DOUBLE August CHALLENGES: Speed AND Distance!!! 🤩Starting July 29th - who's in???

[roseabi]

Hi everybody!

Thanks for your responses to the recent poll about speed vs distance challenges. After careful consideration I have decided to run A DOUBLE CHALLENGE FOR AUGUST!!!

★ Both challenges will start on Monday, July 29th and run for 5 weeks, finishing on Sunday, September 1st.

Please comment below if you would like to join, stating 'Speed' or 'Distance' - or both!

★★ Summer SPEED Challenge ★★

Please see the pinned INFO POST for details of the speed challenge (and please read it carefully!):

healthunlocked.com/marathon...

★★ Let's Go Around the Moon DISTANCE Challenge ★★

Yes, it's back! We will simply pool our data to see if we can get to 10921 km - or the circumference of Earth's Moon!

THIS TIME WE WILL BE INCLUDING YOUR CROSS-TRAINING BIKE RIDES, WALKS, AND SWIMS IN THE TOTAL!!!

Simply comment on each weekly post to tell me the distance you have travelled (IN KM PLEASE!!!)

NB I will NOT be collecting data from Strava this time!!! If you do not give me your figures on here they will not be included.

Looking forward to seeing what you've got!

roseabi xx

July 25th, 2019

[Macmac Marathon]

I like this 🙂 - I almost missed the distance option even though it is in the title! 😉 As I will be continuing my marathon build up this is ideal so can you add me for distance please.

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Macmac]

Excellent - welcome to the distance challenge!

Have edited the post, is it clearer now?

[pianoteacher Marathon Half Marathon]

Distance for me please Abi 😁

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to pianoteacher]

Gotcha!

[R4inbow Ultramarathon]

Looks great, I will join in for both. I'll do the speed over 5k, really interested to see if I can make any improvement during the month.

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to R4inbow]

Gotcha!

[Decker Ultramarathon]

Distance for me Abi please - This ties in nicely with my mara plan.

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Decker]

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[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Gotta be distance for me. Thank you for making it inclusive for non runners too 😍😍😍

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

Gotcha!

[Maddee_6333 Half Marathon]

Can’t resist a challenge that starts on my birthday 👍 so Mememememe. Please?

I’m still working on my speed, but I also need to start working on distance with Merlin ready for Beachy Head 10k in October... I may regret it, but BOTH 🤯

Possibly silly question, we all start at Zero on the 29th, yes??

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Maddee_6333]

Ha ha - yes!

[SaskAlliecat Half Marathon]

I'm in for distance, please. Let's reach for the moon 🌙

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to SaskAlliecat]

Gotcha!

[misswobble Marathon]

Ooooooh I dunno 😬. I shall ponder 🤔

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon]

I would have said distance but the info post seems to advocate the same routes and all in km which which doesn't really suit so I'll watch from the sidelines. Good luck folks

[Macmac Marathon in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

I think the info post is just for speed. Distance you can do whatever you like, run, swim, cycle etc and just post a total. You can convert to km from miles easily just x miles by 1.609

[Oldfloss Administrator in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

Just the distance you do...whatever you like... that's what I'm doing anyway

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

The info post relates to the speed challenge only.

For the distance challenge you can run, walk, bike and swim anywhere you please 😊 I would appreciate the results in km because I have a lot to do and it saves me time if I don't have to convert people's miles into km - typing 'miles to km' into a Google search should give you a handy tool for it 😊😊😊

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon in reply to roseabi]

Ok, stick me in for distance then please. Just a weekly total?

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

Yes and yes 😊

[Oldfloss Administrator]

Distance challenge for me this time around please...Speed challenge not until next year..poops!.

Thanks you x

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Oldfloss]

Gotcha!

[Biddy62 Half Marathon]

I voted for speed but as I’m training for the RP half in October I’m needing to increase Distance!! So DISTANCE it is!

Not much this wee tho. Soooooo hot. Ran a 10K in London last Sunday and running the Lea Valley 10K this coming Sunday. I think my hopes for a PB May have gone with the heat and lack of running this week 😏

Never mind. In it for the joy not the times 👍🏻🏃🏽‍♀️

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Biddy62]

Gotcha!

[Snuffy_T Half Marathon]

I'm in💪

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Snuffy_T]

Which challenge?

[Snuffy_T Half Marathon in reply to roseabi]

I feel the need for speed

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon]

BOTH!

Having (almost) finished building distance, I think I'm in a good state for this.

For speed, I'm going to use the 2nd 20 minute interval of my medium run. It's a shame I can't use this week's because my pace collapsed for the 2nd interval. Besides it being too soon, it wasn't on my regular route either but there you go... Maybe it'll be hot again next week.

Thanks for putting this together Roseabi.

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to SkiMonday]

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[Lavender1962 Half Marathon]

I would like to do the distance challenge. 🏃🏻‍♀️

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Lavender1962]

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[Setters Half Marathon]

Distance only for me please, speed not my aim at all in summer, that can wait till it’s cooler

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Setters]

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[MutleyShuffle Half Marathon]

I will do both!! Still only running 5k at the moment so will do the speed challenge for that. Hoping to gradually increase my distance though so will add in my weekly total - although it will look a bit puny alongside everyone else's! 😁

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to MutleyShuffle]

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[Windoze Half Marathon]

Ohhh both please 😎😎 just starting my long runs this month. Also got an elusive 5k target I'm on a mission to crack 🤣

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Windoze]

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[Katnap Marathon]

Mine's a double! 😁🥃

Speed over a 1k distance

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Katnap]

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[Sqkr Half Marathon]

I have the Reykjavik half at the end of August so will dip into both challenges!

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Sqkr]

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[misswobble Marathon]

I’ve cogitated, ruminated, ummed and ah-ed I’m in 😁

Put me down for both 😎

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to misswobble]

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[Lordi Marathon]

Both for me too Roseabi.

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Lordi]

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[Bluebirdrunner]

Distance challenge for me Abi please, I need a new moon mission! 😊🌛xxx

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

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[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

Distance please! 👍🏃‍♀️👊

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

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[Cloudbuster]

Hi roseabi, distance challenge for me please! 👍🏃‍♀️😊

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Cloudbuster]

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[Tbae Metric Marathon]

Half a km speed please Abi.

Just a single.🙈🤣

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Tbae]

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[backintime 10 Miles]

Sign me up for both. I will be working on my running outide and my swimming.

For speed I will work on my 2k speed. (I will be running outside in the uk, which will be good practice for me. It's also a lot flatter than where I live.

I can add my dog walking to distance challenge ? My phone mixes it all up for walking.

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to backintime]

Welcome to the forum!!!!

You're on the list 😊😊😊

[C3PO Marathon]

I’d like to join the distance challenge.

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to C3PO]

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[David_G Metric Marathon]

Hi Roseabi, it'll be the 'Distance' challenge for me please. This fits in better with my HM training!

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to David_G]

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[allyro54]

Can I do distance please 😀 I need a challenge to get me out there!

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to allyro54]

Welcome to the forum!!!

I have added you to the list. Please look out for my Monday posts - I suggest you follow me to get email notifications of them. Tap my username to go to my profile and select '+Follow' 😊😊😊

[Colinsmith Half Marathon]

Hi Abi, I’m on for the distance challenge this time around. I sometimes get a bit daft with the speed one and that’s probably not a good idea with the Great North Run just around the corner!

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Colinsmith]

Gotcha!

[Stephen_UK Half Marathon]

Distance for me please, roseabi .