Team Ride Lots (Page 10)

barqhead - 2008-01-18 10:10 AM 18 more miles on the drainer, done! I updated my totals for the week on the spreadsheet. No more riding til next week cuz we are hitting the slopes tomorrow. Conditions look great (maybe a tad chilly with temps in the teens) but actual REAL snow! Have a great weekend, team. And Ride Lots (of course ) Pam

Great job Pam, have fun this weekend and don't get hurt! You have 2 more weeks of bike challenge ahead!

I have a 3 hour trainer ride on tap for tomorrow .  High temp forcasted in the low teens so no way it is happening outside.

Gonna watch a movie?

Another 20 tonight which puts me at:

401.25/700 or 57% for the Challenge.

Legs feel good but not much energy after last night's workout.

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You bet, I picked up the Bourne Ultumatem.  Its about 2 hours so that will help with most of it.  I am also going to take a cue from the WaterDog book; I brought my laptop home from work and am going to try to set that up.

Nice job everyone, lots of time left in the challenge so lets "ride lots"!!!!!

MissKelly - 2008-01-19 10:19 PM I bought my new bike today. Pictures are up.

Very nice!!! You'll enjoy many happy miles together !!!

I did my 3 hours yesterday, about 52 miles.  Pretty close to reaching my goal!!

Still have a ways to go before hitting my goal but am right on track or even a little ahead of schedule:

 461.65/700 - 66%

If I get frisky toward the end of the month I might be able to hit 750.

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CONGRATULATIONS to Who's Your Marmadaddy? This is the second week in a row that they've had the top ranking!

BUT remember that this is only the THIRD week of the challenge! January is only 64.5% completed.

And some of the teams are REALLY close to one another! There's still time to help your team achieve that #1 ranking!

So get out there and Swim/Bike/Run!... And then Swim/Bike/Run some more!

Dee and Beth

Important Challenge Announcement:

This is a team challenge, so Beth and I have decided to offer you extra incentive to help your team.

Some participants are dealing with illness, injury, or just "life in general." And we know you want your team to do well, so:

You may now achieve 120% of your goal!

Up to 120% of each person's progress will be counted in your team's percentages.

(Yes, we know that some of you have raised your goals. It's your choice whether to try to achieve 120% based upon your original goal, or your new one.)

The team with the highest percentage will WIN the Challenge.

Any team that achieves 100% (or more), will also be declared a winner, and get to display the "Winner" signature line.

We hope this provides a little incentive for you to get out there and SWIM, BIKE or RUN!

Dee and Beth

how did the laptop and the trainer session go?

Captain Scott -- I've done some work for you. You may want to check on your missing teammates, or on those whose numbers are "kablooey." Here's what I found:

DougD - has 7.5 mi in the spreadsheet, but 0 on his log. He has been logging on, but has not been updating anything in his log. (Why is there more on the spreadsheet than in his log?)

January Challenge Week 3 (aka, The World According to Beth)

There was talk about football in most of the threads, ‘tis the season isn’t it!  So, we’re down to the Giants and the Patriots for the Superbowl.  Oddly enough Little Debbie showed up in multiple threads as well, hmmmmm – ok, Dee and I confess to and apologize for hijacking some of the threads (having said that, I don’t think we can promise it won’t happen again, just feel free to kick us out )  Hey, Little Debbie and football – sounds like the makings of a party!
Great job to all of the teams!  It sounds like everyone is having fun and really challenging themselves – here we go into the final stretch!!

Funky-Chrono-Monkeys of the Frozen Cinder Tundra – Captain Bluejack
Shermbelle is Dee’s new best friend in the whole wide world – he has a distributorship for Little Debbie!  Check out the thread if you want to know more about who Little Debbie really is – Some really cold weather running going on – does that make one dedicated or nuts???

Flying Fish – Captain Kendra
A few highlights from the Talking Tilapia (LOL) – this team is hard to keep up with, they sure are chatty!  Did you know that Dee doesn’t cook, in fact that is the reason that microwaves were invented – my question is, why does she need to use a microwave when she has a magic wand? Poor Lynne was sick all week, but a little birdie told me she is feeling better today.  I think Cat is really the one with super powers – did you know she has the ability to arrive somewhere before she leaves?

Team Ride Lots – Captain Scott
Eating Loblolly while riding the trainer, takes multi-tasking to a new level, WaterDog66 continues to amaze the team with his skills in this arena.  Kenj, has taken the cue and is going to give the laptop trainer session a try (how did that go?)  In case anyone else is wondering Loblolly is Loblolly is anything thick and goopy like porridge. (Grits, Oatmeal, Cream of Wheat etc.) – little did I know that I’ve been eating Loblolly all these years when I have oatmeal  - LOL  Thank you for the pics of the new bike MissKelly! w00t w00t!

Loving Every Mile – L.E.M. - Captain Lisa
I continue to be amazed at just how much this team truly does Love Every Mile!  From Daremo’s 170+ miles for the month to ell-in-or’s PB, this team is turning in some great #’s.  Unfortunately team member rgattis has had to withdraw due to an injury – he is now the Official L.E.M. Cheerleader. (let me know if you need to borrow my pom poms )  Great job on moving up a spot in the rankings this past week! 

Who’s your Marmadaddy? – Captain Sal
Congratulations to Who’s your Marmadaddy for 2 weeks in a row in the #1 spot.  Update on the Power Puff girls vs the Manly Men; ladies are at 85.59% and the men are at 80.76%.  In case you are wondering which Power Puff girl you might be – well, you can find out by taking this handy dandy quiz – Thanks Jen! Here's a link to the quiz: http://www.valvigirl.net/quizzes/ppgquiz.html  
 

Wet and Wild – Captain Jeni
If anyone needs some inspiration you must watch this- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgoNB2164bE&feature=related . Thanks nevergivin for sharing this with your team,  all I can say is WOW!  While they didn’t quite achieve their team goal of being in the top three teams this week, they still turned in some awesome performances.  Just remember all of you other challenge teams – remember what they say about the quiet ones being the ones to watch out for……

Twisted Blisters – Captain Beth
If you want a chuckle visit the Twisted Blisters!  Julie (GirlPassingonLeft) has a knack for finding the funniest cartoons that always seem to fit the situation!  Frank (ny15298) has a new avatar (his fourth since the challenge began???)  I’m beginning to wonder if he’s trying to give Dee and Scott a run for their money – lol.  Despite some very busy schedules, the Blisters are holding steady in 2^nd place.

Scrambled Legs – Captain 1for1
Double Dog Dare’s have been issued by Captain 1for1 for certain team members to step up their goals – did they take the dare?  Although they dropped a bit in the rankings this week I would not write this team off as it is clear that losing is not a desirable option – there are some fierce competitors in this group!

Team T.I.T.S – Captain Max (aka keeper of the T.I.T.S)
The team started the week with sesh’s T.I.T.S in the Hump and apparently sagging because of beer and college football.  (ok, for the record the Hump is the nickname of MS State’s gym).  There are new T.I.T.S. in town as tupuppy became and official member of the team.  Lots of warm welcomes to Ty as he promised not to let his T.I.Ti.S  sag.  Apparently the BRA (Bicycling Resource Advisor) is working as the team has moved up a spot in the rankings.

Other than my wife laughing at my set up it went great!  I couldn't type, but could run the mouse ok.  Read some race reports, researched some stuff for a non-tri related project and even played some online poker.  The ride had some scheduled intervals in the second hour and the first half of the third so I had to shut down during the harder efforts, but it sure help kill the time.

Sounds like you got the hang of it pretty quickly!