Fighting Artichokes - September End of Summer Challenge (Page 8)

All that water made me want to get a swim session in , easier to plan at lunch than on the weekends so Voila

2300 yards in the books .

Swim and Bike Goals now  2 sessions away ,   So in good shape  to Hit 100% there .

My run goal  is not going to happen  as  i have too much ground left  to cover and needed a break

after my race in the middle of the month .   so we will see how close i get. 

In case you were wondering this is what my pool looks like this fall :

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Please post a link if there is one   ........     

I Could be wrong ....

But It looks like we may be in   ..........  

2ND Place !  

Don't forget to post your workouts     

that would drive me inside too! I like thunder or lightning...only if Im watching it from inside!

today was somewhat of an off day for me...rode to and from work...but otherwise no training. I am at 100% on everything but my swim...need to go to the pool - just once before the first and I know I can do that this weekend or first part of the week...and then I will be complete....lets go team~we can still win this challenge!

wow that is one way to save on shoe money! is that you doing some track workouts???

I want to slide down that slide!!!! that is a beautiful pool... do you swim there year round?

LOL

No  i would probably try to dolphin dive through that  , might a   tad more efficient . 

You could ,   i am swimming there at the moment while i am working nearby .  The deck is at water level so its really easy

to get in and out .   One of my co workers  runs the masters swim  at lunch  so i listen in and watch the better swimmers

and try and pick up some tricks   

there will be one...it comes out on Sunday. I also have our local paper doing a little story...plus there was a story done on my friend who I used to race bikes with and was recently paralyzed and I have been trying to raise money for a van for him....here is a link to it: http://www.fresnobee.com/sports/story/1644414.html

make sure to read all three pages...it is a sobering story! he is the most incredible person I have ever met....I can not imagine going thru what he has!

will leave links to the other stories when they come out....

have a good weekend everyone...tomorrow I have Salsa Festival that we are putting on...we have three stages, childrens arts and crafts section, 30 art cars (cars that have been decorated with barbie dolls, or cell phones....crazy fun vehicles!, street chalk artists, salsa dancing competition, salsa food competition, arts and craft vendors, tequila booth...event is from 12-8 and so that means I will be there from 7 - 10 ish.

haha...the tricks of the trade!

good for you! I tried our masters class...they kicked my booty! and then kicked it some more! maybe next year I will try again! MAYBE is the key word here! haha

Global - 2009-09-26 10:15 AM Hey team.  Even with my sickness I'm pretty sure I'm going to hit 100% of my run goal.  I'm going to try and get out for a 2 - 3 hour ride today and I might be able to get in my bike goal.  It will be really close.  H1N1 really set me back.

As for my strength training goal I'm really sorry about that one guys.  I'm probably not going to get much in at all.  I'm just back at training after a 2 year absence and it was difficult to determine how my body would react to the training stress.  I'm gearing up for a running race and playing with the limits of what my body can handle in that regard.  In the interest of not running my body into the ground I had to cut strength training.  I'm going to try and get in a few light sessions this weekend and next week though to make sure I don't put up a big fat 0. 

This challenge has been a great motivator though.  I'm down 13 pounds over the last 26 days!  21 pounds in total since Aug 4th .

wow....sorry you have not felt well...good for you for not overdoing it! and a GREAT BIG...GOOD FOR YOU for losing that weight! even if we dont win this challenge, you are all a bunch WINNERS to me! was a great month...would have liked to hear from you all more. Hope to see you all in future challenges. Any of you doing next months run challenge? (I know you are Lisa...you are one of the three moderators....thanks by the way for heading it up)