Daxonichely - Even sun rises need a ground... And this is mine

[daxonichely]

Introduction:
Hi everyone, I'm Daxonichely (or simply daxon), I'm a 25 yr. old  home programmer from Queretaro, Mexico, I weight 90kg (about 200lbs) and measure 180 cm (little bit under 6ft tall). I used to do sport when I was younger, but school over the years kept me out of it for so long now. Nevertheless, I run 10k's in about 1hr but I feel a little less than agile, so I would like to get my life back on the track.
 
Main quest:
Run a 10k under 53min and loose at least 5k
 
Missions:

• Mission 1: Do a 4 days a week workout both running and strength. The running workout should led me to run the October 5th Queretaro's 10k under 54min (Running schedule by gipis [here] and the Begginer strength workout from NF)
  Evaluation: Percentage of workouts from the schedule. Strength evaluated by how many reps of the workout I do by the end (no heroes here. Should report progressive results) (4 full and well reps for A, 3 full reps for B, less than 3 well executed reps for C)
   
• Mission 2: Sleep everyday from 7-8 hours. This meaning Sleeping by 6:30 to go exercise by 7, and work from 10:00 to 20:00 tops so I sleep by 23:00 tops.
  Evaluation: Average time slept (AvgTS) > 7 hrs = A;  AvgTS > 6 hrs = B; AvgTS < 6 hrs = C.
   
• Mission 3: Learn good working habits. This means working in non-stop, no distraction 2hrs blocs a total of 8 hrs daily taking a 2hrs time to eat.
  Evaluation: Average hours and daily report. Bonus points: Going to work at the library instead of the house (bike ride opportunity!).

Life quest:
I love photography, so I got a quite nice DSLR last Christmas. I would like to take it once a week and wander for a while looking for some good pics. I would like to have a nice personalized calendar to begin 2015.
 
Motivation:
I'm tired of my boring life. Sure I like my job, but I want to be able to answer when someone asks "What have you been doing?" something more interesting than "Just the usual...", but in order to do so, I must be prepared, physically and mentally, so this challenge is just the beginning. Getting healthier and easier at job would give me time to do other stuff too.

[daxonichely]

All right! here we are. First day gone, here are my results:

• Sleep time: 6:30 hrs
• Running workout: done [link on Runkeeper]
• Working habits: Total of 7:30 effective working hours (incredibly, I didn't got that much distraction. It helps to be at the library, hehe)

Oh, and BTW, I'm already registered to the library, so I can work there any day (except on mondays)

 

Finally: I guess I'll post on a weekly basis at least, so I have a bunch of things to tell.

 

See you around!

[Pherales]

Looking good so far, good luck for the week!

[Blaidd]

i would totally love to see some of the pictures you take while you are out and about on your photo walks.

 

You might notice that someone has added a Scouts' tag to your thread.  This isn't to pigeonhole you into particular guild, but rather to bring one of their ambassadors here to offer you encouragement, support or advice.  Your goals this challenge fit well with the overall spirit of their guild and you are more than welcome to pop into their Tavern and introduce yourself to them.  You are also more than welcome to pop me a message anytime. 

 

Good Luck

AB xx

[daxonichely]

Hey! Thanks for passing by! 

i would totally love to see some of the pictures you take while you are out and about on your photo walks.
 
You might notice that someone has added a Scouts' tag to your thread.  This isn't to pigeonhole you into particular guild, but rather to bring one of their ambassadors here to offer you encouragement, support or advice.  Your goals this challenge fit well with the overall spirit of their guild and you are more than welcome to pop into their Tavern and introduce yourself to them.  You are also more than welcome to pop me a message anytime. 
 
Good Luck
AB xx

 
Sure! I'l post them on my Flickr account, in an album called Notonalli (the link is on my signature). On the meantime, this is one of my favorites so far
 A la luz de la farola by Daxonich, on Flickr
Thanks for the welcoming
 

Looking good so far, good luck for the week!

Thanks! We'll be in touch!. Good luck catching your duckies

[Tateman]

Good luck with the 10k.  I am working on getting my 5k under 30 minutes first, then I might get to that 10k area

 

Really cool photo there.  I think it sounds fun to go on some photo walks.

[daxonichely]

Hi everyone!

 

First of all, I'm sorry for not posting. It's been a crazy time at work. But it's almost the end of week 4, and This is how I go so far:

 

By the end of week one I twisted my ankle while on a run, so I had to stop for a very long week and a half. In that time I felt too bad. I was using my workouts as a way to release the stress of work, to pump the creative flow and to feel free (the most time I was stuck at home for work). That feeling was what I was fighting when I decided to join the challenge. Then I was back on it again...

 

That feeling had other consequences. My efficiency at work dropped, so I ended up with tons and tons of delays which suddenly suffocated me. I was a mess. 

 

By the end of week 2 I had a meeting with my boss. It went bad... I was so delayed, he kind of "gave me the talk"... It was awful... I felt awful... but deep inside I felt ashamed that I was disappointing you all. I made a commitment to this challenge, to myself, and all you fellow rebels... Mainly that hit me and pumped me back up. 

 

So I worked hard, got back on schedule at work, and hit the roads again, just in time to run the Querétaro Maraton 10k (on October the 5th) and it went ok. I couldn't run my target time, but I felt good and motivated, the race was fun and as a life experience, It was certainly a thing. I did a description of the event, from the day when I got the runner's kit (official shirt, number and tag), to the end of the race which you can read in my website (I wrote in spanish, but you can switch with Google translate plugin in site)

Read: "El retorno a las andadas" (Back to the old ways) on my website

 

But I have to be honest... I didn't approve half the challenge... here the evaluation:

• Mission 1: 4 days workout (running and beginner strength training)

  Avg workouts / week (including the week of injury) 1.5 workouts / week -----> 37.5%

  Special: Querétaro Maraton 10k (October 5th): 56:23 of target 54:00 (partial time on 10k. Total distance: 10.35km, total time: 58:01 [See on Runkeeper])

     Evaluation: C

• Mission 2: Sleep 7-8 hrs a day: Avg: 5.93 (tracked on my phone with the help of iHome Sleep)

     Evaluation: C

• Mission 3: Working habits. Do 8 hrs of effective work on 2 hr blocks.

  This one is a tricky one. I had a bumpy start, but this last 2 weeks I worked very good (so good I'm no longer behind my work schedule, but I over worked many days... That's not healthy... But as it was needed... I'm going to be generous with myself

     Evaluation: B+

Ok, so that was it for half of the challenge (up to week 3), But as we are by the end of week 4, Let's jump into it

 

Week 4 was a very different one. I had the chance to get back on the track, and this looks good again. I took the time to recover from the race and to train with my Ultimate Frisbee team, Malaki UFC (click to see their FB page). Also, as on friday October 10th it was my birthday, I did this little (6 kilometers long) work of art:

See this run on Runkeeper

BTW: I turned 26

 

 

Life Quest: Weekly photography walks 

At least, I did well on my life quest. This was important as at least I forced some time to relax every week, and I had fun while on it. I know this is not evaluated for the quest, but I want to share with you some of the pictures I took

 

En la alameda de safari by Daxonich, on Flickr

 

Luna y calle by Daxonich, on Flickr

Guardián -reloaded- by Daxonich, on Flickr

Luna tímida by Daxonich, on Flickr

Vista sur-norte de Querétaro by Daxonich, on Flickr

So, what do you think? Do you give me a second chance to finish this, my first 6 week challenge?

[daxonichely]

Quick Update:

 

If anyone out there is planning to run a race of any common distance, I recommend you this app which helps you create a trainning schedule. You just pick a target date, give a few details of your actual performance, ant the system do the rest. It gives you different kind of workouts and estimates your improved time for the day of the race.

 

Check it on Gip.is

[daxonichely]

Quick update

Yesterday I joined my Ultimate Frisbee team in strength training. It had speed running, pushups, squats and lots of throws. It was really fun and exhausting.

I may have to make some changes in my life in the next weeks, but I hope I can fit my training well

[Mera]

Hi Daxon.. Great challenge and I love your pictures!

 

Ultime Frisbee is super cool. Must check out if they play this where I live..

 

[daxonichely]

Thanks Mera! And you know what? Weekend is here which means NEW PICTURES TIME!!!!

HAHA ever since that scene came out, my little cousins are like "Oh! Can I play avengers with you" when I'm practicing...

I've never needed to find new partners for practicing again