November "You Choice" Challenge Team Wild Hippo's (Page 2)

hehe yeah... first thing I do in the mornings when I get to work!!!

So... if you get pics of all teh stars are you going to get signatures too... Im in love with my Robbie signature....cycling obsessive that I am... and I totally ADORE Emma snowsill!!!

oh oh oh.... puhlease... pictures for motivation are good!

So... if you get pics of all teh stars are you going to get signatures too... Im in love with my Robbie signature....cycling obsessive that I am... and I totally ADORE Emma snowsill!!!

oh oh oh.... puhlease... pictures for motivation are good!

I don't know if we can get signatures...  Worth a shot!   But I'll definatley be posting those photos if it'll motivate people.     

The Goalies

The Goalkickers

The Goalbreakers 

Team "Who's finish line is it anyway?"

Team TRI-HARD

These have all been plucked outta thin air here....  ^_^ 

Hello!! Drop by anytime - Im sure your former team mates will welcome you with open arms

I know of ONE team that didnt finish... so there will be some legs!

If every team gives me an update then YES! i will be posting results of course

lyssa-gator - 2007-11-01 3:17 PM ok, since i'm just sitting here posting again and again, i never REALLY introduced myself. i'm lyssa, i'm 30, i have three small kids and lots of chaos, i'm a stay at home mom, homeschooler. i did my first tri on labor day, my time was one i'll surely beat next time i love running, i like swimming, and i'm not in love with cycling. well, i might be someday, that's the hope anyway, but i stink at it big time. i've always been "big" until just this summer when i for whatever reason, i just started running. now i wouldn't say i'm small, but i'm significantly smaller than i've ever been before. although i WOULD like to lose this last 10 lbs (it's part of my november goal) but having gone from a size 14 to a size 6, i'm pretty much ok with where i'm at--for the most part. i live out in the middle of nowhere, and i've been married for almost 10 years to a cop. we live in washington state, and we almost always have. i grew up on the east side of the state-spokane, but now live on the west side (more like seattle) that's me. i'm seriously competative-but in a friendly way-- i like the kangaroos, and the......ah poop, i forgot, i'll look again, then edit the goalies, that was it--goalies and goalkickers-- my two coppers as steve would say

Whoa... huge congratulations on the phenomenal changes you ahve made in your life! WOW!!!!

sssh... I dont want anyone to feel bad At least until we see some legs!!!

lyssa-gator - 2007-11-01 2:17 PM ok, since i'm just sitting here posting again and again, i never REALLY introduced myself. i'm lyssa, i'm 30, i have three small kids and lots of chaos, i'm a stay at home mom, homeschooler. i did my first tri on labor day, my time was one i'll surely beat next time i love running, i like swimming, and i'm not in love with cycling. well, i might be someday, that's the hope anyway, but i stink at it big time. i've always been "big" until just this summer when i for whatever reason, i just started running. now i wouldn't say i'm small, but i'm significantly smaller than i've ever been before. although i WOULD like to lose this last 10 lbs (it's part of my november goal) but having gone from a size 14 to a size 6, i'm pretty much ok with where i'm at--for the most part. i live out in the middle of nowhere, and i've been married for almost 10 years to a cop. we live in washington state, and we almost always have. i grew up on the east side of the state-spokane, but now live on the west side (more like seattle) that's me. i'm seriously competative-but in a friendly way-- i like the kangaroos, and the......ah poop, i forgot, i'll look again, then edit the goalies, that was it--goalies and goalkickers-- my two coppers as steve would say

Hi lyssa!  ^_^  WOW!  Getting down all those sizes is awesome and three kids!  WOW!  That's what really inspires me about BT is that Mums and Dads are everyhere on here just giving it a go, then getting absolutley addicted!   

Seriously competitative -  Most Excellent!

I've seen some! I've seen some!

hehe if you have time go to the team bump thread and scroll through from about page 5! 

Hi AussieApple7's!

I'm so looking forward to this challenge! Thanks to Dee for organizing it and to Cat for being our fearless leader!

I'm Jenna--  a mom to two great kids- son is 7 and daughter is 9, and I'm married to a super-supportive guy- also a middle aged recreational athlete. (Hockey-- but he's waaaay better at--and more obsessed with--his sport than I am with mine!)

I came to this late in life with zero athletic background (exercise interfered with my smoking and drinking!) When I cleaned up my act, married, had kids-- I put on a few lbs. Then a few more and.... you get the idea. A few years ago, I started jogging and lifting weights via Body for Life, then trained for a half-mary with Team in Training (daughter is a leukemia survivor). Training for the half-mary (I was about 30 lbs heavier) I got injured and my husband suggested I try triathlon as a way to mix it up and save my old and injured joints.   Of course my response was "But I haven't been on a bike in 20 years, and I can't swim!"  I think he said something like "Uh... you could take a lesson or something."

So I did. I've only done 2 sprint tri's (last year), and I"m slower than molasses, but I really enjoy it. Due to some health and family circumstances, I more or less took the summer off this year, and am easing back into it now. These challenges are really helping, and as a former Apple, I'm happy to see so many of my former teammates on this team!

My goals are 30 miles running, 8 hours swimming, and 4 hours core workouts this month.

I'd also like to shed about 8 lbs (trying for 16 down by New Year's.) But that's just between you and me.

Happy November!

Which Team Jason? I"m not sure how I missed this the first time around but-- anyway-- does your team ever play the K-Wings? Big hockey family here-- Husband plays over 30 with a bunch of retired K-Wings, coaches son's Mite Team,  and we get to alot of KWings and CCHA college games. A friend is the equip mgr for UAF Nanooks, and whenever the Nanooks play MSU UofM, Western, Notre Dame down here, we get to go see them.  Fun stuff! 

You played for 14 years! Wow-- I have a feeling my son is headed down that path.  We didn't really push him at all, (really!) but he's been on skates since he could walk. He did  learn to skate and learn to play for 2 yrs, then a cross-ice 3-on-3 program. This is his first year in Mites-- I think we've taken a pretty relaxed course compared to so many of the over the top hockey parents I see. Any words of wisdom for this hockey mom?  

Sorry for the long hijack--- will PM my long hijacks next time!

Jenna

Ahh- gotcha!

 Nice start too!