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!

[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.

[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).

[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.

[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.

[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!

[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 :-)