Climb *some* miles in 2017

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Jan 2017
6:07pm, 1 Jan 2017
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Night-owl
50 metres today which for 2 miles not bad
This thread could be encouraging to tackle more hills Rather than to avoid them
Jan 2017
6:17pm, 1 Jan 2017
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Sharkie
Lovely pics!

Hastings is so hilly and I do a lot of hill work so perhaps I will give it a whirl too.
Remind me - is it just the 'ascent' number on a training report? So ascent 122 would mean just 122 metres towards that 52 mile target? doesn't seem much for a very hard hill session!
Jan 2017
6:19pm, 1 Jan 2017
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Sharkie
Changed my mind - it 's too hard unless your a fell runner, or biker, or something!
Jan 2017
6:24pm, 1 Jan 2017
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Velociraptor
I believe customised individual targets are encouraged, Sharkie :)
Jan 2017
6:27pm, 1 Jan 2017
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GimmeMedals
Elevation gain 0 ft after my run today. It is *very* flat where I live.
Jan 2017
6:28pm, 1 Jan 2017
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Sharkie
I seem to be semi consciously looking for stuff to join in with. Most threads are wrong for me for one reason or another - I am an odd shaped Fetchie.

Have found one though (and it's just for January to kick off with)
zp
Jan 2017
6:49pm, 1 Jan 2017
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zp
Nothing wrong with being an odd shaped Fetchie :) Definitely what V'rap said though, customised targets is the way to go: 52 miles is my target but it's a massive amount if you're not in the mountains. GM could seemingly run forever and not get that far.

This is just a thread for people who like going up and down hills, I guess.
Jan 2017
6:56pm, 1 Jan 2017
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Sharkie
But you have to have a target, zp!

I looked at December and wrote this in my blog 'December where I logged a lot of the walks as well as runs only gave me 2865 metres which makes 1.8 miles. 1.8 a MONTH isn't good enough - I need a mile a week to compete!'
Jan 2017
2:54pm, 2 Jan 2017
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LazyDaisy
I'd like to join in with this since personalised targets are allowed! The only thing is, according to strava so far in 2017 I've 'ascended' only 97m over 2 runs, whereas Fetch (and thus Garmin) say run 1 was 56m and run 2, 122m. How is that so different and which do I believe? (Fetch/Garmin, obvs ;-))

strava says I climbed 7078m last year - not even 5 miles, let alone 52!
Jan 2017
3:02pm, 2 Jan 2017
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Night-owl
Another 50 metres today ;) this could take a long time

About This Thread

Maintained by zp
The Y-axis botherers of 2017 :)

Running or cycling or (somehow!) swimming uphill in 2017. Monkey people with the ropes and whatnot also very welcome.

Customised targets are the way to go here, depending on fitness and targets and geography and mode of propulsion. Good luck all :)

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