February 2017 Running Challenge

Stoshew71
Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
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Happy February. The month of love and valentines. Come join us in the love of running. You may find that you will love it too. Even if you catch us mid-month. it's never too late to join us.

You set your own pace and distance for the month. We will all be doing it together. This is your virtual running group to keep you accountable and enjoy a virtual coffee with your fellow runners after you run. Make new friends and learn a few things.

Hi everyone. This is a continuation from the January 2017 Running Challenge which can be found at:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10493483/january-2017-running-challenge

Anyone can join in. New & Old. And if you found this thread late, you can join in at any time.
We have members that are total beginners all the way to Boston Qualifiers and beyond. We are a friendly and encouraging bunch.

Here are the details from last month that applies here again.

Anybody want to join me for a running challenge? Set a goal here and mark it every day here. OPTIONAL: You can post your progress by creating a ticker at http://www.tickerfactory.com (If creating one seems difficult, then don't let that stop you. Just type in your daily miles here.)

You can run, walk, or do treadmill. Just be consistent. I am setting a goal for 230 miles. Don't let my high (or low) goal intimidate you. Some can do 25, 50; whatever you like. We can help motivate each other. What do you say? If you are new to running, set a low goal. (You can also log your miles in km's if you choose.) Also, if you rather log your process by time rather than distance, you are free to do that as well.

You can set your goal now but wait until Wednesday February 1 to start logging your runs.

Also, don't forget to join our group which can be found at:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/21182-monthly-running-challange

There you will find lots of good info, and it's a place where everyone can talk to each other for further motivation. It's also a place to find help when there is a problem with this thread.

After you run, come into this thread and post what you did. (don't forget to hit the star in the upper right corner to bookmark this thread) Keep a running tally of what you did this month, and interact with the others. Many folks come in here and chat it up even on their rest days or while recouping from injury. This is a very social group and we talk about many things to include running. Very friendly bunch here so don't be afraid to say hi (even if this is your first time). Talk about a recent race or one coming up. Ask questions, provide answers, or just learn. Participation is what makes this group successful.

Not quite sure how to log your runs, follow what many other people are doing. Even look at last month's thread that I posted above.


*******OPTIONAL TICKER*************
Info on tickers since I know there will be questions. Sign up for an account http://www.tickerfactory.com and create your ticker.
Then you need to update it after you do a run and post it here. Here is what you will need to do.


After setting up your ticker, you will need to make note of the weblink they give you so you can return. An example would be:

http://www.tickerfactory.com/exercise/w6K1EiX/ <<<< the last part will be a part of the image link (explained below) that will be supplied to you after you initially create your link.



When you return to TickerFactory with the weblink, go to your settings page. Make sure you type your pin in that you set when you created your ticker account.
Then where it says "Your current cumulative value, there is an add button. Just add what you just did and the cumulative value automatically changes. Then hit next.

Now after you added your new miles (or km's) to your ticker you need to post it here.


After you hit next, it will give you a bunch of codes suggesting on how to display your ticker.
Use the one at the bottom where it says Direct Image URL:

It will look something like:
http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/t/w6K1EiX/exercise.png

To display that correctly in your post, make sure you place the img tags around that link. So it will look, (removing the spaces in the img tags):

[ img ] http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/t/w6K1EiX/exercise.png [ /img ]

^^^^^^^ Don't forget to remove the spaces between the brackets. ^^^^^^^^^^

Some key things to pay attention to when posting your ticker.

1: Use the link that ends in .png
2. Remember the [ img] and [ /img] tags go in between the link
3. remove the spaces in the img tags before posting
4. YES, there is a / in the second /img tag



Good luck! And happy running (or walking or treadmilling, ect). If you have any trouble or have questions, please feel free to PM me.

Stan
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  • tdbernrd
    tdbernrd Posts: 510 Member
    Woohoo! My goal for February will be 45 miles.


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  • kimlight2
    kimlight2 Posts: 483 Member
    I created my half marathon training calendar for February using a mixture of Hal Higdon's Novice 1 and 2 and looks like a minimum of 53 miles if just run 3 days a week. So I think I am in for 55 miles.

    March - Need to find a 10k
    May 20 - Cleveland Marathon 8K (Maybe)
    May 21 - Cleveland Marathon Half
    June 10 - Run and Ride Cedar Point 5k
    June 11 - Run and Ride Cedar Point Half Marathon (Back up Plan) or Quarter Marathon
  • garygse
    garygse Posts: 896 Member
    I'm going to aim for 125 miles...less days in the month plus I won't actually be running until the 4th, leaves just 24 days to do it in. Good luck everyone.
  • dkabambe
    dkabambe Posts: 544 Member
    After spending much of January ill and only managing 149km, I won't push myself too hard in February but still want to get back towards the dizzy heights of December (220km) so will aim for 200km.

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  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,881 Member
    I went over my 75 mile January target and I have 2 HMs in February. But I will probably not run a couple days before and after and with the shorter month... I am going to aim for 70.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    edited January 2017
    Heck with it, gonna say 150 for full marathon plan training miles.

    Also, I'm really tempted to wear my new shoes for my run tomorrow, but I'm not sure wearing them for an 8n mile progression run is the best idea....despite the fact that I got them for faster running.

    Think I can risk it?
  • ritzvin
    ritzvin Posts: 2,860 Member
    Tentative goal: ~60ish miles (~15/wk). I may step up the long runs and increase that though - I'm considering registering for a spring half (hadn't previously considered it - since I usually get a bit out of shape in the winter, but ran 10 miles and PR'd it on the freak warm weekend 2 weeks ago).
  • frugaltrophywife
    frugaltrophywife Posts: 6 Member
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  • BeeerRunner
    BeeerRunner Posts: 728 Member
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    Heck with it, gonna say 150 for full marathon plan training miles.

    Also, I'm really tempted to wear my new shoes for my run tomorrow, but I'm not sure wearing them for an 8n mile progression run is the best idea....despite the fact that I got them for faster running.

    Think I can risk it?

    @MNLittleFinn Have you run in them yet? If so, and it went well, I'd go for it. If they were still a bit uncomfortable, I'd wait and do some more short, easy runs 1st. I got my new shoes last Tuesday, and I only did one 10 mile run in my old shoes since that was the 2nd day I had them. They felt a little awkward the 1st day (Tuesday), and I wasn't "sold." I wore them again on Thursday and thought they felt a little awkward when I put them on, but once I started running, they felt great! I did a 6 mile pace run on Saturday and a 12 mile long run on Sunday. I no longer have any desire to run in my old shoes unless maybe it's yucky out so I don't get my new shoes all scrungy looking. Lol!
  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
    karllundy wrote: »
    In for 80...God willing.

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    ....and the creek don't rise (as the saying goes) ;)
    vandinem wrote: »
    I'm back for 80, stretch goal 100. Although it is a short month, and I always run uphill, with the sun and wind in my face ...

    bolded part = hilarious!



    I guess I'm going for 60. Which may be pushing it seeing how the past 2 months have gone. But that's only 15 miles per week! I can do this :#

  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    BeeerRunner wrote: »
    @MNLittleFinn Have you run in them yet? If so, and it went well, I'd go for it. If they were still a bit uncomfortable, I'd wait and do some more short, easy runs 1st. I got my new shoes last Tuesday, and I only did one 10 mile run in my old shoes since that was the 2nd day I had them. They felt a little awkward the 1st day (Tuesday), and I wasn't "sold." I wore them again on Thursday and thought they felt a little awkward when I put them on, but once I started running, they felt great! I did a 6 mile pace run on Saturday and a 12 mile long run on Sunday. I no longer have any desire to run in my old shoes unless maybe it's yucky out so I don't get my new shoes all scrungy looking. Lol!

    Haven't run in them yet. Got them in the mail last night and today was a rest day. I tried them on last night and just walked around the house a bit, and they felt nice. My options are wear them tomorrow for 8 miles, or wait for Friday's 4 mile run.
  • louubelle16
    louubelle16 Posts: 579 Member
    Managed 112 in January, but there were 5 long run days in the month because there were 5 Sundays. This month is likely to be slightly less, as not only is it a shorter month but it somehow has 2 cut-back weeks in it, so I'll go for 100 as a goal again :)
  • bmelb1
    bmelb1 Posts: 224 Member
    I'll increase my goal to 115 km this month.

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