This Challenge ended a year ago

About this Challenge:

Learn to run over a period of ten weeks using an increasing pattern of running and walking.

Final Challenge Progress Results

Ulvenfru Total Progress: 13.99 %  (Down 24.0 lb)
wanttobealoser Total Progress: 8.97 %  (Down 20.0 lb)
juliarh Total Progress: 8.53 %  (Down 16.0 lb)
ArthurS Total Progress: 7.42 %  (Down 16.7 lb)
flaca01 Total Progress: 7.22 %  (Down 14.0 lb)
ruchi0112 Total Progress: 6.41 %  (Down 10.8 lb)
famstyle Total Progress: 6.19 %  (Down 19.0 lb)
strathywins Total Progress: 5.64 %  (Down 11.0 lb)
boxerchick Total Progress: 5.21 %  (Down 10.0 lb)
P a m e l a Total Progress: 4.89 %  (Down 11.0 lb)
angel_fafa Total Progress: 4.45 %  (Down 5.3 lb)
LaLa40 Total Progress: 4.34 %  (Down 6.8 lb)
TOXICWEIGHT Total Progress: 4.20 %  (Down 10.0 lb)
chandy64 Total Progress: 4.11 %  (Down 9.5 lb)
Lori523 Total Progress: 3.67 %  (Down 9.4 lb)
nichi64 Total Progress: 3.65 %  (Down 8.0 lb)
harkeyl86 Total Progress: 3.60 %  (Down 12.0 lb)
hollymoosehorn Total Progress: 3.41 %  (Down 7.1 lb)
twentycents Total Progress: 3.16 %  (Down 5.5 lb)
Swanson929 Total Progress: 3.12 %  (Down 7.0 lb)
dmarques Total Progress: 3.08 %  (Down 6.5 lb)
sabbaghov007 Total Progress: 3.05 %  (Down 6.4 lb)
Lei14lo Total Progress: 2.94 %  (Down 6.0 lb)
RaeRae33 Total Progress: 2.90 %  (Down 7.0 lb)
oddtree Total Progress: 2.90 %  (Down 4.4 lb)
katiewestbrook Total Progress: 2.59 %  (Down 5.0 lb)
michell11 Total Progress: 2.46 %  (Down 6.6 lb)
maudeg Total Progress: 2.40 %  (Down 3.3 lb)
formeforever Total Progress: 2.38 %  (Down 4.0 lb)
midnightskytear Total Progress: 2.32 %  (Down 5.6 lb)
foodaddict601 Total Progress: 2.22 %  (Down 3.6 lb)
melschoa Total Progress: 2.13 %  (Down 5.0 lb)
Pandoras Box Total Progress: 2.01 %  (Down 3.0 lb)
Michell448 Total Progress: 1.76 %  (Down 3.0 lb)
lovemonster00 Total Progress: 1.63 %  (Down 2.4 lb)
lovergirl654 Total Progress: 1.56 %  (Down 5.6 lb)
lnpatino Total Progress: 1.39 %  (Down 2.8 lb)
memehoops90 Total Progress: 1.39 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
ltpz Total Progress: 1.31 %  (Down 2.6 lb)
bothwell gal Total Progress: 1.20 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
Gamergl Total Progress: 1.19 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
Boog Total Progress: 1.16 %  (Down 2.0 lb)
kendoit Total Progress: 1.07 %  (Down 1.7 lb)
linnysueq Total Progress: 1.03 %  (Down 1.6 lb)
bellesmom924 Total Progress: 0.94 %  (Down 2.4 lb)
isacoco67 Total Progress: 0.86 %  (Down 1.0 lb)
iwanttobehealthy Total Progress: 0.83 %  (Down 0.9 lb)
Irinafly Total Progress: 0.76 %  (Down 1.0 lb)
Drea3323 Total Progress: 0.73 %  (Down 1.5 lb)
sewingdiva Total Progress: 0.67 %  (Down 1.0 lb)
shadowdogs24 Total Progress: 0.54 %  (Down 1.5 lb)
ddwest Total Progress: 0.54 %  (Down 0.9 lb)
MeganBoehm Total Progress: 0.45 %  (Down 1.0 lb)
pbutlerm Total Progress: 0.36 %  (Down 0.7 lb)
Msharris976 Total Progress: 0.23 %  (Down 0.5 lb)
kbrooks79 Total Progress: 0.11 %  (Down 0.2 lb)
ShawnaTomes Total Progress: 0.00 %  (Steady 0 lb)
chaunstace Total Progress: 0.00 %  (Steady 0 lb)
mlkraft Total Progress: 0.00 %  (Steady 0 lb)
abigails Total Progress: 0.00 %  (Steady 0 lb)
Joahnna Total Progress: 0.50 %  (Up 1.0 lb)
sunnhobo Total Progress: 0.56 %  (Up 1.0 lb)
nmdawn Total Progress: 0.65 %  (Up 1.0 lb)
Eileensheppard Total Progress: 0.71 %  (Up 1.0 lb)
SophieWalker Total Progress: 0.74 %  (Up 1.0 lb)
Newness Total Progress: 1.07 %  (Up 2.0 lb)
hflowry Total Progress: 1.35 %  (Up 3.0 lb)
heather2345 Total Progress: 1.56 %  (Up 4.6 lb)
Beckybe Total Progress: 1.75 %  (Up 3.0 lb)
mspinkbiik Total Progress: 1.78 %  (Up 3.0 lb)
Swat220 Total Progress: 1.85 %  (Up 4.0 lb)
paws1114 Total Progress: 2.09 %  (Up 4.4 lb)
mkm1781 Total Progress: 2.11 %  (Up 2.6 lb)
campos100 Total Progress: 2.60 %  (Up 7.0 lb)
Fadzie Total Progress: 4.91 %  (Up 9.7 lb)


Completed Mini-Challenges

Weeks 1 to 2

21 minutes, 3 per week

Guidelines:
Walk for 6 minutes, then jog at an easy pace for 1 minute. Repeat 3 times to complete your workout. Aim for three sessions with this same sequence for week one.
84% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Successful: 09 May 11 by michell11
"very proud to have completed this challenge!"
Failed: 09 May 11 by Joahnna
"I wasn't able to, due to allergies and then getting sick. :("
Failed: 03 May 11 by strathywins
"I guess I missed the first week. :( But I'm starting now...."
Successful: 03 May 11 by linnysueq
"Walked/ran three times over the week - ran 2 minutes at a time."


Weeks 2 to 3

21 minutes, 3 per week

Guidelines:
Walk for 5 minutes, then jog for 2 minutes. Repeat 3 times. Aim to do three sessions in week two.
78% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Successful: 14 May 11 by Boog
"It's great I've started to lose weight"


Weeks 3 to 4

28 minutes, 4 per week

Guidelines:
Walk for 3 minutes, then jog for 4 minutes. Repeat 4 times. Aim for four sessions in week three.
66% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Failed: 23 May 11 by flaca01
"Raining :("
Successful: 22 May 11 by Boog
"Hardwork but getting there. Havedeveloped Plantar Fascilias which is very ..."
Failed: 16 May 11 by strathywins
"Got sick with Flu...didn't work out past Mothers day."


Weeks 4 to 5

28 minutes, 4 per week

Guidelines:
Walk for 2 minutes, then jog for 5 minutes. Repeat 4 times. Shoot for four of those sessions in week four.
52% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Failed: 24 May 11 by linnysueq
"Left heel started hurting on my second night of running this week - took ..."
Failed: 22 May 11 by Boog
"Need to work at this a bit more"


Weeks 5 to 6

30 minutes, 4 per week

Guidelines:
Walk for 2 minutes, then jog for 8 minutes. Repeat 3 times. Do four of those sessions in week five
16% Successful

Latest Results Feedback



Weeks 6 to 7

33 minutes, 4 per week

Guidelines:
Walk for 2 minutes, then jog for 9 minutes. Repeat 3 times. Try to do four sessions for week six.
10% Successful

Latest Results Feedback



Weeks 7 to 8

36 minutes, 4 per week

Guidelines:
Walk for 1 minute, then jog for 11 minutes. Repeat 3 times. Do four sessions this week.
0% Successful

Latest Results Feedback

Failed: 14 Jun 11 by linnysueq
"stopped challenge due to heal. starting over with "Run Your Butt Off""


Weeks 8 to 9

30 minutes, 4 per week

Guidelines:
Walk for 5 minutes to begin and end the workout, and run for 20 minutes in between. Do four sessions this week.
0% Successful

Latest Results Feedback



Weeks 9 to 10

40 minutes, 4 per week

Guidelines:
Walk for 5 minutes to begin and end the workout, and run for 30 minutes in between. Do four sessions this week.
25% Successful

Latest Results Feedback



Latest Challenge Posts

Where's our Weekly Schedule?
Hi everyone! I'm new around here and I'm looking for the weekly mini-goal instructions. I went round and round in the challenge links and haven't seen the list that was present when I signed ...
by nmdawn on 02 May 11 03:57 PM
Run/Walk
I did my first session today too...Walked with my son who kept up with the time...WELL, he let me walk an extra minute just so I had to jog up the big hill. NEVER again will I take him!! LOL! He laughed ...
by ShawnaTomes on 26 Apr 11 01:36 PM
I'm excited!!
I'm excited too! I ran a 1/2 marathon last year and felt great, it was one of my greatest accomplishments. Immediately after, I completely stopped running and battled depression for the last year and ...
by Gamergl on 25 Apr 11 10:01 PM
ran my heart out
The hubs and I went for our first walk/run tonight. We took the little guy with us. We charged through it even with the rain. Our little man had fun and we got a decent work out. SO glad to finally find ...
by MajieMagpie on 25 Apr 11 08:50 PM
I made a boo boo
Well, sounds like you did more than what the challenge asked -which ain't a bad thing!! Or I don't think so...I didn't get to walk/run today due to these KY storms...I'm SO sick of rain!!! ...
by ShawnaTomes on 25 Apr 11 08:33 PM

Recent Challenge Participant Activity

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Joined Challenge lovergirl654 joined Challenge LOSE 30 LBS IN 3 MONTHS!!.
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lovergirl654 commented on their journal.
"Thank you all!!!!"
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Food Diary lovergirl654 updated their Food Diary.
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lovergirl654 recorded a journal and a weigh in at 371.6 lb.
"I'm doing this thang again. Watch me now. Ow! And today is my birthday! I'm 27 today. By 28 I'll be at or near my goal. That's a promise. "
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weigh in oddtree recorded a weigh in at 153.4 lb.
weigh in Joahnna recorded a weigh in at 179.0 lb.
weigh in maudeg recorded a weigh in at 142.0 lb.
weigh in lovergirl654 recorded a weigh in at 376.8 lb.

 Challenge Ended

This challenge ended on Tuesday 05 July 2011.

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Challenge Info

status: Completed
ended: 04 Jul 11
duration: 10 Weeks
reporting: Once a Week
participants: 152
privacy: Public
administrators: Toni27
created: 18 April 2011

All Mini-challenges:

1. 21 minutes, 3 per week ( weeks 1 to 2 )
2. 21 minutes, 3 per week ( weeks 2 to 3 )
3. 28 minutes, 4 per week ( weeks 3 to 4 )
4. 28 minutes, 4 per week ( weeks 4 to 5 )
5. 30 minutes, 4 per week ( weeks 5 to 6 )
6. 33 minutes, 4 per week ( weeks 6 to 7 )
7. 36 minutes, 4 per week ( weeks 7 to 8 )
8. 30 minutes, 4 per week ( weeks 8 to 9 )
9. 40 minutes, 4 per week ( weeks 9 to 10 )

Rolling Challenge Performance:

The week to week running total weight lost

Week 10:

All Participants 1.02 %  (Down 291.5 lb)

Week 9:

All Participants 0.94 %  (Down 268.6 lb)

Week 8:

All Participants 0.90 %  (Down 256.3 lb)

Week 7:

All Participants 0.87 %  (Down 247.8 lb)

Week 6:

All Participants 0.78 %  (Down 223.4 lb)

Week 5:

All Participants 0.64 %  (Down 182.6 lb)

Week 4:

All Participants 0.60 %  (Down 172.5 lb)

Week 3:

All Participants 0.42 %  (Down 120.4 lb)

Week 2:

All Participants 0.31 %  (Down 88.6 lb)

Week 1:

All Participants 0.07 %  (Down 21.3 lb)


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