Jazzy's Beast Mode Challenge

[Jazzybell]

Main Quest: To complete the Spartan Beast, December 14th/15th.

 

1) Running - The Spartan Beast is a 10-12 mile obstacle course. I enjoy running (when it's not hot as blazes outside) and can currently run about 4-5 miles slowly (~13 min mile) without much trouble. This step is to utilize RunKeeper to train for a half marathon. Starting Tuesday, Sept 17, I'll be running 13 miles by the time of the Beast. So, I'll need to keep up with the schedule in the app, running 4x a week. By the end of the challenge, I will be running 6 miles at race pace (average 10 min mile).

 

2) Strength Training - Addressing the obstacles...This is tentative to change, as I plan on joining the women's Nerd Fitness Academy once it opens up, but mean while I've got the Rebel Strength Training guide and a set of dumbbells collecting dust...I would like to work through the Rookie Workout...by the end of the challenge I will be ready to graduate to Level 2 Recruit.

 

3) Eating to Fuel the Body - I know eating better will improve my energy levels and how much I'll be getting out of my workouts. Right now I try to eat my veggies, but I often succumb to fast food when work is really stressful or I'm pulling overtime, and my department almost always has some kind of yummy processed baked treats to boost morale. So for this step, I'm going to start by choosing 1 day out the week (pre-determined, not randomly when I feel like it), where I will only eat what I bring from home. This means eliminating that trip to Starbucks/Chick-fil-a and ignoring the donuts on the center table. Every week, I'll add one more day to the "only food from home" list, and by the end of the challenge I will be in my second week of strictly enjoying my home-cooked numnums.

 

Life Quest
Find Time to Read - It's so easy to find myself in front of the boob tube after a day of work, but I feel guilty about it, like I'm wasting time...I feel like watching TV is even more wasteful than playing World of Warcraft (no offense to those who play! I'm a recovering addict trying to find reasons to abstain)...Anyway, one of my bucket list goals is to read all the books of The Well-Educated Mind. So I'm going to read for at least 1 hour a week. This could be broken up in 3x20 minute time period, or all at once, but I just need to activate my imagination and exercise my intellect in ways outside of work. The book I'm choosing for this challenge is Mrs. Dalloway.

[Jay87]

Great goals and sounds like you're in the right headspace! I like the reading idea as i guess that sort of spans both meditation and rest too - smart!

 

Best of luck!

[Messerjocke2000]

 This means eliminating that trip to Starbucks/Chick-fil-a and ignoring the donuts on the center table.

HMMMMM, donuts... *drool*

 

I can relate to the whole junk food part.

 

And Spartan Beast in December sounds like "Beast Mode" for sure.

 

Best of luck with reaching your goals!

[Jazzybell]

Great goals and sounds like you're in the right headspace! I like the reading idea as i guess that sort of spans both meditation and rest too - smart!

 

Best of luck!

Thanks! I have a habit of collecting books that I never get around to reading...ultimately I'd love to say I've read every book in my library!

 

HMMMMM, donuts... *drool*

 

I can relate to the whole junk food part.

 

And Spartan Beast in December sounds like "Beast Mode" for sure.

 

Best of luck with reaching your goals!

Haaa the donuts are there almost every day. Our department is the skinniest bunch of fatties ever lol. Thanks for the support!

[Jazzybell]

Day 2 update: ran my scheduled 3 miles today, whoot! Really glad it cooled down a bit (only 96 degrees! WOW!) by 7 pm before the sun sets, so I don't have to run at night...*dangerous* Wanna try to figure out how to link my Runkeeper profile to my signature. Hm...

[Batwoman]

96 degrees... holy sweltering heat Batman!

 

I'm currently enjoying 70 degree and sunny weather.

 

But keep up the good work 

[JessFit]

Great goals! I love love love reading, so I'm totally encouraging of that one! I also have a goal to avoid take out and fast food. It is just too easy a trap to fall into

[Jazzybell]

Week 1 Update: Week One was a major struggle for me, personally. A lot of shit hit the fan in every aspect of my day to day life, and I really just wanted to punch stuff and yell...#immaturity. Was practically flailing all week, then got my shit back together on the weekend and we're all hunky-dory. Even though week one was not a major success in relation to the challenge, looking back I'm still quite proud of my self for doing what I did, because it was more than I wanted to and I roused myself out of what I considered comfortable.

 

Running: 3/4 days. --- B

Strength Training: 0/3 days --- F

Homemade Noms: 1/1 days --- A

Reading: 1/1 hour --- A

[Jazzybell]

Week 2, Day 6

 

Runkeeper wasn't loading on my phone, so I took a route that I knew was exactly 3 miles and just listened to Pandora. Got rained on half way through :/

 

Been trying to run on the weekends before breakfast, but am having a really hard time with it. My tummy growls and my energy just isn't up. My body is used to running after work, before dinner, but it still has had a snack or something in the afternoon.

[JessFit]

Keep your chin up, you are doing fine and can rock it this week