Tee Cris' Group - CLOSED (Page 2)

Don't feel bad.  If there was a group trip I got left out too!

I've just been squeezing in the last of the partying and overeating and made it back on to my bike today.  I know a few people are starting plans on Monday so hopefully we'll get some action on here.

***If anyone hasn't made their logs public or added the people in the group as friends on your log please do so we can keep in touch that way too.  Thanks!

Hey Guys,

I've been checking  in, just not leaving any notes. Traveled to Pittsburgh to hang with the family. Managed to get a run in before leaving, then Saturday morning, my wife and I went to the hotel gym to run again since the kids were staying with the Grandparents. Ahh, some quiet time.

I'm thinking that tonight I will be able to write a bit more about me(that sounds bad dosen't it? "More about ME") Anyway, I'll also post  more about my goals.

 Bad food time is over - time to get to work.

 Tom

Hey all,

After two consecutive long weekends, back to reality tomorrow (Mon) here in NJ.  I've had a blast spending time with family and friends, and I'm not excited at the prospect of returning to a 5-day work week. 

Week 1 of my training plan is complete, and while I am certainly not breaking any land speed records, it felt good (actually, not good... it felt GREAT) to increase my level of activity.

Best of luck to everyone as they start achieving their goals in 2009.  I'm looking forward to reading about everyone's progress.

Happy New Year - hope to hear from everyone soon.

AJ

Back home now, the lovely 5 hr drive from Pitt in the rain. Joy.

Here's a quick history of me - I was very active in High School, I wrestled at 145lbs my senior year, but I lived normally at about 160.  Then came college, bad food choices and less sport. Intramural sports weren’t cutting it. By the time I left I was up to 185. 

 My chosen profession didn't help either, I am an editor. I edit television commercials, where we totally cater to our agency clients. So, free, order out lunch, snacks all over, tons of soda and sit in front of a computer screen for 8 plus hrs a day. Next thing I knew, 235lbs.

That's not so good on a 5' 6" guy. I always really loved to watch the Ironman on TV. I was in awe of their accomplishments and i really enjoyed the compelling stories they told about the "regular people" completing the distance. I felt that I would somehow try someday. I started to run, well, run/walk to be able to run a 5K race. Once I made that, I pulled out my mountain bike and started to ride again. 2 parts down, 1 to go. One morning I just got up early enough and went to the local school pool. Two days later I signed up for my first sprint. 

 The running helped me to get my weight down and get my wind back. After the first year of struggling through a few sprints, I was down to 190 and running 26min 5k's. Not very fast, but not too bad. 

 I want to end up at 170-175, and be able to finish a sprint in under 1:15. I still have the ironman goal out there, but schedule won't allow it currently. I really think I'm going to shoot for a 70.3 this year and feel out the longer distance. i know I could complete the distance right now, but I want to complete it comfortably. I'm hoping you guys can help guide me into that.

RunningJayhawk - 2009-01-05 12:16 PM Todd - Do you know how to create a table that we could drop into our profiles (like they do in the challenge forum)? It'd be great to get a table with everyone's information so we can have easy access to each other's logs and what not. I am sooooooooooo not tech savvy, but could give it a try (although I think it'd be laughable!).

I'm not familiar iwth the table.  How is it different than adding each other as friends in our log?  Does it just put everyone in one place rather then scrolling thru the friends icons?  I've never done it but am willing to give it a shot.   

Which HIM? I think I will do Steelhead. AAHH. I will decide in the next few weeks.  You should do fine. 

 Tom

Congrats on signing up!!  Honestly, no matter how much you train and stick to the plan you'll probably have the same feeling the morning of the race.  But once you get started it all goes away and you just keep moving forward.  And at the end you can reflect on an awesome accomplishment!! 

For me nutrition became an isssue for the first time at that distance.  You'll read it on here alot about knowing what is being served on the course and making decisions on what to bring with you etc.  To have a good day it is important to figure all of that out during your training.  Try to keep it simple too.  We'll be here to help.

Great job!  I STRUGGLE with the early morning stuff.  Way to go.  Hopefully I'm inspired enough to try and make it a habit also.   

I love it. How do I put it in my goals?

Workout for today - I went skiing with my two oldest boys tonight. First time this year, I will be sore tomorrow. For sure.

Anytime you mention code I think you auto qualify for computer geek

Thanks for putting that together for us Barb.  Now there is nowhere to hide!  One comment:  when I clicked on the links they take me to the user profile.  Was that intentional or did you want it to link directly to the training log?

 You just have to jump up and get moving. I go in spurts. I can get up no problem for a few months, then all of a sudden it's very hard. I'm trying to swing back ot getting up early. Tough so far, but I'm close. I can feel it. Keep at it.