Call for Miles | Final Call

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Another challenge has come and gone.

Today (Monday) marks the final day of our January-March 2014 Challenge. Only a few of us made it to the end. To you, I say: well done. I’m so impressed and so inspired by each of you as you diligently report your miles and consistently work hard.

Leave me a comment with your miles for the final week, and stay tuned for another challenge coming tomorrow.

Also, let me know if there is anything you would like to see here. Links to work-out articles? Recipes? Personal stories? Fitness product recommendations?

If you have any ideas of how to get a few more people involved, let me know that too. I think a few more people playing along would be great fun.

Call for Miles | Week 11

Just realized that I forgot to post on Tuesday! Sorry! Tuesday was the last day of week 11. How was your week? Leave a comment with your miles, and double check my math to make sure that I am correct. Almost done with this round!

Call for Miles | Week 10

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Just about three weeks left of this challenge. We end on Monday, March 31. The next round will begin on Tuesday, April 1. I’m considering doing the call for miles on Sunday for the next round. What do you think?

I’ve improved a bit over the last few weeks but I don’t think I’ll reach my goal this time. How was your week?

Leave a comment with your miles and good luck this week!

Call for Miles | Week 9

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This probably isn’t all that inspiring but it made me laugh.

Because it’s true. I worked hard at eating right this week and I got some exercise so I was quite disappointed when the scale went up rather than down. No spectacular results for me but I’m sure that if I stick with it, I’ll get what I’m hoping for. :)

How was your week? I did a fitness class that just about killed me, and a couple of good walks. It was nice to get out walking and I’m pleased that I haven’t lost my speed since August.

Leave me a comment with your miles!

Call for Miles | Week 8

Tuesday was the end of another week in our challenge. Is it just me or are the weeks flying by?

Leave a comment with your miles – share your struggles and triumphs with us as well. Good luck this week!

Call for Miles | Week 7

Yesterday (Tuesday) marked the end of week 7. How are you doing on this challenge? It’s racing by for me and I can’t really believe that we have ten days or so until March.

This week, we laid my husband’s brother to rest. He was far too young – only 34 – and over the last 72-hours I’ve found myself thinking about how I take my body for granted and possibly don’t do everything I can to take care of it. I don’t want to be buried far too soon because I didn’t take care of myself.

Leave a comment with you miles, and good luck this week. Go get ‘em!

Call for miles | Week 6

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We’re just about halfway through this challenge. Are you about halfway to your goal? Me? I’m not. I have got to get better at scheduling a work out in to my day.

We had some wild weather this past weekend in the north west. Maybe you heard? It was great fun, but it was too easy to sit and watch movies with the kids instead of getting out and walking.

Leave a comment with your miles this week. Let us know what went well and what was hard. Good luck this week!

Call for Miles | Week 5

Sorry for the delay in posting. We’ve had some sad news in the family and my mind isn’t 100% clear because of it.

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How was your week? (Our week ended on Tuesday.)

I went to a boot camp for the first time in awhile. As I went to bed that night I was thinking about how I must have done enough moving around for the rest of day because I wasn’t feeling stiff at all.

Then I rolled over in my sleep at about 3.

My muscles screamed out in pain and by the time it was time for me to get out of bed I could barely move. I was sore from my shoulders to my ankles. It lasted about three days and then I was back to normal. And not quite so sore after class two. Thank goodness!

Leave a comment with your miles for the week.  Tell us what went well and what challenges you faced. Good luck this week!

Call for Miles | Week 3

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!

Call for Miles | Week 2

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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.

Call for Miles | Week 1

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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!

New Year, New Challenge!

Happy 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!