Name: Greg
Carter
Birthday: July
30, 1969
Occupation: Consultant |
The Challenge:
(In the
middle of the Texas summer (Temperature: at least 96 degrees. Humidity:
very likely over 96%), In 32 hours)
32 pitches of rock
climbing
32 miles
mountain biking
3.2 mile run
32-point
game of 2 on 2 sand volleyball
3.2 miles
of paddling
32 minutes
of hoola hooping
32 Dead
songs played on mandolin or guitar
16 Tex-Mex's
(Lone Star w/lime)
16 Nissan
brand shrimp flavored Cup-O-Noodles (much more than a soup)
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Megan told me she sent you a message already
letting you know that training has begun, so I figured it was about time I
committed to some stakes. I have recently done some training days to asses my
chances and I must say that the results have been disheartening. More
than a few times I had second thoughts about my intended challenge
events, but in the true spirit of Birthday Challenge (it's all about the
challenge right?!!!) I am going to stick to my original aspirations. So here
it is:
In the middle of the Texas summer (Temperature:
at least 96 degrees. Humidity: very likely over 96%), In 32 hours,
32 miles mountain biking
3.2 mile run
32 point game of 2 on 2 sand volleyball
3.2 miles paddling
32 lead climbing pitches
32 minutes hoola hooping
32 Dead songs sung and played on mandolin or
guitar
And the dreaded consumption challenge...
16 Tex-Mex's (Lone Star beer with a lime)
16 Nissan brand shrimp flavored Cup-O-Noodles
(much more than a soup)
I am pretty sure that the climbing will be the
most physically demanding part of my challenge, but not surprisingly, I am
most concerned about the noodles. Of course I have a long history of eating
several of them before most big climbing events, but I think the most I have
ever eaten in a sitting (and possibly in a single day) is three. And then
there is the overheating factor. To make it possible, I will have to spread
them out throughout the heat of the day, and being a purist, I must eat them
hot. Who knows what will be the effect of attempting to pull a burly roof
under the blazing Texas sun with three quarts of hot ramen noodles packed in
one's belly? But it seems to me that it was for answering these questions that
Birthday Challenge was created...
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photos: greg in training
(right) Diary - Day 1 As
for the weekend... We won't be joining the other drinkers in SF. You
mentioned the pool trip, but it was before we signed up. Anyway I need the
weekend to begin training for some of the other challenge events BESIDES
drinking. I think I am pretty safe in the Lone Star department. |
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