Hello,
I set a personal challenge of trying to complete 52 half marathons in 52 weeks.
Here, you can find a summary of the stages completed so far, and the GPX files for each route.
You can follow the story of each stage on my Writebook page, a superb piece of software from 37signals.
52 Weeks, 52 Half Marathons Writebook
It is also available on Substack https://maclook.substack.com/
Enjoy your runs!
-APF
52W52HM - Calculator
Check out this POC precision slider (pSlider) to play around with running paces.
If you move your mouse cursor away from the slider it will give you extra precision to change the value (not yet working for mobile
https://52weeks52halfmarathons.com/pSlider/pSlider.html
52 Weeks, 52 Half Marathons
Stage 52
Sintra's Spinal cord - Take II
Wednesday, January 1, 2025, 7:45 AM - Lisbon Time
Tuesday, December 31, 2024, 11:45 PM - San Francisco Time
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| HM52_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 499 m / 1637 ft |
Stage 51
Miracle run by the Guincho sunset
Sunday, December 29, 2024, 4:08 PM
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| HM51_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 76 m / 249 ft |
Stage 50
Lisbon, sunrise by the Tejo
Saturday, December 21, 2024, 7:30 AM
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| HM50_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 30 m / 98 ft |
Stage 49
Dublin
Saturday, December 14, 2024, 07:46 AM
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| HM49_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 96 m / 314 ft |
Stage 48
Lisbon Expo - Take II
Saturday, December 7, 2024, 07:38 AM
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| HM48_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 224 m / 734 ft |
Stage 47
Sesimbra mountaineering
Saturday November 30, 2024, 7:19 AM
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| HM47_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 629 m / 2063 ft |
Stage 46
Salt pans in Alcochete
Saturday November 23, 2024, 7:14 AM
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| HM46_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 72 m / 236 ft |
Stage 45
Back in Lisbon
Saturday November 16, 2024, 7:30 AM
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| HM45_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 363 m / 1190 ft |
Stage 44
Parque Natural da Arrábida- Take II
Saturday November 2, 2024, 7:11 AM
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| HM44_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 311 m / 1020 ft |
Stage 43
Parque Natural da Arrábida
Saturday November 2, 2024, 7:11 AM
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| HM43_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 566 m / 1856 ft |
52 Weeks, 52 Half Marathons
Stage 42
One Infinite Loop
Wednesday October 30, 2024, 7:00 AM
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| HM42_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 0 m / 0 ft |
52 Weeks, 52 Half Marathons
Stage 41
Washed in suburbia
Saturday October 26, 2024, 8:00 AM
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| HM41_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 306 m / 1003 ft |
52 Weeks, 52 Half Marathons
Stage 40
Montejunto Ascent
Saturday October 19, 2024, 7:35 AM
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| HM40_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 743 m / 2437 ft |
52 Weeks, 52 Half Marathons
Stage 39
Hills galore - skimming the Lisbon border
October 12, 2024
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| HM39_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 403 m / 1322 ft |
52 Weeks, 52 Half Marathons
Stage 38
Another brush in the suburbs
October 5, 2024
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| HM38_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 266 m / 872 ft |
52 Weeks, 52 Half Marathons
Stage 37
Monsanto Loop
September 28, 2024
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| HM37_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 448 m / 1469 ft |
52 Weeks, 52 Half Marathons
Stage 36
Filling the gaps in suburbia
September 21, 2024
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| HM36_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 326 m / 1069 ft |
52 Weeks, 52 Half Marathons
Stage 35
Sintra mountaineering
September 14, 2024
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| HM35_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 874 m / 2867 ft |
52 Weeks, 52 Half Marathons
Stage 34
Firenze - Back in Time
September 6, 2024
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| HM34_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 127 m / 416 ft |
52 Weeks, 52 Half Marathons
Stage 33
Venezia outpost
August 30, 2024
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| HM33_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 34 m / 111 ft |
52 Weeks, 52 Half Marathons
Stage 32
Sintra - Field trip to my MTB trails
August 23, 2024
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| HM32_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 723 m / 2372 ft |
Stage 31
Hopping on the cliffs - Part II
August 17, 2024
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| HM31_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 534 m / 1751 ft |
Stage 30
Surfing the waves down to Guincho
August 10, 2024
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| HM30_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 190 m / 623 ft |
52 Weeks, 52 Half Marathons
Stage 29
Magoito cliffs by the Mariana Trench
August 2, 2024
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| HM29_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 398 m / 1305 ft |
Stage 28
Cloud striking at the Sintra Peaks
July 26, 2024
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| HM28_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 741 m / 2431 ft |
Stage 27
A Dirac in Sintra
July 20, 2024
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| HM27_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 426 m / 1397 ft |
Stage 26
Painting the suburbs
July 13, 2024
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| HM26_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 190 m / 623 ft |
Stage 25
Lisbon stairs...
July 6, 2024
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| HM25_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 534 m / 1751 ft |
Stage 24
Salamanca - Universidad
June 29, 2024
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| HM24_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 224 m / 734 ft |
Stage 23
Cascais suburbs - off the trail§
June 22, 2024
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| HM23_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 362 m / 1187 ft |
Stage 22
City of Football
June 15, 2024
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| HM22_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 426 m / 1397 ft |
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Stage 21
Back to the University
June 8, 2024
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| HM21_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 338 m / 1108 ft |
Stage 20
Suburbia Olympics
June 1, 2024
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| HM20_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 371 m / 1217 ft |
Stage 19
Sintra-Marine Loop
May 26, 2024
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| HM19_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 432 m / 1417 ft |
Stage 18
Lisbon - Downtown/Uptown
May 18, 2024
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| HM18_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 381 m / 1043 ft |
Stage 17
Lisbon - Castle ascent
May 12, 2024
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| HM17_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 495 m / 1624 ft |
Stage 16
Sintra's northern footHILLS
May 3, 2024
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| HM16_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 419 m / 1374 ft |
Stage 15
Lisbon Derby
Apr 27, 2024
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| HM15_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 283 m / 928 ft |
Stage 14
Lisbon Expo - Urban Experiments
Apr 21, 2024
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| HM14_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 158 m / 518 ft |
Stage 13
Circumnavigating the Lisbon Airport
Apr 14, 2024
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| HM13_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 251 m / 823 ft |
Stage 12
Sintra trailblazing
Apr 8, 2024
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| HM12_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 415 m / 1361 ft |
Stage 11
Easter visit to the lungs of Lisbon
Mar 31, 2024
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| HM11_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 335 m / 1099 ft |
Stage 10
Washing the Sahara sands in Sintra Quinta do Pisão
Mar 27, 2024
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| HM10_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 345 m / 1131 ft |
Stage 9
Train by the Train - Lisbon suburbs
Mar 17, 2024
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| HM09_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 297 m / 974 ft |
Stage 8
Lisbon Hills
Mar 10, 2024
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| HM08_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 377 m / 1236 ft |
Stage 7
Sintra’s spinal cord
Mar 2, 2024
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| HM07_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 497 m / 1630 ft |
Stage 6
Madrid. Olé!
Feb 25, 2024
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| HM06_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 196 m / 643 ft |
Stage 5
Lisbon - Inner "beltway"
Feb 19, 2024
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| HM05_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 181 m / 593 ft |
Stage 4
Cascais - Carcavelos - Cascais
Feb 11, 2024
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| HM04_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 114 m / 374 ft |
Stage 3
Carcavelos - Lisbon
Feb 3, 2024
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| HM03_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 26 m / 85 ft |
Stage 2
Sintra I
Jan 27, 2024
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| HM02_52.gpx |
| Elevation gain: 522 m / 1712 ft |
Stage 1
A personal challenge
Jan 20, 2024
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| [HM01_52.gpx. |
| Elevation gain: 90 m / 295 ft |