Team #4 - August 4 is More Challenge (Page 9)

Hiya, Thunderbirds!

I've really been cruising along on the training this month.  I hit my goals for both the bike and the swim early last week.  I went ahead and upped both of those goals to help keep me on track for the rest of the month.  All that remains is to get to the pool.  As a matter of fact, tomorrow morning I'm going to swim, swim, swim!

Hope everyone else is doing well!

Awesome

I am kind of like you with the bike and run pretty much completed  and a lot of swiiming left to do . It will be hot here this week so a good excuse for me to work on my strokes  and help complete my challenge goals. 

Woo Hoo!  I actually went to the pool today!  First time in over three months.  And I owe it all to this challenge.  Well, that and the fear of drowning during my Oly next month.

I ran 8 miles before work today (my last day of work at the Saugerties Animal Hospital.. kinda bittersweet) and lifted weights earlier tonight. I have my bike/run miles planned out for the weekend so that I can hit my goals.

Go Team!!

Hi Team  , First its been great to read all about your training and success and setbacks . It helps a little bit to get me out of the door.

I am squeezing in some last minute swimming in but i will be short  of my ambitious goal .   I kind of forgot about my 4th sport  . Oopps  with my league finishing and being away i missed out there .   >   I really got carried away with running this month. We had great weather and i really enjoyed a local cross-country series  . And my run total is way beyond what i tought i  would run . 

Racing wise august for me  included a sprint triathlon where i placed  & i took 2 minutes off my july time   and 3 * 3mile races. I did some altitude training at 7200ft .   Also I biked  the local   nasty HIM magic mountain man  course  complete with with 5000ft of climbing.

Train safe and Be well 

Had flu last week but a good weekend this weekend including 2 long rides on sunday

Reached 100% on the bike this morning .

Well - another month and another challenge are in the books.

Positives for the month - I ran my highest milage month ever with just a smidge over 80 miles.  I continued to work on my cycling and feel like I'm going to be good to go for my Oly in Sept.  I made it back to the pool after a 3 month stretch of slackerdom.  I feel re-inspired in the pool and am ready to make sure I hit most of my swim sessions for the rest of the year. 

Negatives for the month - Unfortunately, I was still slacker-like when it came to the swim.  I only managed 3 of the 6 swim sessions.  And one of those "sessions" was actually part of a triathlon.  Still, I guess 2 swim workouts this month is still better than 0 swim workouts last month.

Congrats to everyone who met all their goals!  It was nice "meeting" you all.  Hope to continue to see you around the challenge forums!

I finished short on the bike ride this month. Sorry. I still finished with a 96% overall so that is pretty good I think. Next challenge I hope to hit my mark! Good job to all I see a lot of positive numbers out there.
Greg