December 2013 Move Your *kitten* Challenge
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I got a LOT closer than I thought....I have one more run for the month tomorrow and won't be making a 6 1/2 mile run :-)
4.02 Miles Saturday
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Ran 5K on the treadmill and then did a brisk walk for a total of 3.8 miles. Not as much as I had hoped....wanted to do the bike too, but I do still have two more days to get the remaining 9.8 miles for goal. And I probably should be careful not to overdo it as my hip is still healing. It's getting better every day though and I'm almost walking completely normally again.
Dave
Definitely don't overdo it! Be bad to strain it and set yourself back further.0 -
It's colder & darker (less day-light) now in NH and will be that way for a few months, which means the long rides and runs have come to a close for the season . . . However, there will be more spinning, swimming and even some "Freeze Your Buns" series runs this winter. *and some skiing too.
Going to set my goal at 65 miles for December.
Dec. 2nd: 12 miles (*Spin*)
Dec. 2nd: 15 miles (*Spin*)
Dec. 11th: 6 miles (*Elliptical*)
Dec. 13th: 12 miles (*Spin*)
Dec. 13th 1 mile (*Swimming*)
Dec. 15th: 2 miles (*Yule Light Up The Night*)
Dec. 16th: 12 miles (*Spin*)
Dec. 18th: 2.5 miles (*Treadmill*)
Dec. 20th: 12 miles (*Spin*)
Dec. 21st: 6.5 miles (*Snow-Covered Trail Run*)
Dec. 30th: 12 miles (*Spin*)
Total: 93 miles for December (*did better than I thought / hoped)0 -
12/30: 6.36km
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12/24+ 9.02 miles running at 13:24 pace
12/26 + 7.18 miles running at 13:10 pace
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12.29. 3.56
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I got the coolest gift for Christmas! The Mio Alpha heart rate monitor. No chest strap!! Unlike most monitors with no chest strap, it will do continuous monitoring. You don't have to reach over and touch sensors on the watch like most strapless monitors. It's Bluetooth 4.0 (Smart Bluetooth). It shines a light through the skin on your wrist and a receptor reads the return and measures your pulses. It has a motion sensor to take the bouncing out when you are running, riding, hiking or doing something that shakes your wrist. I've been using it the last couple of times and the HR was almost identical to my Polar H7! Tre Bien! Que Maravilhosa!! E Botimo! I love this thing. If I forget to put it on, I don't have to undress to get it on and since it doesn't rely on electrical signals, I don't have to moisten sensors or work up a sweat before it works. :-) You just put it on your wrist, tell it to find your pulse, and then go. Just thought I would pass that on. :-) Besides, I look good going strapless. :-)
@sufferlandria: Wow! never heard of it before, but now it's at the top of my list for when I'll finally reach my goal weight. Thanks for the tip! I'm sure I won't be the only one that will Google it!
That sounds super cool!
Edit: Just read a Runner's World article that gave it mixed reviews. Negatives were that there isn't GPS and that you can't connect it to your PC (so you can't download the data or upload any software updates), but the review was from this summer and technology can change a lot in a few months.
It's just a heart rate monitor (and a watch). The reviewer in Runners world was comparing apples to oranges. It's not a running computer, just a heart rate monitor like a Polar H7 or a Wahoo Fitness heart monitor. They don't keep the data. They Bluetooth link to your computer or your phone and rely on your app to record and interpret the data. What it does is take your heart rate in an incredibly easy method and transmit it to your bike computer or your smart phone. I saw the article and it is comparing it to running computers with HRMs but that's not what it is. It is just a HRM that uses a novel approach to getting your heart rate and then uses Bluetooth to get those numbers to your exercise computer or smart phone app. Check out the review by DCRainmaker. He buys a lot of equipment and since it wasn't solicited equipment, he can do some pretty unbiased reviews. This was one of the products and he gave it pretty good reviews. I know in the few times I've used it, I've been really impressed. :-)0 -
added 3 miles today new total 78.15 miles0 -
I got one for Christmas - still learning to use it but could be interesting! Would we log all our mileage our just our special fitness walks like I do now?0
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Has anyone else seen/joined Moon Joggers? A friend posted about it on Facebook. In 2013, they had people pledge miles that would get them to the moon and back. This year they are trying to get to Venus! Sort of like this challenge, but trying to get 25,000,000 miles total!
http://www.moonjoggers.com/registration/
There are different levels of registration and it can be free if you don't want the medal or t shirt. It looks like fun to me and since I am already tracking all my miles, why not?
I think this is only running/walking miles and not all the rest that we can use here though.0 -
Might be 6 miles short of my goal if I cannot get out for a run tomorrow0 -
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It has beena struggle at times but tomorrow I shall do it!
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adding 7.84
mtd 52
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12/30: 1.83
Was hoping to get in a jog/run/walk today, but not looking likely due to serious DOMS and schedule issues. Hoping tomorrow to hit the ultimate goal!!!
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11 miles done.
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A round up of all my missing data - I think I've exceeded my goal.
20th: 6.54 m
21st: 3.49 m
22nd: 8.66 m
23rd: 2.88 m
24th: 4.69 m
25th: 5.97 m
26th: 14.88 m (11m of which was on a stationary bike)
27th: 5.35 m (3.6 m of which was on a stationary bike)
28th: 8.18 m
29th: 7.51 m
30th: 3.94 m
And tomorrow I'm going up a very muddy hill, weather permitting.
Total: 198.27
To go: Goal plus 78.27 m
Target: 120 miles
Since there are so many of us using fitbits, why don't we start an @ss-mover fitbit group? It shouldn't be that hard and it doesn't take any extra tracking work. What do you think?
Sounds like a good idea - I suffer from the curse of the fitbit too - I've had mine since March and have done 3,662,853 steps since then. WOW that's 1,623.41 miles!!!!!!0 -
Yesterday - Walk 3 miles, Bike 5 miles
Today - Run3.5 miles
Total for December - 117.5 miles out of 120
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