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@Echojuliet:
Totally agree! Nike+ give me support on getting more and more km’s. As I wrote in August comments, I won’t compete any more, because…. http://blog.vimagic.de/2007/07/24/august-beginners-challenge/#comment-18264
But still let’s run together no matter where you are. As I said, I have luck to have more time to run. That’s why I went into grey area.
I don’t know who actually “win” this challenge: is it Dennis L. , kpb704 or all, who ran over 50km’s and try much more harder!
Keep good work and see you in August challenge.
Well done on reaching your goal, Zolla. Like you, I didn’t think I could get to 120km a month either, but these challenges certainly add that extra motivation that is sometimes needed.
I see your point about the cap being exceeded, especially this week. tmb was right to allow a 1km ‘landing zone’ at the cap, so that the 128km cap at week 4 means that you can do somewhere between 128 and 129kms, simply so that you don’t have to stop running midstride just to avoid going over the cap. Clearly, however, some people have really exaggerated. These last three days of July can be looked at as a new week, so you can do another 32km maximum, taking the total allowed to 160kms, 161kms with the landing zone included. 169kms and 188kms are clearly over-stepping the mark. But hey, who cares. As tmb stated at the very beginning of this challenge, “if you’ve come here to ‘win’ this challenge, you’ve come to the wrong place”. And that’s right.
These challenges are about motivating us to go beyond what we, as individuals, thought we could acheive, which is especially important for a beginner. You did that, so you can be very proud.
How far and how fast you go are only secondary to the fact that you simply get your Nikes on, get out there and go.
Congratulations to all of you who reached your goals this month and thanks to tmb for all your work and for hosting such a great site.
My goal was to reach 120km/month and this challenge helped me a lot giving me motivation to run.
But in the last 2 weeks the cap has gone, and even if I’ve ever tried to land in the cap correctly, there always was someone on the top over the weekly cap.
I don’t care about this ’cause I’ve reached my goal (and I’ve never thought that I’m able to run 20 miles/week)!
I only feel a little demotivated about this..
Just my 2 cents, this page is a great work, much better than the flash pages in nike+ challenge (thanks tmb), but I also think everyone has a life to live so.. who cares :-)
Are we counting the last three days, 29/07 – 31/07, as a whole week, in which the max is 32 km? Thus one could finish with a maximum of 160km?
hi tmb please sign me up for august
hi tmb please include me again, these challenges are such a motivator, being honest i will be on the limit of 130km for the month. Cheers Mark (Chelsea1968)
Getting back into this after a holiday and a broken toe ruined my ambitions of being kicked off the beginners in July!
Is there going to be an August challenge, I notice a lot of imitators, but no tmb challenge on the Nike+ site.
Please could you sign me up for July, if it is not too late?
Nike id: Tango Juliet
I’m still really new to all this, so it’s difficult to estimate an expected weekly average — I hope to do more than 16 km/week.
Thank you kindly
Juliet
Can I join? Is it okay if I run over twenty miles a week to catch up? Thanks. My Nike ID is allisonjune88.
If it is not too late I would like to sign up for July and August. I will be walking, but plan on doing 12 to 15 miles weekly. Thanks!
Hi,
I would like to join the August beginner’s challenge. I have been running 10-18 miles per week for the past few months.
Can I join please? Nike id: Tango Juliet.
Thank you kindly!
An invite would be great. Kind off fell off the track after the marathon but I’m back in black, baby!
Please signup Gryhound. I’m just starting running again after 15 years off.
Hello. I was given my I POD as well as the Nike sports pack for fathers day and have been running on average 6-10 miles per weeks since then. I love it.. Anyway I could use any motivation I could get so if possible I would like to join your challenge. This is my first challenge so I’m not 100% sure of the whole process.
Thanks tmb
I just started running a week ago, and tonight (11 Jul) with the Nike+iPod. I am about 1.0 to 1.5 miles a day, shooting for 3 miles a day by September. Please add me to this group.
Hi,
i want to participate. Please add me to the contest. THX a lot.
take it easy than – there’s no need to delay the healing for this.
Great to be back, have been putting off running due to knee injury, well, will do some slow running for now!
Hey Jessica, all you have to do is make your profile public. When logged into the Nike+ system, click on “Edit” beneath your ID in the upper left and select the appropriate option there.
Hi,
How can I get the arrow that list my last run next to my screen name?
Thanks,
Nike id: librarian
Hey Karen, I’ve been wondering whether you dropped off the planet. Great to have you back!
Hi. may I please join this. Im totaly new to this and this challenge sound like the motivation I need. My goal is 5 miles a week minimum. Maybe I’ll get to 8 miles by august.
Nike+ID CrimsonLycan
Hi, hope it’s not too late to join! BTW, nice run for you, tmb!
ID: karen_ng
hey jessica,
no worries – I sent you yet another invite. if it’s not there, double check your Spam filter. otherwise just log into the Nike+ system. you should see a pending challenge there.
cheers,
-tmb
Hi tmb,
I’m sorry to be such a newbie but I haven’t received the new invite.
Thanks again!
Nike Id: librarian
hey jessica, sent you another invite. hope things are working out better now! welcome back ;)
I’m sorry can you sign me up again. I’m new to the program and clicked withdraw on accident.
Nike id: librarian
Thanks, Jessica
Would like to join!
My Nike ID: yuexexes
thx!
I would like to join the July challenge.
my nike+ id is librarian
tmb – I appreciate what you’re doing here, and I suspect most other participants do too. Keep up the good work! I may be getting close to exceeding the limit and getting kicked myself, but that’s OK, and if it happens I will understand why.
I may need to be kicked from this challenge. I just started running 6 weeks ago (98.14 mi so far since 5/25). I’ve been running with the dog and gradually increasing from mostly walking 3 miles – to today we (the dog and I) actually ran the whole 3 miles and I felt great. (The dog was pretty good, too!!!) If I didn’t have the dog with me, I’m sure I would have run at least another mile or so. I honestly felt like a “beginner” and didn’t think I would be running more than 20 miles/week when I signed up for this challenge. I’m pretty sure that I will definitely be over that mileage cap by the end of July. It certainly is not my intent to “blow away” the competition. If anything – keep on running guys and gals!! I absolutely HATED running for the pure sport of it until I got the Nike+ sport kit as a surprise gift. I thought it would just be fun to see how far I could walk the dog and burn calories…. but once I saw that average pace the competetive spirit kicked in. There was no way I was going to post a 17 minute average pace on a site dedicated to RUNNING!! Perhaps your next challenge should be worded that the individual should be working toward a goal of 20 miles/week by the end of the 4 week challenge. I’m ready to do some real training, I thought I was going to be a “casual” runner. I’VE GOT THE BUG!!.
If you don’t mind, perhaps I could run one more week and then we can decide? I easily ran 32 K this week.
Regards,
Beth J. aka BQJ
Please sign me up. I expect to be about 10-15 miles per week. Thanks!
Shesh, why do people always complain about getting kicked, or about others not getting kicked? Just have fun ppl! Heh, wish I was good enough to get kicked. Well, actually I just wish I was good enough to improve my other sport (sport climbing). But having fun and getting motivated is what matters most.
Great work organizing these challenges tmb, and cool alpine pics!
thanks for the feedback and congrats on beating that distance record – HOAH!
So, here we have a “challenge” with zero monetary compensation, yet still one or two take it so seriously! Why??? LOL here too.
I just broke my distance record for a week, I think, and there’s still a day left. So, er, thanks Organiser Dude. Again!
Saw a couple of posts from people who have lost tens of pounds already….. way to go peeps! Inspiration to us all. Keep it up….. or do I mean down? Whatever, keep going, and keep running!!!
Ok!
I got it.. now it makes more sense :-)
Thanks for the info!
Would love to join the July beginner’s challenge…I’m hoping to average 12-15 miles per week. My nike ID is The Ambler.
@Zolla: the first two that were past the weekly cap were still within the challenge because I actually do have a life beyond Nike+ ;) I was gone climbing for a couple hours just now. All this being a one man show it usually takes till I get back to check the progress of everybody to enforce the cap. hope this makes sense :)
as to the greyed out names: if you check above you’ll see a per second precise calculation of how far you are allowed to run, were you to run continuously 24/7. Basically it gives a visual estimate of whether you are above or below the allowed distance as of now. Given that I won’t kick until you exceed the weekly cap, this has more informational value.
Hi,
I’m really enjoying the challenge, I’ts not so easy to reach 20 miles/week for a beginner, but I’m trying..
You’re motivating my runs :-)
I got a question:
Why the first 14 has grayed and the number is in bracket, and why the first 2 who has passed the week cap are still in the top of the list?
I’ have looked for a legend that explains to me this, but I didn’t found :-D
Thanks and keep up the great job!!!
I would like to join, my Nike ID is RLBB and i run approx 20K a week, but hoping to take this to 30K. thanks
Servus,
that post was hilarious – i wish you had posted it to the blog for everyone to read. a couple quick answers though, before you go pouting about:
1.) i’ve been doing these challenges for a while now. and most people from april, may and june are coming back each month, because I *do* not only play by the rules, but enforce them as well.
2.) had you read the blog posts you would have know, that the limit is indeed 32k+1k. in may we had someone running 32.001k in the first week. was i supposed to kick? no – I exercised a bit of charity and decided that with 32k being the cap, we might as well have another k buffer for people to land in. it’s been like that for 3months now. it’s been expressed before and had you paid attention, you might have noticed that I wasn’t the first to hit 32+eps km without being kicked.
3.) lets have another look at the history of my monthly standings:
- June: 286th
- May: 29th
- April: 12th
yeah – I’m kicking everyone that’s giving me competition – rigourously – no exceptions … LOL ! BTW, I don’t expect to be in the top10 this month either. For me it doesn’t really matter (or would I keep doing organising these challenges just to continuously »loose«), it’s for fun. as stated numerous times, I’m doing other sports and only run to stay in shape for my mountaineering. Winning or not: I’ll be running 120k this month! HOAH!
4.) one final [more serious] note: I’m sorry if you feel like I wronged you in some way. you exceeded the limit and that’s it. a simple “sry, ya all – I was put on new drugs but it won’t happen again next week” would have been sufficient – that is – any explanation why I should have kept you in the challenge would have done the trick. But honestly, don’t you think this challenge is a bit below you? you seem to have exceeded the limit easily (within 3 days) – hence it’s save to assume you could run even more in the next 4 days before the first week is over. Don’t you think you are better of in some challenge for more experienced runners?
5.) you did read the part in the challenge description, where it says “if you want to win this, you are wrong here”? just making sure…
all that said, I think I’ll actually do post all of this to the blog. it might answer some question other might have as well.
cheers,
-tmb
ps: in all honesty – I am open to any criticism. so do feel free to express yourself. I know the leader gets flamed in each competition… just bring it on!
Hey…it’s not nice to boot everyone who’s beating you in a challenge out of it. According to guidelines all challengers are supposed to be under 32K a week, and you’re at 32.949. I was barely over with 33 something and you kicked me out? I understand if I had run a significant amount more than everyone else, but I definitly didn’t. I’m not posting this on the blog page because I don’t think you should remove yourself from your own challenge…it would be nice though if you played by the same rules you want me too and enjoy a little healthy competition instead of removing anyone who’s beating you. Is it really winning if you remove the only people from it who give you any competition?
Can I join?
Please add me to the July Challenge.
Regard
Hartanta
WHOOOHOOO – anybody dare to pass me? remember not to breach 33ks :p
I would like ti join the Juli challange, nike ID AndersD – after I started This Nike running thing i udually do 10 – 15 Km a week
I would like to sign up. I just started running after a six month break I hope to run 15 mile per week.
I need to stay motivated.
I would like to do the July challenge. I did the May and June and moved from 50% to about 20%. My weekly average is about 10-12 miles right now. I’m trying to consolidate there before adding more volume. My Nike+ id is kevinf59.
hi heyleyla this is mark from uk, also heading down from 270lbs currently at 200lbs, keep going with the running !!
@Brett: this is a most distance challenge for Novices / Beginners. Hence there’s a 20mi / 32k weekly cap. For more details see the complete description.
@LiveFree777: thanks for the feedback. you might want to read all of this and this – just so you know we’ve been over all of this… a brief summery:
1.) this challenge is a motivational challenge for novices & beginners*
2.) strong runners don’t motivate weak runners – at least not the majority of whining beginners.
3.) you may notice, that the cap used to be 25k per week – it got raised last month to bridge the gap to lower intermediates. I will not raise it any further this month.
4.) this challenge is NOT supposed to keep you from running. you said yourself, that you are in plenty other challenges that motivate you. by all means: keep running! I will promote you out of here, to keep the peace with in this challenge. One beginner (Mckeywest) dropped out already because he was intimidated by the strong runners among us (see here). Obviously you are a stronger runner than you though when you applied. There’s plenty intermed challenges out there. Run all you’ve got there.
hope this clears things up a bit
cheers,
-tmb
*) anyone running less than 32k per week
I think all beginners with less than 100 miles at the start of the challenge should not be kicked out. Take me for example: I ran 80 miles total in 7 months. I found several challenges and I feel motivated like never before. I already ran 18 miles this month. This is great and it should not be discouraged.
Im not really clear on what the July challenge is. If its total miles within the month or what? I would like to join though. I recently started running again after a 12 year hiatus. I have been averaging between 10 to 12 miles a week.
hey Andre,
hab den @web.de Platz rausgeschmissen und Dich neu eingeladen. Sry wegen der Verwirrung. Bei Anmeldungen hier nehme ich immer die E-Mail, da die meisten nicht den richtigen Nike+ Namen angeben. Hoffe das es jetzt klappt :)
cheers,
-tmb
hallo tmb,
hat irgendwie nicht funktioniert. Mein Name in Nike ist .andre. (also mit punkt davor und danach). Ich hatte zuletzt die web.de adresse angegeben, bei nike bin ich aber mit t-online dabei ([ZENSIERT]) – Kannst Du es nochmal probieren mich einzuladen? Danke
Gruß
Andre
I want to join the July runs if there is still room – I am working my way up to a half marathon in Sept and I just started running after about 10 years – I run an avg of 5k a day atleast 4X a week.
hey please can i join
short-e is my nike ID
15 miles is my weekly average.
REMEMBER to post your weekly averages when applying!
Hey sign me up for July. Trying to lose weight to kill my diabetes.
Running with Jimmy Buffet music,
Michael D’Amico
mike@northeastrunningclub.org
Membership director for the best running club in Ohio
Hey everyone! I’m a 33 yr old female on my way down from 270 lbs, currently at 215 lbs. This challenge is so motivating to me, I love seeing my ID up there. It’s great to watch all those miles we’re adding up!
I would love to join the July Challenge. username speedclimb. I have my new Mizuno Wave Creation 8 so watch out world, I might make 30th place this time.
Please sign me up!
Servus Andre, klare Sache – Einladung ist schon weg.
hallo tmb,
bitte berücksichtige mich doch auch wieder im Juli – Danke für den Wettbewerb
Gruß
Andre
Please add me too, Originasia
I would like to join the fun for July. NikeId is BoomChagalaga.
thanks for the feedback – that’s one thing that keeps me motivated to spend time with these super challenges!
@tmb: Dude! With a 120km this month, you’ll really be pushing the limits. I have some doubts about being able to find enough time to plough through quite that many Ks but when you throw down the gauntlet like that,… a dude’s gotta try.
@ElinR: which is exactly the point, ElinR; you’re right on. This whole Nike+ thing, in conjunction with people like tmb who are willing to dedicate their time and put their skills to work to create great sites like this one, gives you that extra spark of inspiration that gets one up off one’s behind and gets one out there, regardless of how fast or slow one goes. After all, Nike has been saying it for years: Just Do It.
Great running to one and all.
Hi.
The May and June challenges put me through my first training program EVER!!! I’m still not very fast, but at least I get out there and that’s the point. Please sign me up for the July challenge as well. It will be extra challenging as I will be traveling a bit this month, but there will also be lots of new trails to discover for me. Thanks!
@Daxoo: great to have you back in July as well. To your question: I guess when it comes to running in these challenges I’m not not resentful. My monthly running distance varies greatly (40k in March, 87k in April, 100k in May, 56k in June). Some of those who reapplied said they wouldn’t be running as much this month. Other said, they would like to participate for as long as they are within the limits. To my mind everyone is welcome, as long as they don’t mind to be “promoted out of here” if they are too strong a runner.
By the way: my goal this month is 120k – so beware everyone :)
I would like to sign this up please!!!
One simple question?
When you get Kicked non-beginners from last challenge, do you accept them for the next challenge? I see some name in the July beginners challenge who where Kicked in the June beginners challenge.
Dax.
Keep going this wonderful website.
excellent – I’m glad that everything got sorted out! lets get back to running (well actually I’m off to bed, but you know what I mean ;)
It seems the reason my runs weren’t showing up in the challenge is because my computer date was set wrong so everything for today loaded under 6/29 instead. Thanks TMB…the problem should be corrected now. Happy Running!
Please can I join the July challenge? My Nike ID is tafyobmils. Thanks!!!
@Blokeshead: that’s why we do these challenges. it’s going to be great this month!
@smirknsmile: which subchallenge are you in? are they showing up on the nike+ website?
Hey…just wondering why my run from this afternoon isn’t showing up on here. Am I missing a step somewhere? Thanks!
“I bet you can figure it out by yourself, but it just ain’t July”
Well, I can now, yes! But I deliberately left my Friday run until Saturday because I thought it was July 1st! It wasn’t until I realised everyone on here was still on zero that I realised it was still June. That’s what being on holiday does for you. BUT…. you made me get off my butt today too, and God only knows when I last ran two days running. It was 1990-something! So thanks…. I guess! ;O)
Hi,
I’d like to join please, thanks!
that’s what I call dedication and motivation – Hoah! Keep it up! I’ll try to catch you 2night. Already did a morning run, but given that ppl are rather anxious this month I guess I have to log another run once it cooled down a bit.
Hello everyone. I’m slow, but consistent. Pulling 315lbs around. Gotta get those washboard abs at a weight of about 230 to 245lbs. Good luck to everyone!
Hey there sign me again for this month please it gave me a real boost to get my but in gear!!!
Cheers
Andy_L1978
hey you two – invites went out!
Can I have an invite please,
LucyAnna
can you add me please mossy41
I would like to be added please, Shantaram is my nikeid
Hey mate,
I bet you can figure it out by yourself, but it just ain’t July yet ;) Try to see it that way: it was you best run YET, I’m sure by the end of July you’ll be smiling at what you considered a good run today.
cheers,
-tmb
Paula Radcliffe just told me that today’s run (about 18.00 CET) was my best ever! Please don’t tell me it won’t be included!
I would like to enter this please.
hey joanne,
sure thing! invite went out. Welcome!
cheers,
-tmb
i would like to enter this please!