{"id":1541,"date":"2012-11-09T22:58:01","date_gmt":"2012-11-09T22:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=1541"},"modified":"2012-11-09T22:58:01","modified_gmt":"2012-11-09T22:58:01","slug":"5x50-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/2012\/11\/09\/5x50-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"5&#215;50 Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/2012\/11\/09\/5x50-challenge\/&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1541 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/5x50-final-day-6.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/5x50-final-day-6.jpg?fit=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/5x50-final-day-6.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/5x50-final-day-6.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/5x50-final-day-6.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/5x50-final-day-6.jpg?resize=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"1542\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/5x50-final-day-6.jpg\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/5x50-final-day-6.jpg?fit=1280%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,960\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5&amp;#215;50 final day (6)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Challengers line up on the last day of the challenge at Bught Park, Inverness&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/5x50-final-day-6.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1542'>\n\t\t\t\tChallengers line up on the last day of the challenge at Bught Park, Inverness\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/5x50-final-day-29.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/5x50-final-day-29.jpg?fit=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/5x50-final-day-29.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/5x50-final-day-29.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/5x50-final-day-29.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/5x50-final-day-29.jpg?resize=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"1543\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/5x50-final-day-29.jpg\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/5x50-final-day-29.jpg?fit=1280%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,960\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5&amp;#215;50 final day (29)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Celebrating the final 5km&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/5x50-final-day-29.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1543'>\n\t\t\t\tCelebrating the final 5km\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/5x50-final-day-33.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/5x50-final-day-33.jpg?fit=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/5x50-final-day-33.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/5x50-final-day-33.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/5x50-final-day-33.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/5x50-final-day-33.jpg?resize=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"1544\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/5x50-final-day-33.jpg\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/5x50-final-day-33.jpg?fit=1280%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,960\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5&amp;#215;50 final day (33)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;With daughter Clara after the challenge&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/5x50-final-day-33.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1544'>\n\t\t\t\tWith daughter Clara after the challenge\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I recently finished the fantastic 5&#215;50 Challenge &#8211; a challenge to run, jog, walk or cycle 5km a day for 50 consecutive days.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>To read more about it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inverness-courier.co.uk\/Features\/Active-Outdoors\/High-fives-for-50-days-of-fun-30102012.htm\">click here<\/a> for my Active Outdoors article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently finished the fantastic 5&#215;50 Challenge &#8211; a challenge to run, jog, walk or cycle 5km a day for 50 consecutive 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