Walk/Run to Rivendell (and beyond)?
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Feb 8: 4.32 miles = 73.41 miles total = Leave Crickhollow soon after 6:00 a.m. Foggy. Ride ponies slowly.
I did pretty good today. I jogged for 40 minutes, walked 5 minutes, then jogged another 5 minutes, with warm up/cool downs on either end. Throughout I did bursts of 2 minutes at a higher speed than I'm used to and didn't find it at all bad. I think I'm starting to get quicker at this.
Great job, Plex! It's encouraging to know that our time can get better! 0 -
Feb 10: 4.11 miles = 77.52 miles = The Bonfire Glade - clear path beyond. Sunny, but not yet in clearing0
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2km over the wknd & 4km today so YTD is now about 42kms or just over 26 miles
**the road is still rolling up and down... 2 more miles to go!
I ran continuously for over 3km today without resting! that's the furthest & longest I've run yet (26 mins) and it sounds super corny but I'm so so proud of myself for getting this far!!0 -
Morning everyone!
2/7 3.39
2/9 4.41
Brings me to 75.56 total
Enter tunnel under Hedge to reach The Old Forest. Path disappears (ca. 7:15 a.m.).0 -
Hello all. Did my longest non-walking run to date yesterday. 8 miles straight. Sometime i impress myself
Reach dike and hedge. Former boundary of Cardolan, part of the North Kingdom of Arnor.0 -
Oh my goodness!!!!! that's great, well done! how long have you been running for?Hello all. Did my longest non-walking run to date yesterday. 8 miles straight. Sometime i impress myself
Reach dike and hedge. Former boundary of Cardolan, part of the North Kingdom of Arnor.0 -
PixieO, that's marvelous! You should be proud. 3K is nothing to sneeze at. .....oh, that rolling road. It goes on and on.......
xtrout, wow!!! 8 miles! You're doing great! That is an impressive distance.
I'm still struggling to run 5K on a consistent basis. One day I can do it, the next day or two I can't. I think that maybe the jump from 33 minutes (C25K-W9) to 50 minutes (my 5K time :yawn: ) is too much. So, I'm going back to a 35 minute jog and adding 5 minutes a week. I'm also adding inclines and short & fast sprints (at 0 incline) to help me gain strength and endurance. Hope that works.
I'm slowly starting to speed up. My last 5K jog was done in 48:35 minutes. Not fast but somewhat faster (so there is hope for my improvement).0 -
Oh my goodness!!!!! that's great, well done! how long have you been running for?Hello all. Did my longest non-walking run to date yesterday. 8 miles straight. Sometime i impress myself
Reach dike and hedge. Former boundary of Cardolan, part of the North Kingdom of Arnor.
I started C25K in September 2012 so 4-5 months now. I would never have imagined I could have done this when I started.0 -
Hello all. Did my longest non-walking run to date yesterday. 8 miles straight. Sometime i impress myself
Reach dike and hedge. Former boundary of Cardolan, part of the North Kingdom of Arnor.
Great job!!!!!0 -
Feb 12: 4.36 miles = 81.88 miles total = On path in the Forest. Path climbs gently.0
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The lights of Hobbiton are beautiful tonight. Alas, it won't be long before it is a memory.
Reached 7.5 miles today.
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That's a great idea, fitplease! I hope you don't mind me copying it.
It's a great way to visualize our journey.
No problem. :-)
Best wishes, Plexgut!0 -
fitplease and scythswife, you are both so determined! You're both going to do well with the program. It's not always easy and takes some grit but it's so worth it.
Your encouragement means so much! Thank you. It's good to hear you are keeping up with your runs after c25k.0 -
3.5km yesterday so YTD is now about 45.5kms or just over 28 miles
**the road is still rolling up and down... Juuuust about to zig-zig to top of a steep bank to go down for the last time0 -
Morning all! Ran 2 miles on Tuesday and 4.72 on the Elliptical yesterday bring me to 82.28.
On path in the Forest. Path climbs gently.0 -
My step-dad was visiting for a few days so no jogging but a couple of nice walks:
Feb 15: 2.5 miles
Feb 16: 5.6 miles = total miles of 89.98 = Cross series of deep folds running SE. Keep turning east. Lose direction.0 -
It's so encouraging to see all your progress!! Please keep posting! :-)
Resting in a birch grove tonight. Supper was delicious, although keeping it frugal. (After all, MFP'er here.) Will turn in soon as it is late. Heading off to find Stock Rd in the morning.
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Yay, fitplease!! You're doing great.
I got my lazy butt onto the treadmill this afternoon and jogged a bit. I only jogged 25 minutes (walked the rest). I was a bit discouraged with the fact that I'm having trouble increasing my time jogging BUT I am now jogging along at 6.7-6.8Km/hr (up from 6.0) so I AM improving!
Jan 17: 4.23 miles = 94.21 total = Merry finds path along bank of the River. Follow it east through wetlands.0 -
Ran my 2nd 5K on Saturday and shaved 4.5 minutes off my first one. Came in at 24:46.
Head east. Ground dropping slowly. Quiet and peaceful.0 -
Hey guys! Pretty productive few days on the running front although mileage wasn't great it was steady and something!
2/14 1.31
2/16 2.01
2/18 2.02
Total is 87.62
Top of knoll in Forest. Hazy. Surrounded by Trees. Eat, rest (11 a.m.-ca.1 p.m.)0 -
as of today I am at 116.82 miles down. I'm on day 7 of their journey.
Frodo sings, Tom rescues and recalls ponies. Leave about 10 a.m. Tom leads.
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Ran my 2nd 5K on Saturday and shaved 4.5 minutes off my first one. Came in at 24:46.
Head east. Ground dropping slowly. Quiet and peaceful.
That's awesome! Great job!0 -
Feb 19: 4.36 miles = 98.57 = Reach Tom Bombadil's house. Stars are out (ca. 7 p.m.).
So, so close to 100 miles!!
Xtrout, that's wonderful! You're really doing great!
Geauxgirl, steady and something is good progress. I'm pretty steady and something, too.
Scythswife, great progress!! Congrats on breaking the 100 mile mark!0 -
Feb 22: 4.36 miles = 102.93 miles = Leave Tom's house and climb zig-zag path to brow of hill on west side of Barrow-downs (ca. 9 a.m.). On ponies go up steep slopes and down long limbs. No trees or water. Turn more east than they intend and enter the Barrow-downs, a place of great dread: inhabited by evil Barrow-wights from Angmar.0
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Ran 9 miles this morning. longest run yet! 174 miles YTD so far.
Ground becomes damp. Entering western edge of Midgewater Marshes.0 -
Morning all. I'm a bit behind. Hoping I can make some more miles go by this week. Up to 98.13 for the year so far.
Leave Tom Bombadil's house and climb zig-zag path to brow of hill on west side of Barrow-downs (ca. 9 a.m.). On ponies go up steep slopes and down long limbs. No trees or water. Turn more east than they intend and enter the Barrow-downs, a place of great dread: inhabited by evil Barrow-wights from Angmar (R. Foster).0 -
So sad to leave our little outcrop of grey stone next to the stream at the foot of the hill. Alas, we broke down our campsite around 10 AM this morn and should be following the road that rolls up and down for a few miles yet.
In other words, just finished W4D3 and did some extra walking and running along the way. :-)
Mile 23 :-)
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Thu 02/14/13 08:58 PM
Another 10.5km done since my last entry so YTD is now about 56kms or just over 34 miles
**the road zig-zags to top of a steep bank to go down for the last time. Can see across Woody End to the River. **We stop to rest, eat and rest more! Sun was beginning to get low as we went down the hill. The road ahead runs fairly straight and level. Behind us it curves slightly...
Preparing to (finally) see my first Black Rider!!0 -
Wow, everybody's doing so well on this (unexpected) journey! And I really need to step it up or you guys will be leaving Rivendell before I even come close!0
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I've been sick the past weekend and finally back to exercising. Only have managed about 7 miles this week so far but that brings me to 116.27
Frodo sings, Tom rescues and recalls ponies. Leave about 10 a.m. Tom leads.0
