tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713499983160322412024-03-08T03:21:13.254-08:00101 things in 1001 daysJust what it sounds like. I attempt to do 101 things in 1001 days.RunKateRunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494574198442410277noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571349998316032241.post-76996171699521138212013-04-02T05:20:00.001-07:002013-04-02T05:24:52.444-07:00March reportDONE:<br />
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40. run at least a mile every day for a month - I did it!! It was really hard, but I made it happen. I also used it to raise money for Girls on the Run. April 1 was a well-earned rest day.<br />
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78. meet an online friend in person - done. I have a handful of online friends who are friends with my real life friends, and I met one of them at a party. <br />
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PROGRESS:<br />
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1. get a personal trainer certification - doing research into that one<br />
13. get a dog - been working with two rescue groups. One of them has done a home visit.<br />
15. coach for Girls on the Run - still doing it!<br />
23. do a 50k - signed up to do one June 1<br />
29. read a book every day for a year - so far, so good<br />
88. volunteer at a race - I've committed to doing that in July<br />
94. run the Flying Pig Marathon - I'm signed up<br />
100. become a marathon maniac - I have a plan for this as well.<br />
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3 down, 98 to go....I need to get moving.<br />
<br />RunKateRunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494574198442410277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571349998316032241.post-89761280768155912072013-03-03T11:34:00.000-08:002013-03-03T11:34:08.785-08:00February ReportNothing crossed off the list. February was just ridiculously stressful and it was all I could do to fulfill my existing responsibilities, let alone do anything extra!<br />
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...but.....<br />
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I did finish a book, so that streak is still on. I'm still coaching for GOTR, still training for the Flying Pig, I signed up to run a 50k on 6/1, and I'm making March my run streak month.<br />
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Not only that, I'm fundraising for GOTR while doing it - I'm collecting pledges per mile that I run in March.<br />
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So maybe February wasn't so non-productive after all. I just can't cross off anything on the list....yet. Wait for it, they'll all start snowballing soon here. :)RunKateRunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494574198442410277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571349998316032241.post-20163255958134624622013-01-27T15:49:00.000-08:002013-01-27T15:49:19.501-08:00January reportIt's a little early, but this next week, I can tell I'm going to be both too busy to blog and too busy to accomplish anything else. So, January's accomplishments:<br />
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DONE:<br />
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32. clean out and organize my jewelry - bought a jewelry box and cleaned out the tangled jumble of necklaces (it was BAD) and paired up my earrings. I kept a few of the unmatched ones that I like, just in case the other one pops up in a random place.<br />
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I may still do 43. track unnecessary purchases for a month and give the same amount to charity. I've thought about it a lot. I did splurge on myself quite a bit in January.<br />
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PROGRESS:<br />
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13. get a dog - I dogsat for a friend's two dogs while she was out of town. The experience helped us narrow down a little bit more what kind of dog would be a good fit for us (and our cats!)<br />
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15. coach for Girls on the Run - I attended coach training. The season starts next month. I'm not going to count this as complete until the season is over.<br />
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25. learn to breast stroke well - my master swim group had a stroke clinic. I worked on the breast stroke. A little. I still suck.<br />
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69. read a book every month for a year - January book is done!<br />
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94. run the Flying Pig Marathon - joined the training group. Following the plan. <br />
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ATTEMPTED BUT DID NOT SUCCEED....YET:<br />
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30. eat at the precinct - tried to do this on the anniversary of the day huz and I met, but couldn't get a reservation.<br />
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81. build a snowman - I really really really wanted to do this on new year's day to mark the beginning of this project...but all the snow melted. :( <br />
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95. be on time to everything for a week - yeah. This one is HARD.<br />
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<br />RunKateRunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494574198442410277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571349998316032241.post-41583565200102920732013-01-03T19:19:00.003-08:002013-01-03T19:19:38.255-08:00Understudies and Pinch HittersI decided to come up with some alternate things. I'll still aim for the 101 things on my list, but there are other things that I'd like to accomplish, and I want to hold myself to them. Plus, if I miss something on the original list, then I'll have "backups" and still be able to say I accomplished 101 things.<br />
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Always be prepared. I was a girl scout.<br />
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Other options...will keep coming back and adding as I think of them:<br />
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102. set a new 5k PR<br />
103. set a new half ironman PR<br />
104. be a coach for an adult running group (not adult as in porno, adult as in not girls on the run...)RunKateRunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494574198442410277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571349998316032241.post-78189591996989893292013-01-01T06:04:00.000-08:002013-04-02T05:25:31.543-07:00THE LIST!!!Here it is...in no particular order!! <br />
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1 get a personal trainer certification<br />
2 bench press 100 lbs (at least) for 3 reps<br />
3 run a sub 2 hour half marathon<br />
4 do an unassisted pull-up<br />
5 scrapbook wedding photos<br />
6 organize all my notes from grad school<br />
7 learn to ride a motorcycle<br />
8 get yoga teacher certification<br />
9 try a no!no! (yeah, the weirdo hair removal thing)<br />
10 pay for someone else's groceries or meal at a restaurant<br />
11 clean out all my clothes and make a big ol' goodwill donation<br />
12 swap the rooms in my house that I want to swap (I've decided our current office would make a better guest room, the workout room would be a good office...etc.!)<br />
13 get a dog<br />
14 do a home improvement project that I don't know how to do yet<br />
15 coach for Girls on the Run<br />
16 take a pole dancing class<br />
17 get boudoir pics done<br />
18 accompany myself, singing, on one song (either on guitar or piano, but I don't currently own a piano)<br />
19 develop a signature dish<br />
20 make beef Wellington<br />
21 ride the entire little Miami bike trail in one ride<br />
22 run an entire marathon (no walk breaks besides water stops)<br />
23 do a 50k<br />
24 visit Las Vegas<br />
25 learn to breast stroke well<br />
26 go vegetarian for a week<br />
27 run a 5k barefoot<br />
28 do a race as part of a relay team<br />
29 ride my bike up muchmore rd. (it's this road in Cincinnati. It's probably not the BIGGEST hill around, but it's one I tried to ride up. Once. At the beginning of my bike career. Every time I drive it now, I think "yeah, I could bike that" but something keeps me from trying...)<br />
30 eat at the precinct (a nice, pricey local restaurant that I've wanted to eat at forever)<br />
31 come up with a solid plan to start my own business<br />
<strike>32 clean out and organize my jewelry</strike><br />
33 sew something from scratch<br />
34 beat a video game<br />
35 do some writing other than a blog - start a book, a presentation, a proposal - something of the sort<br />
36 do a food challenge (one of the man vs. food sort of things)<br />
37 make pasta from scratch<br />
38 adopt a wwf animal<br />
39 take a hot yoga class<br />
<strike>40 run at least a mile every day for a month</strike><br />
41 do something meaningful with all the Christmas cards I've been saving for years<br />
42 buy $50 worth of fast food gift cards. Give to homeless people.<br />
43 track unnecessary purchases for a month. Give the same amount to charity.<br />
44 get dog (from #13) trained to be a therapy dog.<br />
45 compliment a stranger every day for a week<br />
46 serve at a beer fest. Give proceeds to charity.<br />
47 consult with a financial planner<br />
48 organize the music on my computer<br />
49 refill someone's parking meter<br />
50 go gluten free for a week<br />
51 buy a nice outfit at a store where I wouldn't normally shop ('cuz I'm cheap, yo)<br />
52 pace someone in a race<br />
53 buy and wear a pair of impractical shoes<br />
54 ring a bell for the Salvation Army<br />
55 watch a trial<br />
56 buy something for someone off one of a gift tree at Christmas<br />
57 try a new ethnic cuisine<br />
58 cook a live lobster<br />
59 play poker in a casino (real life, not video poker)<br />
60 volunteer for a day of disaster relief<br />
61 attend a local government meeting<br />
62 play a round of chopped with the husband for dinner one night (like the tv show)<br />
63 leave a server a 50%+ tip<br />
64 take a horse and carriage ride<br />
65 visit an out-of-town friend<br />
66 go on a ghost hunt<br />
67 fly first class<br />
68 take a spontaneous weekend trip<br />
69 read a book every month for a year<br />
70 learn to change my own oil<br />
71 knit something and finish it this time<br />
72 be part of a tv show audience<br />
73 for a week, do something out of character every day, guilt-free<br />
74 get an amp for my bass guitar. rock out.<br />
75 make another letter photo (those things that spell something, where each letter is a photo of something shaped like that letter)<br />
76 organize all my mental health resources<br />
77 create a professional looking home office space<br />
<strike>78 meet an online friend in person</strike><br />
79 spend at least a week making a conscious effort not to worry<br />
80 volunteer for an organization I've never worked for before<br />
81 build a snowman<br />
82 go to the ky derby<br />
83 enter a talent contest or audition for something<br />
84 for a month, give something to every charitable cause that I get asked to contribute to<br />
85 clean my car really, really well<br />
86 have a garage sale<br />
87 buy a beauty item that I would usually consider frivolous<br />
88 volunteer at a race<br />
89 consult with a nutritionist <br />
90 attend a service for at least 3 different religions<br />
91 go to an open house for a really expensive house and pretend like we can afford it<br />
92 get my eyebrows threaded<br />
93 visit a new state (besides Nevada 'cuz that's covered elsewhere)<br />
94 run the flying pig marathon<br />
95 run one of my other "bucket list" races<br />
96 be on time to everything for a week<br />
97 learn to do a headstand<br />
98 attempt to trace my ancestry<br />
99 figure out my correct heart rate zones<br />
100 become a <a href="http://www.marathonmaniacs.com/criteria.html">marathon maniac</a><br />
101 finish my next 100 things list!!RunKateRunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494574198442410277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571349998316032241.post-131678472433627312012-12-29T08:03:00.000-08:002012-12-29T08:03:00.612-08:00coming soon....List to be revealed 1/1/13.....RunKateRunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494574198442410277noreply@blogger.com0