September 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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I've had so many good vacations that instead of listing the best one, I will list the one I was most surprised by. I went to Sri Lanka with my partner. We had 0 expectations and booked it on a whim. When I got there I was really surprised by how warm and friendly the people we met were. The food was delicious and breakfast was by far my favourite meal.Haha! Monthly question!!!! @kgirlhart !!! (Come to Hawaii)
Best vacation you've had? And or where do you want to vacation and what do you wanna do on that holiday?4 -
I’m going to be conservative and aim for an 80 mile goal this month. May revise this up if I decide to train for some races...6
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Long time lurker finally joining in!
I start my training plan for my third marathon on Monday. I've decided to keep things a bit easier this time around. For my last marathon I used one of Hal Higdon's advanced plans to try and run a sub 4 time (I did it in 3:57:55!!) but the level of training really took it out of me and I'm not sure I want to do that again (at least not yet anyway!)
So this time I've decided to just run the marathon for the love of running and the pure enjoyment I get out of it, and not care about how long it takes me. Which means I've decided to loosely follow Hal Higdon's intermediate plan.
That puts my goal at 160km
I'm looking forward to enjoying some warmer Spring weather - you can add me to the list of NZ runners in the group
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Looked at my work plan for next month and my job is trying to smother me again. The plan wants 205km, but that's not gonna happen. Will aim for 145km.
(Last month the plan wanted 170km, I wanted 130km, but *kitten* happened and eventually barely scraped 100... maybe I should aim higher.)Haha! Monthly question!!!! @kgirlhart !!! (Come to Hawaii)
Best vacation you've had? And or where do you want to vacation and what do you wanna do on that holiday?
Best vacation ever was my first trip to Fringe Festival in Edinburgh in 2014. I spent an entire month there just hanging out, watching the cheapest shows possible, surviving on home-made sandwiches, and building up to the HM distance for the first time.
To think of it, I thought the hills in Edinburgh were killer back then. I ran the same route two weeks ago and barely noticed them at all..14 -
Running plan calls for 115.5. I don't know if I have it in me to do that. But I'll set that as my goal.7
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Good news is that my calf is way better now, so there is hope from my first half on Sept 14. Still have a couple of long runs to do, so I'm going to make my goal at about 80 this month.
As for best vacation - was Costa Rica way long ago - my husband and I rented a car and visited several areas- rain forests, beach, volcano, it was awesome. So many different Eco systems all in one place. Ate at local places and shopped at local stores..was truly an experience.
I couldn't possibly list just one place I still want to go - there are too many and I love to travel.
Next one though is a girls trip to Zihuatanejo in Mexico in November!
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What is this 'vacation' you all speak of???8
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I’m new to this app and group. I’m in for 40miles for September..I’m easing back into running from major arthritis flare up in both knees..12
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It is when you spend lots of money to leave your house empty for a while.5 -
Welcome to all the new members of the group!
The best vacation I ever took was a Caribbean cruise four years ago for my 25th Anniversary. I would love to do it again next year for #30, but it probably won't happen. Right now my son is in Japan so I would love to visit there. But Ireland, New Zealand and Costa Rica are all on my list of places I would love to go.6 -
I'am new to this group and my goal for September is 120 plus miles. Had a Ankle injury that sidelined me last month for about 2 weeks, I still had over 104 miles.8
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Best vacation was a week in southern Turkey. Got some sailing and swim time in the Mediterranean and some beach time on the island of Rhodes. So much history...9
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100 MILE CLUB
Gonna try again!
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Aiming for 100km again in September. Didn't quite make it in August, so fingers crossed! Another aim is to get my longer runs up to over 8km, and maybe get my 5km under 30 mins. We'll see!
My best holiday was the country of Georgia a few years ago. So beautiful, incredible hiking in the mountains and delicious wine, what's not to love?! Tbilisi is a fun city and the history and achitecture is unique. It's also incredibly proud of its food, so everywhere you go you find incredible Georgian food instead of the boring international standards of pasta, pizza and sandwiches...
My next big holiday when I have some money will be the Baltic states. Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia all look so beautiful.
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I made the 50 miles goal for August. I’m going to aim for 60 miles for September8
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vacations. In theory I'd like to see the world... But I like being home. I don't like change, and I don't like the gypsy nature DH has: he can pick up and go somewhere with no plans. I gotta have plans and back up plans. I get stressed away from regular.
We haven't had many vacations. When we first married (9yrs), we went to hot springs Arkansas. Beautiful area. But the visit seemed unproductive... Unplanned. I think we went back a time or two, but I can't remember anything other than Rolando's Cuban cafe. And the duck tour I didn't get to do. And the run didn't get to go on. We did do a bath house. It was a little pervy for my taste.
Of course, Hawaii was awesome. DH has come along in planning. Although, I'm keen on doing nothing special and just enjoying the change. The next trip may involve surfing, prob just for DH. I guess I a lay down and paddle, distract some sharks... 😱
anyone have another monthly question for the group? I'll try to think of something better, but I'm kinda brain dead. It's been phagocytize, I think... (Joke cuz my grandfather had CJD). Dh thinks I'll have it. And why not? I hope I get good meds and and all the nachos I can eat.
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I was woefully short of my 60 mile goal for August. I have decided to try to follow the Jeff Galloway 10K training plan in Sept and Oct, so I'll see how that goes. If I can do it, I should get in over 50 miles of walking and running for the month. So, my goal will be 50 miles!
As far as vacations go, I guess my most enjoyable was a month I stayed with my Aunt in Alexandria,VA when I graduated high school. I took the Metro into DC everyday and just explored the area alone. It was empowering for me and I really enjoyed seeing all of the sights.
I'm not a big world traveler - prefer staying home and just enjoying quite time. However, my dream vacation would be either a month in Australia or a cruise to the Galapagos Islands.7 -
I’m in for 50 for September. I quit my second job doing therapy with a few clients in the evening to give myself a little more self care, so I plan to run more than I have been lately. I signed up for another marathon for March.
My favorite vacations have been to Iceland and Scotland. They were both so beautiful, and we did a lot of hiking in both. We just got back from traveling around the Baltic/Russia/Scandinavia for a couple of weeks, and I’d like to go back to Stockholm - it was a really cool city. I have such a long list of places I want to go.11 -
After doing some calculations, I'm going to up my goal to 150 miles for September. That may be a reach but I'll go with it and hope for really nice September weather to make it more likely.9
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