Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Call for Miles | Week 4

I saw this on the Run with the Sisterhood Facebook page last week. I have decided that I need to adopt these four rules for my life. What do you think?

Leave a comment with your miles this week. Let us know what went well, what was hard and if you have a goal for the coming week.

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Call for Miles | Week 3

Focus, you got this!

First things first, check your mileage on the sidebar to make sure I got everyone caught up to where they should be.

Now, how was week 3? I’ll admit: I’m struggling to get moving this time around. I’m not sure what it is. Part of it was probably being out of town and out of my routine. Hopefully this coming week will be better for me.

Leave a comment and let us know, not only your miles, but how your week was too. What went well? What did you struggle with?

Have a great week!

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Call for Miles | Week 2

We are all wonder women!

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I don’t think we have any men participating this round so I thought this picture would be fun to share. It’s true – no matter our shapes and sizes, we are all wonder women. :)

How did you week go? Any challenges? Any triumphs?

We’ve been dealing with emotional stuff with one child and preparing for out of town guests so between the two, I didn’t make much time for exercise. I did, however, meet my 10,000 step goal on my FitBit twice!

Share in the comments, along with your miles.

Please note that I am out of town for a couple of days and this weeks mileage wont be updated until Sunday. Thanks for your patience! If I haven’t added your week 1 mileage, and you commented, I have your numbers and will update soon.

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Call for Miles | Week 1

"Do a little more each day than you think you possibly can."  - Lowell Thomas #Personal #Power  http://makeovercoaching.com/  http://sunnydaypublishing.com/books/

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How was your first week? Any challenges? Any triumphs?

My challenge was mental – it is hard to get out when the kids are all home. A triumph would be Saturdays walk – I’m a little slower than I was but not too far off from my goal of 5 miles in 1 hour, 15 minutes. I might be able to start some speed work sooner than I thought!

Leave a comment with your results and good luck this next week!

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

New Year, New Challenge!

No More ExcusesHappy 2014!

Are you ready to start another challenge?

A few things to keep in mind:

Our weeks start on Wednesday {today!} and end on Tuesday. Find a way to track your miles that works for you. Some people use Daily Mile, some people use good ol’ pen & paper, some people use an app on their phone. Find what works for you and stick with it.

Check the blog on Tuesday so you can report your miles. If you are worried you wont remember, feel free to subscribe via email. It will email you any posts on the evening they go up. It’s over there -----> on the sidebar.

Remember:

  • No rounding up! Push yourself and go just a bit farther. If you walk 3.25 miles, it counts as 3 miles.
  • 1 mile walking or running = 1 mile.
  • 15 minutes of yoga, biking, swimming, weights = 1 mile.

Will you do me a favor?

Will you tell me about your fitness goals for 2014? Leave a comment and let me know. We’ll be able to encourage each other if we know what your goal is. If you are going to work on something specific for this challenge, let me know that too. If you are going for something other than 100 miles, please leave a comment telling me that too.

For 2014, I want to run (jog) a 5k. I’ve never been a runner, but I feel like there might be a runner hiding inside of me and I am determined to find her. I will also be participating in the Portland to Coast Relay in August. It’s 130-ish mile relay walk from Portland, OR to Seaside, OR and every person on the team walks about 10-12 miles. I want to do 13-minute miles for my legs.

For this challenge, I want to get back to walking 5 miles in 1 hour and 15 minutes with out it feeling too hard. I’ve been too lazy the last month and a half so it might take some time. After that, I plan to add some jogging in and then some speed work for walking.

Most of all: Have fun with this challenge!