Double August Challenges: Speed AND Distance!!! 🤩🤩 FINAL WEEK!!!!!!

[roseabi]

Hi gang,

Very brief Bank Holiday post - hope all is good with you!!!

Here we are in the fifth and final week of the challenges 😲😄

💥 Please give me your TOTAL DISTANCE data from last week (Monday-Sunday) and/or your AVERAGE SPEED IN MIN/KM as it comes; in the comments below! 💥

Check out the RESULTS as they come in:

★★ Summer SPEED Challenge ★★

docs.google.com/spreadsheet...

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

docs.google.com/spreadsheet...

Happy running/walking/biking/swimming!

roseabi xx

August 26th, 2019

Speed challenge info here: healthunlocked.com/marathon...

Previous post here: healthunlocked.com/marathon...

[David_G Metric Marathon]

Hi Roseabi, I did 25.54K, all running. It’s far too hot to be running out there today, so a visit to my favourite wine bar is on the cards instead!🍕🍷

Happy running everyone!🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

[Stephen_UK Half Marathon]

Hi Roseabi. This week I achieved 80.78 km on foot, of which 20 km was running.

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon]

Morning!

55.2 run

35 work

9.6 kayak

total 99.8, just missed 100... must try harder! 🤣🤣🤣

[Oldfloss Administrator]

18K run

8K cross trainer

16K..buggy walking

Total distance..42 Km

[Setters Half Marathon]

139.6, all apart from 28k walking

[Setters Half Marathon in reply to Setters]

Sorry that did not come out quite right, should be 139:6 total, all apart from 28k running was walking. Trying to multitask, cook lunch and email🙄

[Lavender1962 Half Marathon]

10k running - recovering from HM.

[SaskAlliecat Half Marathon]

I was on call all weekend so missed a run but still managed 27km last week in my 2 runs.

[Decker Ultramarathon]

I have 59.4km just running thanks Abi

[pianoteacher Marathon Half Marathon]

38.8k for me 😁

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

224.4km in total

(218km cycling and 6.4km walking/pushing bike)

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

Woohoo! 👑

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

Awesomeness!!!!!

[Maddee_6333 Half Marathon]

No speed.

But have 46.4k running and dog walking, instead.

Oh and .64k of swimming 🤣

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

Hi roseabi, here’s mine:

21k running

16k walking

😀🏃‍♀️👍

[Snuffy_T Half Marathon]

7.01 km/min 😀

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Snuffy_T]

Great work!

[C3PO Marathon]

30 km running last week

[Tbae Metric Marathon]

Can only offer 14k walking for wk3, wk4, 0.sorry.

Going to get two 500m runs in for runs 4 and 5, this week hope that’s OK.

Thanks Abi.

👊💥🏃‍♀️⭐️👏👏

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Tbae]

Sure! Good luck xxx

[Macmac Marathon]

59k total for me this week. Saved myself for my long run, resting most of the week to recover, and completing a 20 mile run at the weekend.

[Whatsapp Half Marathon]

Distance 37km. Will try for speed later in week but it's pretty warm and hilly here.

[Whatsapp Half Marathon in reply to Whatsapp]

Sorry no fast run. Too hot too much of the holiday entertainment. Not sure I could beat last weeks run anyway.

[Tbae Metric Marathon in reply to Whatsapp]

Amazing results from you Dave.Enjoyed following how and what you were achieving, middle 1k in a 5k full of pace.Enjoy your holiday MrSteam-train.👊💥🏃‍♂️⭐️👏👏

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Whatsapp]

Holidays are much better than fast runs anyway xxx

[R4inbow Ultramarathon]

Thanks so much for sharing these challenges, it's really spurred me on and given me something different to think about this month, especially with the speed where I knocked 42 seconds off my PB (which was from January) at parkrun on Saturday 😍

For last week:

Speed 5:15 min/km

Distance: 41km

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to R4inbow]

Wow - great work!!!

[Windoze Half Marathon]

38k running for me please and I didn't do my speed run this week 🤪

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Windoze]

xxx Thanks Windoze!!

[Katnap Marathon]

28.1k total recorded of which only 1.2k was walking

Fastest 1k was the final k of parkrun @ 4m59s and I was 11 seconds shy of beating my PB.

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Katnap]

Wowsers! Well done!!!!

[Tbae Metric Marathon]

Hi Abi,

4.22 pace over 500m.

Not a smooth run,stopped a few meters too early.So I am hopeful I can get under 4 min pace.🤔

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Tbae]

Outstanding!!!

[MutleyShuffle Half Marathon]

Total 19.5k for me (14k walk and 5.5k cycle). Banned from running by osteo at mo ☹

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to MutleyShuffle]

Oh no! Any time-frame given?

[MutleyShuffle Half Marathon in reply to roseabi]

No, hope to be given one on Friday

[misswobble Marathon]

Soz it’s late ☺️

43.27 running distance

Speed nothing to report 🤷‍♀️

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to misswobble]

Nice one!!!

[misswobble Marathon in reply to roseabi]

I did a tempo run. I posted about it on here somewhere. Where'd it go? Doh!

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to misswobble]

Oh poo!

[Colinsmith Half Marathon]

Late again, sorry! Are we nearly there yet?! 😊

55.8km. 25km Running, 30.8 cycling.

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Colinsmith]

Well done xxx

[misswobble Marathon]

Ta da! Can I post a late speed entry?

I did one today. 4.17 k though instead of my supposed 5k but better than nothing I thought. I don't like a gap in my records. LOL

If it's not cricket I completely understand but would rather do something than nowt

Anyroad up I did 4.17 km AVP = 5:21

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to misswobble]

Awesome work!!!!!!!!

[Biddy62 Half Marathon]

Oh my I’m late to the party! 🥳 🎈 🎉

Sorry missed it last week as still on hols. Total running walking cycling and kayaking .= 116km.

Did we make it round the moon?? 😜

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Biddy62]

Thank you xx

Haven't finished yet!

You can see where we are via my link above - looks like we may not make it, but we tried 😊😊😊

[Biddy62 Half Marathon in reply to roseabi]

And had fun doing it!

Thank you x

[MsLegs 10 Miles]

23K , 7.58 k/hr sorry for posting late.

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to MsLegs]

No problem - well done!!

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon]

Managed 10k doing the slow shuffle this week. Thanks for the acknowledgement of my technical knowledge regarding the moon in the spreadsheet!

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to SkiMonday]

Well done - and thanks for the learned input 😊😊😊

[Tbae Metric Marathon]

Hi Abi,

Too much traffic today.

Got a run in short of the 500m.

Can you put me down 4:29 for 370m for wk5 just to show an entry.

Would like to go early in the morning and post you a 500m result if not posted by 0900,

then many thanks for giving me this opportunity.

Makes a world of difference.❤️

👊💥🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️⭐️👏👏

[Tbae Metric Marathon]

Hi Abi,

Ran a 400m in 4:46 so DNR.

I will leave Dave’s best of 4:21 to stand this time.🙈🤣

Next time I am going for the 200m.

Thanks Abi, enjoyed every minute of it.

❤️👊💥🏃‍♀️⭐️👏👏.

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Tbae]

Well done, Tbae xxx