've just reordered it alphabetically again now and everyone is all back at the top of the page.

    :mad:

    I was 8th in the list when it was ordered based on when you started, it was less effort for me to be on the first page than having to scroll. Fix it back. :)


  • #39
    davedanon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,062 ✭✭✭davedanon


    Do we have twice-a-day athletes on here? 30 miles in 2 days? Helloooooo?


  • #40
    davedanon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,062 ✭✭✭davedanon


    Not disputing anything, but I'd just like to know so I don't feel too inadequate with my miserable 2,100 mile projection for this year...


  • #41
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    davedanon wrote: »
    Do we have twice-a-day athletes on here? 30 miles in 2 days? Helloooooo?
    There were a couple of people who did 20 yesterday, so another 10 today isn't that crazy in their world.


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  • #42
    menoscemo
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    robinph wrote: »
    There were a couple of people who did 20 yesterday, so another 10 today isn't that crazy in their world.

    19+11 according to his log.

    A lot of the ultra runners will be clocking up 40+ miles over two days at the weekends over the next few months.


  • #43
    louthandproud
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 975 ✭✭✭louthandproud


    robinph wrote: »
    It's cool watching multiple people adding their entries at the same time.

    Will probably change the first sheet where we enter our data to alpha sort once the list gets a bit longer, otherwise you'll never be able to find your name in the list.

    "Ctrl F" works, so names can be found easily that way..


  • #44
    eyeball kid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,781 ✭✭✭eyeball kid


    Just stuck my name on the list but it will be a few days before I add any
    miles to it as I have a very annoying cold/cough at the moment.

    2010 - I think I did 165 miles.
    2011 - 210.
    2012 - Aiming for 500. Not very ambitous when you compare most of the
    runners in last years list but its a big increase in what I have done for the
    last few years.


  • #45
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,574 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    Thanks for putting in the work, much better as a spreadsheet then posts here I think.

    Aiming to hit 1,000 miles by August this year, 80km short last year (2011) sadly :(


  • #46
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    Just need to average 2.7 miles a day to reach the 1000 for the year.


  • #47
    claralara
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    robinph wrote: »
    Just need to average 2.7 miles a day to reach the 1000 for the year.

    When you put it like that, it sounds like a walk in the park! If my ultra training goes according to plan, that should have me at 700 by April... And if I did an ultra every quarter....hmmmm :rolleyes:


  • #48
    BTH
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,075 ✭✭✭BTH


    robinph wrote: »
    Just need to average 2.7 miles a day to reach the 1000 for the year.

    But thats only 988.2 miles. You rounding up that much?? :D


  • #49
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    Start and stop the GPS at your front door rather than at the end of the path and you'll make up the missing couple of miles.

    I just divided by 365 and rounded down a bit too much, lets call it 2.75 miles a day.


  • #50
    JosDel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 881 ✭✭✭JosDel


    New table looks cool

    Thanks Robin!


  • #51
    robinph
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    Wasn't wearing my contacts today so couldn't see my watch for pacing, found myself flying along without meaning to. Bit stiff after yesterdays tumble but obviously can't be doing too bad.


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  • #52
    Aimman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,418 ✭✭✭Aimman


    robinph wrote: »
    Start and stop the GPS at your front door rather than at the end of the path and you'll make up the missing couple of miles.

    I just divided by 365 and rounded down a bit too much, lets call it 2.75 miles a day.

    Dont forget, its a leap year, so you have an extra day to reach the 1000M too :-)


  • #53
    ofthelord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 421 ✭✭ofthelord


    ok going to try this again this year - managed a fantastic 753miles last year with a few months off early in the year. all going well will be starting my 2012 running tomorrow - hopefully make the 1000 mark this year!


  • #54
    robinph
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    Aimman wrote: »
    Dont forget, its a leap year, so you have an extra day to reach the 1000M too :-)

    We'll use that as a day off.


  • #55
    Slogger Jogger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,441 ✭✭✭Slogger Jogger


    I was injured through Q1 last year so never got motivated to add myself to last year's challenge. Onwards and upwards this year though :)


  • #56
    donothoponpop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,608 ✭✭✭donothoponpop


    Slogger Jogger wrote: »
    I was injured through Q1 last year so never got motivated to add myself to last year's challenge. Onwards and upwards this year though :)

    [IMG]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-wKHbHx9DV64/TwNth4plb0I/AAAAAAAAAf8/2n-MJJ7qzMk/s800/Picture%252019.png" height="314" width="502"[/IMG]

    I'm in.


  • #57
    thirstywork2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,800 ✭✭✭thirstywork2


    davedanon wrote: »
    Do we have twice-a-day athletes on here? 30 miles in 2 days? Helloooooo?


    Don't normally train twice a day.first marathon in April so mileage will be high during my base pahse and drop down closerto the marathon.

    2100 a good target,main thing is too avoid the injuries and see progression each month.


  • #58
    davedanon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,062 ✭✭✭davedanon


    First marathon in April....is that in somewhere forrin? I'm doing Kildare in May.


  • #59
    pansophelia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 277 ✭✭pansophelia


    Hi all. i've been lurking for a couple of months and thought it was time I wrote down a commitment! Started running (slowly) at the beginning of October, and really, surprisingly, like it. So aiming for the half-Connemarathon in April, and then who knows . . . So, fingers crossed, I might hit 1000 by the end of the year!


  • #60
    Isay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18 ✭Isay


    Hi all,long time lurker and first time poster. Started running last year and completed 2 adventure races all be at a poor pace. Aim for this year is to complete 1000 miles.:) Made a start this evening and got 5.5 miles out of the way, only another 994.5 to go.


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  • #61
    RoyMcC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,567 ✭✭✭RoyMcC


    Good on you lurkers for coming out. Let's be having a few more of you, make this year's challenge the biggest ever. Funny how you get locked into little battles with people you don't know; you get miffed if they leapfrog you etc. It's an excellent way of getting your ass out of the door when you don't feel like it.


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