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2008-02-29 2:22 AM

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Subject: The Peep Giants: Extra Big, Extra Stuffed

Welcome to the March Challenge....

The Peep Giants are much bigger than their marshmallow friends, capable of picking up and eating the inhabitants of Peep town. They live in the mountains, only venturing into the city when they need extra supplies...their experience in the mountains make them great climbers


Your team line up is:

1.cworley

2. Ellie

3. mac3116

4. nycpa

5. oweiss

6. roin_runnw

7. Shoeless

8. StichloverSith

9. tkbslc

10. xterratri

Please take the time wherever you can to get to know your team members through team chatter here and inspires on their logs. The more motivation you can give each other, the higher chance you wont be declared marshmallows at the end of the month! (I mean who doesnt like some team support to get them going?)

You need to chose a team captain and I will drop back in the next couple of days with a spreadsheet for you to use to track your team results. I will set up a teamcaptain/ leaders thread for each team to check in everyweek.

As mentioned in the original post reporting weeks for the challenge are as follows:

Week 1: March 1 - 9
Week 2: March: 10- 16
Week 3: March 17 -23
Week 4: March 24-31

Please make sure your logs are up to date at the end of each week, and don't forget to report your weekly results to your team!

You can increase your individual goal anytime throughout the challenge, just make sure your team captain knows of the change so they can let me know in the weekly check ins. I will post an update on the challenge in a thread each week and let your team know when it is ready... I make these on a separate thread as its a good chance to mention how great you are going to the other teams!!!

In case you missed it there is a loosing penalty for this challenge:
1) If your team looses the Peep Wars then you will be required to change your avatar to a Peep/Marshmellow for the month of April
2) If you fail to meet your personal goal in the Peep Wars, you must add a signature line that declares " I am a marshmellow and need to harden/toughen up!" for the month of April

FINALLY... this is a competition so feel free to drop in on the other teams with pictures, comments and banter - they will probably do it to you!

So I suggest you introduce yourself to your team below with information like your training history, upcoming goals, family life.. whatever you like to share.. and THEN... RIDE YOUR BIKE! Im sure no one wants to end the month as a Peep, or a marshmallow!

Happy cycling
Cat



Edited by D001 2008-02-29 10:50 PM


2008-02-29 2:40 AM
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Finally: Some motivation to get you started:

 





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2008-02-29 10:45 AM
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Hi team! This is only my second challenge on BT, but last month went well for me personally. Some rocks have sunk, and that is disappointing, but this team will do better!

I am 38, married for 18 years. We have three teenage daughters, whom I homeschool. I am homeschool ski coordinator, an 8-year 4-H leader, and a rabbit enthusiast. I love to xstitch, but I've given up most of my stitching time for training.

This is my second season of triathlon. I was connedencouraged to do a triathlon by my spin instructor. We did our first tri as a team, and I was hooked. Last year I did two solo sprints. This year I have two sprints and my first Oly planned.

Yesterday I had my first road ride. It was cold, and the wind was terrible, yet I was happy just to be out on the pavement. We'll probably get more winter, forcing me to stay inside, but I will finish my goal!
2008-02-29 4:28 PM
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Hello team.  My goal is 400 miles for the month which is equal to about what I did combined in the first two months of the year where I focused on running.  Time to start building my bike back for my second full year of triathlon.  Last year I did a HIM and Full Aquabike, this year I won't have as much time to train and will be focsuing on a couple of Olympics early and a half aquabike and possibly a late season HIM if everything comes together like I hope.  Can't wait for March 9th and the return of day light savings time.

 

 

2008-02-29 7:21 PM
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Hi team - just to let you know you have a new team member Ellie who I hope will come say hello soon!
2008-02-29 9:44 PM
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Hey Cat- can you edit the team list in the first post to include the whole team? At least I think this is the team I'm on but there's only 8 names listed.

My goal is 250 mi for the month. Just started riding again in Feb sincebeing totally burned out after IM Moo last year. Didn't even bother unpacking my tri bike until Dec. Anyways, right now it's looking like most of my biking will be on the trainer as we still have tons of the white death and are getting more. 100 days until I move to Hawai'i Race plans include St Anthony's and FL 70.3 plus there is an indoor triathlon(maybe-depends on the white death) Mar 2 here in ME and some running races with family.

BTW, this team is the Montana connection so far. I went to Clinton Elem and Hellgate for my freshman year of high school, played Y and Strikers soccer. StitchloverSith was born at Community General and NYcpa is a U of M grad. Go Griz!


2008-02-29 9:50 PM
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xterratri - 2008-03-01 2:44 PM Hey Cat- can you edit the team list in the first post to include the whole team? At least I think this is the team I'm on but there's only 8 names listed. My goal is 250 mi for the month. Just started riding again in Feb sincebeing totally burned out after IM Moo last year. Didn't even bother unpacking my tri bike until Dec. Anyways, right now it's looking like most of my biking will be on the trainer as we still have tons of the white death and are getting more. 100 days until I move to Hawai'i Race plans include St Anthony's and FL 70.3 plus there is an indoor triathlon(maybe-depends on the white death) Mar 2 here in ME and some running races with family. BTW, this team is the Montana connection so far. I went to Clinton Elem and Hellgate for my freshman year of high school, played Y and Strikers soccer. StitchloverSith was born at Community General and NYcpa is a U of M grad. Go Griz!

Sorry yes this is your team.... (I was up late on sugar last night getting these up so they were ready for everyone when they woke up which after a full week at work might not have been smart)

I cant edit posts after 30 minutes (Im not a forum moderator so I have the same BT rights as everyone else... I just run these challenges occasionally because... actually one day I will figure out why!

 

Anyway I will see if one of the mods can do it!

Otherwise the full team line up is (currently):

1.cworley

2. Ellie

3. mac3116

4. nycpa

5. oweiss

6. roin_runnw 

7. Shoeless

8. StichloverSith

9. tkbslc

10. xterratri

 

Happy Riding

Cat 

 

2008-02-29 10:41 PM
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Thanks Cat! Hope you got some sleep

If no one else has an overwhelming desire to do it, I'm willing to be team captain.
2008-02-29 10:52 PM
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xterratri - 2008-02-29 10:44 PM

Hey Cat- can you edit the team list in the first post to include the whole team? At least I think this is the team I'm on but there's only 8 names listed.


Greetings, Peep Giants!

I've edited the first post for you, so there are now ten names shown on your team roster.

2008-02-29 11:16 PM
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Hi everyone!

It's good to see some familiar faces This is my second bt challenge, and I love them! I finished my first sprint tri last year, and have two sprints and an olympic planned for this year. My goal for this challenge is 12 hours, and I'm excited to get back on my bike after only doing some spin classes this winter. I concentrated mostly on running this winter preparing for my first half marathon. I'm another Montanan, but I spend a lot of time traveling throughout the pacific northwest.

Looking forward to this challenge!

Roni

2008-02-29 11:18 PM
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xterratri - 2008-02-29 9:41 PM Thanks Cat! Hope you got some sleep If no one else has an overwhelming desire to do it, I'm willing to be team captain.

You have my vote



2008-02-29 11:21 PM
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Oh, I forgot to add it's roni_runnw not roin
2008-03-01 12:40 AM
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D001 - 2008-03-01 3:52 PM
xterratri - 2008-02-29 10:44 PM Hey Cat- can you edit the team list in the first post to include the whole team? At least I think this is the team I'm on but there's only 8 names listed.
Greetings, Peep Giants! I've edited the first post for you, so there are now ten names shown on your team roster.

Thanks moderator Dee!  

2008-03-01 11:37 AM
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I know this barely counts, but I did go 15 minutes this morning. It was quiet, and 40 degrees on the way out, but the wind came up. Now it is snowing. Love that Montana 'spring' weather!

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2008-03-01 5:39 PM
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Shoeless - 2008-03-02 4:37 AM I know this barely counts, but I did go 15 minutes this morning. It was quiet, and 40 degrees on the way out, but the wind came up. Now it is snowing. Love that Montana 'spring' weather!

Everything counts.... getting off zero is a good start!

2008-03-01 5:42 PM
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Just a quick update - we have had some more challenge sign ups and wieczynski is on your team!


2008-03-01 5:42 PM
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xterratri - 2008-02-29 11:41 PM

Thanks Cat! Hope you got some sleep

If no one else has an overwhelming desire to do it, I'm willing to be team captain.


I vote for her as well, I just pan on giving her my totals. It is so much easier than thrying to figure that stuff out on my own.
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2008-03-01 7:48 PM
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Got about 1:20 today.  it was WINDY.  I was pushing to go 13mph!  took me 3 hours to get my 1:20 in because I got 2 flats and was having pump problems.  Finally had to call the wife for a ride home.  

Good luck everyone! 

2008-03-01 10:24 PM
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Thanks guys for letting me join your team.  I'll figure out a goal and post it tomorrow.

Woo hoo!

2008-03-02 1:20 AM
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Hi Team - as mentioned earlier please find attached the team spreadsheet for tracking your progress this month.

Dee will shortly be uploading these to google spreadsheet and you have a choice as a team (or team captain) whether to use the online google spreadsheet or the hard copy for your reporting.

From a team captain point of view google spreadsheet makes the job easier as each person is responsible for updating their own data to the spreadsheet each week. The team captain role then becomes primarily motivational and o provide a reminder to everyone to update the sheet.

Cat 





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2008-03-02 1:22 AM
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kaqphin - 2008-03-02 2:20 AM

Hi Team - as mentioned earlier please find attached the team spreadsheet for tracking your progress this month.

Dee will shortly be uploading these to google spreadsheet and you have a choice as a team (or team captain) whether to use the online google spreadsheet or the hard copy for your reporting.

From a team captain point of view google spreadsheet makes the job easier as each person is responsible for updating their own data to the spreadsheet each week. The team captain role then becomes primarily motivational and o provide a reminder to everyone to update the sheet.

Cat



(In other words, the team captain gets to wave the whip around and yell a lot.)

(At least, that's my interpretation of it all. LOL)



2008-03-02 3:26 PM
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Let's get a team chant:

Fe Fi Fo Fum
Peep Giants
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Add your suggestion.
2008-03-02 6:52 PM
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kaqphin - 2008-03-02 2:20 AM

Hi Team - as mentioned earlier please find attached the team spreadsheet for tracking your progress this month.

Dee will shortly be uploading these to google spreadsheet and you have a choice as a team (or team captain) whether to use the online google spreadsheet or the hard copy for your reporting.

From a team captain point of view google spreadsheet makes the job easier as each person is responsible for updating their own data to the spreadsheet each week. The team captain role then becomes primarily motivational and o provide a reminder to everyone to update the sheet.

Cat



I have a Google spreadsheet available for you. As Cat said, it's your choice whether to use this, or the spreadsheet that she attached in her last post.

They are both the same spreadsheet. I just uploaded a version onto Google.

Here's a link to the spreadsheet:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=puhAA5NRKHA2dMQgpBV6nZw

You'll need to enter the following info:
email address: [email protected]
password: challengeforum

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2008-03-02 8:47 PM
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Thanks Dee. I knew that it wasn't up when I looked earlier.

PS- displaying the avatar of shame too
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xterratri - 2008-03-02 9:47 PM

Thanks Dee. I knew that it wasn't up when I looked earlier.

PS- displaying the avatar of shame too


The only problem with these penalty avatars is that we're all starting to look alike!

Well, except Dexter. (He put up a pic of the Patriots Cheerleaders. LOL)

Ah well, new month, new challenge.



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