AverageJoe Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 Yeah for heavy squats!! Also, whenever you post your 5k times I'm like 'DAMN!! Someday! Someday I'll be that fast!'. Finally 15 seconds of double unders is impressive! Half/Ogre, Ranger Level 0STR: 0, Dex: 0, STA: 0, Con: 0, WIS: 0, CHA: 0 Link to comment
QuirkyDM Posted May 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 Yeah for heavy squats!! Also, whenever you post your 5k times I'm like 'DAMN!! Someday! Someday I'll be that fast!'. Finally 15 seconds of double unders is impressive!Well, that's not my actual 5K times- there's about a 250m slow jog between intervals. The idea is that I should be able to string those intervals together for a dedicated 5K. I definitely feel like I could keep running between intervals, but I wouldn't be able to keep up the fast pace at the last interval if I did. Tomorrow morning I'll find out how well this grand experiment worked. Quirky DM My Battle Log: QuirkyDM going Quazy "Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure." Link to comment
Chris-Tien Jinn Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 Good luck on the 5K!!! Level 4 Human Ranger/Paladin "We are better than we know, if we can be made to see it, [then] for the rest of our lives, we'll be unwilling to settle for less." - Kurt Hahn STR: 9 | DEX: 10 | CON: 14 | INT: 13 | WIS: 14 | CHA: 13 Link to comment
Xena Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 ^^^ That! Xena, Level 14+ Valkyrie Ranger January 2017 December 2016 Oct/Nov 2016 Link to comment
QuirkyDM Posted May 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 Good luck on the 5K!!! ^^^ That!Thanks, guys. I saw these messages before my run and it was a nice to have a cheering section. Instead of going through the nitty gritty, I might as well just slap down my challenge summary and you can see the results there! Fitness Goal A- Run. Just ... run. (3 runs + 1-2 weight sessions per week)GRADE: BI missed two Zombies, Run! sessions, and one weight lifting session. However, I did an extra weight session early on in the challenge, so I hit this pretty well.The big thing is, I got lots of running in, I hit all the practice runs for my next two goals, and my weight lifting is at the same level it was when I started this challenge. (I was concerned all the running would tire me out too much or eat away some muscle) Fitness Goal B- Going the distance. (long distance trail runs to 25K)GRADE: AI hit all these runs, and furthermore, they felt great. No issues with any of them and my pace/km on the same trails is about 20 seconds faster than last year, which is a nice surprise. Fitness Goal C- 23:00 5K.Grade: A+I hit all my tempo runs over the weeks. And then yesterday I strung them all together.22:43 - my new PR! (edit to more accurate time from my running app)What else do I need to say than that? Actually, I can say that a little over a year ago, I was running a 27:00 5K. Lifequest Goal- The Speed Force family. (1/week bike/run with family)Grade: AThe only week I didn't get out with the family on a bike/run is when my parents visited and they did it with the kids instead. Plus, I still averaged over 1/week and we went to the aerial park as well. Fitness Side Quest - Twice as fast. (30 seconds double unders)Grade: AI really don't focus enough on these side quests, but I guess that's why they're side quests. But with a heck of a lot of focus, I pulled this one off Friday night- once. But that's enough for what I needed. I do 2 minutes jump rope before each weight session, so I can keep pushing these out and get better on my own. Ranger Mini-Quests.Complete.I got through all the mini quests again, so that was a bonus. i can use that to compensate for the missed points in my fitness goal. All in all, I scored 15 out of 16 available points, which makes this my most complete challenge to date. And I wouldn't have wanted it any harder. Mud Hero run this weekend to make all the hard work worthwhile and then I'll see you all in the next challenge. (and in your current challenge thread wrap ups) 3 Quirky DM My Battle Log: QuirkyDM going Quazy "Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure." Link to comment
tenaciousglee Posted May 26, 2014 Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 Excellent wrap-up! It's always motivating to see someone set good goals and then stick with it and achieve success! Level 32 Minifig Jedi Assassin Current Challenge | Battle Log | "Epic" Quest Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11.5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 "A man who wants to do something will find a way; a man who doesn't will find an excuse." -Stephan Dolley, Jr. "You don't get stronger by skipping workouts." - me, to myself, about 3 times a week Link to comment
Xena Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Awesome job! Congrats on the 5K. You worked really hard for that. Xena, Level 14+ Valkyrie Ranger January 2017 December 2016 Oct/Nov 2016 Link to comment
AverageJoe Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 WOW! Awesome! That's about all I can say to that! Congrats you truly rocked it! Half/Ogre, Ranger Level 0STR: 0, Dex: 0, STA: 0, Con: 0, WIS: 0, CHA: 0 Link to comment
Chris-Tien Jinn Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 W00t!!! Good luck on the Hero Run! Level 4 Human Ranger/Paladin "We are better than we know, if we can be made to see it, [then] for the rest of our lives, we'll be unwilling to settle for less." - Kurt Hahn STR: 9 | DEX: 10 | CON: 14 | INT: 13 | WIS: 14 | CHA: 13 Link to comment
AgentsSka Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Kick ass challenge and a 5K PR to boot! BOOM!!! Awesome job, man!!! Current Challenge || Previous:: 2020 Reset There are a ton of previous challenges that I'm not linking "Freaking pansies. Go work out!" - The Art of Clineliness Link to comment
Quirkyself Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 It is very inspiring to see you meet your goals and it helps me stay determined with mine - thanks! Quirkyself OUT! Current Challenge, Third Challenge, Second Challenge , First ChallengeLevel 4 Hobbit Adventurerstrength: 5 | dexterity: 2 | stamina:5 | constitution: 5 | wisdom: 6 | charisma: 7Pounds lost: 2%2% Link to comment
sylph Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 So you pretty much rocked this challenge. ho-hum, nothing new to see here. Link to comment
drunkensnake Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 All A's? we stand in awe of your.......awesomeness (damnit lol) Level 5 Tiefling Ranger/Assassin Hybrid|STR:15 | DEX:5 | STA:9 | CON:6 | WIS:6 | CHA:4 |My Current ChallengeChallenges: First | Second |Third | Fourth | Fifth | SixthFacebook Anyone?EMAIL! Tiefling Ranger/Rogue Hybrid with ShadowDancer prestige, wolf companion, and Spiked Chain proficiency, BOOM my awesomeness just broke your campaign - Me Link to comment
QuirkyDM Posted May 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Wow. Thanks for all the support, everyone. I don't even know where to start with responses except that it's awesome having all of you in my corner. Thanks! I'm looking forward to next challenge. I've got four OCRs in the next two months (including this weekend) and this will be all about training specifically for them. 1 Quirky DM My Battle Log: QuirkyDM going Quazy "Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure." Link to comment
Maledictus Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 I've got four OCRs in the next two months (including this weekend) and this will be all about training specifically for them.*sniff*s'beautiful man ...pardon typos, I'm running an OCR right now... 2 "Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself" -- TolstoyNot sure if it was buzz or woody that said it though. Spartan double trifecta progess: 100%100% Tough Mudder "10 x Legionnaire": 100.0%100.0% "Run ALL the things or die tryin'" 110%110% fitocracy Ogre Magi Lvl 16 Ranger STR: 38|DEX: 58|STA: 59|baCON: 34|WIS: 30|CHA: 30 Previously Completed: Spartan Trifecta, Enough TM Headbands to make a ski mask Link to comment
DaemonCorax Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Wow. Thanks for all the support, everyone. I don't even know where to start with responses except that it's awesome having all of you in my corner. Thanks! I'm looking forward to next challenge. I've got four OCRs in the next two months (including this weekend) and this will be all about training specifically for them. Man, what are we going to do with the two-week break? ....plot the next challenge! Previous Challenge: DaemonCorax approached the ridgeline (2022 Level 1 Hunter: STR 23; STA 29; DEX 11; CON 14; WIS 22; CHA 4.) Link to comment
QuirkyDM Posted June 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 MUDHERO COMPLETE! Everyone's getting their next challenge ready, but I'll pop this up in the meantime. Mudhero 2014 is finished and I'm glad to get back into the OCRs this year. I've done a few obstacle courses before, but this is my first mud run. In that that mud was deep and thick. You don't jump into mud pits, or else you sink so low, you get stuck. You don't stop moving in a mud pit, or else you sink so low, you get stuck. There were a few standard obstacles, (and by standard, I mean fun) like cargo net crawl, walls, over/under, slides and balance beam. And some great wooded trails to run on. But then it was mud pit after mud pit. And it was a blast! My goal time was 45 minutes. I got 39:53- 42nd on the day and 3rd in my age/gender category. Woo hoo!! They're still indexing my photos but here's a few that I have already. I'll post more as I find them. 2 Quirky DM My Battle Log: QuirkyDM going Quazy "Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure." Link to comment
AverageJoe Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 SWEET!!! Half/Ogre, Ranger Level 0STR: 0, Dex: 0, STA: 0, Con: 0, WIS: 0, CHA: 0 Link to comment
QuirkyDM Posted June 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 And a few more pictures: And a little video of me going through the last mud pit.: (Only need to watch for 20 seconds, not the whole 6 hours ) I can't seem to get this to show up here for some reason, so I'll just give the link.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFYB_cO-ezE#t=4101 Quirky DM My Battle Log: QuirkyDM going Quazy "Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure." Link to comment
Xena Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Looks like fun! It even looks like you have mud in your teeth on that last picture. Congrats on making your goal and placing in your AG! Xena, Level 14+ Valkyrie Ranger January 2017 December 2016 Oct/Nov 2016 Link to comment
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