I'm calling this push-up challenge over.  The 30 day mark was on the 18th but I actually only completed 22 days of pushing up.  Life and family visiting and a wedding and studying for a midterm messed up the flow of my last week.  I've done a few more sets this week but sometimes you just have to officially wrap things up.

As you can see from the list to the right, I wasn't the most consistent.  The original challenge called for 100 push-ups a day for 30 days.  However, I was perfectly fine with doing "some" push-ups a day for 30 days.


Here is what I learned:

•  The first cut is the deepest (baby I know!)  Meaning...the first few days were the hardest.  I was so sore but miraculously, it didn't get tougher.  It only got better after the first week.

• I am stronger than I think!  I can now do 5 sets of 10 regular push-ups.  That is crazy! Before, I could only do 1 set of 4 or 5 push-ups.

The push-ups were mostly done on my knees (K) because I'm still nursing my foot injury and didn't want lean too heaviliy on my toes.  The couple of days that I attempted regular push-ups I marked with a T for toes. :)

Overall, I had a lot of fun with the challenge and was able to inspire some of my friends to try too.  I am feeling buffer and determined to keep push-ups as a part of the routine; a part of the general goal of getting fitter.

What about you?

What are your fitness goals these days?

Do you build strength training into your regular routine?

I am sore. 

I've just completed 100 push-ups today.  Knee push-ups...but still.  100!

A couple days ago, I came across and Active.com tweet about the 30-Day Ultimate Push-Up Challenge.  The challenge is to do 100 push-ups a day for 30 days.

100 PUSH-UPS A DAY FOR 30 DAYYYYYSSSSS!

 Craziness.

I like to celebrate. 

Small victories.  Big ones.  Birthdays.  Promotions.  First day of summer. :)  You name, I like to bring out the cake and hit the dance floor with it.

I especially like to celebrate every farther distance I run.  Especially as my foot is getting stronger and I'm gaining my fitness back.  This week it was celebrating 1.5 miles.  Holla! 

An epic weekend offering a 5k, 10k, and half marathon and a beastly challenge of finishing all three in the weekend i.e. the “Hat Trick”.

My physical therapy is winding down and I'm just getting around to putting my thoughts on [electronic] paper.

After getting hurt again with a stress reaction in my 4th metatarsal this past winter, I knew it was time to try something different.  My sports medicine doctor referred me to a physical therapist who I started seeing regularly end of February.

My first thoughts:  Worth it.