TEAM FIVE
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@b3achy - what a cool experience! My stepfather was a Navy pilot, then later a bush pilot in Alaska. When he and my mom got married he had 3 small airplanes (who knows why). He and my mom used to fly around the state nearly every weekend and had invited me and my husband to go several times. My husband hates to fly but I always thought he would come around eventually. About 5 years ago stepdad sold the planes and hung up his wings and we never did go. It's one of my biggest regrets that I never went flying with them.
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CHALLENGE #1: “VOGLIO UN GELATO!” (10 points)
25-Minute Calorie-Crushing Cardio and Legs Workout
Complete 2/22
CHALLENGE #2: “TAKE A GONDOLA” (10 points)
40-Minute Seated Chair Cardio and Strength Workout
Complete 2/24
CHALLENGE #3: "ACQUA, NON VINO!" (5 points)
At least 64 oz water for 5 days
5/5 Complete 2/24 (but can't post until Saturday)
MINUTES/MILES
Mon: 75
Tue: 110
Wed: 120
Thu: 65
Fri: 115
5K tomorrow morning (forecast for chilly but no rain) and possibly some disc golf in the afternoon so I should have some decent minutes on Saturday.3 -
RaeBeeBaby wrote: »@b3achy - what a cool experience! My stepfather was a Navy pilot, then later a bush pilot in Alaska. When he and my mom got married he had 3 small airplanes (who knows why). He and my mom used to fly around the state nearly every weekend and had invited me and my husband to go several times. My husband hates to fly but I always thought he would come around eventually. About 5 years ago stepdad sold the planes and hung up his wings and we never did go. It's one of my biggest regrets that I never went flying with them.
Thanks! It was delightful!!
My buddy is a retired Navy pilot too, and actually has two planes, which I find odd since it's just him that flies them. But I guess some people have multiple cars, and others have multiple planes. Alaska bush pilot sounds so awesome! And I totally understand the putting it off to go for a trip. I've known this guy for at least 6 years, and this is the first time I got to fly with him. Been wanting to go for a long time, but I'm not one to ask, he has to offer (since it's so expensive). I will admit I was a bit nervous since he can be a bit flaky (and drives like a maniac), but in the air, he's clearly in his element and is an excellent pilot. I was frazzled by the end of the flight since my hometown has a very busy airspace, and he seemed rather unfazed by all the directions from the air traffic controllers (of course, he flies here regularly, so for him it was a usual day). I was quite impressed, and he was great at explaining everything, so I learned a lot too.3 -
I had plans to get something done this evening since I blew off working out this afternoon, but I was thwarted with more work than I estimated. However, I shouldn't have any work to do tomorrow, so hope to catch up with the workout videos and hopefully getting some other exercise in.
I did at least get my water challenge done today, though it did require me to just suck down about 3 cups of water since I got behind...going to be a middle of the night bathroom night for me.
Thanks to those who are kicking butt on the minutes, since it looks like we've arrived in Venice!! Well done Fab Fives!!!
And of course there is paddling in Venice...those waterways aren't just for the gondolas!!
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Yay! Finally able to access the spreadsheet again. Deleted the app and downloaded and it works just fine.
I've been stuck in 4th position on the power rank board for awhile now. So close to bumping #3 spot.4 -
I finally got a chance to do challenge 1. I woke up a bit early and couldn't go back to sleep so I did the workout in the hotel room bathroom! Didn't want to wake everyone else!2
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Hey Fab Fives!!!
OMG, I'm so tired, but still working on some more minutes, just taking a quick break to post. Today has been catch up on all my challenges day. So I've been slowly chipping away at them (with long breaks in between) since about 2pm today.
So, all my AR challenges are completed. Got both videos done today, and water was completed yesterday, but logged today.
I even caught up watching the videos for the week (and honestly last week which I never got done) while jumping on my Glider to get some miles. I'm very far behind in all my mileage challenges for this month.
Working on catching up with the Fab Feb Challenge from @MiamiSeoul's challenge thread. I was 'only' 12 days of workouts behind when I started. Now I'm only 4 days behind having done 85 Situps, 85 Jumping Jack, 85 Back Extensions, 85 Side Crunches, 210 Mountain Climbers thus far. Clearly not the optimal way to do a thirty day challenge.
Hoping to get at least two more days done of that one before I collapse tonight.
I think it's going to be hopeless to get any cleaning done today for the Cleaning challenge in that thread even though I redid the list to meet my needs for my home. I still have the list on my refrigerator to do even if it isn't a challenge next month...just hate not doing it again this month since last month I said I'd focus on it this month. Somehow my cleaning always gets back-burnered even though my house desperately needs it.
I actually host a 60 minute / month Plank Challenge thread, that I've not posted to in weeks due to barely getting online except to enter my food and minutes for this challenge (I think I'm now hundreds of posts behind in reading all my bookmarked threads too). I'm way behind in my planking, but at least trying to make my usual end of month showing to at least get close to the goal. Have gotten 12 minutes of planks done so far today (shooting for 15-18 minutes total for today). BTW, not smart to do planking before that first AR challenge video.
At least it's all adding up to some nice minutes for the day, especially since I was so far behind in getting my workouts done this week. I'm hoping to get more minutes done tomorrow, if I can move after today. I'm sure it's going to be an Advil and heating pad kind of night. And I need to find some food...I'm feeling like its a good night to find some calorie dense treats that I don't normally eat to treat myself for all this (especially since I'm at negative net calories right now...lol).
Hope everyone is having a delightful Saturday. Congrats to @rusgolden and @RaeBeeBaby for their excellent race finishes today!!
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After buckling down, eating perfectly, sticking to my exercise schedule, being more active, and staying focused, I've gained the appearance of my abs again!
I should be rock solid by mid spring if I continue this endeavor.8 -
@My_Butt - amazing pic! I'd be ecstatic to look anything like your picture on the left! You get more exercise in an average day than just about anyone I know, so hard to imagine you'd need to add more for a "schedule"! Anyhoo - looking fabulous!
@b3achy - Way to play catch-up! Just don't hurt yourself by overdoing it! I've done that before and ended up out of commission for a couple weeks. And thanks for the props for the 5K. I know @rusgolden really killed it with his race time finish!
For my 5K, the first half has a lot of hills, so I was just happy to beat my personal record for that particular race. The 5K is the kick-off event for the WurstFest (as in bratwurst), so we finished the race with a beer, a brat, and some curly fries. I didn't feel a bit guilty for eating that and drinking a large German beer at 10:30 in the morning.
Took a little nap, then played about an hour of disc golf to round out the day.
All challenges completed and points added.
MINUTES/MILES
Mon: 75
Tue: 110
Wed: 120
Thu: 65
Fri: 115
Sat: 130
I met another personal goal this week of going to aquasize class 5 days in a row, so that helped with the minutes. I also have a walk planned in the morning with a friend, so should be able to get to the 700 again this week.
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Congrats @My_Butt !! Looking great!
@RaeBeeBaby - brats and beer sound AWESOME! Congrats on yet another goal met this week! You are rocking it! And no worries...those 3 hours of minutes took me about 6 hours in total to get, so I was taking plenty of breaks between workouts.
Okay, Fab Fives, Team 2 has pulled ahead of us, but if we get in our challenge points, I'm sure we can take back third from them for this week!! Know we've still got a lot of illness and injuries, but we'd have 50 more points just if everyone has done their water challenge. We have at least 200 more challenge points to log...we can do this!!
My totals from yesterday:- AR Challenges completed, did both videos; water was done M-F and logged yesterday.
- 15 minutes of Planks (5 x 60 sec - straight arm, 5 x 60 sec - alternating sides, 5 x 60 sec - dolphin/pike)
- Days 9-22 of Fab Feb challenge done (125 each of sit-ups, jumping jacks, back extensions, side crunches; 280 mountain climbers) ~ hope to get all caught up today so Monday and Tuesday will be regular days.
- 75 minutes on the Glider (catching up on videos from last week and this week, and watching TV = 4.7 miles)
I'm off to get some more minutes before the DOMS from yesterday's workouts kick in. Have a blessed Sunday!2 -
Thank you @b3achy and @RaeBeeBaby for the shout out. The race felt great and I hit my pace marks for each mile. The course is downtown, so I had a chance to preview it a couple times. The first mile is almost all downhill, followed by a steep incline and steep decline for mile 2, then mostly uphill the last mile.
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Been dealing with a migraine the past couple of days and today it got to the point of not feeling like I could do any more. Less than an hour from the minute cap, but I entered my numbers as-is for now so I don't forget. If I'm feeling better later I'll get something done to max those out. Got all the challenge points though, so there's that.
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@geminiswede -- I hope you feel better soon! Thanks for getting your minutes and challenges posted!2
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OK, so we have 2 people this week who haven't done any of the challenges or posted any minutes and a few others with only 1 challenge completed and minimal minutes.
Is everybody sick or have we had some dropouts? Not sure how it works with non-reporters. Do we get someone new from the waiting list?2 -
@geminiswede - you've done more than your share. And challenge points are key, so you've definitely done what you needed to do. Rest up and feel better. Migraines stink as that is what happened to me on Thursday night.
@RaeBeeBaby - I'm kind of hoping we have some last minute posters, but hope they don't wait too long to do it. We still have 145 challenge points on the table.
I can't believe Team 3 passed us and we're now in 5th place (by 35 points); and a 105 points out of third place. But we do have a number of injuries and sick folks this week. We're still in third place overall for the race (but only by 85 points at this point).1 -
Did another 60 minutes tonight on my Glider. Not sure it made much difference, but I know one week when I could have put in some last minute time and didn't, it meant we didn't get 10 extra bonus points because others filled in their time near the end and it just missed breaking over to get a final bonus.
Glad to see the empty spots are getting filled in, but we have less than an hour before the spreadsheet closes. Hope the rest of the folks come alive or at least fill in with zeros so we're not left hanging to see.
At least we're in 4th place instead of 5th. Still hoping we can move into third again, and we can regain some points for our overall race lead. Let's go Fab Fives!!2 -
I posted on a few of our players feed and had sent messages earlier. @RaeBeeBaby - yes we can request someone from the wait list if there are still some available. Right now it looks like only Jen hasn't reported at all.0
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WEEK SIX DESTINATION IS UP
AND RUNNING!
HOPE YOU HAVE FUN!
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Sorry team I don't think my miles will be many this week and I don't think I will be able to do the challenges .due to my back giving up on me... ouch . I will try but just letting you all know just incase . 2
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@2016summerfun: Hope you are feeling better! We head back home tomorrow and then I'll work on the challenges.0
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Sorry you aren't feeling well @2016summerfun !! Heal up! Your health is more important than our minutes. Same to you @MiamiSeoul! We want you ladies around for the long haul! Take care of yourselves!
For all those that have been sick too...feel better soon! That crud that has been doing around is a monster. (I'm glad I got through it in Jan before the race started).
Looks like ME missed our thread when he posted the final standings from last week, so I got it from one of the other threads:
Kudos to Team 1 and Team 4 for maxing their challenge point minutes (they both got all 500 points) and tying for first for the week. We fell to 4th, but still are maintaining our 3rd place standing for the overall race. Let's get it done this week Fab Fives!
Remember challenges are key. Even if you can't log a lot of minutes, work on getting those challenges done!
Also, if you are having trouble with the spreadsheet, log your minutes here in the thread and ask someone to post it to the spreadsheet for you. We can't take your minutes off your news feed and fill in your missing time for you, but we can do it if you post here.
And for anyone like me who was surprised there was only a single polar bear picture for the 'wild life'...here was my favorite critter when I visited Alaska...though they are pretty scary if you see them along the side of the road...
We also went to a farm to see these guys...
And even some of these guys while I was on Glacier tour...
So, I requested, and hawkins said I could also paddleboard for the race challenge (since skiing was allowed, I figured I'd ask). My goal is to do the Iditarod Dare Challenge in one session, hopefully tomorrow (but may have to push it to Thursday if the conditions aren't reasonable ~ predicted winds are looking a little iffy for the route I want to take). We'll see if I can do it since the farthest I've been on my race board in one session has been about 5.5-6 miles (with one break). 10.49 is going to be a stretch for me, and I'm sure I'll need a few breaks to get it done. I'm estimating 20 minute miles which is a nice pace, but not too hard; which means I'll be paddling for 3.5 hours. That a lot of calories and sun. Say some prayers.
Funny part is instead of doing weights today because of my challenge goal, I took a fitness class at the gym...Good grief, it kicked my hinney (I should have done the weights)...I did a TRX class today (remember that goal at the end of the last race, to do something different...I finally accomplished that goal, which was to take a class at the gym). Wow, that's a serious workout. So, not many minutes today, but hope to make up for it tomorrow (or Thursday).
I'm still trying to figure out which vice to break. I have a few ideas, and might try to do multiple things to see if one sticks for 5 days...lol. I would have liked it to be my habit of not drinking enough water (it's a continuous struggle), but since we just did it last week, I feel like I need to choose something else.4 -
Thanks for all the well wishes guys. I'm feeling about 60%. I will get some minutes in this week & I'm committing to getting all the challenge points. I don't know if I'll make 700; I hope I feel better with each passing day
GO GET YOUR GOALS!!!
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Hi friends! I'm giving up chocolate for these next 5 days. This is always a challenge, but I know it's worth it. I easily fall into the sugar addiction and the challenges help me break that.
Also, I'm striving for the 10.49 miles. I got in 4 miles yesterday using the treadmill & bike.3 -
The food vice I'm leaving behind is after supper snacking! I can do really well all day and then I fall apart before bed. Today is our travel day, so I'll do it Wednesday-Sunday.2
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The food-related vice I'm giving up is fast food. It's so easy for me to just grab something out instead of cooking, especially because I hate cooking, even if it's pre-prepared. Rationally I know I can eat more food for less calories at home, but the convenience part tempts me too much. I did it yesterday, knew I wasn't going to today because of a no lunch break (got a Pita at Pita Pit, which is kind of like subway for pitas, so at least it wasn't the worst) and rushing from an interview back to work, but going to focus on doing it for the rest of the week too.
Also planning on 5k outside after work today. Hopefully the rain stays away long enough. If not, guess I'll get a pre-shower in too.
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Happy Mardi Gras!! (Figured that would be better than Happy FAT TUESDAY)!
Since the challenge for the food vice coincides with the start of Lent, I had planned on giving up my beloved ice cream, so will do that for both. I abstained last night, but I will probably have some tonight for the last time for the next 6 weeks.
For the Iditarod challenge, I am going to do the 10.49 miles running outside. I did close to 4 today and have running days tomorrow and Thursday that I will be able to complete by.
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Here's an update on some of our teammates...
I heard back from Jen @lja860813 this morning and she was sooo apologetic that she was MIA last week... parent/teacher conferences, sick kids, sounds like the gamut of what could go wrong.
I heard back from @getsa yesterday and she too was sorry she missed the deadline to post her time in... she had done some exercise, just didn't get it logged on the spreadsheet.
Finally, I received a message from @jackiep248 that she was in the hospital and not sure how much, if any, she would be able to exercise, so it seems our team injury woes are continuing.
@MiamiSeoul -- glad you are recuperating, but don't overdo it!!
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So, Fab Fives, we need to really pull together as a team to get as many minutes and challenge points that we can... we really don't want to fall behind and lose our 3rd place position.
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We're in need of back-up players for the Wait-List. If you know of anyone who might be interested in trying out the race over the last few weeks, please refer them to the sign-up sheet, which is found on the Main Group page under "Announcements".
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Completed the 5k Frostbite footrace outside on the walking path we have near the river here.
I mostly walked, because it's too cold to swim and no snow to skii on. There was also some hurried jogging as I tried to beat the rain. I didn't succeed. 
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We had three flights today with very tight connections between each. I think all the flights were running a bit behind so all my running today was from gate to gate! Looking forward to getting back to normal tomorrow! (Although I wish I was still on holidays!).2
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@rusgolden - thanks for the update. Yea, last week was weird. Hope @jackiep248 is okay! Prayers for fast healing! Glad to hear everyone else is doing okay, and @MiamiSeoul is on the mend!
So, today I completed the Iditarod Dare Challenge (10.49 miles - outside). With approval from Hawkins, I did it on my SUP. Longest single session distance for me ever (over 4 hours on the water). Had to take two breaks (one at the 5 mile mark, and one at the 8.6 mile mark).
CHALLENGE #1
I CHOSE THE IDITAROD DARE.
I stand up paddleboarded (SUP'd) 10.49 miles (with pre-approval from Hawkins) because I wanted to see if I could endure the distance on my new race paddleboard since I've never gone that far before in one session. I also wanted to see what the point at Weedon Island looked like since some of my 'pro' SUP racing friends regularly paddle that far.
Here's what I was planning to do:
With consult from my local SUP shop, this is what I ended up doing because of the southerly winds - they recommended I head into the mangroves as a buffer to the head wind (I also wanted to do it for a change of scenery). Unfortunately, the tide was still pretty low, so in the mangroves, I couldn't paddle as fast since I could only put about 1/2 my blade in the water (just glad I didn't get stuck with my fin). Since it was my first time paddling this route, I actually got a bit lost in the mangroves too (it happens), so it added a bit more time and distance, but I found my way out.
My GPS said it was only 11.07, not 11.17 miles, so I'm going with that for my total distance. It took me 4 hours of paddling. I took two major breaks to get some food and rest and reapply sunscreen which was about 17.5 minutes (not included in the paddle time). I also took a break here and there to snap some pictures. I hope to post pictures tomorrow. Nothing spectacular, just some snaps of my 'sled' with equipment (water, food, sunscreen, phone, GPS, PFD, paddle, leash), a few enroute, and some snaps of me after.
With all the calories burned, I went to a new local eatery, and for dinner got their specialty a "Hott Mess Tots" bowl (Tater Tots, Ground Beef, Melted Cheese, Bacon, Scallions, and a Lime Cream sauce) ~ estimating the calories to be at least 1200, which barely puts a dent in the calories burned). But I'm so tired, there was no way I'm cooking tonight, and I earned those crazy calories!
It was a glorious day though...smoothest water I've seen almost ever since I started paddling. Nice wind, but not too much. Super sunny (could have been a bit less sunny and hot), but not going to complain. Glad I prepped and knocked it out today.
Not sure when I'll get the other challenge done, since I'm not sure I'll be able to move for a few days. Okay, off to feed cats, get a shower, and pass out.3
