Team Hoss/RamRod - August Challenge

Hello fellow Hossers!  (I'm not sure what RamRod means...).  Anyways, Gwozdzilla has graciously offered me her spot on the team as she recovers this month.  I didn't participate last month due to a vacation, so this will be my first tri challenge.  Should be fun! 

Here are my goals:

• Swim = 26,200 yards
• Bike = 200 miles
• Run = 52 miles

I'm following BT's 1/2 IM training plan, and just added up all of the distances for the month on that plan.  So if I meet my goals, I will have stuck to the plan like glue.

Go Team Hoss!!

Here are mine:

And FWIW, "Team RamRod" is from a movie called Super Troopers." We were talking about it I think on the "Hyjack This" thread....

You are to kind....it is great to be on a team and it helps keep you on track on your training. For me I hit my goals from biking and swimming the 2nd to last day of the month....and the run I hit the last day of the month. It felt good to make my goals and to do it on time...this challenge helped keep me on my training plan.

I'll get my goals together and post tomorrow. I do time instead of distance since my training plan is in time not distance.

Welcome to our Team....I'm okay with a name change...who wants to be captain? I'm driving back home...from No. MN to Mpls, and than back to MA so I'll be off line a bunch of days this month.

One request...if you have any Tris or other races this month...will you post those as well with your goals? It is great to encourage and be able to support each other for races!!

I have my A Tri this month...should be fun!

I'm in - I'm racing on August 28th in the Louisville Legacy.  My return to the tri that started this addiction.  With a goal of 1:40 this year...

August goals:

• Swim - 12,320 yards (7 miles)
• Bike - 200 miles
• Run - 55 miles

I can't figure out a CORE goal, as I'm in the middle of reviewing/revising my core workouts.  Still, your smack-talker is back, and ready to go.  I'll start it hard tonight, with a bike/run brick...

Is this the same challenge as last month??? Will you Hosses have me back??? (I made my goals!!!)

I was offline a whole bunch last month... this month I'm back!!!

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PS I've updated my goals to reflect August's 2 races and tapering....

Swim 8000 yards

Bike 300 miles

Run 55 miles.

Here are my goals:

• Swim: 32000 yards
• Bike: 220 miles
• Run: 58 miles

My only race this month is a 4K TT. It's the prologue of a USCF Omnium here in Augusta.

July Results:

Here's how each team ranked:

1. Team Yuengling: 100% with 10 members at 100% for A3S
2. Team Good In-10-tions: 96% with 8 at 100%
3. Team Thunderbird: 95% with 4 at 100%
4. Team Crazy Eight: 93% with 5 at 100%
5. Team Hoss: 91% with 5 at 100%
6. Team Guinness: 91% with 4 at 100%
7. Team Lucky Lancers: 91% with 2 at 100%
8. Team Endless Summer: 87% with 5 at 100%
9. Team Five Alive: 80% with 1 at 100%
10. Team Coeur de Leone: 60% with 1 at 100%

We were 5th out of 10...MOP. We must do better in August!!!

Jim is sad...

Double post make jim sadder...

Jim..you up for being captain? Sorry to not have you with us this month Kim...but we know you'll be cheering us on!!

MOP...I agree we need to move up to place...top three we are looking at everyone!!

My goals for the month:
Swim: 265 minutes
Bike: 715 minutes
Run: 345 minutes

Weird numbers I know, but I take them as my coach gives them to me...straight from my training plan. This means I won't miss any workouts...which is a good challenge for me.

I'll be off line for a few days...hubby's and Dad's laptops are going with their owners.....we are traveling to Minneapolis to see Red Sox beat the Twins and then back to MA..over 1650 miles with 5 kids...what joy!!

My races for the month...Timberman Sprint August 20th, my A race
Trying to get a relay together for Cranberry Oly on August 28th.

Have a great month everyone....let's make our numbers and hit the top spot!!

Yeah...I'll be glad to...

Hey, I'm here!  Already knocked out 1 mile of swimming, 4 miles of running, and over 30 on the bike...

Hi All! 

I was just added to the Team Hoss/RamRod team.  What do I do?  Do I just post my August goals here?

Welcome, Kim! You've got your goals posted on your log, and that's good enough for me...

Thanks Jim!  Happy to be part of the team! 

I am doing my first tri on Aug. 21st so I will be tapering a bit before but I plan on kicking back in gear after the race.  I hope to meet or exceed my goals!

Go Team Hoss/RamRod!

Hey HossRod! Just been checking out your logs and we are off to a great start! If you haven't done so already, please add your team mates to your friends list on your training log home page. That way we can all monitor each other's progress and offer encouragement. If you need to know how to do that, just ask.

Also, KathyG and cobannero need to post their goals in their logs. Have a great month and.......GO HOSSROD!!!

Yeah, as I understand it it's 8/1-31. We didn't finalize teams/goals last months until a few days after the first, so I don't see us doing anything different this time.