Zoiks! It's the Moon-running latest (and other) news!!! 😁

[roseabi]

Hi all - happy Wednesday!

I don't know about you, but every time I see one of those silly run-prefixed words like 'rungry' or 'runniversary' I automatically think of Rooby Roo 😊

💥 LAST WEEK'S results from Strava and posts on here show that we are currently just under 59% of the way round the Moon!

Update me here, or over at post HQ, with your latest!!

healthunlocked.com/marathon...

marco83 's tapering for his next race now, but he's gonna be hard to beat with his current score of 251.2 miles (or 404 Km)!!! Well done Marco 😊

💥 There are lots of fabulous new posts to the forum, including several exciting race reports, and requests for advice - go to the 'Posts' page and have a scroll...

healthunlocked.com/marathon...

💥 It's not long to go now until the October Speed Challenge!! Time to dust off those fartleks and hill repeats, and that parkrun barcode!!

Enjoy the rest of your week's running 😊😊

Abix

[marco83 Marathon]

Thanks roseabi , the mileage did take some toll. this week I could not finish my interval training. as you mentioned, I am going to take it easy for the rest of September (aiming to lower mileage (probably between 120 and 150) then October will be faster, so shorter distances...

But it looks like by then we will be around the moon already

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to marco83]

Hope so! Three weeks left!! Counting this week 😊

[ju-ju- Marathon]

Yay, we are getting there arent we, so cool!!!!! I am looking forward to the next Speed challenge

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to ju-ju-]

Team work 😊

[Sqkr Half Marathon]

marco83 has run a big chunk of the moon solo! 😄 I'm really impressed at how much distance we've actually covered. Not so much me, admittedly, but I did do a wee bit of it! And still some more to come...

Definitely looking forward to the next challenge too, it's been ages since I did a short, speedy run. I hope I've still got it in me 😶

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Sqkr]

I'm sure you have!!

I'm going to be tapering for much of October, although I suppose that doesn't really stop me from pulling a couple of fast ones

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

NB, I just edited this to clarify that the 59% is only up to the end of last week (plus a couple of non-Strava results) - so we must be well over 60% by now!!!

[Whatsapp Half Marathon]

Unfortunately, I had to take a break from running, so my projected miles didn't materialise. But I have been back the last couple of weeks to put in a little shift. Amazed by those of you doing the big mileage though.

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Whatsapp]

Good to have you back!

[Whatsapp Half Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Good to be back 🏃🏃

[Lordi Marathon]

I'm hobbling about on marathon legs atm so will only be able to add maybe 5k Fri/Sat! I can at least now sit on the bog without having to lower myself down using the washbasin and towel rail as as elbow supports! I did jog (staggerette) for about 200m today just to see if I could - hurt a lot but not life threatening! I'll be taking the moonbuggy for a few days!

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Lordi]

You certainly earned a rest!

I can see the Recuperation Moon Buggy becoming a thing around here - it's so much cooler than the Injury Couch 😊😊

[Macmac Marathon]

I’m up to a total of 218km since the start - so about half of Marco’s amazing contribution 😃. Once my taper is out the way this week I’m looking forward to building the mileage back up again.. I’ll have to have a think about the speed challenge as that’s kind of an ongoing thing for me since I started parkrun 😁

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Macmac]

How cool!

[Tbae Metric Marathon]

Hi Abi,

Well done to everyone on the moon challenge.Sorry I did not contribute.

When in October are you planning the speed challenge.🤔👏👏

💥🏃‍♀️💥

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Tbae]

The speed challenge will start October 1st - I'll do a proper announcement soon...

I expect there will be a Winter speed challenge too, so we will have covered all the seasons 😊

[Tbae Metric Marathon]

Finished hedge cutting today.

Must get back to running and try and progress the garden stuff also.

Thanks Abi.💥🏃‍♀️👑💥

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Tbae]

Not enough hours in the day! 😘

[misswobble Marathon]

I have hedges a mile high. Like to the moon and back ☺️🤷‍♀️ My hedge cutter broke 🙄😤

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to misswobble]

This is making me think of Sleeping Beauty 😊

[misswobble Marathon in reply to roseabi]

😁

[DiveMonkey Marathon]

No more running from me until the marathon next week Sunday... Physios orders thanks to strained calfs...

But October is looking promising with lots of 10km races to get the speed going for a sub 60 and one HM on the west coast Also entered another Triathlon as my triathlon became a dualathlon thanks to 11 degree water and 5 degree air temp...

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to DiveMonkey]

Rest well!!

Sorry to hear about the triathlon becoming a duathlon - hope it went ok ish??

[ancientrunner Half Marathon]

Now at 61.84 miles/99.52 km - takes out a few more craters!!

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to ancientrunner]

Awesome, I shall add that in a bit...

[marco83 Marathon]

Hi Moon runners

I am also updating this on the post you mention above...

Last week (my first week of taper) I ran 29.3 miles, bringing my total to 280.5 miles (451.5 Km) since we started.

hope you are all doing well and enjoying your lunar running

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to marco83]

Thanks Marco!

[Madge50 Marathon]

I can’t help it, this really made me chuckle, I love Scooby doo, I have some ‘runderwear’ .......now when I wear them I think of this post, think I’m going to have to call them ‘scooby’s’ from now on....😂.....and it’s in scooby’s voice in my head........rooby roo! 😂👍

Mx

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Madge50]

Hee hee hee hee hee hee 😁

[Tbae Metric Marathon]

Broke off for 4 weeks. But back at 42k/week.

So a little from your start date and 126k until you finish now.🤔

It’s a morsel at least.🤔

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Tbae]

Awesome! 💥