The middle agers group. (Upper 30s,40s & 50ish folks)

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  • AliNouveau
    AliNouveau Posts: 36,287 Member
    mtaratoot wrote: »
    AliNouveau wrote: »
    So my goal was to "walk a marathon" over the week. There's no way in heck I'd ever actually do a marathon in real life so I figured let's see how much effort it would take. Well I reached the goal today!!! Only took 4 days, a lot of long walks but since I woke up with a sore Achilles I figured I'm best to get it done so I can rest tomorrow.

    Btw all this walking was to rest my knee that was sore. Now I've added an ankle to the list but I did it.

    A few weeks ago my neighbor participated in a "run 100 miles in ten days" challenge. She did it in a week. But she does that kind of stuff. Me? Not so much.

    And thanks for diminishing my accomplishment!
  • Michellelea007
    Michellelea007 Posts: 5 Member
    Turned 41 years young this past September, please add me!
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 13,997 Member
    AliNouveau wrote: »
    mtaratoot wrote: »
    AliNouveau wrote: »
    So my goal was to "walk a marathon" over the week. There's no way in heck I'd ever actually do a marathon in real life so I figured let's see how much effort it would take. Well I reached the goal today!!! Only took 4 days, a lot of long walks but since I woke up with a sore Achilles I figured I'm best to get it done so I can rest tomorrow.

    Btw all this walking was to rest my knee that was sore. Now I've added an ankle to the list but I did it.

    A few weeks ago my neighbor participated in a "run 100 miles in ten days" challenge. She did it in a week. But she does that kind of stuff. Me? Not so much.

    And thanks for diminishing my accomplishment!

    It should in no way diminish what YOU accomplished. If I were to tell you how far I've been walking weekly, that shouldn't diminish what you accomplished either. I just think it's neat that some people can go out and run 100 miles in a week. Or in a day and a half. Her and her partner are both ultra runners, and they are sort of suggesting I can do it too. I'm not sure. Her ultra running buddies were giving her a hard time because on one of her days she "only" ran a little more than a marathon and why didn't she just go for at least 50K. She did a half marathon (plus a little) one day and a marathon (plus a little) the next. I think it's pretty amazing what they do.
  • coffee_n_weights
    coffee_n_weights Posts: 115 Member
    "...only ran a little more than a marathon"
    I can't even....
  • Craig_King_1967
    Craig_King_1967 Posts: 93 Member
    Good morning all and welcome to FRIDAY !!!!
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  • forestfreek
    forestfreek Posts: 5,770 Member
    Happy Friday everyone 🥂🤗
  • srmckies
    srmckies Posts: 6 Member
    Happy Friday everyone 🥂🤗

    Yes!!!! Weve arrived
  • srmckies
    srmckies Posts: 6 Member
    Turned 41 years young this past September, please add me!

    Congrats. Welcome to mid life 😁
  • drmwc
    drmwc Posts: 1,029 Member
    mtaratoot wrote: »

    It should in no way diminish what YOU accomplished. If I were to tell you how far I've been walking weekly, that shouldn't diminish what you accomplished either. I just think it's neat that some people can go out and run 100 miles in a week. Or in a day and a half. Her and her partner are both ultra runners, and they are sort of suggesting I can do it too. I'm not sure. Her ultra running buddies were giving her a hard time because on one of her days she "only" ran a little more than a marathon and why didn't she just go for at least 50K. She did a half marathon (plus a little) one day and a marathon (plus a little) the next. I think it's pretty amazing what they do.

    I'm meeting up with an ultra-marathon fan friend of mine this evening.

    He won a world record, for the fastest marathon dressed as a ginger bread man. He held the record for about 12 hours - someone in Australia nabbed the record soon after him. (Here is his story: https://www.goraise.co.uk/blog/richard-fastest-gingerbread-man/.)
  • coffee_n_weights
    coffee_n_weights Posts: 115 Member
    Happy Friday everyone☕️
  • AliNouveau
    AliNouveau Posts: 36,287 Member
    Hooray for Fridays!!!! Anyone have anything fun planned this weekend? Autumn is in full swing here, time to get out and enjoy all the beauty nature offers us at this time of year.
  • NorthStar77
    NorthStar77 Posts: 1,077 Member
    Happy Friday everyone! Its crap in the UK today!
  • carolbrady1
    carolbrady1 Posts: 38 Member
    58 and desperate to lose lockdown weight and get back into my skinny jeans! I want Taran back (she's the girl in the middle of my profile pic, my fanfic OC who I love cosplaying). I'm having problems with arthritis in my hip and back ache, the joys of middle age, lol! But MyFitnessPal is helping I think, and I like seeing others' inspiring stories too :-)
  • mrtoutlaw
    mrtoutlaw Posts: 3 Member
    Good morning,
    Tommy, 37, Veteran, trying to get my groove back
  • mrtoutlaw
    mrtoutlaw Posts: 3 Member
    Good morning,
    Tommy, 37, Veteran, trying to get my groove back
  • AliNouveau
    AliNouveau Posts: 36,287 Member
    Good morning all, a wonderful cold, wet and windy day here in the UK but hey ho it's the weekend, I am off work and am going to be doing a whole lot of nothing but unwinding and relaxing.mmq03qqq2rqz.png

    Such beautiful trees. We seem to have a lot of red this year. Makes the incoming winter season seem a bit less crappy when the trees give us a beautiful show beforehand
  • _canadianbakin_
    _canadianbakin_ Posts: 413 Member
    Good morning, so happy it’s the weekend.
  • annliz23
    annliz23 Posts: 3,657 Member
    Good morning all, a wonderful cold, wet and windy day here in the UK but hey ho it's the weekend, I am off work and am going to be doing a whole lot of nothing but unwinding and relaxing.mmq03qqq2rqz.png

    The rain is here to stay but never mind beautiful trees
  • annliz23
    annliz23 Posts: 3,657 Member
    Happy Friday everyone! Its crap in the UK today!

    Never mind, keep busy there is more to come 😥😥