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STS since last Sunday.
Indoor and outdoor biking as usual.
For the London Marathon Challenge = + 4 hours and 48 minutes.
(Gardening time only recorded this month).
Pleased that the garden is getting done. Hope the better weather lasts.
Thanks fredsnail.
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Evening all
Did my Marathon on Sunday. Very pleased with my 05:22:51 time, more pleased with how much fitter I felt than last time.
2lbs loss this week
Debt Free as of 17/01/2009 Turtle Power!!
EF Challenger #3 £1543.72 / £5000
MFW 2024 #100 £1300.00 / £10,000
MFiT #40 Jan 2025 Target - £99,999.00
Mortgage at 30/09/22 £113,694.11 | Mortgage at 24/01/23 £110,707.87
Mortgage at 21/04/23 £107,701.01 | Mortgage at 20/07/23 £106,979.65
Mortgage at 04/10/23 £106,253.77 | Mortgage at 10/01/24 £105,324.57
Mortgage at 01/04/24 £104,424.73 | Mortgage at 01/10/24 £103,594.980 -
Well done x_raphael_xx.0
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Here's this week's chart:

Congrats to our SoTW x_raphael_xx :T:T:j:j
Next week is a new week so keep looking forwards:A.
Here's this weeks chart for the London Marathon Challenge:
This weeks quote is by Anon.
"Opportunity follows struggle. It follows effort. It follows hard work. It doesn't come before."0 -
Apologies for the late chart - the forum was under going maintenance when I tried to post last night.
Congrats on the Marathon and time - that's amazing.0 -
Thanks fredsnail.
Yes, that's what I thought too about the Marathon achievement.0 -
Thanks guys
I'm kinda proud of myself.
Signed up for next year during the weekend (cos it's cheaper) in the meantime I have a 10k and Half marathon in May, and half marathons in Sept & Oct to keep me busy.
Debt Free as of 17/01/2009 Turtle Power!!
EF Challenger #3 £1543.72 / £5000
MFW 2024 #100 £1300.00 / £10,000
MFiT #40 Jan 2025 Target - £99,999.00
Mortgage at 30/09/22 £113,694.11 | Mortgage at 24/01/23 £110,707.87
Mortgage at 21/04/23 £107,701.01 | Mortgage at 20/07/23 £106,979.65
Mortgage at 04/10/23 £106,253.77 | Mortgage at 10/01/24 £105,324.57
Mortgage at 01/04/24 £104,424.73 | Mortgage at 01/10/24 £103,594.980 -
Very pleased to report a 4.8lbs loss this week

I'm 0.2lbs away from finally breaking out of the 180s. I can't wait to see a 17 infront of my weight.
Debt Free as of 17/01/2009 Turtle Power!!
EF Challenger #3 £1543.72 / £5000
MFW 2024 #100 £1300.00 / £10,000
MFiT #40 Jan 2025 Target - £99,999.00
Mortgage at 30/09/22 £113,694.11 | Mortgage at 24/01/23 £110,707.87
Mortgage at 21/04/23 £107,701.01 | Mortgage at 20/07/23 £106,979.65
Mortgage at 04/10/23 £106,253.77 | Mortgage at 10/01/24 £105,324.57
Mortgage at 01/04/24 £104,424.73 | Mortgage at 01/10/24 £103,594.980 -
- 2lbs lost since last Wednesday.
For the London Marathon Challenge = + 6 hours and 3 minutes.
(Just gardening time recorded this month).
Also, have used the bike for the usual shopping trips and used the indoor bike every day.
Thanks fredsnail.
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Here's this week's chart:

Congrats to our SoTW and SoTM x_raphael_xx :T:T:j:j
Congrats to us all - we all lost weight this week :A
Next week is a new week so keep looking forwards:A.
Here's this weeks chart for the London Marathon Challenge:
Next month will be our annual Eurovision pub crawl - please post below if you want to sign up.
This weeks quote is by Winston Churchill.
"We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give."0
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