1500 miles in 2019

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jabberknitmas Dec 2019 4:18pm, 1 Dec 2019 3,120 posts	0 jabberknitmas Happy December, Everybody! Very icy here in the East Mids, so I ran a bit this morning, but very, very carefully. The foot twinged a few times forcing some walking, but that was probably sensible given the treacherous conditions.
DingDocMerrily Dec 2019 4:34pm, 1 Dec 2019 31,215 posts	0 DingDocMerrily less frosty than expected here. got a long run done and had a good dollop of mud
SilentNightNeilio Dec 2019 5:57pm, 1 Dec 2019 3,127 posts	0 SilentNightNeilio Hi Gang. Here we go with November’s roundup of this illustrious thread. This thread is so much more than just the running of 1500 miles across the year. However, just so we know, the target for the end of November, to get over the 1500 miles line, was 1,372.60 miles. DingDocMerrily leads the charge, with over 2,000 so far. Very splendid mileage indeed Doc, and well done to you who have achieved the mystical 1500 miles so far. Also congratulations to all of us on the following lists for getting out there and setting your target so you show up on these roundups. Total miles this year by the group is an impressive 44,316 miles, with 3,229 of those ran in November. Great stuff folks. Well done everyone. As today is the first Sunday of Advent, I thought we’d learn about some Christmas traditions around the world. I tried to find ones I did not know about and hopefully some of you wonderful folks will not either. Here we go then. Oh, and its now OK to change into your Christmas Fetch names if that floats your boat. Gävle Goat, Sweden: Since 1966, a 13-metre-tall Yule Goat has been built in the center of Gävle’s Castle Square for the Advent, but this Swedish Christmas tradition has unwittingly led to another “tradition” of sorts – people trying to burn it down. Since 1966 the Goat has been successfully burned down 29 times – the most recent destruction was in 2016. If you want to see how the Goat fares this year when it goes up on December 1st, you can follow its progress on the Visit Gävle website through a live video stream. Total November DingDocMerrily 2048.82 176.53 NDWDave 1944.58 170.32 bonners 1943.02 147.18 Jenni-far-far 1745.02 163.03 clare1976 1638.77 111 riggsy99 1635.79 134.68 Pikelet 1632.68 45.14 JP. 1591.57 169.13 Krampus, Austria: A beast-like demon creature that roams city streets frightening kids and punishing the bad ones – nope, this isn’t Halloween, but St. Nicholas’ evil accomplice, Krampus. In Austrian tradition, St. Nicholas rewards nice little boys and girls, while Krampus is said to capture the naughtiest children and whisk them away in his sack. In the first week of December, young men dress up as the Krampus (especially on the eve of St. Nicholas Day) frightening children with clattering chains and bells. Nice. mole-thing 1577.5 189.46 phidip 1524.99 57.05 Cerrertonia 1501.15 100.93 HappyG(rrr) 1487.52 154.71 larkim 1486.14 45.84 StuH 1471.08 104.78 IanS 1444.29 122.79 Oranj 1326.43 42.37 Norway: Perhaps one of the most unorthodox Christmas Eve traditions can be found in Norway, where people hide their brooms. It’s a tradition that dates back centuries to when people believed that witches and evil spirits came out on Christmas Eve looking for brooms to ride on. To this day, many people still hide their brooms in the safest place in the house to stop them from being stolen. My Mother in Law hides hers when she’s not flying it Hills of Death (HOD) 1321.69 93.98 jennyh 1310.24 134.24 westmoors 1279.61 101.09 Jigs 1243.84 97.12 Richard-M 1202.76 26.42 rjb 1190.84 110.05 Mr. K. 1170.12 146.93 theOtherRichard 1137.16 88.02 RichHL 1096.97 63.92 Day of the Little Candles, Colombia: Little Candles’ Day (Día de las Velitas) marks the start of the Christmas season across Colombia. In honour of the Virgin Mary and the Immaculate Conception, people place candles and paper lanterns in their windows, balconies and front yards. The tradition of candles has grown, and now entire towns and cities across the country are lit up with elaborate displays. Some of the best are found in Quimbaya, where neighbourhoods compete to see who can create the most impressive arrangement. Daz Love 1089.99 25.45 _andy 974.28 81.15 runnyeyes 960.95 81.61 Quinn The Eskimo 946.01 14.26 stewartC 806.28 39.43 Garfield 640.78 34.52 Neilio 590.99 71.68 MovingAlong 541.19 56.78 pielips 462.93 27.74 The Terminator 350 0 Well done everyone
DingDocMerrily Dec 2019 6:09pm, 1 Dec 2019 31,217 posts	0 DingDocMerrily thats fabulous Silentnightneilio....now where did I put my Yule Goat?
Merry Fizzmas :-) Dec 2019 6:35pm, 1 Dec 2019 3,339 posts	0 Merry Fizzmas :-) He’s 13m tall, Doc, there can’t be many places to look. Thanks Neilio.
jabberknitmas Dec 2019 6:41pm, 1 Dec 2019 3,121 posts	0 jabberknitmas Thanks, Neilio, fascinating round-up!
Garfield Dec 2019 7:55pm, 1 Dec 2019 11,362 posts	0 Garfield Thanks for the roundup Neilio...one of the answers to an office quiz arrived a few days too late! Krampus!
IanS Dec 2019 8:40pm, 1 Dec 2019 2,119 posts	0 IanS Thanks Neilio, I hadn't heard of any of those so I've learned something new today
NDWDave Dec 2019 8:44pm, 1 Dec 2019 10,766 posts	0 NDWDave goat
jabberknitmas Dec 2019 8:46pm, 1 Dec 2019 3,123 posts	0 jabberknitmas Loved the goat one! Hadn't heard of most of them (except the Krampus, but I did German at Uni and spent a year there as an language assistant).

About This Thread

Maintained by jennyh

Welcome to the 1500 miles in 2019 thread! Everyone welcome, regardless of whether you plan to run more or less than 1500 miles in 2019.

If you want to be included in the monthly round ups, please enter the group here: fetcheveryone.com/groups-view.php?id=1286 and set your mileage target for 2019 to 1500 miles

fetcheveryone.com/training-mileagetargets-filtered.php?category=RUN&mileage=1500

Monthly roundups

January - westmoors
February - RichHL
March - IanS
April - Neilio
May - Maclennane
June - theOtherRichard
July - jennyh
August - jabberknit
September - DocMoye
October - Garfield
November - Neilio
December - phidip

Target Races

January

5th & 6th - Enigma Winter Double Marathon - jabberknit
12th - Country to Capital Ultra - MovingAlong
13th - Stubbington 10K - Gobi
27th - Staverton 10 - Dillthedog

February
10th - Punchbowl Marathon - StuH
17th - Austin Marathon - phidip

17th - Bramley 10 - Gobi

March
2nd - Groundhog Marathon - Toks
3rd - Newport Half - Dillthedog, jennyh

3rd - Warwick Half - Gobi, clare1976
10th - Surrey Half - StuH
17th - Fleet Half - westmoors
17th - Reading Half - MovingAlong
24th - Eastleigh 10K - Gobi
24th - Coventry Half - clare1976
24th - Cardiff Taff Trail Half - jennyh

April
6th - SDW 50 - StuH
7th - Manchester Marathon - MovingAlong, Toks, mole-thing
7th - Cathedral to Castle 10 - Jenni-far-far
14th - Paris Marathon - RichHL
14th - Phoenix Running Marathon - Toks
14th - Boston (UK) Marathon - HoD
17th - Phoenix Running Marathon - Toks
18th - Phoenix Running Marathon - Toks
27th - Highland Fling 53 - _andy
28th - VM London Marathon - Doc Moye, Pikelet
28th - Stratford Marathon - Jenni-far-far

May
6th - Milton Keynes Marathon - theOtherRichard, Toks, MovingAlong, jabberknit
12th - Market Drayton 10K - Jenni-far-far
26th - Liverpool Marathon - Jenni-far-far
27th - London 10,000 - DocMoye, jennyh

June
2nd - Phoenix Marathon - Toks
14th & 15th - Suffolk Trail Running Festival - Richard-M
15th - Endure 24 - StuH
15th - 3 Lakes Classic - riggsy99
22nd - Midnight Sun Marathon Tromso - jennyh
22nd - Giants Head Marathon - Toks

July
7th - Spire 10 - riggsy99
21st - Grimsby 10K - riggsy99
27th - Lakeland 50 - _andy

August
11th - Salisbury 5-4-3-2-1 50K - westmoors
24th & 25th - CPR Cardiff Pentathrun - jennyh

September

6th-8th - Whistlestop Tour of Wirral - jennyh
8th - Great North Run - DocMoye
15th - Richmond Marathon - Toks
15th - Cleethorpes Coastal Half - riggsy99
22nd - Canada Army Run - Garfield
28th - Tissington Half Marathon - Jenni-far-far

October
6th - Cardiff Half Marathon - jennyh
6th - Loch Ness Marathon - Jenni-far-far
13th - Cabbage Patch 10 - Garfield, StuH
20th - Yorkshire Marathon - jabberknit
20th - Abingdon Marathon - Richard-M
26th - Snowdonia Marathon - MovingAlong, Toks, HoD

Nov
3rd - Stevenage Half Marathon - DocMoye
10th - Remembrance Marathon - Toks
17th - St Neots Half Marathon - Garfield

Dec
7th - Lanzarote Marathon - Jenni-far-far

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