Too late to join? I would commit to 4x/week.
I finished up the year by challenging myself to exercise 35 days straight until Christmas and was thinking I wasn't interested, but last week, as I was about to spend a third day in a row sitting on my a##, I thought, I should commit to four days a week just to keep myself honest through the winter.
If it's Friday to Friday, let's see... last week... one day rock climbing, one run, two bouldering sessions, one monster weight session... leaving me sore for two days.
So far this week..
Sat: run 4 miles, with 2.3 miles of steep uphill
Sun: Snake Dike route with my wife! 16 miles of hiking with climbing pack, 5 pitches of easy climbing (5.7 if that means anything to you folks), and 5,000 feet of vertical gain, ending at the top of Half Dome.
Alternative proposal regarding money
If it's not presumptuous for a Johnny-Come-Lately to throw out "policy" changes, I would like to throw this out (and I guess if it *is* presumptuous, too late. Sorry).
Personally, I set weekly goals this way: every week I knock off everything on my list, I put $50 into a pot for spending on frivolous stuff I don't need. Every week I miss a single thing on my list, I take $250 out of the pot. Very effective.
Since the idea of the money is to keep everyone in the game for the duration and motivate everyone to the end, giving it to the person with the best record means that someone who gets the flu and misses a week might as well give up. But I'd like to see that person get rolling again and get back on track.
So my proposal is this: for every *day* that you miss in a given week, it costs $20 (or $10 or whatever you feel comfy with). That all goes into a pool. Everyone who misses fewer than X weeks (two?) over the course of the challenge gets thrown into a winner-take-all drawing. Person 1 generates a randomized list of names. Person 2 generates a random number. Both email person 3 to make the match and determine the winner. That way everyone who doesn't give up has a chance to win a substantial pot. And we all have a penalty hanging over us *every* week.
Just an idea for optimal motivation...