Move and Make Miles in May: Quest week 2, feel free to join 🌸🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻

[Millsie-J]

Hello all. Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying their running!

The days are now definitely longer, brighter, sunnier! So why not set some new goals to keep you moving and covering the miles?

This is Week 2 of our Move and Make Miles in May Quest. The Quest will run through to the end of the month, with weekly Monday update posts throughout. 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 month x

Realfoodieclub, Ju-Ju, Oldfloss, Bluebirdrunner and Millsie-J 🌷🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏻

Questers:

FlickM3

WalkingWithLabradors

SaskAlliecat

GoogleMe

DebjogsOn

Bluebirdrunner

Millsie-J

Poly-Princess

Macmac

Heartlesstroll

Oldfloss

Anniemurph

LittleNell83

Julietfred

Rhodalewis

Runnerbean63

[GoogleMe Graduate10]

A bit wibbly-wobbly if I'm honest - missed a day or two of this and that. Good with the swimming. Also high bluebell quotient which is not to be sniffed at... or rather, definitely is.

[Millsie-J in reply to GoogleMe]

Well done GoogleMe!

There seems to be a flower theme emerging in your quest🧐

[Anniemurph Graduate10 in reply to GoogleMe]

Must. See. Bluebells.

[SaskAlliecat Graduate10]

I managed 3 runs last week for the first time in a very long time - 2 roughly 5k and a 4 mile run. Felt great! This week will be struggling to get 2 in but if I run tomorrow during my son's soccer, I'll succeed. It is such a stressful week at work this week with some big surgeries booked so mentally I'll need an outlet likely. Will just need to motivate myself to get out the door after being swamped and exhausted with work.

[Millsie-J in reply to SaskAlliecat]

A good week done Sask! Yes, you need to run for yourself, those soccer sessions are going to be so useful.

[Hidden]

Not quite sure where to count from, so I will begin on 1st May 1.52k, 3rd May 1.40k, 5th May 8.01k (that was going to be over 10k but my knee had other ideas), 7th May 7.20k. I am still aiming to top 10k again, so we shall see. Tomorrow will be a shorter run as my ex husband is over from Australia and coming to see me (nice bloke, love him dearly, but if I had to live with him now we would probably kill each other!)

[Millsie-J in reply to Hidden]

Sounds a good start to the month Flick.

[Millsie-J]

Ive managed my runs every other day, 6:30 this morning, 7am all previous mornings...., lovely sunny mornings 😎havnt done my yoga but had quite a few days on veggie patch so had some good work outs 👍🏼

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10 in reply to Millsie-J]

You are the early bird Millsie!.. good work sticking to your routine of running every other day in these temperatures😊x

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10]

Next run Thursday, then I would like to do my 8k along by the river near Bushey Park..we shall see!

[Millsie-J in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Thats sounds a grand idea Jan, let us know how it goes 🏃🏻‍♀️

[Julietfred Graduate10]

Hi, I thought I signed up to this but my name does not appear here . Not sure if that is to do with my settings. I have signed up to a 10k Road race in June. However, it is an evening run and I have only run in the mornings! I tried out the route last Sunday and today I am going to do my 5k run this evening rather than this morning so wish me luck

[Millsie-J in reply to Julietfred]

You are now on the list😀

Good luck with those evening runs👍🏼

[Anniemurph Graduate10]

Only one run last week - I had hoped for more but working away is a bit tricky sometimes what with time zone changes and the actual work side of things. I walked a fair amount though and on both travel days I was well over the 10,000 steps in the airports

This week I will start short runs and get back to the gym for the first time in 7 weeks

[Millsie-J in reply to Anniemurph]

You are back Annie, thats such a big thing!

You are such a jet-setter too!

Enjoy those runs and strongman gym💪🏻

[Rhodalewis Graduate10]

I would like to join the quest...I am following Ju Jus 10 is the magic number. Unfortunately the magic is eluding me and the longer distances are proving tricky but I am determined so this month I do want to get to that Magic 10k. Slow and steady....

[Millsie-J in reply to Rhodalewis]

Ive added you in 😎

Good luck on extending your distance .

[Rhodalewis Graduate10 in reply to Millsie-J]

I've done it...at last the Magic 10. May quest completed. So pleased. This forum has really encouraged me and kept me going. Thanks everyone.

[Millsie-J in reply to Rhodalewis]

Yeah, terrific run !

[Runnerbean63]

I’d like to join the quest and aim to run three times a week and gradually increase the length of the runs as I’m nowhere near 5km!

[Millsie-J in reply to Runnerbean63]

Welcome Runnerbean, good goals 😎

[Macmac Graduate10]

Week 1 was good - managed to get in 10, 5, 2, 8 and 6km runs. Going to rest today 🙂

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10]

Off to see Blue bells with small one this afternoon...Count me in please, to continue with my HM plan... AND up my strength exercises..my weights are ready

Happy running everyone:)x

[DebJogsOn]

Work has finally got the better of me and meant I've not managed alternate daus this week. However have still managed to get out there and do 2x 8k and a 4k so overall I'm happy. Am really enjoying rediscovering some trails I've had to avoid in the horrid winter and wet spring we had. Am loving running in early morning or evening in the lovely weather we've been having 😊

[Millsie-J in reply to DebJogsOn]

Hi Deb, life has a habit of spoiling our best made plans doesnt it! Sounds like your running is going really well despite that 👍🏼

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10]

My plans were scuppered today by the sunshine and a traffic jam!

I have done both the 4k and 5k runs of Ju ju's Wk4 of up to 10k again. Today, I had planned to do my 8k run along the Thames Path by the river between Hampton Court and Kingston.

Waited until I couldn't wait any longer, it was still very warm, but I thought, by the time we get there it might be lovely and shady...

Jumped in the car at 4.30 for the thirty minute drive, got onto the A3 and...... soon hit the back of a car park! all three lanes were at a standstill... I was very disappointed, but we left the A3 and headed for an alternative flat route, through the rush hour traffic. Eventually got to Broadwater Lake in Godalming, a pretty lake with swans and lots of fishermen balancing on fold up stools under little tents...

I haven't run around here before, but have fished here as a teenager with an old flame. We have also been here with my daughter when she was little, to feed the ducks.

It seems the lake is almost 1k per lap, 8 did seem ambitious, not much shade and still very warm... I did 4 laps, so 4k and that was enough.

So 8k still outstanding will be this Thursday... usual there and back route...

The Thames Path will have to be run on another day.... xx