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1500 miles in 2021

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Apr 2021
11:13am, 1 Apr 2021
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faithfulred
That's great news Pikelet! Let us know how it goes.
Apr 2021
2:25pm, 1 Apr 2021
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Pikelet
3.7 miles done steady. That’ll do for starters 😀
Apr 2021
7:05pm, 1 Apr 2021
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12barDavid
Glad your feeling better Pikelet & managed to get out for a run 🏃🏼‍♀️.

Another very 💨 windy run 🏃🏼‍♂️ along the seafront this afternoon. With a bit of luck, the bluebells will be out soon in Angmering Great Wood. I can run through the woods & shelter from the wind in there while enjoying the carpet of blue.
Apr 2021
7:58pm, 1 Apr 2021
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Garfield
Jabbed and we barely felt it at all. Good news Pikelet! :)
Apr 2021
9:17pm, 1 Apr 2021
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mr d
Know think I've picked something up from family after the jab got me. Hopefully I'll lace up over the weekend. I have 10 days off and was planning a lot of miles, will see what happens.
Apr 2021
3:39pm, 2 Apr 2021
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westmoors
OK here goes the March roundup.

The motorcycle club OH belongs to has an annual competition to ride to various locations and take a picture of their bike. This year, most of the locations are pubs, so it got me wondering what are the most popular pub names.

>125%
The Red Lion is the most popular pub name in the UK. Heraldry played a large role in the formation and development of pub names. Pubs often employed animals depicted on the coats of arms of prominent families, such as the red lion. The red lion is thought to have emanated from the coat of arms of John of Gaunt, who lived during the 1300s. It gained popularity when James VI and I (the son of Mary Queen of Scots) was in power and dictated that the red lion – a centrepiece of the Royal Banner of Scotland – be displayed on pubs and important buildings. Number of Red Lion pubs: 384

Mrsbridgewater 709.78 229.47 +91.90%
Oranj 690.50 257.09 +86.69%
JEB 624.73 215.63 +68.91%
Pompey Paul 618.89 206.98 +67.33%
12barDavid 598.95 200.95 +61.94%
Minimag 575.49 187.62 +55.60%
pielips 571.05 248.42 +54.40%
theOtherRichard 559.55 206.28 +51.29%
MAD Superman 551.41 198.62 +49.08%
Richard -M 526.04 178.51 +42.23%
NDWDave 523.74 182.22 +41.60%
nme2no1 512.89 141.25 +38.67%
Hanvet 501.12 191.2 +35.49%
DocM 498.52 169.33 +34.79%
Not a Real Runner 498.20 133.44 +34.70%
brucie13 483.58 121.82+30.75%
phantom ranch 466.52 158.1 +26.13%

110% - 125%
The second most popular pub name in the UK gets its name from a particularly exciting episode of English history. In 1651, Cromwell defeated Prince Charles Stuart in the Battle of Worcester. The prince fled the battle becoming a fugitive. Legend has it that to evade Cromwell’s troops while on the run, the prince dressed up as a woman, hid in various houses, and climbed an English oak tree at the Boscobel House in Shropshire, where he concealed himself for a day. The prince then slipped away to France before returning to England to become Charles the II, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The tree became known as the Royal Oak, and its history was celebrated through its use as a pub name. Number of Royal Oak pubs: 344

Jenni-far-far 458.05 166.83 +23.84%
Pikelet 451.26 176.43 +22.01%
StuartM 441.80 145.67 +19.45%
annadav 439.79 151.27 +18.91%
mol 436.33 152.22 +17.97%
Anna Bomb 429.22 166.92 +16.05%
CasB 424.27 143.27 +14.71%
Rookery 424.11 133.36 +14.67%
Toks 420.92 130.18 +13.80%
julian hoare 414.63 156.22 +12.10%
faithfulred 410.27 139.54 +10.92%

90% - 110%
The story behind the crown’s rise to pub-name stardom may not be as exciting as the Royal Oak, but it is much more pragmatic. As monarchs waxed and waned, and various kings and queens were either dethroned or beheaded, having the generic name “The Crown” or “The Crown Inn” lent pub owners the appearance of supporting whoever reigned at the time while also preventing them from having to change the establishment’s name with each new ruler. Number of Crown pubs: 328

Ness 406.66 141.63 +9.95%
Dudie 398.89 106.57+7.85%
mr d 391.26 129.72 +5.79%
The_Saint 385.41 144.63 +4.20%
Tiggers mate Roo 381.96 111.49+3.27%
Hills of Death (HOD) 373.65 133.83 +1.02%
TBR (TheBeardRunner) 362.98 116.18 -1.86%
IanS 361.39 103.25 -2.29%
minardi 357.27 99.89 -3.40%
westmoors 354.15 125.48 -4.25%
dpfleet 351.34 128.56 -5.01%
jennyh 350.97 125.21 -5.11%
HappyG(rrr) 349.52 138.2 -5.50%
Akkers 344.30 114.79 -6.91%
markoid 340.80 109.96 -7.86%
Snoot 333.61 100.49 -9.80%

75% - 90%
Similar to the Red Lion, the history of the the White Hart is also heraldic. A white hart (or white stag) was on the official badge of King Richard II, who ruled in the 14th century. During his reign he mandated that all pubs and inns hang signs outside to advertise themselves as drinking establishments, a change that likely hastened the spread of the white hart as a name and symbol on many pub signs. Number of White Hart pubs: 225

Batmansdad 327.82 92.78 -11.37%
aberfordian 317.65 167.95 -14.12%
Jase 313.69 115.78 -15.19%
Pixxy 308.10 108.4 -16.70%
The Terminator 307.93 67.03 -16.74%
redeaston 296.60 80.49 -19.81%
PedroCorre! 294.07 87.03 -20.49%
Nelly 290.95 113.82 -21.34%
ziggyv 283.93 27.88 -23.23%

<75%
The Plough is another typical pub name whose origins hail from the UK’s agricultural past. For a long time feudalism dominated Europe, including the constituent countries of the United Kingdom. Broadly defined, feudalism was a social system structured around different forms of land ownership, where two classes of laborers, called serfs and peasants, worked the land of nobles in exchange for protection. Naming pubs “The Plough” was a way to not only celebrate the peasants tilling the fields in feudal times, but also a way to honour what they were often harvesting – the cereals that pubs would later use to make their whiskeys and ales. Number of Plough pubs: 225

Miss Honey 268.08 100.66 -27.52%
CrispByNature 267.37 14.97 -27.71%
Garfield 252.50 75.21 -31.73%
JimO66 245.90 83.2 -33.52%
paul81 232.19 143.84 -37.22%
Davo77 229.64 114.64 -37.91%
larkim 215.13 35.54 -41.84%
CogNoscensme AHA 211.71 47.01 -42.76%
Minnie Mad 209.56 89.36 -43.34%
Dave_K 207.61 68.7 -43.87%
Daz Love 205.06 74.69 -44.56%
_andy 189.41 86.49 -48.79%
Fenland Flier 182.77 0.35 -50.58%
Shadow 177.73 36.25 -51.95%
V23 175.15 60.58 -52.64%
Bez-head 156.44 52.68 -57.70%
PK 146.49 76.7 -60.39%
Huntsman 138.70 3.13 -62.50%
Neilio 86.10 4.11 -76.72%
bonners 73.71 34.46 -80.07%
Maclennane 39.66 15.82 -89.28%
Jigs 38.41 12 -89.62%

Hopefully soon we can visit one!
Apr 2021
3:51pm, 2 Apr 2021
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Oranj
Excellent round up Westmoors, yes, hopefully we can visit one again soon pint

If I spot a country pub in a Conquercise zone, that's the name I give it. Some of those pubs have gone in the time I've been playing the game :-(
Apr 2021
3:58pm, 2 Apr 2021
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Pikelet
Brilliant westmoors! We have an ‘Old Crown’ up the road. Used to have a ‘New Crown’ too but the name got changed a few years ago.
Apr 2021
4:08pm, 2 Apr 2021
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mr d
Great roundup Westmoors.

Got some miles done too.
Apr 2021
4:11pm, 2 Apr 2021
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Garfield
Excellent roundup westmoors. I know of a few Ploughs in a few areas.

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Welcome to the 1500 miles in 2021 thread! Everyone welcome, regardless of whether you plan to run more or less than 1500 miles in 2021.

Set your mileage target for 2021 to 1500 miles

fetcheveryone.com/training-targets.php and set it to 1500

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

Monthly roundups

January - jennyh

February - Neilio

March - westmoors

April - DocM

May - IanS

June - theOtherRichard

July - bonners

August - mr d

September - Ness

October - Garfield

November - jennyh

December -

Target races:

January

February

March

April
10 Apr - Grand National 10k Trail run - 12barDavid :)
18 Apr - Phoenix Marathon (SG100) - Toks :)
18 Apr - Dorney Lake Half - CasB :)
25 Apr - Bluebell 10 - 12barDavid :)

May
31 May - Boston (UK/Lincs) Marathon - Richard-M

June
20 June - Madehurst 10k - Minimag :)
21 June - Worthing Promenade Half - 12barDavid :)
22 June - Goring-by-Sea Half - 12barDavid :)
23 June - Highdown Hill Half - 12barDavid
26 June - Giant's Head Marathon - Mrsbridgewater - postponed :(

July
4 July - Goodwood Half - Minimag
13 July - Beat the tide 10k - 12barDavid

August

September
4 Sep - Mark's 200th marathon - 12barDavid
5 Sep - Littlehampton 10k - Minimag

October
3 Oct - Real/Virtual London Marathon - CasB, DocM, Mrsbridgewater
10 Oct - Worthing 10k - Minimag, 12barDavid
17 Oct - Cambridge Half - 12barDavid, DocM
17 Oct - Oxford Half - Minimag
24 Oct - Lancing 10k - Minimag

November

December
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