November "You Choice" Challenge Team Wild Hippo's (Page 30)

Hello Everyone!!!!!  I'm back!!!!!  Did you miss me?

Well, my fiancee and I drove from northern CA to San Diego to visit with my folks.  My Dad is very, very sick so we were doing LOTS of chores around the house.  I'm glad I was trying to get over that stupid cough 'cause we didn't have much time to go exercise.  We managed to get a wheelchair ramp designed, built, painted, and then decorated with lights before we left on Saturday evening.  It was quite a chore.  My Dad loves the ramp!   It is really going to help my Mom, too.  I am starting to get worried about her back.

Other news.....  I took my ACE personal trainer exam the day before Thanksgiving and PASSED!!!!!  I'm so glad I got that certification.  It is good one.

Well, like I said, my exercise routine sucked this week.  I only got 72 minutes of exercise.  Hopefully I can get my numbers back up for this short week.  I apologize to all of you.  I will not meet my goal.   I'm going to keep plugging away, though.  I better get busy and catch up on the forum thread.  I'm a bit behind.  Talk to all of you soon!

Woo hoo...just signed up for my first triathlon (Irongirl Columbia)...granted it's not until the end of August, but the money's been payed so I'm committed...it's "only" a sprint so I think I'll be good by then...looking at the times from last year, my goal is to not be DFL among the under 40 Athenas and I think I can do that with a pretty safe margin (well assuming the same women show up and haven't gotten any better that is!).

Anyway, I guess I might have gotten my mother's cold so going to baby myself (and am taking Zicam) today on my rest day so I can hopefully finish this week strong.  Luckily I don't have duty crew at the firehouse on Friday night so if I need to kill myself then to get some extra stuff in, I can do that and just crash for most of Saturday to recover. 

That's all from here...time to get back to work (yuck!) 

owl_girl - 2007-11-27 3:45 AM Wow!  I'm a little behind!  I got the spreadsheet thing figured out.  I entered this weeks minutes.  Yucky numbers for me.  I'll be heading to the pool later this morning.  I need to redeam myself to all of my fellow hippos!  You guys are to wonderful to let down!   Cheers!

What you did mention is that you were sick so having the common sense to take it easy and get healthy is SMART!!!

Just focus on finishing the month strong!

Rest up and get better!!!

There is no such thing as 'only' a sprint race... they are TOUGH... people race them as a speciality and just committing to racing one his a HUGE achievement

Be proud of the fact youve committed to a long term goal. There is no such thing as 'only' a sprint... its "Im doing a sprint triathlon in August" which means youve made a long term committment to exercise, to eating well and to working towrads a goal.

For your first the goal is to finish... it really doesnt matter where you place, and the closer you get to the end of the race the bigger cheer you get when you make it home!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

CONGRATULATIONS on passing your certification!

On the exercise you should be proud between illness and a busy week you managed to fit in 72 minutes of exercise... thats great!

Well the closest thing I have to a man in my life (ha ha) is getting a digital photo frame... not sure that helps you though...

No I know that...that's why I put it in quotes...it's quite daunting coming from doing zilch. I told someone at work that it was a sprint and he thought that I'd be done in like 20 minutes or something...yeah, not!

I'm psyched and being the planning freak I am, I have my training plotted right up to race day...luckily my couch potato to 5k plan leaves me at a nice 20 weeks out so that I can then pick up a 20-week plan to race day.

Hiya Steve - Im not sure any kind of photo from me will be appropriate... just a friend... not that kind of 'friend'

Sounds like you are 100% organised... yes its really daunting but you know what? I think by then you will be more than ready.. it is all about consistency after all (should take some of my own advice huh? )

And it will be so much fun!

Hiya Hippos!

Not sure how many of you are planning on hanging around for the swim challenge next month but if you want to sign up Ive posted the details (in my sig line)

Cat

Thanks Cat!  Yeah!  I think I'm healthy.  I got a really nice 2000 yard swim done earlier today.  I may go for a very short run this evening.  I also got my kitchen painted!  It looks nice! 

I'll check out the swim challenge.  I need to redeam myself after this month.  I sure won't be getting in on any challenges in January, though.  I'm getting married that month so I will be a tad bit occupied!

Wow thats really soon!! I think preoccupied is allowed!

Well, that got all messed up.  I will say again.....Yeah, its coming up quick!  I have a lot to do! 

Thanks Dee - ok guys will try getting in touch with our missing team mates... if anyone else wants to have a go that would be good too...

I know Bajapat has been busy personally and Trifor40 also hasnt logged in for awhile os lets get out and try to pull back a few team mates.

If anyone needs me to add their results to the spreadsheet for them let me know!

Cat

I love dee's updates!

 Congrats Owl_girl!  ^_^

I'm having my engagement party in january so I won't be up to much either!  >_< 

Month long party?