Massive Monsters Team Thread
BY: kaqphin on 2008-10-01 7:05 AM

Hi Monsters - welcome to the Halloween Run Challenge!!!!

Please get to know each other, offer inspires and support... and feel free to scare the other teams with some MONSTERS! (In case you were wondering Im thinking anything from Frankenstein to Godzilla - this team has to have the most original options so have some fun with it!)

Your team line up is:

AndriaLL

colesdad

djdavey

dulrich71

ggwellness

jsnowah

moondirt

otter_sh

roni_runnw

runnerg1rl7

ScotinMinnesota

van_paulus

 

I will be back late this week with links to your team spreadsheet for logging, perhaps some monster images if you need some help and the details of when I will be posting challenge updates.

For now - meet your team and get out running!

Best of Luck

Cat

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"Just make it about bikes. Not that I'm trying to give away Cat's sweet spot or anything." - sesh

"Cat's middle name is TdF. She just has a passion 3 weeks a year" - TexOma

RE: Massive Monsters Team Thread
BY: colesdad on 2008-10-01 7:50 AM

Hi all. I may end up running more than I planned (left achilles willing) as I just came across a really fun looking 10K, military base obstacle course (mud pits, tires, rope climbs, wall climbs) on 11/8 that I'm going to train for.

What's everyone else's motivation for their running goals this month?

RE: Massive Monsters Team Thread
BY: ggwellness on 2008-10-01 8:37 AM

Hey fellow Monsters!!!  Hope to meet you all soon! My goal is 33 miles.  Part of those will be my very 1st tri this Sunday!

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Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.

~ Mahatma Gandhi

RE: Massive Monsters Team Thread
BY: ScotInMinnesota on 2008-10-01 9:48 AM

Hi all. I'm in for 40 miles this month. I need to keep up the running through the colder months and this challenge will help. The fall is my favorite time of the year to run.

A little bit about myself:

I'm 39 years old and have a 9 yr old boy and a 6 yr old girl. I also have a wonderful wife who is supportive of my training. To keep it that way I try to do all my training in the morning before work.

I had done 3 marathons before I got into triathlons, and I would always be battling shin splints or some other nagging injury. I thought triathlons would be a good change because of the cross training. I've been doing tris for 3 years now. I've done 4 Sprints, 1 Olympic, and a Half Ironman. I've got no plans to do an Ironman in the near future. I might when my kids graduate or don't want to hang out with me anymore, which will probably come sooner than I'd like. I'm a middle of the pack racer.

Scot

RE: Massive Monsters Team Thread
BY: roni_runnw on 2008-10-01 10:57 AM

Hi everyone! My goal this month is 80 miles. I'm inbetween seasons and training plans right now. Finished up my Oly training with my first Oly on 9/6 and start marathon training on 11/16 for my first marathon in April. I want to go into my marathon training with a good base, so this challenge will be great to keep me motivated to run. I also have a half mary on 10/12.

About me... I'm 38 with a great husband (gslye here on bt) who also tri's, and two daughters 18 & 20 who don't want to hang around with me too much I travel all over the Pacific Northwest with gslye for his job, so I'm usually on the road or in an RV Park somewhere. On occasional weekends I get to go home to beautiful Kalispell, MT. Right now we're in Libby, MT with limited internet. I'll try to check in as much as possible, but I might be a little scarce for awhile.

Happy training everyone!

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Roni

RE: Massive Monsters Team Thread
BY: roni_runnw on 2008-10-01 10:59 AM

Good luck and have a great time this Sunday!!!

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Roni

RE: Massive Monsters Team Thread
BY: otter_sh on 2008-10-01 11:34 AM

I'm Steve, my motivation is my cholestral numbers.  Need to bring them way down.

I will do my first tri sometime after the first of the year.

I am down 20 pounds since finding this website and with the encouragement of the team in the last challenge.

I am looking forward to that encouragement again.

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Exercising is not an option... It has to be a way of life.

RE: Massive Monsters Team Thread
BY: otter_sh on 2008-10-01 11:37 AM

Have fun at the Health First Tri.  Unfortunately I am camping with my daughter this week-end so I can not come watch.

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Exercising is not an option... It has to be a way of life.

RE: Massive Monsters Team Thread
BY: van_paulus on 2008-10-01 12:42 PM

Greeting Monsters

I am in for 60 miles this month  . My tri season is pretty much over so I would like to use all that cardio fitness and channel it into faster  10ks and   Half marathon's  this fall . 

I am in my fourth year of doing triathlons and think its a great  way to stay fit.  Winter here in Los Angeles is a better time to run as our weather cools down .

Started this morning with a short Brick  at the gym ,I am closer to my goal by a  mile.  So 59 to go.

Plan  is to be flexible but  include (once a week)  long runs   , speed workouts , hills and   tune up races.  Also  swim and bike  once a week  for cross training and recovery.

 

Happy Trails  

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We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves...
- Roger Bannister

RE: Massive Monsters Team Thread
BY: ggwellness on 2008-10-01 2:10 PM

Every team should have a mascot.  Any ideas?  Here's a Massive Monster I found:

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Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.

~ Mahatma Gandhi

RE: Massive Monsters Team Thread
BY: runnerg1rl7 on 2008-10-01 3:17 PM

Greetings, fellow Monsters!

I'm Laura, 27, married to a Marine (tlnewman30 here on BT - he's on a competing team for this challenge so let's kick some butt, shall we??).  Just moved to CO from PA (courtesy of the Marines) this past June and we LOVE it.  I especially love running in dry air (no East-coast humidity), even if it IS a little low in the oxygen department.

Anyhow, my goal for the month is 75 miles.  The highlight this month will be the Denver Half Marathon on 10/19 - hoping for a PR.

And I'm already almost 10% done, since I ran 7.12 miles this morning.

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"You have to take it as it happens, but you should try to make it happen the way you want to take it." - German proverb

RE: Massive Monsters Team Thread
BY: van_paulus on 2008-10-01 4:00 PM

Here is another take on the Massive Monster



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We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves...
- Roger Bannister

RE: Massive Monsters Team Thread
BY: djdavey on 2008-10-01 4:18 PM

howdy teammates (er, fellow monsters........) djdavey here and just completed my first ironman and looking to ramp up my running mileage now as i am in a run focused portion of the year.  racing a half mary in november and then an indoor mary in january.  goal for the month is 150!!  now lets go kick some major azz!!!  EEEEEEAAAAAAWWWWW

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RRCA Certified Running Coach



Tobias Roy Jesse. 5 lbs 4 oz, 17 in. 7-3-08. Reality Check.

RE: Massive Monsters Team Thread
BY: ggwellness on 2008-10-01 5:11 PM

 

I totally vote for the monster house!!!

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Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.

~ Mahatma Gandhi

RE: Massive Monsters Team Thread
BY: shawn barr on 2008-10-01 5:34 PM

Watch out Wolves bite!!

 

RE: Massive Monsters Team Thread
BY: kaqphin on 2008-10-01 6:17 PM

Hiya Monsters - nice to see everyone checking in!

Just wanted to let you know you have a new team member: KOM

 

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"Just make it about bikes. Not that I'm trying to give away Cat's sweet spot or anything." - sesh

"Cat's middle name is TdF. She just has a passion 3 weeks a year" - TexOma

RE: Massive Monsters Team Thread
BY: ggwellness on 2008-10-01 6:43 PM

Welcome KOM!!!!!  She's a pal of mine!  Cool.

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Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.

~ Mahatma Gandhi

RE: Massive Monsters Team Thread
BY: kaqphin on 2008-10-01 6:45 PM

hehe yes she did claim you as a friend.. figured you two might enjoy chatting online together! (with everyone else of course!)

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"Just make it about bikes. Not that I'm trying to give away Cat's sweet spot or anything." - sesh

"Cat's middle name is TdF. She just has a passion 3 weeks a year" - TexOma

RE: Massive Monsters Team Thread
BY: kaqphin on 2008-10-01 6:57 PM

Hello Monsters,

ONE more thing..... Ive had some queries about the team spreadsheets... these are coming - Im working some LONG days at the moment so I might not get a chance to get them up until the weekend. 

But never fear... the spreadsheets are COMING!!!!!

Cat
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"Just make it about bikes. Not that I'm trying to give away Cat's sweet spot or anything." - sesh

"Cat's middle name is TdF. She just has a passion 3 weeks a year" - TexOma