Week 25 - OOOOOOH! I Can Taste the Half-way Mark!

The Numbers (as of 5/24):

		Pushups	Crunches	Kata	Sparring	Journey (Swim)	Journey (Bike)	Journey (Run)	Kindness	Journal	Video
Annual Totals:		23,550	23,550	479	219	0	539	513	487	23	0
						1,052
Annual Targets:		50000	50000	1000	1000	2400			1000	52	12
Percent of Annual Targets Complete		47.10%	47.10%	47.90%	21.90%	43.82%			48.70%	44.23%	0.00%

Do you see? Do you see how close some of those numbers are to saying 50%!?!?!? Oooooh, I'm so excited to see some 50%s! And on that note, I'm feeling good about my physical numbers. I do, however, realize (and sometimes panic) the need to get my butt in gear on the videos. 

And just to show you guys where I am with the other requirements/goals (books to read, 1/2 marathon time, etc.):

Other Requirements/Goals
Empathy Training			Blind		Mute		Wheelchair			Complete:
Read 6 books			X - 7 Habits	X - BABOK	X - A Call to Action					Complete:
Seek out a Master			In contact with Marilyn Fierro							Complete:
1 Personal Goal			Rancho Cordova Challenge - 1/2 Iron Distance (70.3) - Oct 5th							Complete:
Memorize the Black Belt Pledge										Complete:
1 Community Service Project										Complete:
Conquer 3 Personal Fears			Riding		Scuba			?		Complete:
1/2 Marathon in < 1:46:00										Complete:

So, three books down and feeling good about that. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People was good. One that I need to keep rereading :) The BABOK was about as painfully boring as it gets. But... t's basically a manual about how to perform business analysis so I wasn't expecting a thrill from that. A Call to Action was recommended by Sensei Callos and it's a keeper. Some of the statistics in there made my head hurt regarding inequality among genders and the religiously motivated acceptance of that inequality.


I am in contact with Kyoshi Fierro, who, by the way, just got promoted to 9th dan! I need to send her an email and get this rolling. I have a couple of community service project ideas that are progressing. Haven't attacked those fears yet. No, I'm not stalling... :) My 1/2 marathon is down to a 1:52:12 so still some work to do there but feeling good about my running.

The Training:

Well, I'm still here, I'm still in this thing, I'm still training: dojo time, bike time, run time, Tabata workouts at lunch time, etc. Notice I didn't say swim time? I know! I know! But I am signed up at the gym, that's a good step, right?

I think I ate more responsibly this week. Went to the farmer's market yesterday so I have a great stash of fresh fruit to get me thru this week. Yum!

The Challenges:

Say it with me... We all know it... "Time management!" So, I've decided to pretend that there are 25 hours in the day. And I'm just gonna see how that works. Also, I have managed to convince some friends that going for a nice evening run is synonymous with "hanging out." It's just a very kinetic version of it. So I'm able to get some social time in and some mileage at the same time. Phew. Hopefully they'll stick it out with me. :)


Levels:
Injury: Finger... it won't heal, it refuses
Number of bruises: 3
Motivation: Climbing steadily
Next Event:  June 2nd - Oyama Tournament, June 28th - Zooma Napa Valley 1/2 Marathon

Determination: