Fleet of Foot through February Quest🌷🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏻 Week 2, feel free to join 😃

[Millsie-J]

Hello all.

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 2 of our Fleet of Foot through February Quest. The Quest will run through to the end of the month, with weekly Monday update posts so we can each update on how our individual Quest is going if we wish to.

So Questers, how about letting us know how it is going for you so far? Happy frost free fleet of foot running everyone!

What the Quest is;

The Quest takes one calendar month . You can join at any time during February.

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 🌷🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏻

February 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

[Anniemurph Graduate10]

Hmmm... I ran, I gymmed, I skwaated. I'm going to take a break from everything this week.

Happy running all

[Millsie-J in reply to Anniemurph]

That sounds a sensible part of your training plan Annie! Perfect timing if you have had the snow we have had! Enjoy your rest break xxxxx

[pinkaardvark Graduate10]

Still questing towards 10k, all going well so far. 9k tomorrow(tuesday 13th). Feel a lot of trepidation, but then I felt the same way with the 8k and that was fine in the end. Just need to pace myself and get on with it.

[Millsie-J in reply to pinkaardvark]

Nice one pink! You will do it, you are doing incredibly well! Enjoy,

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10]

Maybe not fleet..but at least back out there and on track

Snow today and ice... hopefully melting by tomorrow...

Happy, healthy running one and all !!!

[Millsie-J in reply to Oldfloss]

Back out is so very good Floss! Enjoy 🏃🏻‍♀️

[Langley-Loper Graduate10]

I'm still on track - just. After an enforced short pit stop yesterday on my 13k run I went back out and completed the last two miles.

[Millsie-J in reply to Langley-Loper]

You are a mega star LL....

Were you still in hi-vis or incognito at this point?

Happy running!

[Langley-Loper Graduate10]

Foolishly still hi-vis but made it home without further incident, phew.

[GoogleMe Graduate10]

Pretty diligent on the food recording (though I agreed with so much Rignold wrote on his blog about this) And it shows really quite a modest but sustainably enjoyable intake... the fly in the ointment is that if you're not moving you really are not burning many calories at all and there really wasn't much moving last week for unavoidable reasons.

However I was tremendously pleased with myself that I at least got out for one early run... not much of a contribution towards the 'run an 8k' project but more of a contribution than no run at all.

[Millsie-J in reply to GoogleMe]

Every run counts Google! Still time for the extra distance during this month 👍🏼

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10]

Hi everyone,

I didn't quite pull off my plan last week... I did the squat challenge every day until Thursday..but then my upper thighs and knees started aching and protesting, and I hadn't felt like a run and days were going by....😐

So I have put the squats on hold...to come back to after my 10k challenge, and managed to squeeze in a 5k on Friday and 5k on Sunday and was pleased with my pace both runs.

I have a 4k and the 9k to do this week, which I'm now looking forward to.(Like you do on your rest day😆..)

Good luck and Happy running everyone😊xx

[Millsie-J in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Sounds like you are really listening to your body Jan! That distance is going up nicely again for sure!

[Millsie-J]

I started the week well with 2 good runs, and a yoga session.

Then I had physio Thursday and even now I’m still feeling the soreness of the mainipulation etc. That means Ive missed a run for the week and I did not chance a Pilates session. Lots of stretching and also strengthening exercises most days though.

Legs are feeling a little better today so hopefully a short run tomorrow or Wednesday, weather permitting.

I’m hoping for a better week of running this week 🏃🏽‍♀️

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10 in reply to Millsie-J]

As long as you are on the mend, and feeling stronger on your run then you're winning...😊hope your week pans out well😊xx

[DebJogsOn]

Very slow (make that non-existent) start to Feb as knee pain last weekend continued to niggle all week😕. Two pain free days under my belt now so going to try a gentle jogette tomorrow to see how it goes. Think my plan for knee and hip strengthening exercises was a good one - just need to get onto it once my knee feels OK.

[Millsie-J in reply to DebJogsOn]

Those knees really like our attention dont they? Hope things improve quickly!