Howdy fitness freaks. Today marks the 30 day countdown till my long awaited TT surgery. Damn I'm excited. To Celebrate, I'm going to spend the next 30 days doing something I've never done before.....I'm going to run 100 miles in the next 30 days. Certainly other people have done it...even people on this forum have done it. But it will be my biggest monthly total to date. I never ran a step voluntarily until last year. Since then, my life and body have changed so much.....I can't imagine not having this great gift I've found. To me running is like a newly found super power....one that I never thought I'd have.

So I'm going to run 100 miles total between now and my surgery date of 9/30. If anyone wants to join me...walk, run, hike, bike .........whatever you can do.

BTW Laura-Ven has agreed to do the 100 miles with me.....so I'd appreciate y'all's help in making sure she does it. She needs your "motivation".

Well, I had a good day today. Felt great all day. I even mowed the yard this morning for the first time since surgery. It was a piece of cake. I used Map My Walk while mowing. I walked .51 miles while mowing the front yard. I didn't use it on the back yard...to small. Funny thing is, the diagram on Map My Walk looks like I was drunk and walking in circles.

Then while watching the Saints beat up on the Falcons, I rode the recumbent bike for 3.16 miles in 12:47 averaging 14.8mph. I have been building up my pace a little.

Then this evening I got board and decided to go for another ride, so off to the garage I went. I rode 3.0 miles in 11:41 averaging 15.4mph.

So, that puts me at 6.67 miles for the day and a total of 23.2 miles for the challenge.

Upped my total to 33.5n. Yay! I persevered. LOL. If I can keep this up, I might have this!

Upped my total to 33.5n. Yay! I persevered. LOL. If I can keep this up, I might have this!

I had wanted to get in 4 miles today but I came in a little short. I rode my bike for about 12 minutes at 15 mph for a total of 2.8 miles. I intended to take my dog for a two mile walk but a friend of mine invited me over for dinner...oh well! My pooch was so disappointed...So, with last week's 12.5 miles of walking and today's 2.8 mile bike ride =15.3. I really have to do about 4 miles/day for the next 21 days to reach 100 miles. I will do this! No doubt...

I just decided to join, I looked back at my fitbit information and since Sept 1 I've gone 31.70 miles, I had no idea! I figured I might as well step up...pun intended, thanks butter for the challenge... Again!

Good lord! That's a lot of stuff! Lol

Not really.. lol

Everything below the 12. something miles was for the month of Sept so far

For today, just walking, cycling & cross trainer.

I WISH I could get all that in one day!!!!!!!

:@)

Ah, I see -- I couldn't see the toes in the picture. LOL. The five-fingers (NONE of them) don't fit me cos I have freakishly long finger toes LOL. But I love the Merrell non-toe ones -- they're called gloves? I want to buy some more when I'm in the US, but I've no clue what they're called cos I bought the pair I have now in Europe.

ETA: Ha! Just looked at the label INSIDE the shoe -- go figure, it's called Lithe Glove Dark Shadow. :ph34r:

Just edited the pic....it's bigger now. I didn't realize how small it was.

Hey everyone ! Doing great with miles!!' Walked 2.5 miles on Sunday!! So total for first week was 15 miles!!! Not too bad but I will need to boost it up this week!!! Really liking this challenge!! Have a wonderful week!!!

switched up and rode 16 miles today on bike instead of running....total miles 31

Just edited the pic....it's bigger now. I didn't realize how small it was.

You look so professional!!!! Way to go!

Hello all I'm new...sleeved on August 23rd,

Hw 250 down 22 lbs... I'm a former athlete and athletic trainer. I'm looking for people with the same goals maybe even train for cross fit or mini ironman any thing competitive! Interested?

Hello all I'm new...sleeved on August 23rd' date='

Hw 250 down 22 lbs... I'm a former athlete and athletic trainer. I'm looking for people with the same goals maybe even train for cross fit or mini ironman any thing competitive! Interested?[/quote']

I have been doing cross fit for about 8 months and am fairly competitive in nature (at least against myself). Love the sport. My question for you, as a former athlete: what constitutes an athlete? This is purely asked for my own benefit. I have never been an athlete before as spent most of my life obese.

Does being an athlete mean:

1. It is a profession?

2. That you have a coach and train almost daily?

3. You participate in sanctioned events?

4. ?

I can run 5k and 10k with very respectable times ( 18 min and 45 minutes, respectively), although not in sanctioned races. I run on my own.

I can Rx the cross fit WOD consistently.

I have a personal cross fit coach / trainer.

I train almost daily ( am training for cross fit regionals next summer, cross fit games after that and American ninja warrior after that))

I can squat 300 lb, bench 250lb and deadlift 350 lb. lifting heavy is not my forte, but I have been working at it as part of my athleticism in cross fit training.

Yet I am a software developer for a large multinational company for most of my waking hours.

Should I consider myself an athlete? Just wondering from someone who is a former athlete.

I have been doing cross fit for about 8 months and am fairly competitive in nature (at least against myself). Love the sport. My question for you, as a former athlete: what constitutes an athlete? This is purely asked for my own benefit. I have never been an athlete before as spent most of my life obese.

Does being an athlete mean:

1. It is a profession?

2. That you have a coach and train almost daily?

3. You participate in sanctioned events?

4. ?

I can run 5k and 10k with very respectable times ( 18 min and 45 minutes, respectively), although not in sanctioned races. I run on my own.

I can Rx the cross fit WOD consistently.

I have a personal cross fit coach / trainer.

I train almost daily ( am training for cross fit regionals next summer, cross fit games after that and American ninja warrior after that))

I can squat 300 lb, bench 250lb and deadlift 350 lb. lifting heavy is not my forte, but I have been working at it as part of my athleticism in cross fit training.

Yet I am a software developer for a large multinational company for most of my waking hours.

Should I consider myself an athlete? Just wondering from someone who is a former athlete.

I'm going to jump here and say that you are an athlete! I think if an athlete makes his/her living from a sport or from being athletic then he/she is labeled a "professional athlete." I looked up the definition of athlete and you fall into it:

ath·lete

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  a person who is proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise.
  
  
  
  
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Up to 53 miles as of day 11. I really didn't think I'd get half way so quickly. I'm going to keep going as far as I can till 9/30.

Good job everybody. Stick with it. You're all doing great.

Hello everyone, I picked up a fitbit flex today. Does anyone else use this? I am excited to give it a try.