Week 16 - They are Kind of Going Fast Now

[Chrissy Scott]

The Numbers (as of 3/22):

		Pushups	Crunches	Kata	Sparring	Journey (Swim)	Journey (Bike)	Journey (Run)	Kindness	Journal	Video
Annual Totals:		14,700	14,700	295	100	0	346	311	307	14	0
						657
Annual Targets:		50000	50000	1000	1000	2400			1000	52	12
Percent of Annual Targets Complete		29.40%	29.40%	29.50%	10.00%	27.36%			30.70%	26.92%	0.00%

The Training:
Well, got some good bike miles in this week. Need to up my running. And for the love of Pete I need to get to the pool. I'm just going to come out and say it: Training for a 1/2 iron is WAY harder than I thought it would be. Everything says it takes 9 hours a week minimum. I'm not doing 9 hours a week specific to triathlon. But I'm gonna do it anyway :) 

Getting the katas and push-ups and sit-ups in has become a part of my work day routine and is more habit than thought at this point. So, feeling good about my numbers and the consistency around them. Enjoying kata as usual. I've always said there are two things that make my head stop chattering. That's running and kata! Sparring is... the same, but things don't change over night. 

I've also been in contact with Kyoshi Marilyn Fierro. I chose to profile her for the portion of the test that requires we get in contact with a master. It's nice to have that in the works. She was great to talk to and I look forward to exchanging emails with her.

Challenges:
Figuring out when to swim, when to bike, when to run, when to kata, when to work on my deck, when to not do a darn thing. This test is also a practice in time management. I'm getting thru my second book slowly but surely. 

Levels:
Number of bruises: 4
Injury: still wearing these finger splints
Next event - Marin County 1/2 marathon - April 19th
Motivation Level - Pretty good

Kindness:
This article is cool. Plus, it kind of relates kindness to meditation, which we have to do daily as part of our test.

[Chrissy Scott]

Thanks for the encouragement Dolores. It's always nice to get a comment from you :)

Pat, I think I will be taking you up on that offer! It'll be great practice for both of us! Wish we were able to overlap more in the dojo!

[Patrick Brownfield]

Great job Chrissy! If you need another person to spar with, let me know. I'm not even close to your level yet, but if our schedules are similar I'd be happy to help with that portion :)  

[Delores M. Snellings]

Atta girl.  Always a joy to read your thoughts.