OK, the previously bandied-about competition is on like some kind of large, simian video-game character.
If you’re keen on doing push-ups until you’re no longer keen on doing push-ups, then I’m your Huckleberry.
Facebook event here: 10507: The push-up competition.
Thanks for the bandying-about, Reubs.
A bit of the always-awesome Yves “Jetman” Rossy for you:
Thanks, Joey.
Not long ago, I happened to look up push-up world records, and in short order, I was blown the fuck away by the notion of people doing over 10,000 push-ups in one session.
I’m under no illusions about my ability to replicate that kind of feat, or anything even remotely like it. But it would be nice to ramp up the number of push-ups I can do.
So this morning, I had the following idea:
A competition (between me and… you, if you’re interested), to see who can do some agreed number of push-ups the quickest. I want the number to be high – more than 100, more than 1000, more than I (we) can do in one big weekend push. I want it high enough that, if I want to win, I have to commit to incorporating push-ups into my routine, rather than taking a few days out of my routine and just going push-up-crazy[1]. I’m thinking 50,000, but I’m open to negotiation.
This being 2011, I think it only just and fair that all pushups be filmed and uploaded to Youtube or something, too – not exactly riveting viewing, but it would be something to point to after the fact, and could open the field to things like challenging someone’s form, or whatever.
Finally, I’m not even going to consider starting this until after Marcia and I arrive in Canada in October.
Your thoughts? Anyone interested? Suggestions on how to run/score/whatever it?
[1] Yes, it’s a real thing. I think I saw it in the DSM-IV
Results are in. I ran a 1:09:18 in the 2011 City2Surf. I’m more than happy with that.
I’m hitting up the City2Surf in Sydney this Sunday. My times over the last couple of years have been decent (for me), but both of those were coming off the back of training for the Gold Coast marathon. This year, training’s been a lot less serious. It remains to be seen how badly this will affect my time. I’ll find out Sunday, I guess.
Aside: I just looked up my times over the last couple of years. They are (net) 1:14:41 (2009) and 1:06:54 (2010). I don’t remember being that fast (for me) last year. Ordinarily I’d put it down to a dodgy memory, but I know there’s another Dayne May out there, who also runs a bit. He did the Gold Coast half in 2009 and full in 2010, and caused a bit of confusion among my friends. I wonder if I’m claiming his time here. If so, sorry Dayne!
Research into making all that “you can’t cure a viral infection, only a bacterial one” stuff from grade 8 science1 obsolete:
New drug could cure nearly any viral infection including the common cold, SARS and flu.
1. That’s how it went, right? Grade 8 was a long time ago.