Rachael Herron

(R.H. Herron)

100 Miles by April Fool’s Day!

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(Button courtesy of ScoutJ)

So this is what we’re doing.

100 Miles by April 1.

Put your knitting down and join us!

You can walk, jog, run, crawl, swim, treadmill, spin, or bike it. Any method we crafters can
use, any method to get us out of the house and out of our cars and out
in the world, using our bodies to get around.

You won’t be mailing me your time or mileage (unless you want to —
feel free, I’d love to know!), but register yourself at Runagogo.com and keep us posted on your mileage and your attitude! You’ll have friends with you every step of the way.

It’s totally do-able, I swear.
3 miles, 3 times a week. Or a little more than a mile a day. You can do
it! For some it will be a challenge. For others, a literal walk in the park. But we’re in it together.

At the end, we’ll post a list of everyone participating, and what
their end mileage was. And then we’ll all sit around in our jammies and
knit and eat chocolate and not run anywhere for a little while.

If you have a Nike+iPod, send me your username (my email is to the right) and I’ll add you to the runagogo challenge over there, if you want to keep track that way…..

If you don’t have one of those nifty gadgets to track yourself, I’m hearing good things from people using Cool Running (link is to the log function — keep track of your distance, time, even tells you when to change your shoes).

A great way to track distance before you leave the computer (or after you come home) is to use the Google Maps Pedometer.
I LOVE this thing. Put in the address or city under Jump To and then
switch to Hybrid view for a really easy way to find exact mileage.

Now, my little chickadees, get out there and move! (I suddenly feel an urge to dance around like Richard Simmons….)

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If you’re playing, please steal a button! (But don’t forget to save the image onto your server before using it…..)  How cute is this one, huh? Thanks to Janice in GA!

 

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Comments

  1. Faith says

    As a matter of fact, I planned on starting to walk to work tomorrow. It is a bit over three miles, round trip.
    I don’t know if I’ll make 100 miles in the next three months, but it’s worth a shot, right?
    Happy New Year!

  5. Carrie says

    Yay! This is just what I need to inspire me. My sis is already getting me signed up for races, and we both just got the ipod thingy so we can track together. funfunfun!

  6. jess says

    great idea! i was doing 3 miles/3x a week there until I picked up ice skating… now I have no idea what sort of mileage I’m putting in on the ice. 🙂
    I also love the USATF site — you can look for or map your own routes. It also saves other people’s routes so you can see what other people are running — very cool! 🙂

  7. chris says

    Dude, count me in! I’m a bit hesitant, given my track record with knitalongs, but if this will get me off my arse and into the gym, so be it!

  8. Helen ***** says

    Oh yeah! me too… sign me up.
    I was thinking I couldn’t really play but then… googlemaps pedometer to the rescue! That is SO cool! If it’s right, I walked way farther than I thought tonight! woo hoo…

  9. grace says

    Okay, I’m in too. This challenge coincides with the most ‘interesting’ weather period here in the Ice Rain Capitol of Canada. It’s not the most runner or walker friendly time of the year so this may be the nudge I need to continue my usual walking programme. More to the point, the temperature this New Year’s Day afternoon was 8 C/46 F compared to the average -6 C/21 F. We have no snow cover and the wide, wild river that flows by my home is completely free of ice. This is not as it should be. I’ll be doing my errands on foot to reach the 100 mile mark (hmmm must convert from kilometres). Mother Earth and I thank you. Sincerely.

  10. Emy says

    Is it bad that the first thing I did with the Google Pedometer thingie is track just how far it is to and back my nearest Starbucks?
    For the record – 1.01 miles. Hmmmm.

  17. jessica~ says

    Happy New Year Sweetie!
    Just an FYI – I just checked my daily route on the pedometer and it’s off by 1.25 miles… I’ve checked it twice and get the same results. You may want to double check the numbers with an alternate method. 🙂

  18. J Strizzy says

    Y’know, I use that google pedometer all the time, but it never occurred to me to use the photo or hybrid fucntions. Now I can figure mileage for trails (the visible ones, anyway)!

  19. Kate says

    Never used the Google feature, I may have to check that one out!
    Add me to the side bar, I’m in! Got to get ready for my second 1/2 marathon this year.

  21. Rachel H says

    I’ve gotta check out that Goggle thingy. I’ve also been looking at walking programs on iAmplify to get the most out of this. (read, stop the jiggling in various bits of me that Just Shouldn’t Jiggle)Thanks for the push, petal. mwah.

  22. Teresa says

    I am in. I walk my dog twice a day (unless the weather is bad and then he refuses to go outside) so I should be able to do this. Plus I get a GPS unit for hiking that I can measure my distance with.

  23. Danielle says

    Yay! My husband and I will both be joining you. Umm, I may not have mentioned to him that this is a knit-blogger thing, so he may not be joining in the knitting and chocolate at the end. Although, he could probably get behind some Sci-Fi network and chocolate action.

  24. Susan says

    I’m game for this, as long as I can row part of it, too. Short daylight hours and cold weather keep my on the rowing maching most of the winter.

  25. Imbrium says

    I wish I could join you all…sadly, the last time I tried to run my knees expressed their protest loudly and quite painfully. But I will certainly be cheering you all on from the sidelines!

  26. Dympna says

    I’m in. I can walk 1 mile a day without problems. Even when I got sick I was still able to do the mile. I am trying to add the second mile at least on my days off. So maybe this will make me do that. I should go and get a new pedometer. I’ve gone thru 2 so far.
    My blog is: time4moretea.blogspot.com

  27. Miranda says

    Sign me up!! I am training for the Marine Corps marathon again, and need all the encouragement I can get after quite a long period of couch-potatoing!

  28. Gina says

    Yay! Fun idea; a non-computer thing to celebrate on the computer!
    Count me in! Some of my miles will be inside, too, due to short days and northern climate, but I DO run outside whenever I can.

  31. kitkatknit says

    Oh darn, I thought it was spin 100 miles of yarn by April 1. I probably can’t come close on the running let alone the spinning. Can I make mine a triathlon? Like .5 miles of yarn, 30 miles of bike ride, 2 pairs of socks and 48.5 miles of riding my motorscooter? (oh wait that’s 4 things)

  32. stephen says

    Count me in too… I was going to go for a run on New Year’s Day anyway, but now I have three freakin’ months o’running. I may even do a half in Eugene… but for now it’s just moving and being alive in my body.

  34. Rachel T says

    I’m totally down for this. After five days of doing nothing (well deserverd, I might add) on my holiday break I suddenly had to run. It was a biological drive. And I’m planning on running another marathon in Spring or Summer, so what better way to get going?
    And Happy New Year my co-Rach(a)el, my the new year give you more blessings than the last!

  35. TracyKM says

    With walking the kids to school, I might be able to do this. Do I get extra points for babywearing a 13 month old while I do it? LOL.
    I’m trying to figure out that google site, but I can’t seem to mark points. What’s the secret? I don’t see any instructions 🙁

  37. Adam says

    I’m in! Sounds like a great motivation challenge 🙂
    Can you add me to the Nike Plus group too? I just e-mailed you my username.

  38. Carrie says

    I’m in! I recently started walking to work – a little shy of two miles round trip, or 2.5 if I ride my bike. I think I will make it my goal to do 100 miles each – that will make me get out a little on the weekends, too, but I won’t have to kill myself. YAY!

  41. Melanie says

    Add me to the list! This is part of my goal for 2007 and what a great way to meet that goal! Thanks for the inspiration!
    <3
    Melanie

  42. Betsy says

    Found the link to you on January One’s blog. I think your idea is the kind of thing I need to get myself moving too. 100 miles by April 1 is absolutely something I can do! I will start wearing my pedometer again, get myself off the couch and out there walking!
    Blogless Betsy…

  44. SparklyGirl says

    I’m in! It seems like the perfect excuse to nudge my butt into running again…or at least more walking.
    I’ll add the link to my blog once I figure out exactly how to do that 😉

  45. Angie says

    I’d love to join you. I walk 3.5 or 5 km with my dog almost every day. One year it was EVERY day. Thanks for asking me to play with you. 7.6 km a week for 13 weeks is too easy. But too much fun to do with friends.

  47. Rachel H says

    Got me a pedometer, and signed up with a site where I can log my mileage. Wohoo!
    And my I add this is Very unlike me. All your fault. Thank you. :o)

  48. Jennhx says

    Great inspiration!! I’ll be walking, mostly (can’t run due to joint issues), but want to add in some swimming and biking too. I’m in.
    Happy new year 2007!

  51. Tammany says

    Hi, there. Just found you through Scout. Although I don’t run (bad knees), I need to get some walking in. Will you please add me to the list? Thanks!
    Happy New Year

  53. Kate F says

    i would love to do this, i was trying to do something of the sort already but the motivation is great! please sign me up

  57. peaknits says

    Thank you for putting this together – totally inspiring. I did the Couch to 5k from Cool Running last spring, and the best part – I RAN a 5k at the end – it was pretty darn liberating – so I am thilled to join up – excellent motivator! woo hoo!