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Erin-

Thank you for being so candid.  I am sorry for the chalenges you are facing, but please know it is always okay to take time for yourself in the middle of all of this.  I am discovering a healthy mind and spirit are as important as a healthy body and all three take time to train and nurture.

As for the alone time working, I understand what you mean very well.  Less than a year ago I was on a staff of 60 with 120 kids around me all the time.  Suddenly most of my day is spent alone, writing, researching, and now, thankfully, stalking all of you on this site. LOL  I understand and I, too, am so glad you are here.  Be kind to yourself today.

Erin: Thanks for sharing with us what you're going thru.  Whenever you're down or overwhelmed always remember what you said : ..."we do have a lot to be thankful for" .  It doesn't make everything better, but it does help to cope.  And don't ever apologize for venting.  Dawgs are the best listeners, and if you can't talk to a dawg, who can you talk to?

Sharon:  I love both ideas.  I like Erin's idea as well tho I don't know if I would be able to cover all the distances for an Ironman in a month.

Dawg Pack:  You gals are the greatest.  Keep up the good work. 

I LOVE the conversation we're having!!

February Challenge: These are just ideas that I'm throwing out to you to see which ones you want to do. You are free to continue the 30/30 Challenge as you would like or switch to the minutes challenge. For the Minutes Challenge, just do what T did and write down your own minutes that you would like to meet for the month.

Triathlon Challenge: I love the Ironman Triathlon in a Month Challenge. I think that and the 24 hour Triathlon Challenge can be an ongoing monthly challenge. I would say that we could set a once a week 24 hour tri challenge and a Ironman a month challenge.

Remember, all of these challenges are just challenges to help you with some goals during the month. I don't want you guys to get too bogged down with details or worried about getting things done. The main thing is to have fun with it. These should be tools, not hinderances.

So there we have it....to recap....

1. Make your own minutes challenge for whichever or all sports and put it down where you can keep track of it. Short term goals area would be a good place.
2. We will have a 24 hour triathlon challenge once a week and the distances can be whatever distance you want, doesn't matter, just do all 3 sports in 24 hours.
3. We will also have an Ironman challenge once a month and that's where we try to get the distances for the Ironman distances in one month. You can count treadmill and elliptical for running. All distances can be indoor or outdoor.

Let's officially start this next Sunday (since that's how BT's calendar works).

Are you ready?

Okay, first I have to reiterate that I am so damn proud of each and everyone of you!

Erin: You were so not babbling and you can vent with us anytime. Did you forget how whiney I was last week on my blog? And I'm supposed to be the mentor! We are here for each other and this group has gone beyond what it was set up to do and I, for one, am glad that we are all becoming friends, because that is exactly what I had hoped for. I appreciate your candor and for opening up to us. I understand a little of what you're going through. I moved to Louisiana to be with J and it was such an adjustment period for me. I literally HATED Shreveport, add to that I had just graduated from grad school and finding a job, assimilating to a new culture, being in a new relationship....it was all very stressful. You will find your niche. I totally know what you're going through. You sound a lot like me. I love being around people and well, now my job requires that I work independently and sometimes it's very difficult for me. That's why I'm on the computer so much sometimes! I need to reach out to people...it's just how I'm made up. Anyway....that was some psycho babble of my own!!

And always remember, you will always have time to train, but family is way more important and you should try not to feel guilty for giving yourself some down time or choosing to spend time with family. Multisport is VERY demanding and it really takes a certain personality to keep up with it at a very high level and at a very high price. But if you take it, have fun with it and just do it for yourself and not worry about your times, but just have fun completing each event and race as it comes, then it will be rewarding. Trust me, I've really been there and done that. I need to take my own advice. I've been seduced by the dark side many times, but again, that's just part of my personality...that TypeA, perfectionist in me, you know?

Tierney: You will hit your 5K (was that 5K?) by the end of the month. The weekend tri is a good idea if we can all find a weekend we can all agree on!

purdueek - 2007-01-29 11:14 PM  Now let's get busy!! (that's supposed to be G-rated, so get your minds out of the gutter if that's where they are headed!)

It wasn't.....until you took us down there!

Sorry i've been kindof inconsistent lately....i feel like i've been in "catch up mode" with you guys all week (or has it been two).  Anyway tomorrow is my big day.  My midterm and final for that stuuuupid class is tomorrow.  No more crash course in boooooring stuff.  Then i can focus on the important things in life: Dogged Pack!

Thanks for the bike advice.  Just a couple of clarifications....

 Eek:you lost me at 75 minutes.  Just kidding!  Thanks for the example ride...i think i will alternate that with the rpm interval segment thing i have going on now.  That should keep me distracted for a while.  Sharon: when it gets warmer, i will tell you how the 18mph translates into the road bike world.  What is a paceline?  I'm a newbie with the biking stuff.

Challenges: What great ideas!!!!  The 30min/30 days got us all warmed up....and now we're going to get to it!!!  I think the minutes challenge would be great, especially for us organizers/perfectionists.  I'm in!  For the Minutes, and T's 24 hour Together Tri (Say that outloud a couple of times-Hahaaaaaaa), and the Ironman in a month.  I'm in!

I'll have to do some calculating and planning and general neurosis things and get back with you folks on the specifics/goals.  I'm sooooo excited! 

Erin: Be so very good to yourself this week.  And remember: There's always a friend in Boston (your favorite town evah).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Goofy: Good luck (belated) on your test today. I know it went well!!

Erin: Safe travels (belated).

I guess I'm just late for everything!!!!!

I need to work on my minutes challenge too! Got some homework to do!

This morning i felt all anxious and ill-prepared for my exams.  Then i had a great conversation with my oh so awesome honey, and felt a teeny bit better.  I finished the midterm and the final in 30 minutes.....the girl proctoring the exam thought i had forgot one!  She didn't know that i'm wicked smot.  LOL!  Really, though, i felt pretty good about the midterm (my SH helped me study for that one before our smokin date)...i know, i'm so romantic.  The final is what i was worried about, but i felt like i did well overall.....some of the questions could have gone either way, but i feel better than i thought i would.

Thank you guys for all of your support during these hectic study days.

I can't remember if i posted my homework or not.......shoot, I'll go check.

STEAMY CONTENT: Thank you guys for all of the funny little notes about the "hot date".  Honestly, i call it that anytime my Sweetie comes over....  We had a really nice time (after the lamo studying of course), and i promise i was a perfect gentleman. I may get punished if i divulge any more than that!!!  Hey, that just gave me an idea: Maybe that can be an incentive, like the way Dee (was it Dee?) who was getting the gourmet pizza, and someone was getting a Starbucks.....I'm going to see if i can't arrange a HOT DATE AWARD for completing certain goals like the challenges.  For example: Finish all of your minutes for the month.....hot date.  Finish the Ironman for the month.....hot date.  What do you think?  Sharon's got it made on this one!  Two players completing goals = two dates awarded right? Now how can i phrase this for my honey....hmmmmm......Maybe, we could get bonus points for breaking PRs.  Now i'm just getting greedy.

On to the homework: I have added both the minutes Challenge and the Ironman in a month to my ST goals.  At first i was worried, because this is alot compare to what i normally do (based on my "January totals".  Then i realized that i'm ready to take this step.....esp now that the BU crisis is over.  I plan to swim 4000yds, bike 112mi, and run 26.2mi.  I also plan to swim 120min, bike 420min, and run 340min.  I think that these are all possible, though i will have to work to really fit in all of my planned workouts.  This is just the motivation i need!!!  So glad i found you all.  I may near a kick in the rear for the 24 Tri thing.  Get your kicking boots (or mukaluks) ready.

Happy February to the Dog Pack!

Goofy: How did the exam go? Did you get your results back yet? I like your incentives idea...now you've given Jen more reasons to exercise!

Laura: The 24 hour Tri challenge starts this week, but I see that you've already done one. I don't know how anal to make the 24 hour challenge. Like if I ran at 7 a.m. one morning, do I only have until 7 a.m. the next morning to do the 24 hour challenge then? See what I mean? Any thoughts? Or do we just look at the logs and see if there are 3 events within two logged days?

I have not yet put up my planned minutes for Feb. I still have to sit down and calculate them. Falling behind!!!!!

I think we're getting our dawgs mixed up! Easy to do when we're looking at the display pictures.

Okay, I think the peeps have spoken....we'll just go with blog entries then. No point making it too complicated!!