2015 Running Challenge

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  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    Ms. Haiku said:

    My goal is to run three miles non-stop this year.



    Does anyone else have 2015 running goals or exercise goals?

    folk say i'm racist, yet i love running timed excursions!!! sheesh!
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • frozenwithsalt
    frozenwithsalt Texas Posts: 765
    I'd like to place in a 5k and the Beach to Bay relay. I'm also joining a hashers group.
  • shetellsherself
    shetellsherself New Jersey Posts: 8,835
    I did it! 29:47! It was fn FREEZING with a stiff wind and HILLS! And I still made it in under 30! AND... I placed first in my age group. Damn.
    5/3/92 Omaha, NE
    6/19/95 Red Rocks
    9/11/98 MSG
    11/19/12 EV solo Tulsa
    7/19/13 Wrigley 10/19/13 Brooklyn 2 10/21/13 Philly 1 10/22/13 Philly 2 10/25/13 Hartford
    10/08/14 Tulsa 10/09/14 Lincoln
    9/26/15 NYC Global Citizen
    4/16/16 Greenville 4/28/16 Philly 1 4/29/16 Philly 2 5/1/16 MSG 1 5/2/16 MSG 2 8/7/16 Fenway 2 8/20/16 Wrigley 1
    4/7/17 RRHOF New York City
    9/2/18 Fenway 1 9/4/2018 Fenway 2
    9/18/21 Asbury Park
    2/4/22 EV Earthlings NYC 2/6/22 EV Earthlings Newark 9/11/22 MSG 9/14/22 Camden
    9/3/24 MSG 1 9/4/24 MSG 2 9/7/24 Philly 1 9/9/24 Philly 2
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,368
    shetellsherself said:

    I did it! 29:47! It was fn FREEZING with a stiff wind and HILLS! And I still made it in under 30! AND... I placed first in my age group. Damn.

    Congratulations!

    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • shetellsherself
    shetellsherself New Jersey Posts: 8,835
    Ms. Haiku said:

    shetellsherself said:

    I did it! 29:47! It was fn FREEZING with a stiff wind and HILLS! And I still made it in under 30! AND... I placed first in my age group. Damn.

    Congratulations!

    Thank you! I only beat it by 13 seconds and there were only 5 women in my age bracket. It still feels great! Now I have a new goal to beat. I crossed the finish line with Got Some in my headphones. My kids videotaped me when I realized I was going to beat my goal. That few seconds of my life that is forever frozen in all its digital glory is a little embarrassing but idgaf. :-)
    5/3/92 Omaha, NE
    6/19/95 Red Rocks
    9/11/98 MSG
    11/19/12 EV solo Tulsa
    7/19/13 Wrigley 10/19/13 Brooklyn 2 10/21/13 Philly 1 10/22/13 Philly 2 10/25/13 Hartford
    10/08/14 Tulsa 10/09/14 Lincoln
    9/26/15 NYC Global Citizen
    4/16/16 Greenville 4/28/16 Philly 1 4/29/16 Philly 2 5/1/16 MSG 1 5/2/16 MSG 2 8/7/16 Fenway 2 8/20/16 Wrigley 1
    4/7/17 RRHOF New York City
    9/2/18 Fenway 1 9/4/2018 Fenway 2
    9/18/21 Asbury Park
    2/4/22 EV Earthlings NYC 2/6/22 EV Earthlings Newark 9/11/22 MSG 9/14/22 Camden
    9/3/24 MSG 1 9/4/24 MSG 2 9/7/24 Philly 1 9/9/24 Philly 2
  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    shetellsherself said:

    I did it! 29:47! It was fn FREEZING with a stiff wind and HILLS! And I still made it in under 30! AND... I placed first in my age group. Damn.

    Yay!! That's awesome!!
  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    So... I have found the perfect place go practice for the Incline!! And with the Nueropathy spreading in my feet, I'm determined to at least have climbed Pike's Peak before I
    Lose any toes!
  • shetellsherself
    shetellsherself New Jersey Posts: 8,835
    whispering hands said:

    I'm determined

    That's more than half the battle right there.

    Just had a beautiful run along the boardwalk with a full ocean view the entire time. Breathing in and out. Blue sky, bright sun, light breeze. 55 degrees. Flow. Nothing better
    5/3/92 Omaha, NE
    6/19/95 Red Rocks
    9/11/98 MSG
    11/19/12 EV solo Tulsa
    7/19/13 Wrigley 10/19/13 Brooklyn 2 10/21/13 Philly 1 10/22/13 Philly 2 10/25/13 Hartford
    10/08/14 Tulsa 10/09/14 Lincoln
    9/26/15 NYC Global Citizen
    4/16/16 Greenville 4/28/16 Philly 1 4/29/16 Philly 2 5/1/16 MSG 1 5/2/16 MSG 2 8/7/16 Fenway 2 8/20/16 Wrigley 1
    4/7/17 RRHOF New York City
    9/2/18 Fenway 1 9/4/2018 Fenway 2
    9/18/21 Asbury Park
    2/4/22 EV Earthlings NYC 2/6/22 EV Earthlings Newark 9/11/22 MSG 9/14/22 Camden
    9/3/24 MSG 1 9/4/24 MSG 2 9/7/24 Philly 1 9/9/24 Philly 2
  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    Nice!!
  • shetellsherself
    shetellsherself New Jersey Posts: 8,835
    Just ran the annual Mother's Day 5k with my kids. Actually my oldest didn't run this year bc she didn't feel well. My 10 yo ran with her friends which really meant that she walked and talked most of the time. I ran with my 7yo son. It was his first official 5k. He did AMAZING. He's a little beast! I had to hold him back at times bc I knew he wouldn't make it if he went too hard. He/we finished at 37:11 which means we walked a little in the 2nd mile. He lost it after about a mile and a half. At that point he believed me that he needed to pace himself. We walked and I helped him gather himself. Then we ran to the end and sprinted to the finish. It was amazing seeing his little face when he crossed the finish line. He wants to do it again already! I may have created a monster! Next time he will pace himself better and run in a straight line instead of weaving back and forth. I think he actually ran at least 6k because he took the winding path!
    5/3/92 Omaha, NE
    6/19/95 Red Rocks
    9/11/98 MSG
    11/19/12 EV solo Tulsa
    7/19/13 Wrigley 10/19/13 Brooklyn 2 10/21/13 Philly 1 10/22/13 Philly 2 10/25/13 Hartford
    10/08/14 Tulsa 10/09/14 Lincoln
    9/26/15 NYC Global Citizen
    4/16/16 Greenville 4/28/16 Philly 1 4/29/16 Philly 2 5/1/16 MSG 1 5/2/16 MSG 2 8/7/16 Fenway 2 8/20/16 Wrigley 1
    4/7/17 RRHOF New York City
    9/2/18 Fenway 1 9/4/2018 Fenway 2
    9/18/21 Asbury Park
    2/4/22 EV Earthlings NYC 2/6/22 EV Earthlings Newark 9/11/22 MSG 9/14/22 Camden
    9/3/24 MSG 1 9/4/24 MSG 2 9/7/24 Philly 1 9/9/24 Philly 2
  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    shetellsherself said:

    Just ran the annual Mother's Day 5k with my kids. Actually my oldest didn't run this year bc she didn't feel well. My 10 yo ran with her friends which really meant that she walked and talked most of the time. I ran with my 7yo son. It was his first official 5k. He did AMAZING. He's a little beast! I had to hold him back at times bc I knew he wouldn't make it if he went too hard. He/we finished at 37:11 which means we walked a little in the 2nd mile. He lost it after about a mile and a half. At that point he believed me that he needed to pace himself. We walked and I helped him gather himself. Then we ran to the end and sprinted to the finish. It was amazing seeing his little face when he crossed the finish line. He wants to do it again already! I may have created a monster! Next time he will pace himself better and run in a straight line instead of weaving back and forth. I think he actually ran at least 6k because he took the winding path!

    This is awesome!! I bet you're soooo proud!
  • shetellsherself
    shetellsherself New Jersey Posts: 8,835
    I'm so happy for him that he's found this piece of himself at such a young age. I didn't know I'm an athlete until I was over 40yo. You have a body, you are an athlete. It's up to you to tap in. He saw that today for the first time. Powerful stuff to witness. I'm grateful.
    5/3/92 Omaha, NE
    6/19/95 Red Rocks
    9/11/98 MSG
    11/19/12 EV solo Tulsa
    7/19/13 Wrigley 10/19/13 Brooklyn 2 10/21/13 Philly 1 10/22/13 Philly 2 10/25/13 Hartford
    10/08/14 Tulsa 10/09/14 Lincoln
    9/26/15 NYC Global Citizen
    4/16/16 Greenville 4/28/16 Philly 1 4/29/16 Philly 2 5/1/16 MSG 1 5/2/16 MSG 2 8/7/16 Fenway 2 8/20/16 Wrigley 1
    4/7/17 RRHOF New York City
    9/2/18 Fenway 1 9/4/2018 Fenway 2
    9/18/21 Asbury Park
    2/4/22 EV Earthlings NYC 2/6/22 EV Earthlings Newark 9/11/22 MSG 9/14/22 Camden
    9/3/24 MSG 1 9/4/24 MSG 2 9/7/24 Philly 1 9/9/24 Philly 2
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,368
    Awesome!
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    image
    I have begun to slowly start taking on The Incline!! I made it up about 150 stairs out of 2,744, yesterday! Whew! It kicks your ASS!! But I will do this all the way through!
    Here's what I have left of it, oh and that crest??? That's the false plateau..there's another 744 stairs after that!! Lol!
    image
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,368
    Good luck!

    I'm almost at a mile non-stop. Fear the Turtle!
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,368
    Ran a mile non-stop. Yay!

    Once I reach 3 miles non-stop I'm going to Philadelphia and take a picture with the Rocky statue. It would be nice if PJ is playing there, but whatever.
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    Ms. Haiku said:

    Ran a mile non-stop. Yay!

    Once I reach 3 miles non-stop I'm going to Philadelphia and take a picture with the Rocky statue. It would be nice if PJ is playing there, but whatever.

    Nice!! Friday morning, I'm going to go try to get further up The Incline.
  • shetellsherself
    shetellsherself New Jersey Posts: 8,835
    Ms. Haiku said:

    Ran a mile non-stop. Yay!

    Once I reach 3 miles non-stop I'm going to Philadelphia and take a picture with the Rocky statue. It would be nice if PJ is playing there, but whatever.

    Great job! Feels so good to set a goal and achieve it.
    5/3/92 Omaha, NE
    6/19/95 Red Rocks
    9/11/98 MSG
    11/19/12 EV solo Tulsa
    7/19/13 Wrigley 10/19/13 Brooklyn 2 10/21/13 Philly 1 10/22/13 Philly 2 10/25/13 Hartford
    10/08/14 Tulsa 10/09/14 Lincoln
    9/26/15 NYC Global Citizen
    4/16/16 Greenville 4/28/16 Philly 1 4/29/16 Philly 2 5/1/16 MSG 1 5/2/16 MSG 2 8/7/16 Fenway 2 8/20/16 Wrigley 1
    4/7/17 RRHOF New York City
    9/2/18 Fenway 1 9/4/2018 Fenway 2
    9/18/21 Asbury Park
    2/4/22 EV Earthlings NYC 2/6/22 EV Earthlings Newark 9/11/22 MSG 9/14/22 Camden
    9/3/24 MSG 1 9/4/24 MSG 2 9/7/24 Philly 1 9/9/24 Philly 2
  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,214
    My goal is to be able to run a 5K by the end of September.

    Don't know if I will be able to do it as I can only run for a couple of minutes at a time, but I'm going to try my best to get there.
  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    markymark550 said:

    My goal is to be able to run a 5K by the end of September.

    Don't know if I will be able to do it as I can only run for a couple of minutes at a time, but I'm going to try my best to get there.

    Just keep at it. I can't 'run' but I am
    Still keeping at my goal to club that cra y staircase up the mountain.

    Just go a little further each time! Good luck Marky!

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