Conquercise

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ChrisHB May 2019 7:30pm, 10 May 2019 17,999 posts	0 ChrisHB preferably heading in the appropriate mix of N/S & E/W as shown above.
LindsD May 2019 7:32pm, 10 May 2019 27,613 posts	0 LindsD Ooh. I think some of those cakes might have been mine....
philip_m_jones May 2019 8:54pm, 10 May 2019 186 posts	0 philip_m_jones ChrisHB, I agree a diagonal line is good in yielding a high number of squares but sometimes a carefully constructed loop is even better: always worth nicking into the corner of a square.
ChrisHB May 2019 9:15pm, 10 May 2019 18,000 posts	0 ChrisHB Depending on how far north you are I suspect the best is to go due E or W just next to the top/bottom of the zone and make little excursions to the N or S. That's what I sometimes did when cqing London, as there are enough streets.
Jenelopy May 2019 10:29pm, 10 May 2019 408 posts	0 Jenelopy I also think the optimal solution is latitude dependant. Here in NZ (about the same latitude as central Spain) zones are quite square. Zones are a bit narrower in the UK, and even narrower at higher latitudes. I concluded in Stockholm that a predominantly E-W run was going to get me more zones.
ITG May 2019 8:22am, 11 May 2019 7,206 posts	0 ITG E-W def much shorter up my way.
paul the builder May 2019 1:27pm, 13 May 2019 6,552 posts	0 paul the builder I believe we've previously established you could get 18,000 zones in a very short run (if you go far enough north or south)
paul the builder May 2019 1:27pm, 13 May 2019 6,553 posts	0 paul the builder (and wrap up warm)
HappyG(rrr) May 2019 1:59pm, 13 May 2019 31,354 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Appear to have picked up another 50 or so zones over the weekend! G
philip_m_jones May 2019 4:08pm, 13 May 2019 187 posts	0 philip_m_jones > Appear to have picked up another 50 or so zones over the weekend! from 55 miles running, you need to plan better