February is the perfect month for getting your life back in balance. I know, you thought that was January's job, but let's be realistic: February is soooo much easier to work with. In honor of the shortest month of the year I am pleased to announce, along with Julius of Occasional Baker and Lauren of Genkitummy the first ever run-swim-bike-cook quadrathlon. Or whatever you want to call it.Here's the layout: You have 28 days to do one of the challenges, some of the challenges or all of the challenges. You decide based on your fitness level.
Challenge 1: Run 26.2 miles (I suggest a mile a day)
Challenge 2: Swim 2.4 miles*
Challenge 3: Bike 112 miles**
Challenge 4: Cook 3 of the 4 superfood "iron-chef" challenges. Each Sunday I'll post the week's superfood and category, and you have a week to use it in whatever category picked.
Now before you freak out and run screaming remember you have 28 days to do this in. Unlike the amazing Ironman competitors you get a whole month to do your triathlon. And this is no two hour competition with glaring lights and TV cameras and hyper announcers. Nope. This is you, your superfood of the week, and your kitchen going at it for seven days.
Still not convinced? Let me sweeten the deal a bit more: you can do all your running, swimming and biking (and cooking!) inside. I don't know about where you live but where I am all living things morph into ice sculptures within seconds of stepping out of doors (yep, I'm getting soft). If you want to do it outside, feel free, but I plan on looking like a lab rat on a treadmill.
Notes:
* One water aerobics class = 0.4 miles
**One spin class = 12 miles
Rules: (Thanks to glamah16 for reminding me that in my enthusiasm I forgot to post these!) Have fun. Send an email to the host for the week (weeks 1&2, me; week 3, Lauren; week 4, Julius) including a link to your blogpost for the week which should highlight where you are in the event, and have a mouthwatering pic of your ironchef entry for the week.
If enough of you express interest, I'll even attempt to figure out T-shirts. :)
I did this last year and had a blast, not to mention accidentally losing weight I didn't have to lose which meant I got to drink more chocolate milk. It worked out to about 40-minutes a day/5 days a week of exercise.
Questions (and updates on your progress): email me at spackysgirl AT hotmail DOT com
15 comments:
Maybe I'll just do the cooking part. No way am I doing any physical excercise in this weather.And you have access toall that university stuff. I wish walking would count.Cantr wait to see the super foods.
Is this why you asked me about small ways to reduce weight loss last year? Sounds like you found your balance. By the term "Super Foods", are you thinking nutritional, culinary, or emotional? (: SPE
I love this idea. I will definitely be following your progress.
glamah16--walking counts. Really. :)
SPE--Yes. This program was the "argh! I'm shedding weight I can't lose" culprit. Thanks for the advice. :) (for all who weren't there, it was eat more dairy). Super Foods will be nutritionally "super". More to come on Sunday.
mimom2--Oh, and join us!
Count us in!!! We were just saying how we need to get back on the saddle and start training for a race in June - perfect! One question ... I heard that spin class was equal to about 25 miles???? Do you know for sure?
Can't wait to see the superfood this weekend!
Gosh darn it... count me in.
It's such a great idea, so why not. Now all I have to do is get one of those WW mile calculating "thingys" to help me with the counting part.
(I think I've already done 1 mile today)
Oh ....... can we post on our blogs using your logo? To promote the cause???
hey! I will definitely participate -- great idea for a blog event! I'll do the swimming, biking, and cooking components for sure -- the swimming pool at my gym is always monstrously crowded!
Chez Denise et Laudalino--I'll check up on the spinning--what I remember from last year was 12 miles, which is about what I can do on a stationary bike on manual (which incidentally is the hardest way to do the biking--rolling hills is soooo much faster) in 45 minutes.
I'll send you an email as quickly as I can persuade my internet connection to let me to! Anyone else interested?
i(dot)j and Katy--yeah! It's so much more fun with friends, isn't it? :)
Hey, I tagged you.
http://cococooks.blogspot.com/2008/02/i-have-been-tagged.html
I am starting off strong -- Ran 9.2 miles this morning! Yay for getting the .2 over with early on. :-) This time last year I was training for a marathon, so it's nice to have something to motivate me this year as well!
When I do the bike (rarely), I do about 12.5 miles per hour, but I usually use a resistance of 8 or 10 -- with lower resistance, I bet it would be more like 16 or 17 miles per hour.
glamah16--thanks for the tag!
Katy--wow, what a great start! I hope you regularly run long distances . . . my knees would be screaming at me. ;)
Me too, I'm in. I'm not sure how I'm going to adapt the physical part. My doctor recommends laying of "vigorous" exercise right now. I'll have to talk to her about what that means exactly. But I could for sure pedal a good distance at a not so insane pace!
Yikes - I also already saw your first superfood. I am a kale virgin. I mean cooking it. Have eaten, have not cooked. This will be good for me!
Count me in! I'll do the running part. Great idea!
Great idea, I do the running and cycling part regularly now but I hate swimming! I guess the latter will be my challenge...
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