The Run/Walk/Swim 1000km / 1000m in 2019 challenge

[SkiMum99]

After doing this in 2018 a new thread for new folk to join the 2019 challenge. Pick your target, log your miles and see what you can achieve whilst encouraging each other Anyone want to join me?

Have you got an alternative pool you can get your fix at that’s in doors? anterenea

30.82 miles of walking done this week. It would have been more, but it was too hot over the bank holiday to do to much walking!

1298/202

5.5km - first real training run outdoors, 2 mins intervals- and clearly paid off because I got some top tens on Strava!

1249.5

Well there is the "standard" 25 meters indoor pool which is closed this week for cleaning so I can't complain really TriSkiRun99 I may attempt a 10 k run on Thursday too...

Well done Amy - my legs hurt after just 10m of waking over the weekend it’s interesting how different activities work different muscles.
Great intervals bear - I really need to start planning my runs again and mix it up, as I’ve just been plodding along over last few months. I’m feeling re-motivated been listening to RunPod with Jennie Falconer. I’m going to aim to get to HM distance again by early Dec, did 8k last night in the dark! My DD was back at her club but she doesn’t finish till 9pm so I need to get used to running later again. It was interesting listening to Kelly Holmes talking on RunPod about dealing with injury and not being able to run but doing lots of alternative strength training and swimming/cross trainer then getting a Olympic medal on only 6wks of run training as her body was fit anyway. Super inspiring.

Totals updated

Running 730km
Swimming 49.4km
Cycling 384km

I will try that podcast thanks tri, it sounds interesting.,

It's funny with the intervals, I think I get myself in a bad habit of running at comfort pace and almost forget to push myself sometimes. Doing 2 mins fast, 2 mins recovery like that really felt like proper 'training' but my overall pace was 30 seconds per km faster than when I just run, so the slow pace didn't do any harm at all. I have been playing around with Fitbit, eg. I didn't realise you could have a chime every two minutes (mines always been set to notify every 1km) and there's different intervals you can use to break up the running.

Every day's a school day!

I’ve been sitting on a long train today with work listening to the RunPod with Simon who set up ParkRun and then Sophie Raworth one and the snowboarder Aimee plus Jo Pavey all really interesting to listen to.

Half hr of yoga this morning the 5k run after school drop off. Now work which will unchill me again...

Running 735km
Swimming 49.4km
Cycling 384km

10.5km after school run. I felt tired from about 8k onwards, probably due to quite an intense circuits class last night.

1260

And a lunch swim 1k - making the most of working at home & kids at school!

Running 735km
Swimming 50.4km
Cycling 384km

Cycled into work but a head wind on tired legs made it hard going 14k, and plan to cycle home too.

Running 735km
Swimming 50.4km
Cycling 412km

5km this morning

1265

Cycle home I flew 😂lovely tail wind what a difference!

Managed a respectable 8.2 k run in lovely sunny conditions today!
Swim 653 k
Run 655.2 k

Had a yoga& rest day yesterday. But got a good “brick” Tri session into today. Cycled to ParkRun got a respectable time for me and cycled the hilly route home knackered now though! Tri is next weekend eek..

Running 740km
Swimming 50.4km
Cycling 421km

10km

1275

36.04 miles of walking done this week. Now that its cooled off a bit, I managed to get in 2 big walks this week! It was hard as I've not done big walks since I went back to work 3 months ago!

1334.24/165.76

Definitely going to meet my 1,500 mile target for the year, if I can actually do closer to 2,000 I'll be incredibly happy!

Quick turbo bike session pre-school run & yoga after school drop.

Running 740km
Swimming 50.4km
Cycling 430km

5km treadmill

1280

Great work Amy and tri!

Thanks bear, you too. Had Zero Motivation this morning was supposed to run 5k after school drop before work. Instead did half hr of moving mediation yoga which did help abit - think my hormones have just had a crash day, as several dripping hot flushes yesterday & craving chocolate like mad hohum maybe I’ll swim later or just be kind to myself and have a day off.

5.5 km

1285.5

Much as I loathe the treadmill, it certainly boosts my performance the next day! I whizzed round today, fasted km in 4m44 sec ( what's that? 12 and a bit km/hr?)

Swam 1km.

Running 740km
Swimming 51.4km
Cycling 430km

Cycled 20k mix of commute to work and half train home as feeling rough.

Running 740km
Swimming 51.4km
Cycling 450km