Ohhhhhhh it's here so soon yes running family it's a brand new January, a brand new year and that's gotta mean, yes it's a brand new Quest. And it's been handed to lil ol me to ensure its safely guarded, crikey..... But before all that didn't our girl do well the legendary, the one the only the simply wonderful Irishprincess 🌟🌟.
So all that Hustle-Bustle and turkey fuelled mayhem is done and dusted and you've decided to get back into the groove. What a great idea, but it's January, it's typically chilly, it could be wet and uninvitin, the weather at best is unpredictable. But don't let it stop you,
I myself will be there with you as it's just what I need to get back into some sort of regular structure after a somewhat mixed affair during last year.
So let's do this, just remember your gloves and maybe those tights, and we love a little lycra in these colder months....
Ready
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What is the Quest?
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.
The Quest takes one calendar month. You can join at any point during that time.
We ask that you are a C25K graduate before joining the Quest. The reason for this is that pre-graduation your weeks are pretty much structured according to the C25K programme, and we wouldn’t want the Quest to interfere with that.
Some popular goals are:
★ To run three times a week
★ To slowly increase distance
★ To train for a specific race
★ To add Stretch and Strength exercises to your weekly routine
This is a personal challenge, so it's completely up to you! If you want to join, all you have to do is COMMENT BELOW with something like:
I would like to join the Quest, or, count me in! I want to ..............
Every week I will put up a new post and we can all chat about how we are doing.
Let's do this together 🌟🙂
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Well good morning Ian and a Happy New Year! It’s great to have you hosting the first Quest of the year and what a wonderfully motivating post from you to charge us all up and get us out in our trainers.
The past 7 weeks for me have been rather up and down for me too, with life and work pulling me in all directions apart from on to the trails. Running had been going really well up until then, so my Quest is pretty straightforward…..
🏃♀️ I want to run three times a week
🏃♀️ I aim to gently increase my distance
🧘🏼♀️ I will follow Adriene’s January “Move” yoga to keep me in balance with everything else that’s going on.
Fingers crossed 🤞🏼 that I make a decent start….
Enjoy making headway on your quest too. Happy New Year and happy questing everyone 😊🏃♀️👍🏼
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Happy New year Delly -D and it's soooo great to have you onboard as our first quester of this brand new year 👍we share goals shockingly I managed errrr the big zero on runs for December, life grrrrrrr but hey that was last year, went teetotal last night, wanted to be up early to taxi Mrs lovely wife to the NHS factory and then to allow me an early run ( all changed ready to go just need a few stretches to wake up the legs and I'm out🥳🥳)
Good luck with those goals you definitely can do it
Ian
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I’ll make you feel better and admit that I scored a big fat zero for December runs too, so you are not alone! Big cheers to your wife and her NHS colleagues for New Year. I wish them well. I’m involved in the vaccination role out, working alongside some wonderful NHS midwives, nurses and retired doctors in our local vaccination centre, and I am in awe of those doing this in addition to their normal jobs and their super families who are supporting them and keeping them going from home. Xx
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Shsssssss we won't mention the December thing DD it's history 🤫...those teams that you're part of are doing a blumin marvellous job, unpaid, donating their free time and still smiling,
Get yourself a wander onto the trails asap you deserve it 🌟
Happy New Year to everyone and thanks for the quest. Just the push I need. I would like to join the quest please. My aim is to just get out there and run distances up to 5 k. I will aim to do 2-3 runs per week but really just getting out of the door would be great. Last run was probably mid November. I walk a lot but this doesn’t translate to runs very often.
Thank you for the welcome and thank you for your suggestion. I’ve just been for 3.5 km run interspersed with a few walking segments. It felt good to be out on the first day of the year and blowing away a few running cobwebs 😀
I haven't quite decided yet whether or not to do RED January. I know I'm ready for it now. If I do, I'll be varying the distances a lot, and making some runs as short as 2km.
As ever, my top priority is not to get injured again. My aim is to maintain the level of activity of previous months. I'd like to extend my longest distance, but that's a back burner thing and can wait for better weather.
Hi Hidden and fellow questers 👋 My quest this month is simple - To get back to my regular running schedule, one shorter run (5 or 6k) and one longer run (8-10k) per week) and to run at least 50k over the month. I’d like to achieve 75k but I’m making my goal achievable as I’ve got ‘life’ to do at the same time.
Happy new year and happy running everyone 🥳🏃♂️🏃♀️
Happy New Year fellow questers and thanks Hidden for hosting the first quest of the year. Your photos certainly look like January in fact the misty ones look very much like this Christmas.
I know I'm one of the lucky ones having retired so not having to try to fit running around work, I'm so impressed with everyone who juggles those two, I'd never have managed it.
Anyway to my quest ...
* to continue with 2 runs a week, including two 10ks in the month and some treadmill sessions (to continue my treadmill learning curve startedin December)
* to complete at leat 3 sessions of my physio prescribed exercises per week 🤞to keep me off the IC
*to join the daily YWA Move sessions with the Strength and Flexers
I made a positive start to the year by getting a 10k run in this morning and it was wonderful 😊
Hello Ian and fellow Questers. Wishing everyone all the very best for 2022!
My goals are (1) to run 2-3 times pw and (2) recover the place I’d reached on the NRC HM plan in mid-November (I’m using this programme to get myself to 16k/10 miles). I was very close to my target, about to do the 15k long run (so penultimate stage), when I had to take a step back to nurse a knee injury,… then shin splints (walking-induced) and then a cold. The physio exercises for the first have been great for strengthening (single-leg squats and balances are now part of tooth-brushing ritual), so my next goal (3) is to maintain strength work either through yoga or the physio routine.
Anyway, I’ve already been getting back into things over the past fortnight or so, and have started to rescale, using run-walk (trying ratio 9:1, or 4:30 to 0:30) on my longer runs to help avert further problems (and channeling my inner ultramarathoner?) This morning, while last night’s revellers slept, I ran 10.5k and explored a new route, which is a major motivation for growing run distances.
Canal basin fringed by office towers - with floating golden orb catching early morning sun
Happy 2022 Gail, well done with getting that fitness back, you'll be back in on track in no time you'll see 👍, that strengthening work is going to help for sure! Good luck, keep us posted
Welcome Roxy but violence and kicking nooooooo, how's about oodles of encouragement instead 👍🤓.
I myself am needing and will step up and get my frequency of runs back to a level I'm happy at. So you're in good company 🙂, let's hope that niggly hip is going to behave and you can sort it !!
Hi I definitely need some group encouragement so love the idea of a quest! My aim is for three runs a week and to do the 4K then 5k and at least 10k but the latter is sooo hard during these dark months. I want to build on previous 10k runs and build up as have ultimate eye on a 10 miler and eventual half marathon but the road is long! However on advice from here I’ve bought a Garmin 245 watch so looking forward to having another boost to make me hit the road and achieve those goals! Thanks for arranging
Welcome to quest StringsandKeys and have a whoop whoop, you're a new Garmin owner, what an investment 👍, I'm looking for a pretty similar goal, first the regular running then to increase mileage again. The short January days are a tricky one, and as yet I'm unable to persuade Boris to make them longer 🙃, why not look at trying that longer run on a weekend day, perhaps allocate yourself a morning time?. You'll definitely get that goal as you said in your profile.....
No, not ready, but showing up anyway. Thanks for having me!
My plan so far is:
1) Try out my new bone conducting headphones on a run
2) Have a soak in a nice deep bath
3) Dabble in this 30 different fruit/veg/seeds/herbs/spices across each week
4) Reacquaint myself with my personal yoga practice
5) Prepare myself to celebrate my 10th runniversary at the beginning of next month in a fitting way (preparation to include working out what is fitting and achievable)
You're in Altonc1 and I know those hours, and that caring Wow 🌟🌟🌟🌟!!
It's too easy to put yourself last on the list, try for some you time, see if hubby will venture for little runs/walks with just you, and take it from there, it's tricky the life, work balance thing, and nursing with the current situation it's pretty stressed out day to day!!! Good luck
I'd like to join the quest please.Simply to get back to running, I haven't run for about 5 weeks. I'm a very slow runner but my aim is to get back to running 3 times a week.
Welcome Tofino you can definitely build back up, take it slow, I ran yesterday after a 5 week absence, why not plan that first run?? No matter what the distance!!
Good morning, I'm active on other forums on this site and have been a very inactive member of Bridge to 10k and spotted this quest and, knowing I need to get my running mojo back after a hit and miss and not much focus period of about a month, thought I'd join in.😊I completed my first 10k race in November 2021 and have another in February.
My aims are to run 3 times a week and incorporate hill work into those runs. Distance no less than 5k once a week and building distance on the other 2 runs.
Happy new year everyone ,I would like to join this quest for all the reasons you’ve said , Running 3-4 times a week , resigned up for lesmills making bodypump a 2x weekly classe, extend one run to a 10 k and I’ve signed up for the vitality 10K in the spring !! I’m a back of the pack runner so time is never the issue just consistency and as This is the year I turn 50 - I’ve got this
Since my pace has miraculously improved to a sub-7 5k (I still have no clue as to how this came about) my January quest goal is to slowy increase distance from 5k to 7k.
Good luck that distance is definitely within you to reach, remember the 10% rule either lengthen your distance or perhaps run for an Extra few minutes and build up!!
Let's hope that couch to 5k can get you back into the groove and those knee exercises are a great idea, take a nosey around our strength and flex pages for loads of great ideas as Nd exercises, if you need any ideas, give the lovely
CBDB a nudge she's always lurking about wanting to help 👍🙂
I’m still on the running-IC but have my other quests ready for rowing and yoga:
1: Row at least 4 times per week, ideally 6 times. But making sure I take one day of rest!
2: do yoga at least three times per week (I have a feeling daily yoga might not be quite achievable due to busy month) . Best case scenario : do yoga daily following YWA January daily yoga journey!
=== Bigger goals for 2022 ===
- row at least 3k average per day until mid June (this means I can use rowing for finishing my ever-so-long virtual End-to-End journey… I want that medal! 😠)
- find my way back to running 10ks by end of 2022
- do a 10k row by end of 2022
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So I’m also waiting still in the starting blocks in terms of running.
Let’s hope we all get to have some great runs for this year!
Whoop whoop she's in the house welcome CBDB and ohhhhhhh what a list you've got a hectic 2022 planned..... Great stuff and let's get you off the I.C asap you're needed
Happy new year Hidden and fellow questers. Thanks for hosting this month Ian and I hope you get back into a groove with your running.
My quests for this month are as follows:
1) start Garmin Coach 10k training plan with Amy for a 10k race in April (The only 10k run I have done was in November since which time I've really cut back on my running so need to build myself back up again.
2) run 3 times a week
3) cross train twice a week - either swimming, yoga or walking
4) run 2 parkruns and volunteer at 1
5) warm up longer than usual to prevent any injuries in the cold weather
6) run my easy runs at a much slower pace so I don't burnout. According to my new garmin forerunner 245 music watch I seem to spend most of my runs in Heart Rate Zone 5 which isn't healthy. I should spend 80% of my time running in heart rate zones 1 and 2 and the other 20% running in zones 3, 4 & 5.
A Fantastic array of varying goals loving the parkrun goals I've myself only ever managed two parkruns but work shifts play havoc with regular attendance 🤷.
Regarding that high hr zone, all Garmin's are pre set with parameters that will benefit from tweaking... It's all to do with finding your resting heart rate and re calibrating your watch to suit👍 you'll probably find your in a lower zone.
Thanks Ian. Yes, I've now recalibrated my watch today to take into account my resting heart rate and heart rate reserve so hopefully that will help towards lowering the readings going forwards. 🤗
Welcome Bluebirdrunner We're glad you made it, and you've brought uniqueness in the form of your "runnette" love it 😍, and you're a yogi hope you're checking in maybe with CBDB and her weeklies??.
And btw the one run you chalked up in December..... It's a whole run more than me.....
Yes, both of us already have completed the first two days! I’m counting day 0 in here as well, just because it happens on the first of January (but pssst… don’t tell anyone that it doesn’t actually have a workout, just an intro to the 30 days 🤫)
And I’m in awe of anyone who does Joe Wicks! He’s a bit too energetic for me!
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Howdy and happy 2022!
As for me my quest at the moment is: get back into running! I pushed myself too hard (mentally) to reach 10 miles because of which I lost my fun in running ending up with not having run in a month or something. Wise note to myself: don't push yourself anymore to reach something. My plan is to do something alike C25K and try to get back into running...
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Evy it's great to have you along for January's quest, been there with you on the pushing!
And you know what!!
Don't! Just run because you want to, take yourself back to those little children running around the school yard..... They're just running because they want to, the sound is generally giggles and laughter! What a way to run.
Your plans to revisit C25K is brilliant!! love it good luck
Hello Imc50 and Happy New Year to one and all. A great montage of winter running. Santa brought me 2 proviz long sleeve tops, so no excuse to avoid runs in the dark now.
My quest is
⭐️ Yoga every day with Adriene
⭐️ Run parkrun each week as I only have 10 to go to reach the big 100
⭐️ Support UpTheStanley when he is Run Director by volunteering before and after the run.
⭐️ Try to get back to 3 runs a week
I think that’s enough to be getting on with in January! I am also trying to spend less time online but I will check in with you once a week to keep in touch.
Happy new year fellow questers and thanks for hosting Imc50. Loving these quests. If you write it down you have to do it. I'm away for a week skiing (🤞) so wont be running that week but other weeks I plan to do- 3 runs a week (no excuses)
-Adriens January daily yoga 🧘♀️
-Healthy eating after getting through all the Xmas chocolates!
Ohhhhhh yessss accountability welcome along PJRunner we'll let you off for skiing, but I reckon you're gonna make up for it in those 3 weeks, stay safe on the slopes ⛷️⛷️⛷️⛷️
Way to go buzzards kettle bells that's workout and add the Yoga WoW, oh and running good luck and welcome to quest, looking forward to watching those updates 👍👍🌟
I'm slightly late to the quest this month! I haven't been around much over the last two months as I injured myself running and had to take a break for a while, and seeing everyone else's running posts when I want to go out but can't is too difficult! I've been on two runs so far this year, 3.30 run 1.30 walk intervals for ~5k distance - the injury is still there but definitely improving (physio says its ok to run though).
So my quest is quite loose - run 2-3 times a week doing walk/run intervals, increasing the running intervals if the injury allows but definitely not pushing through discomfort as that's what had me off for so long previously. And to do the exercises given by the physio every other day. Hopefully I'll soon be back to strength!
Welcome Devon_straggler I totally agree with your wise approach, little by little and there's nothing to be gained by running through the pain, so keep those exercises going you'll be back before you know it 👍👍
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I want to..in Jan
How did your parkrun or (not)parkrun go?
week 2 begins! 
