Sunday, January 24
Tuesday, August 4
12 weeks of accountability, 10 daily habits = 1 happy & healthy person!
Investment: $20.91 (includes pay pal fees) Top 3 challengers w/ the most points split the pot w/ one 'random' winner.
To sign up:
Deadline: August 21st, MIDNIGHT. (pleeeeeeeeeeeeease don't wait that long...there's a lot of work on my end!)
Google spreadsheet w/ contestants will be emailed on Sunday, the 23rd. (This is where everyone keeps track of points)
Deets:
Each item is worth 1 point, with a possible 10 points per day
1 7 hrs. of sleep (not necessarily consecutive - naps count too!)
2 48 oz. of water
3 45 minutes of exercise (not necessarily consecutive)
4 2 servings of veggies, 2 servings of fruit
5 No soda, beer, wine, unhealthy snacks (ex: potato chips), or bad fast food
6 No sweets. (Desserts, pastries, sugary snacks & cereals) * Sugar-Free alternatives are OK.
7 No eating after dinner/8pm
8 15 min. of scripture reading (or spiritual text if you don't do scripture)
9 One journal entry (any length)
10 Express sincere appreciation, love or praise to your spouse (if single, to another person)
Note: You have one free point, PER CATEGORY, PER WEEK. One free point for exercise, one free point for soda/fast food/unhealthy snacks, one free point for sweets, etc. You do not have 10 free points to use however you choose -they are NOT interchangeable and if you choose not to use a free point in a category, it is gone at weeks end. You could also just choose to have one "free" day where all points are free (which is less confusing), but we are allowing for flexibility and success!
Exceptions:
-You are excused from the sweet rule on YOUR BIRTHDAY.
-You are allowed three sick days where you are excused (only) from exercising and eating veg/fruit/water [if you can’t eat/drink] This is ONLY to be used if you are indeed sick.
Saturday, April 18
okay, final chance to sign up! :)
2009 RESOLUTIONARY CHALLENGE:
I love this challenge because EVERY person has the ability to get 10 points daily and there are more things to “DO” and not just “DON’T”. Plus you can
12 weeks starting Monday April 19 thru July 12th, 2009
You've spent this last week preparing mentally for the Resolutionary Challenge. Now it is time to put your money where your mouth is and officially sign up!
The prize money, camaraderie, and friendly competition all help you to remain motivated. This is a health resolution that you can finally commit to and accomplish! Healthy habits for 2009!
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Pay $20.88 (Paypal fees included). You can pay using your Paypal account or use your credit card if you don't have a Paypal account.
Important: If you don't pay by Sunday at 6pm PST, you will not be able to participate. No exceptions! On Sunday evening we will send out the list of participants and the Google Spreadsheet so you can start tracking your points!
Daily Habits
Each item is worth 1 point, with a possible 10 points per day
1 7 hours of sleep
2 48 oz. water
3 45 minutes of exercise (not necessarily consecutive)
4 2 servings of veggies, 2 servings of fruit
5 No soda, beer, wine, unhealthy snacks, or bad fast food [anything FRIED]
6 No sweets [desserts, pastries and sugary snacks & cereals] * sugar-free alternatives are ok
7 No eating after dinner/8pm
8 15 minutes of scripture reading (or other spiritual text if you don't do scripture)
9 One journal entry (any length)
10 Express sincere appreciation or praise to your spouse (if single, to another person)
Note: You have one free point per category per week, of your choice, or you can choose a day where all 10 points will be given.
Exceptions
You are excused from the sweet rule on YOUR BIRTHDAY.
You are allowed three sick days where you are excused from exercising and eating veg/fruit/water [if you can’t eat/drink] This is ONLY to be used if you are indeed sick.
Scoring
All scoring is "on your honor." Please update the shared Google spreadsheet each day, or week with your points. We will send you this after you have paid $20 on a Paypal account.
There are two categories of winners:
1. The three resolutionaries with the most points will equally divide 80% of the cash in the Challenge Fund. For example, if there is $500 in the kitty, $400 will be allocated amongst the three players with the most points.
2. All participants with more than 505 points, or 60% of the available points. Because the Resolutionary Challenge is partly about getting the most points, but mostly about process, any person who gets an average of 6 points or better per day, will have won, and will be eligible for a random giveaway which will be funded by the remaining 20% in the Challenge Fund.
Monday, January 12
WELL. Then this came along, and I didn't think there could be a better way to achieve my goal! And here she be, in case you want to make a few worthy changes as well! (Starting today, for the duration of 12 weeks) but hopefully by then they will ALL become a part of my lifestyle...truly HABITS)
The 2009 RESOLUTIONARY CHALLENGE
Daily Habits
1 7 hours of sleep (not necessarily consecutive--naps count too)
2 48 oz. water
3 45 minutes of exercise (not necessarily consecutive)
4 2 servings of veggies, 2 servings of fruit
5 No soda, beer, unhealthy snacks, or bad fast food
6 No sweets
7 No eating after dinner/8pm (choose which works for you)
8 15 minutes of scripture reading (or other spiritual text if you don't do scripture)
9 One journal entry (any length)
10 Express sincere appreciation or praise to your spouse (if single, to another person)
Note: Sundays are "free" days.
(thank-you Rach!)
Monday, March 10
My 7 deadly mistakes up to race day:#2 - Not getting new running shoes.
#3 - OVER training.
#4 - Getting chubby (over eating)
#5 - Not switching to the 5 mile when checking in. (Although if I had done it I would have regretted it)
#6 - Not charging my IPod - which conveniently died before we even started the race! -That was almost reason enough not to start!
#7 - Not taking care of my I-T band (between your quad and hamstring on the outside of the thigh) - They get tight and strain/pull on your knees.
This is me SO happy to be done with the wretched race!
and he REALLY enjoyed doing this...
Jess and I had a good (i.e. extremely, thoroughly, decidedly, exceptionally, exceedingly, immensely, monumentally, tremendously, uncommonly, unbelievably, remarkably, eminently, extraordinarily, incredibly, most, downright, terrifically) *breath* time together -it was nice to have him there for support (and to rub my legs), but especially on the car ride home. The conversation never lagged the whole 5 hrs - it felt like maybe 2. Love that kid!I'm finally able to bend my knees today and walk somewhat normally! :) I can't say I will sign up for another one any time soon!
Sunday, January 27
I am starting THE ARTIST'S WAY again - this time my sisters and mom are on board (right guys?) It will be fun to check up on each other. I posted about it once before - you can read it here.
Monday, September 10
All loaded up, ready to go! YIPEE!!!
Welcome to Ouray, Co - what a cute little town!
At the start line! It was a BEAUTIFUL morning!
This is what Jess got to deal with while I ran up a mountain...who do you think had it easier? I'd say it's a toss up!! :) What a sport - I really am so greatful for his support!
And we're off!
Running and taking a picture at the same time! :)
It was SO beautiful!
A lady was nice enough to offer to take a picture - so many fun people to chat with along the way!
There was a river at the base of this cliff! -This is where we went ice climbing one year...
Looking back
It was so great running into people I knew! A contractor I used to work with took this picture - we hiked for awhile but he was killing me! This was around mile 5 or so...
Going up...
This was coming up on an aid station around 7.5 miles or so...
Feeling good!
This is when the real fun began - after mile 8
oh man, this guy was great! He is 60 something. We started chatting and he suggested we better pick up the pace -because if we could carry on a conversation then we obviously weren't working hard enough!
The view looking back
Looking ahead
Sucking wind. My hip flexors were screaming at me to stop. No such luck. This was probably a mile or so from the summit
Almost there!
The summit!! 13,114 ft. WOOHOO! It was clear and sunny and around 50 degrees - practically UNHEARD of weather. They have you carry gloves, a hat and jacket because I guess it's usually pretty nasty weather. (I left my jacket w/ Jess at the bottom)
The view on Ouray side - can you see all the people coming up?
The aid station at top. After grabbing some ibuprofin, water, gatorade, a handful of peanut m&m's and some orange slices I was on my way!
Starting my descent! The first mile or two was super steep. I was very cautious. Steep grades and fatigued bodies =Lot's o' people falling... luckily I wasn't one of them!
The view
It was pretty rocky the majority of the 7 miles down - kinda annoying after a couple miles!!!
Nearing another aid station - pretty sure there was about 5 miles left! I was getting excited -and happy to be feeling good!
Now that's a look of determination! too funny!
Getting closer to town!!
Very happy for some smooth road!
SO much fun to see the cute town of Telluride! Almost there!
Right after ending my race. Ahhh. It feels good!!
It was great to see the boys and Jess!!
It was such a fun race and great experience! I was really happy with how I did considering the lack of training! (Why was I so nervous?? I suppose I was expecting much worse) It makes me want to do it next year and kill it. Anyone want in?? :)
In our room, ready for a nice soak in the tub and some R&R. Jess had booked me a massage for later that afternoon. It was lovely. But I could really use another one! :)
Monday, April 23
This has been something I've wanted to do for several years now: The Imogene Pass Run. It's a 17.1 mile point-to-point mountain race within the western San Juan mountains of Colorado, along a route which connects the towns of Ouray (7810 ft.) and Telluride (8820 ft.) It's held every year in September, the first Saturday after Labor Day. LOTS of people from Flagstaff participate and I've always wanted to be one of them, however I've kinda been pregnant for the last 4 years! :) So this is my year!! Registration is in June and it fills up quickly (I think they allow something like 1,400 participants) I am excited to register and also a little hesitant. "Who am I kidding, it's 10 miles up hill." (I think of this constantly whenever I'm running a hill here) But I saw a girl at the club (that's what we call the gym here) who is also training for it and I got a lot of good advice and it really made me excited about doing this and training! Plus, I love Ouray and I love Telluride, so why not!? I also really like the idea of pushing myself and seeing how I do. So we'll see, I still have to figure out the logistics because Jess could be going back east at the exact time, but it will all work out! The countdown is on! :)
