Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Otter_Sh - Checking in ---  I need to swim.

Real Name - Steve

Doing the training to lose weight and help control cholestrol.

Once we get going, I will post-pad as time permits.

Best thing about Turtles is pizza

Pizza's good.

Been a lot of talk about mutant turtles in my area, lately. So my team placement tis kind of ironic.

Real name's Shane, currently in the Bureaucratic Capitol of the world, being Bureaucratic.

Entering my second month of training. Plan on 2 Sprints this year, with a few 5k's and a 10 miler mixed in for good measure.

Train hard, y'all.

I'm Pam...my birthday is today (39 - ouch!)...yes, on April Fool's Day!

I've never raced, or even been athletic, for that matter, so I started with the Couch to 5k plan a couple of months ago. I've been slacking a little lately, so I made running my discipline of choice for this challenge and set my goal at 12 training sessions for the month (per the plan.)

More later...nice to meet y'all!

I have been debating whether I am going to stay in this challenge.  I have been struggling with getting things done lately and haven't had much time to get online.  I wasn't much of a help to last month's challenge team. 

For now I will change my super hero goal to PT stuff...exercises 4 times a week and wogs (walk/jog) 3 times a week.  They can be on the same day.  

The idea of one minute run, one minute walk as my workout pattern isn't very exciting.  I will be doing an oly and was planning on running the entire run leg.  I guess that I will be doing whatever my body says I need to do.

oh, Hi to my teammates!

I am excited to see some familiar names and looking forward to making some new friends too.

Secondary goal...to make some time after school (most days) to log-on and say hello.

Okay, intro time...I will go with 25 15 10 things about me. 

1.  My name is Melissa.  I'm 27 years old and live in the Seattle area

2.  I share a townhouse w/ two roommates
    Steve-53, divorced, two adult daughters, mountaineer and web designer
    Guy-40ish, married w/4 little girls,  previously a Navy Seal and professional heavyweight fighter, his current job has temporarily moved him to Seattle (car sales manager)

3.  I am usually wet, dirty, or a combination of the two...why?

4.  I am a full time student enrolled in a Horticulture program.   I spend time tending plants in the greenhouse(many of which I have propagated from seed or cuttings), in lectures, transplanting small and large plants(sometimes forklifts and/or loaders are involved), erecting greenhouses and replacing poly roofing (I get to monkey around in the framework when the poly gets caught), climbing trees, pruning, digging holes (mattocks are great)...

5.  I have mental issues and am quirky, spontaneous and often do the unexpected.

6.  I don't make enough money to pay the bills, but somehow manage anyway (with no loans or credit card debt).

7.  My family situation is tough-my little sister is handicapped and needs to have someone with her at all times.  My dad has develped a rare autonomical disease and isn't going to be around much longer. He also requires someone with him at all times...it is better to have multiple 'someones' to assist in moving him.  I tend to spend more time at my folks place helping my mom than at my place.

8.  I am very handy to have around.  I can do just about anything I set my mind and hands too. 
    I am also very clutzy and have had more than my fair share of concussions.

9.   I am cheerful, optimistic, and happy (although I have an occasional meltdown)

OH, I almost forgot...
10.  I am a triathlete. 

This will be my first full tri season.  I hope to do two Oly's this year-the second is in WI.  I would be there for IMWI and could cheer on some BT buddies, but I need to scrape up an extra $500+ to make that happen.

Sorry if that is TMI...I tend to do that.

I got in my first super workout....  1 down a whole month's worth to go....

Happy B-lated Birthday....

We did not have snow in sunny florida, it was in the 80s.  I know complaining the pool is 74 won't go over very far.

Thanks for the birthday wishes...I had a hard time convincing people on here that I wasn't joking about it being my birthday!

And Melissa, too much info is way better than not enough!!!

Alrighty, I have a strong start to the month.  I did a spin-run brick at the gym today.  I am considering  going to the morning Master's workout, but it starts in eight hours...sleeping in sounds pretty good.

Would you get up at 4:30 am during spring break for a workout?  (I did make it to the monday and wednesday workouts)

I'm no longer considering.  I will be sleeping in tomorrow morning.  Maybe I will indulge and stay in bed until 9am.

Hi guys.  Christy's the name.  I've been around for a little while now (since Sept), but have my very first Sprint Tri coming up this June.  Yikes, I'm really nervous.  So a few things about me.

Live in NC, 37 years old married with two girls 10 and 6 years old.  Not normally an athlete.  In fact, my prowess is cardio classes at the gym.  However, I am winning the battle against cancer and thought that a triathlon would be the perfect "screw you" to the cancer thing (finished chemo in december!)  40 pounds overweight, yuck, but am working on that too. 

My goal is to run 10 hours this month.  Usually I judge goals by mileage, so the hour thing is a new one for me.  We'll see how it works out.  Running is my least favorite thing as far as tris are concerned.  Wait, who am I kidding....I don't really like to bike either.  Why am I doing this again????  Oh, yeah right......So anyway,I'm going to do my very best for my team mates!

Love the BT website and all of the support and ideas that float around here.  It's a great source of inspiration!