October 2013 Move Your *kitten* Challenge

5 mile walk

After thinking I was not going to make goal this month, and getting ready to give up.. Determination kicked in, I put on my Never Give Up shirt and hit the gym for spinning.. Goal is officially met !!!

22.3 miles done spinning

7.5 km / 20 km are done.

After thinking I was not going to make goal this month, and getting ready to give up.. Determination kicked in, I put on my Never Give Up shirt and hit the gym for spinning.. Goal is officially met !!!

22.3 miles done spinning

Awesome attitude! Love to see people not willing to give up!

Soooo, as I was just in poking around with the spreadsheet and making preparations for November....

I noticed we have had the SECOND HIGHEST number of miles moved in any month since this challenge began three years ago!!!

Furthermore....we are ONLY 827 MILES FROM BREAKING THE RECORD!!!

And with three days left in the month, I'd say we have a darn good chance of taking that old record down!!

SO WHO'S WITH ME??? :bigsmile:

Dave
Darkrider42

We can do it!!!

@k80flec Thanks for the confidence. I really didn't expect to make it til tomorrow but now I get more bonus miles.:bigsmile:

Look at everyone pushing to get those last few miles/kms . :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: YOU CAN DO IT. :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

October total 151.25 miles :bigsmile: GOAL!!!!:bigsmile: Let the Happy Dance begin :bigsmile:

I'm pretty stoked...so I had a good continuous run (no walk breaks) just two days ago...3.7 miles in 52 minutes....well tonight, I blew that away. I ran (albeit on the gym treadmill....) but I ran for a FULL HOUR and 4.42 miles!!!! Just the 42 is highlighted cuz that number is kinda special to me....not sure why... :bigsmile: With the cooldown walk, it was a nice even 4.5 miles.

And the weirdest thing happened when I was done....I had the strongest craving for fried chicken and pancakes when I was done..... :laugh::laugh: Maybe if I ask really nicely, Speedy might make me some. :bigsmile:

Dave
Darkrider42

@Dave ... we'll make it. :drinker:

@ Sufferlandria ... was the pup with the punctured eye okay? :flowerforyou:

walked 1.38 yesterday
walked 6.28 today





Chris

Wow, I cant believe how may threads have gone by since the last time I logged any miles :embarassed:

Even though there is no way for me to hit my goal this month I am going to try to finish strong and get back on track for next month. I need to work on being more consistent with this.

Believe me, BECCAB1981, I know how tough it can be to get going sometimes, but one thing that has become crystal clear to me these last two months is that the more I move, the more I really, really, really, really WANT to move more! Now it literally PAINS me to take a complete rest day, whereas before, it pained me to get my lazy rear off the couch. It really is the Law of Inertia.....an object at rest tends to remain at rest and an object in motion tends to remain in motion unless acted upon by (an outside) force. Let this MYAC Challenge be your outside force. Try it for two weeks. Make a real effort to get a workout in 4 days a week over those two weeks....or every other day. See how you feel after you've done it a while.

And making GOAL in style with this update....JENNIFERTSMITH, LEAMBI, LORCART, LOVEMYALEX, WHATABROAD, RAASY and TAXMOM9093!!!!!!!!!


LEAMBI - Careful!!!:embarassed: Hope you didn't get hurt! With it getting dark earlier, it does get a little riskier running (and stuff) outdoors. That reminds me...I was going to try to locate a couple of my headlamps so I could run outside after I got off work (in the dark). Thanks for the reminder

CICI_O_K - Sorry about that...got it corrected!

DIANNEP6772 - No worries! You know I'm glad anytime you get any* exercise in and get that heartrate up! :flowerforyou:

LOVEMYALEX - I just want to say how incredible I think you are for putting in over 703 miles! That is so inspiring. :flowerforyou:

RAASY - So proud of you for not giving up and really kicking the afterburners in!!!! :drinker:

TEAMAMELIA - *giggles* I just* have to run to maybe Chicago from Minneapolis and back....you don't think I can do it?? :noway: You're absolutely right.

TAXMOM9093 - I *love* bonus miles!!!!! They're my absolute faaaaaaavorite! Maybe I should set my goal next month at 10 so I can hit goal on the 3rd day and then the rest is gravy! :bigsmile:


Thrilled to see everyone doing so well making or working toward their goals!!!! And also super excited to see all of you that are going to help with shattering that monthly mileage record!!! After tonight's updates, we're only 513 miles away from breaking it now. :drinker:

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Dave
Darkrider42

29 Oct 5.8 miles
30 Oct 3.53 miles

MTD 173.02 miles

Off to Auckland tomorrow = marathon on Sunday!! Yikes my first:sick:
Please put me down for 80 miles in November

Thank you for all the great work and encouragement!!

OK. Second to last day but I did it. 34 more miles for 433 total for October.






@ Dave - There's another 34 miles for the 800+ we are short of the record. I'll try to get more in tomorrow so keep me posted on how close we are.

@ Chris - Well, the dog lived but we had to take out the eye. He will be fine in a couple of weeks but he is adjusting to not having the eye for now. This is what happens when a small dog tries to steal the big dogs food.

Dean

Wow, I cant believe how may threads have gone by since the last time I logged any miles :embarassed:

Even though there is no way for me to hit my goal this month I am going to try to finish strong and get back on track for next month. I need to work on being more consistent with this.

Believe me, BECCAB1981, I know how tough it can be to get going sometimes, but one thing that has become crystal clear to me these last two months is that the more I move, the more I really, really, really, really WANT to move more! Now it literally PAINS me to take a complete rest day, whereas before, it pained me to get my lazy rear off the couch. It really is the Law of Inertia.....an object at rest tends to remain at rest and an object in motion tends to remain in motion unless acted upon by (an outside) force. Let this MYAC Challenge be your outside force. Try it for two weeks. Make a real effort to get a workout in 4 days a week over those two weeks....or every other day. See how you feel after you've done it a while.

And making GOAL in style with this update....JENNIFERTSMITH, LEAMBI, LORCART, LOVEMYALEX, WHATABROAD, RAASY and TAXMOM9093!!!!!!!!!


LEAMBI - Careful!!!:embarassed: Hope you didn't get hurt! With it getting dark earlier, it does get a little riskier running (and stuff) outdoors. That reminds me...I was going to try to locate a couple of my headlamps so I could run outside after I got off work (in the dark). Thanks for the reminder

CICI_O_K - Sorry about that...got it corrected!

DIANNEP6772 - No worries! You know I'm glad anytime you get any* exercise in and get that heartrate up! :flowerforyou:

LOVEMYALEX - I just want to say how incredible I think you are for putting in over 703 miles! That is so inspiring. :flowerforyou:

RAASY - So proud of you for not giving up and really kicking the afterburners in!!!! :drinker:

TEAMAMELIA - *giggles* I just* have to run to maybe Chicago from Minneapolis and back....you don't think I can do it?? :noway: You're absolutely right.

TAXMOM9093 - I *love* bonus miles!!!!! They're my absolute faaaaaaavorite! Maybe I should set my goal next month at 10 so I can hit goal on the 3rd day and then the rest is gravy! :bigsmile:


Thrilled to see everyone doing so well making or working toward their goals!!!! And also super excited to see all of you that are going to help with shattering that monthly mileage record!!! After tonight's updates, we're only 513 miles away from breaking it now. :drinker:

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Dave
Darkrider42

THANK YOU SO MUCH...for all you are doing...and thank you for your encouragement ....:happy:

@Speedyf - GREAT JOB! Congrats on your race! Did you ask the other guys who were doing their 4th Half in 5 weeks which one had the least hills so you could sign up for that one next time???

@lisa
:laugh: I thought about it, but this race is in my hometown, so I'll just stick to this one, and try to beat my own time next year. There's about 6 races in a 20 miles radius from home from May to October, and all of them are very very hilly races, because that's the topography in Eastern Townships. So I'll just have to get use to it, :glasses: and I will get better each time (I hope! :ohwell: :laugh:)

I live in FL so there are pretty much no hills in any race I do here. I am thinking about doing the Hot Chocolate 15k in Ohio with friends next year, but am scared of what hills I will have to do in that!

5 mile hike Saturday, not giving up yet