Get your january Badges here :)

[ju-ju-]

Congratulations on your achievement!

Please leave your name here and you will be awarded your Half Marathon, Marathon or Ultramarathon badge.

Mr T says You deserve it 🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏿‍♂️🏃‍♀️🏃🏻‍♂️

🥇🥇🥇

Ju-Ju, Roseabi, and Sqkr xxx

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

You deserve it, fool!!! 😄

[Lordi Marathon]

This might sound like a silly question, but what constitutes an Ultra? Does it have to be an official event? Does it have to be a double (42.2 km + 21.1 km) i.e. > 63.3 km or would a 45km-50km training jog count?

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Lordi]

50km or above. Although the technical definition of an ultramarathon is anything further than a marathon, we think this causes some dodgy grey areas - and generally the official events start at 50km. That said, in line with our other badges, it doesn't have to be an official event for you to get the badge.

It doesn't have to involve any matching up of half and full marathon distances.

[Lordi Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Ok 50 km it is. Just have wait for one of those rushes of blood to the head now!

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Lordi]

I was just going to ask - have you done a 45-50 km training jog?

But I see it's on the cards

[mountaindreamer Half Marathon]

Please can I have my shiny HM badge for running my first HM distance today ju-ju- ?! 😊❤️

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to mountaindreamer]

Gotcha 😊

[mountaindreamer Half Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Yay - thanks Abi! 😊😊😊

[ju-ju- Marathon in reply to mountaindreamer]

well done you, and apologies I have been struggling to keep up with everything as work has been very busy... XXX

[mountaindreamer Half Marathon in reply to ju-ju-]

No problem Juju - hope things ease up for you soon. I never know how you get up so early and fit so much in! ❤️❤️

[Oldfloss Administrator in reply to mountaindreamer]

I missed this... Go you!!!

[mountaindreamer Half Marathon in reply to Oldfloss]

Thanks Floss - I’d been gradually sneaking up my long run at 1k a week for awhile, and cycling back down to 10k for the long run about every 4th week. So Roseabi’s plan, but tweaked, with a head start and fairly laid back. (I’m just walking as cross training every day I don’t run, and doing exercises at home that my Sports Therapist gave me for running and for my back / core.) And when my neck and spine flare-up, or something else tweaks, I’m cautiously dropping to 2 runs a week instead of 3.

So don’t panic about not getting everything you feel you need to done in time for your March HM, because I absolutely believe you’ve still got time - especially if you just want to finish rather than do a fast race time.

As I’ve got 4 months before my race, I’ve now got time to play around more with hills and speed intervals etc. I dropped to a 10k long run in the ice (wearing studs!) this week, but hope to run HM distance again on Monday. I see HM as a “safe” distance to repeat that shouldn’t cause too much damage, I hope...

[Oldfloss Administrator in reply to mountaindreamer]

Thanks for this,,, very helpful!

[GeorgiosA Marathon]

Hello hello May I please have my half marathon badge? Will keep me warm and fuzzy on the IC while I recover from my first half!

[ju-ju- Marathon in reply to GeorgiosA]

Hello and well done!!! I can see it next to your name- can you have a look and see and if not let me know.... great achievement, well done

[GeorgiosA Marathon in reply to ju-ju-]

Thank you ju-ju- - I got it already! Sqkr was on the case immediately (thank you!)

And thanks for the kudos - it feels good

[ju-ju- Marathon in reply to GeorgiosA]

Superb 😎

[rickym68 Half Marathon]

Got my Half marathon on Sunday. Fairly sure I didn't ask for the badge when I completed the distance last year on my own...