July Tri Challenge Central (Page 4)

We aren't yellow because we're cowards either!  We're going to be the leaders!!!!  Team #7 going with Lance to win #7!!!

At this point (as I understand it) the competition is a matter of trying to make 100% of your goal in each discipline.  More specific rules and guidelines are yet to be determined.  Set your goals based on yourself alone, what you think would be challenging goals for you for the month.

OK, roster for Team Hoss (It ain't gonna be Team Kim is Conceited, okay?). Sorry, I'm so late, I've been drunk hanging out with my family.

-Kimj81
-KathyG
-joeinco
-RollinThunder
-tupuppy
-run4yrlif
-Gwozdzilla
-Blackbud

I know I have 8 people, but can I please, please, please have Whizzer? She's expressed interest in our team and I think she can talk smack well enough to be on it. I don't think one extra will give us any unfair advantage.

That is correct - this Challenge is meant to keep you on track with training in All 3 Sports (hence, the name Tri Challenge).

We have yet to workout a scoring formula. The Team Captains will be working that out in the Team Captains Powow thread. Once they have agreed upon a formula, the announcement will be made.

Whizzer, I know I still need to add you to a team.

My mistakey. He's on.

Karl, if you'd like to join Team Thunderbird (Team 9), go to their thread and post your July goals for all 3 sports.

It's a tri challenge, similar to bike challenge except instead of aggregrate goal attainment, we are scoring on % of people who reach goal. Going over goal won't count towards score.

All teams have 9 players except Team Five Alive. If your name isn't on this list, I don't have you on a team.

I'm just gonna lift this from Bear's bike pledge (with minor adaptations) to keep things simple:

Pledge

• You will state the maximum amount of your pledge. This will be the amount that you donate to the designated charity should you NOT make your goal and your team loses.
• If you make your individual goal, but your team loses anyway, you will donate half of your pledge to the designated charity.
• Participation is strictly voluntary, as is the payment of your pledge (honor system!). This is just a little challenge among friends, and in no way constitutes gambling. BT.com is not involved with this in any way except as a communication medium via these discussion boards.

The teams, through their captains, will each designate a single beneficiary charity. The losing team will make donations to the charity selected by the winning team. I would recommend using last month’s guidelines in selecting a charity:

• Must at a minimum be through a BT.com REGULAR (i.e., having been here at least 30 days with at least 50 posts);
• Must be doing an athletic event (bike ride, triathlon, etc.) as a fundraiser for a bona fide charity (may be subject to a validity check if not nationally known/recognized)
• Must have an online donations page to facilitate collection of pledges.

 but at a minimum limit it to a nationally known organization that takes online donations.

(Thanks, Bear.)

Here's what I've got so far. As you can see, there are many blank spaces. Please PM me with your team info.

Totally.

Captains, Please email to me your team's actual training month-to-date. Because of the limited # of PMs allowed on BT, the best way for me to receive all the info is via email.

Many thanks for your cooperation. And keep up the great work!

I have a hard time typing in chickiepoo without busting out laughing.  Is there an alternate email we can send this too?  LOL!