Category: The Pub Crawl Marathon

You collapse face-first onto the grass, feeling like you might die.

You roll over and the Running Man flickers, flickers, flickers- BAM

In a beam of shining light, the running man is replaced with a… Shield? Wearing a viking hat? What the- this must be some kind of running-related hallucination. 

CONGRATULATIONS it booms.

YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE QUEST. YOU, [USERNAME], ARE THE CHOSEN ONE. 

A NEW QUEST AWAITS! DO YOU ACCEPT…?

Whatever your answer is, you aren’t giving it now. Right now, you are going to lay on the grass and breathe.

Normal mode: Write to the end of your scene / 500 words whichever comes first

Hard mode: Write to the end of your scene / 1k, whichever comes first

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– gO– YES– GoiNg kEeeee-eeP–  go- GO – g- G–G-g- gOInG-

It’s working! You’re going faster, ramping up that word count–

A viking helmet flickers in and out on the Running Man’s head. What on earth-? Oh well. You’re so bloody tired at this point, and a real viking might actually put you out of your misery. This running thing is hard, but you’ve got a goal in sight now. 

You can win. You will win!

Challenge:
Desperation hour!

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You make it to the bottom after almost twisting your ankle multiple times on the way.

COME ON! Running Man yells, and tears off, only to come back and prod you with the pencil eraser. He just keeps getting faster. It’s definitely something you’re doing. Maybe… Maybe if you write fast enough you’ll overload his… circuits… or whatever he’s running on…

Normal mode:
EPIC MUSIC HOUR! Write to this (or another equally epic) soundtrack, and do it for the whole hour! It’s proper writing marathon time.

Hard mode:
3,000 words. 1 hour. Can it be done? You’re about to find out…

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Okay. Okay! You made it! Top of the hill!

READY FOR THE NEXT ONE?

Pencil man looks *energised* after that. How? Why? Is your pain fuelling him? Is it your word count?

LET’S GO DOWN!

‘Down’ is a winding path that looks extremely treacherous. You can probably do it, but you might have to break it up a bit… Just to be safe…

Normal mode:
Three 15 minute sprints (5 mins in between)

Hard mode:
45 minute word war

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DO YOU FEEL BETTER NOW?

Jeeze, that pencil looks a lot more threatening when it’s pointed at you. And this dude *hasn’t stopped running this whole time*. That’s not right, surely?

GOOD! SEE THAT HILL?

Yes… That doesn’t sound good to you…

LET’S RUN UP IT!

No. No one should have that amount of enthusiasm for running up a hill. You start to back away and make excuses, but that pencil is looking mighty sharp…

You start running up the hill.

Normal mode:
20 minute sprint!

Hard mode: 
Try to get 1,000 words during the sprint.
If that’s too easy, aim for 1,500.

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THAT WAS GREAT! WHY ARE YOU SLOWING DOWN? 

He just doesn’t get it. Why isn’t he even out of breath? 

It’s so tempting to just lay down on the ground and get your breath back. 

So… Tempting…

Normal Mode:
Lay face-down on the ground and take a break! Return at 1.45pm for a 10-minute sprint to get warmed back up

Hard mode:
Stay warm! You have three attempts at the 50 Headed Hydra: The Ancient NaNo Tradition of trying to write 500 words in 5 minutes.

Do your three 50HH attempts whenever it suits you during the hour!

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YOUR FRIENDS ARE PRETTY GREAT, HUH?

Yeah, really great, you pant.

You’re starting to feel a bit out of breath, but seeing your word count go up like this is a great motivator. As is your running companion.

YOU GOT THIS he shouts, jogging beside you like it’s no big deal.
SPRINT! PUSH YOURSELF! GO GO GO!

Normal mode:
15 minute sprint

Hard mode:
15 minute sprint + write to the next 1.5k (eg. say my wc is 1,370, i would write to 1,500)

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NO ONE LIKES TO GO ALL-OUT AT THE START, ESPECIALLY NOT ON THEIR OWN.  Well, that’s true. Things are usually better with friends, right? SO YOUR FRIENDS WILL CHOOSE HOW LONG YOU RUN FOR Oh… Oh dear. Your friends are a pretty mixed bunch, but they’ll be nice to you… Right? Normal mode: Do the 3 digit challenge. Post the last 3 digits of today’s word count in the comments, and take the word count of the person above you. I’ll start! 616 Hard mode: go to random.org and pick a number between 500 and 999. Or push yourself and go for 999…

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GOOD MORNING
You flail around and fall out of bed. Ow. What the h- A large man in tiny running shorts and a vest is standing over you with a man-sized pencil.

I HEAR YOU WANT TO WRITE SOME WORDS.
Well, that’s true… You haul yourself out of bed and out into the greyish world outside. Urgh, outside. The Running Man jogs constantly next to you.
TIME TO WARM UP, he yells.

NORMAL MODE:

Write 100 words, THEN 

Write the next 2 paragraphs, THEN

Write for 1 song.

(take breaks in between if you like)

HARD MODE:

Write 200 words, THEN

Write the next 3 paragraphs, THEN

Do a 10 minute word war

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The 2023 Brighton WriMos Word Count Pub Crawl Marathon!
We begin at 10am, Saturday 18th November…

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