Mega Challenge: Week 56

Good news and bad news this week. The good news is that we have now passed half way and we’re putting in some cracking milage. Well done.

The bad news is that the flyovers and maps for the previous week or so were wrong. My bad.

The numbers below are correct and the maps and flyovers will be revised soon.

Oh, and we’re in Nipha Thani Village, Thailand.

20252026 so farTotalChallenge TotalRemaining
75608508410166798269
NameRunRideWalkTotal
Thomas Adams300030
Carlin Bowers075378
David Bowers239010122
Jonathan Brock0000
Matt Brock46222493
Kevin Hook64076140
Chris Hardy14300143
Jay Evans210223244
Grand total327187336850
Name2026 GoalCompleted2026 Remaining2026 % Complete2026 miles per day required
Thomas Adams662306324.5%1.90
Carlin Bowers5507847214.2%1.42
David Bowers145012213288.4%3.99
Jonathan Brock40004000.0%1.20
Matt Brock8009370711.6%2.12
Kevin Hook190014017607.3%5.29
Chris Hardy1400143125710.2%3.77
Jay Evans1730244148614.1%4.46
Grand total889285080429.6%24.15

Corrections to follow.

Mega Challenge: Week 38

Indian, my favourite cuisine. Known for inducing the trots, so hopefully we’ll all be trotting through India at great speed.

We have crossed out of Pakistan, over the border, and all the way to Baba Bakala, which I thought was a Greek dish.

The scenery is now green, the roads busy, and billboards exquisite.

Lyne Road Running ClubTarget+/-
55077091-1584

Here’s how ya’ll are doing:

NameRunRideWalkTotal
Thomas Adams1689342302
Carlin Bowers025280332
David Bowers94618135847
Jonathan Brock180171189
Matt Brock19218110344
Kevin Hook98804631451
Chris Hardy859560925
Jay Evans21709001117
Grand total2535103719015507

And vs. your goals:

Name2025 GoalCompleted2025 Remaining2025 % Complete2025 miles per day required
Thomas Adams66230236045.7%3.6
Carlin Bowers261332-71127.2%-0.7
David Bowers96684711987.6%1.2
Jonathan Brock40818921946.2%2.2
Matt Brock80434446042.7%4.6
Kevin Hook1919145146875.6%4.6
Chris Hardy152292559760.8%5.9
Jay Evans1300111718385.9%1.8
Grand total78425507233570.2%23.1

The usual maps:

And Google Streetview is finally back!

Keep it up everyone!

Mega Challenge: Week 30

Week 30 and we find ourselves in a decent sized Uzbekistan city – Kasan. A modern city, surrounded by agricultural land, in the middle of the desert.

We remain approximately 1,100 miles behind our target:

Lyne Road Running ClubTarget+/-
44845587-1102

Here’s how ya’ll are doing against target:

NameRunRideWalkTotal
Thomas Adams1505742248
Carlin Bowers014371213
David Bowers89489120698
Jonathan Brock180156174
Matt Brock136597245
Kevin Hook80103861186
Chris Hardy720440772
Jay Evans2170730947
Grand total213173816014484
Name2025 GoalCompleted2025 Remaining2025 % Complete2025 miles per day required
Thomas Adams66224841437.5%2.6
Carlin Bowers2612134881.8%0.3
David Bowers96669826872.3%1.7
Jonathan Brock40817423442.6%1.5
Matt Brock80424555930.4%3.6
Kevin Hook1919118673361.8%4.7
Chris Hardy152277275050.7%4.8
Jay Evans130094735372.9%2.2
Grand total78424484335857.2%21.4

And some maps:

And some shots of another city we passed – Bukhara, ancient city on the Silk Road

Keep it up everyone.

Virtual Challenge: Day 260

Time to get serious folk. 105 days remaining…

  • Kevin – 861 miles – Complete
  • Chris – 861 miles – Complete
  • Matt – 544 miles
  • Tom – 479 miles
  • Dave – 437 miles
  • Johnny – 288 miles
  • Carlin – 182 miles

The miles per day required.

RemainingPer Day
Tom3813.594339623
Matt3162.981132075
Johnny5725.396226415
Dave4233.990566038
Carlin6786.396226415

I’m also accepting ideas for the 2025 challenge. Ping me with ideas.

Virtual Challenge: Day 253

A quick update today. Here are the totals:

  • Kevin – 861 miles – Complete
  • Chris – 861 miles – Complete
  • Matt – 537miles
  • Tom – 467 miles
  • Dave – 426 miles
  • Johnny – 288 miles
  • Carlin – 170 miles

To help you pace yourselves, here’s your daily mileage required to finish by December 31st.

RemainingPer Day
Tom3933.477876106
Matt3252.876106195
Johnny5725.061946903
Dave4343.840707965
Carlin6906.10619469

Keep it up!

Virtual Challenge: Day 112

It’s official, Cornwall is now in the rear view mirror, with Carlin passing into Devon! The heat is oppressive over here in Florida, so we’ve largely moved to cycling.

Chris, following his marathon, had his quietist week yet. Blaming it on his toenail injuries. Perhaps a “worst injuries” section is warranted, following in the footsteps the incredibly popular feature on the Sad Ham’s website.

Anyhoo, everyone is doing a sterling job, here are the results thus far:

  • Chris – 512M – Moffat
  • Kev – 458M – Penrith
  • Dave – 212M – Southrop
  • Matt – 181M – The Shoe
  • Jonny – 166M- Paulton
  • Tom – 116M – Uplowman
  • Carlin – 78M – Ebsworth

Let’s see where we all are:

Chris in Moffat (Scotland)…

Kev in Penrith…

Dave in Southrop…

Matty in The Shoe…

Johnny in Paulton…

Tom in Uplowman…

Carlin in Ebsworth…

Keep it up everyone!