Run The Sum

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fetcheveryone
fetcheveryone
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I've had an email from a Fetchie in Bangkok :-)

This is Vikas: http://www.fetcheveryone.com/userprofile.php?id=70417

He followed Binks' Run Until You Drop challenge last year, and has come up with one of his own, that I've coded up for him. It's called 'Run The Sum' - and it's a bit less nutty than the original - and looks like it could actually be fun, rather than torture.

Here's the challenge:

http://www.fetcheveryone.com/runthesum

Join in if you fancy it, Fetchies :-) Don't break yourselves - you can take rest days and still get a good score.
Fleecing Well Muddy
Fleecing Well Muddy
Jan 2016
4:58pm, 5 Jan 2016
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Fleecing Well Muddy
My head hurts just thinking about how this works. Please use smaller words and more examples!
fetcheveryone
fetcheveryone
Jan 2016
5:01pm, 5 Jan 2016
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fetcheveryone
Run = points.
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
Jan 2016
5:09pm, 5 Jan 2016
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Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
Simple :-)
fetcheveryone
fetcheveryone
Jan 2016
5:11pm, 5 Jan 2016
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fetcheveryone
For an example, today is the 5th, so you have the potential to score 5 points, by running at least 5k.

On the 9th, to get 9 points, you need 9k.
On the 10th, that's 1+0 = 1 point, and 1+0 = 1km.
On the 18th, that's 1+8 = 9 points, and 1+8 = 9km.

And so on :-)
fetcheveryone
fetcheveryone
Jan 2016
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The minimum distance required to get full marks would be 172km (~107 miles). On the other hand, if you did the 'Run Until You Drop' challenge, that would need ~798km (496 miles).
Fleecing Well Muddy
Fleecing Well Muddy
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Ok, got it! I like that it's rather random. And in km so the numbers aren't so scary :)
Fleecing Well Muddy
Fleecing Well Muddy
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5:26pm, 5 Jan 2016
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Fleecing Well Muddy
I'm bloody glad I'm not running in Thailand *fans self*
Now I'm kicking myself for not running on the 2nd. Is this how OCD starts? :)
Night-owl
Night-owl
Jan 2016
6:08pm, 5 Jan 2016
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Well i'm out at least this month having not run 5km today
fetcheveryone
fetcheveryone
Jan 2016
6:24pm, 5 Jan 2016
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fetcheveryone
If you take a rest day, you just don't score the points for that day. Lots of gaps in the leaderboard.

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1) Add the digits of the date together e.g 18th = 1+8 = 9km, 20th = 2+0 = 2km.

2) Run that distance on the relevant date to colour it in.

3) Complete the whole month to get a badge.

fetcheveryone.com/runthesum

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