Run 2017 Challenge Update, 26 Weeks In

Last week marked the halfway point for the Run 2017 Challenge I took on in January so I figured I might as well post an update.

The challenge is to run or walk 2017 miles in the year 2017.  That breaks down to 5.54 miles per day.  I was originally splitting it with my friend which meant we only had to do 2.77 miles per day each, but her FitBit got wonky and I guess she stopped tracking her steps.  So I decided to continue on and see how I could do.

While I wish that I was running more, I'm glad I'm doing so well with the walking.  And I will go out of my way to walk at night if I am not hitting my goal for the day.  At 26 weeks, I needed to be at 1008.28 miles for the year, and I am happy to say that I am at 1024.36 miles so far!!  That's 16.08 miles OVER where I need to be!!

Now that summer is here and my schedule has cleared up a bit (haha, yeah right!) I am hoping I can make more of these miles running instead of just walking. Either way this challenge is definitely keeping me moving and I'm happy about that!

You Should Expect This By Now

Yeah...soooo...once again, I signed up for a 5K months ago.  I had a training schedule in mind, and race day goals for a decent time, and was committed to putting the work in so I could be proud of myself for this one.  And once again, I haven't trained at all.  AT.  ALL.  The last time I ran was 3 miles in February.  So tomorrow morning I'm pulling the usual Bel running style and waking up and running a 5K with zero prep.  Oh, and did I mention I'm getting over a small chest cold?  So it's gonna feel really good too.

Clearly my goals aren't anything lofty.

1.  Finish without dying
2.  Run the entire 3.1 miles
3.  Finish in 38 minutes or less?

Not sure how attainable that last one is.  That 3 mile run in February I clocked in at just over 38 minutes.  Maybe the race day adrenaline will kick in and magic will happen??  I don't know.  But I'm tired of constantly doing this to myself.  I really want to put up decent numbers again but just don't have the time to train properly 😕

Anyway, wish me luck!!

Run 2017 Challenge

By now we all know that I'm the world's worst runner.  Well, according to my awesome tank top I'm actually the world's okayest runner.  But I am the worst with consistency and schedules.  Too often I get too busy to get a run in, or I get sick, or there's some kind of excuse to not get up and run.  I am the queen of waking up and running a 5K on race day with zero prep because it all just crept up on me.

So.  As inspiration to run more this year (and drop the 10 lbs I've gained back since September!  Yikes!) I joined the Run 2017 Challenge with my friend KA.  We will be running/walking 2017 miles in the year 2017.  Whether or not it's split between the two of us or done individually will all depend on how much we are actually able to get in on our own.  It's a lot, and it seems daunting, but I'm hoping for the best.

Today was the first run of the year, so I'm SUPER behind already.  Yikes!!  I ran 2 straight miles and then ran/walked to a little more than 3 to finish out a show I was watching on Netflix.  So far, my miles walked/ran for the year (because let's face it - it's all walking so far since today was the first I ran) are 24.4 miles.  I need to have 38.78 for the week if I am to hit 2017 on my own, and only 19.39 to carry my part of the team.  So I'm somewhere in the middle, lol.  I'm sure as the days and weeks go on I'll come up with some sort of a routine for this.  And I've agreed to do a bunch of 5K races with my friend LM throughout the year so that will help too.

Can't wait to see if we do it!!