21/31 + 10% January challenge

Going DNF the last three months I am going to start January a little different. I'm still looking for at least 21 of 31, but I'm easing up om the goals just a little. I'm calculating goals based on two workouts per discipline per week, so eight for the month. Multiply that by a base figure for the minimum I want to achieve for each workout. Here is what I am planning for January.

Swim - 1000 yd minimum - 8000 yds for the month
Bike - 9 mile minimum - 72 miles for the month
Walk - 2 mile minimum - 16 miles for the month

I'm in!!
Happy New Year!

1/1/2016
1/21 - Walk - 37m 12s - 2.00 miles - 18m 36s /Mi
Brrrr! 28ºF with 10-15 mph winds. Started the New Year off right. Did a nice little walk. Have to learn my proper layering.

Edited by leatherneckpa 2016-01-02 8:46 AM

I'm in...

Me too

3/21 workouts in my training log

Nice job everyone!
I am zero so far due to a stomach flu. But tomorrow will start counting!

2/21 - Walk - 35m 12s - 2.00 miles - 17m 36s /Mi
20º and 10-15 mph winds. I need my head examined! Boy that was COLD!

4/21

2/21
Got sick in the first days of the month ugh... But will be in shape soon!

great job everyone!!

3/21 - Walk - 52m 17s - 3.00 miles - 17m 25s /Mi
Subbed at JSHS and had to do Hall Patrol during lunch anyway, so I stayed out there during my prep period and got three miles in. Then rushed my sandwich before the period ended.

6/21...just finished Spinervals 29.0 That was by far the toughest Spinervals workout I ever did.

3/21
I'm planning some swimming tomorrow and biking + running on Sunday.

8/31. Thanks to this challenge I did my 1st swim workout today in a very long time.

On the bright side, I have been much more faithful to my training plan than I have been to this forum. Sorry about that. I have begun using, and completed the first week of, Dave McGovern's Beginner's Marathon Walking Plan. I strongly encourage anyone who is injury prone while running to consider this alternative.

1/7/2016
4/21 - Walk - 35m 01s - 2.00 miles - 17m 30s /Mi
After school walk, in the rain.

1/8/2016
5/21 - Walk - 35m - 2.00 miles - 17m 30s /Mi
After school walk. I REALLY need to buy a second pair of shoes. I hate walking in wet shoes. My feet were frozen before the turn around point.

1/9/2016
6/21 - Walk - 35m 17s - 2.00 miles - 17m 38s /Mi
Another easy 2 miles, although rather cold. 28ºF. Thankfully there was no wind. Still don't have the cold weather gear sorted out. A pair of poly long-johns under sweatpants seems to work okay for the lower half. But the top half, so far, is either sweat my butt off or uncomfortably chilly.

1/10/2106
7/21 - Walk - 1h 48m 51s - 6.20 miles - 17m 33s /Mi
A miserable walk in misty/drizzly conditions, depending on which moment we were talking about. Left the house in dense fog, turned to mist around the 1 mile mark. Turned to rain later, back to mist, back to drizzle, etc. Lost count of the changes. But the Marathon Walking Plan called for 2 hours today. I decided that 10k was close enough. Next time I'll have to kick it up to that full 2 hours.

1/11/2016 - Rest Day

1/12/2016
8/31 - Walk - 34m 52s - 2.00 miles - 17m 25s /Mi
After school walk. Following the intervals in the plan it was actually only 32 minutes scheduled, but it took 34 to finish the up-and-back 2 miles. I figure walking extra can't hurt anything at this stage.

Yeah, I know, I have to get out to the gym and start including swims again. Have sort of ignored cycling because I wanted to wait until I get the cold weather gear situation sorted out. Would really rather do my walks and bikes out in the open if possible.

9/21 - Swim - 20m 30s - 1000.00 yards - 02m 03s /100 yards
After school swim. Managed to get there before all the "Resolutionists" got off work and jammed everything up. Still over 2m per 100, but can't complain considering that I haven't been in the pool in nearly two months.

How is everybody doing? I'm at 15.

I just realized that for whatever reason, on the app, the last comment was from January 11th. I just signed on my PC and I see all the posts since then. I did press the forward button on the app and the later comments showed up. I use the app most of the time. This challenge really helped to get me focused on my training. I would never have gone to the pool, now twice, without it.