I'm in a similar sitch. When I saw this promoted on New Year's Eve, I assumed it started the next day, January 1. So I guess I'm going more for a 50/50...or 52/52 or whatever it works out to. I did find and join the Strava group (same user name as here), but still have to get it synched up to this forum.

As above, if you've been running since the start of the challenge, and you connect and sync your strava, it will load all your runs going back to the beginning (with enough prodding)...and you will get credit for those that meet the rules in the OP. In which case, you will be better off than you think.

You will just need to select the 2 or 6-month time period to sync with strava instead of the default 2 weeks. Also, with the longer time-frames there is a limit to the number of workouts that slowtwitch will pull from Strava. So, you may need to sync several times in order to get everything to pull across. When you sync you will get a response message such as:

Out of 58 activities in the last 60 days, 0 were added and 58 already existed (0).

When you get the "0 were added" you know everything has been synced.

Welcome to our new posters!

After heavy rain last Friday, it snapped very cold overnight and turned to snow - the layer of ice made the snow stick to everything, so it was beautiful running down to the farmers' market Saturday morning!



This section of trail is usually quite wide open, but the snow load on the saplings bent them down so there was barely room to pass through without crouching.



The tall grasses in the field (frequented by deer and wild turkeys - you can also just make out the osprey nesting platform among the trees on the right) were quite dramatic under their white blanket



It was pretty chilly (-11c/12f), but the sunshine was marvelous!



Second run on Saturday started just as the sun set, though there was still plenty of light in the sky



It got darker as I pushed further into the tract, finding tunnels of snowy branches to run through





(I love the "night sight" setting on the Pixel 6)

Sunday brought another sunset run - a little less dramatic due to 2 sunny days having led to a lot of the snow falling out of the trees, but still plenty of drama



The lake at Shade's Mills Conservation Area is a dam-controlled reservoir, and very popular for ice fishing - the strange objects you see on the ice surface here are stumps exposed from the reduction in water levels implemented every winter (I suspect to concentrate the fish in the deeper portion of the lake), covered in snow that blew away from the ice itself.



This is the creek that flows into the reservoir



Still some delightfully marshmallow-y branches in the shadier spots.

Of course, it mostly went and melted yesterday! We had freezing rain overnight, then mild air causing some incredible fog to rise from the remaining snow.



First race of 2023 up on Saturday - a 25k trail race put on by a friend of mine, in a brand new location whose (privately owned) trails I've never seen. Supposed to rain a whole lot tomorrow so instead of a snowy romp it's more likely to be a mudfest, but those are their own kind of fun!

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Ahem, this poster will be nailing the 100 in 100, none of this 70 cap happening.

Well done! I just got caught up too for the first time ever.

-Eric

I'm 4 behind, still pulling back from the 7 days lost from COVID. I've clawed three back so far.

Woo hoo! You can do it!!

-Eric

Oh, I will (baring heart surgery). I doubled on Monday. But, that was probably a bad plan seeing as it was supposed to be an easy day (per plan). Note to self: 2x easy != more easy. I'll try doubling on my bigger day tomorrow, that's probably a better plan.

Thanks, Tom. For me this will not work since I created the Starva account on January 1...just for this actually. Best I could do would be to remember how many times I ran in the first 50 days. Probably 45-47, but I'm not going do that. But thanks again for the instructions, and maybe it can help Stevie or others who joined late too!

first ever track meet trying to run off the blocks....
and as the saying goes, "never try anything new on race day". standing warm ups 200m @ 38, 100m @ 18. Setting up on start blocks from shorter person, ref stated to me "are you ok?" right before the start. So yea completely akward set up. Hit my seed time of 34 for 200m. Blocks make you faster, but not if you dont know how to use them. Glad I tried, next time I wont.
I am happy to report I am finally toning down the miles and after delaying 2+ years to work on the 200m. Ideal goal is sub 30. anyone else working on speed here? I think it has been really helping my 5k, basically I do one session of week of 200m *4

Hello from Pemberton BC.
Sorry to offend by being part of the challenge but not posting. I didn't realise that was bad form.

But I'd like to say I love this challenge and thank you.
It's been really positive for our family.
I'm doing this to gain the habit of running every day, and so far I've only missed one day with a sore throat.
I have the advantage that my husband is doing this too, so we are helping each other get out the door.

What has been surprising is that I don't feel like I need a day off, and that on days when I'd usually rest, going for 20 or 30 mins feels really good.
I want to keep this going once the 100 days are up.

Another awesome outcome is that our 11 year son has started running with us on some days.
At the start of the challenge running at a steady pace was really hard for him. Now he's doing awesome.

Hey Charlottepaul,

No no, you are definitely not offending anyone by not posting. We're happy to have you, and so happy that the positive effects of the challenge are spreading to a new generation.

Well done, strong work, and keep it up!

-Eric

Hey!


That's awesome. No offense taken by lurking. There's some 400 active participants, and probably 20 of us here in the thread. That said, we'd love to have another participant in the conversation. It's good fun. So, welcome...please stay a while!

That's super cool that your son has started joining in. Lifetime habits start early.

I managed to run outside today for maybe the first time in January...no, I ran outside on the 1st. But, not since then. The quads definitely feel the pavement tonight. I also squeezed in a second run on the TM while my wife was napping. So, I'm now two back from par. Slowly clawing back from covid.

Outstanding photos, mistressk!

I'm curious... What footwear do you run in?

Pretty chilly at 12f? Some of us call that FLIPPING, cripplingly cold. Ok, I might exaggerating a little... :=)

Thank you!

Every year for 100/100 I have at least one run in below zero F temperature; so far this year it was -5 F with -32 F windchill. I prefer to run outdoors and the only thing that stops me is pouring rain or if I happen to be in an area that is unsafe for outdoor running.

Nothing particularly special - just the widest and most cushioned road or trail shoes I can find. I wear wool socks year-round, so the only real winter modifications are using screw shoes (occasionally; I don't find them very effective below -10c/14f), or some kind of slip-on traction device. Kahtoola's ExoSpikes are the best all-round ones I've found, though I use a knockoff version of their MicroSpikes on more technical trails. The only other weather concession is some neoprene toe covers (for running; not cycling ones) for slush or freezing rain, because I have some previously frostbitten toes from a trail race at -42c/-44f a few years ago that are still troublesome when they get wet in cold weather.

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I feel a welcoming atmosphere here so I’ll give my thoughts after 77 days.
This is my 1st time participating in this challenge. Usually I don’t run much at this time of year, my run record from previous years in this 100 days frame must have been max 30. Maybe less.
I think the hardest part about this challenge and running so frequently in the winter is the amount of laundry. It’s hard to keep up 😂

I have tried before, but the difference between 20 and 30 minutes is huge. Right now I’m 17 runs behind, but still *ahem* in the running. I finally caught COVID in late November which accounts for about 12 days… I will be pretty proud if I hit even 90/100 but I’m trying for 100, so I’ll need to be pretty tactical about the days I run just once over the next 3 weeks.

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my laundry is all out of season

I'd be lying if I said this year wasn't a struggle. The challenge started when I was on my 40th anniversary. We went on our first cruise, 8 day eastern Caribbean. The ship had a very nice track but running wasn't on my priority list. I did manage to get caught up in December but then in a race on January 7th I hurt my back and I couldn't run, much less walk, for two weeks. Fast forward to today and I've been running 2-3 miles a day for the past two weeks. I think I'm just about over this back injury and hope to start some two a days to get to 100 before the challenge ends. And just to be clear, I do not believe my injury had anything to do with running every day (there's a lot of discussion about that before the challenge begins).

I finally clawed my way back to par, actually 1 over (or should it be under?... 81 of 80)...with my first triple this year.

Less than 3 weeks to go people. Time to finish strong!

I've lost almost 10 lbs during this challenge, and maybe gained about 30s/mi in pace. Legs are feeling pretty good.

How's everybody doing?

You know, haven't been on ST too much this winter as been heavy workload, but just realized I was tracking along on a 100/100 without even knowing it. Just looked at my data - 82/80 currently...but more importantly for me, 657 miles (300 even for month of Jan) in those 80 days... which I believe we pay big dividends in Boston this April.

Cheers everyone!

It's been quite an adventure.

Partly as an experiment, I decided I would shoot for 300 runs in 100 days. (I missed 2 the first day due to logistics, so I'll finish my 100 days the day after everybody else.)

The goal was to become a triathlete again after a long time off (although I did do Dev's Olympic distance per day last June, but wiped out near the end and couldn't see an orthopedist to get the crap out of my foot for over 2 months.) The other big goal was to get under 145 lbs, as over that I always got lower leg injuries when run training (25 years ago).

At the beginning my weight was 162 and my pulse was mid-60s.

Amazed my body held together as well as it did. I started at about 10 miles per day and gradually upped it to an average of 15/day for days 31-60, with an average over a half marathon up to that point. This is the most I've ever done and, needless to say, the most regular I've been about it. (I'm thrilled as I turned 66 on the 6th day of the challenge.)

My difficulty came in when I started to try adding the bike, which invariably got me injured. (I had some of these issues before day 60 but was able to work around them, partly by limiting speed.) But I had to back way off for about 20 days to let my legs heal.

Now it seems like I've gotten over the hump and can manage both running and biking. (Yesterday I got in 15 miles on the treadmill and 46 on the trainer; in addition, the quads don't feel dead after I do the bike.)

Other solid progress is that my weight is 151-152, my pulse is 50 (although the 40s play peek-a-boo with me sometimes in the mornings,) and most of my non-treadmill runs are about 10 mins/mile.
(But disappointed I've only lost 11-12 lbs with over 100,000 cals exercise...)

(Agnostic) prayers that everyone is doing well, esp. dev and rcmioga.

Hopefully the hour (2 am) has not made this incoherent. Now I just need to make another attempt to get the kids to go to sleep....

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Tri or tri not; this is no du. (--- with apologies to Yoda.) Slow triathlete who survived Huntsville, Lelystadt, Colmar, Fontanil, and
Szekesfehervar/Lake Velence. Arbor hydration specialist in a kid's park in Monterrey 4 times in the 1990s (and in the pits in 1994).

Again, I got behind on the log

I missed a run on Saturday, so another streak was snapped just shy of 30 days

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