My Life is Adventure

I’ve created a small browser application to track individual progress on the Couch-to-5K Running Plan. It can be downloaded to your Mac or PC and will remember your checked off items for up to 1 year. I created this because I was frustrated by the format of the layout of the chart and the inability to check items off as I progressed. I tried printing the existing chart out, but it annoyingly lapsed over the page break. Here’s how you use it:

1. Check out the demo page.
2. Like it? Ok…download the zip.
3. Double click the file you just downloaded to unzip it.
4. Put the enclosed file name “Couch-to-5K.html” anywhere you would like (I keep mine on my desktop for easy access).
5. Open the “Couch-to-5K.html” in your favorite browser—it won’t work in Safari, so I’m sorry if it’s your favorite browser. It doesn’t work in Safari 2, but it does work in the Safari 3.0 Beta (free download for Mac or PC).
6. Check off each item as you complete it. The plan is designed to last 9 weeks, the checklist will remember what you checked off for up to 52 weeks…so make sure you finish before then!
7. Enjoy being in better shape!

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J.R. has lost 21 lbs. playing Wii everyday. He is tracking his progress and sharing his plan on WiiWeightLossPlan.com. The plan includes substituting Diet Mountain Dew instead of regular Mountain Dew, eating fewer calories at lunch, and playing Wii Sports everyday.

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Summer and I were scheduled to begin tennis lessons this last Sunday. We decided to “warm up” the day before so that our lesson was not the first time with a racket in our hands. We hit the ball for a while played one set Saturday morning with our friends Forest and Kelly Wilde (they won, 5-2). Our tennis lesson was rained out and is now rescheduled for this coming Saturday morning. I’m really excited about having real tennis lessons and getting to play tennis again. Summer is feeling apprehensive about other people seeing her play. We’ve been watching videos of tennis matches to get “pumped up”. We watched Wimbledon (Kirsten Dunst, Paul Bettany) the other night too.

For those interested in tennis in Lubbock, I’ve done a little research:

• Places to play tennis in Lubbock, TX
• South Plains Tennis Association

Summer and I are taking lessons at the Burgess-Rushing Tennis Center. I’ve discovered indoor courts at The Falls Athletic and Tennis Club, but the membership dues are pretty high. At any rate, we’re going to be looking for opponents…so dust off your rackets and start stretching those legs!

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