700 miles in 2023

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LazyDaisy Mar 2023 7:16pm, 31 Mar 2023 37,943 posts	0 LazyDaisy I ran and it was literally a wash-out. I left home with a glimmer of lighter skies in the west so I hoped the morning's rain had finished. Plan was a bit of a warm-up on the 400m loop near Morrison's then a virtual mile on the route I've used before. One lap of the warm-up and it started raining quite hard so I went and sat in the car for a minute or two to see if it eased off. It didn't, so I thought 'It's only a mile, how wet could I get?' The answer is, soaked to the skin! Within 250m of starting the mile the heavens really opened, the wind got very squally and by half way round the roads were like rivers - unbelievable amounts of water So I'm not counting this Virtual Mile
Fragile Do Not Bend Mar 2023 9:21pm, 31 Mar 2023 10,931 posts	0 Fragile Do Not Bend Ugh, I hope you are warm and dry now. I found out this afternoon my trail race tomorrow is cancelled as the field they were going to use for parking is waterlogged and they can’t find anywhere else to use. I was looking forward to that race, even if it was going to be muddy, and I needed that long run for my training plan . Oh well, I’ll do parkrun then a couple of long loops from home tomorrow so I can use home as an aid station.
GimmeMedals Mar 2023 9:31pm, 31 Mar 2023 24,760 posts	0 GimmeMedals That sounds hideous, LD. I’m a couple of miles away from Newark parkrun and intended to run there and back in the morning. But I’ve just looked on their FB page and it looks like a really muddy course. I didn’t think to bring trail shoes but it was supposed to be my long run for the week so I really should give it a go.
LazyDaisy Mar 2023 9:34pm, 31 Mar 2023 37,948 posts	0 LazyDaisy Parkruns around here are cancelling because of waterlogged courses so check before you set off tomorrow GM!
GimmeMedals Mar 2023 9:52pm, 31 Mar 2023 24,761 posts	0 GimmeMedals Yes I will, LD 👍
JustCommando! Mar 2023 9:57pm, 31 Mar 2023 4,992 posts	0 JustCommando! Our planned parkrun for tomorrow, squerrys winery, is off. Probably Riddlesdown now. Here for a wedding reception so I hope this rain stops soon!
Idristhedragon Mar 2023 10:00pm, 31 Mar 2023 951 posts	0 Idristhedragon Did a 10km race this evening which is a different thing for me. There was lots of cake available which helps and also chocolate and sweets for all competitors. Plus managed to get my fastest 10km time since getting my garmin at the beginning of 2021. Was a nice flat course (my home parkrun) but as it’s on a 1km cycle track it involved lots of going round. A good evenings work which took me to 100 miles for the month. Don’t think I’ll repeat that for April.
Lip Gloss Mar 2023 10:08pm, 31 Mar 2023 68,469 posts	0 Lip Gloss Congratulations. Think that’s the parkrun when we go to York in July.
Autumnleaves Mar 2023 10:13pm, 31 Mar 2023 19,107 posts	0 Autumnleaves Nice bling!
Serendippily Mar 2023 10:28pm, 31 Mar 2023 28,244 posts	0 Serendippily Congrats Idris

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Welcome to this year’s 700 thread: 700 miles is neither necessary nor sufficient. Training goals: Don’t cry, don’t die

Reach 700 miles and we’ll heap you with bunting

with extra points for bins. And if you go under or over 700 miles, noone will mind.

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Dashing December
01/12/23 Pie run tbc
02/12/23 Otterton Reindeer 10k - LazyDaisy
03/12/23 Grim - CStar, Phleecy, RRR-Caz, AR
08/12/23 SYRY Christmas 10k - IdristheDragon medal

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10/12/23 Weston Christmas Cracker - LazyDaisy
10/12/23 Christchurch Christmas 10k - Sombrero

Next year 2024
27/01/24 Dark Track 6 hour challenge York - IdristheDragon
04/02/24 Torremolinos Half - LazyDaisy
10/03/24 Inverness Half - IdristheDragon, MaltDrinker, KimCanRun

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2023 Hall of Fame bunting

14/01/23 Parkrun - ageingtractor medal

1st age cat
11/02/23 Parkrun - Lip Gloss medal

1st age cat, Pothunter medal

1st age cat, Columba medal

1st age cat
05/03/23 Tewks Tri Club Aquathlon - LazyDaisy medal

1st age cat
05/03/23 North Lincs 10k - GimmeMedals medal

Wava pb
18/03/23 Parkrun - LindsD medal

1st Lady
26/03/23 Hastings half marathon -Groundhog medal

course pb
30/03/23 March Virtual Mile - Serendippily medal

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29/04/23 Parkrun - medal

Jaks 1st Age cat
30/04/23 Early Brigg Sprint triathlon - GimmeMedals medal

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06/05/33 Parkrun - GimmeMedals medal

SB
13/05/23 Parkrun - Pothunter medal

wava pb
14/05/23 Rob Burrows Marathon - northernslowcoach medal

SB
27/05/23 Parkrun - Jaks medal

pb, 1st age cat, IdristheDragon medal

1st age cat
29/05/23 Who Squares Wins Multimatch medal

Pothunter
30/05/23 Virtual Mile Jaks medal

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24/06/23 Ultra London 55 - Pothunter medal

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24/06/23 Tough Mudder - GimmeMedals medal

8h Endurance
25/06/23 Open Water Swim - LindsD medal

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21/07/23 Virtual Mile - alpenrose medal

SB
13/08/23 Thames Half Marathon Swim 5.5km - LindsD medal

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13/08/23 Burnham Beeches 10k - Compartmental medal

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01/09/23 York 10k - IdristheDragon medal

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02/09/23 Folkestone Downs Challenge - Fragile Do Not Bend medal

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23/09/23 LT Cartmel 10k - Jaks medal

trail pb
24/09/23 Vitality 10k - Fragile Do Not Bend medal

course pb
07/10/23 Parkrun - idristhedragon medal

parkrun pb, Teebs medal

1st age cat
14/10/23 Run to the Sea Bournemouth - FragileDoNotBend medal

ultra pb
15/10/23 York 10 miler - IdristheDragon

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05/11/23 Northolt 10k - LindsD medal

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