Progress Update on 101 Things in 1001 Days

It's been almost 2 months (51 days) since I started 101 Things in 1001 Days List, and I've already made quite a bit of progress. My goal is to complete at least 30 items on the list in 2010. Some tasks I enjoy doing, but never seem to find the time, so I made them recur every month or every year for the duration for the project. Below is my progress so far.

Completed

1. get down to and maintain my weight under 125 lbs - I've maintained it, and exceeded it, for 3 weeks so far.
2. write a letter to myself to open in 1001
3. run for 1 hour straight (with no walk breaks)

In Progress

1. run a marathon - training done; race on 2/28
2. build a 12 month emergency fund (take home pay) [7.3/12] 
3. read 101 books (including 10 classics I've never read) [3/100] - Books Read
4. learn to change the oil in my car - learned, but didn't finish
5. do 100 full push-ups in a row [20/100]
6. do 200 crunches in a row [50/200]
7. do 25 pull ups [2/25]

Monthly Tasks

1. take a photo for FGR/TRP once a month [2/32] - Jan 2010, Feb 2010

Yearly Tasks

1. blog daily for 30 days each year [0/3] - February 2010 in progress
2. document a day in my life in pictures each year [1/3] - New Year's Eve
3. take a picture a day for 30 days in a row each year [0/3] - February 2010 in progress
4. volunteer at one race each year [1/3] - Disney Marathon - Jan 10, 201

101 Things in 1001 Days

Running for 1 hour straight is the first thing I'm checking off my 101 Things in 1001 Days List. I planned to start tackling the list in the new year, but now this means it starts today, 12/13/2009, and ends on 09/02/2012.

• My list is now final, and you can view it at RTM: http://www.rememberthemilk.com/home/kitzzy/13317910/ (this link will give you access to other features, but it's a bit more cluttered. For a quick glance at the list, view the print version.

• I've already completed 3 of the tasks, and you can see them and details about them by clicking the "completed" link in the box to the right of the list or view the print version here.

• Select the checkbox to the left of any of the tasks and more details will appear in the box to the right of the list, such as tags and notes. 

• If you click on a tag, you can see a sub-set of all items on my list related to that tag.

• Items with an asterisk (*) are things I've done before but not in a long time or that I want to make sure to do again soon.

If you are doing this too, let me know in the comments and post a link to your list. I can't wait to read everyone's list and see your progress!

I'm a One Hour Runner!

I am in awe of myself. I created a list of 101 Things to Do in 1001 Days. One of the items on that list is to Run for 1 hour without walking. I was going to start tackling the list at the beginning of the year, but I had the urge to run this morning and I did it!

I ran 4.5 miles in 1 hour @ 13:15 min/mile average pace without any walk breaks! I walked for 3 minutes at the 1 hour mark, and then I ran another 2.5 miles in 33 minutes @ 13:12 min/mile average pace without any walking!

That's a total of 7 miles of pure running bliss at an average pace under 13:30 min/mile, and I felt great! My knees were a little achy, but they are totally pain free now. The most I've ever run without walking was about 42 minutes and maybe 3 - 3.5 miles, so this is a huge accomplishment for me. I also did not think I'd be able to run it this fast (I know this is slow, but it is fast for me without walk breaks).

When I set out to run this morning, I just wanted to get in a few extra miles to make up for missed runs this week and cutting yesterday's run short. I figured running 1 hour straight without walking was a bit ambitious since I had already run 8 miles yesterday, but I was feeling good. I told myself I'd shoot for 45 or 50 minutes instead, but by then what's another 10-15 minutes? :) I started nice and slow, just under 14 min/mi, and tried to pick up the pace after 30 minutes to average at least 13:45 min/mi. Before I knew it, I was close to 13:30, so I had to try to reach that and I smashed it! I am amazed I had that much energy to push that hard at the end.

I probably could have kept running for more than 1 hour without walking, but I didn't want to press my luck. I still wanted to get in 7 miles, so I started running nice and easy for another 30 minutes after the 3MR. This was a much shorter run, and I was full of energy, so I was able to pick up the pace a tad more sooner. I'm sure I experienced the runner's high today, because I could have run forever. If my knees hadn't protested, I probably would have kept going :)

Now I'm rethinking some of the items on my list and may still tweak it a bit, but it's pretty close to final. So, what's on your 101 Things in 1001 Days list? :)

PS - I am a slacker and still need to post my race report for the OUC Half Marathon last Saturday 12/5 and yesterday's Reindeer Run 5K. In the meantime, you can read my mini reports on dailymile by clicking on the links in the previous sentence.