January mileage challenge?

[blnchflr]

I'm all with the New Year motivation right now, so anyone in for a little January mileage challenge? I.e. we challenge ourselves to run x km/miles (accumulated) in January, and I'm thinking the Monday check-in posts could be our weekly check-in and cheering each other on?

I challenge myself to run 45 km fine, if I don't get a cold, 50 km in January!

You?

Participants:
cadenzamuse: 20 miles. Status: 1 mile = 5 %
ell: 100 miles. Status: 15.5 miles = 15.5 %
ilanarama: 200 miles. Status: 14 miles = 7 %
nanila: 20 km. Status: 0 km = 0 %
semielliptical: 40 miles. Status: 0 miles = 0 %
blnchflr: 50 km. Status: 21.8 km = 43.6 %
temve: 100 miles. Status: 15.5 miles = 15.5 %

Comments

[ell]

What a great challenge!

I'm still in the middle of making my plans for the month, but I think a nice round number will work for the challenge and make sure my plan is in place soon and even if it's not that I get out there and run anyway!

I challenge myself to run 100 miles in January!

[blnchflr]

Yaay!

What a goal - ok, if I don't get a cold this month, then I will aim for 50 km.

[ell]

We'll see how far I actually get, but 25 miles a week *sounds* doable...

You can totally do 50 km! *Cheers you on!*

[nanila]

I have been out running a grand total of ten times since the baby was born 14 months ago. :/ I shall challenge myself to run 20 km in January, as anything higher feels like setting myself up to fail.

[blnchflr]

We are not here to set ourselves up to fail - sounds like an excellent goal :)

[nanila]

:) Thanks for the encouragement!

[cadenzamuse]

Hmm...I am going to put an "achievable" goal and a "stretch" goal down. Ideally (stretch), I'd like to run 35 mi this month. That's a little less than 3 mi/day, 3 runs/wk.

More practically, considering how long it's been since I've run regularly, if I manage 20 mi this month (achievable), that would be a damn good start!

I'm going to the local running store's run club tonight, so I will definitely run at least 1 mi today (of their 3-5 mi course--I suspect I will walk the rest).

[blnchflr]

I've penciled you in for 20 miles to begin with - tell me if you want it changed!

Hope you have/had a good run :)

[ilanarama]

Oh, heck, I guess if I say I'm planning to run 200 miles this January it will encourage me not to slack. 14 down so far.

[blnchflr]

Yeah, because 175 is for slackers ^__^

Go all of us :)

[temve]

...and since I'm usually the running companion, that goes for me too. :)

[ell]

Yay you! And we already have 7 miles on the way to the goal!

[cadenzamuse]

Well, I didn't make it because of Menstrual Cramps From Hell (tm), but I did go for a run this afternoon despite having a headache and it being below freezing outside. I am now a combination of high on exercise, exhausted, and in that special miserable hell of post-first-run-in-a-long-time.

So 1 mi for me, please! :D

*needs a running icon*

[semielliptical]

I will aim for 40 miles in January, which is a little less than December but I'm trying to be realistic about my ability to get out in this weather.

[blnchflr]

Yaay :)

[blnchflr]

Yeah, starting up after a long break sucks :/ ! But you know it gets better, so hold on to that :)

[blnchflr]

We haven't really had frost or snow here yet, so getting out's been easy. I'v only been thinking about the inevitable cold, but obviously at some point, winter's going to show it's teeth…

[gnomad]

Man, this is the downside of having a coach. I can't participant because I'm no longer in charge of how much I run!

[blnchflr]

Maybe you can tell us about what it's like to work with a coach for the weekly check-ins? I'd be very interested!

[ell]

Tell us about the coach! Is it working for you?

[gnomad]

Ooh, sure! It's not been very long but I'm pretty excited by it all!

[gnomad]

So far! It's only been two weeks... But I love having someone tell me what to do. ;)

[ell]

Will you put up the monday check-ins? (or should we comment here?) I realize that my Mondays start earlier than many here! Still excited to get my part of the challenge done!

Anyway, we have another 8.5 miles for a total of 15.5 miles so far :-)

[blnchflr]

Yes, I will put it up right now :)