Poison Apples Team Thread (Page 21)

4.4 m for me today...although maybe pushing myself two days in a row was a dumb idea.....guess I'll know for sure tomorrow. Where is everyone? the board has been kind of quiet the last 2 days. I hope you guys arent getting bored! And for those of you who haven't checked, we are 3rd of 11! Not bad for a bunch of newbies!!!

i'm here


off day today for obvious reasons


back to work, in more ways than one tomorrow

Ran 1.5... then biked 8.45 then ran 1.5 then finished it off for a total 4.1 on the treadmill dark comes too early now a days, rain, snow, etc. I lub bricks soo much. The short stride thing is actually gettin better I did feel the run a bit in my but er back of my thighs today.

Work is really buisy atm so I'm yakking less.

wow!! 3rd!! up from, what? 5th last week?? so awesome!! we'll totally take this competition!! i super don't wanna have MY legs for an avitar next month (anyone who's seen my legs will go with me on this!!)

And Dee is now getting butterflies in her stomach.

Sometimes, my fingers type faster than my brain thinks.



But yeah, looks like my Challenge theme will be going up for November.

I really like the points based challenge idea too. It would be great if we do that one next Spring.

Dee

This board is quiet. But two other team threads are definitely not!

The conversation is FLYING in both the Bumpers team and the TAN team. In fact, they're talking about one another, and posting some, um, "inspirational" pictures. There are several pics that feature legs - of an unnamed male, who is rumored to be on one of the teams.

Whoops. I just got caught out, eh? Anyway, yeah. They've been posting. A lot. And not necessarily about Running. LOL

Dee

Snow????

Hm. It was about 78 F here today. No snow.

I completely understand the yakking issue. Work does get in the way, doesn't it? Or does BT.com get in the way? ---> I was planning on doing a brick today. Then I got sidetracked by BT.com. Got online, and stayed online. But some of the team threads make for hysterical reading.

I too like the points based challenge and agree that next year would be better for that one when we are all back to straight training for TRI's vs mary's & 1/2 marys, 10 & 5K's.

You'll do great Dee being the organizer of the challenge. I'm sure that Cat will give you a lot of pointers.

Yeah, BT.com gets in the way. I got home from class last night, hopped on the computer and next thing I knew, 2 hours passed by and I wa still on BT.com. It can get addictive.

Just two hours?

Whoops, I just got caught sneaking on at work. Well, it's my lunchtime. Does that make it "ok"?

Haha, I stay on all day at work. The good thing is that for once, my work and BT are actually on the same page! For reals. I'm writing an article about endurance athletes! Ha!

(FYI, I'm a newspaper reporter. I love it when I get to write about topics I'm actually really interested in.)

So it dawns on me that I know hardly anything about any of you guys. That's no good, you're my team! So...tell me when and why you started coming to BT. My answer is lame: I can't actually remember. And it wasn't even that long ago, maybe March? I *think* I was Googling triathlon training plans and the 13-week sprint plan came up and led me here, but I can't be sure of that.

I joined in mid-August. I did a google search for something swimming related. (Can't remember what. Aqua Sphere Seal Masks, probably. Because that's when mine started to leak.)

BT.com came up on the search. So I ended up here.... Started reading the site, and ended up staying.

Now, they can't get rid of me.

Dee

Ha! Really, mid-August? And you've already racked up 265 posts? Wow, I think next year we need a posting challenge, because I am seriously behind.

i joined i think in august too-i was looking for wetsuits, and i took a very odd route, but i ended up here hooray!!


hey-this is OT-but anyone reading anything great?? i'm reading hunchback of notre dame for a book club thing, but looking for something to read on the side

Edited by lyssa-gator 2007-10-18 2:02 PM

Hrm, I started training for Triathlons .. 8 weeks ago because I ran out of windmills er dragons to slay. I don't want to get promoted to the next level of my job, things are fine there, chaotic but fine, I have been married for 18 years and well things are fine there, have 5 kids and well they are chaotic, but fine there (haven't had to patch any holes in the walls for a while now), have pretty much become bored with most movies, don't even have cable TV, yard is fine, there are grass and trees, am losing interest in the Massive Multiplayer RPGS, beat Everquest, etc.

The work, eat, come home .. nothing to do thing wasn't cutting it. I needed something to work for. (minor considerations, turned 40, put on more weight than I was comfortable with over the past 15 years, too cheap to buy new clothes, too young to just accept being fat and dig in...)

So... what's left. I am not musically inclined so well no obsession into learning an instument, not artistically inclined so no art studio thing gona happen. I'm not rich so touring the world partying for a few decads is probably not an option.

There are no recreation, entertainment, or sports activities where I live so not much potential there. There are not a lot of people near where I live that are into well... anything, so social buterfly activities are limited.

The existential question of, "where do we find meaning" as in Erickson's stages of development where there is a tension between stagnation and generativity and in all of existential philosophy of having a purpose versus just about life from the sideliness reared its ugly head in my life.

Having obtained an education, a job that meets my needs and the needs of my family, having a stable marriage with 5 kids, having purchased a house, .... all the big challenges were pretty much taken care of. So, now what?

Well, find something of personal challenge and interest and strive to master it. We have lots of space.... so as far as challenging single person sports go running, biking work (and ... well still working on the swiming part). I can bike in 90 + miles in any direction without running into a stoplight, and without finding smoothe pavement or a bikelane, but oh well.

There are of course other challenges such as spiritual, family, financial, etc. that remain a permanent challenge, but it's hard to come home from work and say I am going to go work on my family for 2 hours and then go to bed. Those challenges are more long term, less tangible and more diffuse in how they bring meaning and how progress is made, or not made.

And well, that's all I have to say about that.

P.S. >

Edited by Baowolf 2007-10-18 2:53 PM

My Race Log

two hours is long, when it is way past your bedtime and you have to get up at 5:30 the next morning. Of course, I won't say how many hours I was on this morning before heading off to work. And yeah, if it's your lunch time it's okay. but I guess it depends on your company.

You want to rack up posts? Go chat with the Wolves/TAN or the Bumpers teams. I had about 5 posts. Then I found them.

If you're REALLY brave, head over to the TAN thread (under Cup of Joe). You'll see posting like you've never seen before. But if you decide to post there, you'll probably want to turn email notification off first! They're up to 2354 posts in just 2 weeks time. (And yet, they still seem to find training time.)

Who has time to read? I spend every free minute here. (As you can tell from the high post count.)

Wait. Isn't there, like, a challenge going on? Am I supposed to be running or something?

(Actually, I'm not running/walking/jogging today. I did something to my knee yesterday, and it hasn't forgiven me yet.)

Well, you could always go back and get a degree in the physical sciences. We don't go for deep thinking. We just burn stuff.

(I suppose we could make things explode too, but the lab is relatively new and we need it to last a few more years. Plus, I really enjoy having all ten fingers....)

Now, if you REALLY want to have fun, take a scale into a tall building with an an elevator. Go to the top floor. Step on the scale and hit the button for the first floor. Voila! Instant weight loss! (At least for as long as the elevator is moving....)

I am amazed at the thought of going 90+ miles in any direction and not encountering a stoplight. That makes me realize that even though I *think* I live "in the sticks," I don't really..... Based upon your description of your neighborhood, do you even HAVE a tall building with an elevator?

I think we need to post more deep questions on this forum.

Now, everyone repeat after me, "Math is fun!"

Dee

OT is a good thing. Well, it's a fun thing, anyway.

I *was* reading Total Immersion. But now my swimming stroke is messed up. So I've stopped.

Are you looking for fiction or nonfiction?

Oh, I agree. They don't bite. (Although their sense of humor can be quite sharp!) They're actually a really interesting group. And the conversation makes for some good reading.

The bravery comes in when you try to keep up with the conversation! The posts on TAN come in so quickly that if you so much as blink, you've missed 20 posts. I thought I was caught up this afternoon. But when I got home tonight, I saw that another 2 pages (about 60 posts) had been already been posted. These people type FAST!



Dee