Silence-Lotto Team Thread (Page 2)

Got my first stage in, I was in the mountians...

Good job! How's everyone else doing?

I'm planning on stage 2 for tonight - prob about 18 miles or so.

I've rode a couple of times, but I still need to get my goals figured out. I'll try to get to it tonight.

Scot

Completed stage 1 today...interval work.

Next stage on Thursday is real time trial just like the boys did today but only 8.1 miles. It is a blast mostly men with 1-3 women all of us on tricked out time trial bikes with cool wheels, some in skin suits and aero helmets in this rural area. Last year one of the neighbors called the cops on us...such rule breakers bike racers.

Thats hilarious that they called the cops on you guys! Sounds like a blast though.

I got stage one in on day 1, then a very short stage 2 last night, and probably another short stage tonight then nothing until my race saturday (tapering this week). Weeks 2 and 3 will see a huge increase in volume from me

Sounds cool, Kathy. Good luck tomorrow.

You've all been working hard. Why not take the day off and have a delicious burrito?

That is so cool!

The neighbors  thought you must have been some aliens from another planet in those aero helmets!

I like how you have your priority's in check. I think the salsa looks cooler than the redline.

Bike TT and only saw 3 police

I did well and for the first time ever ran out of gears on a flat..bit of a tail wind and I was cooking along at 32.5 mph in my 50-12 and needed more.

So that makes stage 2 for me and it was an official TT.

My power was highest ever by a slight amount, and 1 second off my personal best on this course...I'm always 22:45-22:48 and have been 4x in last year.

Police stories today:

On way to the TT,  I come up behind a women stopped. The road is blocked with signs to go right. I'm like what is she doing. Her windows are tinted  so I can't see if front of her and she is talking on the phone. I wait and wait so finally I pull around her into the left lane and lo and behold there was a policeman directing traffic and there was only one lane. I was embarrassed and apologized with the women who was yelling at me. Then when our turn to go the cop motioned me to pull over and he scolded me.

Two cops went by us with sirens on during the TT but they didn't hassle us this week. 

I'm actually having a Vegemite pizza for dinner tonight. Just got home from my trip and am having one last splurge before eating better tomorrow.

Vegemite pizza is not the norm tho'. Meat pies and Tomato sauce(Ketchup) is very Aussie...and naughty!

And soooooo goood.... or Sausage Rolls..... mmmmmm...... 

And I did have a TimTam feast while I was away. My son (7yo) had them for the first time cos I don't buy them... They would never last long enough for visitors to enjoy!

http://www.arnotts.com.au/products/TimTam.aspx

Mmm caramel tim tams out of the fridge.... or a hot choc drunk through a tim tam....

oh oh oh! 

Wish I could help but I come under the HTML moron category... if the team cant help you out track down Dee (D001)

The way she trawls through this forum she will probably be here at some point today

I finally figured out some goals.

I'm in for 12 stages at 720 minutes.

Good luck to anybody racing this weekend.

Scot

Bangers and mash! or is that only in New Zealand...

That happens to be one of my hubbys favorites.

This looks like a nice dinner after todays stage in the mountains! specially the beer.

Bangers and Mash baby!

 All you need to do is highlight the table below (this one was updated w/ doctorbob's log link), then go into your control panel in your log and go to the goal section and paste it right in there.   Easy.

Hi Team - just a quick reminder that Monday July 14th is the LAST day of week one of the challenge.

It would be great if at this time you could make sure your google spreadsheet is up to date with your achieved and GOAL stages and distance/time for the week. (there are currently a few blank spaces on some of the teams)

I will get an interim result up in the forum on Wednesday assuming that whatever is in your team spreadsheet is the results for your team.

I have updated the spreadsheets so they are all calculating goals consistently across the board and as always if you have any questions let me know.

Your team spreadsheet is here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pfYL7DR_dx-Df2nRbTRQILw&hl=en

To login to Google Docs:

Username: btchallenge

Password: challengeforum

Hope everyone has had a great first week! Dont forget to keep supporting and inspiring your team mates - make sure you all keep in touch! 2 weeks left! (and feel free to stir up the other teams a bit too)