Who Squares Wins!

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Wriggling Snake Nov 2019 12:10pm, 26 Nov 2019 24,757 posts	0 Wriggling Snake I see nothing wrong with recording all walking, wherever, whenever.
Shabs Nov 2019 12:13pm, 26 Nov 2019 39 posts	0 Shabs me too 100%.....just record it as walking (1 point) NOT as a run (2 points).
Vancouver Jogger Nov 2019 12:18pm, 26 Nov 2019 4,172 posts	0 Vancouver Jogger On Wallman’s request for confessions of undying devotion to WSW - on last week’s long run I considered writing a blog ‘when running becomes bad for your health’ as a reflection on my attitude towards WSW. I’ve gone from 30 miles a week spread over 5 runs to a 40-50 mile a weeker rapidly approaching a 4 week streak. Last week my daughter asked ‘well what do you win’? My answer was ‘nothing - and no one even knows who I am’. She walked off.
Daddy Shark Nov 2019 12:34pm, 26 Nov 2019 177 posts	0 Daddy Shark VJ, please do write that blog. I've written at (too much) length about WSW obsession/morality (the two topics du jour) in this blog: fetcheveryone.com/blog/16872/2019/9#blog397679 It came to a head in the first multiplayer final when I found myself running at 11pm once and teaching myself to run despite a torn achilles (the trick is to lock your ankle fully flexed; not recommended). I'm better now, and have imposed new rules on myself, that are not a moral statement (much) so I won't be sharing them, but are good for keeping a lid on my love of this game. Hence you winning 2:1 in recent weeks. Good luck to you and JCB this week in what are effectively two 1v1s at once!
Rosehip Nov 2019 1:11pm, 26 Nov 2019 14,310 posts	0 Rosehip wsw got me an extra ~mile worth of short wiggles today Whilst agreeing that V'rap is correct in her response to my musings, I am still wondering what would be considered within the spirit/or beyond the pale with regards out and back "jeffing" run-walks with even run and walk splits?
mr d Nov 2019 1:52pm, 26 Nov 2019 3,365 posts	0 mr d VJ are we allowed to discuss WSW outside of this forum, even with family?
Cerrertonia Nov 2019 2:02pm, 26 Nov 2019 11,511 posts	0 Cerrertonia If people really want to cheat, there's GPX track editors etc. out there - you could invent an entire week of training if you wanted. I don't think it is worthwhile putting in checks for sharp practice - the thought of being pilloried on here should be enough of a deterrent I don't bother to record walks because I don't want to wear a watch to go the shops or to cubs or any of the other things in the village I walk to. But OTOH, if I run with my wife, the pace might not be much above my brisk walk pace - I'd still record it as a run rather than a walk.
Dvorak Nov 2019 2:08pm, 26 Nov 2019 18,354 posts	0 Dvorak The first rule of Who Squares Wins is "run, walk and cycle increasingly convoluted routes in order to maximise squares coverage". The second rule of Who Squares Wins is "do NOT talk about Who Squares Wins".
Vancouver Jogger Nov 2019 2:37pm, 26 Nov 2019 4,174 posts	0 Vancouver Jogger One of the implications of WSW is that I now cycle my other daughter to school 3 times a week. She knows all about squares and has even seen the map - it was the only way to explain why, every now and again, we take a turn into a cul-de-sac. She will now ask on the way home 'do we need to get any squares today?' Unfortunately with this week's current positioning of my grid, 90% of the school run is off grid - but the cul-de-sac is still in, and so we went down it yesterday after school.
Velociraptor Nov 2019 2:44pm, 26 Nov 2019 44,062 posts	0 Velociraptor WSW has definitely affected my choice of route for short bike rides. And given me lots of opportunities to practise doing 180 degree turns on country lanes.