Anyone else looking to Run The Year...?

Posted on December 3, 2015

I have been sorely lacking in my blog posting...which I was determined to rectify but, well, that isn't likely to happen before the end of the year. (New Year's Resolution #1 - stay on top of this whole blogging thing!)

Anyways, I've been trying to find ways to stay motivated with my running during the winter months and I'd heard quite a bit about virtual runs. Which led to hearing fantastic things about Run The Edge and their Run The Year Challenges. (Thank you to my DietBet friends that shared this information with me - you're the best!)

I've decided to participate in their Challenge for 2016 - Run The Year 2016 but I feel like I'm going to be pretty hard pressed to finish all 2016 miles by myself (especially since I'm slightly injury prone). I turned to my real life friends looking for a partner (or two) and found that they are apparently a bunch of lame-o's. Not a single one willing to dedicate some mileage to bettering their health and fitness (despite a whole bunch constantly claiming to want to do such things...ah, well. If they aren't ready for that life change, they just aren't ready.)

So I thought I'd bring the offer to my DietBet friends...anyone willing to split mileage with me in an effort to hit 2016 miles during the year 2016? It appears that we can work in groups of 3 - and I am willing to log at least half of those miles. (You can see the rules for yourself by clicking the links above.) As a bonus, I'll be like your personal cheerleader for the entire year - we can connect on FB, Twitter, Instagram or email so I can cheer you on from all angles!

If you're not up to the challenge - for whatever reason - but are interested in doing a virtual race or two, I will share that I've signed up for:

Cupcake Day Run (actual day December 15th but can be run any day in the month of December - a portion of the race fee going to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research) - courtesy of Virtual Run Events

Festivus 2015 (December 23rd) - courtesy of Virtual Race Series

Resolution Run 2015/2016 (December 31st/January 1st) - courtesy of Virtual Race Series

I'd love to hear if any of you are doing these runs - if so, be sure to share your photos and let me know how it goes! I've got my fingers crossed for cooperative weather during this unseasonably mild December so that I can get outside to enjoy these runs. If not, I'll be slogging away on my treadmill...still giving the thumbs up as I cross my own personal finish line!

Happy Holidays, everyone - I wish you all success throughout the season and into 2016!

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Anna L.

12/29/2015 9:31PM

I'm interested in doing it with you let me know.

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Jocey

Sure! I will send you a message.

Odette O

12/09/2015 11:57AM

Hi, Jocey! I've been MIA and was catching up on emails and saw your post. this looks awesome! thanks for sharing. I am not sure what's the max of participants on a team. it looks like 3, so I will try to join w/ my hubby and sister.. This came just when I needed it.. trying to get my mojo back.. Ciao.. and happy holidays to you too!

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Jocey

Hi Odette! Good to see you again! I'm hoping that the challenge will keep me motivated year long - especially if I'm responsible to others. I think it is teams of 3...but it also looks like you can donate your mileage to as many teams as you would like. Which I think is pretty great, as it means that every single participant will reach goal by the end of the year! Happy holidays to you, as well - take care of yourself and don't be a stranger!

Tessa

12/05/2015 10:41PM

This sounds so awesome! What a cool goal! I am interested in joining you! :) How should we get in touch?

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Jocey

Awesome! Do you use Facebook, Twitter or Instagram? If so, I can give you my username and you can add me. Or I can send you my email address.

Tessa

Facebook works for me! :) Also you can email me, I sent you my email address on fitbit, and I check my email every few days. We can swap fb name thru email. :) I'm excited!

Les

12/04/2015 7:13AM

I will take a look later in the week-end Jocey - I might be although I have moments where I am not so sure I want to test the healing of my injury! Wonderful idea though:)

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Jocey

Definitely do not test your injury, Les!!! If you do decide to join, let me know so that we can combine our mileage. (Although, I'm sure you could walk the 2016 miles all on your own within your normal step count!!!)

Les

OK, the link didn't work for me but I found the site. Do you have a team yet? It isn't clear to me how the teams get formed. Have you figured that out? If I did it I would just do it with you/team..........if we had three people I am pretty confident I could uphold my end of the bargain but not sure I could with the two of us and definitely not by myself - although theoretically if I kept up my daily goal I guess I could definitely with the two of us. Anyway, I digress:) Thinking out loud.

Biking Syl

12/04/2015 6:29AM

This looks like a great project! I do something similar on my own: 2016 miles in 2016, including walking, running, and 1 mile for every 10 minutes of other workouts. Right now, I don't want to spend the 25 bucks but I might join in January. Do you know if signing up late is allowed?

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Biking Syl

Oh, that brings up another question: can people form teams later, once they have started on their own? I will ask them.

Biking Syl

Wait, I found the info: ****" Go Solo or With a Team!You can join, create, and change teams at any time during the challenge on our new Mileage Tracker! All Participants should register individually and then create their teams in the tracker. "**** - Great, so I will get in touch with you later, when I have decided what to do. I added you as a friend, so I know how to find your profile then. I'm about 80 percent sure that I want to do this.