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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Live Reveal - Thursday 12th of June at 1700BST

    Million Meter Challenge

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    • S
      sabergirl
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      I’m ready! Let’s do this. Great idea, Dennis.

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      • steelworkerS
        steelworker
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        I'm in too

        Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
        Well, I have others.

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        • goosehdG
          goosehd
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          Very excited you guys have joined in the challenge and can't wait to see how everyone does.  Thank you very much!  🙂

          "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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          • NikN
            Nik
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            Just did a 50k run

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            • GilesG
              Giles
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              OK, you win  😃 😃 😃 😃

              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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              • goosehdG
                goosehd
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                I'm on day 5 and at a total of 48,389 m so far and you just did that in one day… 😃  You sir, are a rockstar!!

                "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                • goosehdG
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                  @Nkwkfld Are you able to train the next day after completing that level of a training session?  Do you take a few days off?

                  I've done quite a few century bike rides (100 mile's - although haven't attempted that distance in the last 10 years) and a 30 km row, but I'm absolute crap for the next few days until I've recovered.

                  "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                  • NikN
                    Nik
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                    I’ve done a few of these 50k runs as training for the 100k event I’m doing in July and yes I do train the next day, but it’ll be mostly body weight strength training or easy swimming. Usually helps get rid of the soreness.

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                    • steelworkerS
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                      geeziz … I'm with Giles, you win.  😉 here's my paltry contribution.  I'm a colonial, we don't understand the whole meter thing.  😃
                      And @neph93 -spare me the pedo jokes  😉

                      Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                      Well, I have others.

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                        sabergirl
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                        Here’s yesterday’s contribution from me.

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                        • steelworkerS
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                          Good on ya @sabergirl .
                          I'll see how this goes in July & August it gets swampy here
                          Should see if I make it through June first  ::)

                          Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                          Well, I have others.

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                          • goosehdG
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                            @sabergirl Seeing that map reminds me of the week I spent in your area.  Wife had a conference at the Grove Park Inn and I spent a week exploring.  Beautiful area!!

                            …and the food at the Grove Park is some of my favourite I ever experienced (not that the scenery didn't help or the wine).  🙂

                            "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                            • endoE
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                              Only read this today. Great initiative, @goosehd I'm also in.
                              ATM my thing is gravel biking. Did 41km each on friday and today.
                              Only 918km more to go. Thanks for giving some ambition.  🙂

                              si tacuisses

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                              • NikN
                                Nik
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                                Add 6500m for a track run with about 20 others in drizzly Portsmouth this morning. 4x1km with 90 second rest in between and warm up/cool down easy laps.

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                                  sabergirl
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                                  I did a little shorter walk yesterday, probably about 2.5km. Already got the walk in this morning, probably about 3km. My Oura ring isn’t pairing to the map, unfortunately.

                                  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                                  • steelworkerS
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                                    Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                                    Well, I have others.

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                                    • goosehdG
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                                      @steelworker @endo @sabergirl @Nkwkfld Thank you all for helping me get through the first week and in my opinion the hardest of any challenge.

                                      I really appreciate your participation and it helps motivate me a lot.

                                      "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                      • todyT
                                        tody
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                                        @goosehd Would you mind sharing the graph from the concept2 online logbook (from their website) of your latest 10k?

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                                        • goosehdG
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                                          @tody I’m sorry, but I don’t have an online account with Concept 2.  I can give you the basic info from the phone though.  Anything specific you’re looking for?

                                          "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                          • todyT
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                                            @goosehd:

                                            @tody I’m sorry, but I don’t have an online account with Concept 2.  I can give you the basic info from the phone though.  Anything specific you’re looking for?

                                            You should really sign up for their website. The graphs really provide a much better view into what you are actually doing.
                                            Constant stroke rate, constant 500m time and at best a gradually advancing heart rate somewhere between 130 at the beginning and 160 at the end - that's what I'm aiming for.
                                            Here's one of my 45min pieces, disregard the heart rate monitor cutting out in the end:

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