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 2008-02-01 3:40 PM |
Expert  957    Charlotte, NC |  Subject: Team Swimming RocksAlright...I guess I'm getting hooked on these challenges...so much so that I already went off my training plan to get an extra swim in today. My goal for the month is 20,000 yds and I put in 2600 today. How about 13% on the first day? Edited by D001 2008-02-02 3:23 PM |
| 2008-02-01 3:48 PM in reply to: #1190027 |
Expert 1226 Chicago | Subject: RE: February Swim Challenge Hello from the windy...er...I mean snowy city of Chicago! With about 10 inches coming down I didn't make it to the pool last night, so I'm doing the workout tonight instead--1100 yards. So it'll count for the challenge. Woo! I'm signed on for 8000 yards in February, but I'll likely up the ante within a week or so. Good times! A lil' bit about me...I'm Barbara and I'm training for my first half ironman in June. The bike is what scares me most, but to be quite honest I really need to focus on getting my endurance back in the water. I spent too much time away from the pool. So February is all about getting my drill workouts done and getting reacquainted. You may have to throw me in the pool.  |
| 2008-02-01 4:02 PM in reply to: #1190027 |
Master 1284 Victoria BC | Subject: RE: February Swim Challenge This is my second challenge as I did a run one in January and must admit that I didn't think I would run as much as I did. I guess the team and motivation really helped get me out there. That is what I am hoping for this month. As swimming is definately my weakest of my 3 weak events. My highest previous month was last month at like 3900 m so I am trying to get in 6000m this month. I know it is probably the smallest amount on the team and hope to be able to raise it but that is a big goal for me. My last swim was the first time I have ever had a swim workout of 1000m so I was stoked about that. Hoping to be able to repeat that and go from there. Hoping to get a good start on it tonight if I can get to the pool. |
| 2008-02-01 4:09 PM in reply to: #1190027 |
Veteran 182 Hillsboro, OR | Subject: RE: February Swim Challenge I did the bike challenge in January and my butt is still sore, so decided I needed shift my focus for February. I put my goal down in hours since my focus is on technique and drills for the month and I didn't want to have to worry about # of laps. I've signed up for 4 hours. I find that I can only swim for ~30 min before my technique starts to falter, so then I quit and continue on another day. About me: My name is Sandi and my goal for the year is to qualify for USAT Age Group Nationals (held in Sept). My qualifying race is June 7. Edited by swgraham 2008-02-01 4:09 PM |
| 2008-02-01 4:24 PM in reply to: #1190027 |
| Member 16 | Subject: RE: February Swim Challenge This'll be my first challenge here and I'm excited. Just wanted to let you guys know I'm going away this weekend, so I'm going to get a late start by a few days. But this will definitely help motivate me to get in the pool. I'm going for 6,000 m as well, since I haven't done much regular swimming, so ShawnC13, I'm right down with you with a low goal. Katie |
| 2008-02-01 4:32 PM in reply to: #1190027 |
Extreme Veteran 877 Pa | Subject: RE: February Swim Challenge Hey Everyone! I'm glad to be a part of this challenge. I'm hoping to do more to keep me motivated ;-) I was in for 24k yards this month, but I realized that I had gotten 24,600 in January, so I up'd my goal to 25K. I know it isn't much of an increase, but I figure it's a short month and my swimming schedule is kind of light this month. I'll have to throw in a few extra yards per swim :-) I'm looking forward to it :-) I got my first 2k in this morning :-) |
| 2008-02-01 5:51 PM in reply to: #1190027 |
Pro 4216 Sous Mon Diadème | Subject: RE: February Swim Challenge Hi my name is Mila and I'm a challenge addict... I enjoy long rides on my pretty bike and teaching spin classes. I do not enjoy swimming... however, swim challenges always get me motivated to get in the pool. Oh, and I like to WIN the challenges... particularly when my avatar is in jeopardy for a month!!!! Soooo... team name??
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| 2008-02-01 6:54 PM in reply to: #1190027 |
MotoQueen 13195 | Subject: RE: February Swim Challenge Hello fellow swimmers. This is your captain speaking...LOL Anyway, we need to come up with a good inspiring name for our team. Any suggestions? |
| 2008-02-01 7:01 PM in reply to: #1190027 |
TinkerBeth 23096 Liverpool, New York | Subject: RE: February Swim Challenge when you guys come up with a name, you can let me know and I'll change the thread name for you, small, but it should help Dee out a bit |
| 2008-02-01 7:07 PM in reply to: #1190287 |
Champion 23360 Taser-World | Subject: RE: February Swim Challenge milaminute - 2008-02-01 6:51 PM Hi my name is Mila and I'm a challenge addict... I enjoy long rides on my pretty bike and teaching spin classes. I do not enjoy swimming... however, swim challenges always get me motivated to get in the pool. Oh, and I like to WIN the challenges... particularly when my avatar is in jeopardy for a month!!!! Soooo... team name??
Warning! Mila is ALSO addicted to anything PINK and SPARKLY! (Hm, so I'm thinking your team name should be pink and sparkly, too? Especially with Valentine's Day coming up....) Oh yeah - and she will NOT want to lose her current avatar - so you'd better hit your goals. Or she'll come after you with her PINK WHIP! (Yes, she really does have one.... Ask to see it if you don't believe me. LOL) Dee |
| 2008-02-01 7:09 PM in reply to: #1190027 |
Extreme Veteran 393 Columbia, South Carolina | Subject: RE: February Swim Challenge Hi all! I've been doing challenges monthly now since...October. Yeah, I'm a bit addicted but I find you can't beat the motivation to get it done! I'm still rehabbing my way back from knee surgery on 12/14, so swimming will remain my primary objective for February. My goal is 18,000 yds for the month, but if I beat that I'd be even more excited. I'll make my first donation to the cause tomorrow morning. Happy swimming! |
| 2008-02-01 7:10 PM in reply to: #1190027 |
Champion 23360 Taser-World | Subject: RE: February Swim Challenge medic0020 - 2008-02-01 4:40 PM Alright...I guess I'm getting hooked on these challenges...so much so that I already went off my training plan to get an extra swim in today. My goal for the month is 20,000 yds and I put in 2600 today. How about 13% on the first day? Hm.... Does this ^^^^^^^^^^^^ indicate that you're sandbagging????  (Yes. I wrote that in secret font. LOL) (Just kidding. We know Eric wouldn't do anything like that! And if he hits his goal early, well, he can always raise it!) Dee |
| 2008-02-01 7:11 PM in reply to: #1190357 |
Champion 23360 Taser-World | Subject: RE: February Swim Challenge kns57 - 2008-02-01 7:54 PM Hello fellow swimmers. This is your captain speaking...LOL Anyway, we need to come up with a good inspiring name for our team. Any suggestions? Team Swim Like a Rock !!!!!!! (Can you tell I'm not swimming this month? LOL) (Actually, I WISH I could swim this month. But unfortunately my work schedule doesn't mesh well with the pool schedule!) Dee |
| 2008-02-01 7:14 PM in reply to: #1190398 |
MotoQueen 13195 | Subject: RE: February Swim Challenge I'll miss not being on a team with you. Have fun biking. |
| 2008-02-01 7:19 PM in reply to: #1190398 |
Master 1284 Victoria BC | Subject: RE: February Swim Challenge D001 - 2008-02-01 5:11 PM kns57 - 2008-02-01 7:54 PM Hello fellow swimmers. This is your captain speaking...LOL Anyway, we need to come up with a good inspiring name for our team. Any suggestions? Team Swim Like a Rock !!!!!!! (Can you tell I'm not swimming this month? LOL) (Actually, I WISH I could swim this month. But unfortunately my work schedule doesn't mesh well with the pool schedule!) Dee Team Swim Like a RockSTAR maybe. Although swim like a rock would fit me perfectly fine I am sure we have some great swimmers here |
| 2008-02-01 7:21 PM in reply to: #1190402 |
Champion 23360 Taser-World | Subject: RE: February Swim Challenge kns57 - 2008-02-01 8:14 PM I'll miss not being on a team with you. Have fun biking. Hm, this is the first month that we haven't been on the same team, isn't it? |
| 2008-02-01 7:35 PM in reply to: #1190415 |
Champion 23360 Taser-World | Subject: RE: February Swim Challenge AHHH! I'm back again.... So there I was -- looking for my new team's thread.... And I automatically click the SWIM team. After a second, I realized (again) that I'm not swimming this month. :P Now, I'm off to find the biking team.... LOL |
| 2008-02-01 7:41 PM in reply to: #1190027 |
Expert 784 Computerland | Subject: RE: February Swim Challenge Hi. This is my first challenge. I am on two swim teams, one for school and one for my swim club. Right now we are in our last month of swim meets before the summer season starts in June. I decided to do a swim challange to make me a stronger swimmer. My goal is 22 hours (not distance-counting laps drives me insane!), but looking at January's monthly totals, I was just 5 mins short of that so I am hoping to later increase my goal. These challanges look really fun and next month, after the main part of swim season I will probably work on my running or even (gasp!) biking. I ride my bike at about 8MPH. Joggers move faster then I do. I'll work on that later! As for now, I am really looking forward to this challange and all your goals look very inspiring. |
| 2008-02-01 7:46 PM in reply to: #1190027 |
Master 1678 Olney, MD | Subject: RE: February Swim Challenge Hey there everyone.. I'm Traci and I'm training for my first tri in June 2008. This is my first challenge and I'm really excited about it!! I need some major motivation to get my butt in the pool. I always seem to find reasons to skip my swimming workouts which definitely isn't good because it's the sport I need the most work on. So... I'm hoping being part of a challenge team will help me stay on track because it'll be hard to skip workouts if it's letting the team down. Definitely get on me if it looks like I'm slacking off... I got in 1600 yards tonight.. 10% DONE.. yay! |
| 2008-02-01 8:26 PM in reply to: #1190027 |
MotoQueen 13195 | Subject: RE: February Swim Challenge Alright, Eric and Traci both have 10% of their goal done for the month. What about the rest of the swimmers? And do we have any suggestions for a team name? |
| 2008-02-01 8:27 PM in reply to: #1190415 |
MotoQueen 13195 | Subject: RE: February Swim Challenge D001 - 2008-02-01 7:21 PM kns57 - 2008-02-01 8:14 PM I'll miss not being on a team with you. Have fun biking. Hm, this is the first month that we haven't been on the same team, isn't it? Yup, but since we both like to thread surf I'm sure we will still see a lot of each other. LOL |
| 2008-02-01 9:08 PM in reply to: #1190027 |
Expert 626 Las Vegas, NV | Subject: RE: February Swim Challenge Welcome to this swim challange, and looking for another good month. Let's all try to get kicking right off the bat so that we won't have to cram at the last minute. Good luck all, and happy swimming. |
| 2008-02-01 9:09 PM in reply to: #1190027 |
Expert 626 Las Vegas, NV | Subject: RE: February Swim Challenge PS. Does anyone know where our log sheet is? Thanks. |
| 2008-02-01 9:13 PM in reply to: #1190391 |
Pro 4216 Sous Mon Diadème | Subject: RE: February Swim Challenge D001 - 2008-02-01 8:07 PM milaminute - 2008-02-01 6:51 PM Warning! Mila is ALSO addicted to anything PINK and SPARKLY! (Hm, so I'm thinking your team name should be pink and sparkly, too? Especially with Valentine's Day coming up....) Oh yeah - and she will NOT want to lose her current avatar - so you'd better hit your goals. Or she'll come after you with her PINK WHIP! (Yes, she really does have one.... Ask to see it if you don't believe me. LOL) Dee Hi my name is Mila and I'm a challenge addict... I enjoy long rides on my pretty bike and teaching spin classes. I do not enjoy swimming... however, swim challenges always get me motivated to get in the pool. Oh, and I like to WIN the challenges... particularly when my avatar is in jeopardy for a month!!!! Soooo... team name??
Team name the Pink Whips? Was that your suggestion? Oh, and just for Traci... Fear the TURTLE! That's not a team name suggestion but it works for me. I *heart* my avatar... I'll be really grumpy if I have to change it, so swimmy swim... Edited by milaminute 2008-02-01 9:14 PM |
I have nooooooo idea what Dee is talking about? Pink whip? Me??? Heh... maybe| 2008-02-01 9:14 PM in reply to: #1190559 |
Expert 1202 Montana | Subject: RE: February Swim Challenge Hello team mates. It's so great that Feb started on my scheduled swim day! My goal is 18,000 yards for the month, and today I swam 2000. I usually put in 2650 twice a week, but it IS ski season, after all. |
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