August - 2nd Annual Boy's vs Girls Swim / Run Challenge !! (Page 11)

Obv. I'm not a challenge organizer or team leader, but looks like we have three options here: 1. understand that trouble and fortune are part of any game, and hope one of the boys drops out too; 2. drop MM from the challenge and subtract her pledges as requested; or 3. have the girls pick up the slack from her lost distance.

My totals and random stats:

Lest anyone accuse me of sandbagging (AHEM!), 1. I'm leaving next week to Indonesia for 2-3 weeks, and 2. My coach has told me that if I do anything more strenuous than light surfing and lifting a fork to my mouth while I'm there, she will beat me senseless with a wet pool noodle upon my return.

GO LADIES GO!!!

I think it's entirely up to the organizer of this challenge to rule on MMs request. (I'm sorry to hear that you are in a tough space, Mitzi.)

I don't want to be unfair to anyone. 

It's either A) Life happens. Let her drop out if she wants to, or B) Once you sign up, you're in no matter what.

I don't care which.  It just has to apply to everyone.  We're going to beat the guys no matter what!

Here is my numbers for the month:

1 - 4 Aug:    Swim: 1H      5S             Run:  2H      17S

5 - 11 Aug:  Swim: 4H 2M 54S          Run:  1H 51M 10S

12 - 18 Aug: Swim 3H 4M 43S           Run: 2H 12M 18S

It appears that I was sandbagging even though I have NEVER done this much before (check my logs) so I will get with my captain about updating my goal.  I apologize if it looks bad, but I would never imagined I would be doing this much. 

Here are my stats for now:

Swim: 30,100 meters

Run: 41.71 miles

Let's get rolling guys, let's see how we are doing this week. Cheers!!

Numbers for Aug 12 - Aug 18

Swim - 5,080 yards

Run - 10 miles

Here are my numbers for 12-18 aug.
SWIM = 4400 yards
RUN = 13.5 miles.

Totals
SWIM = 15,673 yds/ 21,872........   72 %  
RUN = 26.87 miles / 31.068.........   86.5 %

Mike

Update after adding last week's totals.

RUN - 54.47mi done = 72.6% of goal

SWIM - 19,907.2m done = 79.6% of goal

Read 'em and weep, ladies.

~B

My numbers to date:

Running is a little slack as my bricks are taking there toll and I've been cutting back (or completely eliminating) the next day's run.  But I built a little fudge factor into the run goal since I knew this would probably be happening.

Swimming is definitely on pace and I'll still be able to hit the running goal.  So ladies ... make sure you got the good tan lines working!!

Here are my totals for the month so far....

So that's about 62% of my run and  61% of my swim.  Looks like I'm pretty close to on track.  Got a long run (6 miles) planned for this evening, so that should help.

I'm not worried about finishing my swim....my run may be a bit tricky. I'll just have to be diligent and maybe get an extra run or two in next week when the kiddos get back to school!

Here are my Totals for the month so far:

Swim: 16,700 yds/ 29,700 yds

Run: 64.35 miles/ 77 miles

I will get it all done, even with the pool closed I have some long OWS swim coming up. All the rest of my swims will be OWS as my pool is closed for maintaince. And it is the only pool in the area besides the college and I can't find any way to swim there. So it is the lake for me but I have a GPS measured distance that I swim out there. The run should also be no prob.  Everyone have a good week.

Go Women!!! 

Good luck with that !  I have always had a hard time trying to swim laps while the little ones were around the pool. I just could not get my head into swimming.   Kudos for the effort.

Shermbelle, Please tell me you are on the guys team...  ;-)

So where are the stats for last week at?!?  Give it to me straight!  Are the girls on top yet???

I'm screwed!  Three straight days of rain (outdoor pool up the street closed) and last night as I bounced in to the Y, I was told that pool is closed until Sept 4.

I will be frantically calling around today to find another pool that's open.  I need to be in work at 7am all this week, so no morning workouts.  Ugh!  This is frustrating.

(Welcome back, RICH!)

I don't think many of the guys would complain if the girls were on top for this week ...... as long as we finish up before you .......

(.....and meet our goals 100%.  Bunch of twisted minds on this site .. sheesh!!)

WHERE are the TOTALS???  <said in a high pitched Homer Simpson voice>

I think the girls MUST be on top -- that's why it's taking so long!  <And by that, of course I mean that the person keeping track is a guy and he's taking his sweet time to give us the good news...>