Team Ten!

Can someone explain the challenge a bit? I see that everyone posts goals for S/B/R, but then is that it? Do you try to get closest to goal or most altogether or ???

I might be coerced into a team if some other folks are interested, too. I think ten teams sounds perfect!

Anyone wanna enlighten me, or join me?

Annabanana

I am reading all these posts for teams and the challenges but what are they and how do you get on a team?

I will be on the team, but what am I agreeing to do?

Well, it looks like we have at least 4 people for team ten! From what I can tell so far, we are supposed to post our goals for the month (in either minutes or distance), then track our workouts to see how close we come to goal. And the goals are personal based on where you are, so don't worry about it seeming like too much or too little, ok?

I'm going to work on mine. The cycling and swimming are so hard to fit in, but I gotta do it! Will post them here later today, and hopefully we can get a few more folks to complete our team ten!

Annabanana

I'll play. I have to sit down and work on my goals. I have tri on the 10th of July, so I'll be tapering the next week. I'll post goals either tonight or tomorrow. I think we also need a team name.

I'll join the team! I am completely new to all this. My mom got me to say I'll do a triathlon with her in September, and she's on team 9. So team 10 sounds good. Goals for the entire month? Ok... by the end of this month, my goals are:

Swim: 400 yards (I believe the Colorado State University's pool is yards, but maybe its meters. Well, 400 of whatever)

Run: 40 minutes consecutive and 6 miles at once (w/o stopping) - two seperate goals for running

Bike: 12 miles (indoor) and... um... 10 miles on a stationary bike

Ah ha! Now I officially have goals.

Hey JodiLynn! What a cool thing to share with your mom!!! My sister loves tris, and she is moving here from out of state next month (and recovering from ACL surgery) so we're planning to do lots of them together.

I think we're getting close to a full team. Let's see if I can cut and past who we have here:

1. Annabananamc: S-TBD/B-TBD/R-TBD
2. JodiLynn: (I think your goals should be in the total number of minutes or distance you'll do for the whole month - but your other goals are great, too!)
3. lawlessryde: (are you in?)
4. Dodgersmom: Swim - 200 minutes/Bike - 100 miles/Run - 300 minutes
5. goblue9696:
6. ejc999:
7.
8.

There were a few folks who said they'd like to play on the main thread, I'll post there and invite them to come by here and see if we can't round up a few more. Anyway, let's get our goals together and then we need a team name and captain!

Annabanana

I'd like to join too. Is there still room on the team for me too?Not sure of what the rules and stuff are though?

Sure Splerph! You are on team ten! Now you need to make a pledge for minutes or distance in each of the 3 sports (swim, bike, run) and then keep track of what you do for the month. Try to get to 100% of your pledge. That's it!

AB

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Yay Chris! Now we've got a full team (I think)

1. Annabananamc: S-TBD/B-TBD/R-TBD
2. JodiLynn: (I think your goals should be in the total number of minutes or distance you'll do for the whole month - but your other goals are great, too!)
3. lawlessryde: (are you in?)
4. Dodgersmom: Swim - 200 minutes/Bike - 100 miles/Run - 300 minutes
5. goblue9696:
6. ejc999:
7. splerph
8. Chris Tree: 10000m swim/200miles bike/50 miles run

We just need everyone to get their goals posted (including me!) and pick a captain and a team name.....

IDEAS???????

Annabanana

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I do not want to be team captain. Annabanana, you're organizing it. How about she's the captain?

Ok, I used a calculator and added up my goals. Here they are:

Swim - 2200M, Bike - 60M, Run - 30M

The run might be too low of a goal. Is it okay to adjust it mid month? I might raise it to 40 or 50 depending on where I am on the 15th. I have my training schedule outlined in minutes, but I'd rather my goal be in miles. If I set it in minutes, I might just not push myself and not go so far as if I set in in miles, where I'll probably push myself to get faster.

Here are my goals for the month:

250 miles bike
15,000 yard swim
45 mile run

I also think that Annabanna would make a good captain. Thanks,

Ernie

Ahhh heck, guys, I am just online a lot! I'll agree if you all agree to not need much captain-ing! LOL

And I will be out of town, and probably not online much, from the 30th-Aug 3 - so maybe a co-captain would be a good idea?

Chris - I'm loving the names so far - any more ideas?

We need to know soon if lawlessryde is with us, they are hoping to place a few 'orphans' onto teams. How about we all respond yeah or nay and pledges where needed, maybe by tonight or tomorrow am if at all possible. (yes, this means me - gotta do the math)

Then tomorrow I'll start a new thread for us for tracking and talking and support!

Annabanana - lazing around eating KFC and floating (not swimming) in the pool....ahhhhh...

How about ZEN TEN?

Been playing around on the rhyming websites...

What a comedienne
again and again
with ballpoint pen
Like some silly hen
I find my zen
rhyming 'ten'

Let's see if we win!



Edited by annabananamc 2005-07-04 4:14 PM

OK, I've been working on my goals. I've got to be careful because last month I got too ambitious and got sick from overtraining and was out most of two weeks - balance is the thing I'm trying to learn!

So, with that said, I'm going to pledge in minutes to keep it all consistent - some of my biking will have to be on the trainer since I have a 3 yr old to watch, and some of my swimming might be via bungee chord in our pool while he swims. Either way, minutes will work.

I'm also assuming we start with this week, which gives us 4 weeks in the month.

Swimming: 120 minutes
Biking: 240 minutes
Running: 800 minutes

I sure hope I manage to do a whole lot more, but this is more consistent with where I am right now. Oh yeah, I'd like to lose 5lbs too - LOL!

Annabanana

yes, i am in!!! okay, i will get my goals posted ASAP. unfortunately, i am not online alot.

Yay!

So - we have a team!

We're all getting our goals in soon! (today?) Once I have them in, I'll post our new thread with the goals and team roster at the beginning.

Let's be the Good In10tions - I like it too and it's catchy and fun!

Anything else I'm forgetting?

Annabanana