JULY 2015 MOVE CHALLENGE
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It's supposed to be 90/91, humid and rainy this weekend, but so far the sun is out. I was able to get up early and put in 4 miles. This evening I want to focus on yoga. I really need to stretch out.
July's MTD Total is 28!
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@jeanniewes and @jesiann2014 I was busy being grateful I kept pace with the pregnant lady who looked like she was due last month
And yes I'm looking forward to the day I can look back and see how much faster and stronger I have gotten.0 -
lol jesiann! Always a smile or chuckle here on the forum...
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY too your son....Hope you guys have AN AWESOME DAY!!!!
Today was 3.0 Walking miles with my girls. Too hot for an evening one so I did a session on the Exercise Bike. That gave me 8.6 Miles...
Total thus far July 17th.....
Exercise Bike.........35.3 miles.....
Walking Miles........60.25 miles...........
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7.14: 1 mile
7.16: 2.5 miles
7.17: 0.75 miles
Success of the day: I was exhausted after work and dinner and could have passed out on the couch. Instead I got the whole family together and we went out for a walk.
Low point of the day: 15 minutes into the walk my five year old lost it and had to be physically carried out of the park
also my 3 year old twice attempted to chase after angry geese in his trike. I'll be drinking back any calories I walked off.
Total: 4.25/15.750 -
jeanniewes wrote: »True story: When I started I weighed 50 pounds more. I had too climb a hill past my house. I had too stop 3 times too catch my breath. After a few years had passed I can now walk all the way up, I can do a walk/jog combination and I have actually jogged all the way up but THAT almost did me in...lol...
Hang in there. As time goes on it just gets better, easier and actually MORE FUN... HONEST!
I can relate ... I joined MFP at the same time I started taking a course at my uni. Once or twice a week, I would take the bus to the uni, then walk back to work, up and over what seemed like a long, steep hill ... while carrying a heavy backpack.
In the beginning, there were days where I wondered if I were going to make it back to work. I was huffing and puffing and sweating ... and people I was encountering were averting their eyes and keeping their distance.
But gradually over the 13 weeks of the course, it got easier. I also lost weight. I was still doing a little bit of huffing and puffing but not nearly so much, and I was keeping up a faster pace.
The course ended, I went on holiday where we were more active than usual, and then I returned.
On Thursday I had my first lecture of the second semester. This time I needed to catch my bus home when I was finished, so my walk took me about halfway along the usual route, and then it turns and goes up a much longer, steeper hill than the one I had been walking. I stood at the bottom, waiting for the light to change, looking up this hill and wondering how I would do. Would I be back to the huffing and puffing and sweating again because this one was harder?
Off I went, and before I knew it ... I was at the top with barely a huff or puff. I couldn't believe it!! It was almost easy!
So yes ... stick with it, and all of a sudden one day, it'll feel easier.
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Still here, honest!!!
Having had a lazy well my plans for a swim followed by dancing were scuppered by a friend suggesting a ride. The route was.. Interesting. I've mentioned cows, fields, wild birds, rivers and all the good stuff before. This was different. This took you through the sorry of neighbourhood where stopping too long gets your wheels nicked. The sort of place where the off-licence (, for my American readers 'liquor store') has reinforced glass stopping customers helping themselves, and where ninety percent of the adult population would benefit from MFP. It was an interesting ride!!!
Totals now
Cycling - 55/80 miles
Walking - 15/50 miles
Swim - 16/100 laps
Stronglifts 5X5 - 0/6 times
Lindy Hop class - 0/4 times
Total mileage - 70/130 miles
Off to the folks this weekend so limited miles for me.0 -
7.14: 1 mile
7.16: 2.5 miles
7.17: 0.75 miles
7.18: 1.5 miles
Total miles: 5.75/14.250 -
I LOVE reading all your posts and what is going on and has gone on in your world. It is good we share our challenges, things we've gone thru. I have said it many times before. THE CHALLENGE IS TOO MOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have had a walk today but will log my total progress this evening....Hope everyone is have a great weekend!0 -
I ll try for 200, we ll see. at the end of July how close I get 0
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200? 200????????????????????? WOW what a goal! GOOD LUCK!
Up early. A walk with my girls 3.0 Miles....
Late afternoon mowing with push mower.....3.0 Miles..
Total thus far July 18th....
Exercise Bike.........35.3 miles.....
Walking Miles........66.25 miles...........
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July's MTD Total is 31 miles.
I was up early today, two loads of laundry up and down the stairs, then grocery store while clothes were in the dryer. Finally! Finally went for a pedicure, which made my feet happy
Then a quick walk around the farmers market and stopped for breakfast before heading home to clean the kitchen. And last but not least a 3 mile walk.
Now it's time for me to flop on the couch and watch movies. My pick for tonight is old Harrison Ford movies.0 -
That was a lot of steps salfit2!
I, too, was up early too walk with my girls before Church AND too beat the heat...
July 19th walking miles 3.0
TOTAL thus far July 19th:
Exercise Bike.........35.3 miles.....
Walking Miles........69.25 miles...........
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March Cycling: 409.33 km (254.34 miles) = 21 hours 55 min
March Walking: 80.47 km (50 miles) = 16 hours 9 min
March Total: 489.8 km (304.3 miles) = 38 hours 4 min
April Cycling: 384.15 km (238.7 miles) = 20 hours 35 min
April Walking: 107.79 km walking (67 miles) = 22 hours 31 min
April Total: 491.94 km (305.6 miles) = 43 hours 6 min
May Cycling: 259.06 km (160.9 miles)
May Walking: 102.75 km (63.8 miles)
May Time: 2060 min (34 hours 20 min) walking & cycling + 45 min stairs & weights + 45 min cycling inside
May Total: 361.81 km (224.8 miles) + stairs, weights and cycling inside = 35 hours 50 min
June Cycling Inside: 215 minutes on bicycle on trainer in basement = 3 hours 35 min
June Cycling Outside: 493.53 km (306.6 miles) in 1531 min cycling outside = 25 hours 31 min
June Walking: 76 km (47.2 miles) in 922 min = 15 hours 22 min
June Time: 2513 min (41 hours 53 min) walking + cycling inside + 1 hour paddling in a sea kayak + some extra time climbing flights of stairs
June Total: 569.53 km (353.9 miles) + cycling inside + 1 hour paddling in a sea kayak + some extra time climbing flights of stairs
Onward to July!
My goal … move a total of at least 500 km.
Wednesday, 1 July - 9.5 km walking (240 min) ... this was a hike up to the top of a mountain and back.
My photos start with the one labelled "01Jul15_MtCheamClimb_01" ... and there are quite a few. They go on to the second page. https://www.flickr.com/photos/machka-bb/sets/72157654396714698
Thursday, 2 July – 5 km walking (60 min)
Friday, 3 July – 5 km walking (60 min)
Saturday, 4 July – 0 km … this day did not exist for us, crossing the international date line meant that we skipped it all together.
Sunday, 5 July - 1.5 km walking (20 min)
Monday, 6 July - 2.3 km walking (25 min)
Subtotals:
July Cycling: 0 km so far
July Walking: 23.3 km in 405 min
July Other: 0 so far
July Time: 405 min = 6 hours 45 min
Slow start, but we have been travelling ... and now we're back into the depths of winter.
Tuesday, 7 July - 2.7 km (30 min)
Wednesday, 8 July - 3.3 km (40 min)
Thursday, 9 July - 3.8 km (45 min)
Subtotals:
July Cycling: 0 km so far
July Walking: 33.1 km in 520 min
July Other: 0 so far
July Time: 520 min = 8 hours 40 min
Friday 10 - 4.7 km walking (55 min)
Saturday 11 - 27.5 km cycling outside (80 min)
Sunday 12 - 26.2 km cycling outside (75 min)
Subtotals:
July Cycling: 53.7 km in 155 min
July Walking: 37.8 km in 575 min
July Other: a few minutes climbing stairs
July Time: 730 min = 12 hours 10 min
Monday 13 - 2.9 km walking (35 min)
Tuesday 14 - 4.2 km walking (50 min) + 40 min on the bicycle on the trainer indoors
Subtotals:
July Cycling: 53.7 km in 155 min + 40 min cycling indoors
July Walking: 44.9 km in 660 min
July Other: a few more minutes climbing stairs
July Time: 855 min = 14 hours 15 min
Wednesday 15 - 3.6 km walking (45 min) + 40 min on the bicycle on the trainer indoors
Thursday 16 - 3.1 km walking (35 min) + 40 min on the bicycle on the trainer indoors
Friday 17 - 2 km walking (25 min)
Subtotals:
July Cycling: 53.7 km in 155 min + 120 min cycling indoors
July Walking: 53.6 km in 660 min
July Other: several more minutes climbing stairs
July Time: 1040 min = 17 hours 20 min
Saturday 18 - 42.2 km cycling (135 min) ... cold, hilly ride!
Sunday 19 - 27.6 km cycling (85 min)
Subtotals:
July Cycling: 123.5 km in 375 min + 120 min cycling indoors
July Walking: 53.6 km in 660 min
July Other: several more minutes climbing stairs
July Time: 1260 min = 21 hours
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I hate to see the weekend end. But was glad to get in another 3 miles today.
July's MTD Total is 34 miles.0 -
7.14: 1 mile
7.16: 2.5 miles
7.17: 0.75 miles
7.18: 1.5 miles
7.19: 1.5 miles
Total miles: 7.25/12.75 (all walking/lite jogging)0 -
Goal 200
7-3 14.14 miles- road bike
7-4 9.43 miles- road bike
7-6 13.33 miles- road bike
7-7 18.14 miles- road bike, wicked windy- felt like I was riding side wind at an angle to the road.
7-10 23.60 miles- road bike
7-11 21.71 miles- road bike
7-12 6.73 miles- road bike, rode with the wife
7-13 11.34 miles- road bike, before the storms roll in. Just started to rumble thunder when I finished..
7-15 22.1 miles- road bike
7/16 9.23 miles- road bike, busy eve didn't have much time... dentist apt. mowed yard, finished bike ride after dark
7/18 25.27 miles-road bike, rode the Pigeon Creek Trail in Evansville
MTD- 175.020 -
girlinahat wrote: »Still here, honest!!!
Having had a lazy well my plans for a swim followed by dancing were scuppered by a friend suggesting a ride. The route was.. Interesting. I've mentioned cows, fields, wild birds, rivers and all the good stuff before. This was different. This took you through the sorry of neighbourhood where stopping too long gets your wheels nicked. The sort of place where the off-licence (, for my American readers 'liquor store') has reinforced glass stopping customers helping themselves, and where ninety percent of the adult population would benefit from MFP. It was an interesting ride!!!
Totals now
Cycling - 55/80 miles
Walking - 15/50 miles
Swim - 16/100 laps
Stronglifts 5X5 - 0/6 times
Lindy Hop class - 0/4 times
Total mileage - 70/130 miles
Off to the folks this weekend so limited miles for me.
Glad all turned out ok!! Had one of them, was on a business trip so I took my bike. After the days meeting I jumped on the bike and headed to the local bike trail. About 15 miles I came to a little town and I could see a convience store down the street about 8 block or so. I swung off the trail to use the restroom and grab a poweraid. About 2 blocks in I noticed I was out numbered by color about 30 to one. I thought it will get better by the store and kept going. When I got to the gas station I noticed the attendent was behind a glass wall with a hand hole to take money. I turned around and went out to my unlocked bike. I think a becon went out of White boy on bike with wallet.... I felt like I was my own parade they were coming to the side walk from everywhere. I would just pray the light would stay green. I even looked and no one was coming and I went through a red light. When I got back one of the locals said where did you go?? I said Trotwood lol.. He said you didn't get off the trail did you? Yea I did, he says and you made it back alive?? There's about 1 or 2 whites shot there a week?? I am much more aware on my surroundings now in unfamiliar territory.
Good cycling!
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94° (108° heat index), 33.2 miles, 1,400 ft of elevation climb. Rode a half metric century course for a full century I'll be doing in October. I'm looking forward to cooler weather.
Recent
Cycling - 33.2 miles (7/20)
Month to Date
Cycling - 74.3 miles (100 Miles Goal)
Jogging/Running - 9.8 miles (25 Miles Goal)
Hiking - 3.8 Miles (0 Miles Goal)
Total - 87.9 miles (125 Miles)0 -
@jeanniewes, I truly enjoy reading everyone's posts as well. @homemademama, you, I like! Hilarious post. Simply hilarious! @SteveCro & @girlinahat, if we ever got you two together, I can only imagine the 'one-upping' on story-telling you guys could do! You make me feel so boring!!!
Everyone is doing so great and getting closer and closer to their goals. @greatful4grace, very impressive goal you have there! And btw, love your screen name. I hate to think where I might be without grace!
Here's a visual of what we are experiencing down south...
For real!!
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@SteveCro & @girlinahat, if we ever got you two together, I can only imagine the 'one-upping' on story-telling you guys could do! You make me feel so boring!!!
Over a few cold beers and then an adventurous bike ride, I'm game, but jesiann you have to come too lol
@ girlinahat- I rode a trail with a brewery right next to it. so many come in there for a beer then made a plastic bottle that fits into bottle cage on bikes with there logo. It holds 2 pints, it's awesome! On Saturdays you get a refill for $4.000 -
Well last week ended up being a light week in intensity. I added up my total exercise minutes and was super surprised, 317 minutes over 4 days. It sure didn't feel like I did that much! Gonna notch my intensity back up this week. Here we go!0
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PRAISE GOD I just live on a nice quite mountain. The only thing I have too worry about is a few cars here and there that have almost run over me! lol
Today was another 3.0 miles. Will be happy when the evenings cool again so I can get in two walks for the day.
Total thus far July 20th..
Exercise Bike.........35.3 miles.....
Walking Miles........72.25 miles...........
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@jesiann2014 awww I like you too. I love hearing everyone's adventures, although @jeanniewes the idea of living on a quiet mountain sounds like heaven
7.14: 1 mile
7.16: 2.5 miles
7.17: 0.75 miles
7.18: 1.5 miles
7.19: 1.5 miles
7.20: 1 mile
Total miles: 8.25/11.75 (all walking/lite jogging)
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Goal 200
7-3 14.14 miles- road bike
7-4 9.43 miles- road bike
7-6 13.33 miles- road bike
7-7 18.14 miles- road bike, wicked windy- felt like I was riding side wind at an angle to the road.
7-10 23.60 miles- road bike
7-11 21.71 miles- road bike
7-12 6.73 miles- road bike, rode with the wife
7-13 11.34 miles- road bike, before the storms roll in. Just started to rumble thunder when I finished..
7-15 22.1 miles- road bike
7/16 9.23 miles- road bike, busy eve didn't have much time... dentist apt. mowed yard, finished bike ride after dark
7/18 25.27 miles-road bike, rode the Pigeon Creek Trail in Evansville
7/20 11.41 miles- road bike
MTD- 186.430 -
@SteveCro Next time your in Evansville, check out some of the more rural roads north of town. I like to follow the Evansville Bicycle Club's Great Pumpkin Metric 25k/50k route (includes ~1,400 ft of climb on the 50k); and am working up to tackling the 100k. There are plenty of other side roads to take off of these routes too.0
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Thank you homemademama! I DO love living on the mountain! I use too hate it when I worked. Did not like traveling up and down in the winter. Always worried about the bad weather. PRAISE GOD I'm retired...
Today it was cloudy early morning and a bit cooler. Girls and I got in a nice walk!
4.00 Walking Miles....
Total thus far July 21st......
Exercise Bike.........35.3 miles.....
Walking Miles........76.25 miles...........
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@SteveCro, I'm in! That would be an evening to remember. I could be the DD! I love the mountains too. Don't get to them very often so it makes the occasion that much better. My guys will be in the Missouri hills next week. There are some beautiful places up there.
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@ girlinahat- I rode a trail with a brewery right next to it. so many come in there for a beer then made a plastic bottle that fits into bottle cage on bikes with there logo. It holds 2 pints, it's awesome! On Saturdays you get a refill for $4.00
I want, no, NEED a beer-related bike bottle!!! lol.
You know the early Tour de France races were all fuelled on beer don't you? They used to ride through villages, grab a beer, stick another in their back pocket and then good to go. Now they've discovered EPO and other such stuff the whole beer-as-fuel thing seems to have gone out of the window!!
Still a miserable showing from me I'm afraid. After such a good June, July is just not happening. The bike has gone in for a service (yes I have a spare so THAT's no excuse) so no riding, but I DID manage a swim last night, despite the debacle that is the pool where they pull you out halfway through and get you to wait while they set up lanes somewhere else in the pool.
Totals now
Cycling - 55/80 miles
Walking - 16/50 miles
Swim - 40/100 laps
Stronglifts 5X5 - 0/6 times
Lindy Hop class - 0/4 times
Total mileage - 70/130 miles
dance class tonight, Swingouts which I need to work on so should be a good one!!0 -
Goal 200
7-3 14.14 miles- road bike
7-4 9.43 miles- road bike
7-6 13.33 miles- road bike
7-7 18.14 miles- road bike, wicked windy- felt like I was riding side wind at an angle to the road.
7-10 23.60 miles- road bike
7-11 21.71 miles- road bike
7-12 6.73 miles- road bike, rode with the wife
7-13 11.34 miles- road bike, before the storms roll in. Just started to rumble thunder when I finished..
7-15 22.1 miles- road bike
7/16 9.23 miles- road bike, busy eve didn't have much time... dentist apt. mowed yard, finished bike ride after dark
7/18 25.27 miles-road bike, rode the Pigeon Creek Trail in Evansville
7/20 11.41 miles- road bike
7/21 29.16 miles- road bike, 14.01 ave. Usually this long of a ride I get the 12-14 ave moderate ride. Pretty happy with this!
Woosh! Goal met!!!
MTD- 215.590 -
@SteveCro Next time your in Evansville, check out some of the more rural roads north of town. I like to follow the Evansville Bicycle Club's Great Pumpkin Metric 25k/50k route (includes ~1,400 ft of climb on the 50k); and am working up to tackling the 100k. There are plenty of other side roads to take off of these routes too.
Thanks! I will have to try some of North roads. The Trail is pretty short, senic but short. I rode it 2 and a half times, gets kinda of redundant. My youngest daughter lives in Evansville now. You from there or visit too? When she was at USI I rode down Boehne Camp Road to another street can't remember but some pretty big hills there.
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