End of the December Dash Quest - new One starting on Monday

[Realfoodieclub]

Here is the certificate for the end of the December Dash Quest. I hope you all manged to keep going in a fashion, well done for getting to the end.

[Realfoodieclub Graduate10]

well I did it, i managed to finish the year off on a strong note. I didn’t think I was going to but a trip to the doctors between Christmas and New Year gave me my answer. My thyroid meds were really out, change of dose and I am firing on all cylinders again. I hadent really realised how far down I had got. I hoping for a strong year this year.

Wishing you all a happy healthy year

Rfc x

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

I completed it! I finished the Magic 10 and ran 10k for the 2nd time on Boxing Day, proudly shaving more than 5 minutes off my previous 10k time. 👍😀🏃‍♀️

And I’ll be doing it all again because I’ve signed up for 3 races already this coming year! Bring on 2019! 👍💪🏃‍♀️👊😀

[Realfoodieclub Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Great News, well done on knocking 5 mins of your time as well. those races will keep you on your toes Rfc x

[Tartancat Graduate10]

I've been following a Jeff Galloway plan to try to improve my speed. Lots of interval training, as you'd expect.

Last week I ran 5k for the first time in 5 weeks, and took 2.5 minutes off my PB.

I'm hoping to improve even more, but I'd call that a result!

[Hidden in reply to Tartancat]

Impressive. Where did you find that plan please? Thanks

[Tartancat Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

It's actually on my Garmin! You tell it what your target time is for 5k, do a benchmark run, and it works out a training plan from your stats. It's seriously impressive, and seems to be working!

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Tartancat]

Amazing TC! I hope you’ve surrendered any snails you might have been holding onto! You’re turning into a proper gazelle. 👍🏃‍♀️👏

[Tartancat Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Oh Lord no, I still love the snails! I'm not aiming for a sub 30 - I'll be happy with sub 35. And doing this plan means I haven't run more than 6k for 6 weeks, so it'll be interesting to see if it makes a difference to my 10k time (or even if I'll still be able to do 10k).

This running malarkey keeps creating new targets for me. Loving it!

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to Tartancat]

It’s fascinating isn’t it? So much fun seeing what we can do. 💪

I’m glad you’re not leaving Club Snail btw. 😅🐌👊

[Realfoodieclub Graduate10 in reply to Tartancat]

I am a big Jeff Galloway fan. I seemed to of settled on 45/30 second splits, it seems to suit me the best and give me the better speed (well for me anyway). Great result, glad you are enjoying it. Rfc x

[Tartancat Graduate10 in reply to Realfoodieclub]

Im still getting to grips with the intervals - the programme keeps mixing them up, sometimes concentrating on cadence, sometimes on distance. But it's definitely working!

[O505k Graduate10]

Managed to finish the year and start new year running regularly. Didn’t do so well on the Pilates during the holiday season.

[Hidden in reply to O505k]

Well done !

[Realfoodieclub Graduate10 in reply to O505k]

To of kept going over Christmas is an achievement, well done, you can always catch up with the Pilates. Rfc x

[Hidden]

My Pilates and weight training classes are starting back tomorrow - Yay! So I'll do at least 2 this week. I did a nice 6km yesterday on a frosty, sunny morning. I enjoyed it. I hope to do a long run next weekend when I visit my sister. I think my January quest might be just to enjoy the cold weather runs and not to put too much pressure on myself. When I do that, I tend to lose my mojo

[Realfoodieclub Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

It is so easy to put too much pressure on ourselves, I know about 3/4 into a HM training plan I just have to have a fun weeks running as it starts to take away from my enjoyment all the regime. Your January sounds great Rfc x.

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10]

Just two 10k runs in December and plenty of mince pies....😉

Pleased with my runs, I wasn't expecting to fit much running in, but I hardly turned down any mince pie opportunities!

They were lovely though😄xxx

[Hidden in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Ooh 😮 two 10kms. I’m impressed. I bet they burnt off at least 50 mince pies 🥧

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Im pretty sure I didn't manage 50!😄

Thanks though Paula😊xx

[Hidden in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Only 50 weeks to the next mince pie. I hope everyone at work is on a diet tomorrow. I’ve had enough chocolates 🤢

[GoogleMe Graduate10 in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Oh it's all the eating just because it's there that is so awful. If they were all lovely they were all worth it!

[Realfoodieclub Graduate10 in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

I do love a mince pie. I purposely didn't buy any in this year, then we went to a bakery where my friend works and she gave me 6 really posh lovely ones to come home with me, well I just had to eat them, it would of been rude not too. 2x 10km runs over the Christmas period is still going some, well done.

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10 in reply to Realfoodieclub]

Thanks Rfc😊...some of mine where those posh ones too!

We're worth it!😁xxx

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

We were treated to 2 parkruns a week over Christmas and new year and so volunteered on 29th December as a thank you to our organisers. A new PB on NYD came as a surprise! I’ve jumped back on to the magic plan, so now I’ve just got to get back to Pilates at the gym.

[Realfoodieclub Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

Sounds like you have really got involved in your local Park Run, I bet the are really glad to have you on board helping out. Well done on your PB. Rfc x.

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

I’ve done 10 volunteer stints and 26 runs. Some of those are on the same day such as sorting tokens after the race. It is quite a high percentage but whenever I can’t run due to IC or because I’m running the next day, I volunteer. I just love being involved. I know it is a choice but I’m appalled that some people have never helped out even though they’ve gained 50 or 100 run T-shirts.

[GoogleMe Graduate10]

Pretty successful considering but a mixed bag.

Weight was a fraction above where I started... did go down quite a bit before that.

Running... I only managed 1 instead of 8

Advent Fitness Calendar - well, I enjoyed putting the medal together but I am moving those challenges forward to this month

Yoga - only did half the number of practices I aimed for (six), but did incorporate standing poses into four so that was a goal achieved, and I did an online class, another goal.

BUT ta da, ta da, ta da... after four and a half years I completed my Virtual Swim of the River Derwent from source to Derwent Mouth where it joins the Trent (which it turns out is A Very Long Way). A lovely Christmas present to myself even though I did the final swim hairy legged, in my old cozzie, with no spectators and no fundraising in place, the swimming website took down all the maps and data just before I got there. It was almost as good as graduating from C25K!

[Realfoodieclub Graduate10 in reply to GoogleMe]

Congratulations on completing your virtual swim, I know that has meant a lot to you to get to the end. Looking at all you achieved over the Christmas period I would be happy with getting all that done if it was me, well done.

[GoogleMe Graduate10 in reply to Realfoodieclub]

All that and my Dad's butt healed (the other nurses and ex-nurses will know how very important that is to the ever been a nurse ego!) Not that he was at all grateful for being made to stand up and move about regularly!