Mother Truckers Team Thread - Nov USMC Challenge (Page 13)

Wow I am impressed, I can't wait for the day where I will be able to swim 1km non stop ... but 2500 yards this is huge. Grats

Great job, you got an awesome week

Awesome new avatar Mila BTW

Personally I did some running, then rode my MTB to the pool to swim a bit. I wanted to swim at least 1 km but we were like 16 and only two lanes were open. After having to stop in the middle of the pool for like 5 or 6 lenghts in a row because there were too many people I decided that it would be better for my sanity to just go back home :p

At least I got some time in the pool still. 

Now I am off to run a bit this morning, then I hope the rain will go away so I can ride in the afternoon. 

Good morning!

Lots of good stuff going on around here .  Congrats to all of you who had big accomplishments this week... PRs, longs swims, bikes, big runs... nice!

Scot, I am not sure why you live there either .  I have an ongoing discussion with Sal (Sparco) about that (hence his sig line about me questioning the names of his races).  However, since I do travel to Eden Prarie on business from time to time, I can see how the warmer months could lull you into falling in love with the scenery.  It really is beautiful.

I was there with a woman from Boca in late March and, uhhh, well, of course it was snowing.  We had to take about 10,000 pictures of her in the snow.  She also said "OMG... they have so many Christmas trees here!" as we were driving from the airport to EP.  Yes, sugar, you're a long way from your sunshine and palm trees!  She was hilarious.

Thanks.  I have to find ways to keep myself amused . 

Yup, something is always better than the alternative!  I'm so fortunate to not have to deal with crowded lap lanes.  Of course, I haven't been swimming so much so that might account for some of it.  Hmmmm....

Nah, even when I do swim I can go at times when crowding's a non-issue and we have lots of lap lanes... additionally, our leisure pool is 25 yards across... so if there are no aqua classes going on and it's not family swim, you can hop in there, too.  You feel a lot faster there since the lap lanes are 25 m.  Hee hee.

Nice!  I hope the weather clears for you. 

Finally the weather was nice enough to ride a bit

40km ride done for this afternoon. 

Nice work...

I was debating on going for a ride myself, because the weather was really beautiful, but instead I took a two hour nap and now it's dark out side.... Yeah me But I am still planning on doing an easy workout on the elliptical a little later.

ratkat - 2008-11-09 6:48 PM Hi team, thanks so much for the nice words, congrats and inspires for my first race. I still have a grin on my face and I am really looking forward now to my next race, which is a 5K in two weeks. I guess I am hooked now.... There are worse things to be hooked too!

Yup, there sure are!  Welcome to the addiction...

QueenZipp - 2008-11-09 8:24 PM

ratkat - 2008-11-09 5:48 PM Hi team, thanks so much for the nice words, congrats and inspires for my first race. I still have a grin on my face and I am really looking forward now to my next race, which is a 5K in two weeks. I guess I am hooked now.... There are worse things to be hooked too!

Is there a race report yet?

No, not yet... I hope they will have the results posted tomorrow... if not, I'll do it with the time on my polar.

mila - 2008-11-09 8:59 PM

ratkat - 2008-11-09 6:48 PM Hi team, thanks so much for the nice words, congrats and inspires for my first race. I still have a grin on my face and I am really looking forward now to my next race, which is a 5K in two weeks. I guess I am hooked now.... There are worse things to be hooked too!

Yup, there sure are!  Welcome to the addiction...

I know that I am in good company around here!

Team Standings at the end of week one:

1. POG 57 Pts 28.5%
2. Air Wingers 76 Pts 27.33%
3. Ground Pounders 87 Pts 27.19%
4. PT Freaks 87 Pts 27.19%
5. Mother Truckers 73 Pts 24.33%

Remember you are only allowed 6 pts during a week.  This is only allowed twice, the other two weeks you are only allowed 5 pts.  I will not dictate which weeks are 5 pointers or 6 pointers.

Oki doki.... I guess we have to get a groove on people!!!

I did that too this morning.... Hope it helps.

THIS IS MY 400TH POST

Well.... think about, what you want to say with your 2000th post!

Still the last place, but at least less to catch-up according to the new calc... but I guess that won't be the official team number or are the people that didn't log now off the team??? Maybe I am not getting something here.

Looks like Marina updated her blog and she's on target!  Yay!

Rennick has not actually signed onto BT since October 27th.  I know in past challenges when we've had a team member who doesn't log, we've eventually taken him/her off the team out of fairness to those members who are busting their badonkadonks.  That's a call that Travis will have to make, though.  I'd say we give Rennick a few more days... who knows, could be out of town or having access issues... but if it continues to be a blank blog, perhaps we can consider a change.

Morning gang

I did some core workout to start the day, and I have master swimmmers tonight to finish it. In between I have to go to work though ... Oh well, maybe one day I will be rich and won't have to work anymore :P

What's everyone up to?

Morning team!

I see the sports med doc this afternoon-hope the rest this weekend with light spins on the bike were the ticket to running cause I want to run again!