MAY "You MAY Pick" Challenge--ALL WELCOME! (Page 7)

Seems like your goal is really 23 days (31days of May-8 allowed icecream servings) without ice cream right?  SO enter 23 as a goal and everyday you have no ice cream, tally it up by one.  That wa if you have 24 daya without ice cream, your team gets the bonus.

Cynthia

So, I've tweaked my goals a bit. And, with apologies to the other Great White Sharks, I might be that dweeb who brings everyone down, because one of my goals is to get a new job this month. I'll spare you the long story, but I've been in 2 dead-end, temporary, low-wage, no-benefits jobs for about 2 years now since finishing my master's. I was recently rejected from what was to be a shoe-in job opportunity at my current place of employment, and I've decided that I've got to get out of this town (in east TN) once and for all (we've been threatening to move for the last 2 years, not coincidentally). 

So, I am going to do the footwork to get a job elsewhere. We are looking at the Asheville, NC area, because I am from NC, we love NC, the biking and running are great over there, and my hubby could feasibly keep his job for a while and still only have a 1-hour commute (yuck but doable for up to a year). 

So, back to the goals, this one's a longshot, but if it gives the nudge to at least apply for many jobs, get an apartment in the area, or take some real step towards moving on, I will be happy. 

The other goal, I've upped my swim sessions to 15. That will be 3 sessions most weeks and 4 the others. I have in the past been an "if I get in the pool once I week I'm going good" triathlete. And my swim has remained lackluster for 10 years. As I get faster in the bike and run, I don't want my swim to hold me back anymore, so this will certainly help. 

Any encouragement and feedback (read: kick in the butt) welcome! 

Instead of all-or-nothing, you could reward yourself (and your teammates) by maybe setting your goal as certain number of hours job searching, or certain number of positions you apply to?

Asheville is awesome!  I started my college career in Brevard, NC getting my Associates in Wilderness Ed.  LOVE that area!!!  I actually miss seeing the white squirrels!  

If you complete your goals I will seriously sport this on my bike helmet in my next tri in your honor!  

I will totally take one for the team, although humiliating myself is something I do everyday, so either way! 

Right on! Will the swan actually be on top of your helmet, wearing a crown? That would seriously impact my motivation to actually move!

ABSOLUTELY!! 

He's good at that, not like he really needs the practice, but perhaps Salty does ... she needs to bone up on her British terms to keep us all rolling in the aisles, er, swim lanes!

I'm still trying to figure out where the /motivating comes in to play? 

Apparently in his book "I hope the old trout socks it to them" has elements of both insult and motivation.

Also, maybe "old trout" means something in British-ese that you could uselessly learn.

Yes, I counted this. After he called me one I proceeded to look it up. Make that 3 "useless" vocabulary words I've got in the book from the "lad" 

You should start calling him Tadpole.

What were the other two?

Hi Sneaky Gregg! (oooh ... you just snuck in here too)

All well and good to challenge yourself in whatever manner you see fit ... however, for the purposes of this Challenge, the rules are (as per the first post):

For this May 2012, challenge, you MAY pick any two activities (any more than that will make my head explode). They have to be quantifiable (distance, hours, sessions, etc.) They do not have to be triathlon or even sports related.

Examples: 12,000m swimming, 300mi biking
                10 sessions yoga, 240 hours sleep (I think that may be mine)
                31 pages journaling, 20 hours running
                  8 pounds to lose, 9 physical therapy sessions

Technically the deadline to join this Challenge was yesterday, but I wouldn't refuse anyone who wants to join in, challenge himself, and contribute. If you still want to do so, here are the instructions (and consider gradated goals so that they're not all-or-nothing, win/lose, 100%/0% propositions):

Go to this link

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0An7ZkKfHG1L1dDlZSkhxOWxWbHBjRTFtYjI0U0lNMmc

And fill in your goals as per those already signed up. If you have any questions, post here or PM me!

Please finalize your goals by May 7 (ignore that). After that you can change your goals UP but please post or PM me if you are going to change them DOWN as a result of illness, unnamed but important circumstance, withdrawing from challenge, etc.

If you are a MANATEE (in the Manatee mentor group) please put your name under the MANATEES. (Anyone is welcome to be an honorary Manatee for the purposes of this challenge, too! However, the SHARK teams currently have fewer members)

If you are not a Manatee, please select one of the SHARK teams to be on.

Thank you!

We're all working on our goals so we can crush you great whites.  

I started to read a Chinese article yesterday, got most of the way through it without understanding even the general topic, finally figured out a few key words ("Philippines," not "illegal army"), took a break, and never went back to it.  Hopefully today will be better.  At least I got my strength training in!

And my logs are current....as is the spreadsheet.

Mine too!  I added another mile with my kiddo today, and have a long ride tomorrow as well as this weekend!  I plan on crushing this before the end of the month! Oh and if Kit gets her motivation, I will seriously humiliate myself for her!  Go great whites!! 

Good evening. Another cupcake free day. Hooray.

I'll weigh myself on Friday. Wish me luck.

Good luck!

I am pretty much on track for my goals.  I checked out a program my city is putting on, where they give you paint and you use it to paint fishies by the water drains.  That should take up a few days of service! 

Put in my long ride this morning. 80+ miles. That should help out the Reefers!

Thanks TriAya for the challenge thread and doing the spreadsheet. I needed this. I was starting to slack a little (mentally) and I don't need that right now with a century race next month. This is a good focus.

Nice!  Come on, Reefers, we need to step up our game or we'll be eaten by the Great Whites.

I finished (and understood) a Chinese article today, and I definitely plan to get a strength session in before I go to bed tonight.  

Let's do this!