Welcome to Adrian’s Birthday Challenge!!
This year I’ve decided to actually celebrate my 24th birthday - with a physical and mental challenge. Inspired by www.birthdaychallenge.com, my first birthday challenge will be a day of meaningful and challenging activities. No matter where in the world you are, you should join in on January 17th. If you’re in Nashville I’ll be updating the site with a time and location for some of the activities. I’m also raising $2400 for the Nashville Rescue Mission - to help feed 1,250 people.
Here’s the challenge!! In 24 hours I must complete the following activities:
- 24 miles of bike riding
- 24 kilometers (14.9 miles) of running
- 24 boulder problems (rock climbing routes without a rope)
- 240 total of pushups, pullups, situps - (100 situps, 90 pushups, 50 pullups)
- 240 frisbees caught and thrown (it takes two! i need your help)
- 8,760 seconds of reading (1 for each day I’ll have been alive)
- 24 songs listened to from 1985
- 24 - # of strangers to meet and learn their names
- 24 hugs to different people (this means you, too!)
- 24 spoken Chinese phrases (leaving for China in February)
- 24 cupcakes shared with friends
The rules (in priority order):
- Have some freakin’ fun.
- Challenges must be completed between 12am and 12pm on January 17.
- Each activity can be completed in intervals, but must add to the total goal.
I’ll be updating the site 1-2 times per week with training developments, interesting news, and logistics for the bif day. Feel free to subscribe to automatic email and feedreader updates so you don’t have to waste time finding this page. You can do this in the upper right hand corner of the page.
Take a look around, leave some comments, words of wisdom, or advice, and start training for the 17th!
You can read some background on Adrian’s Birthday Challenge here and get involved here.
