Gingerbread Joggers party & commiseration thread (Page 8)

Yeah, I just thought I would put up a funny pic to make you all laugh.

Run today put me at 68% of goal, and the group at 52.61%...take that Falling with sizzr's!!! I say we get to the #1 spot for next week. Who's comin' with me?

I think this team will be with you   

What happens when I go over 100% of goal? Do I get to keep going and have a higher percentage, or is 100% all the higher I can officially log?

Okay...so I did another run...I need to get moving...but I promise...if it comes to the last day and I have a million miles to go...which thank goodness is not my goal..I will NOT get off that treadmill till I hit it!!!  I walked 50 miles in three days soooo I can do this!!  I just don't want to push too hard right now in fear of hurting my IT band...but I will do it team...I PROMISE!!!

February Challenge Update

For the challenge updates, I usually tell you what the teams are discussing. (This is also known as "The World According to Dee," and it may, or may not, bear any resemblance to what YOU thought your team was talking about. LOL) But when I was looking at the spreadsheets today, I was really impressed by some of the distances and times that some people have logged so far. So today, I'm going to start by giving you some updates on specific people and their progress.

SOME OF THE AMAZING DISTANCES LOGGED TO DATE:

Swimming:
- Devouahy - 67250 meters

Biking:
- TheBear - 144 miles
- Mesteren - 231.8 km (144 miles)

Running:
- Waterdog66 - 168 miles
- Daremo - 145.8 miles

And CONGRATULATIONS to:
- Skarl, who raced in a Duathlon and won her AG!
- Out4atime, who finished her "first race ever," set a PR doing it, and finished in the top quarter both in overall and age group.


And now, the moment you've all been waiting for (or not) --> The Team Updates!

Team Swimming Rocks
Milaminute continues to wave her glitter pink whip at her team. The overall lead slipped away from the team this week, so Mila has advised her teammates to swim anyway they can - including in their bathtubs! (Watch those flip turn though!) Shoeless set a PR distance record. Tntexpres got a new wetsuit. And Betsy855 played with many moon jellyfish during her OWS.


Team We :heart: T.I.T.S.
Tupuppy has a new endurance activity - minivan shopping. Many team members, such as amschrod and MissKelly went out this weekend and got some B.A.L.L.S. (Yes, I bet the rest of you are wondering what that means. You'll just have to visit Team T.I.T.S. to find out.)


LEMmings - the reRun. Over the cliff again.
Many members of this team are dealing with the plague. Daremo and bhoover10001 have started their tapers. Charge4brendan ran the Tokyo Marathon today. (He hasn't checked in yet to give us the results though.)


Running with Scissors
Well, it's clear which team is winning the post count challenge this month. Already up to page 30, this team does plenty of running AND chatting. Skarl raced in a Duathlon and won her AG! Congratulations! She is also philosophizing about whether it's safer to run where there are mountain lions, or where there are people. (OK, so I simplified it a bit. You'll have to visit the team thread to find out the rest.) Lyssa-gator is planning on eating tacos until she pops. TinkerBeth (LastCall2003) is commuting via plane these days. A whole bunch of team members are celebrating anniversaries. GirlPassingOnLeft has gone to watch the AMGEN Tour of California today. And I'm sure there's more, but these guys just type soooo quickly.


Gingerbread Joggers
There have been some humorous pictures posted on this team thread. Zipp1 is highly motivated to win the challenge this month - she REALLY doesn't like the Patriots, and doesn't want to wear a Pats avatar next month. Ilucy2 has discovered the BT route tracker. Enders_Shadow has been traveling a lot. And Dcon is happy that he lives in a country that has some great sushi. And karbates was able to register for a tri event before it closed out.


Pitter Patter of Fast Feet aka PFFT
Kenj ended a post with "Oh, and enjoy your VD." We're hoping he was referring to Valentine's Day! The difference between Naked Running and Nude Running was discussed. AKTri said that it warmed up to 30 F, and declared it "almost naked running weather." Sparco refuses to run in shorts until the weather hits 40 F, and doesn't seem to like running naked. (Or nude, either.) Waterdog66 had a pukefest at the track, followed by a hearty dinner. Geauxtri's dog weighs 103 lbs. And Out4atime, who finished her "first race ever," set a PR doing it, and finished in the top quarter both in overall and age group. Congratulations!


From Challenge Central, this has been your Challenge Update.

Now get out there and swim/bike/run!

- Dee

Right now, 100% is the highest percentage you can get. So if you go over your goal, you just get credit for 100%.

Last month, a lot of people were sick and/or injured. So I allowed people to get to 120% of their goals, as a way to helping out their sick/injured teammates. However, this month, I'm not sure that I'll offer that yet. (A lot of people are sick, but they seem to recover enough in a few days that they can start working out again.)

Thanks Dee. 100% is 100%

My wife has caught "The" cold that has been going around here. I am praying (and drinking extra OJ) that I don't get it from her. I am doing well and feeling good, so I don't want to loose my momentum!!

-Kurt

Another long run down for me...Looking pretty good team!

a bit more from me (3.1 miles) that puts us over the 60% mark. If all goes as planed,we will not sport strange tribal avatars (i am not a fan of football).

Tribal avatars. LOL

I figured the avatar penalty would motivate people - for one reason or another.

Need MOTIVATION to run?
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You may now achieve up to 110% of your Challenge goal!


Need even more motivation?
Here's a catchy avatar choice for the losing teams!

Hi everyone - I want to apologize for not being on much - guess I'm not exactly chatty this month...9 days left on our challenge! 

My dear team, I have bad news. I went out Sunday for a nice recovery run after my DU practice run on Sat. Wen about .25 miles when I slipped on the ice. To make a very long and painful story short, I just got out of the hospital. I broke my tibia in two places, shattered my fibia and completly dislocated my ankle. I now have a steel plate for a fibia and 9 bolts holding the rest of my bones together. The Doc said I tore 100% of my ligiments and he had to sew me together. Due to the damage, he is unsure if I will ever compete again. At first he said I might not run again. Right now I don't ever want to anyway. Maybe in a week, I will rethink my plan, but now I am in pain, but I got to come home. This all said, I think I better withdraw from the challenge. K

For a normal recovery it would be 6-8 weeks, but it is a severe break, I am unable to put any weight on it for at least 3 months. The bone doc does not like casts, so no I do not have one of those, but I have a heavy boot type thing. They are going to remove all of the staples in a couple of weeks. Or so that is the plan. I really do not know all of the details, too much morphine and oxycotin. Hummm no wonder I can't make sense of my criminal cases!! I will know more next friday. He did say that because of how strong my legs were he wants to have me on a bike in two weeks. Not hard riding, but just general keeping range of motion ride. He also said I need to swim---after the incisions heal. Maybe I can do a bike challenge next month. I am not a quitter. Thanks K

Kendra, I'm sorry that happened to you.  I hope all goes well with the recovery.  I think this is a definite withdrawal for serious injury    Hang in there --better living through chemistry is always welcome

See? All that motivation is.... well, it's motivating you, for one reason or another. LOL

And the end result is that you runny, runny, run!

Oh my! Ow ow ow ow ow! Just reading your posts has me going "OW!"

It's good that he wants you to ride and swim while it heals though. That's better than having to sit on the couch for that many weeks.

Hope that it heals quickly! (Ow ow ow ow ow!)