I'm doing The 100!

Last week, I started doing The One Hundred. The 100 is a crazy 6 week challenge that I found online (hundredpushups.com). This 6 week program claims I'll be able to do 100 consecutive push ups at the end. We'll see! I am excited about this challenge for several reasons.

1. Humiliation. A few seasons ago, one of the girls (8-12 years old) I coach for Girls on the Run could do way more standard push ups (or we call them "big girl push ups") than I could do modified push ups (knees down). Now that's a shame...

2. As a young girl, I did tons of "big girl push ups". I was a gymnast. I had amazing upper body strength. I still remember my school gym teacher being blown away at how long I could hold my chin above the bar for the US Presidential Fitness Test. I'll bet kids today have never heard of the US Presidential Fitness Test. Sad...

3. My first triathlon is in September. It is a short event. I'll swim 250 meters, bike 7 miles, and run 2 miles. I am not concerned about the biking or the running. I recently biked 7 miles without breaking a sweat and I run every other day. I do need to learn how to swim competitively. I am sure The One Hundred challenge will help me prepare to swim competitively.

So far, the program is going well. I can already tell that I am getting stronger. However, I cannot imagine I'll be able to do 100 consecutive push ups 4 weeks from now. Still I train. If nothing else, I'll be a lot stronger than I was when I started the challenge.

5k in 4 weeks

My first race of 2010 will be the Komen Race for the Cure in 4 weeks! This race is a 5K (3.1 miles). 5K is my least favorite distance to race. However, I am a big fan of breast cancer research. Even though, I do not know anyone personally who has been affected by breast cancer.

I am still mourning missing my half marathon in March. The half marathon was supposed to kick off my 2010 race schedule. That was the first time I've missed a race AND the first time I've ever had strep. Plus, I am sure I gave my doctor another story to tell about us crazy runners.

While sleeping all day the Wednesday before the race, I knew I was sick. I told myself I should "rest" so I'd be ready to run the half marathon on Sunday. On Thursday, I crawled into my doctor's office on my hands and knees with a 103 fever. I asked her if she could "give me a shot of something, anything because I had a half marathon on Sunday". Her reply was not what I wanted to hear so I cried like a baby. Yes, I cried in the doctor's office when she told me I would not be well enough to "run anywhere on Sunday".

My course record, set in 2008, is 29:58. My goal is to set a new record. My stretch goal is 26:55. In real life, anything less than 29:58 will be wonderful!

Why is the cordless phone in the car?

Like most of you, I am a pretty busy person. My day is one long to do list. Sometimes, I cross off a ton of items in a single day. Sometimes, I only manage to cross off a few items and end up moving a ton of items to the next day. Occasionally, I find myself with too much to do and the wheels come off - literally.

One way I judge if the wheels are coming off in any given week is how many times I accidentally take the cordless phone out to the car. Yes, the cordless phone that only works in the house. Sometimes, I am wearing the phone and just forget that it is clipped to my cargo pants. Those occasions count toward the wheels coming off score but not as much as when I actually grab the phone and take it with me.

Last week's score was pretty high. Not only did I accidentally take the cordless phone to the bus stop but I left it in the car overnight when I got back home. I got a lot of points for that incident.

This week has been pretty good so far.(knocking on wood) I just double-checked and the cordless phone is currently on my desk.(lol)