700 miles in 2020

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LazyDaisy Apr 2020 2:36pm, 3 Apr 2020 29,762 posts	0 LazyDaisy Best wishes PH xxx Lovely five mile walk with the dog this morning. The police have finally decided that sitting in a cosy van all day with just the occasional passer-by is not the best use of that copper's time. Nature notes: by this time next week, the hill will be smothered in cowslips, you can see all the flower buds lurking, waiting to shoot up on their stalks
FML Apr 2020 2:50pm, 3 Apr 2020 11,201 posts	0 FML Hi 700 ers Not been on much this year. Just back running but still struggling with my injury/issue Just wanted to bob into the thread to say that I hope you are all well and keeping safe
LazyDaisy Apr 2020 2:51pm, 3 Apr 2020 29,765 posts	0 LazyDaisy Hi FML! While I was browsing through some photos today I came across one of us all at the Nottingham Half years ago. If I can find it again I'll pop it in the Fetch Photos thread. Sorry you're still not in the clear with your injury
Carpathius Apr 2020 2:58pm, 3 Apr 2020 19,208 posts	0 Carpathius Hi FML! Poo to still injured, take it carefully. And pop in when you can We had some sad news about Cousin today. I did go for a run and was so glad I did, but I don't feel like I've achieved anthing at all today. How is it 3pm already?!
Turtlemama Apr 2020 2:59pm, 3 Apr 2020 767 posts	0 Turtlemama Afternoon xx. Just catching up. "good" night at work in that had a short amount of downtime in the town my parents live in. So we drove to see them. Driving there coincided with the 8pm clapping so they were out in the street with neighbours. Managed a 2-3 min chat (had to stop Dad coming to hug me: Wouldn't quite give the right social distancing message seeing a paramedic hug her Dad!) and was able to tell them about the death of my friend in person (they knew him too). Still feel we're being cheated of decent PPE by public health England, but our immediate managers are supportive and are happy we're going against official advice and wearing anything we have for every patient contact, not just for suspected Covid. In other news, some people make me so angry. After shift I went to do the weekly shop at Waitrose, naturally still in uniform. 8-9am is elderly and NHS. I arrived at 7.50 and the queue outside was enormous. Mostly elderly and fairly frail people standing in the cold. I took my place at the end of the queue. Man in front asked if I'd just come off shift, and when I said yes, insisted I go to the front. All the elderly shoppers one by one were in agreement. I was hugely embarrassed but due to their insistence, made my way forward. At the front of the queue I was told by a store worker I shouldn't wait. Anyway, while still waiting, a man came up to me. About same age as me, fit, healthy, no uniform or ID. Clearly had not been on nights. Said "ah good, is this where NHS can queue jump? If I can't get in first, i'm going home". Self entitled prick!! How dare he feel he has more right than anyone else? I felt awful that my presence meant someone elderly had to wait that bit longer on a chilly morning (I probably won't use that slot again for that reason),, and there he was triumphing over his seemingly god given right 🤬 Sorry, rant over. Should probably have blogged!
alpenrose Apr 2020 3:37pm, 3 Apr 2020 43,498 posts	0 alpenrose Afternoon Hope all goes well PH. Nice tale TM, shame there's so many selfish twats about. In an airport, awaiting checking in my bag.
Fragile Do Not Bend Apr 2020 3:50pm, 3 Apr 2020 5,675 posts	0 Fragile Do Not Bend Don’t feel guilty TM, they let you go ahead and they probably felt a little better for having done so. At least the weather is going to warm up so queueing won’t be so bad. Boo to that prat. Hope your journey goes well AR.
Lip Gloss Apr 2020 3:53pm, 3 Apr 2020 39,157 posts	0 Lip Gloss Going to rest my leg another day from running - had to run to catch a door this morning and it was more a limp/hop. Will go for a walk though.
um Apr 2020 4:43pm, 3 Apr 2020 2,014 posts	0 um TM - (sorry, ageist gneralisations coming) - it's probably their outing for the week / fortnight, and (as I seem to find) even their shop is a social occasion rather than a time critical dash. And 'letting the ambulance woman/person' go first could be their main topic of conversation for the day/week/month. You made it more interesting for them. ar - I might start a sweepstake thread ..'what time Saturday will AR post she wishes she stayed in Austria'. Hope remaining travel goes well, And anjoy an empty M3 (if you're flying to LHR or other London). If Bournemouth, I hear it's a bit busy as one of the UKs 'airplane parking lots'.
Turtlemama Apr 2020 4:48pm, 3 Apr 2020 768 posts	0 Turtlemama Um, I have no problem engaging in social conversation with the older shoppers. I also have no problem waiting if there is a queue. I'm pretty laid back generally. I do, however, have a huge problem with anyone else thinking they are more important, especially a young healthy arrogant bloke.

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Welcome to the 700 miles in 2020 thread, everybody welcome. The thread motto is:
'700 miles is neither necessary nor sufficient'

At normal times: All you have to do is run about 1.91 miles per day or 13.46 miles per week or 58.33 miles per month and take a picture when you get to 700 miles. Extra points for bins :-)

And if you go under or over 700 miles nobody will mind.

Join in the chat on the friendliest thread around - all things discussed, sometimes even running.

Group link is here:
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Mileage league for 700 here fetcheveryone.com/training-mileagetargets-filtered.php?category=RUN&mileage=700 Personal league tables and a link to set or amend run, swim, walk and cycle targets here:
fetcheveryone.com/training-targets.php

If you do reach 700 miles before the end of the year, please reset your targets, so others can keep moving up the table :-)

Send an fmail to Serendippily if you want any races highlighted here and we will all cheer you on:

Dubious December
06/12/20 The Run that Stole Christmas (marathon) - Groundhog
06/12/20 Mapledurham 10 - CStar DD2 (and pacer :-)

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06/12/20 Tri-Adventure - LizzieW, Dipps

Next year:
03/01/21 Tri-Adventure - Fleecy, FM, CStar and DD2, McGoohan, Liebling, LizzieW tbc
31/01/21 Hurtleberry 10k - McGoohan, Dipps tbc

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Joyous January
04/01/20 parkrun - Molesy medal

course pb, Knitwit medal

pb, KimCanRun medal

pb
18/01/20 parkrun - Peregrin medal

pb, ITG

WAVA pb, 1st lady
18/01/20 Tyndrum 24 - Yumee medal

pb
19/01/20 Benfleet 15 - Carpathius medal

pb
25/01/20 parkrun - Yumee medal

pb, LindsD medal

1st age cat, Billy medal

pb - 12barDavid

Fabulous February
08/02/20 XCR - TeeBee medal

club WAVA pb
22/02/20 parkrun - ITG medal

1st Female
23/02/20 Tarpley 20 - Carpathius medal

pb
26/02/20 1000m TT swim

- Sweetie

pb
29/02/20 Florence parkrun - LazyDaisy medal

1st age cat

Marvellous March
01/03/20 The Vitality Big Half - Pothunter medal

pb
08/03/20 Surrey Half - Peregrinator medal

pb
08/03/20 Larmer 20 - Fragile Do Not Bend medal

pb
15/03/20 Liverpool 10 - AutumnLeaves medal

1st age cat

Awful April
Miserable May

Just Disappointing June
17/06/20 virtual 5 mile - LG medal

pb

Joyless July
15/07/20 Lip Gloss training run 5 mile medal

pb
19/07/20 Tri-Adventure Run McGoobling medal

2nd and

3rd place

Anxious August
06/08/20 Dinton Summer series - RRR-Caz medal

1st Senior

Slightly Shit September
05/09/20 Coniston Chillswim - Helegant medal

pb
05/09/20 Marathon Prep Dorney lake 20 - RRR-Caz medal

unofficial pb

Optimistic October
24/10/20 Sussex Endurancelife marathon - Badger medal

3rd in Age Cat
25/10/20 Woodley 10k - RRR-Caz, Raggedy Runner medal

3rd in Age Cat

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