MAY 2016 Walk, Hike, Bike, Run, jog 100+ Mile challenge

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  • rccsinger
    rccsinger Posts: 1,090 Member
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    May 4

    Walked 8.4 miles

    TMW 26.7
    TMR 148.3
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
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    me again!!!

    Started this glorious month of May up well before dawn, to a hill in the centre of the city to watch the Morris bring in the May. There's something magical about being up before sunrise, even more so when some daft people are prancing with bells on their ankles, clashing sticks and waving hankies to herald in the beginning of summer. Or something like that (apologies to the non-Brits who have never experienced the Morris Men (think there were more women dancers than men there though!!!). The rest of the day was spent dozing, and a friend cooked dinner.

    A march to see some Neolithic long-barrows on the Bank Holiday Monday ended in typical British style - yup, running for cover (a chambered tomb we had to crawl to get into) as the heavens spilt their wares on us.

    The last few days have been gorgeously sunny, and the weekend looks fabulous. I, however, have spent the last two days in bed with the most evil of bugs, scratching away at the back of my throat.

    Somewhat worryingly I have a 10k race in....ten days, and haven't trained for about as long. This is of some concern.......
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
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    oh and congratulations @Machka9 !!!
  • gentlygently
    gentlygently Posts: 752 Member
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    Hi everyone - and welcome Sarah, congrats Machka - and Yep, it's the Brit in me, but I love Morris dancing...(!)

    Well done on our april successes!

    I have not posted my end of april results ( I have been a bit overwhelmed by life) but they were good - certainly an improvement on March, and even if I 'failed' on doing something every day, I was certainly even more active , got back into a bit of cycling and some longer sswimming again and learned I could do gentle Excercise on bad health days. Thanks for the challenge,

    Goals for May? Not sure. When I originally joined the challenge it was an 'activity' challenge not a '100 miles' challenge. (and I sure as heck cannot swim 100 miles in a month!!) So I need to think up my variation I guess.

    You've seen what I do. And my restrictions. Any suggestions?


  • eddiesmith1
    eddiesmith1 Posts: 1,550 Member
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    eddiesmith1 wrote: »
    a couple of days late checking in but I have begun my month, I walked a half marathon on Sunday (in the miserable cold rain) to kick off the month took a day rest and am now on day two of my cycling commute.
    My goal for the month is 450 km cycling (I will be away for a week) and 150 km walk/run (mostly dog walks but i may start c25k this month)
    May 1 - 21.94km Walk
    May 2nd - 2.46 km Walk (24.4 total)
    May 3rd - 32.07km Cycling
    May 4th - 15.91 km (the morning Commute 47.98 total

    may 4th - 16.14km Cycling (afternoon)
    May 4th - 3.57km Walk
    May 5th - 15.78km Cycling (am)

    Monthly Totals
    Cycling - 79.9/450km
    Walking- 27.97/150km

    Off for the afternoon commute shortly
  • bigroastdinner
    bigroastdinner Posts: 263 Member
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    1st - Rest
    2nd - Rest
    3rd - 31 mins Table Tennis
    4th - 24 mins Table Tennis + 60 mins Zumba
    5th - 60 mins Zumba + 28 mins Bicycle (7.7km) + 21 mins Walk (1.29 km)

    Total - 224 / 1,500 mins
    Remaining - 1,276 mins
  • SteveCro
    SteveCro Posts: 788 Member
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    Missed my April goal so I will go for 300 in May. April had 2 weeks of cold, wind, and rain that really messed things up!

    5/1 - 23.94 miles
    5/2 - 15.56 miles
    5/3 - 31.67 miles
    5/5 - 9.24 miles

    MTD - 80.42

    Jan - 170.47
    Feb - 245.31
    Mar - 409.88
    Apr - 227.22

    YTD - 1133.29
  • SteveCro
    SteveCro Posts: 788 Member
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    @gentlygently- swim the English channel once a week and you got it... Just joking of course. Set your goal to push yourself a little bit more than last month and stay with us. Your doing good and keep up the level of work you can do!!
  • jeanniewes
    jeanniewes Posts: 3,628 Member
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    Yes Congratulations Machka! :) you always amaze me on everything you do!
    lol..STEVE! you keep us laughing although we will probably never keep up with you! B)

    May 4th.........4.5 Walking Miles..
    May 5th.........4.0 Walking Miles...

    TOTAL as of MAY 5TH........................19.0 Walking Miles... <3

    Will try too come back late evening and log today's progress.... :)

  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
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    SteveCro wrote: »
    @gentlygently- swim the English channel once a week and you got it... Just joking of course. Set your goal to push yourself a little bit more than last month and stay with us. Your doing good and keep up the level of work you can do!!

    hey @gentlygently, this isn't such a daft idea as it sounds. How ABOUT swimming the English Channel? You are aiming for a 40 minute swim, how many lengths is that for you? Is it as much as a mile? 21 sessions and you're done? Or even something like, give yourself a mile for each day you are able to be active for more than 30 minutes, and aim for the 21?

    go for it!!!
  • SteveCro
    SteveCro Posts: 788 Member
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    @ girlinahat yes the mind does work in ways of our exercise. Some of my biggest disappointments in my rides has been when I started off thinking I need 30+ miles tonight. At about 17 miles I got to thinking how far I had to go, the wind seems strong, my legs just don't have it today........... and I ended short. I have found that 17 miles is easy now for me so I start off thinking I'll get to 17, then I find I feel pretty good, well I'll turn down this road and go to the river, get to the river and I'll ride into town and get a beer. I roll back home at 31 miles and find the wind 6 mph stronger than the previous day I ended. Every mile above 17 is a bonus and not a destination.
  • gentlygently
    gentlygently Posts: 752 Member
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    Ok thanks Steve, Girlina. - Not started on greasing up for the cold, long plunge, but pondering still..... But the record to date:

    1 May - at the beach, some walking etc. (Over 10k steps)
    2 May - more walking - in the rain - (almost 10k steps)
    3 May - another 30 mins plus day of walking, gardening etc. (Over 10k steps)
    4 May - swim 1 k, cycle there and back, school 'run' etc - 400 cals burn day
    5 May - swim with daughter and lots of walking to and from pool, picking up car from garage, out voting, etc (12k steps) -400 cals burn day
    6 May - mmmm er.... Well, I ate a lot of chocolate, does jaw excercise count?







  • jeanniewes
    jeanniewes Posts: 3,628 Member
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    Managed 5.0 miles today. Mowing the Lawn with a push mower helped! lol

    Total thus far May 6th................24.0 Walking Miles
  • LivvieO
    LivvieO Posts: 164 Member
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    joining a bit late but here are my stats so far:

    May 1 - 2.47 miles walked
    May 2 - 6.49 miles walked
    May 3 - 8.38 miles walked
    May 4 - 7.91 miles walked
    May 5 - 5.04 miles walked
    May 6 - 6.0 miles walked
    Total walked so far 36.29 miles
  • gentlygently
    gentlygently Posts: 752 Member
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    :

    1 May - at the beach, some walking etc. (Over 10k steps)
    2 May - more walking - in the rain - (almost 10k steps)
    3 May - another 30 mins plus day of walking, gardening etc. (Over 10k steps)
    4 May - swim 1 k, cycle there and back, school 'run' etc - 400 cals burn day
    5 May - swim with daughter and lots of walking to and from pool, picking up car from garage, out voting, etc (12k steps) -400 cals burn day
    6 May - mmmm er.... Well, I ate a lot of chocolate, does jaw excercise count?
    7 May - over 10k steps, in the Cotswolds





  • Zelandais
    Zelandais Posts: 8 Member
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    Hi 100+ Mile Challengers!

    I'm not new to MFP (although from my lack of weight loss at this moment, it would be hard to prove otherwise) but new to this group and would like to join. A little late in the month, but I'll target 100 miles total, including swimming (it all adds up).

    So far this month:

    May 1: Swim 1.5 mi Bike 12.5 mi
    May 2: Wog (Walk/jog) 5 mi
    May 3: Walk 2 mi.
    May 4: Bike 10 mi. An hour of dancing (Any way to judge linear distance by amount of sweat? If so, it would be longer than the bike ride.)
    May 5-6: Plane rides: 4,108 miles with perhaps a mile of sprinting between terminals
    May 7: Bike 15 miles

    Liz
  • kokopeli2016
    kokopeli2016 Posts: 7 Member
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    :)MAY 2016 ,
    Walk, Hike, Bike, Run, jog 100+Mile challenge..
    Goal 75 miles.. (crazy )

    May=
    1. walked 0.57 miles
    3. walked 1.73 miles
    4. walked 2.48 miles
    7. walked 1.72 miles.
    ......................= 6.5 miles - 75= (68.5) to go
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
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    Zelandais wrote: »
    Hi 100+ Mile Challengers!

    I'm not new to MFP (although from my lack of weight loss at this moment, it would be hard to prove otherwise) but new to this group and would like to join. A little late in the month, but I'll target 100 miles total, including swimming (it all adds up).

    So far this month:

    May 1: Swim 1.5 mi Bike 12.5 mi
    May 2: Wog (Walk/jog) 5 mi
    May 3: Walk 2 mi.
    May 4: Bike 10 mi. An hour of dancing (Any way to judge linear distance by amount of sweat? If so, it would be longer than the bike ride.)
    May 5-6: Plane rides: 4,108 miles with perhaps a mile of sprinting between terminals
    May 7: Bike 15 miles

    Liz

    Welcome @Zelandais

    Now, while we tend to be very accommodating in terms of different peoples abilities and achievements, I DO think any form of motorised transport shouldn't count towards your total...... ;)

    As to dancing- I dance Lindy hop, but wear a fitbit so count steps from it and miles based on that. I uploaded that could be said to be cheating as a lot of the steps are small and on the spot, but like you I consider the sweat to be a good indicator!!!

    Welcome to the team, and welcome to other newbies. Get MOVING!!
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 24,840 Member
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    Machka9 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote:
    Review ...
    Distances include cycling + walking
    March: 489.8 km (304.3 miles) = 38 hours 4 min
    April: 491.94 km (305.6 miles) = 43 hours 6 min
    May: 361.81 km (224.8 miles) = 35 hours 50 min
    June: 569.53 km (353.9 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
    July: 230.7 km (143.35 miles) = 32 hours 45 min
    Aug: 211.3 km (131.3 miles) = 28 hours 8 min
    Sep: 306.7 km (190.6 miles) = 35 hour 2 min
    Oct: 441.82 km (274.5 miles) = 47 hours 43 min
    Nov: 660.21 km (410.23 miles) = 60 hours 41 min
    Dec: 499.91 km (282.8 miles) = 54 hours 56 min
    Jan: 864.79 km (537.35 miles) = 65 hours 36 min
    Feb: 470.53 km (292.4 miles) = 40 hours 39 min
    March: 917.73 km (570.2 miles) = 66 hours 13 min
    April: 417.83 km (259.6 miles) = 40 hours 23 min

    April wasn't a brilliant month for me in terms of exercise ... I had hoped to do one or two longer bicycle rides but sometimes life intervenes in the plans. April ended up being an incredibly busy month with a heavier-than-usual workload at work + assignments due at university + the final steps of my citizenship process. I wrote the citizenship exam and then my ceremony was on April 29 and I am now officially an Australian Citizen! :):)

    May should be a calmer month, although I will be wrapping up the uni course I'm in so there will be work to do for that. Nevertheless, I hope for more kilometres than last May. :)
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    May 1 - 3.8 km (45 min) walking + 40 min on my bicycle on the trainer indoors. It was a windy, rainy, cold day. Winter is upon us.
    _________________________
    Totals:
    May Cycling Outside: 0 km (0 min)
    May Cycling Inside: 40 min
    May Walking: 3.8 km (45 min)
    May Stairs: 0 flights (0 min)
    May Time Total: 85 min = 1 hours 25 min
    May Distance Total: 3.8 km = 2.3 miles
    May 2 - 4.8 km (55 min) walking + 30 flights of stairs (24 min)
    May 3 - 1.8 km (20 min) walking + 35 flights of stairs (28 min) + 40 min on my bicycle on the trainer indoors. Wintery out there.
    May 4 - 6.6 km (80 min) walking + 30 flights of stairs (24 min)
    _______________________________
    Totals:
    May Cycling Outside: 0 km (0 min)
    May Cycling Inside: 80 min
    May Walking: 17 km (200 min)
    May Stairs: 95 flights (76 min)
    May Time Total: 356 min = 5 hours 56 min
    May Distance Total: 17 km = 10.5 miles
    And it's all good ... newbies and old regulars. It's just good to see people getting active. :)

    May 5 - 8.7 km (105 min) walking + 30 flights of stairs (24 min)

    May 6 - 1.5 km (18 min) walking

    May 7 - 7.5 km (90 min) walking around Sydney (Australia)

    May 8 - 6 km (75 min) walking around Sydney


    _______________________________
    Totals:
    May Cycling Outside: 0 km (0 min)
    May Cycling Inside: 80 min
    May Walking: 40.7 km (488 min)
    May Stairs: 125 flights (100 min)
    May Time Total: 668 min = 11 hours 8 min
    May Distance Total: 40.7 km = 25.3 miles

    And thanks everyone. :)

  • bigroastdinner
    bigroastdinner Posts: 263 Member
    edited May 2016
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    1st - Rest
    2nd - Rest
    3rd - 31 mins Table Tennis
    4th - 24 mins Table Tennis + 60 mins Zumba
    5th - 60 mins Zumba + 28 mins Bicycle (7.7 km) + 21 mins Walk (1.29 km) = 109 mins
    6th - 23 mins Table Tennis + 45 mins Bicycle (10.2 km) = 68 mins
    7th - 60 mins Zumba + 26 mins Bicycle (7.5 km) = 86 mins
    8th - Rest

    Total 378 / 1,500 mins == 32.51 Fitbit miles
    Remaining - 1,122 mins

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