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March Activity Challenge
- Thread starter Jason Hensley
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Mine is 1,830 minutes of exercise for the month. That’s just shy of 1 hour per day. Might be able to get it, but it’ll be tight looking at my work schedule this month. I always hit my 30 minutes and almost always approach 45 min., but 58 min. every day might be hard for me. Guess that’s why it’s a “challenge.”
Mine is to burn 33,300 calories for the month of March. 1,074 per day. 
40700 cals which is 1298/day (188 more than my usual goal) Luckily i avg 1295 for Feb...
No bid deal...Mine is to burn 33,300 calories for the month of March. 1,074 per day.
Mine is really easy for the second month in a row. i have to meet my move goal thirteen times.
Close my Move Ring 26 times. I go on vacation on the 27th so I get one rest day between now and then...
I have to double my move goal 18 times this month. Very doable. This may be my last week of refereeing basketball games, but lately I have developed a love of my elliptical and Netflix/Disney+/Prime Video.
Mine seems fairly easy this time, close move ring 26 times.
Mine is also pretty easy: Close Move ring 24 times.
I’m already off to a good start for the month. I spectated at the US Olympic Marathon trials in Atlanta on Saturday and ran the public marathon yesterday with friends. That is one hilly course.
I’m already off to a good start for the month. I spectated at the US Olympic Marathon trials in Atlanta on Saturday and ran the public marathon yesterday with friends. That is one hilly course.
Well that was the easiest monthly challenge I've had. Didn't hurt that I helped my friend move yesterday and today.
I think it knows I'm an old, out of shape fart; mine's a total of 650 exercise minutes. "Thank You!"
Not gonna be that hard I don't think.
Woah, I just noticed when I was checking the minutes that I've got 491 of my 500 move goal days! I guess that's gonna be a little extra incentive.
Not gonna be that hard I don't think.
Woah, I just noticed when I was checking the minutes that I've got 491 of my 500 move goal days! I guess that's gonna be a little extra incentive.
I have to burn 30,800 calories in March. That 993 calories/day.
That was a great race. Galen is a very talented runner. I enjoyed watching it on NBC after I got back from my long run. No way I was going near all that congested traffic and sea of people. lol
Close all three rings 22 times.
February was not possible but this one I got!
February was not possible but this one I got!
Mine was similar, except 20 workouts. This one is fun. And easy to cheat on (if you feel the need to). That hour long evening walk can easily count as 4 workouts, if managed correctly.
I definitely had mixed feelings about the crowds and standing there for nearly 4 hours the day before running a marathon. We claimed a spot on the curb at the SE corner of the intersection where the runners passed 6 times--at the southern end of the long north-south out-and-back. We watched the finish of the men's race on my phone and then as soon as the lead women passed the last time a few of us ran to the finish in Centennial Park. (The runners had a loop of 3-4 miles to run, while we could cut straight there over maybe a mile.) Unfortunately, we weren't able to really get close because of the crowds already there.
On Sunday, I got to run "with" Meb Keflezghi. He was running with the 1:40 half marathon pace group, so I hung out near them until they split off to finish at mile 13. He was always surrounded by other runners, so I didn't actually get to talk with him. But Strava says that I ran with him (and 112 other people), so it's official.
We did get to hear Meb and Deena Kastor speak at the expo on Friday afternoon. They were as charming as always, really delightful people.
They took it easy on me this month: close all 3 rings every day.
Last month was 2,010 active minutes (69 per day) which I achieved.
January was about 750 calories per day.
Last month was 2,010 active minutes (69 per day) which I achieved.
January was about 750 calories per day.
Very cool summary. I would say it was more than worth the crowds for you.
Did you run the Publix Marathon?
Yes. Four of our group ran the full marathon and three more ran the half. I'm running Boston in 6 1/2 weeks, so it was a less than an all-out effort from me. But because of the hills and tired legs, it was still painful.
The Atlanta Track Club did a great job on every aspect of the race except course design. Course support was great. The medal was one of the nicest I've seen. Post-race food was adequate--I'm a sucker for chocolate milk after a race, so they got points for that. Race photos were free, high quality, and started appearing online within an hour after the race.
As for the course...I'm not complaining about the relentless hills. Those are probably unavoidable in Atlanta. But there were some crazy turns in the second half of the race. Just before mile 22, they ran us into a park, across the grass, onto a track--the practice track for the 1996 Olympics, I was told--3/4 of the way around the track, to a 180 around a fence--and the mile 22 sign--down a path 100 yards to another 180 around a cone, to head back the way we'd just run. I've never seen two 180's within a 100 yards in a race before. 🤦♂️ The only conceivable purpose was to add 200 yards to the course.
I think they tried to hit too many specific spots--like running us by/under the 1996 Olympic Torch--in the second half of the course, and it made for a less-than-ideal running experience. No one likes turns in the late stages of a marathon.
Edited to add GPS track from Strava:
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A challenge has been sent by Apple - 53,100 calories for the month - 1,713 per day. We will have to see after the weekend but as of right now - 1,440 avg.