Walk To Rivendell" aka "The Eowyn Challenge"

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

After losing my tracking papers years ago, I stopped walking along with the challenge. I can't remember well, but I think that I walked all the way to Bree before I left my folder filled with my documents on a plane.

As we went on a walk today, my mum and brother decided we needed to have some sort of walking regimen. I suggested the Eowyn Challenge, and here we go! I will print off the distances tonight and we will get a Middle-earth map that I don't mind marking on, so we can visualise our progress. I am afraid that we have become rather sedentary recently and it's about time that we fix that. We will decide whether or not we want to do a Hobbit themed journey to coincide with the second Hobbit movie release. Either way, I think that this year is a great year to resurrect this thread! Let's walk with Bilbo!

[Gil-Galad]

Originally Posted by TheGreatElvenWarrior

I suggested the Eowyn Challenge

I imagined the Eowyn challenge more as pretending you are a man to get in a group of guys and kill the witch king.

[HerenIstarion]

Originally Posted by TheGreatElvenWarrior

Let's walk with Bilbo!

I used to walk and IIRC I got past Rivendell but then lost track

I guess I will try to revive my measurement habits (unless I forget and if I manage to locate my old pedometer ) to walk with Bilbo

[Galadriel55]

I would walk, but me and pedometers just don't agree with each other.

I mean I would walk anyways (try not to...), but without measuring. I suppose I can use google maps to measure out my long trips, but what about, you know, up and down the school hall?

[Aganzir]

Funnily enough, I thought of this just a few days ago. I am tempted to take part.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Originally Posted by HerenIstarion

I used to walk and IIRC I got past Rivendell but then lost track

I guess I will try to revive my measurement habits (unless I forget and if I manage to locate my old pedometer ) to walk with Bilbo

Oh, it would be great to see you walking again for this! My old pedometer has been lost to the mists of time, but my family will shortly be investing in new ones.

P.S. It's nice to see you again, Heren.

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

I would walk, but me and pedometers just don't agree with each other.

I mean I would walk anyways (try not to...), but without measuring. I suppose I can use google maps to measure out my long trips, but what about, you know, up and down the school hall?

I will have to Google Maps my walk today to measure how far I went. You should invest in a new pedometer. The last time I checked, they weren't very expensive.

Originally Posted by Aganzir

Funnily enough, I thought of this just a few days ago. I am tempted to take part.

You should. Then you can be Fili, or was it Kili that you wanted to be? I always forget. I am going to be Bilbo in this party. Brother will probably be Bombur, because he thinks that Bombur is the most hilarious.

Anyone want to join our company of dwarves? I am only four or so miles in, and I would love some Downer company for this.

[Gil-Galad]

Originally Posted by TheGreatElvenWarrior

You should. Then you can be Fili, or was it Kili that you wanted to be? I always forget. I am going to be Bilbo in this party. Brother will probably be Bombur, because he thinks that Bombur is the most hilarious.

Anyone want to join our company of dwarves? I am only four or so miles in, and I would love some Downer company for this.

I feel like I should link my facebook posts with here, but as I stated on FB, I would be Gandalf so I would show up some times, but when I do I am saving your lives.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

I'm still counting miles after all these years, though I've been to Mordor and back several times, I'm sure. I usually forget to update on the Éowyn Challenge site - I'll check to see if it's still working.

Yup! Just updated my miles (6250 now). Here's the site: Éowyn Challenge
Newcomers should be able to register to the Barrow-Downs group - we have lovely black shields!