1000 miles in 2013
 

Hi Everyone,

I joined and finished a 1000 mile challenge for the year 2012. I am challenging myself once again to walk 500 miles and do Elliptical for 5000 minutes this year.

I don't care how you accumulate your miles, just join me :) Let's get moving!!

Remember to reach 1,000 all we need is to average little less than 2.75 miles a day. Very doable!

I'll join your 1,000 miles in 2013 thread. Thanks for starting this Sum 38. Day 1, here we go!

Nice to have you here Working

I also will join in on 1000 miles in 2013! Thanks for starting this thread up and I know EZ will be very HAPPY that we are carrying this on into the new year! I had hoped to get started today but have that nasty cold bug that is going around... will get started in the next couple days though!

1/1--Sick
1/2--Sick
1/3--Sick (maybe tomorrow)
1/4--Sick(will this ever go away?)
1/5--Sick(I think round 2 is getting me now!)
1/6--WATP's--1 mile (finally a start!)
1/7--WATP's--1 mile
1/8--Nothing--got caught up on a little housework before becoming exhausted.
1/9--No walking but got out for Daniel Bible study today (Beth Moore)
1/10--No walking but did go for second Bible study, Breaking Free (Beth Moore)
1/21-- WATPs-- 1 Mile

Total--3 miles

I would love to join as well.

I am so excited to be doing this.

Yay me!!! Yay you! YAY US!!!!!

Me too!

Made 1.5 on the treadmill this am! I can start there.

I would like to join this challenge as well, I wear a fit bit (when I can remember)

I'd like to give it a try. I walk/run 10-12 miles a week, but I wanna try to walk a couple miles on days I don't run. If I add 7-8 miles a week, that'd get me to 1000. Mostly I sit on the couch on winter days I don't run. In summer I sometimes bike on 'off' days. But having this goal will get me out there walking I am sure. BTW, roughly how far is 10,000 steps?

I haven't forgotten this-- just still sick with this lousy cold. No energy, no voice, lots of cough and leg aches... I will get started though and then have to do some making up.

One mile down yesterday - 2 down today... Only 997 to go!

:)

This will certainly be a challenge. I did want to clock up 500 miles as one of my goals for the year but challenging myself too 1,000 sounds pretty amazing too. I need to start getting back into walking soon. During the summer I was walking 5 miles a day for a good few weeks. Now I'm back at college and the evenings are dark and dull, I stopped and use my stepper at home. I read somewhere that 2000 steps would be the same as one mile which I would do when I'm using it. I've exams starting tomorrow for a week and a half. Then I've two weeks off where I want to kick start these 1,000 miles outside as well as what I get with the stepper. Can't wait for the long evenings to return. Sum, I watched the 2012 thread and you are such an inspiration! :) Good luck everyone this year clocking up the 1,000 miles.

Can bicycle miles count, too?

Tabby Anyway you can get the miles in works for me :)

Count me in!

I am pretty old (57) but started jogging last spring. I can run 2 or 3 miles at a time, but I should not do it every day, so I try to ride my bike on the days I don't run.

It's a challenge for me to run 30 miles a month because I teach school and I'm in two orchestras and a bluegrass group, so lots of evenings are taken up with practice or performance. But if I combine the running miles with some biking miles, maybe I can do this. :)

This was from one of EZ's first post on his original thread for 2012. Just about anything that gets you and moving counts!


"and biking and hiking and wheel-chairing and swimming and surfing and mountain climbing and......and....and....."

I usually ride my stationary bike about an hour a day everyday. On cheat days I only ride 30 mins, I just don't feel right when I don't ride it now. Too bad the mileage reader is broken. But I assume I am riding over 3 miles a day atleast. I would like to start running or even walking but it's so cold out, and the cold makes me so itchy. So I will continue with this challenge in mind!

If you go to a fitness site like fitnesspal.com you can log in you bike riding, and a lot of other activities and it will figure for you your miles. Hope that helps

I kicked off my journey of 1000 miles with 4.1 miles on the treadmill at the fitness club. It was about as crowded as I've ever seen it. I guess everyone has their resolutions.

I'm in!

Tabbycat here.

Jan 2: 2 mile run
Jan 3: 3 mile run
Jan 4: 2 mile walk
Jan 6: 9 mile bike ride
Jan 7: 3 mile run
Jan 12: two 2 mile runs
Jan 16: 2 mile run
Jan 18: 2 mile run
Jan 19: 2 mile run
Jan 21: 6 mile bike ride
Jan 24: 1 mile jog
Jan 26: 5K event and 2 mile walk
Jan 27: 12 mile bike ride
Jan 28: 2 mile run
Jan 30: 2 mile run
JAN TOTAL: 57

Fab 1: 3 mile run
Feb 2: 7 mile bike ride
Feb 3: 3 mile run
Feb 5: 2 mile run
Feb 8: 3 mile run
Feb 9: 3 mile run
Feb 12: 3 mile run
Feb 13: 10 mile bike ride
Feb 14: 2 mile run
Feb 18: 2 mile run
Feb 22: 3 mile run
Feb 23: 2 mile run
Feb 25: 3 mile run
Feb 27: 2 mile run
FEB TOTAL: 48

Mar 2: 3 mile run
Mar 3: 2 mile rum
Mar 4: 2 mile run
Mat 6: 2 mile run
Mar 9: 5K fun run (3 mi)
Mar 14: 2 mile run
Mar 15: 12 mile bike ride
Mar 17: 2 mile run
Mar 18: 2 mile run; 3 mile bike ride
Mar 19: 3 mile bikie ride
Mar 20: 3 mile bike ride
Mar 22: 3 mile bike ride
Mar 23: 2 mile run
Mar 24: 3 mile run
Mar 25: 3 mile bike ride
Mat 26: 3 mile bike ride; 2 mile run
Mar 28: 3 mile bike ride
Mar 29: 2 mile morning run
Mar 30: 3 mile run
MAR TOTAL 63
FIRST QUARTER TOTAL 168 iles

Apr 3: 3 mile bike ride
Apr 4: 2 mile run
Apr 6: 3 mile run
Apr 7: 10 mile bike ride
Apr 11: 2 mile run
Apr 12: 3 mile bike ride
Apr 13: 4 mile run
Apr 20: 4 mile run
Apr 21: 1 mile run
Apr 22: 3 mile bike ride
Apr 23: 2 mile run
Apr 24: 3 mile bike ride
Apr 27: 3 mile run; 1 mile walk
Apr 29: 3 mile run
APR TOTAL 47

May 2: 3 mile run
May 3: 3 mile run
May 5: 8 mile bike ride
May 6: 3 mile bike ride
May 7: 2 mile run and 1.5 mile walk
May 10: 2.5 mile run and 0.5 mile walk
May 11: 3 mile run/walk
May 12: 7.5 mile bike ride
May 13: 3 mile run
May 16: 3 mile run
May 19: 8 mile bike ride and 2 mile run
May 24: 2 mile run and 1 mile swim
May 25: 2 mile run
May 26: 6 mile bike ride
May 27: 1.5 mile run and 1 mile swim
May 29: 2 mile run and 0.5 mile swim
MAY TOTAL 66

June 2: 3 mile run/walk
June 3: 7 mile bike ride and 2 mile run
June 5: 2 mile run
June 6: 5 mle bike ride
June 8: 7 mile bike ride and 1 mile run
June 9: 2 mile run
June 11: 6 mile bike ride
June 12: 2 mile run
June 15: 2 mile run
June 16: 3 mile run
June 19: 6 mile bike ride
June 20: 2 mile run 2 mile walk
June 21: 8 mile bike ride
June 22: 6 mile bike ride
June 23: 3 mile run/walk
June 24: 2 mile run
June 25: 6 mile bike ride
June 27: 3 mile run
June 28: 6 mile bike ride
June 30: 2 mile run
JUNE TOTAL 88
FIRST SIX MONTHS TOTAL 370 miles

July 1: 3 mile run
July 2: 6 mile bike ride
July 3: 1 mile walk
July 4: 2 mile run
July 5: 6 mile bike ride
July 7: 6 mile bike ride
July 10: 2 mile run
July 11: 5 mile bike ride
July 13: 2 mile run
July 15: 6 mile bike ride
July 16: 2 mile run, 6 mile bike ride
July 17: 1 mile run
Juy 20: 3 miles run/walk
July 23: 2 mile walk
JULY TOTAL: 53

Aug 2: 11 mile bike ride
Aug 3: 3 mile rum
Aug 5: 3 mile run
Aug 7: 3 mile run
Aug 8: 10 mile bike ride
Aug 9: 3 mile run
Aug 11: 3 mile run
Aug 13: 3 mile run
Aug 15: 3 mile run
Aug 18: 11 mile bike ride
Aug 19: 3 mile run
Aug 21: 1.5 mile run
Aug 24: 2 mile run
Aug 27: 2 mile run
AUG TOTAL: 61.5

Sep 2: 3 mile run
Sep 6: 3 mile run
Sep 9: 2 mile run
Sep 12: 2 mile run
Sep 14: 2.5 mile run
Sep 19: 2 mile run
Sep 22: 2 mile run
Sep 26: 3 mile run
Sep 29: 1.5 mile run

SEP TOTAL: 21

TOTAL THROUGH SEPT: 505.5 miles

Oct 5: 3.5 mile run
Oct 6: 5 mile bike ride
Oct 8: 3.1 mile run
Oct 12: 1.5 miles
Oct 14: 3 miles
Oct 19: 3.2 miles
Oct 21: 2 miles
Oct 26: 3.5 miles
Oct 27: 3.1 miles
Oct 31: 3.8 miles

OCT TOTAL: 31.7 miles

Nov 2: 1 mi run, 1 mi walk, 6 mi bike
Nov 7: 3 mi run
Nov 9: 3 mi run, 8 mi bike
Nov 10: 2 mi run
Nov 11: 2 mi run

NOV TOTAL: 26 miles


Total: 560.1 miles

I'd like to join you too Sum38. Thanks for starting this challenge.

I will walk 500 miles and I will do 2400 minutes aerobics, weight training, toning, stair climbing etc. Since I love walking at Stone Mountain, I shouldn't have a problem getting in the 500 miles.

1/1 - 30 Min WW Punch DVD
1/2 - 25 Mins Firm DVD & .5 mile walk
1/3 - 30 Mins of Stairs & Walking on my work breaks - This was a scheduled rest day
1/4 - 30 Mins Firm Cardio Inferno, 15 min walk & stairs at work
1/5 - 3 mile walk @ Stone Mtn.
1/6 - 3 mile walk @ the Mtn
1/7 - 40 mins Firm DVD

6.5/500 Miles
170/2400 Minutes

I don't know if it was mentioned before or not but it would be nice if you go back and edit your post to add the miles each day, that way the post don't get out of hand and way over 500 posts in no time. You can still make posts about comments too but if you just log in your miles it makes it nicer to just edit the post. Gosh, was that confusing?

We can do that, or we can just start part #2 etc. Unfortunately, from experience, many will drop out. I hope that is not the case this time around!!! -- I was left to post my progress alone for many months last year. SOOOO I challenge each one of you to stay on path :D :D

I was wondering how to get a nifty progress tracker like sum38.

Also, I am having 2nd thoughts about this goal. 2.75 miles a day is what it works out to be. That sounds do-able, but that has no allowances for days off, or days with other fitness activities. I just totalled my logs and discovered I only walked and ran about 480 miles in 2012. HELP I need encouragement/strategies/etc.

You can log in other activity too..Swimming, hiking, riding bikes.... just whatever works for you. And you can go to a fitness site like fitnesspal.com and look up that activity and it will figure it out for you... Check it out.

I'm in! One of my running goals this year is to hit 1000 miles. :D I'll probably just update mine once a week. Between being a full time student, working part time as an undergrad research assistant, an hour commute, and having 2 kids in elementary school, I don't have much free time during the week. ;) I weigh in Sat mornings before I run, so I'll just add updating this at the same time. :smug:

I'm only counting miles I run.

Jan 1: 3.1
Jan 2: 0
Jan 3: 3
Jan 4: 0
Jan 5: 3.07
Jan 6: 7.51
Jan 7: 0

Jan total: 16.68

2013 total: 16.68

8 miles so far this week. Going to do 5 today to help make up for being under.

I am really excited about this challenge, I think its just hard enough and just doable enough!

:)

Hi Everyone, good to see so many committed to a year long goal.

juneum, those winter days is what inspired me to buy a Striv and challenge myself to 10,000 steps a day. It depends on your step distance but 10,000 steps is around 4 1/2 miles. Stay & set your goal for 500 miles, but STAY!

His firefly, can't wait till I can add tickers to help me keep track of miles and pounds lost.

Tabbycat, you are 57 years young - same as me! I am impressed with your running btw.

Karen, if I edit my post does it show up as the last post on the thread or does it remain where I first posted it? I think I'll start riding my indoor bike.

Thank you sum38 for being flexible with starting a new thread if need be.

JANUARY MILES to date: 20 miles
:hug: Diana

:bravo: everyone for doing so good! His Firefly I'm excited about the challenge too and plan on staying to the end.

I just got back from a very hilly 3 mile walk and I feel great:carrot:

Good Morning Milers!

Walking for week One - 29 miles total :carrot:

Keep Moving,
Diana

This is a great challenge i am in... and Sum38 i plan to stay for the year :)

1/1 Rest
1/2 1Mile Brisk Walk
1/3 1 Mile
1/4 30 Mins Walk 1 Mile
1/5 45 Mins Walk 2.5 Miles
1/6 3.0 Miles
1/7
Total Wk 1 8.5 Miles

Thanks for the encouragement and suggestions, esp Karen31 and Workinglikeadog. It is a good suggestion to look at other activities as "walking equivalents." I will probably go with some formula like 4 miles on the bike=1 mile walking. I like to log a fair number of bike miles in the summer and it hardly seems fair to count bike miles equal to foot miles.

Total week1= 17.5 (4.5 walk, 13.0 treadmill running)

16.67 running miles for week 1. :carrot:

1/1 - 30 Min WW Punch DVD
1/2 - 25 Mins Firm DVD & .5 mile walk
1/3 - 30 Mins of Stairs & Walking on my work breaks
1/4 - 30 Mins Firm Cardio Inferno, 15 min walk & stairs at work
1/5 - 3 mile walk @ Stone Mtn.
1/6 - 3 mile walk @ the Mtn
1/7 - 40 mins Firm DVD
1/8 - 30 mins Firm DVD
1/9 - Rest
1/10 - Rest
1/11 - 30 mins Turbo Jam
1/12 - 3 mile walk
1/13 - 3 mile WATP
1/14 - 30 min WW Punch DVD

12.5/500 Miles
280/2400 Minutes

Good morning walkers, hope you all are doing well and racking in the miles, one at a time! Welcome curlysue, glad you've joined this thread.

Still have my 10,000 step/day challenge going and doing well. I am journaling my foods and doing better at nibbling, helps to pre-plan.

Keep walking! :hug: Diana