Black Magic Team Thread (Page 11)

We're the best team ever.    I'm with the consensus, we only drop people for injuries or illness.  Mary (offthecouchandtri) is IN.

 Two people with hardware -- and one actually beat someone to it!    Tractor Man already at 100%!  Brittany's smoking PT time and upcoming hooah week!  Everyone pblugging in the miles.  We're all going to hit 100, just you see.

And yes, Mister "Rugy" fan, I'm 37.    On the topic of looking young:  found out today that one of my new friends from church is celebrating her birthday -- she's a lightskinned black woman with a beautiful face and short hair, think a little bit Halle Berry but not exactly, a great husband and two kids including a SIX MONTH OLD BABY -- so when she told me she was turning 42 today I nearly started shouting.  Or maybe did start shouting.  I just assumed she was in her early-to-mid-30's (and had maybe married a slightly more mature guy.  )    So now she's my personal role model in case I ever get married and want to have a baby after all.   Heh.  I'm a young 37!

Morning team. No run today, but big 18 miler on tap tomorrow. 

JohnDeere--WOOHOO, great running man and way to up the goal AND get your office in on it, that's really awesome! Fitness shared is obviously more fun!

Team, we're doing great, keep cranking it out! 28% to go in over a week, we've SO got this!

Great job everybody! 

1.5 short of my 100% goal!  I may up my total goal to 45, but we're just not getting any weather breaks down here.  Of course, as Brittany pointed out, I have been logging a lot of spectator time these day! 

Keep up the good work everybody, and I agree about LG and GOTC.  We're all good!!! 

Oh to be 37 again. Well, maybe not. I wasn't as fit then as I am now. Would have put you down for late 20's, must be those knees

And it's RUGBY. JD spelt it wrong which is surprising (I'll let you fill the rest of the team in Eric). I'm still miffed by England losing the final to South Africa (even more so now) & Lewis Hamilton not winning the grand Prix World Title, due to car problems. At least Chelsea (my soccer team) won & the Giants, what can I say, way to go Giants!

Foolproof, any feedback from the Dolphins game? Enjoy it? Wembley, London this Sunday, what I'd give for two tickets to that.

Took family out to Peak District National Park (very scenic) today, boys off school for a week. Do you have 'half term' school holidays over there? Expect you call a term a semester. Our 'little darlings' get a week's holiday mid- term. Whoopee! Went into a small craft shop & bet you can't guess what was on one of the shelves modelled in clay. A JOHNDEERE tractor. 1931 model. Wish I had a camera with me.

Is there a prize for upping goals? Think we are a fantastic team. Keep it up.

giantsrbest - 2007-10-23 12:37 PM

Foolproof, any feedback from the Dolphins game? Enjoy it? Wembley, London this Sunday, what I'd give for two tickets to that.

SO.  MUCH.  FUN!!!!  Some of the details involve starting to Tailgate at 9am.  The people across the way turned out to be from Delray too.  I thought I would be the only one in a Pat's jersey, but by the time we went in it seemed most of Metro Boston had reported in.  KPT was in the minority as a Dol-Fan, but lucked out as many of the visitors were Fire-Rescue also.

We had a great time - D's made some good plays, but loosing the RB just left them with nothing for the rest of the season.  I still think they played admirably.  Hope to go again next year!  I'll try and throw up a pic once they get sent over to me. 

And what's up with Wembley!?!?  I heard that, just didn't believe it!  Is this going to be like the Great Baseball Championships from a few years back?

Hope you can get down and get in!  Is should be a blast!

Hiya,

Week 3 update is POSTED http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=94472&posts=1#M1021711

Take Care 

Cat

Okay Team, I knocked out the 18 miles today.  Read my log for the full capture of it, but needless to say, after a mere 4.5 hours of sleep, 2.5 hours of running has beat me down. And, I am going to need to be fair and let you know that while I did fully run this, I'm not sure if I can actually get in any more actual "runs" because my shoes are just done and if I do anything long (or maybe short) on it, I think I would incur an injury in my left ankle.  If I was stateside, I'd just go buy new shoes...but that's a week away.  So, overpassed original goal for sure. I WILL log 150 miles, but I want to be up front and let you know it'll be some walking miles.  Due to vehicles turned over to our replacements, I'm walking 4-5 miles daily just to get to work and lunch and back....I haven't been logging any of those up to this point, but I'll roll them up in the next couple of days unless there are any objections to me walking and not running.  Sorry guys. I'd rather run, but not in these shoes.  The only thing I might do is give it a several day rest for the shoes to rebound and my ankle to rebound and I might run the 10K on Sunday.

I need a nap....

Janice- glad you had fun with the game! At least the 'Boys won this week..my Texans aren't doing as hot as we thought they might...but better than last year, so maybe we say "next year?!?"

Good job everyone, keep it up!!  Y'all were all on my mind as I ventured through the Iraqi darkness this morning!

7.7 for the Black Magic, 25 to go.  I should have 15 or so of that by Sat.  Running a 15k dressed as a viking.  The mask will be tough, but Halloween dammit!!

Regarding the sandbagging comments, there is a thread about it on the challenge board.  These challenges are supposed to be fun and push folks to their limits and keep them on task.  Lets not stoop to questioning where folks motives are or where their goals are IMO.  We all do 100% and we have simply nothing to beef about.

That's why you're such a cool Donk. 

In addition to being a lot of FUN, this challenge has been the best thing EVER for my running, period, hands-down, no question -- and I'm not alone in this!  Whiners need to have a birthday.

Now, onto business:  ran 4+ miles today in the rain and was rewarded with a big ole rainbow in the sky on the way home.  Legs are STILL sore from the Trail Run on Saturday!

 Brittany, you are so dang inspiring... but it's at the point where I'm rooting for your getting good running shoes even more than I'm rooting for your getting good FOOD!  Careful girl.

 Doing great team. 

Hi,

Im just writing a note here to get feedback regarding those people affected by the fires in California as Mother Nature is an unforeseen circumstance that we could not have planned for with this challenge.

They way I see it there are 3 groups:
- Those evacuated due to fire risk
- Those whose running is affected due to smoke in the air
- Those who are working as part of the fire fighting crew

I have some ideas on how we can address this but the key suggestions are:
- Let another team member or members pick up their mileage in the next 7 days (this only counts from miles run from today)
- Allow for goal reduction based on planned workouts for days affected due to fire fighting or evacuation (has to be a fair way to do this, if you committed 50 miles and have only run 10 miles to date dont try and tell me you were going to run 40mile in 7 days!!!)

Those affected by smoke can use the gym or elliptical or treadmill to meet their goal OR if you do not have access to these facilities the above will apply.

Please let me know via PM or in the team leaders thread anyone affected and what you want to do ASAP as the end of October is almost upon us.

Please stay safe
Cat

I ran 6 last night under the moonlight, awesome! I look forward to these nights every month.  Any way, I'm at 28/35 and barring disaster will be able to comfortably reach my goal.  Work has been a real beatch lately, last nights run was a real stress reliever!

Hope all is safe and train well!