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Macrumors Nike+ January Rumble

sreedy said:
So this challenge finishes today, I'm trying hard to hold onto that number 10 spot, I finished top 10 in December so that's my goal. 9th is too far ahead of me but there are two less that 1km behind me!
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Thanks for reminding me!! I need to upload my last couple of runs this afternoon when i get home 😛
 
liketom said:
YES as i found out many times - i do 2 x 1 mile run's or there and back 😀 Nike+ will count your first mile as your best - the iPod will count your best mile overall
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I'm gunning for this one. I'm just going to go for a 1.6 km sprint one day and see how well I do. 😛

My leg is fine, but my brand new Nike+ sensor is getting replaced because it doesn't work. Once it comes back, I'm going to try for this one and fail at the rest. 😛
 
liketom said:
yes today i will be sending out the Invites for the Feb Rumble - and also some more

Main run - Rumble 1200 miles Target!
Bestest Best Time 1 Mile
Bestest Best Time 5k
Bestest Best Time 10k
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We already have a 5k for February - the one set up earlier this month goes to the end of February - so you might as well delete yours.

I'm in on all of them.

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Thanks, liketom, for setting up the new challenges. I've received all of the them, but will only be participating in the regular February rumble and the fastest mile. I may be ready for a 5k race in the next month or two, and then a 10k after that. I'm looking forward to increasing my distance in February.
 
Thanks for setting them up - trying to get back distance and now there is the speed trap 😉 - I am old and just use brute force to get through my 40-45 minutes. Adding spped may cause injury, but I joined up anyway. Just trying to drop some pounds. Trying to level off the distance for the next 3 weeks before going for an increase in distance or a decrease in time.
 
Once things get under way tomorrow and the current ones finish, I'll set up a thread and make it a sticky. Also I'll update the January ones with the final times and distances.

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Accepted the challenges! Haven't really ran much since i damaged the ligaments in my ankle playing football, so not sure how much I'll do this month!
 
Best 1 mile

Ziwi's keen.... first one to post a mile 9'16"

Might have a bash at this after I do my 5km tonight.
 
I'm going to go out today and run 5 miles but do it with the jogging stroller. Its going to be be very interesting to see how it affects my pace.

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Mr. Anderson said:
I'm going to go out today and run 5 miles but do it with the jogging stroller. Its going to be be very interesting to see how it affects my pace.
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What's a jogging stroller?

EDIT: OK I just googled it.... now that I'd like to see. Running with a push chair!
 
ziwi said:
Thanks for setting them up - trying to get back distance and now there is the speed trap 😉 - I am old and just use brute force to get through my 40-45 minutes. Adding spped may cause injury, but I joined up anyway. Just trying to drop some pounds. Trying to level off the distance for the next 3 weeks before going for an increase in distance or a decrease in time.
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Smart thinking ziwi, I made the speed error and increased distance too quickly. My middle aged shin rebelled and sent me into an Ibuprofen buzz for the last few days. 🙁

This also means that anyone gunning for 4th place should run today with certainty that I will not be adding any more miles to my total. Good luck!
 
sreedy said:
Ziwi's keen.... first one to post a mile 9'16"

Might have a bash at this after I do my 5km tonight.
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I had no idea - I was running 5.25 this morning and accepted the invite and there it is my slow pace of a mile...😉 I am exposed...I am at the brute force of staying on the treadmill or outside for 40 to 45 minutes just for exercise, but I am sure with the mile I can get that time down. If I try to get the speed too fast at this point I will risk injury...just trying to shed some weight...but it is all motivation for me.
 
thanks for the new challenges.....i've got them and accepted them. looking forward to it 🙂

i think the 1-mile will be interesting though...😎
 
eme jota ce said:
Smart thinking ziwi, I made the speed error and increased distance too quickly. My middle aged shin rebelled and sent me into an Ibuprofen buzz for the last few days. 🙁

This also means that anyone gunning for 4th place should run today with certainty that I will not be adding any more miles to my total. Good luck!
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I hope I have not done the damage already. I looked back on my week to week performance and it starts at 6.75 miles for the week of 12/17 and last week I hit 27.4 so it is a bar graph that looks like a good cell phone signal...I need to ease up or level off for a few weeks - I am too old for this...😉
 
ziwi said:
I am too old for this...😉
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I've been running in 5k races the past couple years in my home town in Indiana and some 65+ guy keeps beating me. But I hadn't been working at improving my time.

The next race up there is in May I think - by then I'll be passing him I hope.

So how old is old? I'm 42.

And I managed a 7:12 minute mile for the first mile of the 5 mile run with the stroller 😀 I figured it would have slowed me down, but it didn't have much effect. If I can manage that pace for my 5k race on Saturday, I'll have a 22' 19" run - That would be quite nice...

Here's a pic my 3 year old son took of me before the run with his Fisher Price digital camera.

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