Virtual Challenge: Day 272

With 94 days remaining in the year, Matt is streaking across Scotland, while both Carlin and David made good progress this week via a trip to Disney. Here are the totals:

  • Kevin – 861 miles – Complete
  • Chris – 861 miles – Complete
  • Matt – 573 miles – Falkirk
  • Tom – 479 miles – Todhills
  • Dave – 465 miles – High Hesket
  • Johnny – 290 miles – Bassets Pole
  • Carlin – 202 miles – Down Ampney

Here’s what yawl are seeing…

Matt:

Tom:

Dave:

Johnny:

Carlin:

Regardless of where people are on the route, England and Scotland never fail to deliver on superb views.

Keep up the good work.

Virtual Challenge: Day 241

Day 241, just over 120 days remaining. Time to pick up the pace! Here are the totals:

  • Kevin – 861 miles – Complete
  • Chris – 861 miles – Complete
  • Matt – 524 miles
  • Dave – 413 miles
  • Tom – 398 miles
  • Johnny – 280 miles
  • Carlin – 163 miles

Some Streetviews to enjoy…

Dave in Carnforth:

Johnny near the NEC:

Matt near Elvanfoot:

Tom near Garstang:

Carlin near Paulton:

Keep it up everyone!

Virtual Challenge: Day 231

It’s been a quiet week with little more than 25 miles covered between the remaining participants. It must be BBQ and beer garden season. So I’ll keep this short. Here are the latest totals:

  • Kevin – 861 miles – Complete
  • Chris – 861 miles – Complete
  • Matt – 517 miles
  • Dave – 405 miles
  • Tom – 358 miles
  • Johnny – 272 miles
  • Carlin – 163 miles

Let’s pick up the pace for the last 135 days!

Virtual Challenge: Chris Finishes

220 days, 122 runs, a lost toenail, plus one marathon later and Chris completes the challenge. Chris is the only participant to maintain a 100% running record (notably Johnny has only recorded walks).

Congratulations!

As for everyone else, here are the numbers:

  • Kevin – 861 miles – Complete
  • Chris – 861 miles – Complete
  • Matt – 505 miles
  • Dave – 398 miles
  • Tom – 358 miles
  • Johnny – 267 miles
  • Carlin – 163 miles

Keep it up!

Virtual Challenge: Day 208

Another week passes and Chris edges closer to the goal. Just 30 miles remaining. Come on Chris!

In other news, Matt has just entered Scotland, while the rest of us make our way up the spine of the country.

Totals as of 26th July are:

  • Kevin – 861 miles – Complete
  • Chris – 831 miles – Blackness
  • Matt – 480 miles – Gretna
  • Dave – 395 miles – Brock
  • Tom – 319 miles – Walton
  • Johnny – 267 miles -Warwick
  • Carlin – 163 miles – Paulton

Keep up the good work!

Virtual Challenge: Kev Finishes

July 9th, One Hundred and Ninety days into the challenge and Kev completes the 861M trip from Land’s End to John O’ Groats via the Six Bells (well, The Kings Arms).

This is nothing short of miraculous, with Kev celebrating his achievement by asking “Can I run back again”. No Kev, you can’t.

July 9th also marked the first in-person club run (discounting Tom and Matt’s jogs) in nearly two decades, with stops at Gosford Hill School and The Kings Arms. A memorable evening.

Let’s not leave it until 2040 before we do it again.

Here’s the numbers up to July 17th…

Kev – Complete (851M)
Chris – 803M
Matt – 462M
Dave – 395M
Tom – 310M
Johnny – 257M
Carlin – 163M

Keep it up everyone!

Virtual Challenge: Day 182

So that’s it, the halfway point of the year. What a glorious success it has been!

My family are heading to England tomorrow morning, so I’m pulling the numbers early today. Let’s plan a short jog while I’m there.

  • Kevin – 825 miles (95%)
  • Chris – 743 miles (86%)
  • Matt – 415 miles (48%)
  • Dave – 370 miles (43%)
  • Tom – 302 miles (35%)
  • Johnny – 238 miles (27%)
  • Carlin – 148 miles (17%)

Keep up the good work.

Virtual Challenge: Day 175

Hi All,

The latest numbers are below. There’s one week remaining in this half of the year and LRRC have amassed a whopping 2,906 miles run, biked, or walked. We truly are the jewel in the Kidlington running community’s crown.

  • Kevin – 795 miles (92%)
  • Chris – 716 miles (83%)
  • Matt – 393 miles (45%)
  • Dave – 365 miles (42%)
  • Tom – 262 miles (30%)
  • Johnny – 227 miles (26%)
  • Carlin – 148 miles (17%)

And our positions are on the map below. Kev and Chris will soon be putting their feet up!

And some screenshots of what we’re seeing.

Kev looking out over the North sea:

Chris in the highlands:

Matt in a town called Brock:

Dave in Golborne:

Tom on the Banbury Road:

Johnny on the Yarnton Road:

Carlin in Glastonbury:

Keep it up everyone!

Virtual Challenge: Day 161

It’s been two weeks since my last update and a lot’s happened. Kev is nearing the last 100 miles. Matty has been striding across Canada, and Johnny did a record 0.01m walk. Well done.

Here are the latest numbers:

Kevin – 727m – Westhill
Chris – 669m – Dalwhinnie
Dave – 347m – Lostock Green
Matt – 329m – Stoke-on-Trent
Tom – 221m – Witney
Johnny – 206m – Fairford
Carlin – 147m – Glastonbury

And where do we find ourselves…

Kevin crossing the highlands:

Chris in the chilly mountains:

Dave, on the country lanes:

Matt, in your classic British village:

Tom, on the A40, outside of Witney:

Johnny, near Fairford:

Carlin in Glastonbury:

Keep up the good work!