Team Plucky Pineapples (Page 11)

Hi everyone! I am still behind for the month, but getting double time for a race today sure helps. I can only access the spreadsheet from work, but won't be there until tomorrow. Can anyone please update the following for me? These numbers are total, not just from today:

• Swim - 1 hour 31 minutes
• Bike - 3 hours 51 minutes
• Run - 2 hours 8 minutes
• Strength - 1 out of 12 (I need to change the 16 to 12. I forgot when I came up with these numbers that I don't do strength training during taper weeks.)

Thanks so much! I'll get my butt in gear this week and add any extra training time that I can to make up for my deficit!

Week 3 updates are posted!!

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=109572&posts=11#M1351147  

Good work Pineapples. We're slowly moving up the ladder and I have complete confidence that we WILL get there.

My schedule has been disrupted yet again. My son is home with a ear infection so no lovely ride and swim today. I'll have to squeeze in another session on the trainer tonight. Oh well, life happens and this is why I choose to be a stay at home mum.

sealiongirl - 2008-04-21 1:23 PM I updated this morning. Glad to see we're no longer last! I'm planning to add an extra 15 minutes to all training through the rest of the month to hopefully make up for my deficit. The race yesterday did help with the double points!

Great job on the tri Jocelyn! You'll be closing in on that deficit quickly with all your hard training and racing. You Rock!!!!

Nice job Heidi! That running thing really does grow on you once it stops being pure torture doesn't it It's funny I spent the first 35 years of my life convinced I was simply NOT a runner and couldn't do it, now I find myself running a race every weekend and actually enjoying it!

You and me both! Just a couple days nice enough to ride would be great. Thinking of putting in 3 1/2 hours on the trainer today and dreading it

I'm still struggling getting my head around 1hour. how on earth do you manage 31/2 hours. You're tough.

Hi everyone,

I've been getting a lot of questions about penalties for the losers.  The two teams with the lowest overall percentages for the month will have to change their avatar to something with a flower (April showers bring May flowers...).  If you are on a losing team, it doesn't matter what your percentages are, just that you are on one of the teams with the lowest percentage.

Let me know if you have any questions!

-Jen

I really don't want a flowery avatar next month (although there are worse ones).

I have 2 long runs and 3 short ones left in the 8 days of this month and I am struggling with motivation (and scheduling) to go do the first one. 

How's everyone else doing?