First challenge

[cline]

Btw, obstacle courses are a lot of fun. Worth it if you find the right fit.

[jimmie65]

Yeah, they are a bit pricey. Fordzaphod and I have been meaning to try one of these out for a while, but we didn't want to do the one that makes you walk through electricity. That just knocks it out of the realm of fun physical challenge into something resembling masochism. I have a feeling I'll be so slow going over the rope climbing obstacles, I won't have to wait for anybody, although the people in the following wave will probably have to wait for me. :-P

Electricity wouldn't bother me so much. Ropes might; I can do nets and walls but rope climbing straight up not so much.

Nice job on getting your 5k goal!

Thanks

Saaaweet! Is a huge milestone.

Btw, obstacle courses are a lot of fun. Worth it if you find the right fit.

Yeah, I think you're right. Money and crowds are probably more of an excuse than anything else.

[jimmie65]

Challenge update:

Tuesday ended up being a rest day. A weekend of burpees and no rest on Sunday caught up with me.

Goal #1 -10 pull-ups - might put this on hold while the sprint mini-challenge is going on.

Goal #2 - 5k in 30 min - done. Now working, conveniently enough, on sprints.

Goal #3 - 60 mile bike ride - bike is in the shop; bent rim and a tune-up. Should have it back in time for a 40 miler Saturday.

Goal #4 - diet - Did really well until yesterday, when i was craving carbs (blew it at lunch). Oh well, it's a new day today.

Goal #5 - new places. 1/3 done. I hiked/walked at a new park in my area after work yesterday.

Our new mini-challenge is sprinting. I'd already planned on a 100 meter and 3 50 meter sprints; so upped it to 4 of each. First on the sheet!

[Hugh]

Good stuff dude!

New day, new motivations.

There's a sprint challenge? Must have missed that...

[jimmie65]

Rangers vs. Adventureres - http://www.nerdfitness.com/community/showthread.php?18967-FALL-FRENZY-Battle-Round-One!&p=296458#post296458

[jstanlick]

Goal #4 - diet - Did really well until yesterday, when i was craving carbs (blew it at lunch). Oh well, it's a new day today.

What's past is past, but we do control our future. Way to keep moving forward! Love the attitude!

[EmCee]

Glad you didn't dwell too much on the "slip up"! It's a new day and it was small slip - no reason to beat yourself up over it! Just do better today than you did yesterday

[Samunwal]

Was going to ask how you were doing on the "explore new place" portion, but you just answered my question. See? Accomplishing your goals AND saving your accountabilibuddy time. Look at you being a Very Useful Ranger!!

You must've hit something pretty hard to bend the rim on a road bike.

[cline]

Challenge update:

Tuesday ended up being a rest day. A weekend of burpees and no rest on Sunday caught up with me.

Goal #1 -10 pull-ups - might put this on hold while the sprint mini-challenge is going on.

Goal #2 - 5k in 30 min - done. Now working, conveniently enough, on sprints.

Goal #3 - 60 mile bike ride - bike is in the shop; bent rim and a tune-up. Should have it back in time for a 40 miler Saturday.

Goal #4 - diet - Did really well until yesterday, when i was craving carbs (blew it at lunch). Oh well, it's a new day today.

Goal #5 - new places. 1/3 done. I hiked/walked at a new park in my area after work yesterday.

Our new mini-challenge is sprinting. I'd already planned on a 100 meter and 3 50 meter sprints; so upped it to 4 of each. First on the sheet!

sounds like a good plan here. Lucky you're sprinting for us! Envy the upcoming bike ride!!! And new places??? do tell - are you sticking local?

[Jaksavage]

Great progress! Another thread to motivate me to keep up on my stuff!! Keep killin it dood!

[jimmie65]

What's past is past, but we do control our future. Way to keep moving forward! Love the attitude!

I try - and frequently fail.

Glad you didn't dwell too much on the "slip up"! It's a new day and it was small slip - no reason to beat yourself up over it! Just do better today than you did yesterday

Thank you.

Was going to ask how you were doing on the "explore new place" portion, but you just answered my question. See? Accomplishing your goals AND saving your accountabilibuddy time. Look at you being a Very Useful Ranger!!

You must've hit something pretty hard to bend the rim on a road bike.

Turns out to have been a broken spoke, so easy fix this time. Next time, mechanic says I need a new wheel.

sounds like a good plan here. Lucky you're sprinting for us! Envy the upcoming bike ride!!! And new places??? do tell - are you sticking local?

My idea is to find places within an hour or so, so I can have a variety of places to ride or run. This park is brand new and less than 5 minutes away; trails aren't that extensive - about 2.5 miles - but enough for running.

Great progress! Another thread to motivate me to keep up on my stuff!! Keep killin it dood!

That's high praise coming from you. Thanks.

[jimmie65]

Hit some sprints at lunch today; just over a mile total but did 1 min sprint, 1 min jog/walk. Amazing how sore the legs get from 10 minutes of running when you sprint.

[Hugh]

I hear ya man!

I was only doing 20 seconds or so of sprints at a time and I'm knackered!

[illuminatus]

My recruiter for the army got me in to doing leap frog sprints. Sprint for a distance, slow down for a jog, then sprint again and so and so forth

[jimmie65]

Quick update:

Pull-ups: 3 sets this AM: 9, then 6 chin-ups, and then 5 pull-ups.

Bike ride: Bike is all better now; 40 miler still on for Saturday. But I still need to map it out.

Running: Since I hit the 5k goal, I am now working on sprint intervals. At some point, I want to work in some barefoot runs.

Mini-challenge: Over 3 miles in sprint intervals so far. Knocked out another 10 minutes/1 mile this morning.

[EmCee]

Nice job on the sprints! Good luck on the barefoot runs - what is your plan to get that going?

[jimmie65]

Nice job on the sprints! Good luck on the barefoot runs - what is your plan to get that going?

I've done a few 1/4 and 1/2 mile runs. Probably going to start with a 1/2 mile barefoot run twice a week and see how that goes. What sucks is that I have to do this on running trails and sidewalks; going on rough trails is probably not going to work real well. I did a 1.5 mile trail run/stumble after work yesterday in my GoRuns and my feet are killing me right now. Texas is not a place for barefoot trail runs.

[cline]

Yea on the sprints! Whoo hoo! I'm counting on you to make up for my lack of sprints (not in my training program right now).

As for the new places = awesome idea. I'm trying to improve my running and decided to try new running routes. I think it's really helped. Do you?

[jimmie65]

Yea on the sprints! Whoo hoo! I'm counting on you to make up for my lack of sprints (not in my training program right now).

I can do that. Aiming for 3 miles a day in intervals, if my body holds out.

As for the new places = awesome idea. I'm trying to improve my running and decided to try new running routes. I think it's really helped. Do you?

Definitely helps. Just wish my schedule allowed me more time to try new places.

[Samunwal]

For new places, troll the county government websites in your area. A lot of the time they'll have some pretty neat parks that just don't show up on maps at all (especially Google maps), or on web searches that aren't really specific. I've found some great camping/hiking/running options near me that way I'd have never found any other way.

Great work on the sprints. I'll see what I can do tomorrow, but the last time I did intervals, I was crippled up for a couple of weeks so I'm going to be really cautious.

[jimmie65]

For new places, troll the county government websites in your area. A lot of the time they'll have some pretty neat parks that just don't show up on maps at all (especially Google maps), or on web searches that aren't really specific. I've found some great camping/hiking/running options near me that way I'd have never found any other way.

Great work on the sprints. I'll see what I can do tomorrow, but the last time I did intervals, I was crippled up for a couple of weeks so I'm going to be really cautious.

Great idea on the county sites. Several of the little towns around here list their parks but not an address, and none of them show up on Google.

And just bow out on the sprints. No sense hurting yourself over bragging rights.

[jimmie65]

Another 10 minutes of sprint intervals at lunch. But I'm done for the day - legs are sore and I only managed .8 miles total. More tomorrow.

[jimmie65]

Woke up nice and refreshed so I was able to get 15 minutes of intervals = 1.8 miles.

[Artemis Wolf]

Keep it up, keep it up! You're doing great!

[Samunwal]

Great idea on the county sites. Several of the little towns around here list their parks but not an address, and none of them show up on Google.

And just bow out on the sprints. No sense hurting yourself over bragging rights.

Too late! Hit the elliptical this afternoon, no issues so far, but hitting it again tomorrow might be tempting the fates. I do have to do my exercises Sunday afternoon and I should probably let everything rest at some point. Find any great new parks yet? For the barefoot running, if you use a mid-foot strike, the sidewalks are no problem. Yuo'll know if you're using a heel strike 'cause it'll hurt like hell. It really is a self correcting problem (unless, of course, you're a complete masochist or imbecile, and you strike me as neither).