Started on May 13th and end June 22nd, 2004,    page updated:  August 04, 2008 13:26

days to do / Challenge #	description of challenge:	completed? / date	likely folks to join me..         ( let me know)
4/1	forty pounds on my body for 4 days, ( 24 hrs a day) inspired by my wife and other pregnant women	Did not attempt	Anybody?
1/2	40 pitches of roped and 40 pitches of un-roped climbing in a single day, ( Yosemite)	54 pitches with  Peter/ May 29th	Peter Coward
4/3	40 sports in 4 days. for list click here	did not attempt	Jacqueline F, Russ M, Steve S, Scott B, Stein S, Eileen H, Mo, Greg C, Jim C, Liesbet B, Steve E.
1/4	Lifetime record in the mile, ( must beat 5:34)	DONE! 5:32/ May 16th	solo, with Acalanes women's soccer team  as spectators
1/5	40 km run, ( 25.2 miles) goal of 8min/mile pace	Done/May 23rd	solo
1/6	lift 40,000 KGs in the weight room. (about 87,000 lbs)	Done/June 2nd	Rich F
1/7	four 400 meter sprints in under 64 seconds each. ( that's 4 cubed seconds and it's the 1900 year I was born)	attempted and got: 68,68, 70, 72 June 10th	Anybody?  Steve E,
1/8	forty different routes in the climbing gym	done/May 25th	Jim Cope
1/9	four sets of forty kisses to my wife	all done/ May13th	Just Jacqueline:)
1/10	forty phone calls to book appearances	Did four
1/11	400 pull ups in a day (See http://ccrank.com/raceto10000/ )	DONE!/ June 7th	Curtis Graham, John G
1/12	forty emails to friends	got in 12	NA
1/13	four King pin fritters	Done/May 30th	solo.
1/14	four martinis,  Steve Edwards DID manage to down 4 AND killed me in the bike ride the next day.	I was served four, but only drank 2.5, 6/18	Steve E, Jeff K
1/15	400 ab rollers (See http://ccrank.com/raceto10000/ )	done!/June 4th	Phil R & all in the 10,000 challenge
1/16	read out loud or recite 40 sentences from Ayn Rand novels	done/May 28th	to Jacqueline, Marianna, and Pierce
1/17	listen to 40 hours of motivational tapes, pumped to 400 for the year.	78 so far/Nov 12th	Scott B,  Rich F
4/18	bike 400 km in 4 days,  NOT consecutive days, but 100 km per day	DONE!/May 17th, 26th and June 6th & 20th	Mo, Markham, Stein, Bill S, Steve
1/19	40 laps swimming. ( may be my local 10 meter Pool)	Done/May 26th	Kathy F, Krista F., Marianna F, and Pierce F
1/20	send 40 emails to solicit appearances	sent two	-
1/21	forty kisses to my daughter AND son, (80 total)	Done/May 21st	Marianna F, and Pierce F
4/22	write forty pages for my new motivational book. new goal submit book proposal before end of 40th year	up to 6600 words	Greg C,  Rich F
1/23	bake 40 cookies	done/May 24th	just me.
1/24	40 acts of objectivism (to myself or others)	well I'm quite sure I did do this, but did not keep track.	-
1/25	4 hour evening with my wife, ( Italian dining and movie)	Done/ June 17th	Jacqueline
1/26	Hold 40 Yoga poses for 40 seconds each	Done/ June 1st
1/27	Score 4000 in the gym workout sheet. http://ccrank.com/honorcomp/	tried June 18th got about 2100	Stein, Scott, Jim
40/28	receive 40,000 hits to this web page.	got 400, ouch!	EVERYONE spread the word.
1/29	inspire friends and friends of friends to loose 400 lbs combined during the 40 days, ( report in,( I weigh 156 now))	108 lbs lost..	EVERYONE spread the word. and check your weight rightnow.
1/30	All American day, 40 throws and catches with: Frisbee, Football, and Baseball. Also 40 "aloft kicks" on soccer ball, eat 4 hot dogs. we'll include Challenge #33.	Managed 40 football throws, and 40 aloft soccer ball kicks.	Scott Bovard for the football throws
1/31	a party, 40 friends over for at least 40 drinks, and 40 stories told, 40 oz of ice cream consumed	DONE!  Wow Thanks everybody for coming!	Jacqueline, Mike, Steve, Jacquelyn, Laura, Steve, Rebecca, Jeff, Josie, Rich, Kathy, Greg, Marc, Susan, Tom, Kristi, Phil, Lena, Kevin, Jim, Jennifer, Amelia, Jenieve, Ryan, Chad, Sarah, Greg, Ryan, Vaughn, Pierce, Nancy, Russ, Kate, Maryann, Ric, Dick, Kit, Liesbet, Tim, Mondona, Randy, and the rest I've missed, Thank you all! (hit 40 aproximately)
1/32	400 sit-ups in a day. (See http://ccrank.com/raceto10000/ )	all done/ May 13th	I think I was solo on this one.
1/33	Four RWB beers to go with challenge #30	one porter and one amber ale	Greg, Jacqueline, Steve E
1/34	400 Lunges (See http://ccrank.com/raceto10000/ )	Done/June 3rd	waiting to see...
1/35	400 push-ups (See http://ccrank.com/raceto10000/ )	all done/ May 19th	Steve E, and Greg C.
4/36	four days of fasting, ( not consecutive, I'm light) I think this is going to be a "juice fast", since a "water fast" might damage me.:)	three juice fasting days done	Jack LaLane, Rich F.
37	40 different boulder problems Onsight	Done/May 21st	Concord gym member comp crowd
38	Four Yosemite formations in a day	Done June 13th	Steve "Stainless" Edwards
1/39	40 People KILL Spam! Saves YOU 40 minutes a day!	22 so far	http://spamarrest.com/affl?2243705
40NA/40	raise $4000 for four organizations that benefit ME. (Objectively Justifiable, not altruistic)	$2100 raised. SEE THEdetails!	YOU!  see the details!
total: 48/40	I am listed MORE THAN 40 days worth of challenges, so that I could "miss" a few and still complete "40 good days". I combined challenges on many days.		My lifestyle is credited to all you* visiting the site AND the folks below.
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