I Guess Theophilus Is Really Into Threes?

[theophilus]

 

 

All the best things come in threes. 

 

 

See?

 

 

 

So I have three, three-themed challenges. So meta.

 

 

Challenge 1: Replace regular 2 mile runs with 3 mile runs, at least 3 days a week. I pushed my long runs to four miles on the last challenge, and now 3 feels much comfortable. I think I'm ready to make 3 my "normal" distance. Plus, I signed up for a Ragnar in May, and need to have a decent base before winter sets in.

 

 

Challenge 2: Send a V3 boulder problem by the end of this challenge. I'm getting about half the V2 problems at my gym now, and think I'm ready to take on some V3s. I don't expect this will be easy

 

 

Challenge 3: Three real meals a day. That means real food (no crap), really focused (not multitasking), and real tracking. This is kinda a mushy goal, but it's a basic enough frame to keep me in line, I think. And because I couldn't find a good three-themed eating gif, I'm adding a booze goal too: no more than 3 drinks per week.

 

Cool?

 

 

 

 

[Sloth the Enduring]

[Xena]

love love love this!

[theophilus]

Something unusual happened yesterday. Very unusual.

 

My day got off to a bad start: behind on schoolwork, eating like garbage, etc. etc. Nothing too outside the normal rhythms but feeling generally in a bit of a funk. So, I make it through my day and resolve that I'll go to the rock gym when the kids go down. 

 

I get to the gym and it's positively packed. They've reset a few of the walls, and I'm watching these people do a V3 that is less strength-oriented and more of a  balance-focused slab climb. After a little warm up, I go for it. First try, I get about half-way. Then I regroup and try again. I struggle through the middle bit but I get through, and I send it. All the way. 

 

I was, suffice it to say, shocked. I thought this was a huge stretch goal that I might be lucky to hit at the end of this challenge, but I nailed it on day 1. I'm not entirely sure what to do with myself now. Haha.

 

Now, granted, there are a lot of other V3s I can't do yet, and a number of V1/2 overhang climbs that are still beyond me, but this was a huge boost to my confidence. I'm going to retool my goals a bit here in the next few days to focus on some of those somehow; I just need to find a clever way to relate it back to the number three somehow...

 

 

 

 

[Sloth the Enduring]

Obviously you have to master 3 different V3s.

[Xena]

^^^ That.

 

and WOOT WOOT WOOT!!!

[theophilus]

8 hours ago, Sloth the Enduring said:

Obviously you have to master 3 different V3s.

 

1 hour ago, Xena said:

^^^ That.

I mean, that certainly makes a lot of sense. Three V3s it is!

 

 

[theophilus]

Decent day today. A little better than average food-wise. Still reached for a coke for the mid-afternoon slump, though. I need to replace that with a better habit. 
 

I went to the rock gym tonight. It was crazy busy again. After a little climbing I decided to stop because things just weren’t clicking. Hit the treadmills and logged 3 miles instead. Much better use of my time tonight. 

[Xena]

On 10/30/2019 at 11:12 PM, theophilus said:

I went to the rock gym tonight. It was crazy busy again. After a little climbing I decided to stop

Pretty much always ok to decide to stop. For me at least, the most important part of the habit is showing up and starting.

[jedi_mind]

Replace cola with hot tea or coffee? 

Do you go to thr climbing gym? 

[theophilus]

On 11/11/2019 at 10:34 AM, jedi_mind said:

Replace cola with hot tea or coffee? 

Do you go to thr climbing gym? 

Yep, definitely need to find a new mid-afternoon beverage. I do black coffee in the morning, so it wouldn't be too hard to just repeat that choice again.

 

And yeah, I do all my climbing indoors. Haven't had the courage to get on a real rock yet. 

[theophilus]

Two things have happened since my last update:

1. We got a puppy (YAY!)

2. I got a really nasty cold (BOO!)

 

Both have conspired against me to keep me from eating well or exercising. I think I'm on the mend now, so hope to be back out on the road by the end of the week.

[jedi_mind]

Yeah I've never climbed outdoors, and it's been like twenty years since I did any indoors. However, I have such good memories of the experience, I want to join a gym by me in Concord. I have a hard time doing actual exercise, something like climbing can fool me into exercising with a fun activity.

[Xena]

On 11/13/2019 at 2:41 PM, theophilus said:

1. We got a puppy (YAY!)

2. I got a really nasty cold (BOO!)

YAY and BOO indeed! Hope you are feeling better.

[theophilus]

The cold I got was incredibly persistent, coupled with the sleep deprivation of the new pup, and suffice it to say, this has not been my strongest performance. After almost four weeks off, I did finally get out for a run yesterday. Climbing has been hit or miss (mostly miss). Booze started strong but deteriorated a bit over the last two weeks. 

 

I think I'm going to chalk this challenge up to a loss and regroup for the next one. 

[Kestrel Grey]

On 11/29/2019 at 8:00 AM, theophilus said:

The cold I got was incredibly persistent, coupled with the sleep deprivation of the new pup, and suffice it to say, this has not been my strongest performance. After almost four weeks off, I did finally get out for a run yesterday. Climbing has been hit or miss (mostly miss). Booze started strong but deteriorated a bit over the last two weeks. 

 

I think I'm going to chalk this challenge up to a loss and regroup for the next one. 

You nailed one of your challenges in your first day, it wasn't a total loss.

 

I'm glad you are feeling better. 

[Xena]

^^^ Very good point!