So, hey, look another post and only a week from the last one, almost on track with life. We are heading into the 3rd week of the MOVE Challenge: Run 100km in 30 days I am sitting with 77km in the bank and over 1000$ in donations for Movember, so I couldnt be happier about those things. We still have a couple of events this week for Movember, one being a ted talks style event on topics of mens health aptly named XTalks, and the 4th annual Splash for the Stache. It seems like only yesterday it was me, Greenhorn and 2 drunk ass other guys frolicking around in the Atlantic ocean on a cold Movember afternoon. Then of course there was the drive home, and pit stop at my house where a couple of people thought it would be a good idea to get changed in my driveway, to which we got a text from our neighbour that "I think a couple of the polar bears got loose". Its a good thing our neighbours are awesome and a sense of humour, or else a couple of indecent exposure charges could have been coming our way.
But over the years our small group of four has branched out to as many as 30-40 people.
Im not sure why we do this each year, does it help with fundraising, maybe marginally, but its more about the experience, there is just something not altogether stable about deciding to hurl yourself into the Atlantic ocean at the end of November. To stand on the cold sand, some years, surrounded by snow, to set up your towels, jackets and clothes so that you have quick and easy access to get changed as your hands and feet struggle to keep working. It is about the story you get to tell to your friends and family when they ask you what you did on the weekend and the enjoyment of horror on their faces when hear about your mini adventure. So I guess in a way it is the essence of Movember. It is the reminder that you are alive, that sometimes you have to try something silly, to push yourself out of your comfort zone, because you only get one kick at the can, and for some that can, can seem very far away, or there are alot of obstacles in the way, and that the realization that they may never get to kick it themselves. 
For me it is a reminder to try and live each day out loud, that making healthier decisions will keep me around longer ( hypocritical I know with the cigar smoking) that if I try a little, or more that I can bring awareness and support to keep others around a little longer too.
Happy Movember everyone!
Sean "BigBoyRunning" Ryan

Okay, I know, I know, it has been many weeks since a post. Short answer, I suck. Long answer, bigboy got some stuff going on. Movember launched, and with it Project MOVE: Run 100km in 30 days, while a labour of love, does take up some time. We also have a full day of annoying people into donating my playing mmmBOP for 8 hours straight tomorrow and a Polar Bear Dip in 2 weeks. BOOM MOVEMBER has landed. Plus I just added doing a presentation on why I MO, and what Movember means to me, which I am pretty excited about.
In regards to the working out, I honestly couldnt be happier. I didnt know how this 100km in 30 days thing was going to go, but it has really lit the spark under me arse to get running again and running outside.
To date I have ran 55km with second week check in tomorrow I am above my 25km per week goal. I do plan on running tomorrow so I can head into week three with a good lead in kms.
I am trying hard to give myself rest days and watch what I eat some i am not just burning empty carbs each day. I am hoping to try a 10km before the end of week 3, that would really be an accomplishment as I have not ran that distance outside in a very long time.
Today was a very hilly day, so I had to walk a couple of times, but other then that felt really good. 
Still really overwhelmed by the support through this challenge and the amount of km's everyone is hauling down. In the first week, collectively, we ran/walked/elipticalled 922km. That I think is huge ( Donald Trump voice).
Seeing the way in which people are posting each day is so cool, and the comments of support to each other also has been fantastic.
Hoping to end as strong as I started, but having the right amount of rest days are key for sure. Its hard to keep the competative side on lock down so i dont try to push to hard and end up hurting myself. 
As i said tomorrow is week 2 check in day, so I will be excited to see what posts come in for week two and add up all the km's from everyones week. Be pretty cool if we can get to 5000km by the end of November.
I have had to really give up the bike and swimming for this month to really focus on the running, but looking forward to getting back to that in December. I really miss the swimming, the biking mheh, not so much haha. Sorry biking.
Sean "bigboyrunning" Ryan