FEBRUARY 2025 Monthly Running Challenge

chris_in_cal

quilteryoyo wrote: »

@chris_in_cal I thought most people liked using natural gas if it was available. Isn't it cheaper? Me, personally, I don't like it because it scares me, but I didn't grow up with it.

When I moved back East for a couple years I was surprised that a lot of the locals were afraid of natural gas. I grew up with it and it always seemed normal.

With a water heater-heat pump, which is efficient, and the solar panels I have, it'll be free hot water. Hard to beat. As this house has panels I'm trying to use all of the free electricity I can.

kgirlhart

February Goal: 125 miles

2/2: 13.25 miles
2/3: 4.02 miles
2/4: 6.27 miles
2/5: 6.04 miles
2/6: 7.02 miles
2/7: 4.26 miles
2/9: 11.92 miles
2/10: 6.20 miles

58.09/125 miles completed for February

It was not raining this morning, but it was cold and kind of misty. I ran 6.2 miles. I saw one skunk, but otherwise it was a pretty uneventful run.

Beautiful pictures @Teresa502.

Laurz9191

@Teresa502 Your hiked sounded very adventurous. I liked the pictures and can understand why you wouldn’t want to do that route again!

@martaindale 8 states in one year! That’s quite a feat! It must have been fun registering for so many races !

@AlphaHowls Nice bike ! Way to get creative!

I went on a very easy run this morning. Surprisingly, it snowed last night, so the run was a bit slippery in parts, but not icy. I ran 9.2km.

111.3/301km for February.

tarun_yadavA

Morning!
Got in 5.0M at 10'12.

@Teresa502 😯 so so jealous!!!! 😋
Not due back in the States till Oct... Maybe in August too? So have ages to wait for hit of Cinnamon Cheesecake!
Anyways... Enjoy your S.Florida trip! Disfruta!

quilteryoyo

That's a lot of races @martaindale ! I had thought about trying to do the 50 states, but at my age I decided I wouldn't have time. I guess I would if I did 5 a year!

You'll have to let us know if it helps @AlphaHowls .

@chris_in_cal I didn't know you had solar panels. That's great. And, I know people who grew up with natural gas love it, but those of us who didn't....I guess it's like everything else. If you aren't familiar with you, it scares you.

Great running @kgirlhart .

brnlow

Treadmill:

2/1 = 1.2 mi (jog/walk)
2/2 = 2.5 mi (walk)
2/3 = 1.2 mi (jog/walk) Week1, Day 1 of C25K
2/4 = 2.7 mi (walk)
2/5 = 1.4 mi (jog/walk) Week1, Day 3 of C25K
2/6 = 2.3 mi (walk)
2/7 = 2.3 mi (walk)
2/8 = 1.4 mi (jog/walk) Week1, Day 6 of C25K
2/9 = 2.4 mi (walk)
2/10 = 1.3 mi (jog/walk) Week 2, Day 1 of C25K

quilteryoyo

Doing great @brnlow !

1 Feb - Walked 1.10 miles - Ran 2.10 miles - Treadmill
2 Feb - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
3 Feb - Walked 0.85 miles - Ran 2.25 miles - Driveway laps - Gym-about 30 min (didn't turn on Garmin)
4 Feb - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 2.60 miles - Driveway laps
5 Feb - Walked 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps - Gym-28m29s
6 Feb - Walked 0.60 miles - Ran 1.75 miles - Mostly driveway laps - Gym - 22m25s
7 Feb - Walked 0.80 miles - Ran 2.30 miles - Driveway laps
8 Feb - Walked 1.15 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
9 Feb - Walked 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
10 Feb - Walked 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
11 Feb - Walked 0.60 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Treadmill

23.40/80 miles goal

Got up early enough to get my run in before heading out for the day. Since I haven't run for a few days, I decided to take it easy. I walked 0.25 miles for warm up and 0.35 miles for cool down. The middle was a run/walk of 2/2/1 min for 4.5/4.6/4.0, 4.7/4.8/4.0, 4.9/5.0/4.0, then 3 x (5.0/4.0 for 4/1 min) and ended with the last 0.15 miles at 6.0 mph. That averaged out to a 12:36 min/mile pace. Avg HR was 127 with a max of 161 bpm. It wasn't too bad, but was glad I was short on time so I had a good excuse to quit when I did. LOL