November Exercise Challenge

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  • November goals:

    1. Complete Week 9 of C25K program. Goal 1 met!
    2. Run a 5K on Nov. 7. Goal 2 met!
    3. Run a 5K on Nov. 21.
    4. After C25K is complete, begin running 4 days/week.
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  • I would like to change my goal #3 for 175 miles instead of 200.

    goal#1 ~ 100 miles
    goal#2 ~ 150 miles
    goal#3 ~ 175 miles

    1.......83 min....6 miles (total: 6 miles)
    ........ 10 min ...weights
    2.......90 min....6.5 miles (total: 12.5 miles)
    3.......70 min....5.1 miles (total: 17.6 miles)
    ........ 20 min ...weights
    4.......30 min....2 miles (total: 19.6 miles)
    5.......91 min....6.4 miles (total: 26 miles)
    ........ 30 min ...weights
    6.......81 min....5.5 miles (total: 31.5 miles)
    7...... 30 min.... 2 miles (total: 33.5 miles)
    ........ 25 min ...weights
  • November goals: 1200 minutes, 8 ST session, 24 days of at least 8K steps

    1: 30 min walk; 30/1200
    2: 40 walk; 70/1200
    3: 30 walk, 10 ST; 110/1200, 1/8 ST, 1/24 8K
    4: 40 walk; 150/1200, 2/24 8K
    5: 55 dance, stretch, ST; 205/1200, 2/8 ST
    6: 15 walk, 25 dance & stretch; 245/1200, 3/24 8K
    7: 40 walk; 285/1200
  • Way to go HereIStand! How was your 5K?

    Good for you, unwanted37lbs, for figuring out what's really going to work for you this month!

    GettinFit: exercise 4x/week
    gardenerjoy: 1200 min, 8x ST, 24x 8K steps
    HereIStand: Week 9 C25K, 1st 5K, 2nd 5K, running 4x/week
    Izzie: 800 min
    Jb1975: exercise 4x/week except 2x/Thanksgiving week
    kelijpa: continue exercise program
    magistra17: 500 min
    merowi2: 12 miles/week, ST
    Nici: 780 min
    SeeMyFeet: exercise 3x/week
    Smilingin2013: exercise 4x/week
    Tabbycat: 700 min
    tehshort1: 90 miles walked
    unwanted37lbs: 100 miles (150 miles, 175 miles)
  • Quote: unwanted37lbs[/B], for figuring out what's really going to work for you this month!

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    thank you! I thought i could do it but between full time job, babysitting every day, tutoring math everyday, bringing my kids to practice 3 times a week I find it hard to find a lot of free time to exercise.
  • goal#1 ~ 100 miles
    goal#2 ~ 150 miles
    goal#3 ~ 175 miles

    1.......83 min....6 miles (total: 6 miles)
    ........ 10 min ...weights
    2.......90 min....6.5 miles (total: 12.5 miles)
    3.......70 min....5.1 miles (total: 17.6 miles)
    ........ 20 min ...weights
    4.......30 min....2 miles (total: 19.6 miles)
    5.......91 min....6.4 miles (total: 26 miles)
    ........ 30 min ...weights
    6.......81 min....5.5 miles (total: 31.5 miles)
    7....... 30 min.... 2 miles (total: 33.5 miles)
    ........ 25 min ...weights
    8....... 80 min.... 5.6 miles (total: 39.1 miles)
  • Week 1: I got in 3 days at the gym and 1 day of C25K. So, I stayed on track.

    Week 2, here I come.
  • Quote: Way to go HereIStand! How was your 5K?
    Thanks for asking, Joy! It was my first 5K in 30 years. I ran strong and felt great. There was no official timer so I don't know how long it took, but I'm fairly certain I finished well under my goal time of 36 minutes. The race organizers said that by their cell phone times, I ran it in 26 minutes, but that seems preposterous to me.
  • HereIStand: Sounds like a fun, low-key 5K to get back into things!

    November goals: 1200 minutes, 8 ST session, 24 days of at least 8K steps

    1: 30 min walk; 30/1200
    2: 40 walk; 70/1200
    3: 30 walk, 10 ST; 110/1200, 1/8 ST, 1/24 8K
    4: 40 walk; 150/1200, 2/24 8K
    5: 55 dance, stretch, ST; 205/1200, 2/8 ST
    6: 15 walk, 25 dance & stretch; 245/1200, 3/24 8K
    7: 40 walk; 285/1200
    8: 40 walk; 325/1200, 4/24 8K
  • goal#1 ~ 100 miles
    goal#2 ~ 150 miles
    goal#3 ~ 175 miles

    1.......83 min....6 miles (total: 6 miles) 159lbs
    ........ 10 min ...weights
    2.......90 min....6.5 miles (total: 12.5 miles)
    3.......70 min....5.1 miles (total: 17.6 miles)
    ........ 20 min ...weights
    4.......30 min....2 miles (total: 19.6 miles)
    5.......91 min....6.4 miles (total: 26 miles)
    ........ 30 min ...weights
    6.......81 min....5.5 miles (total: 31.5 miles)
    7....... 30 min.... 2 miles (total: 33.5 miles)
    ........ 25 min ...weights
    8....... 80 min.... 5.6 miles (total: 39.1 miles) 154.6lbs
    9....... 60 min.... 4.6 miles (total: 43.7 miles)
    ........ 45 min ...weights
  • 11/1 - The Firm Wave
    11/2 - The Firm Wave
    11/3 - Rest
    11/4 - Walked 2 miles
    11/5 - Rest
    11/6 - Rest
    11/7 - Walked 40 mins
    11/8 - Rest
    11/9 - WATP
  • Quote: November goal - continue exercise program
    Get to week 18

    Yoga/stretches 3x wk, strength 3x wk, cardio 6x wk
    First have to finish up my Sept. goal complete week 12

    Week 15 - complete

    Best to all
    Week 16 -
    11/7-Off
    11/8-cardio, jog 2 miles, 32 mins
    11/9-yoga, strength
    11/10-
    11/11-
    11/12-
    11/13-
    11/14-NYC trip with my GFs
  • November goals: 1200 minutes, 8 ST session, 24 days of at least 8K steps

    1: 30 min walk; 30/1200
    2: 40 walk; 70/1200
    3: 30 walk, 10 ST; 110/1200, 1/8 ST, 1/24 8K
    4: 40 walk; 150/1200, 2/24 8K
    5: 55 dance, stretch, ST; 205/1200, 2/8 ST
    6: 15 walk, 25 dance & stretch; 245/1200, 3/24 8K
    7: 40 walk; 285/1200
    8: 40 walk; 325/1200, 4/24 8K
    9: 40 walk; 365/1200, 5/24 8K
  • Week 1: Stayed on track

    Week 2: Off to a good start. Monday got in a 30 min cardio work out at the gym + some abs and legs. Tuesday C25K.

    Not feeling well this morning but still planning on hitting the gym!
  • Thanks for this month's thread, Joy! I MUST get back to the gym! I haven't been in so long. I feel like I've lost all muscle tone. Therefore, starting today my goal is to make it to the gym 5 times per week.

    GOAL: Gym 5x/wk

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