starting new challenge? (Page 2)

age 31
5'7 medium frame
current 176
goal 150
Couch to Sprint (plus lots of extra cardio)

Ok here we go

I am 22 year old female
I am training pretty hard sprints and olympic
I am at 177-179 right now

Would like to be at 160 - 165

So there are my stats and I am ready to start

I'm a manly man turning 32 this year and stand about 5'11.
I weighed in this morning at 206 after a wonderful 10 lbs December. Yeesh!
Anyways, I hope to end the year at 175.

Oh, why not?

Male, 32.

Current weight: 191
Goal Weight: 175
Target date: 16 weeks from now... so my target 8 weeks out would be 183.

Training for sprint triathlons, a century, and a 10k road race this year.

Hope I am not to late to get in on this. Here is my Info as painful as it is


Male 43
large frame
6ft 1 in
weight 270
hope to get below 200
going to fun a short tri in April
Sprint in July

Edited by briand70669 2005-01-04 9:21 PM

Oh just a little more detail...

I'm trying Friel's training program (TTB)... I'm starting Base 2, aiming to peak for a Sprint tri and a Century in May, then re-peak for some late summer/early fall races.

Alright, I forced myself back on the scale this morning. Here are my stats:

Female, 35, medium-large frame
current weight: 215 (down from 254 last January)
goal weight: somewhere between 150-160
goals: Olympic tri in August, a couple of sprints over the summer

Last May I saw a listing for a super sprint and thought, "you know, with consistent work, I think I'd be able to do that." This has totally changed my life. I'm no longer exercising just to see how much weight I can lose, but in order to see how I can get my body to meet new challenges. When I started, jogging 1/4 mile was excruciating; last week I just ran (albeit still slowly) 7 miles. I never thought I'd be able to run 7 miles- even when I was young. I can't wait to see what changes this year brings!

Ok, so how do we want to divide up into teams? A really simple way to shoot for even distribution is to have those of us born on an even date of the month on one team, odd dates the other. Other ideas?

Debi

i'm in too. i fell off the last challenge wagon once i stopped actively training and then, of course, the sugar and butter holidays hit (and i LOOOVE to bake!). anyway, i'm back in.

I could certainly use the motivation if it isn't too late to join in. I am just starting out and am on an unstructured program right now, with the goal of a late spring sprint.

26 year old female
Height- 5'3"
Weight- 175 (gulp)
medium frame

Edited by ekl26 2005-01-05 9:35 AM

33
5'5"
173 after Christmas
Goal 135
sprint training right now, starting Oly program in March for a fall race.

Here goes....
34 years old
5'5"
153 lbs now
125 lbs goal

Training for 1 Oly distance in May, 1 sprint in June and 1 sprint in Sept. Would like to do a bike race this year.
Using Beachbody products for toning in morning routine and running on treadmill in evenings. Bike rides on weekends. Swim whenever I can fit it in.
Need more structured workout and printed info on Couch to Oly yesterday.

Keep on posting if you would like to join the challenge. Tonight Wed. (Jan 5th) I'll start to divide up the teams. I'm trying to balance age, goal weight loss and male and females...so that they are even as can be.

If you read this later and still want to join, either post to this or send me a message and I'll add you to a team. We will have next Friday (Jan 14th) be the first weigh in day. Your starting weight will be what you posted.

Questions...post or ask me and I'll try to get back to you. I now work so usually check in early am and then afternoon/evening.

So when you post include:
Female/Male
Age
Height is optional
Current Weight
Goal Weight
If you want to include plan you are following for Tri that would be great.

This will be a lot of fun!! Start thinking of team names. Once you are assigned to a team...that team can start a thread and share ideas and support...and even pick a name for your team.

Kathy

I'd love to join!

Female
27 yrs old
5'5"
current - 148 lbs.
goal - 130 lbs.
Tri-plan is 6 month (I added a few more weeks) 2x couch to Sprint

female, 39 , 5'7"

current weight: 158 (down from about 200)
goal weight: 145
additional goal: lose title of captain belly!

workout programs: willy nilly all over the place now, want to get back to 6 a week again by spring and complete an Oly in the next year....

Yes, holidays defrayed strides I made a couple years ago. Here are the vitals:

Female
Age: 29
Height: 5'1"
Frame: med/large, broad
Weight: 157
Goal: 145


I want to run an olympic distance sometime late summer, so I'm slowly gearing up for that, doing base workouts now and then will be starting the 16 week olympic training schedule in March or April, depending on when I find a race. I just can't tolerate that much riding inside!


amanda

Male: 37
5'10
200 lbs

Goal is:
6'4
220 lbs
Ha Ha

Goal:
180 lbs

I am already down 40 lbs from last Jan. I started running and eating right as my new years resolution last year. At the end of the Summer I got interested in Tri's and started training. This year I am ready to take my fitness and weight one step further.

Steve

35 Years Old
6'.5" Height
230lbs Weight
180lbs Goal Weight


Let's get on!!

Newbie reporting in (if not too late).

Male
35
Height 5' 11"
Weight 255
Large frame

Looking at 210 pounds. Hope to enter a biathlon or two this year. High hopes for a tri in 2006.

Here is the info:

Female
5'2
current weight - 157
goal weight - 130
age - 32 (in Feb)
goal - Olympic Tri this summer

Thanks so much for putting this together - its appreciated!!!

Here are my stats:

Male
34 years old
6' 2"
335 (up 5 pounds from a month ago...)
250 (don't worry, I know that's not going to happen in 2 months - so lets just shoot for close to 300)
I'm using one of Gale Bernhardt's Sprint Tri plans, then I'll switch to an Oly plan later in June

-Frank

Edited by scuba-punk 2005-01-05 4:43 PM

I'm in on a challenge:

6'2"
250lbs - ish

Commiting to:
210 lbs to 220 lbs at 10% bodyfat.

Working toward the Lake Geneva Sprint in September.

Stats:

Male
38 years old
6' 2"
245 (up 6 pounds from a month ago...but down 30 from 7 months ago)
220
First tri season next year, 3 sprints maybe an Oly, haven't had the patience to put a plan together yet
In week 9 or so of the couch to 5K plan

Chris

Ok might as well jump in.
Male 37
230 lbs
April goal 200
Aug goal 180

First sprint tri in Sept.

No real plan just alot of cycling now cant run kills the knees so I need to take some Lbs off.