A run home and a new challenge

I ran home after work today.  I took the scenic route and did 10.29 km in just over an hour.  It was a nice run and the only downside was that I had assumed my in-laws would be home (they live with us) to let me in and they’d gone out.  So I was forced to nap in the sun for about 15 minutes until my wife got home from work.  It’s a hard life but someone has to do it.

I’ve discovered a new challenge that I’m keen to give a go.  J.D. over at Get Fit Slowly is doing the 100 pushups in 6 weeks challenge and is looking for folks to do it with him.  I’m going to give it a go!

The 100 pushups site claims that most people should be able to do it but we  will have to see.  I know hitting the 25 pushups in a row mark gave me a great boost so even hitting 50 would be great.

If you’re serious about increasing your strength, follow this six week training program and you’ll soon be on your way to completing 100 consecutive push ups! Think there’s no way you could do this? I think you can! All you need is a good plan, plenty of discipline and about 30 minutes a week to achieve this goal!

I saw what C25K could do to get me running so I’m willing to give this a go.  If you want to know more about it then click the image below:

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June 13, 2008 | Filed Under fitness 

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24 Responses to “A run home and a new challenge”

  1. SteveNo Gravatar on June 13th, 2008 9:39 pm

    Good luck with the hundred push ups!

    Love the blog by the way…

    –Steve

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  2. MizFitNo Gravatar on June 13th, 2008 10:03 pm

    I love the push up.

    ONLY because I can so rarely make it to the gym these days since I roll with the Toddler all the time.

    cheering you on and joining in,

    M.

  3. dietgirlNo Gravatar on June 13th, 2008 10:11 pm

    OMG I am totally up for the 100 pushups. I can currently do about 5 before nosediving into the carpet :)

    good luck comrade!

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  4. Andrew(AJH)No Gravatar on June 13th, 2008 10:34 pm

    It seems unlikely that I will ever do 100 consecutive pushups, but I am up for the challenge, I’m starting next Monday!

  5. Dmitry SelitskiyNo Gravatar on June 13th, 2008 10:37 pm

    Sounds interesting! I’m in :P Monday it is..
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  6. CammyNo Gravatar on June 13th, 2008 10:47 pm

    Ah, naps! Almost as good as curly fries!

    I may try this push-up thing. They’re a great exercise, even if I don’t absolutely love them. :)
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  7. Bill WallaceNo Gravatar on June 14th, 2008 12:20 am

    100 push ups – IN! :)
    Great post (again) Andrew. Keep it up.

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  8. Joe ThornNo Gravatar on June 14th, 2008 1:02 am

    Right on! Thanks for sharing the Push Up program! I am all over this.

  9. MaryNo Gravatar on June 14th, 2008 2:24 am

    Good luck with the 100 push up challenge! I think that actually sounds cool. Maybe I will join you guys.

    Marys last blog post..Memphis Biggest Loser Winner

  10. AmandaNo Gravatar on June 14th, 2008 2:31 am

    wow.. 100 push ups…i’d like to be able to do that but I don’t think i can!

    Still very jealous of where you get to run.

  11. kathrynNo Gravatar on June 14th, 2008 3:42 am

    I might give this a go. I got so I could do pushups a while back then stopped so sounds like a good challenge.

  12. JeffNo Gravatar on June 14th, 2008 7:04 am

    Good luck with that, Andrew. I’ll take a pass.

  13. Aaron on June 14th, 2008 8:54 am

    Thanks for the link. I can do about 25ish right now so this is a good goal to try for. :)

  14. charlotteNo Gravatar on June 14th, 2008 9:29 am

    Okay, my first thought was “of course I can do 100 pushups in 6 weeks!” Easy, peasy!

    Ah, but you mean CONSECUTIVELY? Well, then. I’m so up for this challenge! Thanks for the idea.

    And thanks for the comments on my blog! Nice to finally “meet” you!

  15. AndrewENo Gravatar on June 15th, 2008 11:32 am

    I’m really impressed to see so many of you thinking of giving it a go. Good on you all!

    AndrewEs last blog post..Was it worth it? YES!
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  16. One hundred push ups « My Weight Loss Journal on June 16th, 2008 6:57 am

    [...] blogs when I stumbled upon Andrew at Andrew is getting fit. The post that struck me was this one about something called One Hundred Pushups which he discovered via J.D. at Get Fit [...]

  17. MizFitNo Gravatar on June 16th, 2008 11:02 pm

    linking this today……..

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  19. The Daily MelNo Gravatar on June 17th, 2008 2:09 pm

    I saw the link for this on MizFit’s blog. I’m in!

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  20. SallyNo Gravatar on June 19th, 2008 9:07 am

    With the price of petrol going up, maybe we should both run/walk to work and back! :P
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  21. Yemek TarifleriNo Gravatar on July 2nd, 2008 10:31 am

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  24. Chris WatsonNo Gravatar on July 9th, 2010 2:50 am

    Im on week 2 of this at the moment
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