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  • mehs04
    mehs04 Posts: 184
    I hit 138 miles today. Made it to the Prancing Pony in Bree and am on the road again. Whoo hoo! Travelling with Aragorn now.
  • ncwingnut71
    ncwingnut71 Posts: 292 Member
    3.6 miles today!

    Road ahead runs fairly straight and level. Behind them it curves slightly, BLACK RIDER. Sam and Pippin hide in a hollow, Frodo behind tree by road.
  • TheMaidOfAstolat
    TheMaidOfAstolat Posts: 3,222 Member
    'Strider, Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin spent the night of October 1 camped on the far eastern edge of Chetwood. We've left the settled areas of Bree-Land far behind us and are in the empty lands of Eriador. We're lucky to have Strider's path to follow!

    We'd better enjoy the scenery here in the woodlands. We're not too far, now, from the Midgewater Marshes... '



    *I don't have the Atlas anywhere I can reach it. It's packed away along with all my books because of my move. I don't know what I'm going to do once I get to Rivendell, lol.

    I hope to hit 200 miles before Saturday of next week.
  • _Khaleesi_
    _Khaleesi_ Posts: 877 Member
    @ 147 miles! "Head East. Ground dropping slowly. Quiet and Peaceful.
  • Monisfit4life
    Monisfit4life Posts: 228 Member
    So I see I am not the only one who will be excited to see the new "Hobbit" movie when it finally comes out! YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • IMYarnCraz33
    IMYarnCraz33 Posts: 1,016 Member
    12.75 miles this week

    total miles to date: 102.45
  • ziggylove
    ziggylove Posts: 57
    This is so awesome and made me laugh, and want to start on the Eowyn Challenge myself!

    Also, anyone know if there's an "open" Hobbit/LotR motivation group here on MFP? :)
  • TheMaidOfAstolat
    TheMaidOfAstolat Posts: 3,222 Member
    This is so awesome and made me laugh, and want to start on the Eowyn Challenge myself!

    Also, anyone know if there's an "open" Hobbit/LotR motivation group here on MFP? :)

    I don't think there is a support group. We all just report back here and post our weekly or daily results when we can.
    Start the Eowyn Challenge! I love it...I'm running and walking it....and I'll hike when it gets a bit cooler.
  • darrynflame
    darrynflame Posts: 14
    Did I really join only a few weeks ago? I manage to hit 29.44 miles!

    Road zig-zigs to top of a steep bank and goes down for the last time. Can see across Woody End to the River. **THEY STOP TO REST, EAT, and REST more! (ca. 1:30-4:30 p.m.) Sun was beginning to get low as they went down the hill.
  • ncwingnut71
    ncwingnut71 Posts: 292 Member
    3.71 miles today. I left my journal at work :(. Have to remember to enter this in tomorrow.

    Hope everyone has had a great weekend!
  • xaniza
    xaniza Posts: 250 Member
    This is a fantastic idea, but I'll never catch up- I'll have to bike a bit!!! Good job so far all :D
  • VelvetKey
    VelvetKey Posts: 193 Member
    This is a fantastic idea, but I'll never catch up- I'll have to bike a bit!!! Good job so far all :D

    Hi there! We're all doing this at our own pace, so feel free to visit the Eowyn Challenge site and start the journey for yourself! We post back here every so often to tell where we are and what company we're keeping. LOL

    As for me:

    Road zig-zigs to top of a steep bank and goes down for the last time. Can see across Woody End to the River.

    Still pressing on!
  • TheMaidOfAstolat
    TheMaidOfAstolat Posts: 3,222 Member
    This is a fantastic idea, but I'll never catch up- I'll have to bike a bit!!! Good job so far all :D

    Don't worry about catching up. It's all about doing it at your own pace. Some are biking, some a swimming, some a running. You do what you feel comfortable doing. I run and walk or hike....all my favorite things. My mileage would be crazy if I biked, lol. Just have fun.
  • _Khaleesi_
    _Khaleesi_ Posts: 877 Member
    I am at 170.5 miles!! I am out of Chetwood and heading to the Midgewater Marshes!
  • TheMaidOfAstolat
    TheMaidOfAstolat Posts: 3,222 Member
    I was going to try to hit the 200 mile mark by Saturday. I don't think it's going to happen...my hip has been uber sore, ugh. Maybe I'll hit 200 by the end of the month. :)

    I must state...I am loving the cast for The Hobbit movie...it's going to be epic!
  • ncwingnut71
    ncwingnut71 Posts: 292 Member
    I did 14.68 miles on the bike yesterday and 3.1 miles on the elliptical this morning, so I am at 54.85 miles :bigsmile:

    "Still in the trees, they stop for lunch. Their singing is cut by the cry of a Black Rider, and they leave."

    Hope everyone is doing well!
  • _Khaleesi_
    _Khaleesi_ Posts: 877 Member
    180 miles! I am camping in the western part of the marshes!
  • sadielane
    sadielane Posts: 83 Member
    60.5 miles! I am just at the edge of Farmer Maggot's fields.
  • gemco
    gemco Posts: 129
    i love this so much! i've book marked the challenge to do. :drinker:
  • capriciousmoon
    capriciousmoon Posts: 1,263 Member
    I'm going to start this tomorrow but I'm still trying to decide if it's okay to count biked miles or not or if I should somehow reduce them since it's faster and easier than walking.
  • linbee83
    linbee83 Posts: 144
    I'm going to start this tomorrow but I'm still trying to decide if it's okay to count biked miles or not or if I should somehow reduce them since it's faster and easier than walking.

    I count ALL miles, running, walking & biking. It's entirely up to you. Besides...they had ponies!

    Me own self...finally left the Shire, and am on the path into the Old Forest.
  • VelvetKey
    VelvetKey Posts: 193 Member
    I'm going to start this tomorrow but I'm still trying to decide if it's okay to count biked miles or not or if I should somehow reduce them since it's faster and easier than walking.

    I count ALL miles, running, walking & biking. It's entirely up to you. Besides...they had ponies!

    Me own self...finally left the Shire, and am on the path into the Old Forest.

    I wish I had a pony! I've walked the whole way so far, mostly because I have no idea where to bike around here. (I just moved outside the city limits and there are no sidewalks or even shoulders on the roads for a newbie like me.)

    I took the right fork away from Stock and am on a path winding through ancient oaks. There's a Black Rider lurking around here somewhere...
  • linbee83
    linbee83 Posts: 144
    I'm going to start this tomorrow but I'm still trying to decide if it's okay to count biked miles or not or if I should somehow reduce them since it's faster and easier than walking.

    I count ALL miles, running, walking & biking. It's entirely up to you. Besides...they had ponies!

    Me own self...finally left the Shire, and am on the path into the Old Forest.

    I wish I had a pony! I've walked the whole way so far, mostly because I have no idea where to bike around here. (I just moved outside the city limits and there are no sidewalks or even shoulders on the roads for a newbie like me.)

    I took the right fork away from Stock and am on a path winding through ancient oaks. There's a Black Rider lurking around here somewhere...

    Lol, a pony would be a nice change of pace. Though I think my feet would drag on the ground! I actually wish I could go biking out doors, but it is way too hot right now. Alas, I spend most of my journey indoors at the gym.

    BTW - VelvetKey...like the ticker & the use of Imladris!
  • VelvetKey
    VelvetKey Posts: 193 Member
    BTW - VelvetKey...like the ticker & the use of Imladris!

    Haha, thanks! I happen to be the momma of 2 brave yet mischievous rabbits named MacGyver and Phoenix. If people like Beatrix Potter and Brian Jacques hadn't beaten me to it, I could have done a book series about them. :)

    All the LOTR stuff is totally my realm--I used to write fanfiction...and read it a good bit too! My goal for Halloween is to fit back into my Eowyn dress. I wore it to a Return of the King showing at our local IMAX when it came out. Not quite there yet, though..must walk harder and faster to Rivendell to keep the pounds coming off!
  • capriciousmoon
    capriciousmoon Posts: 1,263 Member
    I'm going to start this tomorrow but I'm still trying to decide if it's okay to count biked miles or not or if I should somehow reduce them since it's faster and easier than walking.

    I count ALL miles, running, walking & biking. It's entirely up to you. Besides...they had ponies!

    Me own self...finally left the Shire, and am on the path into the Old Forest.

    You've got a point. Maybe I'll pretend it's a pony! :) If I was walking it would probably take me forever to finish, since the most I can expect to walk at one time is 3 miles.
  • JaenaM
    JaenaM Posts: 251 Member
    Do they have low carb Elvish bread?
    *like!*
  • _Khaleesi_
    _Khaleesi_ Posts: 877 Member
    You guys are all doing great!! I am at 186 miles now, 54 miles away from reaching the top of Weathertop.
    Keep it up guys!!
  • ncwingnut71
    ncwingnut71 Posts: 292 Member
    I'm at 60.69 miles now :bigsmile:

    Did 2.67 miles on Wednesday night on the bike, then 3.17 miles the next morning walking. Not sure if I'm doing any miles today because I have a 5k tomorrow.

    I'm just about to the end of the "Edges of the fields worked by Farmer Maggot"
  • darrynflame
    darrynflame Posts: 14
    I know, this is no race. I do about a mile or so a day, and am finding that walking about makes me happy.

    Road ahead runs fairly straight and level. Behind them it curves slightly. BLACK RIDER. Sam and Pippin hide in a hollow. Frodo behind tree by road (ca.5 p.m.).
  • IMYarnCraz33
    IMYarnCraz33 Posts: 1,016 Member
    This week I walked the equivalent of 19 miles.

    Total miles so far: 121.45
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