Holiday Challenge - what will you do

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Holiday Challenge - what will you do

Post by johnlvs2run » November 16th, 2007, 5:16 pm

The Holiday Challenge goes from Thursday, November 22nd through December 24th, which is 33 days.

My goal is to (1) row every morning, (2) complete 500,000 meters in the 33 days,
(3) take a respite and celebrate when the 500,000 meters is reached, (4) continue onward December 25th.

What is your goal for the Holiday Challenge?
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Re: Holiday Challenge - what will you do

Post by Nosmo » November 16th, 2007, 7:52 pm

John Rupp wrote:...

What is your goal for the Holiday Challenge?
Finish laying the brick in my backyard, clean all my bicycles, and row on the water as much as possible and maybe get on the erg a few times.
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Post by badocter » November 17th, 2007, 9:48 am

I plan to do at least the 200k of the official C2 holiday challenge. I have been erging for 4 months (405k total so far, and my high month was last month at 169k). Somewhere in that holiday 200k, I want to do my first half marathon (at present my longest single row is 14k).
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Post by gliderguy » November 17th, 2007, 9:23 pm

I plan to attempt the 200k. It's a bit ambitious as I've been rowing only a few weeks.

I think it's mostly a matter of whether on not I hurt myself and the extent to which other activities interfere. (not very good flying on the east coast this time of year)

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Post by Stefan » November 18th, 2007, 1:17 pm

I will try for the 200 k but I travel a lot at work and not all is planned, so it is not easy. I will start out doing 10k per day and see how it goes. It is good inspiration!
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Post by annabassand » November 18th, 2007, 4:01 pm

I wish I could do 200,000 but I am too busy at work at the moment + will do some skiing which will take some days out for me.

I have decided that if I can do 100,000 then that is OK too. I will try and start out towards the 200,000 mark, but realise that it will be so much work for me to reach that goal... We'll see how I do when I get on the rower on thursday.

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Re: Holiday Challenge - what will you do

Post by gregory.cook » November 18th, 2007, 9:33 pm

I have no specific goal for the challenge.
John Rupp wrote:(2) complete 500,000 meters in the 33 days
Great goal, John. Will your meters be posted on the Honor Board? I'd love to follow your progress.
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Post by fish » November 18th, 2007, 10:39 pm

With my current level of training, I will reach the 200K. The real decision is whether to get a t-shirt.
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Re: Holiday Challenge - what will you do

Post by johnlvs2run » November 19th, 2007, 1:09 am

gregory.cook wrote:Great goal, John. Will your meters be posted on the Honor Board? I'd love to follow your progress.
Thanks, Gregory.

Yes my meters are posted on the meters board, and there's usually a special meters board for the challenge.
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Post by coggs » November 20th, 2007, 10:03 pm

Did something near 250,000M last year but am traveling for 12 days during the challenge period. Will be lucky to hit 100,000.
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Post by ancho » November 20th, 2007, 10:07 pm

annabassand wrote:... + will do some skiing which will take some days out for me.
...
No biking this time of the year?

Come down south, here we bike all year round! :D
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Post by RogerR » November 20th, 2007, 10:55 pm

I will use the holiday challenge to get back to regular rowing. There was very little rowing due to heavy workload and travel (bad excuse, I know...). My goal is to make the 200k.
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Post by annabassand » November 21st, 2007, 12:17 pm

ancho wrote:
annabassand wrote:... + will do some skiing which will take some days out for me.
...
No biking this time of the year?

Come down south, here we bike all year round! :D
LOL I take it you're referring to motor-biking? My motorbike was put aside in October :-( I definitely live in the wrong country... but skiing is coming up so I'll live :-)

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Post by Stefan » November 21st, 2007, 1:20 pm

annabassand wrote: I definitely live in the wrong country... but skiing is coming up so I'll live :-)

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Post by annabassand » November 21st, 2007, 1:52 pm

Stefan wrote:
annabassand wrote: I definitely live in the wrong country... but skiing is coming up so I'll live :-)

Anna
Skiing in Denmark :shock:
Oh no - I wish... We're off to Austria and Italy :-)
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