Fifty Before 50

50 Things to Do Before I Turn 50 A random list of 50 things I want to do before I turn 50 on December 21, 2020. I  have 8 years and 7 months to accomplish everything. This works out to 3136 days--strangely enough, it is also a Monday--and gives me approximately 62 days per item. Read about why I am doing this. My list is not complete. In fact, it stops at 30. The reason for this is simple...what if something amazing happens between now and 2020, like commercial Space (or even better, Time) Travel? I want to be able to augment the list to include new interests and opportunities. Suggestions are always welcome.  Read  To Kill A Mockingbird  by Harper Lee  DONE September 10, 2012 Ride a camel in the dessert  POSTPONED DUE TO COVID Skydive   POSTPONED DUE TO COVID Make great  Hollandaise sauce   First attempt DONE Sunday, June 17, 2012 , second attempt DONE Thursday, November 22, 2012, third attempt DONE Monday, December 24, 2012, f...

29 August 2013 -  Hot damn! I did it. Yep, this year's Hood to Coast gave me the perfect route to finally achieve this goal. Leg 2 out of Government Camp was 5.67 miles with a de-elevation (is that a word?) of 1500ft. I think it was the socks. 17 April 2013 - I have be training for my half marathon in May, walking to work and doing a ton of circuit training in the past three months but haven't been trying to achieve this one. That being said, I dropped my car at the shop at lunch and planned to walk/run the three miles back to work. At the two mile mark, I realised I was at 19 minutes.Sweet! In the end, I managed to do three miles in 30 min and 15 seconds. This is an entire minute per mile faster than my October time. I can see victory on the horizon! 17 Oct 2012 - Ok, this one is going to kill me. It seems pretty easy compared to completing a half-marathon each year, sky dive, etc...right? Nope. I can go the distance, but it is the speed I have trouble with. ...

Done for 2012. Holiday Half .  It sucked and was cold and I got super sick afterwards. Needless to say, this is the last time I do a winter race in this part of the country. Before the race. I was still optimistic. I was only smiling on the outside.