Sunday, February 12, 2012

Sunday Runday

Finished the Stet That Run's 12athon Challenge today.  The 12athon is a fun, virtual 12 mile "race" that takes place on the 12th of each month.

I'm not a highly competitive person, but I do love a good challenge.  I only started the 12athon challenge last month, but so far I'm loving it.  Hey, whatever keeps you motivated to exercise is a good thing.  Right?  It's so much fun to read the other runners' posts and check out the picture and video postings.

The challenge includes lots of bonus challenges to make the 'race' even more fun.  I completed challenges for "Galloway Method" (walk/run method) and "Sunrise Run" (the sun rises during your run) last month during my 12 mile run.

This month I completed the "Dirty Dozen" (wear 12 pieces of dirty clothes over your running clothes and remove one piece of dirty clothing each mile of the run) bonus and the "Baker's Diet Dozen" (each one mini bakery item each mile of the run + one at the beginning of the run).  Both bonuses went well.  Th Atlanta weather wasn't totally cooperative as it was 20 degrees (with windchill 7 degrees) when hubby and I started out.  It really didn't feel as bad as I thought it would - maybe because I had so much extra clothing on.  I weighed my dirty clothes back pack when I got home; it weighed 7.5 lbs!  It was a very slow 12.34 miles but I'm so happy I did it.  When the alarm went off this morning, I checked the weather which made me want to roll over and go back to sleep.  Then I checked Facebook and saw a posting from "Peachy Runs" (our local running store) recommending that runners stay in bed.  Hubby and I decided to give it a try and I'm so glad we did!

I'm looking forward to planning next month's 12athon!  What bonus challenges will I attempt next time?!