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yungkangaroo




I'm doing 25 things
  

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  2. 1. Sell my paintings
    2 entries     		188 people
  3. 2. Learn to play the piano
    2 entries     		7,453 people
  4. 3. Get in shape
    7 entries     		9,377 people
  5. 4. Get a six pack
    2 entries     		2,782 people
  6. 5. Start a Band
    2 entries . 1 cheer     		1,876 people
  7. 6. Go travelling
    2 entries     		92 people
  8. 7. Get my motorcycle licence
    		28 people
  9. 8. Go skydiving
    		6,576 people
  10. 9. Go on a road trip
    1 entry     		3,493 people
  11. 10. Buy my own place
    2 entries     		82 people
  12. 11. Write a book
    		26,112 people
  13. 12. Pay off my student loans
    1 entry     		2,844 people
  14. 13. Get a job I really like
    		13 people
  15. 14. Start my own business
    		8,606 people
  16. 15. Fly a plane
    		963 people
  17. 16. Go to Las Vegas
    		558 people
  18. 17. Go stock car racing
    		2 people
  19. 18. Fly in a jet fighter
    		13 people
  20. 19. Cresta run
    		1 person
  21. 20. Learn to shave using a cut-throat razor
    1 entry     		1 person
  22. 21. Learn to C Walk
    		1 person
  23. 22. Run a 6 minute mile
    1 entry     		120 people
  24. 23. Brew my own beer
    		617 people
  25. 24. Own a classic car
    1 entry     		51 people
  26. 25. Run a marathon
    1 entry     		10,462 people

How I did it
How to run a half marathon
It took me
2 months
It made me
pleased

How I did it: I ended up doing a very intense 2 week training program, which is not advisable but I had time constraints. Started on 6k then stepped up the distance by 1.5 to 2k every session until I had almost the full distance. Ideally you want to stick to a proper program most are about 10 weeks long and consist of a mixture of distance runs and speed runs for variety. I also did the 10k first which is a good indicator of what you are capable of bef… Read how I did it…

Sep 06, 10:32AM PDT | 0 comments


Recent entries
run a marathon
It's back again! 3 weeks ago

Originally had this as one of my 43 things but decided to do a half marathon instead. After I finished that I said I would never do it again….. But I feel like I am half finished now so I might as well go for it, next one is not for about a year so plenty of training to do.

Nov 05, 03:07PM PST | 0 comments


run a half marathon (read all 4 entries…)
Finished! 2 months ago

Didn’t do much training since the 10k but just decided to bite the bullet 2 weeks ago and go for it. Ran the half marathon today in 1 hour 58 minutes and 49 seconds. Just glad I got under the 2 hour mark.

Sep 06, 10:18AM PDT | 0 comments


run a half marathon (read all 4 entries…)
One step closer 5 months ago

Finished my first 10K today in 51 minutes and 50 seconds which aint too shoddy for a first attempt. Now I know I can do that onto the half marathon, Sept 6th is the deadline …..

Jun 21, 07:17AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


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eat more organic food finish Suikoden 5 Start my own business laugh every day take a photography class get a tattoo [or] tattoo's Live in another country stop reading into things pay off my mortgage olivepeople wants to get a six pack Be early buy a house in southern france pet a penguin learn scuba diving house swap it Can be Done wants to get a better job visit all 50 states take a boxing class remember birthdays eat more fruits and veggies Find a job I'll love swim faster Be with my man Improve my posture shave my head Not care what other people think Sandra wants to Get on the Biggest Looser Australia! exercise 4x a week
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