What is your best fitness achievement to date?

brookielaw · November 2017

This morning my 2 year-old was asking if we were running a race this weekend. (We walk family 5Ks and try to pick ones that have a kids fun run attached). The fact that "racing" is the norm for my toddler and that she loves it so much and wants to be active is probably a bigger accomplishment than any triathlon I've done or time I've shaved off my 5K over the past year.

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld · November 2017

brookielaw wrote: »

This morning my 2 year-old was asking if we were running a race this weekend. (We walk family 5Ks and try to pick ones that have a kids fun run attached). The fact that "racing" is the norm for my toddler and that she loves it so much and wants to be active is probably a bigger accomplishment than any triathlon I've done or time I've shaved off my 5K over the past year.

It's great that you're passing on healthy habits

BcMuscles · November 2017

I hit a 455lb squat for 2 reps. New PR

TehFole · November 2017

I am most proud of my 5th place out of 80 in judo state championship of Croatia

(2014)

laur357 · November 2017

I can squat 150 lbs many times. And deadlift my boyfriend.

Morgaath · November 2017

Getting back to a sub 8 minute mile (Did 5 minutes in high school... 30+ yrs, & 75lbs ago)
30 minute 5k
Finishing a Tough Mudder, and then walking another 3 miles that evening because my legs were getting stiff.

Keladelphia · November 2017

I have two

1) My first strict pull-up which was about 1.5 years into my weight loss/fitness journey. When I weighed 235 that goal seemed insurmountable. Once I it did I felt like I could achieve anything if I put my mind to it.

2) A 200lb(91kg) clean and jerk at 138lb body weight this past Sunday. I remember trying to dead lift 200 pounds a couple of years ago and every time I tried my back would round and then hurt for a week. I though i'd never be able to dead lift that weight correctly let alone clean and jerk it so I was SO happy on Sunday.

Graelwyn75 · November 2017

Mine were back in 2013/2014 when I reached peak fitness.

I managed 6 gym classes in one day on one occasion (it was my gym's open day and I set that challenge for myself. These included quite intense classes)

I ran my first and only 5k and was the first woman back, did it in 24 minutes. I was 3rd back overall, out of around 100. I had not run in a month and I have COPD (65% lung function) so this was HUGE for me.

I was outdoing the guys in classes in terms of the strength based circuits, I suppose that was some sort of achievement.

And simply the fact I had attained 12% bodyfat, in spite of my lung disease. I pushed myself to my limits and that was the result.

Sadly, soon after, I lapsed, stopped working out altogether, went onto anti depressants, gained to a weight I had never ever been and got very flabby and unhealthy.

I am now back to being incredibly fit and the same bodyfat, if not lower, but at too low a weight. Trying to get myself back to my old mindset now. I am still pretty strong, however. This is how I looked at the time I hit those aforementioned achievements.

Watch_Me_Rise · November 2017

Completing the Utah Spartan Super race this year.. It was so incredibly hard and I didn't train enough for it but I had a great team that carried me through it at times. It was a lot of fun but I want to make sure next time that I train hard so I can do better and complete it in a decent time..

SarahR2412 · November 2017

Being able to run 30 minutes straight no stopping and feeling like I can actually do more! And no aches or pains anymore

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld · November 2017

Bumping, Share your best achievement

ckozl81 · November 2017

A few years back I did a half marathon 2 years in a row and I beat the time I had set for myself. That was about 80 pounds ago. So now I'm proud that I'm back to working out and getting back into the habit of fitness.

Fitnessmom82 · November 2017

It may not seem like much but I am now able to run short intervals on the treadmill. I've had 4 back surgeries and numerous back issue because of that. I thought running was never going to be possible again. With patience, baby steps and a lot of heart and I running (just a little). I don't think I'll ever be a runner but I am happy to be able to mix up my cardio with a bit of running :-)

What is your best fitness achievement to date?

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