Athletic Challenges
Recently, there has been a couple instances (Shaq Vs and ifthisguycandunk.com) where a person takes on an athletic challenge to see if he/she is up to the task. I love this concept and have definitely spent plenty of time challenging friends and/or watching friends complete in different athletic feats (with a bet usually taking place).
Now, here’s my idea…what if there was a website to document these challenges, manage a bet and (un)prove that different athletic feats can(‘t) be achieved. I’m pretty sure there is a site that already exists for managing bets of people (person-to-person).
Anyway, with ifthisguycandunk.com, I love how he is documenting the journey of his to dunk a basketball by his 30th birthday. So, my idea includes people throwing up challenges and people can accept them and work towards completing them.
For example, I’ve always wanted to run a marathon, however, my motivation to train for one is not the best. So, if someone were to challenge/bet me, I’d be very motivated not to lose. I could document my training (likely getting sponsors, nutritionists, etc to help along the way and help publicize them) and have the “put up or shut up” moment for the challenge.
Help me hammer this idea out in the comments.
Tags: competition, my ideas, sports