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5 by the 5th, 13 in 2013, HBBC, BBB
5 by the 5th, 13 in 2013, HBBC, BBB, Go The Distance – or maybe a better title is “So Many Challenges, So Little Time” or maybe I’m just trying to write the worst searchable title ever.
In an effort to stay motivated to exercise through the holidays as well as continue on a healthy path in the new year, I joined in a few challenges. One is just wrapping up and the other three are beginning.
Here’s how I’m starting off the new year.
First is Laura’s 5 by the 5th Virtual Race Series. We are to run, walk or race a 5K or 5 miler by the 5th of every month for the first 5 months of the year. I love the number 5 – - so this one is a good one. It’s a free series and there are lots of prizes being given away over the course of the challenge. There are over 400 people participating!
It definitely got me out of the house on Saturday for my miles. Which was good since it was super cold (in my book).
So cold in my world that I stood inside my house while my Garmin was getting set up. Anyone else do that? But it was a nicely paced walk with my husband, so it’s all good.
Today starts round 4 of Tina’s Best Body Bootcamp. Remember how much I loved this program the last time around? Stay tuned for more gushing about Round 4. This time around, Tina had us all do a fitness test before starting. I did a timed wall squat, 60 seconds of push ups, a timed elbow plank, 60 seconds of squat jumps as well as took starting measurements. I also took a few pictures of myself wearing just a sports bra and my workout pants as well as a pair of jeans that astoundingly have gotten tighter over the holidays. I’m so excited to be able to measure the progress of bootcamp this way.
Just a quick refresher on the setup of Bootcamp – for a small registration fee, you receive weekly workout plans by email for 8 weeks (Tina is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer). Every two weeks has a different focus. All workouts can be modified to fit your fitness level and almost 100% of the workouts can be done at home with a small amount of equipment. Tina offers weekly cash prizes for keeping up with the workout and some big cash prizes at the end for staying with it. There’s also a private Facebook group to get support – this one also has hundreds of participants, it’s an amazing group.
The final new challenge is 13 in 2013. This is the child of Jill’s challenge from last year of 12 in 2012 when a group ran 12 half marathons in the year. 13 in 2013 is dedicated to all different lengths of races and we can include virtual races. So, I’m planning to count all 5 of my 5 by the 5th races. There are almost 700 people registered for this one!!
Now, my foot still isn’t 100% happy, so I’m not entirely sure how the 13 in 2013 will go. I plan to walk many events at this point.
Amanda’s Holiday Bootie Buster Challenge just wrapped up this past weekend. We earned points for our activity over the holidays and there were some great prizes given to weekly point leaders as well as lots of prizes through random drawings.
I started out strong – especially in the last weeks of Round 3 of BBB, but then seemed to lose my motivation (and that would explain the pants not fitting well). Part of my loss of motivation was that I was doing biking and walking as my main forms of point earning and the challenge is really geared towards running if you want to earn the big points. It’s not that I wasn’t exercising, I just wasn’t doing the big point earning exercises.
Here were my weekly point totals:
Week 1: 34
Week 2: 36.5
Week 3: 30
Week 4: 23.5
Week 5: 22.5
Week 6: 17.5
Week 7: 15
Total: 187.5
I’m proud of myself for sticking through and tracking through the end. For some reason, it was de-motivating to me to see other people posting big numbers when I wasn’t. The highest point earners in my category were accumulating 60-70 points per week. I know that next year, if I’m not running lots of miles, I probably won’t join in again (this one had a registration fee).
The final challenge I want to talk about is the 2012 Go The Distance Challenge. Again I started out really strong on this one and then, while I just plain forgot to go in and log my miles, technically I flaked out by the end. Robby’s challenge is a great one – “It’s you challenging yourself to meet a goal that is not measured by pounds or inches lost. It is not measured against the distance of any other person”. This was one of the first challenges I was involved in as a blogger. It’s a super amazing and supportive group of people and I’m sad that I dropped off the map this year in terms of participating all year. Go check out Go The Distance 2013 – it’s all about rebuilding yourself and trying to be better today than you were yesterday. Who couldn’t use a little of that?
Today begins my first week of working a full schedule, getting the kids to school and back in to our regular routine. With BBB also starting today, my goal for the week is to get in all my workouts.
Who else is doing these challenges? Do you prefer short lived challenges? or do you like year long challenges?
You are just like me with all the challenges! I had to write them all down on a sheet of paper, just so I can remember what I’m all doing!
I love the longer challenges, because you learn more about what you can do and accomplish as a person and athlete
That is a good thing about longer challenges. I usually have to write things down to remember them, especially virtual races.
This is a great time of year for challenges! I’ve taken on quite a few as well… also doing Boot Camp, plus the Running Escapades miles challenge, and am wrapping up HBBC. It’s fun- but I think I need to make sure I don’t take on anything else until these are done! So glad you can join us for 5 by the 5th, Carrie!
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So glad you’re doing BBB. The first workout was great. I’m with you, I need to refrain from starting anything new.
Way to go Carrie! I am doing most of those as well. I really slacked on the HBBC this year. For some reason last year was much more motivating for me. I think it may have had to do with all the crazy numbers that were being posted. I don’t know how people do it! Your numbers were great!
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I know! Some people’s numbers are crazy. And even though I’m working out, I’m just not posting the same numbers and it is frustrating. It didn’t bother me as much when it was free – and there are random prize winners, but for some reason it didn’t motivate me much this year. It was more of a chore to record stuff. Oh well.
I am a fellow BBB participant. Wow, you have some amazing goals for the year. I am going to check out the Go The Distance Challenge. I am also participating in a DietBet.com challenge to lose 4% in 5 weeks.
Hi Jenn! So happy to meet another BBB’er. I’ve heard so many people participating in DietBet – looks like a fun challenge. Good luck.
So many challenges… so little time to keep track of them all!!
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Whew! That’s a lot of challenges! I did that last year and just overwhelmed myself. Hope you get lots out of the bootcamp this session, too.
And congrats on the win from the 5 by the 5th for January!
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Thanks! I know, so fun to win some clothes.
That’s a lot of challenges. Good luck with all of them!
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Thanks Suzanne!
oh my gosh! So many challenges! Good for you!
The only “challenge” I seem to keep up with is marathon training. I’ve tried others, like P90X or Insanity and I never finish……I’m terrible.
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Well, at least the marathon training is something you can stick with. If you couldn’t stick with ‘anything’, then there’d be an issue
. I think some of those workout programs are super hard to stick with. I’m terrible at doing home videos, so I know I shouldn’t even waste my money.
I feel like I can’t keep up with all the challenges. There didn’t used to be so many
I WOULD LOVEEEE any thoughts you have on the points. I want to make sure people don’t get discouraged.
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I’m still thinking about why I got discouraged. I think it boils down to the running thing. The challenge is really geared towards runners. I’m not running much these days and that’s frustrating enough all by itself. You do say plenty of times in your point explanation post that the points favor runners, so it’s not like I didn’t know. I also think that I was just taking on too many challenges and there was just too much to keep track of. So, since I knew my points weren’t huge, it was the recipient of my frustration. I don’t think there’s anything that needs to get changed – I like that you have different categories for fitness levels. I think it was just me and where I was during the challenge. You put so much time and energy into HBBC, it’s a great community of support through the holiday and I am glad I participated.
I’m still thinking about why I got discouraged. I think it boils down to the running thing. The challenge is really geared towards runners. I’m not running much these days and that’s frustrating enough all by itself. You do say plenty of times in your point explanation post that the points favor runners, so it’s not like I didn’t know. I also think that I was just taking on too many challenges and there was just too much to keep track of. So, since I knew my points weren’t huge, it was the recipient of my frustration. I don’t think there’s anything that needs to get changed – I like that you have different categories for fitness levels. I think it was just me and where I was during the challenge. You put so much time and energy into HBBC, it’s a great community of support through the holiday and I am glad I participated.
I hold my Garmin at the window to catch a satellite if it’s cold. Mine is really slow at that sometimes, too. Good for you with all of those challenges!
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Thanks Jan. Glad I’m not the only one with the window thing, I feel a little silly.
I suck so bad at challenges. I always fizzle out. I’m determined to stick it out through the Whole30 challenge though (day 5 in the bag!). I totally lamed out on all of my December challenges. They were fun while they lasted
You rock!
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I get overwhelmed with all the choices of the challenges. I totally succumbed to peer pressure on the HBBC, I knew I wasn’t going to be that in to it. Oh well. Looks like the Whole30 is going great! Keep it up!!
It has been cold around these parts, hasn’t it?! It was in the 20s up here this morning! I am also doing Laura’s 5 by the 5th! I think it’s a great way to keep active and to start your month off right!
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We’re so wimpy with the cold. You guys up north are probably a little better than us down here. I think it’s supposed to warm up now and possibly get back to the 70s this weekend. YAY!!