Scaly Freak Posted February 10, 2019 Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 148 miles to Mordor! If I can do that before the end of this month, my goal of making it all the way there and back again in 2019 might actually be doable! 2 Quote The Great Reading Thread of 2024 “I've always believed that failure is non-existent. What is failure? You go to the end of the season, then you lose the Super Bowl. Is that failing? To most people, maybe. But when you're picking apart why you failed, and now you're learning from that, then is that really failing? I don't think so." - Kobe Bryant, 1978-2020. Rest in peace, great warrior. Personal Challenges, a.k.a.The Saga of Scalyfreak: Tutorial; Ch 1; Ch 2; Ch 3; Ch 4; Ch 5; Ch 6; Intermission; Intermission II; Ch 7; Ch 8; Ch 9; Ch 10; Ch 11; Ch 12 ; Ch 13; Ch 14; Ch 15; Ch 16; Ch 17; Intermission III; Ch 18; Ch 19; Ch 20; Ch 21; Ch 22; Ch 23; Ch 24; Ch 25; Intermission IV; Ch 26; Ch 27; Ch 28; Ch 29; Ch 30; Ch 31; Ch 32; Ch 33; Ch 34; Ch 35; Ch 36; Ch 37; Ch 38; Ch 39; Ch 40; Intermission V; Ch 41; Ch 42; Ch 43; Ch 44; Ch 45; Ch 46; Ch 47; Intermission VI; Ch 48; Ch 49; Ch 50 Link to comment
Tobbe Posted February 11, 2019 Report Share Posted February 11, 2019 Woho! I've walked past Rivendell and am now on my way to Lothlorien 1 Quote Challenge 21 - Tobbe Goes Running in the Dark | Challenge 20 - Tobbe Gets Ready for CNF | Challenge 19 - Tobbe has Nutrition and Fitness Goals | Challenge 18 - Tobbe is like Jace | Challenge 17 - Tobbe Keeps a Journal | Challenge 16 - Tobbe Builds an E-commerce Site | Challenge 15 - Tobbe and the Journey | Challenge 14 - Tobbe Goes to Sleep | Challenge 13 - Tobbe Kills Zombies | PvP - DailyDare NerdFitness Edition | Challenge 12 - Tobbe tries not to do all the things | Challenge 11 - Tobbe Becomes a Yogi in South East Asia | Challenge 10 - Tobbe Becomes a Yogi | Challenge 9 - Tobbe Gets Productive | PVP - The Last Darebender | Challenge 8 - Tobbe's 100 days of food freedom (part 2) | Challenge 7 - Tobbe's 100 days of food freedom (part 1) | Challenge 6 - Tobbe becomes a Recovery Warrior | Challenge 5 - Tobbe fights the dinosaur | Challenge 4 - Tobbe catches up and pleases his wife | PVP - Rise above the pull-up bar | Challenge 3 - Tobbe eats like a ... | Mini challenge - Students gonna ranger | Challenge 2 - The Necessities | Challenge 1 - Let's get this challenge thing going | The Intuitive Eating Support Group | TODO 2019 PvP | Battle Log (>>) Link to comment
Infinity.Creates Posted February 11, 2019 Report Share Posted February 11, 2019 I actually really love seeing my average pace - even if Mordor does seem an awful far away place right now. 1 Quote they / them | half-orc paladin ( oath of the watcher ) -- lv 0 Challenge 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ~ Battle Log ~ Epic Quest Link to comment
Volki Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Hey Everyone I would like to hop on this especially because I am reading The Hobbit at the moment. Just starting my journey 3 Quote Link to comment
Tobbe Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 3 hours ago, Volki said: Hey Everyone I would like to hop on this especially because I am reading The Hobbit at the moment. Just starting my journey Welcome to the party! 2 Quote Challenge 21 - Tobbe Goes Running in the Dark | Challenge 20 - Tobbe Gets Ready for CNF | Challenge 19 - Tobbe has Nutrition and Fitness Goals | Challenge 18 - Tobbe is like Jace | Challenge 17 - Tobbe Keeps a Journal | Challenge 16 - Tobbe Builds an E-commerce Site | Challenge 15 - Tobbe and the Journey | Challenge 14 - Tobbe Goes to Sleep | Challenge 13 - Tobbe Kills Zombies | PvP - DailyDare NerdFitness Edition | Challenge 12 - Tobbe tries not to do all the things | Challenge 11 - Tobbe Becomes a Yogi in South East Asia | Challenge 10 - Tobbe Becomes a Yogi | Challenge 9 - Tobbe Gets Productive | PVP - The Last Darebender | Challenge 8 - Tobbe's 100 days of food freedom (part 2) | Challenge 7 - Tobbe's 100 days of food freedom (part 1) | Challenge 6 - Tobbe becomes a Recovery Warrior | Challenge 5 - Tobbe fights the dinosaur | Challenge 4 - Tobbe catches up and pleases his wife | PVP - Rise above the pull-up bar | Challenge 3 - Tobbe eats like a ... | Mini challenge - Students gonna ranger | Challenge 2 - The Necessities | Challenge 1 - Let's get this challenge thing going | The Intuitive Eating Support Group | TODO 2019 PvP | Battle Log (>>) Link to comment
Rebel Pilot Gar Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 Participated last year but stopped tracking regularly. Respawning at the Shire and excited to see how far I get. I've also downloaded the unofficially official app for my phone, which breaks down the distance markers with frequent story snippets. I will be mostly tracking there and uploading here every week or so. Excited to see how much distance I put in. Just signed up for my first half marathon this coming November. For now I'll be tracking walks, runs, and bike workouts (half credit towards total distance). 2 Quote "Always remember, your focus determines your reality." - Qui-Gon Jinn, The Phantom Menace "I Find That Answer Vague And Unconvincing." - K-2SO, Rogue One ”Persistence without insight will lead to the same outcome.” [spoilers], The Book of Boba Fett Link to comment
juliebarkley Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 Just joining in now as an extra encouragement for my shiny new walking habit. I'm only going to be counting my distance from those walks, which means a lot of my trip to Mordor will be up and downhill. Excited to see how far I can go this year! 4 Quote Challenge archive Link to comment
Volki Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 Made it to Tookland and the next milestone is the encounter with the black rider 0.o! I have 8mi so far so I am pretty excited. I decided to just go for a walk during lunch so I got some miles in. Hope everyone is doing well and I'll check in again at the end of the week. 1 Quote Link to comment
IslandGirl_Becks Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 On 2/16/2019 at 4:27 PM, Rebel Pilot Gar said: Participated last year but stopped tracking regularly. Respawning at the Shire and excited to see how far I get. I've also downloaded the unofficially official app for my phone, which breaks down the distance markers with frequent story snippets. I will be mostly tracking there and uploading here every week or so. Congrats on respawning! What is this unofficially official app of which you speak? 1 Quote We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. -Aristotle Arian, arian, zehetzen da burnia. -Basque proverb Frisian Shieldmaiden level 12 (STR:16) (DEX:16) (STA:23) (CON:22) (WIS:17) (CHA:15) Challenges: 11/12.14 - 1/2.15 - 2/3.15 - 15.4/5 - 15.6/7 - 15.7/9 - 16.1 - 16.3 - 16.4 - 16.5 - 16.10 - 16.11 - 16.12 - 17.1 - 17.2 2017 Goals: Maintain BW BS, 100kg DL - Muscle Up - 1/2 Marathon Condition - Abs Link to comment
Tobbe Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 9 minutes ago, IslandGirl_Becks said: Congrats on respawning! What is this unofficially official app of which you speak? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.walktomordor.wtm&hl=en_US https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/walk-to-mordor/id1228135325?mt=8 1 1 Quote Challenge 21 - Tobbe Goes Running in the Dark | Challenge 20 - Tobbe Gets Ready for CNF | Challenge 19 - Tobbe has Nutrition and Fitness Goals | Challenge 18 - Tobbe is like Jace | Challenge 17 - Tobbe Keeps a Journal | Challenge 16 - Tobbe Builds an E-commerce Site | Challenge 15 - Tobbe and the Journey | Challenge 14 - Tobbe Goes to Sleep | Challenge 13 - Tobbe Kills Zombies | PvP - DailyDare NerdFitness Edition | Challenge 12 - Tobbe tries not to do all the things | Challenge 11 - Tobbe Becomes a Yogi in South East Asia | Challenge 10 - Tobbe Becomes a Yogi | Challenge 9 - Tobbe Gets Productive | PVP - The Last Darebender | Challenge 8 - Tobbe's 100 days of food freedom (part 2) | Challenge 7 - Tobbe's 100 days of food freedom (part 1) | Challenge 6 - Tobbe becomes a Recovery Warrior | Challenge 5 - Tobbe fights the dinosaur | Challenge 4 - Tobbe catches up and pleases his wife | PVP - Rise above the pull-up bar | Challenge 3 - Tobbe eats like a ... | Mini challenge - Students gonna ranger | Challenge 2 - The Necessities | Challenge 1 - Let's get this challenge thing going | The Intuitive Eating Support Group | TODO 2019 PvP | Battle Log (>>) Link to comment
Diadhuit Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 Just updated the last few weeks. 25k left!! Plan is to reach Mordor before end of February!! if so it took me 14 months!Plan also was to stay in Mordor, but I might use 2019 data to start back from Hobbitton in January.I would like to complete it in 12 months, but it's a bit of a stretch...Sent from my FIG-LX1 using Tapatalk Quote Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Link to comment
Tobbe Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 35 minutes ago, Diadhuit said: Just updated the last few weeks. 25k left!! Plan is to reach Mordor before end of February!! if so it took me 14 months! Staying with it for more than a year! Now that's dedication Bravo! Quote Challenge 21 - Tobbe Goes Running in the Dark | Challenge 20 - Tobbe Gets Ready for CNF | Challenge 19 - Tobbe has Nutrition and Fitness Goals | Challenge 18 - Tobbe is like Jace | Challenge 17 - Tobbe Keeps a Journal | Challenge 16 - Tobbe Builds an E-commerce Site | Challenge 15 - Tobbe and the Journey | Challenge 14 - Tobbe Goes to Sleep | Challenge 13 - Tobbe Kills Zombies | PvP - DailyDare NerdFitness Edition | Challenge 12 - Tobbe tries not to do all the things | Challenge 11 - Tobbe Becomes a Yogi in South East Asia | Challenge 10 - Tobbe Becomes a Yogi | Challenge 9 - Tobbe Gets Productive | PVP - The Last Darebender | Challenge 8 - Tobbe's 100 days of food freedom (part 2) | Challenge 7 - Tobbe's 100 days of food freedom (part 1) | Challenge 6 - Tobbe becomes a Recovery Warrior | Challenge 5 - Tobbe fights the dinosaur | Challenge 4 - Tobbe catches up and pleases his wife | PVP - Rise above the pull-up bar | Challenge 3 - Tobbe eats like a ... | Mini challenge - Students gonna ranger | Challenge 2 - The Necessities | Challenge 1 - Let's get this challenge thing going | The Intuitive Eating Support Group | TODO 2019 PvP | Battle Log (>>) Link to comment
Diadhuit Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 Staying with it for more than a year! Now that's dedication Bravo!Thanks! I also don't have a car so I mostly walk everywhere. And phone app tracking is just the best :]Sent from my FIG-LX1 using Tapatalk Quote Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Link to comment
Diadhuit Posted March 2, 2019 Report Share Posted March 2, 2019 I reached Mordor!!! in 14 months, was hoping to be 2 months faster... but I got there and dropped the ring! 6.74km/day my average! It's quite good! Quote Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Link to comment
TGP Posted March 2, 2019 Report Share Posted March 2, 2019 woot! congrats, Daidhuit! thats will show em' did Gollum really HAVE to chew off you finger, tho'? its really kind of disgusting to think about. lol 1 Quote https://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/116426-im-awake/ the "NEW" normal is good with me! as Life was Never really Normal anyways.... Link to comment
TGP Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 Well guys... I'm HOME. I've walked 3400miles in 14 months... Seen MANY awesome, amazing things; did something I wasn't sure I could do (79mile hike in 2 days!) ... I m now in a quest to strive to fully cast my Ring of limitations into the lava ... (meaning my 2019 challenge is to walk 100miles in 2 days! I know I can do it, if I don't go all FRODO and give up on it in the last few miles- like I did LAST YEAR!) I'll say this... there's something cool about the analogies of my big walks to the actual story of the LOTR... like the LOTR; most of the big effort was on the Way towards destroying the ring I didn't Quite do the task I wanted to and now... I try again and in the the LOTR; frodo finds more of a quest AFTER the rings is destroyed in the "scouring of the shire" I just want to pass along my hobbit advice, to note lose your wonder in the quest. its Truly AMAZING that people can walk thousands of miles in a year or two. and they can . IF. they track each mile, patient, digilant, persevere, not understimate the importance of how little efforts add up, and not shy from the opportunities to walk big mileage. wherever you live. if you allow the Roads to sweep you to wild places.... you will see wonders, yes, but you will have to face your fears. by the end of the big voyages you may still be hobbits, but as gandalf alludes (towards the end of the book), you will not be the meek hobbits you once were. you will be able to take on the big demons of your life and make progress towards being the best hobbit, a hobbit can be. thanks for being good companions in my quest. good luck to you all. I know you can do it! 4 1 Quote https://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/116426-im-awake/ the "NEW" normal is good with me! as Life was Never really Normal anyways.... Link to comment
Tobbe Posted March 7, 2019 Report Share Posted March 7, 2019 11 hours ago, TGP said: I've walked 3400miles in 14 months... Seen MANY awesome, amazing things; did something I wasn't sure I could do (79mile hike in 2 days!) Well done! That's amazing Best of luck on your 100 mile hike! (I'm sure you can do it! ) 1 Quote Challenge 21 - Tobbe Goes Running in the Dark | Challenge 20 - Tobbe Gets Ready for CNF | Challenge 19 - Tobbe has Nutrition and Fitness Goals | Challenge 18 - Tobbe is like Jace | Challenge 17 - Tobbe Keeps a Journal | Challenge 16 - Tobbe Builds an E-commerce Site | Challenge 15 - Tobbe and the Journey | Challenge 14 - Tobbe Goes to Sleep | Challenge 13 - Tobbe Kills Zombies | PvP - DailyDare NerdFitness Edition | Challenge 12 - Tobbe tries not to do all the things | Challenge 11 - Tobbe Becomes a Yogi in South East Asia | Challenge 10 - Tobbe Becomes a Yogi | Challenge 9 - Tobbe Gets Productive | PVP - The Last Darebender | Challenge 8 - Tobbe's 100 days of food freedom (part 2) | Challenge 7 - Tobbe's 100 days of food freedom (part 1) | Challenge 6 - Tobbe becomes a Recovery Warrior | Challenge 5 - Tobbe fights the dinosaur | Challenge 4 - Tobbe catches up and pleases his wife | PVP - Rise above the pull-up bar | Challenge 3 - Tobbe eats like a ... | Mini challenge - Students gonna ranger | Challenge 2 - The Necessities | Challenge 1 - Let's get this challenge thing going | The Intuitive Eating Support Group | TODO 2019 PvP | Battle Log (>>) Link to comment
kcaleece Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 Okay, count me in! I was using LotR to motivate a distance quest anyway, and I've been really tempted lately by the idea of thru-hiking a trail... Quote Mom. Teacher. Language Enthusiast. Wood Elf Current Challenge: The Threshold Chronicles of KCAleece Alors je ne lui parlais ni de serpents boas, ni de forêts vierges, ni d'étoiles. Je me mettais à sa portée. Je lui parlais de bridge, de golf, de politique et de cravates. Et la grande personne était bien contente de connaître un homme aussi raisonnable. Link to comment
BlackCatMagic Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 Just joining the thread, though I started walking a while ago. I'm about 300 miles outside Rivendell. Quote Academy Profile: https://www.nerdfitness.com/character/318076 Fitbit: https://www.fitbit.com/user/6QHCDW Walk to Mordor and Back Again 2019: https://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/112670-walk-to-mordor-and-back-again-2019/ May 27 through June 23 Four-Week Challenge: https://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/113949-wonder-witch-power-activate/ Daily Battle Log: https://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/113311-blackcatmagic-the-power-within/ Link to comment
TGP Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 21 minutes ago, BlackCatMagic said: Just joining the thread, though I started walking a while ago. I'm about 300 miles outside Rivendell. Happy trails! that's a good start. I can't exactly remember any more- does that place you near weathertop? those where tense moments for the fellowship 1 Quote https://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/116426-im-awake/ the "NEW" normal is good with me! as Life was Never really Normal anyways.... Link to comment
BlackCatMagic Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, TGP said: Happy trails! that's a good start. I can't exactly remember any more- does that place you near weathertop? those where tense moments for the fellowship I think I am still too far out to be at Weathertop. I mean it was only a few days from there to Rivendell, wasn't it? Poor Frodo ... Quote Academy Profile: https://www.nerdfitness.com/character/318076 Fitbit: https://www.fitbit.com/user/6QHCDW Walk to Mordor and Back Again 2019: https://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/112670-walk-to-mordor-and-back-again-2019/ May 27 through June 23 Four-Week Challenge: https://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/113949-wonder-witch-power-activate/ Daily Battle Log: https://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/113311-blackcatmagic-the-power-within/ Link to comment
TGP Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 well, no.... per Aragorn, Weathertop is a fortnight of travel to rivendell (14 days). let me google this out....hold on, I'm googling Quote https://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/116426-im-awake/ the "NEW" normal is good with me! as Life was Never really Normal anyways.... Link to comment
BlackCatMagic Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 9 minutes ago, TGP said: well, no.... per Aragorn, Weathertop is a fortnight of travel to rivendell (14 days). let me google this out....hold on, I'm googling Yep, according to Google, I am currently camped at Weathertop, roasting a vegan hot dog. Quote Academy Profile: https://www.nerdfitness.com/character/318076 Fitbit: https://www.fitbit.com/user/6QHCDW Walk to Mordor and Back Again 2019: https://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/112670-walk-to-mordor-and-back-again-2019/ May 27 through June 23 Four-Week Challenge: https://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/113949-wonder-witch-power-activate/ Daily Battle Log: https://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/113311-blackcatmagic-the-power-within/ Link to comment
TGP Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 ok. what is your mileage? the offical challenge is described here... https://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/walking/ ("How to walk to Mordor") there is conflicting mileage on the net- NF uses this one... http://home.insightbb.com/~eowynchallenge/Tools/tools.html#Location and shire to rivendell is described here: http://home.insightbb.com/~eowynchallenge/Tools/Bag_end/bag_end.html roasting vegen hot dogs at the top of weathertop is quite a nice milemarker. mile 241 to put it in perspective... bree is 135 and Rivendell is 458. so the distance between the too is just a little more than 300 miles... thats why you post confused me a little. anyways! congrats on your journey. you clearly have a good routine to get sweeped into the wild lands between bree and rivendell. Quote https://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/116426-im-awake/ the "NEW" normal is good with me! as Life was Never really Normal anyways.... Link to comment
BlackCatMagic Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 1 minute ago, TGP said: ok. what is your mileage? there is conflicting mileage on the net- NF uses this one... http://home.insightbb.com/~eowynchallenge/Tools/tools.html#Location and shire to rivendell is described here: http://home.insightbb.com/~eowynchallenge/Tools/Bag_end/bag_end.html roasting vegen hot dogs at the top of weathertop is quite a nice milemarker. mile 241 to put it in perspective... bree is 135 and Rivendell is 458. so the distance between the too is just a little more than 300 miles... thats why you post confused me a little. anyways! congrats on your journey. you clearly have a good routine to get sweeped into the wild lands between bree and rivendell. I've currently traveled 159 miles. According to the challenge spreadsheet that places me 299.01 miles from Rivendell. So NF says I'm in the wild lands, but Google says Weathertop. But definitely on my way! 1 Quote Academy Profile: https://www.nerdfitness.com/character/318076 Fitbit: https://www.fitbit.com/user/6QHCDW Walk to Mordor and Back Again 2019: https://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/112670-walk-to-mordor-and-back-again-2019/ May 27 through June 23 Four-Week Challenge: https://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/113949-wonder-witch-power-activate/ Daily Battle Log: https://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/113311-blackcatmagic-the-power-within/ Link to comment
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