January Challenge Announcement (Page 4)

Piece of cake for me to decide, too.

You love to run. You're going to run. (And Scout is going to provide "motivation" if you don't.)

You also love to bike. Or, at least, my recollection is that you love to bike.

So here's your goal for the January challenge. Maybe it will remind you, me and everyone else that, in addition to loving running, you ALSO love cycling. (Although, I think you visit certain cycling websites just for the eye candy.... LOL)

CYCLE 200

See? Piece of cake. You'll have Scout for your running motivation. You'll have your January teammates for your cycling motivation. And between them, you'll be a lean, mean running and cycling machine.

(Now, if only we could find a way to get you in the pool.... LMAO)

Hm. You and Scott have the same issue as Tammy and Chris....

One of you has a time goal. The other has a distance goal.

If we end up with a small challenge, yes, I can put you on the same team.

But I'm thinking it'll be a large group. So I've broken up the teams. There's one for biking-distance, and one for biking-time.

I think you and Scott SHOULD be on the same team. That would make a for... um, an "interesting month!" (LMAO at that understatement.) But maybe one of you can change your goal so that you're both doing time.... or both doing distance? That way, I could make sure you're on the same team....

Hm. See? I was right. You're already motivated to run. So we need to add cycling into the mix.

Plus, if either you or Yanti changes your "units" (time/distance) so they match, then I can put you two on the same team.... And a fun time will be had by all. (Especially those lurking on your team thread. Whoops. Did I say that aloud?)

Ah, but as long as you run for 13 hours, it doesn't matter how many miles that is.

Well, it matters, of course -- but not to the Challenge results.

I've got you on the "running by time" team.

Hi Pam!

Yes, that works. I've got you down for 100 miles of cycling. Once you get your training plan, we can adjust that, if needed.

Too bad we're only doing ONE goal this month. Otherwise, I'd make up a swim goal for you. Just 'cause I know you "love" to swim. (Hahaha)

Anyway, I've got you on the bike-distance team.

January Teams - How they're being set up....

I have 6 teams being set up:

Swimming - Distance goals
Swimming - Time goals

Biking - Distance goals
Biking - Time goals

Running - Distance goals
Running - Time goals

So if you declare a biking goal of 100 miles, you'll be on a different team than someone who has a biking goal of 20 hours.

If you really want to guarantee that you're on the same team as someone else, please give a goal with the same "units." (ie: both of you declare a running hours goal... Or both of you declare a running distance goal.) This will make it easier for me to honor your teammate requests.

This is a little different from how we've done it in the past. However, I think it will make it easier to manage the teams. Also, this month is the runners vs the swimmers vs the bikers. So I thought that having these 6 teams would make it easier to judge this.



Dee




Edited by D001 2007-12-24 6:45 PM

Oooohh, bummer we can't be on the same team.  s'okay though.  It motivates me just knowing that I have to keep up with Chris.  and that is NO EASY task!   Looks like another month of smack talkin'

That works! I've got you on the same team now, with a note that you want to be teammates.

Thanks!

Yay for Stars!


Edited by D001 2007-12-24 8:12 PM

I would like to play and I think its time I get back in the pool Put me down for 18,000 yards.

Count me in for 10 hours of swim time. That is the hardest for me to get in so the pressure of letting the team down will help get me into the pool on a regular basis.

Thanks to the last 2 challenges, I've got that swimming and running thing down, now I just need to get my butt used to sitting on a bike...so I'm in for biking 78 miles.

Edited by MrsUSMC 2007-12-25 9:13 AM

January Challenge Teams to date:
Here are the team lineups so far.

If the Challenge stays small, I'll combine the teams, so we'll just have three, one each for running, biking and swimming. (So if you're the only person on a team so far, don't worry about it. In the end, you'll be with lots of other people.)

It IS only Dec 25th, so we still have a week until the January Challenge begins - plenty of time for more people to sign up! Several people have said they're participating, but haven't declared goals yet, while others are away for the Holidays. So I'm sure we'll have many more participants by the time the challenge begins.

Swimming - Distance goals
D001
1stTimeTri
El Flaco
joebowler
cathyd
ManateeExpress

Swimming - Time goals
klauser


Biking - Distance goals
dougd
spokes
barqhead
BozNC
MrsUSMC

Biking - Time goals
TriAya
tnickerson
chrisrunzs26


Running - Distance goals
BunnyB
zipp1
jdwright56
ShawnC13
Irunfit
chipit muffin
abud7373
enders_shadow
Artemis

Running - Time goals
dcossey



Happy Holidays!

- Dee

Bump because I can't figure out how we fell so far down the thread list.

maybe it's cause there's a lot of Nibbins going on today pushing this one down?

Can I get in for 30 miles of running for the month?

This is my first time signing up for a challenge, but here goes:

1) State your goal: bike or swim or run. (You may pick ONE.) Bike
2) State your goal by time or distance. Time: in hours. 15 hours

Doesn't seem like a lot, but I figure that most of it will be indoor spinning since it rains in Oregon from November until March and I can only handle a spin bike for just so long before my butt starts to hurt.

Ok, December swim was my 1st challenge ever and it made me get to the pool almost no matter what.   So, please put me in for 20 hours of running in January.  That may be mostly running in snowshoes if we keep getting a foot of snow twice a week, so I'll go with time rather than distance since I'm twice as slow in snowshoes!  And either way I'll get a good workout

January Challenge Teams to date:
Here are the team lineups so far.

If the Challenge stays small, I'll combine the teams, so we'll just have three, one each for running, biking and swimming. (So if you're the only person on a team so far, don't worry about it. In the end, you'll be with lots of other people.)

It IS only Dec 25th, so we still have a week until the January Challenge begins - plenty of time for more people to sign up! Several people have said they're participating, but haven't declared goals yet, while others are away for the Holidays. So I'm sure we'll have many more participants by the time the challenge begins.

Swimming - Distance goals
D001
1stTimeTri
El Flaco
joebowler
cathyd
ManateeExpress

Swimming - Time goals
klauser


Biking - Distance goals
dougd
spokes
barqhead
BozNC
MrsUSMC

Biking - Time goals
TriAya
tnickerson
chrisrunzs26
swgraham


Running - Distance goals
BunnyB
zipp1
jdwright56
ShawnC13
Irunfit
chipit muffin
abud7373
enders_shadow
Artemis
gonnatrione
sparco

Running - Time goals
dcossey
skarl


Happy Holidays!

- Dee


Edited by D001 2007-12-25 10:29 PM

Hey Dee;

Hope your Christmas was GREAT.

Please add me to the Run for TIME group with 12 hours. I may move that up later but that is the plan for right now.

Thanks

Steve