5 Weeks of Labor

I can’t believe I’m actually going to say this out loud put this in writing for all the blogosphere to read…but here goes:

I hereby promise myself that I shall NOT MISS ANY WORKOUTS between now and Labor Day.

For 5 weeks I will stay on track and not sabotage myself.  (Because that’s really all I’m doing when I skip a workout.)

What started all this?  Beth.  Beth wrote about her Labor Day Challenge last week and I promptly became temporarily insane & announced my intention for the next 5 weeks.

Why now? I’ve never really put my goals in writing – workout goals or any other goals for that matter.  They just float around in my head as some abstract idea that never really goes anywhere.  So I decided it was NOW OR NEVER.

Here are the rules for my self-imposed 5 Weeks of Labor Challenge

1. Do not skip any workouts.
2. The workout-week “starts” on Monday and “ends” on Sunday.
3. Shipping workouts is prohibited.

Plain and simple. (And purposefully redundant on purpose )

There is one caveat:  I can complete a workout on a different day than scheduled – as long as it is done within the same workout week.

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I technically started my challenge on July 29th, the same day as Beth’s original post.

And I’m proud to say I get shiny stars for all of the workouts:

• Thursday:  Swam 550 Yards
• Friday: Scheduled Rest Day
• Saturday: Biked 10.55 miles
• Sunday: Ran 25 minutes

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Here’s what’s in store for me this week

• Monday:  Rest Day (Check.)
• Tuesday: Swim 300 Yards + 5×800 Intervals
• Wednesday: 6pm Spin Class or Bike 6 miles
• Thursday: Swim 400 Yards + Run 30 Minutes
• Friday:  Yoga
• Saturday: Run 30 Minutes
• Sunday: Bike 10 Miles

Wish me luck!

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And now that my hosting service has crashed twice (boooo!)… and lost this section of my post twice…

I’ll simply leave you with a hint about what’s to come next on ActiveEggplant:

Any guesses?