Category: 2024 Challenge

Virtual Challenge: Day 147

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Howdy all,

Another week with 100% participation, jolly good work. Here’s the results:

Kev – 660 miles – Dalnaspidal (Perthshire and Kinross)
Chris – 625 miles – Little Dunkeld (Perthshire and Kinross)
Dave – 321 miles – Stone (Staffordshire)
Matt – 266 miles – Bishops Tackbrook (Warickshire)
Jonny – 195 miles – Crudwell (Wiltshrie)
Tom – 192 miles – Brokenborough (Wiltshire
Carlin – 138 miles – East Lying (Somerset)

This week there’s no screenshots of your location, no, we have embedded Streetview! Enjoy.

Kev, just outside the highlands:

Chris, also nearing the mountains:

Dave, in the green midlands:

Matt, on the Banbury Road, nearing Warick:

Johnny, on a single-track road near Crudwell:

Tom, on a country lane, just behind Johnny:

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Carlin, in the West Country farmland:

Keep it up everyone.

Virtual Challenge: Day 140

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What a glorious shot! Lyne Road Running club in the wild, tearing up the miles. Bravo.

The results for this week are:

Kev – 620 miles (72% complete)
Chris – 607 miles (71% complete)
Dave – 302 miles (35% complete)
Matt – 245 miles (28% complete)
Johnny – 191 miles (22% complete)
Tom – 184 miles (21% complete)
Carlin – 128 miles (15% complete)

And some StreetBiew shots…

Kev on the A9, another interesting choice of roads for walking by Google Maps:

Chris on the A912:

Dave on the A51:

Matt on Milton Gate Road, having blown past Kidlington and the Bells:

Johnny on a country path:

Tom, a couple of miles behind Johnny:

Carlin on the A38:

Keep it up everyone!

Virtual Challenge: Day 126

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Just the numbers today folks, oh and we have a new leader in town (it’s not a race). Numbers are from Sunday night…

  • Kev – 553M – Romannobridge
  • Chris – 552M – Romannobridge
  • Dave – 255M – Shotteswell
  • Matt – 191M – Easton Grey
  • Jonny – 178M- Bathford
  • Tom – 152M – Glastonbury
  • Carlin – 117M – Uplowman

Keep it up!

Virtual Challenge: Day 119

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I made it, Kidlington, and almost exactly at the Six Bells. Pure coincidence too. I now take the bend and head north, following in the footsteps of Chris and Kev.

Carlin had a good week, closing in on the pack, while Johnny must be on vacation, having remained stationary. Matty is enjoying the southern Cotswolds.

With nearly 1/3rd of the year done, Kev and Chris look set to complete the course by mid-summer. What an achievement that would be.

Here are the totals:

  • Chris – 530M – Glenbreck
  • Kev – 503M – Lockerbie
  • Dave – 235M – Kidlington
  • Matt – 185M – Little Drew
  • Jonny – 166M- Paulton
  • Tom – 123M – White Ball
  • Carlin – 100M – Morchard Bishop

And some screenshots of where each of us are located. Chris and Kev in beautiful Scotland, Dave by the pub (overshot The Six Bells), Matty in a country lane, Johnny next to the most English little post box, and Tom and Carlin in two very different Devon country paths.

Chris:

Kev:

Dave:

Matty:

Jonny:

Tom:

Carlin:

Keep up the good work!

Virtual Challenge: Day 105

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I’ve been tardy this week, my apologies. Here’s the progress up to Sunday night:

  • Chris: 517 miles – Beattock (Dumfries and Galloway)
  • Kev: 425 miles – Kendal (Cumbria)
  • Dave: 195 miles – Crudwell (Wiltshire)
  • Matt: 172 miles – Bath (Somerset)
  • Johnny: 151 miles – Glastonbury (Somerset)
  • Tom: 102 miles – Morchard Bishop (Devon)
  • Carlin: 64 miles – Trewint (Cornwall)

And of course, what a phenomenal marathon effort by this guy, charging into Scotland.

4:28:37

Keep up the good work!

Virtual Challenge: Day 98

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Two days shy of the century and we find Chris nearing the Scottish border. Ninety miles behind, Kev is skirting the Yorkshire Dales.

Meanwhile the Pack creep ever close to God’s county.

Totals and locations are below, there’s some great place names this week:

  • Chris: 483 miles – Metal Bridge (may or may not be a place name)
  • Kev: 392 miles – Fulwood
  • Dave: 179 miles – The Shoe
  • Matt: 165 miles – Farrington Gurney
  • Johnny: 137 miles – West Lyng
  • Tom: 102 miles – Morchard Bishop
  • Carlin: 55 miles – Temple

And some Google Streetview Shots…

Chris:

Kev:

Dave:

Matt:

Johnny:

Tom:

Carlin:

Keep up the good work!

Virtual Challenge: Day 91

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This was a big week folks! Combined milage totaled 143.95 miles. I’d also like to give a massive Lyne Road shout out to Matt and Carlin, who put in miles way above their averages!

Here’s everyone’s totals, so far:

  • Chris: 462 miles
  • Kev: 361 miles
  • Dave: 163 miles
  • Matt: 144 miles
  • Johnny: 111 miles
  • Tom: 99 miles
  • Carlin: 43 miles

It wouldn’t be an update with a few pictures from the route…

Chris in Cocklakes:

Kev in Walton:

Dave in Farrington Gurney:

Matt in Greylake:

Johnny in Uplowman:

Tom in Lapford:

Carlin in Victoria:

There’s some serious hedgerow game this week!

Keep up the good work!

Virtual Challenge: Day 78

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Day 78 and the pack are still desperately trying to reach the Six Bells for a Light and Bitter. Everyone managed some miles this week except Tom, who has a bad case of the sniffles.

Meanwhile Chris is passing Blackpool and headed towards the Lake District, while Kev is playing a round at The Belfrey.

Total miles covered are:

David: 139M
Chris: 395M
Johnny: 94M
Matt: 105M
Tom: 99M
Carlin: 30M
Kev: 292M

I’ve received submissions for the Nature Week Photography Challenge 2024 from most of you and I’ll be posting them later this week. Except for one from Chris. He knows which one.

Keep it up.