CHALLENGE Challenge - Persistence

Hi team!

Im Cat, Aussie, 26...signed up to cycle a little over 15 hours this month... a good increase on  last month added to by the fact that I have a taper for a sprint race in the final week so I wont be able to do last minute catch up so will have to be on to it with my riding!

I like challenges, like meeting new people and I post too much!!! 

Looking forward to getting to know every one better

Cat

Good morning team!

My name's Neal.  Looking forward to participating in this challenge with every one here.

I think I signed up to run 50 miles this month.  I'm already a little behind (0 miles so far) so this is going to be even a little more challenging for me   Planning on a little run after work today although it may be more of a slide since there is an awful lot of ice still lingering on the ground from a recent storm.

Good luck to all this month!

hi team persistence

i am jacquigirl.. our team pecans lost the challenge by 1/4 mile ouch... i changed my running goal  from 85 miles to 75 milesdue to a situation with my hamstring.  i've included elliptical and stairmaster miles so far on the spreadsheet, hope that is okey, i truly believe this is a very temporary situation and will find that out tomorrow at lunch... okay team persisence let's hit this goal and win our challenge this month!!!

Hi Team!

I have to run to work, but will check in this evening   Happy Monday!

Norine

Hi,

I just found the team assignments. I'm signed up for 37 miles running and 16000m swimming. I got in my first run yesterday and my first swim this morning. I feel it's going to be a great month for all of us!

Nicole

daisy2908 - 2009-01-05 5:56 PM Hi Team! Ok, so I just spent about 20 minutes making a table ... here's the code if you want to include it in your blog

Team Persistence Thread daisy2908 runnerx geauxtri starrlinda Jacquigirl disturbed275 kaqphin MDHillSlug

THANKS NORINE!!!

Thanks for the team chart.  It looks great!

I tried working on one of those for like a half an hour one time and had to give up out of frustration.  Nice work! 

I got out to run today and man was it ICY with a capitol I.  Managed to make it about 5 miles without killing myself.

And I realized my run goal for the month is 60 miles not 50.  Yikes!!!  I guess Slugger did tell us to make hard  

Hi all -

I see some names I recognize.  I'm back for another challenge.  I'm just starting up my ironman training (Lake Placid), so I'm hoping for some inspiration to keep me going.  My goals were exactly what my training plan calls for.  With luck, I'll be at 100% by the end.  Right now, I'm being treated for a bum knee (kneecap isn't tracking properly), so for the time being, I'm "running" using the eliptical. 

Looking forward to the challenge.

Walt

Hi Walt,

New Jersey, huh? What exit?!

I was treated last fall for kneecaps that weren't tracking right. After finishing PT I've been good for just over a year.

Now, now...Maryland is...is...um....is...  ehhhh, I guess there aren't any Maryland jokes.

I've had the kneecap stuff off and on for a while.  It's usually when I neglect something that the problems rise.  In this case, I stopped cycling and concentrated solely on running for the NYC marathon.  I originally took up cycling to strengthen all those knee support muscles. 

What type of PT did they have you doing?

I imagine there are Maryland jokes (probably with Virginia) but I don't know them. I grew up in New York and had relatives in Jersey. A lot of people don't know that it's a really nice state once you get away from the crappy areas near NYC.

Funny, when my knees were bothering me I was told not to do any running. SInce biking was when they hurt the most I focused on swimming. That was the period when I made the greatest gains in my swimming.

They would tape my knees to pull the kneecaps into proper position and then I'd do all sorts of strengthening exercises that where designed to keep them where they needed to be. I di 2x/week PT with home exercises inbetween.

Hmmmm...I remember making fun of Philly a challenge or two ago.  It all came back to bite me.  (i'm a Cowboys fan.)   Well, gotta go with the hometown boys over the dreaded Eggles - Go GIANTS. 

Definatley the right team...Ive got runners knee...basically poor biomechanics and knee cap tracking...Intially the taping helped heaps...I now where orthotics, ice whenever I feel any weirdness, am learning to run with better biomechanics and Im just REALLY conservative with my running... (easy since Im not a fan of running!)

I've created a version of the team roster you might like:

Why thank you! 

oohh I like yours better

I should have thanked you for setting up the table. I took yours and added the background picture. Thanks!

Good morning team.  How's everyone today?

Love the background pic on the table.  That is one looooong stretch of road