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Around the World in 4648 Days In the summer of 2014 it occurred to me that I would soon be reaching the landmark equivalent to running around the world. That is 24901 miles according to Wikipedia. It may be sad but the engineer in me led me to record the date, miles, time, pace, weather conditions, how I felt, route taken and shoes worn for every run since I started in Feb 2002. day date miles time pace conditio ns feeling mile/ week route shoe mo 02/01/12 10.6 1:37:41 09:11 windy ok donk,sun,steep,tow,toboldv,tow,toboldv,tow,diag,tow,diag,tow,stpbk,royal sal tu 03/01/12 8.0 1:08:30 08:34 windy good lbr,ewood,witton,fieldens,lbr,green,fieldens,lbr 2120c we 04/01/12 8.3 1:03:20 07:38 wndrain sore heel No 23 - Fenny/Ewood 8.3M 2<strong>15</strong>0a th 05/01/12 12.4 1:56:00 09:21 ok sore heel home to sunny+darwen hills - bold,marsh,pole,cranberry,llamp,whitehall 2120c sa 07/01/12 22.9 2:56:42 07:42 windy sore heel 62.2 Long Run No1 - 37:14,37:55,39:28,37:44,24:21 2140b A snapshot from my running log I calculated that I would reach the mark around about the beginning of October then forgot all about it until the last Friday in October when I started adding up the miles again thinking that I would have passed the mark without realising it, but was pleasantly surprised to discover I was up to 24882 miles, just 19 miles to go. I wanted to reach the landmark somewhere I enjoyed running so I planned a 10 mile run on Saturday followed by a run on Sunday with the 9 mile point being at Darwen Tower. All went to plan and I arrived at the Tower with 0.2 miles to go so ran around the base a few times to make up the distance. Having completed the circuit I thought I would recall some of the events / experiences en route. Since most of my training and racing is focused on endurance running most of my recollections are connected with marathons. 4 miles My running days started in February 2002 when Sue took me on a 4 mile plod around Abbey Village, Houghton Arms and Withnell. It took 41 minutes but I was hooked. 800 miles Manchester Marathon Oct 2002. My first marathon. I enjoyed it and wanted more. 2000 miles David Staff Nov 2003. Looking back I can't believe I "ran" down Aggies Staircase. 2500 miles Pennine Bridleway Relay Feb 2004. A team event that sadly no longer takes place usually followed by a curry and a few beers in Darwen.
4000 miles Snowdonia Marathon Oct 2004. A great challenging marathon with good views when weather permits. Llanberis Pass The first 5 miles of Snowdonia Marathon. 5000 miles London Marathon Apr 2005. I prefer low key events so initially the London Marathon did not appeal to me but it was and still is an amazing experience that I have repeated eight times so far. Value for money, organisation, transport, goodie bag, water/feed stations and crowd support are second to none. 6700 miles Dumfries Marathon Mar 2006. I had been chasing a sub 3 hour marathon for a year and achieved it at this event. Also Sue, Colin Fitzjohn and myself won the team prize for the Dashers. 9000 miles Coniston 14 Miles Mar 2007. An unusual distance for a race that takes you up and down the hills that surround Coniston Water. 10000 miles Great Langdale Marathon Sep 2007. A favourite of mine. This year the weather was awful - strong winds, heavy rain and flooded roads. I remember seeing only one other human being in the last 10 miles of this race but was rewarded with a 3rd place finish. 12400 miles Half Way. Sardinia Oct 2008. Sue and I were on holiday in Sardinia when I reckon I reached half way. I was running along a 6 mile beachside track in the Costa Smeralda. 14000 miles London Marathon Apr 2009. When I started running I read somewhere that if you start running in your middle ages your performances continue to improve for 7 years. It proved true in my case, I achieved most of my PB's in 2009/2010 including my Marathon PB at London this year. 14500 miles French Alps Jul 2009. A few of us Dashers went to the French Alps to watch two stages of the Tour de France. On the morning that the tour was due to pass through I ran to the top of Col de La Colombiere (it was only 4 miles from our gite but all uphill) then back down again for breakfast. It was 6:30 in the morning but people were already The summit of Col de la Colombiere. Alt 1613 metres (5300 feet)
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