Triggered by the #666 as the devil's number, I encounter a challenge of the same name. Hesitated for a moment, yet quickly tied the knot and made it through. Take a sprint and fill up the year. The one-third devil is my goal - between today (November 5) and December 31, I walk the distances in blue, or as in the image on the right. Only one distance per day can be walked - walking more is allowed, but not deleting more. So if you run 10K, you can choose, for example, to note 6K but not 11. 20 different distances in 57 days require a bit of planning, but with the Gouda Half Marathon ahead, the longest end only has the 30 open and I can run from high to low or I'll leave it to the delusion of the day;

The image on the right is a participant creation that you can edit and use on your Socials. After the start of the challenge, there are already many runners who share their results via FaceBook and compliment each other on the performance. It is extremely motivating to see how nice and positive it is to hear that you are doing well.

In my challenge, the distances add up to 222 kilometers in total. The two-thirds and very diabolical challenge, 444 and 666, respectively. Although walking is possible, I limit myself to a modest first attempt in the form of a third devil.

The same applies to me: the head is off. In a stretched trot during my now third ParkRun in the Zuiderpark, the 5 ticked off. No PR but that shouldn't spoil the fun. It was a great start to the day with a gentle sunshine and 70+ participants at the start. After a restrained first kilometer in 5:26, a negative split ran until 4:38 in the final chord. Well distributed, well arranged and accomplished with control - not fully.

The Gouda Half Marathon in a week. Already won a free ticket so be at the start for nothing. Have been running this race in mind for over a month, can it dream, now only of time. By participating in this challenge, in addition to the positive points I mentioned, I also hope to have a distraction for the coming days - preparing for an attack at my sharpest time.

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