At 11:20 A.M. on the 30th June the club completed their lockdown challenge of performing a virtual world tour which started on 1st May. By the middle of June we had fallen behind schedule but rallied in the last two weeks to get to complete the distance with half a day to spare. SCB really do love a challenge!!

48 club members contributed to the total mileage by cycling, running, swimming, walking, rowing or performing exercises. More than 2,200 sessions were completed ranging from less than 1 mile to more than 100. Six members of the team exceeded 1000 miles and a further twelve more than 500 in covering the total of 21,943 miles.

Literally every mile counted as we approached the final days of the challenge, but some extra kudos should go to Mads Troldborg and Ian Milne who completed the most mileage with 1686 and 1329 miles respectively, Froya Rossvoll who completed the most activities in June (63)*, and everyone who juggled this challenge with the balance of home schooling / child care / working from home!

*Update from Jenny – my spreadsheet for May was less comprehensive than Brian’s, so the number of individual activities in May unfortunately remains a mystery!

Click here to download the tour map, and see below for some photos of us taking part, and seeing the best of Aberdeen and the surrounding area in the process.

Well done, and thank you to everyone who completed the challenge in May. We collectively “travelled” 11555.11 miles, and exceeded the original target. We are now “continuing around the world” to get home again during June 2020!

As of last night, we have completed 4772 miles out of a total of 9750 on our way to Japan, and are just 100 miles away from the half way mark!

As of last night, we have now “travelled” 2980 miles since 1st May. We are making our way through Iran, along the coast of the Caspian Sea and on our way to Turkmenistan. Lets see what this weekend brings – only 6770 miles to go until we reach Japan.

During May 2020, SCB are walking/running/cycling/rowing/jumping the distance from Aberdeen to Japan. Progress after 5 days is as follows… Currently 2323 miles completed out of a total of 9750.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, all club training sessions are currently suspended. Training will resume in accordance with guidance from the government and Scottish Swimming.

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