The Interim Quest. Week One, feel free to join.

[Realfoodieclub]

Well done to everyone on the Xmas Quest. It was a great effort by everyone.

The next big quest will be starting on the 6th January finishing on the weekend of the 15/16 February 2014 and it's going to be called

Love to run Valentines Quest.

So we are doing a mini Quest to keep us going through the holidays.

There is Nerdio's Boxing Day run as well

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Also, for the start of the year Legion has created a NHSC25K team on the Jantastic challenge, I think you have to sign up before 6th January so perfect timing for the next quest.

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This quest is a don't beat yourself up sort of thing. We all have lots of commitments this time of year. I for one, need a bit of support to explain to everyone that I need to go running, taking two weeks off will set me back so much.

Realfoodieclub

Notbad

Markee

Fitfor60

Legion

Vikicats

Jellymum

Lizziebeth57

Deb54

Carol126

Anniemurph

Misswobble

Waletta

Natalie01

So happy Christmas to everyone, have a great time and more than ever happy running.

RFC x

[Realfoodieclub Graduate]

My goal for this quest is to run at least twice a week. Obviously I would love it to be three but I am going to be realistic. Also would love not to be too hungover and do a small run Boxing Day. I have already signed up for jantastic. So my aim by the start of the next quest is to not lose any fitness over the Xmas period.

[notbad Graduate]

Good aim rfc, my aim is just to keep running, not lose fitness as you say. I will aim for 3x 5k a week and go for that boxing day one too.

[Markee Graduate]

My aim this time is 3 exercise sessions each week, either outdoor runs or at the gym. Unfortunately I have to work between christmas and new year this year, so will not have as much time as I'd like for daytime running. What with visitors and visiting others I will be very busy.

[Fitfor60 Graduate]

Can I join your quest I usually run 3x wk but family and grandchildren all staying etc etc so 2times would be good Son in law wants to do edinburgh park run on Christmas Day so if weather ok and I can be organised with food for 15 I would like to do that as well --- but not going to get stressed if cant manage that

[Legion Graduate]

My goals for this quest are to do two 5K runs a week, and at least one other run (even if just a short, intervals run, just to get me out the door!). I'd like to do 10 miles/week again, but I think work and festive commitments might make that too ambitious.

As my nearest Parkrun is a good hour away (and I'm yet to do my first one!), I won't be able to do them on a regular basis, but I was thinking that it might be a nice goal for the end of each 6 week Quest. So there's an early goal for the Love to Run Valentine's Quest.

[vikicats Graduate]

I am going to aim for at least 3 runs a week, 2 of which should be at least 5 k. I would also like to have had gait analysis and bought new trainers by the start of our next quest.

Happy Christmas running everyone!

Viki

[Jellymum Graduate]

Well as I have two weeks off work over the Christmas period I am actually thinking I may have more time to run. So, my quest shall be to get out regularly and to enjoy! I want to run at least two new routes and for one of those I plan to bus out to the next town and run home. Can't wait!

[Legion Graduate in reply to Jellymum]

What a great idea. I get bored running in circles near home but I don't like the idea of taking the car just to run in circles somewhere else. I will think about catching a bus home some time.

[lizziebeth57 Graduate]

My goal is to run three times a week one of which will be the Boxing Day run. Unfortunately I am still under the weather, as soon as my New York bug went I developed a chesty cough and sore throat, so only managed the one run last week. It's so frustrating, but I hope I am now getting over that too. Who would have thought I would miss running so much?

Have a good week everyone

[Legion Graduate in reply to lizziebeth57]

Hope you're feeling better soon. It's so hard to get out the door when you don't feel well but it's worth the effort for the feeling you get afterwards, knowing you made yourself do it when you really didn't want to.

[deb54 Graduate]

My challenge is to start to do some longer runs in the daylight as party f my bridge to 10k prog. I am going to stretch that out - it will prob become the valentine quest. Can I join in too? I am in on nerdio's Boxing Day run too.

[Realfoodieclub Graduate in reply to deb54]

Course you can welcome.

[deb54 Graduate in reply to Realfoodieclub]

Just joined jantastic too. I have never been much of a joiner but this is all so flexible and fluid and seems doable... and challenging.

[carol126]

Hi i have joined carol dean 315

[Anniemurph Graduate]

Well, after a truly awful run today, my interim quest is to stay in good enough shape to start my 5k quest in January. This probably means running twice a week, but I will be going on Christmas morning rather than Boxing Day, I think - less family! Thanks again, RFC, for keeping us going

[misswobble Graduate in reply to Anniemurph]

I'm running 3 or 4 times a week and have joined the local council's running group. I've scheduled a run for Christmas Day

[Anniemurph Graduate in reply to misswobble]

Brilliant! That's at least two of us out on Christmas Day, then

[misswobble Graduate in reply to Anniemurph]

I'm looking forward to it. I think the country park will still be full of folks and dogs as usual though

[Legion Graduate in reply to misswobble]

Going for a run is how I plan to start my Christmas Day too.

[waletta Graduate]

My goal will be to run at least twice a week.& to run at least 1k of those runs at 7mins or under.(Believe me that is a challenge for me). Thanks for this Rfc - It really helps me focus.

[Natalie01 Graduate]

I'm going to set myself the goal of two, 30 minute runs a week, i think this is manageable and i know if i set myself too tough a goal and don't manage it i might feel tempted to give up altogether. if i do more then that's just a bonus.

At the moment i'm covering 3.75km in 30 mins, my challenge is to build up to to 5km in 30 mins. Might take a while!

[misswobble Graduate in reply to Natalie01]

I ran tonight. It was pouring with rain but as soon as I got our there it stopped and it was quite mild once we'd got going. I ran my longest run to date, 7.57 km We were chatting too! I find this astonishing. I can't quite believe I'm running. LOL