March Quest!🌸It's the Marvellous Mojo Machine!!! 😍

[roseabi]

Hello hello hello, and welcome to a brand new Quest!!

First off, many thanks to the fabulous Oldfloss for hosting the February Quest ❤️

OK and so here we are in March, and spring is in the air. Well, actually it's foggy here today, but it is definitely a bit warmer! I think it's about time I got out on my bike, so for this month I am planning to ride once a week - indoors or outdoors! 🚴‍♀️

What will be YOUR Quest this month?? Tell us about it in the comments!! 😍

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.

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.

NEED SOME INSPIRATION?

⭐ Here's Iannodatruffe's post about what to do next after graduating Couch to 5K:

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

⭐ Want to run 10K or for 60 minutes? Have a look at Ju-Ju's Magic Plan:

healthunlocked.com/bridgeto...

⭐ Need strength n stretch ideas? Check out our sister-forum Strength & Flex:

healthunlocked.com/strength...

I look forward to Questing with you!

roseabi, and the Bridge to 10K Team xxx

Pic: My bike in Worthing!

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Just what I need roseabi, a Quest. I can’t use the postponed Bath Half date as the sole reason that my running mojo slumped, but it was certainly a huge contributing factor. The derailing of my HM Plan, and the weather, has made me get out way less than usual.

Soooo, back on the Plan I hop. 3 or 4 solid runs a week, yoga most days. Sorted, there’s my Quest! 🙏🏻👊

[roseabi in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Sounds great! Have fun xxx

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10]

Yeayyyyyy!Just what we need..or me anyway..a Mojo Machine! Fabulous..

Thank you!

My Quest this month...simple;

To carry on with Magic Plan...slow, steady and enjoyably.

Currently on Week 3 Run 2 ...going to shake it up with a 7K tomorrow at at the Coast,( jumping up, excitedly as I write) !

And....tide permitting.. the Plas Heli Park Run on Saturday...where I may have a meet up with a running friend...(jumping even higher)!

Looking forward to everyone's Quests ! Xx

[nowster Graduate10 in reply to Oldfloss]

It's now very likely I'll be at Hafan Pwllheli this Saturday too. If you see a guy with a peaked cap and a yellow top wearing toed shoes it could be me.

However, it's going to be a spring tide with its peak at 9.45am. The "future roster" page looks a bit blank, too.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10 in reply to nowster]

Brilliant...!Yes.. high tide certainly is going to make it fun!!! You will be finished well before it is fully in... I shall be paddling or I shall just have to move faster, ( as if) ?

It is going to be sunny, currently anyway:)I have new leggings... Owls !!!

[roseabi in reply to Oldfloss]

Awesome stuff, Poet Lady! xxx

[Hidden]

My quest after having 3 months of no running, is to run again!

My Runn thingy for my treadmill has arrived today, so I plan on installing it today after work and to test it out right away with a fresh new start with the Start 2 Run app (which I have now bought for 1 year). I also coupled a Conqueror challenge to my treadmill runs, so I am fully ready to get started again. I hope that the first day of March will be the start of my running again with all these incentives!

So my quest is to run again, this time on the treadmill and starting anew from 0 and this 3 times a week. Fingers crossed!

[roseabi in reply to Hidden]

This is exciting!!! Fingers and toes crossed for you xxx

[nowster Graduate10]

March's Quest is to get out there and have some different runs as well as my regular routes. I have enjoyed exploring, even when it meant striding through muddy puddles.

I've been exploring new routes the last few weeks, doing different things. For example, I ran to a work lunch last week (9km).

Seeing as how I've done seven HM distance runs in the last six months, I may extend my range a little. I may go for a 24km run this month.

Of course, I want to do that without putting myself in risk of injury. I plan to run between four and five days per week, which is my normal at the moment, taking extra rest days if needed.

[roseabi in reply to nowster]

This is wonderful! I love finding new routes!!!! And ha, you're heading towards marathon territory... 😂

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

I notice that there are five Wednesdays this Month of March, my quest is to get back to running 10K by the 5th Wednesday which is the 30th of March, I will start by running 6K tomorrow and increase my distance by 1K a week, this gives me plenty of time to prepare for the London Vitality Virtual 10,000 in early May.

[roseabi in reply to AlMorr]

What a great Quest!!! Have fun, and I'm looking forward to seeing how you get on xxx

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to roseabi]

👍 🏃🏾

[GailXrunning]

Hi roseabi and fellow questing VRBs!! After last week’s fall and acquisition of a badly sprained ankle, I’d thought that March questing would be out of the question. That was disappointment dominating my thinking, however, and I’m now feeling much more constructive. I’ve just come back from my physio assessment. The great news is that - despite the dramatic array of bruises and a bit of residual swelling - I’m making excellent recovery. I’ve already recovered full-range mobility and I can load the injured leg. I was given official permission to try out walking home from the clinic (about a mile), which went really well - I just have to be extra careful. I’ve got daily exercises prescribed, which introduce strengthening work for the areas that have been weakened by the fall (and which were likely already weakened before it). Over the next few weeks I’ll be progressively intensifying these and by the end of the month I should be into dynamic exercises. I might even be reintroducing running sooner than I imagined - but this is getting ahead of things. I’m much reassured and really fortunate to be having professional guidance through this rehabilitation process. Doing it properly, the physio said, so that I can best return to running. It’s the mix of restraint and challenge, and exactly how to gauge the balance between these. I’m already doing more than I would have thought possible, but - crucially - confident that I’m not being reckless. I’ll be reassessed in three weeks. So, I have my March Quests! (1) Do the daily strengthening exercises; (2) Take a short daily walk, like the one I did today, which I can gradually grow.

[roseabi in reply to GailXrunning]

This is great! I'm so glad you're making such a speedy recovery, and this is an excellent Quest. Keep us posted!!!! xxx

[Thommo23 Graduate10]

Thanks roseabi, Really like questing - it keeps me focused!

I am going to build on February's quest where sensible and aim for the goals I missed so:

1. Run 100Km

2. Ride 500Km

3. Skip 3 x a week

4. Do a pull up!

Best of luck to all

[roseabi in reply to Thommo23]

Audacious - love it!!! Do you have a pull up bar at home?

[Thommo23 Graduate10 in reply to roseabi]

I do! Got one in January and have only hung from it so far - very determined to get there however!

[roseabi in reply to Thommo23]

I have one too. You can try negative pull ups and/or a pull up band to help you get started, but the best way I think is just to keep trying it regularly - like every time you go near the bar do a pull up.

[dijep Graduate10]

Hi questers everywhere 🤗My first quest must be to remember to reply to your weekly quest post, I think I am only remembered twice last month 🤣

** But my main quest is hills, I don't mean running up the ridiculously steep ones, just the average run of the mill hill that I can't avoid. I can get up them but it's such HARD work I want to get to a position where it's a bit easier 🤞

** As well as that I want to run two 10ks during the month.

** Plus 2-3 times a week get my physio exercises done.

Any more hill tips greatfully appreciated 😊

[roseabi in reply to dijep]

Ha ha - I will be reminding you 😁

Great stuff! How long does it take you to get through the physio exercises?

Re. hills: It looks to me as though you maybe don't run up your hills enough. I suggest you target them! Make point of making some of each of your runs uphill, and schedule some hill-repeat workouts too xxx

[dijep Graduate10 in reply to roseabi]

The physio only takes about 15 minutes, it's all clams, leg lifts and bridges.Actually there are hills on most of my runs it's difficult to avoid them where I live ! I've always found that even walking up hills gets my breathing going. I can run up them but not with any type of umph 😂 and sometimes I have to stop for a breather. Hill repeats is what I was going to go for, but I also am wondering if general cardio exercises would help?

[roseabi in reply to dijep]

Certainly - it's all good!

[Hedgehogs123 Graduate10 in reply to dijep]

I wish we had Hills here in Lincolnshire, it's so flat, so I've had no experience of running up hills at all. Have to wait until I visit my sister in Hereford and friends in Teesside!!🤣🤣

[Roxdog Graduate10]

Hello! I will join with a very modest quest to just keep going! Mojo has been up and down for a while now, so I will resolve to continue to do some strenthening work with resistance bands and just to keep running, however far and however often feels comfortable!

[roseabi in reply to Roxdog]

Fabulous! What exercises are you doing with the band?

xxx

[Roxdog Graduate10 in reply to roseabi]

Mainly glute and hip strengthening , so squats, crab walk, etc as on some James Dunne videos on youtube. I have some neck and shoulder issues so am currently avoiding planks and bridges and currently prefer standing exercises. I'm doing qigong for my neck!

[CBDB Graduate10]

Hellooo!! Great seeing you holding our quests safe! Already I feel excited about my quest!

I’ll take it slow so my gentle first week quest is to take out my new Altra Lone Peak 5 Trail shoes for a gentle run-walk this week.

(And then my quest for this month is by week 5 have started on C25k again!)

Exciting!!!!

[roseabi in reply to CBDB]

Awesome - welcome!!!!

Looking forward to seeing how you get on with the shoes, I am curious about Altra xxx

[Yesletsgo Administrator Graduate10]

Hi roseabi, thanks for doing this.My last month's Quest was to run 10k by 4th March, my Runniversary. I had it all planned but then the international situation meant I had to leave Russia a few days early, staying in a delightful city centre hotel (with no parks etc nearby, annoyingly) until we fly home. I might just manage it if the paths aren't too muddy where I live🤞so that's the first goal.

If I can't do it I'm extending the deadline to the end of the month!

As well, I'm planning on at least one Parkrun and to run 50km during March (managed 46km in February)

Looking forward to the first run after my enforced rest on Thursday!

[roseabi in reply to Yesletsgo]

It's a pleasure 😊😊😊

Sorry to hear about you having to flee Russia. Enjoy your escape run!

xxx

[Yesletsgo Administrator Graduate10 in reply to roseabi]

Thanks, unlike a lot of people I was never in any danger, 1000+km from all the terrible fighting.

[roseabi in reply to Yesletsgo]

It's so awful 😥

[Wawacito Graduate10]

I meant to strive for a very first 10k during March quest but that actually happened on March 1, since it was the first day of the Magic Plan extension.

So, the new March quest will be adding Strength & Flex plus aiming for 13k.

[roseabi in reply to Wawacito]

Awesome!!! xxx

[UnfitNoMore Graduate10]

Hi,

Joining a little late, but what’s new?

I aim to keep the RED streak going for at least this month… and get some strengthening work in more consistently (I am currently very good for the first two weeks of the month and then a bit more sporadic)

Enjoy your quests everyone!

[roseabi in reply to UnfitNoMore]

Not THAT late, I only posted this yesterday! Welcome xxx

[Hedgehogs123 Graduate10]

I always thought I could never run more than a 10k but last week I managed 12km and was really pleased. So I'm wondering if trying to achieve a 10 mile run by the end of March us too much if I increase each week? That will my quest.😃

[roseabi in reply to Hedgehogs123]

That's brilliant! Should be no problem to work up to 10 miles this month - enjoy xxx

[Hedgehogs123 Graduate10 in reply to roseabi]

Thank you, I'm certainly going to try!!😄🏃‍♀️

[roseabi in reply to Hedgehogs123]

When you've done it you can claim your 10 Miles badge over on Marathon 😊😊😊

[Hedgehogs123 Graduate10 in reply to roseabi]

Oooh, I didn't realize that!! I love a new badge!! Even more motivation to achieve it 😁😁🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[roseabi in reply to Hedgehogs123]

Awesome 😍

[Jogger22 Graduate10]

Thanks roseabi for hosting the quest this month and good luck with your bike quest! Now that I'm off the IC my quests for this month are as follows:1) Resume Garmin Coach 10k training plan with Amy for a 10k race in April

2) Run 3 times a week

3) cross train twice a week - either swimming, YWA, strength training or walking

4) run 2 parkruns and volunteer at 1

5) warm up longer than usual and do strength exercises at my own slow pace to keep off the IC

6) run my easy runs at a much slower pace so I don't burnout and to build up my aerobic fitness

7) get 8 hours sleep a night

Wish me luck!

🤗

[roseabi in reply to Jogger22]

Good luck! Not that you need it, that's a solid plan xxx

[Jogger22 Graduate10 in reply to roseabi]

thanks @roseabi for your words of encouragement. Hope the bike riding goes well too!

[roseabi in reply to Jogger22]

Thank you! xxx