January 2018 Running Challenge
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@Orphia Most of my stuff was already on Nike so I had the majority of my miles and "achievements" on there. The problem with Nike is they don't like other people's stuff (which I get) so when my tomtom died I went with Garmin over Fitbit because Garmin was compatible with Nike. Moving data from runkeeper I had to use a third party website workouts.
As far as I can tell, I can't transfer my fitbit data to Nike.
I think a lot of people use Strava. I can't remember if I ever tried Strave. I think I tried mapmy run once too. I've bounced around too much.1 -
I am back. As I stated in the other thread my goal this month is 62 miles. This month I want to focus on running "longer" distances at a time without breaks. I made my December goal mostly by running 1-3 miles. This month I will do at least one 10k.
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JessicaMcB wrote: »It ain't even January and I'm already late!
I regret to inform you all that you are stuck with me for another year
. In for 550k
...I can only assume that (550k) is a typo....and you meant 5500 k? If not...I am disappoint....!2 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »@Orphia Most of my stuff was already on Nike so I had the majority of my miles and "achievements" on there. The problem with Nike is they don't like other people's stuff (which I get) so when my tomtom died I went with Garmin over Fitbit because Garmin was compatible with Nike. Moving data from runkeeper I had to use a third party website workouts.
As far as I can tell, I can't transfer my fitbit data to Nike.
I think a lot of people use Strava. I can't remember if I ever tried Strave. I think I tried mapmy run once too. I've bounced around too much.
@RunsOnEspresso A bunch of us use Strava. We have a MFP Monthly Running Challenge Strava group:
https://www.strava.com/clubs/mfpmnthlychlng
I'm on Strava multiple times a day.
I'm on MapMyRun but only really let Garmin sync to it. I pop in every few days to give kudos /say hi to my couple of friends.
I stopped using Fitbit a year ago, but somehow it's getting bits of my data from somewhere. I can't work it out.
It wants our info, but won't share it! 1 -
JessicaMcB wrote: »It ain't even January and I'm already late!
I regret to inform you all that you are stuck with me for another year . In for 550k
...I can only assume that (550k) is a typo....and you meant 5500 k? If not...I am disappoint....!
Probably 550,000km, knowing @JessicaMcB 2 -
I watched SBS Insight today - their episode on 'Pushing the Limits' - about ultra-endurance athletes.
They all seemed to say that they actually *like* pain, and want to feel pain.
I was worried I was heading that way with my 50 km run ambition, but that's not why I want to do it. I'm not like that.
I just love running, and challenging my thoughts, and I find winning the mental battle extremely satisfying.
Do other distance runners here actually want to feel pain?0 -
Running a little late to get my challenge in. I am going again for the 60km this month If the weather does not do a code red ice turn that should be quite doable. Been thinking also to to make it a annual challenge for myself doing 750km this year in total. Will keep track of both I think Just for fun or is there a 2018 annual running challenge?
Scheduled first ever race: 10k urban trial run 8 July 20183 -
Wow, four pages already!
Hi guys! My goal was 50k / 31 mi in December, and I went a little over despite holiday breaks. But it's starting to get really cold and I hate the treadmill. So I think I'm going to stick to my previous goal. 50k.
Also looking into a 5k on the 20th, but haven't registered yet.1 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »@Orphia Most of my stuff was already on Nike so I had the majority of my miles and "achievements" on there. The problem with Nike is they don't like other people's stuff (which I get) so when my tomtom died I went with Garmin over Fitbit because Garmin was compatible with Nike. Moving data from runkeeper I had to use a third party website workouts.
As far as I can tell, I can't transfer my fitbit data to Nike.
I think a lot of people use Strava. I can't remember if I ever tried Strave. I think I tried mapmy run once too. I've bounced around too much.
@RunsOnEspresso A bunch of us use Strava. We have a MFP Monthly Running Challenge Strava group:
https://www.strava.com/clubs/mfpmnthlychlng
I'm on Strava multiple times a day.
I'm on MapMyRun but only really let Garmin sync to it. I pop in every few days to give kudos /say hi to my couple of friends.
I stopped using Fitbit a year ago, but somehow it's getting bits of my data from somewhere. I can't work it out. It wants our info, but won't share it!
I have all of my data in RunKeeper going back many years.... but these days I track everything with my Garmin 935 and it syncs the data to Strava, RunKeeper, MFP, and Apple Health for me. I only use Strava because of THIS group though
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cburke8909 wrote: »I am in for 150. I don't know if I can do it but 2018 miles for 2018 is my overachiever goal for the year.
@cburke8909 I thought about making that my big overachiever 2018 goal as well but talked myself down from it. I am afraid I might seriously break myself. I am also going to have to drop to the half marathon instead of the full in March because of my stupid foot issues.
January Goal: 140 miles
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I watched SBS Insight today - their episode on 'Pushing the Limits' - about ultra-endurance athletes.
They all seemed to say that they actually *like* pain, and want to feel pain.
I was worried I was heading that way with my 50 km run ambition, but that's not why I want to do it. I'm not like that.
I just love running, and challenging my thoughts, and I find winning the mental battle extremely satisfying.
Do other distance runners here actually want to feel pain?
Ummm, no. I am very anti-pain. I love running because of the challenge, friends I have made, the energy it gives me, the way I can work out all the frustration of the day....etc. No pain for me please!3 -
My goal for January is 110 miles. I surpassed this in December (134 miles) but that was due to the Runner's World streaking challenge. Since January is starting off with a week of this darn artic blast, 110 might be lofty!3
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I watched SBS Insight today - their episode on 'Pushing the Limits' - about ultra-endurance athletes.
They all seemed to say that they actually *like* pain, and want to feel pain.
I was worried I was heading that way with my 50 km run ambition, but that's not why I want to do it. I'm not like that.
I just love running, and challenging my thoughts, and I find winning the mental battle extremely satisfying.
Do other distance runners here actually want to feel pain?
There's "want" and "don't care because it's just another thing to get through on the way to my goal." I don't necessarily want to feel pain, but it is a sign that I am pushing further and longer and testing my limits, which I think is what all Ultra-runners are doing.1 -
@Orphia @PastorVincent I still have fitbit synced to mfp because I have the scale. I think if I wanted to export my fitbit data I'd have to manually. I don't care that much. LOL
Maybe I need to join strava to keep up with all of you! I plan/hope to stick with Garmin (like I said with Fitbit and TomTom too) 1 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »I watched SBS Insight today - their episode on 'Pushing the Limits' - about ultra-endurance athletes.
They all seemed to say that they actually *like* pain, and want to feel pain.
I was worried I was heading that way with my 50 km run ambition, but that's not why I want to do it. I'm not like that.
I just love running, and challenging my thoughts, and I find winning the mental battle extremely satisfying.
Do other distance runners here actually want to feel pain?
There's "want" and "don't care because it's just another thing to get through on the way to my goal." I don't necessarily want to feel pain, but it is a sign that I am pushing further and longer and testing my limits, which I think is what all Ultra-runners are doing.
Pain or discomfort? Because there's definitely a difference. I am ok with discomfort and pushing myself. But pain? Probably not.0 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »MNLittleFinn wrote: »I watched SBS Insight today - their episode on 'Pushing the Limits' - about ultra-endurance athletes.
They all seemed to say that they actually *like* pain, and want to feel pain.
I was worried I was heading that way with my 50 km run ambition, but that's not why I want to do it. I'm not like that.
I just love running, and challenging my thoughts, and I find winning the mental battle extremely satisfying.
Do other distance runners here actually want to feel pain?
There's "want" and "don't care because it's just another thing to get through on the way to my goal." I don't necessarily want to feel pain, but it is a sign that I am pushing further and longer and testing my limits, which I think is what all Ultra-runners are doing.
Pain or discomfort? Because there's definitely a difference. I am ok with discomfort and pushing myself. But pain? Probably not.
quads and calves killing after 17 hours on trail is something I'm OK with.0 -
I'm so not excited about -22C predicted for my race start tomorrow. At least my race bling was a fleece-lined running jacket?7
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I'm so not excited about -22C predicted for my race start tomorrow. At least my race bling was a fleece-lined running jacket?
If it makes you feel better, it will be -27C when I go on my run tonight..... You'll be fine. Remember, once you're running, you'll stay warm, as long as you dress properly.2 -
Happy new year to everyone!
My January goal is same as December i.e. 90 km.
I missed by 10 km so hoping to achieve it and some more in January.
Good luck with your goals and hope everyone stays free of injuries!! 2 -
This is awesome! I’m in for January. I had a minor injury in November and have really not gotten back into running too much. But I’m ready. I’ll start with 75 kms for Jan.4
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RunsOnEspresso wrote: »@Orphia @PastorVincent I still have fitbit synced to mfp because I have the scale. I think if I wanted to export my fitbit data I'd have to manually. I don't care that much. LOL
Maybe I need to join strava to keep up with all of you! I plan/hope to stick with Garmin (like I said with Fitbit and TomTom too)
I know nothing about FitBit, but since you already have Garmin, using Strava is simple. Just tell Garmin to auto sync to Strava and let it do all the work. That will not bring over old data (but you can export from Run Keeper, and import into Strava), but it will mean every future run is there for you.0 -
Hmm 2018 miles in 2018 is only 168ish miles a month. I think that is within reach for me...4
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MNLittleFinn wrote: »I'm so not excited about -22C predicted for my race start tomorrow. At least my race bling was a fleece-lined running jacket?
If it makes you feel better, it will be -27C when I go on my run tonight..... You'll be fine. Remember, once you're running, you'll stay warm, as long as you dress properly.
Yeah, I've got the gear and know I can be warm enough. Still intimidating! I am going to play around with DIY glasses defogging hacks today I think (aka dish soap and/or shaving cream). If I can get that sorted I'll be fine. Or I can do what I normally do and use my gloves as periodic windshield wipers...1 -
Been very awol on here the last month or so but still been running and I won a place in London MArathon with my running club draw!
This months goal is 150 Miles....12 -
Doing a little end of year graphing comparing 2016 to 2017 (started running in September 2015, so I was only a few months into it at the start of 2016). The dip for October of both years is when I ran my goal 1/2 marathon, so included tapering and recovery. Other than that, I've been pretty consistently at 90 miles or more per month since about July 2016. I also ran HMs in September 2016 (practice), May 2017, and November 2017.
Given this trend, and that I have a half coming up on Jan 14, I think I'll set my goal for January 2018 at 93 miles again (3 miles per day on average). It might be tough given travel, the HM, and weather but I will shoot for it.
Upcoming races:
1/1/18 Resolution Run
1/14/18 Key West Half Marathon
4/22/18 Glass City Marathon Relay (5-person relay) OR Half Marathon
8/19/18 Falmouth Road Race (7 miles, pending group getting in by lottery)
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PastorVincent wrote: »
I know nothing about FitBit, but since you already have Garmin, using Strava is simple. Just tell Garmin to auto sync to Strava and let it do all the work. That will not bring over old data (but you can export from Run Keeper, and import into Strava), but it will mean every future run is there for you.
I got a Garmin 235 for Christmas. Still learning how to use the watch, but how do you sync it to Strava? I downloaded the app because almost all my running friends use it. Do I do something in the Connect app to sync it to Strava?
I did 2.0 miles on a treadmill today because raining here before we get the arctic blast and I turned on the Run Indoor feature but it kept going back to the clock face. Not sure what I did wrong - but it did not record workout.0 -
PastorVincent wrote: »Hmm 2018 miles in 2018 is only 168ish miles a month. I think that is within reach for me...
Agreed. This is my monthly goal with aspirations to have a full year that meets or exceeds 2018. Happy New Year everyone.
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My goal is 40 K this month as I'm building my way back up (slowly). Looking forward to the challenge!2
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All this talk of annual goals. With recovery cycles from my April and September races, I don't dare set an annual goal. All annual goals are race or skill related. Good luck to everyone going for 2018 in 2018.1
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I want to do 1500 miles this year. I did about 1000 this last year. Before that I have been between 700 miles to 800 miles. A modest increase this year, and hope to see if I can pick it up a bit. Even more than 1000 will make me happy.3
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