5 for Fighting (Page 7)

Happy Thursday!

We have 102 people participating in the Challenge this month! For those of you who missed Sunday's “Challenge Update,” You can see it here: http://beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid...

Want to see the team rosters? Your goals? Other people’s goals? All of those are available here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=puhAA5NRKHA3l_GNYwG3Qdg

Each week, I’ll update the above spreadsheet. That way, you can chart your progress!

Team Spreadsheet "Due Dates"

The Challenge started on Nov 1st and ends on Nov 30th. All of your workouts during the month of November count.

Here are the "weeks" you'll use for reporting your workouts:
Thurs Nov 1 - Sunday Nov 11
Mon Nov 12 - Sunday Nov 18
Mon Nov 19 - Sunday Nov 25
Mon Nov 26 - Friday Nov 30

The "progress reports" (aka spreadsheets) will be due from the team leaders on these days:
Monday Nov 12
Monday Nov 19
Monday Nov 26
Saturday Dec 1st

The extra day is so that the team leaders can collect the end information without having to nag their team become overly stressed.

Team Leaders - Attached are the latest Team spreadsheets. Once you've entered your team's data, you can post the updated spreadsheets on the main Challenge thread. (This is the one with the push pin sticky. Since it's pinned to the top of the forum, it'll be easier to find. And the "chatter" on it has calmed down, so you don’t need to worry about it getting lost!) The teams are large, so if you want extra help, feel free to name an assistant captain!

If you have questions, post them on the main Challenge thread. That way, I’ll be sure to see them. (Or you can always PM me.)

I hope that your month is going well! This Challenge is all about working out - however you want to define it, meeting fellow BTers, and having fun! I hope that you've been able to accomplish all of these things during the past week.



Dee





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Thanks for all the work you're putting in on this, D.  You ROCK!

Thank you.

At the rate I've been eating these Pepperidge Farm cookies tonight, I kind of feel like a rock as well.

Woo hoo. Glasgow got the 2014 commonwealth games.

Wow. I'm going to have to do a lot of running today! LOL

An evening on the town? Excellent! Wait.... your profile says "area 51." Do I really want a night on the town there....? Hm....... Will need to think about that!



Dee

I appears that I, too, have fallen behind a bit.  I will reach 30% for all of my goals by Sunday, or...?  I'm not sure, but I'll think of something.

oops double post.

Edited by riorio 2007-11-09 2:35 PM

Hope everyone is having a great weekend and you're all plugging along on those goals.

Things are looking good so far.  Got in a nice 90 minute trainer ride this morning along with a 2.5 mile walk with my wife.  A good start to the weekend...hoping I can add more mileage tomorrow by getting out on the mtn bike!

Happy Saturday!

Tomorrow is SUNDAY, the day when you report your achievements for the beginning of November! While posting your “progress report” on your team thread, feel free to brag about how great your workouts have been! This challenge is about achieving your goals -- so let's hear how you've done!

And now, here’s a quick update on what all our teams have been up to….

The Moscateers – Team1
The youngsters are showing up their parents! Comet_the_dog ran with his daughter, Dani – and lost. Congratulations to Dani, who did a 5k in just over 38 minutes! And 1for1’s daughter, Gidgetintraining, is already at 41% of her running goal and 50% of her workout goal! Go kids!

The Vigilantes – Team2
This team has a lot of “firsts” planned for this weekend! ScotinSeattle and Medusa_Ann are doing a 10k trail run this weekend! It’s their first 10k. And Fielding will be doing her very first race this weekend! Unfortunately, they had to cancel the swim portion, due to an oil spill. Good luck everyone! You’ll do great!

Turkey Terrors – Team3
Running is the topic of the day for this team. Some of it is even being done barefoot! Gygyhawk had a fantastic response to her trainer’s comment that her metabolism was low. But you’ll have to stop by this team’s thread to read it!

5 For Fighting – Team5
After training hard, this team likes to kick back with a glass of wine. Or beer. Or maybe even both…. To make sure there is no confusion as to which beverage is preferred, this team posts pics of their favorite post-workout cocktail. Someday, they hope to start a wine mail-order business.

They Who Shall Not Be Named (Twisnibbins) – Team6
This group posts so much that their team leader, LastCall2003 (Beth) must now post daily updates to summarize the discussion! Believe it or not, this group actually discussed running AND swimming this week! (Who knows, maybe cycling is next?) HCS5QA (Hector) will be running his first Half Marathon on Sunday! Run, Hector, run! To help inspire Hector, team leader Beth will be waving her pom poms!

Wild Hippos – Team7
Several members of the Hippos have been benched due to illness. Owl_girl wants to know if puking time counts as “ab work.” (We now know more about her illness than we really wanted to!) Team Leader Cat received a penalty flag for inappropriate language, and had to state three positive things about herself. Is Lyssa-gator slacking off? We’ll find out soon, depending upon whether she accepts Baowolf’s challenge of doing a 34 mile bike ride with him.

Hard Core Tri Corps – Team8
Zipp1 ran an awesome 8k race today. ACGRAY22 joined the team, becoming the 102nd person in the challenge. TriAya (Yanti) told us about her progress to date – including details of her 100+ pound weight loss, and posting some absolutely incredible pics of her HOT TRI BODY! If you want to be inspired, you need to stop by this team’s thread and see Yanti’s transformation into a “tri hottie”! Amazing!

From BT News Headquarters, this has been your weekly Challenge update.

Dee



Edited by D001 2007-11-10 2:04 PM

It's time for a quick recap. Though some more will be added today (a long run and a bike) here's what I've got so far...

Swim: 5900 of 25000 meters or 24%
Bike: 105 of 350 miles or 30%
Run: 40 of 75 miles or 53%
Strength: 2 of 8 sessions or 25%

20 more days to go...

With today's bike (long run moved to tomorrow due to spill taken on today's ride) I'm now sitting at 125 of 350 miles or 36 percent.

Ouch!

Hope you're OK!!!

Hi everyone. My numbers as of the end of the day Sunday are below. I have also updated the google spreadsheet. I'm on track so far although my knees have been acting up a bit. Aspirin and a "do-nothing" Saturday seem to have helped.


Swimming------4.0/9.0 km for 44%
Walking---------60/160 km for 38%
Biking-----------47/160 km for 29%
Weights---------2/8 sessions for 25%
Weight loss-----0.7/2.5 kg for 28%

Have a great Sunday.

Dan

Bike:	3h 54m 23s  - 103.93 KM - over 66%
Run:	3h 09m 37s  - 28.64 KM   - 35.8%
Swim:	1h 05m 07s  - 3300 M      - 60%
Strength:	2h 00m                           - 20% it will come better this week

 

i think that i have to reconsider my goals - for biking and swimming at least. biking 300km and swimming 10km. is it ok just like this? do i need to send this for approval to the king of bt? 

great job everybody!

Edited by antti asu 2007-11-11 4:45 AM

ok. my NEW statistics are:

November's totals:
Bike:	3h 54m 23s  - 103.93 KM = 34.6%
Run:	3h 09m 37s  - 28.64 KM   = 35.8%
Swim:	1h 05m 07s  - 3300 M      = 33%
Strength:	2h 00m                          = 20%
Scuba Diving:	3h 00m
Squash:	45m

there will be extra scuba diving and squash also this month. and should we log drinking? we are getting visitors from finland...

To modify your goals, you must submit 3 copies of your request. Each must by notarized, and signed by your boss, your doctor AND at least two of your neighbors.

Or.... you can just tell me.

Since you're upping your goals (not dropping them), it's fine. And since your team is using a Google spreadsheet... if you want, you can just your modify the goals directly on the spreadsheet.

I've just updated the master spreadsheet . So I've got your increases recorded now.

So who IS the king of BT anyway? LOL

Dee