January 2021 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,211 Member
    No run today. I did a session on the stationery bike followed by strength. I'm feeling really good atm, just in the groove. I'm determined to make this groove last at least a month, given I usually fall off after 2 weeks.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,542 Member
    Remember that feeling @Avidkeo, for times when you don't want to continue. You are doing great!
  • durhammfp
    durhammfp Posts: 494 Member
    HonuNui wrote: »
    @TheMrWobbly
    I have signed up and am on the Hamakua coast of Big Island of Hawaii

    Just saw this. I have put in my data for Jan 1 through Jan 6. (I'm trying to do RED January this month...) Oh, and I am in Durham, NC, USA.

    I could not figure out how to enter fractional minutes so I did some rounding.

    Cheers!

    DurhamMFP
  • durhammfp
    durhammfp Posts: 494 Member
    Also, on Challenge Hound, what does "miles behind pace" refer to? Pace for the entire group to finish the challenge?
  • thisvickyruns
    thisvickyruns Posts: 193 Member
    Avidkeo wrote: »
    I know we are an apolitical group, I wanted to let our American members know im thinking of you all today.

    Be kinda boring when there isn't this political drama eh? Though boring looks good right now.

    this might sound really bad, but its the first time in months that the news hasn't been wall to wall covid, which was refreshing 🙈🙈
  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,211 Member
    thisvickyruns wrote: »
    Avidkeo wrote: »
    I know we are an apolitical group, I wanted to let our American members know im thinking of you all today.

    Be kinda boring when there isn't this political drama eh? Though boring looks good right now.

    this might sound really bad, but its the first time in months that the news hasn't been wall to wall covid, which was refreshing 🙈🙈

    I absolutely understand what you mean. Doesn't sound bad at all. Sounds human.
  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,333 Member
    smdrew6814 wrote: »
    I’m in. Starting out slow as this is my first time and just getting back into the workout routine. I’ll shoot for 40 miles if that’s okay.

    Welcome! Like @quilteryoyo said, we are here to cheer you on no matter what your goal is. Glad to have you.

    And welcome to the RTW challenge @durhammfp !!
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    @quilteryoyo Hope your procedure goes well tomorrow and you have a quick recovery.
    Please don't forget to keep us posted.
  • durhammfp
    durhammfp Posts: 494 Member
    TheMrWobbly wrote: »
    Welcome @smdrew6814

    Good to have you in the challenge @durhammfp

    I am right there with you @katharmonic and I have run to work the the prior two days. This morning was -5c (23F) when I stepped out so I stepped straight back in and picked up the car keys. I have an hour run scheduled for today so we will have to see how much it warms up by the afternoon. TBF when I think about @skippygirlsmom dragging herself back up that bank I am just being a wuss aren't I?

    Thanks @TheMrWobbly ...I remember all your encouragement when I was trying to finish C25K. Seems like ages ago but it was just fall of 2019. Crazy.

    I just figured out how to port my Strava data automagically to the challenge website. Whew. That's a time saver. :-)

    --durhammfp
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    prayers for you tomorrow @quilteryoyo
  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,570 Member
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    prayers for you tomorrow @quilteryoyo

    Amen to that! Will be thinking about you @quilteryoyo!
  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,333 Member
    Hope everything goes well tomorrow @quilteryoyo . We will be thinking of you!
  • eleanorhawkins
    eleanorhawkins Posts: 1,659 Member
    Scott6255 wrote: »
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    prayers for you tomorrow @quilteryoyo

    Amen to that! Will be thinking about you @quilteryoyo!

    Me too, hurry back @quilteryoyo we'll be waiting for you
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
    @thisvickyruns that's an interesting challenge with a lot of options. I think the increase/decrease mileage pattern would be good. For me that would be a tough week at the mileage you listed, but it is supposed to be a challenge I guess! If you think it's too much, what if you backed it down just a mile? 2-4-6-8-6-4-2 seems more doable to me and that 2 would sure feel good at the end. Or if you rearranged yours to 3-5-7-3-5-7-9 or 5-7-9-3-5-7-3 so you didn't have 7-9-7 facing you right in the middle. Depends how numerically satisfying you find those sequences though :)

    I think I had friends do something like a 5k-4 mile - 5mile -10k-15k-13.1-26.2 week as a challenge, based on local race distances. But that's crazy. You could add in a shorter distance - maybe even a 1 mile- and lop off the marathon.



    @quilteryoyo thinking of you and holding you in our hearts tomorrow! <3

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