October's Distance Challenge (was 100 mile walk)

I am, for this month only, your eedwards1 stand-in.

Now that October is here with the promise of fall (autumn!) in the air ...time for another 100 mile walk or (at least for this month) any other appropriate challenge!  Other distances are welcome.

Just so you know... 100 miles (160.93 km) = 3.33 miles (5.36 km) per day; 50 miles (80.47 km) = 1.67 miles (2.69 km) per day

eedwards1 keeps track of her walking through http://www.mapmyrun.com/ , but you can also use a pedometer as well (like my trusty Omron HJ-113).

Anyone can join, and I'll try to get your goals posted as soon as possible.  I am personally aiming for 150km (that's 93.2 miles) this month. 

We also have walkers that like to track steps walked instead of mile goals.  If you want to do this just let me know your personal goal and I'll add it to our list.  If you are trying to hit 10,000 steps a day, then I'll put your goal at 300,000 steps for October (that's also an objective of mine - for my stride length it is the equivalent of 240km or 150mi).

For those of you that like an additional (mainly upper body) challenge, consider adding in some push-ups or planks or some workout time.  Personally, I'm aiming for 200 minutes of resistance exercise and 200 minutes of flexibility exercise (Yoga) this month.  Here are some options for different difficulty levels:

Option 1: modified push-ups (either incline or wall).  see description here

Option 2: planks (pick a time goal.  15 min = 60 second planks every other day).  see description here

Option 3: regular push-up (good old floor push-ups).  see description here

Option 4:  more challenging push-up variation of your choosing (like susiecue's clap push-ups from last month).  see some ideas here

Option 5: resistance band workout - the two I'm basing my workout on are here the animations being helpful and here

 Option 6: flexibility workout - I'm experimenting with Yoga and find both the Wii and this site with its stick figures (scroll down for them) and this site very useful.

Swimmers also welcome.

How often should I post my steps or hours or minutes? As often as you like - some people post daily (even more than once!), others weekly and others in between (I usually update my numbers every two or three days).

We'll support and motivate each other to keep it up! Good luck everyone!

Targets (& achievement to Oct 12, post 122):

2beittybitty 300,000 steps [40.25 pounded!]

brendenj 20 miles swimming, 300 lunges, 300 leg lifts, 300 push ups [4.5 swum, 90 lunged, 0 lifted, 80 pushed]

cajunrider 100 miles run, 20 hours general workout [25.6 miled, 15 workouted +2 sawn & nailed]

eedwards1 2nd year summer paper + comprehensive exams 

epihany323 125 miles, 15000 calories and 150 regular push-ups [63 miled, 9466 burned, 94 pushed]

foiegras 150km (93 miles) walk, 300,000 steps, 400 mins workout time (200 resistance, 200 Yoga/flexibility) [65.36km walked/hiked, 139,842 stepped, 74 resisted, 130 Yogi'd]

jehzimom 100 miles walk and 15 hours 'formal exercise' [???]

jennybyrne77 300000 steps, 300 Push ups, 750 Wall push ups, 150 Planks, 450 sit ups, 900 min Wii & 300 min jogging. (Good luck - I got tired just copying, pasting and editing that lot!) [to Oct 5: 74,000 stepped, 67 pushed, 150 walled, 25 planked, 100 sat, 150 Wii'd, 50 jogged]

kmyla 120 miles walk, [120 miles cycling - deleted because husband took bike], 1300 crunches, 260 modified push ups, 13 hours cardio workout w/weights [? 19.77 walked, 3.22 biked before the bike went, 180? crunched, 100? pushed, 30 weighted]

niccole-abel 150 miles, 800 squats, 500 tricep dips, 500 push ups (incline), 15 min. planks, 15 min butt bridges, 25000 calorie burn, 2048 oz (60.57 litres) of water [45.5 miled, 170 squatted, 170 dipped, 170 pushed, 4.5 planked, 4 bridged, 5057 burned, 591 drunk]

ranchobernardo 150 miles [81.1 miled]

roxiegirl42 130 miles walk, 150 option 1 push ups & 15 hours weight trainng [31 walked, 72 pushed, 49 weighted]

rufus_k  100 miles & 100 push ups [???]

susiecue 100 miles & 225 regular push ups[? 4.5 miled, 45 pushed]

sweetigem 250,000 steps [? 27,734 stepped]

the_oarsman 100 miles [20 miled]

Still to hear from September challengers: acid_rain23, acomley11, bmx419 & hth. A special welcome for the newcomers and returners ... but that's 2b's job 

I will try to do 150 miles in October.

put me down for 125 miles and 15000 calories for this month and 150 regular push-ups :)

YIPEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll aim for 300,000 steps again... might try some extra stuff once I feel better from this bug...

GO, CHALLENGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey

im back with my list & my spreadsheet - defo have to keep it up this month in order to fit into the bikini for Mexico.

Ok Here goes with the targets

Steps: 300000

Push ups: 300

Wall push ups: 750

Planks: 150

sit ups: 450

wii: 900 min

jogging: 300min

im gonna do it ; im gonna do it !!!!!!

2B - do anything new- like the sit ups - i couldnt do 1 yet hit the 200 mark in just a month - its so easy once you put your mind to it

Hi, I'm going to aim for 250K steps again. Almost made it last month  so as long as I get more than 215706, I know I'll be doing good lol

OK, I am getting back in the game. I have been out of CC and the challenges for 2 semesters now, trying to finish the requirements for Grad school. At this point, I am nearly done with my professional paper (like a thesis) and then there is one semester left. I am so jazzed and pumped, I can hardly stand it; but the break brought on weight. Fortunately, I have gained back less than 10 lbs, so it's do-able to get the weight back off.

I am going for the 100 mile walk and 3 hours per week (total 15 hours) formal exercise.

Thank you everyone for staying online. Good luck to all.

J-mom

I'll shoot for 100 again and 100 push ups.  Thanks for stepping up to the plate foiegras.

I'm in!

walking miles: 120

Bicycling miles: 120

crunches: 1300 (Ab Ripper 100 3x per week)

modified pushups: 260 (20 3x per week)

cardio workout w/weights: 13 hours (1 hour 3x per week)

I'm in.

100 miles run
20 hrs general work out

October 1: 5.6 miles + 45 min work out.

I found it.  This months goals are.

Ok I think thats enough of a challange. 

I wanted to say thanks to you all.  I now fit in any size 12 and 1 size 10 pants I have.  Thank you for pushing me.  I also lost 11Lbs.

That's great Niccole! Congratulations and here's to meeting our goals for October!!

kmyla - I was going to send you the link but saw you had found it on your own.  Hope you have a great month.

Thanks Niccole

Eedwards -- good luck on your comps! 

3 mile walk at lunch -- how often do you post?  Daily?  Weekly?  Whenever we want?

you can post whenever you like. I myself usually post once or twice a week but I have to do this long process of uploading my workout data to nike then to flickr and then posting.

Thanks Epi.  I tend to get a bit obsessed so I'll try to not post every 15 minutes.  I keep up with my walk/bike routes on walkjobrun.com and I set up a spread sheet for the other goals.  I'll try to post once a week.

oh... here you all are!

Thanks kmyla... whew! I found it! I did not see anything over in September to guide me over here! I must have missed it!

Okay... MY OCTOBER GOALS

Walking- 130 MILES

Opt 1 Push-up's - 150

*Weight Training- 15 Hours (if we can add that... that would be cool!)

Original Post by kmyla:

Thanks Epi.  I tend to get a bit obsessed so I'll try to not post every 15 minutes.  I keep up with my walk/bike routes on walkjobrun.com and I set up a spread sheet for the other goals.  I'll try to post once a week.

 

I post a lot too... Pretty much every time I finish miles, or push-ups! It motivates me so I post! I think you should post as often as you like!!!!

I'll try for 100 miles this month.  Back to regular push-ups (since I've read that you should only do plyometrics off-and-on to avoid too much pressure on joints).  I'll aim for 225 this month (fifteen sets of 15).

Today, I walked four and a half miles (to work and back).  Fifteen push-ups this evening.

Total: 4.5 miles and 15 push-ups

10/1

• 8 / 150miles
• 30 / 800 squats
• 30 / 500 triceps dips
• 30 / 500 push up (incline)
• 1 / 15 min. planks
• 1 / 15 min butt bridges
• 1017 / 25000 calorie burn
• 86 / 2048 oz of water / herbal tea

10/2 (projected will adjust if needed)

• 9.5 = 17.5 / 150miles
• 30 = 60 / 800 squats
• 30 = 60 / 500 triceps dips
• 30 = 60 / 500 push up (incline)
• 1 = 2 / 15 min. planks
• 1 = 2 / 15 min butt bridges
• 1368 = 2385 / 25000 calorie burn
• 97 = 183 / 2048 oz of water / herbal tea