Virtual challenge: Journey of the Ring (New Zealand)

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Rosehip Mar 2021 9:18am, 20 Mar 2021 20,278 posts	0 Rosehip Nearly 30% done here, but I keep forgetting about this. The route hasn't been scenic enough to hold my interest so far.
🔴⚪️honestmackem🔴⚪️ Mar 2021 9:25am, 20 Mar 2021 833 posts	0 🔴⚪️honestmackem🔴⚪️ I’ve still got 498 miles to go; hopefully will get a bit of this down a bit over the next week (but not too much!)
MisterTea Mar 2021 11:39am, 20 Mar 2021 5,663 posts	0 MisterTea In the run only leaderboard there is a fetch shirt in 8th at nearly 500km done
GimmeMedals Mar 2021 11:42am, 20 Mar 2021 20,394 posts	0 GimmeMedals I'm at 28% done.
Lorraine Mar 2021 1:36pm, 20 Mar 2021 1,632 posts	0 Lorraine I have done 27% but this time I am only counting runn8ng miles so it will definitely take me longer.
♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Mar 2021 1:48pm, 20 Mar 2021 39,489 posts	0 ♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Not sure who that is in eighth (now seventh!) on the runners' leaderboard. I recognise Minimag in fifth and Brian in second. GM - I think you're only a few miles behind me. I'm on 29% (187.3 miles).
GimmeMedals Mar 2021 2:05pm, 20 Mar 2021 20,398 posts	0 GimmeMedals I'm on 181.6, so not far behind, Synge.
MisterTea Mar 2021 2:18pm, 20 Mar 2021 5,664 posts	0 MisterTea I'm currently at 36%
Rosehip Mar 2021 2:27pm, 20 Mar 2021 20,286 posts	0 Rosehip I don't recognise the name in 7th either
12barDavid Mar 2021 3:56pm, 20 Mar 2021 4,463 posts	0 12barDavid Oh, that might be me. I haven't got a clue about kilometers, so I'm 363 miles in. If there is a deaf lanyard on the Fetch top, then that's me. I know I said this the other week, but the scenery where I am is still like the South Downs.

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For anyone taking part in, or maybe just watching, the latest virtual challenge organised by Winding Paths Virtual Challenges.

This challenge, the Journey of the Ring, is a 650-mile route around New Zealand’s North Island. It starts on 1 February 2021 and there is a 12-month time limit for completion. Participants can log running, walking or a combination of both.

Participants in this virtual challenge include:
Lorraine
Synge
Fragile Do Not Bend
Gimme Medals
Rosehip
Minimag
honestmackem
Welshpoppy
MisterTea
Badger
12barDavid
Cheeky’s Dad
roberton
Alice the Camel
Brian!

The Challenge starts in Hobbiton on New Zealand's North Island and ends on the slopes of Mount Ngauruhoe, the location used for Mount Doom in the LotR film series!

Full details can be found at the link below this box.

Very approximate estimated distances (amendments, additions and improvements welcome!):

Hobbiton (Matamata) - 0 miles
Rotorua - 50 miles
Waiotapu - 70 miles
Hardcastle Lagoon - 84 miles
Taupo - 105 miles
Rangitaiki - 127 miles
Napier - 189 miles
Hastings - 197 miles
Tikokino - 223 miles
Waipawa - 238 miles
Waipukurau - 242 miles
Takapau - 255 miles
Dannevirke - 277 miles
Tui Brewery - 300 miles
Eketahuna - 323 miles
Mikimiki - 340 miles
Masterton - 348 miles
Rivendell (Kaitoke Regional Park) - 375 miles
Upper Hutt - 390 miles
Reikoiangi - 410 miles
Levin - 470 miles
Foxton - 485 miles
Bulls - 511 miles
Taihape - 560 miles
Waiouru - 580 miles
Tohunga Junction - 605 miles
Mount Doom (Mount Ngauruhoe) - 650 miles

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