Rebellious Reindeer

gerald12 - 2007-12-01 12:44 AM Hello fellow Reindeer! I am excited to do this. About myself. I live in Utah and thought that this challenge would give me some extra motivation to get in the pool. My goal is 30,000 yards which might be tough with the holidays (pool closings) plus I will be in Montana for about 5 days of cross country skiing. So you may not hear from me the 6th - 10th. Swimming is my weakest event and want to improve this area thus the challenge! Plan on doing my first Ironman in Lake Placid this July so I better put in the time. Yeah and smack talking is alright by me. I am in the military and have heard and dished out plentyof it.

lastcall2003 - 2007-12-01 2:44 AM

Here's the team with links for your inspiration convienence!

ARGH! not sure why I can't get this to work tonight - will try again tomorrow :-)

Noz - 2007-11-30 9:02 PM

alright reindeer!  let's go, everyone in the pool!

gerald12 - 2007-12-01 12:44 AM Hello fellow Reindeer! I am excited to do this. About myself. I live in Utah and thought that this challenge would give me some extra motivation to get in the pool. My goal is 30,000 yards which might be tough with the holidays (pool closings) plus I will be in Montana for about 5 days of cross country skiing. So you may not hear from me the 6th - 10th. Swimming is my weakest event and want to improve this area thus the challenge! Plan on doing my first Ironman in Lake Placid this July so I better put in the time. Yeah and smack talking is alright by me. I am in the military and have heard and dished out plentyof it.

sparco - 2007-12-01 6:42 AM

O.K., I know at least half the team already.  This should be fun.

Alrighty then:

1.  I'm a morning person.  I have a long commute in the morning and typically wake up at 4:30 or 5 in the morning.  That's when I typically post and at night after the kids are to bed.

2.  I consider myself a non-swimmer.  My first tri was not pleasant.  My first open water swim, I did freestyle for about 150 yds, then sidestroked and backstroked out to close to the turnaround point.  A lifeguard asked me if I was doing o.k.  I said 'no.'  She said 'swim over here and rest on this float.'  I did.  We chatted until I got my breath back.  Swam the rest of the way back doing breastroke and sidestroke.  It was a humiliating experience, but I completed the 705 yd distance, and that's what mattered, but it took me about 28 minutes to finish.  But I finished.  Since then, I've done several sprints and an Oly.  I plan on doing a half iron this June.

3.  Beth (lastcall2003) and Cat (kagphin) are chatty.  They and others kept our November Challenge thread alive, TEAM 'They Who Shall Not Be Named,' fondly known as the Twisnibbins.  I am not chatty, but like cheesecake.

4.  I have a half marathon coming up next month and a marathon in May (Fargo, you coming up Noz?), so swimming will not be my main emphasis.  But I do enjoy getting to the pool.  I'm only swimming twice a week, but my workouts will be up to 2800 yds, so if I miss one, I'm screwed, and I EXPECT my teammates to give me grief if I do.

5.  I look forward to this challenge.  We've got a lot of good swimmers here...Cat, Pam (barqhead), Beth, Noz, and I'm sure many more.  Feel free to impart your wisdom on us non-swimmers .

6.  There is no #6.

7.  Happy swimming everyone.  We'll get through this high calorie season.

8.  Oh, and I eat lots of Little Debbie snacks, especially Oatmeal Creme Pies, because Nicole does.

9.  And 'LOL' is allowed here.

Noz - 2007-12-01 8:10 AM

i hope i didn't overstep my bounds posting before the head elf :0

hi, my name is adam!  i am a capricorn who enjoys long swims along the beach.  i live in iowa with my wife and 2.5 year old and we are currently being bombarded with snow.

my goal is to hit 20,000 yards this month.  really looking forward to it, especially now that sal is going to be yelling encouraging me.

not related, but, i am a horrible speller.

sal, i wish we were coming to party in fargo, but may is about when we are expecting baby noz #2.  i wonder if the boss would let me run....she just said no

good luck everyone!  i'm excited to get to know you guys better!

 

sparco - 2007-12-01 7:42 AM

O.K., I know at least half the team already. This should be fun.

Alrighty then:

1. I'm a morning person. I have a long commute in the morning and typically wake up at 4:30 or 5 in the morning. That's when I typically post and at night after the kids are to bed.

2. I consider myself a non-swimmer. My first tri was not pleasant. My first open water swim, I did freestyle for about 150 yds, then sidestroked and backstroked out to close to the turnaround point. A lifeguard asked me if I was doing o.k. I said 'no.' She said 'swim over here and rest on this float.' I did. We chatted until I got my breath back. Swam the rest of the way back doing breastroke and sidestroke. It was a humiliating experience, but I completed the 705 yd distance, and that's what mattered, but it took me about 28 minutes to finish. But I finished. Since then, I've done several sprints and an Oly. I plan on doing a half iron this June.

3. Beth (lastcall2003) and Cat (kagphin) are chatty. They and others kept our November Challenge thread alive, TEAM 'They Who Shall Not Be Named,' fondly known as the Twisnibbins. I am not chatty, but like cheesecake.

4. I have a half marathon coming up next month and a marathon in May (Fargo, you coming up Noz?), so swimming will not be my main emphasis. But I do enjoy getting to the pool. I'm only swimming twice a week, but my workouts will be up to 2800 yds, so if I miss one, I'm screwed, and I EXPECT my teammates to give me grief if I do.

5. I look forward to this challenge. We've got a lot of good swimmers here...Cat, Pam (barqhead), Beth, Noz, and I'm sure many more. Feel free to impart your wisdom on us non-swimmers .

6. There is no #6.

7. Happy swimming everyone. We'll get through this high calorie season.

8. Oh, and I eat lots of Little Debbie snacks, especially Oatmeal Creme Pies, because Nicole does.

9. And 'LOL' is allowed here.

barqhead - 2007-12-01 9:18 AM Hellooo, Reindeer! My name is Pam and I too was on the notorious Twinsnibbins challenge team. But I spent too much time chatting (and working) and not enough time working out. My goal for December is to swim 30,000 yards. I should be able do this since I work at a pool as a lifeguard, swim instructor, and lifeguard instructor. As you can guess from my occupation, I come from a swimming background. Used to be a competitive swimmer from the age of 10-18. My strongest part of triathlon is the bike. My weakness is running, but guess what? I'm injured. I am a married mom of two living in South Carolina. Looking forward to getting to know all of you and having the lingering aroma of chlorine following me wherever I go! Pam

KathyG - 2007-12-01 10:35 AM

Hey fellow Reindeers!

I'm Kathy, mom to 5 living in MA. Swimming is by far my worst part of tris even after 4 years and lots of lessons. Like Pam I'm best on the bike and really like that most. I'm doing an Ironman next summer and really don't want to have a 1.75 to 2 hour swim.

For the month I'm focusing in on drills and improving my technique so my goal is in time as drilling is weird/slow in the pool. My goal is 11 hours and in the last 2 years my two highest swim months were just over 9. I didn't swim for 8 weeks due to surgery and trying to get/keep my shoulder that I seperated in a bike race crash happy...may be challenging to swim/drill as it is acting up again. 

Tomorrow I'm going to a 4 hour swim clinic (only about an hour will be in the pool). I hope to get some insight and help so I can get better. I plan on following up with the same coaches at Saturday Masters which is about 45 minute drive from me but I need the help. 

 

lastcall2003 - 2007-12-01 12:46 PM

Heck no Adam, there will be penalty pics required as a result of posting before the head elf, not a problem at all ;-)

In Nebraska we are currenlty bombarded with ICE - it is not fun - kind of like being in a giant ice skating rink - not sure if I'm going to be able to get to the gym for my swim today :-(

Party in Fargo and I wasn't invited????  The only place I can think of that would be better to party than Fargo would be Minot the Magic City LOL

(I was actually born in Bismark, ND)

barqhead - 2007-12-01 12:15 PM

 Sorry about the ice, Beth. Makes my reason of not wanting to get in the head with a beach ball or slapped in the face with a foam noodle more of a wuss-out not to swim.

lastcall2003 - 2007-12-01 11:46 AM

Heck no Adam, there will be penalty pics required as a result of posting before the head elf, not a problem at all ;-)

In Nebraska we are currenlty bombarded with ICE - it is not fun - kind of like being in a giant ice skating rink - not sure if I'm going to be able to get to the gym for my swim today :-(

Party in Fargo and I wasn't invited????  The only place I can think of that would be better to party than Fargo would be Minot the Magic City LOL

(I was actually born in Bismark, ND)

Noz - 2007-12-01 12:57 PM

party in fargo = fargo marathon/half marathon.  sal and i ran but did not meet each other   if you are used to cold weather, it's a treat!

state of iowa is iced over as well, looking like i'm going to start swimming on monday!

lastcall2003 - 2007-12-01 1:31 PM

LMAO!!!!

is your pool full of Noodle ladies tossing beach balls as a part of their aerobic routine?