1500 miles in 2018

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Dec 2018
3:09pm, 31 Dec 2018
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Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
Doc I guess you are following P&D? I think the mp paced run early in the training plan comes a bit too soon for my liking, unless you have recently raced well and can base it on a predicted time, even then I have my doubts.
Dec 2018
3:48pm, 31 Dec 2018
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DocMoye
Yes P&D. I'm not planning a world record attempt just want some structure and want to avoid injury . Thanks for all the comments.
Dec 2018
4:38pm, 31 Dec 2018
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Flatlander
Stay injury free Doc :-)

127 miles in December for me. All walking! That's more than I usually run in a month :-o Miles running in December? Zero!
Dec 2018
4:48pm, 31 Dec 2018
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Gobi
MrsJ - if people message me privately I still give advice:-)
Dec 2018
4:50pm, 31 Dec 2018
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mole-thing
What the wise DocMoye says re Gobi's advice.
Dec 2018
4:57pm, 31 Dec 2018
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phidip
Thanks Doc for moderating the group this year - I really enjoyed it!
Dec 2018
5:01pm, 31 Dec 2018
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Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
That’s good to know Gobi :-)
Dec 2018
8:57pm, 31 Dec 2018
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DocMoye
It’s time for the final round up of the year, but first a big thank you to you all for all your contributions to the thread. I believe this is the loveliest thread on the very best running website and as I mentioned earlier today it has been a privilege and a pleasure to have been the admin for 2018. 2019 sees Jennyh taking over that role, which I’m certain she will do a brilliant job, and I hope to see you all over there.
We have spent 2018 together celebrating each other’s successes, learning from each other’s failures and sympathising through the tough times. Congratulations to those who have got to the 1500-mile target, but it has also been the journey which has made it fun, whatever the final destination.

Having been through the ups and downs of 2018 together here are some rollercoasters for our December round up, strap yourself in hold on to your glass of fizz, cup of tea or beaker of protein shake and off we go.

First down the tracks for have The Big One. Opened in 1994 at Blackpool pleasure beach was at the time the tallest and steepest roller coaster in the world. It is still a record breaker being the one on which the record for the longest roller coaster marathon has been set, currently standing at 17 days of continuous riding!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1enNvnW0xC8


mole-thing 268 2622
jabberknit 237 2001
Pikelet 193 2519
NDWDave 192 2258
phidip 191 1841
joint ear knee 187 1337
Gobi 182 1574
DocMoye 169 1876
jennyh 136 1763
Oranj 134 1604
wriggling snake 131 1526

If you want to be upside down then The smiler at Alton Towers has a world beating 14 inversions. It has had a chequered history with serious incidents causing its closure but has overcome these to continue to churn the publics stomachs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EFbBMlzHyU


clare1976 128 1701
Jenni-far-far 126 1755
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) 126 1489
Foxy 121 1543
westmoors 117 1331
Hills of Death (HOD) 115 1559
RichHL 111 1067
HayleyB 108 1731
Maclennane 100 1566
HappyG(rrr) 88 725
Jono. 74 1557
bonners 72 1826

If it is speed that you want then you’ll need to travel to Abu Dhabi and experience Ferrari Worlds roller coaster which is the fastest in the world, with a top speed of 150mph and an acceleration to this top speed in just 5 seconds. You have to where protective glasses when riding incase you bump into airborne insects (may be keeping your mouth closed would be a good idea too!).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV1_edodag0


IanS 72 1522
RRR-CAZ 67 1508
MzG 64 715
Garfield 64 697
larkim 63 1530
Bez-head 62 800
Toks 59 680
slimboy 50 728
wrxmania 42 1048
Neilio 29 496

If you fancy the oldest roller coaster in the world you will find that at Lakemont Park in USA. It was opened in 1902 and is a wooden construction. I had a period of closure from 1985 due to disrepair but refurbished and brought back to life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--64I9gH9DU


Richard-M 20 895
stewartC 19 370
Nellers 2 174
Flatlander 0 1040
Ron Burgundy 0 736
That man from March 0 588
Chilly 0 115
The Terminator 0 107

of course you wouldn’t catch me on any rollercoaster, but I wish you a smooth ride into 2019.
Dec 2018
9:03pm, 31 Dec 2018
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Garfield
:) Great roundup Doc...see you on the other side tomorrow! :)
Dec 2018
9:14pm, 31 Dec 2018
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phidip
Thrilling riding the roundup roller coaster, Doc! Cheers!

About This Thread

Maintained by DocM
welcome to the 1500 thread. We love to have contributions from all even if you won't be running the full 1500 miles...

Please make sure you join the group
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and set your mileage target to 1500miles so that we can include you in the monthly round up fetcheveryone.com/training-targets.php

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monthly round up
Jan. Mrs Jigs

Feb Jigs
March Ian
April. Neillio

May RichHL
June. Bez-Head
July. Jenny
August. Jabberknit

Sept Westmoors
Oct. Garfield

Nov. Gobi
Dec. DocMoye

Target Races

November

25th Downtown Half Westmoors

December
4th Enigma Deja Vu marathon HOD
9th Stockport 10 Jono
9th Telford 10K Clare1976
9th Christmas Enigma Marathon Jabberknit
9th Lanzarote Marathon Jenni-far-far
15th Newark showground christmas Challenge Jabberknit
18th Dec Enigma Christmas Cracker Jabberknit
30th Buntingford 10 30th Richard-M
31st Ely 10k HOD

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