Double Your Mileage Challenge (July - December)

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I am interested but want to plug some numbers into my calendar to see if it's reasonable. I'm a new rider so I know doing 1200-1400 may seem easy to you I need to be reasonable I'll get back to you.

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I'm up for this!  That'll help me reach my goals for the year.

I haven't swam so far this year, so my goal for the second half of the year is to actually get in the pool. 

I'm definitely interested. I need to look at my numbers before I give a total commitment.

Oh my, I am in for the bike and the swim for sure!

Hey Bill - toss me into this challenge, all 3 sports.  I have at least two sprint tris for the 2nd half of the year and maybe a 3rd... I need to keep my volume up (or increase it for better race times!)!  I'll look over my plans and see if something more in any sport is a reasonable goal. -Cynthia

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okay bill, i'm in. the girls convinced me that if I'm going to be ready for El Tour I best get my butt on the bike for at least 54 miles per week. Does RPM/Spin class count or just actual road miles? I'll just be doing the biking. No swim or running for me anymore.

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I'll give you some history so you understand why no swim and run for me.

I was not really an athletic person except for the occassional aerobics classes. I had no experience with swimming except for as a child (we had a pool), hadn't really ridden a bike since I was about 13, I hated running.  After watching a marathon for years near our house I decided that I wanted to do the 1/2 marathon in December of 2007. I started training that Summer (keep in mind I'm in AZ and summer is HOT) and followed a plan. It took me 5 hours to finish the 1/2 because I walk/ran (more like a plod for me) it. The first 1/2 went okay but the 2nd half was like torture. My goal was to finish and that's what I did. Okay, that was crossed off the "lifes list".

In April of 2008 I decided I wanted to do a triathlon. Not sure why but I did. There was one coming up in July but as it got closer I realized I wasn't ready. I did a sprint distance tri in October 2008. I still didn't like the run portion and spent 45 minutes doing 3 miles. Even though I didn't like the running I had in my mind I wanted to do an Olympic distance. Well that all changed when my husband was doing some tests for a heart procedure he was going to have on October 31st and they told him the open heart surgury we thought wouldn't have to happen for 5 years needed to happen now.

My life in November and December was a bit emotional. My husband had open heart surgury in December. During all of this time I was reevaluated my life and trying to decide what did I enjoy and what was I spending time doing that I didn't enjoy.

I had already decided to do a Sprint in May so I did it but before the event had made a decision that I would not run (if you could even call what I did running) any more. I did a bike event in April and really enjoyed it. With limited time it's great to be able to go out my front door and jump on my bike. I enjoy swimming but it isn't as easy for me to get to the pool and it costs me money.

With all that said I have decided I will stick with biking and not swim or run. I hope I am still welcome at the BT site.

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I'm good I'm a good teaser too so I hope you can give it and get it

I've wondered though if people care if I just bike. I haven't gotten that feeling at all on BT. It's a great group of people. The Arizona people are really fun.

I am at peace and feel much better about training rather than dreading it. Husband is doing great. We started doing RPM classes together once a week and the Dr. gave him the okay to ride outside so we need to get his bike a tune up. I may ride tomorrow and Sunday but not sure. Or maybe I should slack so I don't have to match as many miles

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Yep. Javamom is in Phoenix. I'm about 2 hours south in Tucson. Those Phoenix people are a blast. I'm always afraid I'll have to disclose I'm not doing work when I burst out laughing at something one of them said when I take a BT reading break.

I'm definitely in. Thanks for setting this up - it will keep me going through Nov/Dec which are usually my "slacker" months.

Nice one Bill, I am in!

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I'm in for doubling all three as well.  This should be a great way to gauge how much better I was able to get as my first year of training progresses.

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