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Good morning team

I will start this challenge by going for a long run, but I will bike tomorrow My name is Torben I am danish but living in Iceland since 2001. My main goal for the season is Ironman Barcelona Oct 4th so I do need to get some T.I.T.S. 

Go team

Nice work! Im watching it live and well... ummm... its going to be a 4am finish.... hope I make it!

First of all Happy 4th of July to all the Americans

My name is Steffi and I am German but I also live in Iceland. Biking here is usually pretty challenging due to the weather but you get used to it I guess lol

I started the challenge with a nice, easy and very short bike ride today (as part of a brick) as I have an Olympic Distance Practice Trial coming up tomorrow. Right now I am training for HIM Iceland which will be held on August 8th and during the next 3 weeks I will do some of my longest bike rides ever. It sure scares me...

Happy biking everyone

Hi everyone.   My name is Anne and I live in Kitchener, Ontario.   I have never participated in a challenge before or been too involved in posting on threads but hope to learn fast.    Did my first try-a-tri 5 years ago August, having learned to swim a couple of months before that.   I did my first Olympic distance a couple of weeks ago and tomorrow I am doing my first 1/2 ironman swim/bike in Peterborough.    I know I will finish SOMETIME tomorrow!    

Does biking in a race count toward the challenge?   Looking forward to getting to know everyone and excited to be part of a team. 

Thanks!! No fireworks here because it's too bright out, but we're having a barbecue later tonight.

KrisSeer - 2009-07-05 11:42 AM

latestarter - 2009-07-04 1:17 PM

Hi everyone.   My name is Anne and I live in Kitchener, Ontario.   I have never participated in a challenge before or been too involved in posting on threads but hope to learn fast.    Did my first try-a-tri 5 years ago August, having learned to swim a couple of months before that.   I did my first Olympic distance a couple of weeks ago and tomorrow I am doing my first 1/2 ironman swim/bike in Peterborough.    I know I will finish SOMETIME tomorrow!    

Does biking in a race count toward the challenge?   Looking forward to getting to know everyone and excited to be part of a team. 

Good luck in your race tomorrow, and have lots of fun! We'll be looking for your race report .

And, we should probably check with somebody official, but yeah I'm pretty sure that your biking tomorrow will count as a stage. I don't think there are any bonuses for racing during this challenge, but you can log it and include it as a part of your overall totals.

haha yes those are the rules summed up really well!

Oh and hi! Im Cat/SuperCat.... Im on this team!

Im also Tour De France obsessed which, with the time difference to Australia, means Im up half the night watching in the month of July.

Results are meant to be put in the team spreadsheets... on google..

The thingis... I have to CREATE the spreadsheets in order for that to happen!

Good morning all,

I am scheduled to do an Olympic Distance Practice Trial today for my upcoming HIM and it is raining crazy out there I am doing it with a friend and we have just postponed it it for 2 hours and hopefully the weather will clear up a bit.... But at least there is no wind out which is very very rare in this country lol

CAT, I can maybe try to bug Mestern long enough to make the spreadsheet for you if you want

JODY, thats an awesome weight-loss so far!! Congrats! I was a little confused about your name at first as I thought Jody was a womans name but that did not reaslly fit to your picture!

LISA, great start in the challenge

ANNE, good luck on your race today

KRISTINA, congrats on your new bike   Here in Iceland it also does not get dark right now and I just simply love summer. Usually it is also the best weather (no wind) around midnight and my husband and me have been talking about going biking one time around mdinight....maybe it will happen during this challenge

Hello TEXOMA (funny nickname for me as Oma means Grandma in german )

Have a super great 2nd day of the TdF

Hi team - the google spreadsheet for tracking your teams results is up here:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=rARVUfG3o0PN4sdZCI2OQUg&hl=en

Login with:

Login: btchallenge

pwd: challengeforum

Please double check I have all your details correct!!!

Cheers

SuperCat

If I hadnt been sick up until now it would be 21 hours and 21 stages... but decided I cant get back into action until Tusday which means Im already 3 days down

Just had my first bike of the challenge and it was my longest ride this year

So just 13 stages and 650k to go

Good luck tomorrow.

We are waiting to hear all about it .)