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The 5000/365 progress report

January 11, 2011 by Peter Fletcher

The watch I'm using to record lap times

Last week I embarked on the 5000/365 challenge. It involves climbing Jacob’s Ladder 5000 times and publishing 365 blog posts during 2011. I’ve made good progress.

Blog posts

I wrote five posts during the week. They are:

  • My 5 favourite YouTube videos. Some funny, some a bit serious but all pretty amazing.
  • Gerry, it’s time to start listening, in which I share my views on Gerry Harvey’s stand about shopping online.
  • Five ordinary people who inspire me. Actually, that should read everyday. There’s nothing ordinary about these people
  • I explained how writing regular blog posts need not be a chore in Blog Writing Made Easy.
  • In My 2011 Challenges I set out how the 5000/365 challenge will work and what they’re all about.

That puts me 2 posts behind, missing on Saturday and Sunday. That’s what I’m working on today.

Jacob’s Ladder

My target for the week was 100 laps. I cracked out 122. The table below shows progress made to date. I’ve only just started using a stopwatch to record the lap times. It’s proving helpful to measure my efforts. Any lap in the low 3:10’s starts to put some pressure on over the following laps.

DateLapsRunning totalTimeAveBestWeatherComments
Sat, 01/010
Sun, 02/011010Day I decided on 5000/365 challenge
Mon, 03/012030
Tues, 04/011747Red hot, nearly died.
Wed, 05/012067
Thu, 06/012087
Fri, 07/0120107
Sat, 08/011512251:58:573:27:903:10:54 (20)
Sun, 09/011013231:12:673:07:262:51:79 (3)
Mon, 10/01201521:06:583:20:933:07:80 (20)
Tue, 11/01201721:06:303:19:502:51:11 (20)Nice breeze near the top.Fastest descent at 58 secs. Drank every 5 laps.
Wed, 12/01201921:08:483:26:413:01:13 (13)Hot with a cooling breeze.Heavy traffic from lap 15.
Thu, 13/01202121:06:163:18:833:08:29 (20)One word. Hot!
Fri, 14/01202321:15:523:59:603:44:24 (5)Took it easy.
Sat, 15/011124325:46 (9)n/a2:40:09 (7)Hit lap button twice. Time shown is 9 laps.
Mon, 17/01202631:14:543:44:712:42:19 (20)Hot.Easy until lap 18.
Tue, 18/01202831:02:453:08:252:56:24 (11)Best time to date.
Wed, 19/01203031:18:084:20:483:48:48 (7)Felt drained from yesterday.
Thu, 20/01203231:07:393:22:992:42:54 (20)Hot last lap.
Fri, 21/01203431:13:383:40:912:44:51 (19)Plenty in the tank at the end.
Sat, 22/011035331:54:61 (9)3:32:733:19:96 (8)Easy. Time was for 9 laps.
Sun, 23/010Sleep in bliss
Mon, 24/01253781:21:593:16:762:57:44 (25)Cool arvo.Heavy traffic from lap 18.
Tue, 25/01 AM1539349:00:213:16:012:52:19 (7)Cool.
Tue, 25/01 PM1540849:52:703:19:512:55:47 (6)Very busy.
Wed, 26/01204281:13:283:40:433:12:94 (4)Bloody hot. Nearly killed me.Started late and regretted it thanks to the heat.
Thu, 27/01 AM154421:06:534:27:583:57:33 (6)HotFelt the effects of yesterday.
Thu, 27/01 PM544720:28:004:05:603:47:72 (4)HotAfter rock climbing
Fri, 28/01204671:15:55 (19)3:59:763:21:93 (3)Hot. Really hot!Time was for 19 laps.
Sat, 29/011548230:51:49 (10)3:05:142:44:01 (5)Slow first lap over 4:30 then got stuck into it with Mark.
Sun, 30/011549754:23:133:37:542:52:20 (13)Hot, humid. Cyclone on its way.Walked down first 10, long break at 10, then hard last 5.
Mon, 31/01 AM155121:00:084:00:553:31:01 (13)Very humid.Went easy, walled down.
Mon, 31/01 PM1352544:20:043:24:613:02:11 (6)Warm, cool breeze.Felt good.
Tue, 01/02 AM1554048:04:443:12:292:49:30 (6)
Tue, 01/02 PM1055034:09.763:24.972:51.36 (10)
Wed, 02/02205701:29:524:16.80
Thu, 03/02205901:11:553:47.133:18.75 (6)
Fri, 04/02 AM1560545:33.183:15.222:56.57 (13)
Fri, 04/02 PM1061539:03.593:54.353:25.92 (9)
Sat, 05/02256401:21:263:15.452:56.88 (23)
Sun, 06/020640000Grumpy I had the day off.
Mon, 07/02 PM1565547:04.013:21.772:57.74 (15)Did 15, timed 14.
Mon, 07/02 PM566014:55.552:59.312:46.99 (5)Chat and then a second lash.
Tue, 08/02206801:10.453:22.062:51.53 (17)Felt crook from lap 18.
Tue, 08/02568517:25.023:29.002:57.55 (5)
Wed, 09/02 AM106954:18.402:47.402:47.81Ave was for 9 laps
Wed, 09/02 PM1070535:32.413:33.242:48.43
Thu, 10/02 AM1572047:41.503:10.762:51.09Last 10 in under 30 mins.
Thu, 10/02 PM1073033:46.073:22.603:03.98 (7)
Fri, 11/02207501:12:273:37.363:02.63 (20)
Sat, 12/02207701:08:433:26.183:02.17
Sun, 13/0210780Quick but not timed.
Mon, 14/02208001:08:413:26.052:50.196:27 for first lap.
Tue, 15/02258251:25:063:24.262:58.88 (25)Hot and humid.
Wed, 16/02208451:02.523:08.632:50.15 (6)Hot. That's a PB
Thu, 17/021586049:57.773:18.852:54.31 (9)Feeling effects of yesterday's effort
Fri, 18/02208801:12.233:37.193:05.84 (17)Tired from boxing last night?
Sat, 19/02209001:06.573:20.882:53.31 (14)Very hot. Started late.
Sun, 20/0220920Not timed.
Mon, 21/02209401:12:023:47.482:48.69 (14)Time was for 19 laps. Very crusiy first 10. Too hot!
Tue, 22/02209601:03:123:09.632:27.2420 lap PB
Wed, 23/02209801:03:173:19.852:33.72Time was for 19 laps.
Thu, 24/021099048:15.612:52.842:29.37
Thu, 24/0210100028:48.482:52.842:29.37PB for 10 laps
Fri, 25/022010201:14:373:43.883:29.32Hot as bro!
Sat, 26/021510351:03.784:12.783:39.23Very hot and very humid.
Sat, 26/0251040---Ran out of memory on my watchLike I said hot!
Sun, 27/022010601:08:033:24.183:01.99 (18)
Mon, 28/022510851:33.493:45.173:24.44 (21)Hot!
Tue, 01/032011051:12:043:36.203:13.77 (7)
Wed, 02/032511301:23:323:20.482:37.99 (23)Jeff Jamieson turned up on lap 16. The heat was on.
Thu, 03/032011501:07:283:22.402:49.41 (20)
Fri, 04/032011701:04:303:13.532:46.57 (17)PB for 15 - 43:11
Sat, 05/032011901:14:593:44.962:27.24
Sun, 06/032012101:17:443:53.212:38.36 (20)Took photos for my blog.Cool change. Nice!
Mon, 07/032012301:05:223:16.142:34.96 (20)Coolish.
Mon, 07/03 (b)5123517:27.133:29.422:53.48 (5)A few extras after coffee.
Tue, 08/030Got to the ladder but had to turn go home for a...
Wed, 09/032512601:26:553:28.632:46.06 (25)
Thu, 10/032512851:27:313:30.062:50.00 (25)Still plenty left in the tank at the endHot.
Fri, 11/030Woke up with a sore right shin. Attended a REIWA breakfast.
Sat, 12/0315130047:42.94??Pressed watch twice by mistake. You do the maths!
Sun, 13/0315131552:33.883:30.252:46.69 (10)
Mon, 14/032513401:40:144:00.563:29.41Shin sore. Went easy.
Tue, 15/032013601:27:274:22.39Didn't feel great. Shin hurting. Had an Ibuprofen before.
Wed, 16/032013801:11:213:34.092:58.24 (10)Afternoon, ladder busy. Went easy.
Thu, 17/032014001:08:103:24.533:02.88 (9)
Fri, 18/032014201:04.433:14.162:43.38
Sat, 19/032014401:05.253:16.262:51.04 (20)
Sun, 20/032014601:03.433:11.172:38.98 (14)PB of 42:03 for last 15.
Mon, 21/032514851:48:104:19.613:35.24 (22)
Tue, 22/032515101:33:053:52.723:24.50PM workout
Wed, 23/032515351:23:093:19.592:56.25 (6)PM workout
Thu, 24/032515601:32:093:58.142:47.03 (20)AM workout
Fri, 25/032515851:39:363:59.043:48.22 (17)
Sat, 26/0310159537:46.303:46.632:51.58 (6)After boxing.
Sat, 26/0315161048:56.903:15.792:51.85 (11)Before boxing.
Sun, 27/032516351:22:533:18.952:48.20 (25)
Mon, 28/0301635Day off. Felt soooo good!
Tue, 29/032016551:04:233:13.162:50.02 (20)PM. Lots of traffic.
Wed, 30/032016751:03:303:10.522:30.93 (20)
Thu, 31/032016951:19:063:57.303:05.66 (19)
Fri, 01/042017151:04:043:12.202:38.16 (11)
Sat, 02/042017351:05:393:16.362:34.92 (19)
Sun, 03/0410174538:01.243:48.122:55.88 (10)
Mon, 04/043017751:38:563:17.893:00.53
Tue, 05/043018051:40:403:21.352:53.55 (8)
Wed, 06/043018351:51:153:42.522:58.22 (30)
Thu, 07/043018651:49.323:39.092:55.45 (29)
Fri, 08/042018851:11.043:33.242:51.43 (19)
Fri, 08/042019051:12.283:37.442:58.05 (6)
Sat, 09/043019351:48:423:37.403:10.65 (27)
Sun, 10/042019551:14:503:44:542:57.44 (20)
Mon, 11/0401955
Tue, 12/042019751:09:043:27.232:40.04 (20)
Wed, 13/042019951:04:203:13.012:36.94 (20)Lap 5 22:06, 10 36:06 Last 15 in 42:14, last 10 in 28:14
Thu, 14/043199814:29.594:49.864:11.24 (3) Wardrobe malfunction
Thu, 14/0417201551:08.323:00.482:32.85 (17)End lap 2 8:24.78, last 15 in 42:44.
Fri, 15/040Pulled my right calf muscle at boxing last night.
Sat, 16/043020452:40:105:20.344:18.01 (28)Calf tender, walked up and down 1 step at a time.
Sun, 17/042020651:38.394:55.994:12.91 (20)Calf still tender but a little better.
Mon, 18/042020851:49:455:29.284:17.20 (20)
Mon, 18/041521001:19:285:17.934:06.65 (5)
Tue, 19/042021201:49:055:27.284:24.10 (12)
Tue, 19/041521351:14:004:56.003:34.06 (7)
Wed, 20/042021551:41:105:03.533:32.95 (11)
Thu, 21/042021751:27:154:21.753:03.40 (12)
Fri, 22/042021951:31:504:35.512:25.02 (14)Had a dip with Mark.
Sat, 23/042022151:26:474:20.383:02.48 (14)
Sat, 23/0410222528:49:652:52.962:36.48 (10)Hot and humid
Sun, 24/042022451:23:314:10.552:52.74 (15)Hot and humidExercises from 16 on.
Mon, 25/042022651:04:273:13.392:58.31 (18
Tue, 26/045023152:54:183:29.172:53.05 (50)First 50 lap effort.
Wed, 27/0410232533:51.753:23.172:40.50 (10)
Wed, 27/0410233545:31.784:33.174:08.10 (10)
Thu, 28/0420235555:31.412:46.572:28.80 (20)
Fri, 29/042023751:21.444:32.483:41.51 (20)
Sat, 30/043024051:47:273:34.902:59.85 (12)
Sun, 01/052024251:20.404:02.023:04.36 (6)
Mon, 02/051024451:16.243:49.203:01.37 (5)
Tue, 03/052024651:30:562:47.74 (20)
Wed, 04/052024851:18.28
Thu, 05/0502485
Fri, 06/052025051:24:252:31.47 (12)
Sat, 07/052025251:02:242:34.12 (20)
Sun, 08/052025451:23:232:37.47 (20)
Mon, 09/0552550Trained soccer ladies
Tue, 10/053525851:50:38
Wed, 11/052026051:31.24
Wed, 11/0510261536:21.712:33.65 (10)
Fri, 13/052526401:25:24
Sat, 14/052526651:40:25
Sun, 15/052526901:28:59
Mon, 16/05262716
Tue, 17/050Rain and traffic stopped me.
Wed, 18/053427501:54:02
Thu, 19/052527751:25:05
Fri, 20/0510278546:18.51
Fri, 20/0520280557:19.06Another sub-hour 20.
Sat, 21/052028251:12:35
Sun, 22/05AREC
Mon, 23/05AREC
Tue, 24/05REBC
Wed, 25/05Day off
Thu, 26/0515284047:11.962:39.24 (15)
Fri, 27/0520286059:17.252:23.16Another sub-hour 20.
Sat, 28/052028801:32:52
Sun, 29/056Warm up for Central Park
Sun, 29/0514290041:59:12After Central Park
Mon, 30/052029201:07:50
Tue, 31/052029401:10:153:30.792:37.95 (9)
Wed, 01/062029601:07:033:21.172:42.95
Thu, 02/06Man flu
Fri, 03/06Man flu
Sat, 04/063029901:54:113:48.383:18.60
Sun, 05/062530151:12:493:16.382:34.32
Mon, 06/06203035Un-timed. Left watch at home.
Tue, 07/06Day off
Wed, 08/062530601:12:262:53.862:28.35Bloody fair effort.
Thu, 09/06Day off
Fri, 10/0623062Un-timed warmup.
Fri, 10/063530971:36:102:44.882:38.5010 - 27.44
15 - 41:36
20 - 55:12
25 - 1:08:49
30 - 1:22:22
Sat, 11/062331201:36:044:10.613:38.45 (15)
Sun, 12/062031401:16:153:48.752:36.73 (17)
Mon, 13/062031601:02:583:08.932:26.73 (11)
Tue, 14/062031801:03:503:11.532:32.58 (8)
Wed, 15/060
Thu, 16/062032001:19:303:58.513:34.70 (14)
Fri, 17/060
Sat, 18/062032201:07:123:21.612:45.42 (19)
Sat, 18/065322513:30.482:42.092:24.90 (5)
Sun, 19/062032451:19:523:59.643:50.83 (6)
Mon, 20/0620326559:34.842:58.742:32.98 (18)
Tue, 21/062032851:05:113:15.582:37.06 (11)
Wed, 22/060
Thu, 23/062033051:07:113:11.982:40.08 (18)
Fri, 24/0616332148:12.153:00.752:35.28 (10)Lightning started, so I left.
Sat, 25/0615333654:41:133:25.072:36.15 (15)
Sat, 25/0693345Untimed
Sun, 26/062033651:00:133:00.69
Mon, 27/062033851:03:26
Mon, 27/0633388Untimed
Tue, 28/0617340554:33.233:12.542:28.75 (17)
Wed, 29/062034251:14:253:43.293:18.79 (20)
Thu, 30/062034451:26:124:18.613:10.29 (3)
Fri, 01/0710345534:45.943:28.592:27.66 (8)
Sat, 02/071349:23.613:47.972:47.63 (13)
Sat, 02/0712348036:23.233:01.932:30.63 (12)
Sun, 03/072035001:16:093:48.49
Mon, 04/072035201:08:593:26.982:57.45
Tue, 05/070Busselton
Wed, 06/070Busselton
Thu, 07/072035401:06:553:20:772:48:29
Fri, 08/072035601:13:253:40.292:34:34
Sat, 09/072035801:08.563:26.832:32.95
Sun, 10/072036001:05:363:16.842:45.53
Mon, 11/0720362058:23:31Walked down 1 step at a time. First time under 1hr doing it this way.
Mon, 11/0783628Untimed. Training with the Carlisle soccer girls.
Tue, 12/0717364554:14:053:11.412:39.57
Wed, 13/072036651:24:384:13.943:45.05
Thu, 14/0710367535:47.473:34.742:35.79 (10)
Fri, 15/070
Sat, 16/072236971:14:103:22.293:05.74
Sat, 16/0783705Untimed
Sun, 17/072537301:29:263:34.673:01.98
Mon, 18/072037501:29:174:27.89
Tue, 19/072037701:09:27
Wed, 20/070
Thu, 21/072037901:03.093:09.452:39.46 (19)
Fri, 22/072038101:26:054:18.283:22.24
Fri, 22/0710382028:25.902:50.592:30.66 (10)
Sat, 23/07253845
Sat, 23/074038852:34:143:51.373:29.20 (28)
Sun, 24/07San Francisco
Mon, 25/07San Francisco
Tue, 26/07San Francisco
Wed, 27/07San Francisco
Thu, 28/07San Francisco
Fri, 29/07San Francisco
Sat, 30/07San Francisco
Sun, 31/0710389530:13.773:01.372:30.13 (10)
Mon, 01/08203915Untimed
Tue, 02/08Bali
Wed, 03/08Bali
Thu, 04/08Bali
Fri, 05/08Bali
Sat, 06/08Bali
Sun, 07/08Bali
Mon, 08/08Bali
Tue, 09/082039351:21:504:05.533:44.46 (6)
Wed, 10/08201:15:323:46.613:20.33 (20)
Thu, 11/082056:57.902:50.892:21.51 (4)
Fri, 12/08Busselton
Sat, 13/082039551:08:14
Sun, 14/082539801:25:22
Mon, 15/082040001:05:28
Tue, 16/082040201:05:18
Wed, 17/0820404057:31:35
Thu, 18/082040601:20:29
Fri, 19/082040801:05:57
Sat, 20/082041001:17:03
Sun, 21/082541251:24:30
Mon, 22/080
Tue, 23/080
Wed, 24/080
Thu, 25/083541601:52:48
Fri, 26/082541851:26:10
Sat, 27/082542101:24:51
Sun, 28/08
Mon, 29/083042401:35:273:10.912:47.11 (28)
Tue, 30/082542651:30:553:38.213:02.12 (9)
Wed, 31/082542901:20:553:14.232:38.79 (8)
Thu, 01/09Rained out.
Fri, 02/09254315Untimed
Sat, 03/092043351:01:383:04.902:42.08 (11)
Sun, 04/0915435051:14.193:24.942:21.32 (15)
Mon, 05/092043701:00:333:01.682:31.62 (11)
Tue, 06/0920439059:38.632:58.932:28.70 (19)
Wed, 07/0904390
Thu, 08/092044101:10:083:30.422:29.29 (20)
Fri, 09/0920443055:36.532:46.822:31.19 (20)1st 2 in 7:44.57, 1st 10 in 29:09.00
Sat, 10/092044501:24:28
Sun, 11/0910446037:08.73
Mon, 12/092044801:12:59
Tue, 13/092045001:11:40
Wed, 14/09Busselton
Thu, 15/0910451029:55.70
Fri, 16/092045301:12:42
Sat, 17/092045501:08:04
Sun, 18/0904550
Mon, 19/092045701:00:11
Tue, 20/092045901:09:29
Wed, 21/09Brisbane
Thu, 22/09Brisbane
Fri, 23/09Brisbane
Sat, 24/09Slack
Sun, 25/0920461059:28:69
Mon, 26/092046301:19:32
Tue, 27/0919+1465057:22.56
Wed, 28/09Kalgoorlie
Thu, 29/090
Fri, 30/0920467059:41.38
Sat, 01/102046901:05:08
Sun, 02/102047101:09:363:28.832:37.84 (20)
Mon, 03/102047301:16:393:49.953:13.44 (20)
Tue, 04/102047501:02:323:07.642:31.82 (18)
Wed, 05/102047701:05:433:17.182:41.01 (15)
Thu, 06/1010478029:55.162:59.512:22.54 (10)
Fri, 07/1010479036:35.213:39.523:29.40 (3)
Sat, 08/102048101:08:30
Sun, 09/102048301:07:20
Mon, 10/1010484033:02.18
Tue, 11/102048601:10:53
Wed, 12/102048801:13:19
Thu, 13/1015489554:35.68
Fri, 14/102049151:07:21

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Comments

  1. jac says

    January 11, 2011 at 7:58 am

    Oh I feel really and I mean really guilty as all I have been doing in this really hot weather is procastinating about virtually everything !! happy new year and all the best for your 2011

  2. Peter Fletcher says

    January 11, 2011 at 12:59 pm

    That’s gold Jacqui. I completely understand. Well at least where not being flooded out. Now that would make it hard! All the best for 2011. I hope it’s your best year ever.

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