We have had 2 very successful months with our Mile challenge. We have set, met and exceeded goals with the encouragement of our members.

Come and join us on this wonderful journey! If you need some encouragement, check out the July and August 2009 Mile Challenge threads.

Hope you cross the finish line with us.:wub:

Miles achieved in August 2009 by challenge participants:

Participant.................Method......................Miles Total

Willowcat....................Exercise Bike...........180

Openag............................................................100.4

Jenai..............................Elliptical...................100

Sparkles62...................Running......................90.4

DebbieGail...................Walking,Biking.........75.55

2911 Plans...................Exercise Bike.............71

Snereb27............................................................60

MrsNeener....................Elliptical....................42.3

Melinda_205...............Treadmill,Bike...........15.2

Jujuvee..........................Walking.......................15

LastOptionAtty...................................................10

..............................................................................759.85 Total Miles!!

Edited September 3, 200916 yr by Jenai

Hope you folks don't mind me wanting to join up. I have not got quiet as much zeal as some of you :smile2:, but I do want to get moving and be accountable and encouraged. Best wishes to all.

Hope you folks don't mind me wanting to join up. I have not got quiet as much zeal as some of you :sneaky:, but I do want to get moving and be accountable and encouraged. Best wishes to all.

Welcome to the challenge Caricap. We do not mind at all. Thanks for wanting to be part of our group. Good luck on your journey.

I need to see a full week's miles to know if I'm staying on track for my weekly goals to meet my month's goals, so I'm not going to post my miles until Monday (September started on Tuesday).

My favorite song to listen to on my ipod when I'm doing my miles is the theme song to the first Rocky movie..."it's so hard now...getting strong now...gonna fly now...fly, fly, FLY!" I know I'm showing my age! LOL! What song inspires you when you're doing your miles (I might want to download it, too)?

I need to see a full week's miles to know if I'm staying on track for my weekly goals to meet my month's goals, so I'm not going to post my miles until Monday (September started on Tuesday).

My favorite song to listen to on my ipod when I'm doing my miles is the theme song to the first Rocky movie..."it's so hard now...getting strong now...gonna fly now...fly, fly, FLY!" I know I'm showing my age! LOL! What song inspires you when you're doing your miles (I might want to download it, too)?

Hi Willowcat. I love to listen to a song by, Third Day. It is called Born Again.

Feels like I'm born again. Feels like I'm living...for the very first time...for the very first time. Feels like I'm breathing...feels like I'm moving...for the very first time in my life.

I can go for miles and miles when I listen to that song.

Thanks for sharing. I wondered if anyone else listened to music when exercising. Without music it seems to take forever to meet my daily goal.

Miles are 9 for this partial week;

66 miles to go.

Music. I have to have music. I have so many favorites. I have over 100 on my "aerobic playlist". Let's see here are a few.

1.Sweet Escape (i can cover alot of ground with this one)

2.Big Girls Don't Cry...Fergie

3.Can't stop this thing we started...Bryan Adams

4.Twist n Shout...Beatles

5.Crash and Burn...Savage Garden

6.Everything is Fine....Josh Turner

7.I'm yours....Jason Mraz

8.Party, my house, be there...MxPx

9.Rock n' Roll and Pensacola...Joshua Stevens

10.This is my now....Jordon Sparks

Also a few spiritual ones:

1.Lamb of God...Twila Paris

2.Don't be overcome.....AVB

3.Center of your will....Twila Paris

4.Days of Elijah....Twila Paris

5.Here I am to worship.....Tim Hughes

I listen to my radio at my desk at work. I keep a list going on my iPhone of great songs to download to add to my workout list.

I have this thing called a Radio Shark that records in excellent quality songs from the radio and then I can cut and turn into mp3 to add to my iPod.

Great question Willow.

I have completed 14.50 miles this week. Good luck Everybody!

First week: 10.34

I'm having some leg problems. I will set my challenge at 50. Hopefully, I will blow past that.

Thank you, I didn't think that I would be able to wake up at 5am and make it to the gym but thinking about the goal that I set allowed me to!! I'm excited to see the results. Thanks for the support!

Rayne - Glad to see another early bird joining our ranks! It's hard for me to get going in the morning but once out of bed ... it really does start my day off energized! 80 mile goal... what method are you doing? I'll be thinking about you in the mornings as I walk. Glad you joined.

Now for my goal this month: Since what got me to this point is just one step farther than the day before...I'm going to try to keep this up. Soooooo...

Walking 54 miles

Biking 25 miles

Total 79 miles

My miles this short week: 8 m walk/6 m bike total 14m

Miles to go: 46/19 Total 65 miles

Good Luck everyone! Welcome all newcomers...there is strength in numbers! I'm excited that you're here!

Deb

Thank you, I didn't think that I would be able to wake up at 5am and make it to the gym but thinking about the goal that I set allowed me to!! I'm excited to see the results. Thanks for the support!

Rayne - Glad to see another early bird joining our ranks! It's hard for me to get going in the morning but once out of bed ... it really does start my day off energized! 80 mile goal... what method are you doing? I'll be thinking about you in the mornings as I walk. Glad you joined.

Now for my goal this month: Since what got me to this point is just one step farther than the day before...I'm going to try to keep this up. Soooooo...

Walking 54 miles

Biking 25 miles

Total 79 miles

My miles this short week: 8 m walk/6 m bike total 14m

Miles to go: 46/19 Total 65 miles

Good Luck everyone! Welcome all newcomers...there is strength in numbers! I'm excited that you're here!

Deb

Oops, the first paragraph in the quote was from Rayne...I thought I was quoting but I just cut/paste and it didn't show up as a quote....Be patient my tech knowledge is not good....notice no tickers! But I keep trying! Now to continue trying to reach my goal I'm signing off and going to go bike awhile....rained all day, so no walking today.

Keep moving, Deb

Hi Deb, I try to do most of miles on the elliptical, it's my favorite machine. I have also used the treadmill and just walking outside. I hope I can make 80 miles by the end of the month. I'm gonna push myself! Thanks for welcoming me.

Hi all well I was under the weather this week but I did 3.5 on cross ramp that's what I call it but don't know the name lol. Hoping for a better week last week. But I'm new to the gym so that's better than no miles

Hi all well I was under the weather this week but I did 3.5 on cross ramp that's what I call it but don't know the name lol. Hoping for a better week last week. But I'm new to the gym so that's better than no miles

Olivia you have the right attitude. 3.5 miles is a good start. We have not completed a full week yet. Any amount is better than none. The goal is to get moving and you have already made the leap.

Hope you feel better soon.

Week 1

34.5 miles completed (1.5 over goal)

97.5 miles to go

Okay, Willow - you need to send me some of your energy in the morning...I've been feeling a little sluggish...need a good kick to get me started....Will be thinking about you in the morning....Great job going over your goal this week!

Deb