Fleet of Foot Through February Quest, week 1 continues, feel free to join🌷🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏻

[Millsie-J]

Hello all. Hope everyone has had a good January, and all are ready to welcome in this new valentine month of February. But more importantly let’s hope it will be a runners frost free, fleet of foot February.

The days are beginning to draw out a touch and spring is not too far around the corner, so why not set some new goals to move you towards that bright new season?

This is Week 1 of our Fleet of Foot through February Quest. The Quest will run through to the end of the month. As the 1st February is midweek, we will launch week 2 on Monday 12th, with weekly Monday update posts thereafter. Happy running everyone!

What the Quest is;

The Quest takes one calendar month . You can join any point within that time.

The aim of the Quest is to help you find a focus or goal that you would like to achieve by the end of the Quest period.

I ask that you will be a Graduate to join the Quest. The main reason I ask this is that while you are completing the programme, your plan is very structured so I wouldn't want the Quest to interfere with that.

Most popular goals are:-

To run three times a week

To slowly increase distance

To train for a specific race

To add In Stretch and Strength exercises

As you can see they are personal to yourself and it's totally your own choice. Each week, I will pin a new post where all the members of the quest can talk about how things are going.

So if you want to join, all you have to do is put;

I would like to join the Quest, or, count me in and then, I would like to. ..............

Your name will then be added to the top post and every week your name will be in the quest until the end.

At the end of the Quest, there will be a certificate that you can download to keep.

Wishing you a happy healthy week

Realfoodieclub, Ju-Ju, Oldfloss, Jan-now-runs and Millsie-J 🌷🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏻

Questers:

Jan-now-runs

Realfoodieclub

ChrisAllen1

pinkaardvark

Oldfloss

Pm3eak

Millsie-J

SaskAlliecat

GoogleMe

Kimterry

Anniemurph

Fitter40

GaryB1966

Boxergo

SlowLoris

Lordi

Sweatyfaced

anapmf

Langley-Loper

LiisaM

FlickM3

bsimonuk

p1M213

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Count me in. Id like to work as near as I can towards 10k.

[Millsie-J in reply to Hidden]

Oke doke you are in! Good luck with extending further Flick, as always slow and steady 😀👍🏼

[Hidden in reply to Millsie-J]

Of course 😊

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10]

Hi Millsie, so far so good.

Last week I managed two runs of Wk4 up to 10k(again). The 4k and on Sunday the 8k run...and am happy to report a 5kpb during my Sunday run😊

I'm up to date with Rignolds squat challenge and beginning to feel like I'm doing it right😆...

This week I have a 5k another 4k and a 9k at the weekend all being well.

Have a good week everyone 😊xx

[Millsie-J in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Ooo thats sounds inspiring Jan, a great week’s achievement!

[Anniemurph Graduate10]

Skwaaats...

And a 10k run during which I nearly had to skwaat due to horrendous GI issues Sorry if TMI but back up to 10k, hooray, which is a Good Thing because some rotter posted that it's only 4 weeks to the Ashbourne 10. How can this be??? So only another 6k to add, uphill, and I'll be fine. Fine. Just fine.

My gym is brilliant though, and I'm very happy with the way that is progressing.

Happy running everyone

[Millsie-J]

Not guilty Gov 😳😳

Dont forget those skwaaaaaatts and you being a gym bunny now mean you are stronger than ever!

You can do it ....... hopefully so can I 🏃🏻‍♀️🙏🏼🤞🏼......

[GaryB1966 Graduate10]

All good so far, did 12, 6.5 and 23 last week. Light week this week with some cross training and a hill repeat session looming 😨

[Millsie-J in reply to GaryB1966]

That charity run is covered with those distances Gary. Dont forget to build hill repeats slowly, over several sessions to avoid overuse injury 👍🏼

[GaryB1966 Graduate10 in reply to Millsie-J]

Thanks for the advice, not really looking forward to the repeats so it will be slow and steady

[GoogleMe Graduate10]

No running for good and bad reasons.

Food intake recorded every day though. Not especially pretty.

[Millsie-J in reply to GoogleMe]

Keep at it Google , dont be too hard on yourself

[bsimonuk Graduate10]

I would like to join the February quest and I would like to slowly increase my speed and distance 5K+

Thank you for organising the quest.

[Millsie-J in reply to bsimonuk]

Ive added you in! Great goal, enjoy!

[Langley-Loper Graduate10]

I'm still on track with my Feb Quest. In fact I have cracked it early with exactly 60 seconds off my prevous best 10km time on Sunday. I'm going to carry on and see if I can get another second or two off by the 28th.

I've got another mini sub quest this week which is to get my friend to the end of Couch to 5k and cover 5km including the walking at each end so she has a 5km time on Strava to be proud of. Only one more run to go...

[Millsie-J in reply to Langley-Loper]

Well done on bringing down that time! Good luck to your friend, very exciting!

[SaskAlliecat Graduate10]

After an ugly week of call, where I worked too hard, got too stressed and run down and averaged only a few hours of sleep a night, I am now battling a cold. We are also currently in another Extreme cold warning with windchills in the -40C so what should've been my perfect week to achieve 3 runs will turn into a week with no runs ☹️. I've decided my body is telling me it's time to take a break. We have 9 day holiday beginning next Friday, filled with lots of travel, skiing, and snowmobiling so am going to take this week to try and catch up on some sleep and do my best to battle this virus. Best of luck to everyone on their quests this month. It feels like mine is quickly falling by the wayside but we'll see how it all plays out once we return from our holiday.

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10 in reply to SaskAlliecat]

I think a rest from running will do you good Allie... since hitting that 10k goal in November you have achieved some brilliant distances and your running legs must be feeling tired... never mind the rest of you! I bet a break will give everything a chance to catch up, and when you start back to running will feel fresher and more energised.

I hope you have an amazing holiday 😎😊xxx

[Millsie-J]

You do right to listen to your body Sask!

A rest break will mean you come back even stronger Im sure,

Wishing you a terrific holiday xx

[p1M2l3]

What good timing for me for this programme to get started! I want to keep running 3 times a week but also improve my time.

[p1M2l3]

I would like to join your group. It seems perfect to deal with the issues I'm having at the moment! I would like to get back to runnng 3 times a week plus reaching 5K so I can join the local Parkrun.

[Millsie-J in reply to p1M2l3]

Brilliant aims p1M.

Dont forget to tegisyer for parkrun snd print your barcode ready. Enjoy and good luck!