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The Twelve Labours

Twelve kinds of achievement, named for the labours of Heracles, three stages each. Stage I is what an ordinary beginner reaches in a few weeks of effort, II in a few months, III in a year. Complete all twelve and you reach the Apotheosis.

Labour 1 · Strength

The Nemean Lion

Its hide turned every blade, so Heracles fought it bare-handed.

  1. I 20 days of strength training
  2. II 100 days of strength training
  3. III 200 days of strength training

Labour 2 · Swimming

The Lernaean Hydra

The many-headed serpent of the Lerna marshes.

  1. I 500 m in one swim
  2. II 1.5 km in one swim
  3. III 3.8 km in one swim

Labour 3 · Consistency

The Ceryneian Hind

So swift it took a whole year of pursuit to catch.

  1. I 8 weeks in a row
  2. II 26 weeks in a row
  3. III 52 weeks in a row

Labour 4 · Mountains

The Erymanthian Boar

Driven up Mount Erymanthos into deep snow and taken alive.

  1. I 750 m climbed in one activity
  2. II 1,500 m climbed in one activity
  3. III 8,849 m, one Everest, in 30 days

Labour 5 · Volume

The Augean Stables

Thirty years of muck, cleared in one day by turning two rivers.

  1. I 50 hours of training
  2. II 250 hours of training
  3. III 500 hours of training

Labour 6 · Cycling

The Stymphalian Birds

Bronze-beaked birds, rattled into the air and brought down.

  1. I 50 km of riding
  2. II 100 km in one ride
  3. III 160 km in one ride

Labour 7 · Long runs

The Cretan Bull

The bull from Crete roamed the mainland until it became the Bull of Marathon.

  1. I Half marathon distance
  2. II Marathon distance
  3. III 50 km in one run

Labour 8 · Speed

The Mares of Diomedes

The man-eating horses of Thrace, tamed and driven home.

  1. I A 45% age grade, 5K or longer
  2. II A 60% age grade
  3. III A 70% age grade

Labour 9 · Plans

The Girdle of Hippolyta

The Amazon queen’s war belt, won at the end of a long campaign.

  1. I Finish a plan of 4+ weeks at 80%
  2. II Finish a plan of 12+ weeks at 85%
  3. III Finish a plan of 16+ weeks at 90%

Labour 10 · Exploration

The Cattle of Geryon

Fetched from the edge of the western world, where he set up his Pillars.

  1. I Train in 5 different places
  2. II Train in 10 different places
  3. III Train in 25 different places

Labour 11 · Aerobic fitness

The Apples of the Hesperides

The golden apples of youth, taken while Heracles held up the sky.

  1. I VO2max rated Good for your age
  2. II VO2max rated Excellent
  3. III VO2max rated Superior

Labour 12 · Sleep

Cerberus

The three-headed hound of the underworld, dragged into daylight.

  1. I 7 nights in a row of 7 h+
  2. II 26 of 30 nights at 7 h+
  3. III 300 of 365 nights at 7 h+

Where your stages show up

The Hall of Records keeps every milestone month by month, and the labours beside it fill in as you reach each stage. A new stage arrives as a notice in the app; completing a labour is a celebration.

Hall of Records: the Twelve Labours Hall of Records: the timeline of milestones

How the yardsticks work

  • The Mares of Diomedes grade your best effort of 5K or longer as a road age grade: your time against the standard for your age and sex in the WMA tables, as a percentage.
  • The Apples of the Hesperides rate your COROS VO₂max with The Cooper Institute's norms for your age and sex: Good, Excellent and Superior.
  • Both read your birthday and sex from your COROS profile, each graded for your age on the day it happened. Without them, the app grades you as a man of 30.
  • The Girdle of Hippolyta counts plans you put on your calendar and finished, by the share of their sessions you completed.
  • Cerberus counts naps toward the night. A night your watch did not record counts as a miss.