Chrissy Scott's Journal – December 2010 Archive (7)

Days away from the first month. Doesn't feel like it's been that long. Things are starting to feel like part of a routine, and don't feel so much like I have to make time for it. I think that's my biggest accomplishment so far. 

 

Now, I'm feeling like listing, I'm a lister:

• I got a new gi for Christmas... karate is everywhere in my life. :) My partner was doing push-ups with me and exclaimed, "I don't want a black belt! I don't even like belts!" This made my day…

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The Relay CA, 2011

I'm trying to get a team together for The Relay.

 

Date: April 3oth - May 1st

Registration Deadline: March 1st

NOT competitive, just for FUN!

 

Here are the options:

Run: 199 mile relay from Calistoga to Santa Cruz. 12 team members, each person runs 3 legs that are from 3 - 9 miles with about 50 miles between each leg. The registration fee is $80 per…

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No... not yet. But...

Definitely getting stronger. I say that for two reasons: My push-ups are getting easier, and, more importantly, 150 push-ups a day doesn't feel as scary. Still scary, just not as scary.

 

I had some rough days this week. Fighting off a cold by leaving work early for a nap so I'd have the energy for karate class :) I noticed though, that even if I felt a bit blah on my way to calss, I felt completely reenergized by the end of…

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2 weeks down, 50 or so to go!

So far so good. I'm keeping up with my lunch time workouts and I continue to be "motivated" (read taunted or teased) by my cell mates at work. The white board in my cubicle is a special little alert to my neighbor who apparently doesn't like odd numbers. Every now and then I have to do 10 push-ups or sit-ups just to make the white board full of even numbers. Ha.

I think I've started up a little running group at work, too. Have 4 or 5 people a day…

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Let me just say... A lot of people I talk to who dislike tofu say it's "a texture thing." Now, you can sneak the silken tofu into a smoothie and *poof* ... You just protein'd up your frozen strawberries. With the firm tofu, it's not so easy. So this recipe is kind of middle of the road... not silken, yogurt-like tofu, but not over-cooked and crunchy… Continue

Week 1

So, it's not really been a week yet, but I'm a the Monday - Sunday week kinda' gal, so...

This week felt good. I'm able to get a lot in during my hour lunch break which is pretty lucky. I slip away from my desk right at 12 and am out the door for my run by 12:05. I get a 5k (3.2 miles) in and am in the company gym by about 12:35. Then I race through my crunchies in sets of 25, and struggle through as many push-ups as I have time for. Usually that's between 75…

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My Statement of Intent

Over the next 13 months I will:

• Complete 50,000 push-ups and 50,000 sit-ups
• Complete a 1,200 mile journey by swim/bike/run/walk
• Complete 1,000 repetitions of my basics/kata
• Complet 1,000 acts of kindness
• Complete a community service project
• Meditate for 15 minutes a day
• Read 6 books
• Complete 1 personal goal: 10k in less than 50 minutes

I look forward…

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