11k today, 161km or 100 miles for January!

[Jericho2332]

Today, thanks to Peter pointing out that I needed one more run in January to reach the 100 miles in a month, I headed out for a slow relaxed run. Chilled and happy Mr Blue Sky style music, listening to Coach B and Eliud Kipchoge on NRC. Can you believe that guy almost ran a marathon in 2 hours! Missed it by 25 seconds😱!

Unplanned route, cold but sunny day, felt really relaxed the whole way and really enjoyed the run, lots of fellow runners out there and gave them all a cheery good morning and thumbs up as most like myself are blasting music 🤣

My month ends 11km run, 161km for the month that's 100 miles! Not bad when only running every other day 😁😁

Have a great Sunday everybody!

What's your January totals?

[Jericho2332 Graduate10]

Oh yeah I also complete dry January today! No booze since my birthday on 28th of Dec 😁

[Oldgirlruns Graduate10 in reply to Jericho2332]

That must have had an effect - fantastic achievement Jericho, well done! Me? I loiter on the IC but hopefully not for too much longer!

[Jericho2332 Graduate10 in reply to Oldgirlruns]

Fingers crossed your fit again soon 🤞🏻 yeah not having a hangover certainly makes running easier! 🤣 I used to look forward to drinking but only socially with friends, lockdown has limited access to friends and therefore I'm not really missing drinking. May knock out a dry February too 🤔

[RunWillie Graduate10]

That’s awesome Jericho2332 Well done.

I’ve done 100.9km this month but it was tough going in the Aussie heat. I’m a member of a local running club and the number one on the leaderboard has done 165.71km this week 💪🏻❤️🏃‍♀️🏃🏻‍♂️

[Jericho2332 Graduate10 in reply to RunWillie]

Wowzer! That's crazy distance! Especially in the heat! I'm still new so only running every other day to give myself plenty of recovery time. Well done on your 100+ month too 👍🏻

[RunWillie Graduate10 in reply to Jericho2332]

It is crazy! There’s a whole bunch of them that do well over 100k per week every week ❤️🏃‍♀️🏃🏻‍♂️

You’ve done so well 👍🏻 HM is a real achievement as a new runner.

[Peter44 Graduate10]

Well done Jericho, on both achievements 🏃‍♂️🍻 that's a great total, hope the calf is ok 👏👏. Will be going out for my last jan run soon, then plan to rest for a few days, get rid of these aches/niggles.

I've also done a dry jan, but dont drink alot anyway!

[Jericho2332 Graduate10 in reply to Peter44]

Well done on both mate, il keep an eye out for your Jan total later 👍🏻👍🏻

[Peter44 Graduate10 in reply to Jericho2332]

Never got out today, felt sick this morning, not been great all day, so the total is 123.7km.

[Jericho2332 Graduate10 in reply to Peter44]

Still a very impressive total 💪🏻 feel better soon pal 👍🏻

[Grannyhugs Graduate10 in reply to Peter44]

Sorry to hear this, I’ve been checking for your post. Even without today’s run that’s an amazing achievement you should be incredibly proud. Hope you feel better soon. Take care 🤗

[Grannyhugs Graduate10]

Phenomenal effort, well done. That's my next target but not in February- too few days🤣 however I did clock 132km running and 126km walking for January so not a bad performance. Happy running 🤗

[Jericho2332 Graduate10 in reply to Grannyhugs]

That's awesome GH! I wasted a lot of my rest days, may try to hit 10k walk or 20k ride on each of them next month.

[Grannyhugs Graduate10 in reply to Jericho2332]

Just done something even more awesome- 200m village walk with 11 month old baby hugs, now that beats the rest of the month. Hes been walking inside for 2 months but this was 1st time out with shoes on. Goodness he was pleased with himself

🥰

[Peter44 Graduate10 in reply to Grannyhugs]

Well done GH, that's also alot of walking too! 👏

[GailXrunning]

Congratulations! That’s just so amazing. It was already amazing before you did today. Now, what for February? 🦌👌

+ Extra special congratulations on Dry January. Do you plan to continue your sprint for the Sober Spring bling? 🤗

[Jericho2332 Graduate10 in reply to GailXrunning]

Thank you! Had not heard of sober spring but who knows?! Can't see any reason to drink in February so will see how it goes.

[GailXrunning in reply to Jericho2332]

It runs 3 months from 20 March to 20 June, so you’ll need to find your stepping stones for the coming weeks. The Try Dry app tracker for DJ has all this. I surprised myself (tech-sceptic), but it turns out I’m a sucker for apps with gamified ‘sprints’. I just don’t want to break one. And the longer it is, the less I’m inclined to break it. The bling feature is relatively new, but you’ll already have a gold and a silver cup for January. Now there’s bling for bling too: how many goals you’ve achieved (DJ, SS, big-number sprint targets). The hard work is all front-loaded.

I’m now on a meditation sprint (another app). Sounds all tipsy-turvy and just plain wrong, I know. But it works, both as an addiction to an app sprint + as meditation.

[GailXrunning in reply to GailXrunning]

... and even tipsy-turvy!!!

[Bambi2020 Graduate10]

Great achievements for this month- unbelievable distances and no grog - 😳I’d need the glass of wine in order to recover from all that running. 🤪

[Jericho2332 Graduate10 in reply to Bambi2020]

Thanks Bambi, yeah I'm normally a big fan of a good drink too 🤣 il be honest though, I havnt missed it a bit. Will see if I can get through February too...short month should be easy 😂

[Runforurlife Graduate10]

That is an amazing mileage total Jericho!!!! You have smashed it.. Hats off to you matey, you've really proven your endurance running skills this month and consolidated the distance at such a rate. We are in awe! And even better, no alcohol this month.. really, you're just showing off now 🤣🤣haha..

Bet you were flying when Mr Blue Sky came on today knowing you were nailing your big 100 🦌🦌🦌 So, curious to know what your plan is for Feb?!

I'm still grumpily occupying the IC.. 2wks since my last run and am itching to get out. Long walk today (2hrs) and shins are "ok" though the foam roller is calling.. I noticed every runner who went past looked happy and focussed and getting it done. Will be me soon I hope!!!!!

[Jericho2332 Graduate10 in reply to Runforurlife]

Thank you R4ul! Well done on still getting out for walks, would be easy to sit on the IC and do nothing. A good walk should keep you fit for when you can run again 🤞🏻

February plans are undecided, will try to stay off the booze again and maintain running every other day, certainly aim for a 100+ km month. Will probably attempt some tempo runs to build up the time I can run at 7 to 8 rather than 5 to 6 levels, hopefully have a crack at a few of my speed records if it goes well.

[Indielass00]

Oh no so much for your weekend of rest RR! Well done for doing it though! 😀

[Jericho2332 Graduate10 in reply to Indielass00]

It was too tempting for me to hit that 100 miles! 🤣 Meep meep!

[Indielass00 in reply to Jericho2332]

I bet it was! You will be doing a Full Marathon before you know it! 👍🏻😀

[Indielass00 in reply to Jericho2332]

I’ve only just realised I got mixed up and the coyote isn’t RR but you knew what I meant that’s the main thing 😂

[Jericho2332 Graduate10 in reply to Indielass00]

I did 👍🏻😁

[StoneDragon]

Well done mate - what an achievement! 💪👍🦌I've been sick with the dreaded virus (my third self isolation period is just coming to an end!) and I'm pretty confused as to where to pick things up! Just getting out the door will be a start 🤣

[Jericho2332 Graduate10 in reply to StoneDragon]

Cheers SD! Good to see you back mate! Hope your feeling better 🤞🏻Yeah I'd probably go with just getting out there for a few short jogs, just to see how you feel, go from there.

[acountrycabbage 60minGraduate]

Amazing work Jericho, well done! 🤩

I only managed about 7 runs in January but Feb is going to be my month - first 10K I’m coming for you!

[Jericho2332 Graduate10 in reply to acountrycabbage]

Thank you! That's a great attitude to have, I'm sure you will smash the 10k 💪🏻👍🏻