Splash Through the Silly Season December Swim Challenge (Page 4)

Youll be happy there is no avatar penatly this time?  

No problem... just let me (or when I get teams sorted your team) know if you need to change it!

Best of luck for the appointment! 

sparco - 2007-11-27 11:20 AM

owl_girl - 2007-11-27 1:07 PM

rgattis - 2007-11-27 10:59 AM I have never done a challenge like this online before. I would love to participate. Very new at the swimming thing, so I don' t really know how to set a goal. Lets say around 10,000. I think I can do that. So how does the whole "challenge" thing work? How do the teams get decided? Thanks for having patience with the newbies

The challenges are WAY fun!!!   I am doing my first challenge this month.  Super Cat from Oz will organize who goes into which team.  All you need to do is keep track of of your workouts on BT and keep up with the forum threads.  BTW....each team will have its own thread so you can talk to everyone on your team.  Some teams chat A LOT!!!!  They train A LOT, too!!!   Good luck with your training!  Cheers!

Heh.  Yes.  We finally got some credit for training...

Finally some redemption.

HCS5QA - 2007-11-27 12:49 PM

sparco - 2007-11-27 11:20 AM

owl_girl - 2007-11-27 1:07 PM

rgattis - 2007-11-27 10:59 AM I have never done a challenge like this online before. I would love to participate. Very new at the swimming thing, so I don' t really know how to set a goal. Lets say around 10,000. I think I can do that. So how does the whole "challenge" thing work? How do the teams get decided? Thanks for having patience with the newbies

The challenges are WAY fun!!!   I am doing my first challenge this month.  Super Cat from Oz will organize who goes into which team.  All you need to do is keep track of of your workouts on BT and keep up with the forum threads.  BTW....each team will have its own thread so you can talk to everyone on your team.  Some teams chat A LOT!!!!  They train A LOT, too!!!   Good luck with your training!  Cheers!

Heh.  Yes.  We finally got some credit for training...

Finally some redemption.

  I lurk on your thread all the time!!!  You guys ROCK!!! 

FYI, I made a note to change the SS formula for you so that you don't get penalized for meeting your goal early.  Thanks for the note on this.

Furlongs, yards or meters  

Furlongs for this Kentucky boy!

Sorry for the omission. The pool I swim in this time of year is meters.

owl_girl - 2007-11-27 2:51 PM

HCS5QA - 2007-11-27 12:49 PM

sparco - 2007-11-27 11:20 AM

owl_girl - 2007-11-27 1:07 PM

rgattis - 2007-11-27 10:59 AM I have never done a challenge like this online before. I would love to participate. Very new at the swimming thing, so I don' t really know how to set a goal. Lets say around 10,000. I think I can do that. So how does the whole "challenge" thing work? How do the teams get decided? Thanks for having patience with the newbies

The challenges are WAY fun!!!   I am doing my first challenge this month.  Super Cat from Oz will organize who goes into which team.  All you need to do is keep track of of your workouts on BT and keep up with the forum threads.  BTW....each team will have its own thread so you can talk to everyone on your team.  Some teams chat A LOT!!!!  They train A LOT, too!!!   Good luck with your training!  Cheers!

Heh.  Yes.  We finally got some credit for training...

Finally some redemption.

  I lurk on your thread all the time!!!  You guys ROCK!!! 

Come post, but (disclaimer) it's a black hole.  One you get sucked in, there's no escaping...

Is there ANY penalty? Or will the joy of the season let us be? LOL 

Furlongs?

that's a new one - LOL

HCS5QA - 2007-11-27 3:06 PM

sparco - 2007-11-27 1:02 PM

owl_girl - 2007-11-27 2:51 PM

HCS5QA - 2007-11-27 12:49 PM

sparco - 2007-11-27 11:20 AM

owl_girl - 2007-11-27 1:07 PM

rgattis - 2007-11-27 10:59 AM I have never done a challenge like this online before. I would love to participate. Very new at the swimming thing, so I don' t really know how to set a goal. Lets say around 10,000. I think I can do that. So how does the whole "challenge" thing work? How do the teams get decided? Thanks for having patience with the newbies

The challenges are WAY fun!!!   I am doing my first challenge this month.  Super Cat from Oz will organize who goes into which team.  All you need to do is keep track of of your workouts on BT and keep up with the forum threads.  BTW....each team will have its own thread so you can talk to everyone on your team.  Some teams chat A LOT!!!!  They train A LOT, too!!!   Good luck with your training!  Cheers!

Heh.  Yes.  We finally got some credit for training...

Finally some redemption.

  I lurk on your thread all the time!!!  You guys ROCK!!! 

Come post, but (disclaimer) it's a black hole.  One you get sucked in, there's no escaping...

But it's a beautiful blood sucking black hole. LOL

hrummmmph!

I prefer to think of it as instantly becoming engaged in fun, banter, and motivation :-)

ok and every once in a while meaningless chatter and post padding :0

Absolutely... you can increase your goal at any time!

 Oh great, then I'm in... Set mine for 600 and once that's complete I'll just up it, and then up that, and then up that... kind of like black jack... "Dealer I'll take another..."

Seriously I'm in, but as yesterday being my first day in the pool in YEARS!!  I think I'll wait to actually submit my yardage after my SECOND swim tomorrow.

No worries - you can always go for time if your rather? As in... Is like to spend 10 hours swimming in December... might be a good place to start rather than yardage?

lyssa-gator - 2007-11-28 9:31 AM i'd love to jump in, but i'm a big baby, and i won't get in the fridgid lake this time of year, although, i DO need the practice, i'll be a cheerleader tho-if you need one

Sounds good to me... youve been great keeping everyone going this month!

Are there any penalties?

or just the shame of losing to motivate ;-)

You totally didnt need to tell me that

A hot body from swimming so much, the pleasure of reaching your goals AND the wrath of your team mates if you let them down... should be motivation enough!