Can you believe it is almost April?!? I hope you all are feeling very relaxed and flexible after your month of yoga and are ready to get moving because this month is a real challenge. A challenge unlike the past two that is sure to get you ready for your summer bikini body, running or bike races and triathlons.
This months challenge is to run, bike and/or walk 100 miles. Yes you read that correctly 100 miles.
I know that this sounds like a grueling challenge and you’re probably thinking “can I really complete the challenge?” Before you go doubting yourself let me tell you YES you can and just think of how proud of yourself you will be.
Healthy Challenge: Walk | Run | Bike –>100 MILES. You can count any miles that you walk, run or bike. That means walking around the grocery store can count towards your total miles for the month; this challenge is not just about specific fitness miles but rather miles in general. I want you get moving. If you live in a city and take public transit to work get off a stop early and walk the remainder of the way or maybe you live only a few miles from work, go ahead and bike or run instead of driving. Once you start tracking things you’ll see it isn’t that hard to complete the 100 miles (although if you’re a biker you may want to take on a personal challenge to complete 125-150 miles).
Tracking: You can track your miles via your Garmin (or similar device), run keeper or daily mile. Once you sign up for the challenge I’ll send you a spreadsheet where you can submit your daily mileage. However, I will require you to send me a screen shot of your tracking device to prove your miles.
Complete the challenge and you’ll be entered to win a pretty amazing giveaway item. That’s right if you complete the challenge not only will you get bragging rights that you walked/ran/biked 100 miles in 30 days but you will also be entered to win a great prize. Brooks Running has generously agreed to offer a pair of the #pureproject running shoes to the winner of this challenge. To win you must complete the 100 miles and submit to me your completed spreadsheet with screenshots. There will be one winner of the challenge and all entries must be received by May 2nd, 2013 at 12pm PST.
Social Media: You can follow me on twitter and instagram @runwithtongs and you can follow our April Challenge giveaway sponsor on twitter and instagram at @brooksrunning. The challenge hash tag is #RWT100Miles.
Second Giveaway: Oh yes and there is a second prize, a package filled with my favorite running/training items. To enter “tweet @runwithtongs @brooksrunning #RWT100Miles” along with how many miles you completed for the day. You can enter once per day for a total of 30 entries. There will be one winner of this prize.
Okay so now that you have all the details lets get you signed up:
Shannon R
I’m in. I’m not sure I’ll make it to 100, but I’ll try!
Danielle Moore
I would love to do it but I am having surgery the 2nd and have to take at least a week off of the gym. So I don’t think I would make it with limited time. Maybe next time. Excited to see you at Fitbloggin’.
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Shannon R
Did anyone else complete this? Did anyone join in the first place? Who got the shoes?
Lindsay Ingalls
About 25 people signed up of those 15 actively participated for most of the month and of those 5 people completed 100+ miles and most others completed between 50 and 80 miles. The winner of the shoes was Mya!
Lindsay Ingalls
You can read more details here: https://www.facebook.com/RunningWithTongs/posts/401388026635798
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