TEAM ONE
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Argh! I was so hoping our first destination would be posted before I went to bed but no such luck! So I guess I've hot something to look forward to in the morning. Nightly night gang!3
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Iceland! Brr! We better get to moving that's a lot of miles! Starting my morning walk before work! Have a great Monday! We got this Team 1!2
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Do I put my 30 minutes on spreadsheet now or do I wait until this evening after I do more?0
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TamiJo1004 wrote: »Do I put my 30 minutes on spreadsheet now or do I wait until this evening after I do more?
I do it at the end of the day with all my mins together0 -
TamiJo1004 wrote: »Do I put my 30 minutes on spreadsheet now or do I wait until this evening after I do more?
I input mine as I do them for in case life gets in the way!
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Did I mention earlier that I live on the beautiful lakeshore of Two Rivers, Wisconsin.
@MissionEnforcer my first mission is complete4 -
Goodmorning all
Bring up a warm coat brrrrrrrrrrrrrr reykjavik only keep moving get us warm so
@ Tami I put it also at the end of the day all min together
Have a great day everyone we can do this!!
Hugs from belgium
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@MissionEnforcer -I introduced myself to my team yesterday and have friend requested everybody but neglected to talk about where I live!
I live in beautiful Tampa Florida. Hubby and I moved here from St. Louis way back in 1992 because we hated winter and haven't regretted it since! (Ok, maybe mid September when it's still brutally hot and humid and you are just DONE with it!). We live in an area called South Tampa. Our neighborhood is one of the oldest in the city with live oak tree lined streets and a mile to Tampa Bay and Bayshore Boulevard which is one of the longest continuous sidewalks in the world! It's a walking/running/bike riding/people watching extravaganza with oftentimes some dolphins thrown in. We have spectacular winters and hot humid summers and that's kind of it for seasons! The city itself is home to about 400,000 people but the metro area which includes Pinellas county and the beaches has more than 1.5 million. In the winter when the snowbirds come down that number (and the traffic!) increases. We have 3 major sports teams in our metro area The Tampa Bay Rays AL baseball team, the Tampa Bay Lightning hockey team and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL team. Tampas signature event is called Gasparilla-think Mardi Gras with pirates! It's in January and is super fun. We are 20 minutes to Busch gardens, 30 minutes to the beach, 60 minutes to Disney world and 75 minutes to universal and Harry Potter. I love it here. Even though we have all the benefits of a major city (concerts, museums, really good restaurants) it's also a very small town feeling place-we don't talk poorly about anybody because it's either somebody's relative or they dated them in high school and it's a guarantee you will see folks you know at the grocery store or target.3 -
Ok challenge 1:
All friendreqest sended and accepted check!
As I told earlier I live in belgium in a small town called Kaulille it is in east belgium nearby the dutch border.
Kaulille is a part of a bigger town called Bocholt but in mind of usa towns it is very very litlle
but it is very nice to live. Nearby forest.....a few shops and a townhouse further really nothing so for shopping we still go to the netherlands.
Ok this one check
Tag @MissionEnforcer okidoki also check.
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Ooh Reykjavik! I would LOVE to go there, it's so amazingly gorgeous from everything I've seen. And for all those getting cold thinking about it, it's not that cold there! Next 10 days highs in the low 50s/upper 40s F. Now you Florida folks might find that cold but I call it a gorgeous fall day.
Challenge 1: I accepted all the friend requests I received and sent one to everyone else on the team list!
@MissionEnforcer
I introduced myself a few posts back, but I live in upstate NY, in the Syracuse area. I have lived here since 2003 - which is hard to believe, because I didn't think it would be a permanent move for me. I'm from Iowa originally and my whole family lives there, but I've also lived in Palo Alto CA and St. Louis MO. Upstate NY is in its element right now - fall is gorgeous here! I love being near the Adirondack mountains and all the lakes and gorges in the area. The winter gets a bit long for me every year so I try to take a break and go somewhere warm. We are the snowiest major city in the US almost every year! I usually at least have a conference to go to in February/March in Phoenix, and last year I went to Marco Island, FL in January. This year for the first time I'm going to try to take up cross-country skiing. I won a season pass in a silent auction so I'll need to take advantage!
And I better share a couple of fall photos - including my girl Stella
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@cardbucfan, based on some of our antics during the last race, surprised we didn't end up in jail! Lol
To the newbies, welcome. You have joined the most fun team around. We get a little wild and a little crazy but we get our challenges done and our workout minutes in. I could ask for a better team. Some of us are two time defending champions, so we have a bullseye on is, but we handled the pressure last race and no reason we can't this time around.
Ok, @MissionEnforcer, this is for you.
I am Melissa, 36, from Reading, PA. We are pretty close to Philadelphia and Baltimore which makes day trips fun and easy. We can also be to the Atlantic coast in about 3-4 hours. I am married, and in fact today is our anniversary, 7 years. The high here today is supposed to be 80, which is 42 degrees warmer than our actual wedding day! Yes, we froze. This is my 3rd amazing race challenge and I am looking forward to getting back on track. I haven't worked out since just before Labor Day. YIKES! Thankfully on 6 pounds found their way back, but my clothes still fit so that makes me happy.
And for those who were around last time, I had a 2 week vacation, in between being laid off and landing a new job! The learning everything for my new job was mentally exhausting and that didn't help me in my workout and good eating habits. But things have settled down here so I need to get cracking!
I think I sent out friend requests to everyone I needed to, if I missed someone, send me a request.
And as a bonus:
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@MissionEnforcer Friend requests sent, just waiting for one or two responses. Long-winded intro posted last made last night.
Reader's Digest Version: Old, pudgy, Bills Fan living in Maryland, in need of a beer and like minded friends.5 -
celtikgirl wrote: »
Reader's Digest Version: Old, pudgy, Bills Fan living in Maryland, in need of a beer and like minded friends.
Best answer ever! I love it!!2 -
@celtikgirl -hilarious answer!1
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@MissionEnforcer - friend requests have been sent, still awaiting a few acceptances!
A bit about where I live, a year ago today we moved to our little piece of heaven in rural Ontario Canada....to be specific Ratho, Ontario, Canada. There are 6 houses and a church all surrounded by fields and farms. We have a half acre that looks out over a field usually with cows hanging out at our fence with our two dogs.
I am 35 years old and this past summer married my husband (finally after living together for 11 years) at the church in our little hamlet followed by a reception in our backyard. I work as an Accident Benefits Adjuster, so lots of time spent sitting at a desk. Since the wedding two months ago I have been very lazy and not really working out, so need this push to get back on track.
We have two pups, an 11 year old Mia and our new dog Harper 1.5 years old (also responds to Hyper, Gremlin and Monkey Butt). We had to put Mia's sister Nikki down very suddenly 2 days after the wedding, it has been hard to get out for runs without her.
Some photos of our little piece of heaven, our flower girl nieces trying to get the cows to visit, Mia and Harper and our Nikki enjoying some cow attention.
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@MissionEnforcer - My name is Mauli pronounced as Molly. I have been joining this challenge since January of this year and these challenges have given me really good reason to be motivated through out the journed. I am originally from India came to U.S. in 1990 which I call it FOB (fresh off the boat) LOL. Now I reside in Chicago with my family, I have been married for 16 years with an American guy. I have two kids my son is Chris who is 15 years old and my daughter is Katelyn who is 7 years old. I work for Subway Sandwiches as a Field Consultant basically we do inspections for Subway restaurants kind of like health inspection but more towards Subway standards. By profession I am a computer programmer.
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Introduction challenge completed
Sended requested to the new team members. completed1 -
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Look at us team what a fanatstic start of the week and what a nice pictures.
mswanger09 happy wedding anniversary girl enjoy your day.
I'm really passed out so it will be early bed for me.
So goodnight
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@TamiJo1004 I put a comment in the cell as I fill out the spreadsheet. That way I don't forget about entering the minutes and it prevents me from double entering as well.
Some other people do that as well. You really out to check out what @wolvinnetje did today. Seriously impressive.
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Ok...
I am from Okotoks, Alberta. It is a small town outside of Calgary. We have the mountains to the West and the prairies to the East. I still believe I live in one of the best counties in the world, in on of the best provinces in the country, outside of the best city in the province, on a beautiful piece of land.
My wife and I have 3 kids (two in university), leaving only 1 left at home. He is currently sailing on a tall ship off the west coast but will be home shortly.
We have 4 dogs, 4 cats, 5 horses, dozens of chickens, thousands of bees, and a couple dozen sheep and lambs all calling themselves home on our place.
I recently lost 100lbs but found 15 of them back since the last Amazing Race. My goal is to get back on track and lose the found 15lbs and then lose another 20 or so. In order to do that, I follow a Low Carb High Fat way of eating and work out a ton. I used to be a couch lover but have really taken to the gym. I am still amazed at how much I enjoy working out. Stairs used to be a pain but now 1 hour of workout does not seem very long at all.
The dogs.
Looking Eest.
Looking Wast.
This is me and my family before I dropped the 100lbs.
@MissionEnforcer please take note. Invites sent to all Amazing Race Team No. 1 participants that were not on my friend list.
BTW... just as a warning.... I would really like to make this two wins in a row. I really like winning!
Let's do this!
Vowder
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@vowder your dogs are so adorable and you have such a beautiful property!3
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@MissionEnforcer
I have accepted and sent friend requests. I have 2 not answered yet!
I have already introduced myself!
You all live in beautiful places. I am from Western Oklahoma (Tornado Country.) Small town called Sayre. 2 hours Away from Oklahoma City!
I enjoy walking and LS workouts!
Happy Anniversary @mswanger09
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Oh and I have drank 9 cups of water today!3
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ABOUT CHALLENGE #1:Make sure all of the requirements have been met. All Teams have 21 players; some probably haven't shown up yet. Trying to "friend" them twice means over the period of the week, not the same day and not before the game started (which is today, Monday). There is no need to send a request to anyone who is already a "friend".
The purpose of this challenge is to start bonding as a team, get to know all of your team members and to get comfortable posting on your team’s thread. Until I can verify that everyone who's going to show up has done so, and enough time has passed to realistically establish those connections, points claimed for this challenge will not be verified. Unverified Points show up as "Red" until accepted. Once accepted they will turn "Black" and the points will appear in the "Totals" column.
Your post should be made on your particular team’s thread and needs to have @MissionEnforcer appear somewhere within that post (tagging). In this case just stick @MissionEnforcer (no spaces) by itself at the top of your post, or use it in a sentence (uh...maybe not). It doesn't show up as an E-Mail, but instead as a notification on my site.
NOTE: THIS POST IS NOT INTENDED TO BE DIRECTED TOWARD ANYONE PERSONALLY, AND IS BEING PLACED ON ALL TEAM THREADS. No puppies were harmed by the writing of this post!
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Happy anniversary @mswanger092
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@TamiJo1004 lucky you!! I have to drink 12!!1
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Hi Guys. Just a short post because I've got a lot going on, but I'm reading and catching up on everyone's posts. I think I'm friends with almost everyone, and sent out the last couple of friend requests. It's a no on the water for me today, but I will work really hard on that the rest of the week. As I mentioned before, I currently have an ankle injury. I get really stressed when I can't work out, and coffee helps me deal with the stress rather than eating, so I figure it's a worthwhile alternative. My "miles" this week will be low, but I will do what I can and hopefully pick it back up within a couple of weeks.
@MissionEnforcer
I live in a ruralish suburb north of Boston, near the NH border. Having grown up in Boston this country suburban thing is rather quite boring. But, Massachusetts and New England in general is quite beautiful and great for outdoor activities, especially this time of year. We've got foliage, and moutains, and oceans, and lakes, and beaches, but also close enough proximity to Boston
Oddly enough I don't have many photos, but here is what I could find...
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If I counted right I have 2 friends to accept yet then the gangs all here.1
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