Greetings, Slowtwitch :D
it is nearly November and that means we need to start thinking about the NOVEMBER SWIM CHALLENGE!!! These were so much fun last year that the November swim challenge turned into the December swim challenge and then the January swim challenge and then the February one and March too (I guess by April everyone had absorbed enough chlorine). It's getting cold. Doesn't the nice warm pool deck seem like a comfy place?! it's got to be better than, like, cycling out in the cold and stuff. You KNOW you want to act like a swimmer for a month!
This is the story of the November (etc) Swim Challenge:
Last year, someone suggested a November cycling challenge. We concluded that it was semi-ridiculous to do lots of cycling in November. Running, however, was deemed okay, so AndyPants started the "run 200mi in November" challenge, or something like that.
The fishies felt left out. So, we started a SWIM CHALLENGE! the goal was to swim 100,000 yds/m in the month of November. I don't remember how many completed the 100k challenge, but someone named Baldric swam like 250,000 yds... he has since disappeared.
In subsequent challenges, we let everyone set their own goal yardage. At the end of the month we calculated a percentage of actual/goal to see who "won."
So, this is how you join the November Swim Challenge: just set a goal for yourself of how many yards you want to/think you can swim in the month of November.
On Thursday, which happens to be November 1, I'll start a new thread to track the yards/meters. You can post your workouts on that thread by the day, week, whatever... it is a good way to stay motivated, have fun, and be part of the Slowtwitch Virtual Swim Team (hereafter referred to as "Fishtwitch.")
Hoping this as fun as it was last year :)
love,
tc
maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD
it is nearly November and that means we need to start thinking about the NOVEMBER SWIM CHALLENGE!!! These were so much fun last year that the November swim challenge turned into the December swim challenge and then the January swim challenge and then the February one and March too (I guess by April everyone had absorbed enough chlorine). It's getting cold. Doesn't the nice warm pool deck seem like a comfy place?! it's got to be better than, like, cycling out in the cold and stuff. You KNOW you want to act like a swimmer for a month!
This is the story of the November (etc) Swim Challenge:
Last year, someone suggested a November cycling challenge. We concluded that it was semi-ridiculous to do lots of cycling in November. Running, however, was deemed okay, so AndyPants started the "run 200mi in November" challenge, or something like that.
The fishies felt left out. So, we started a SWIM CHALLENGE! the goal was to swim 100,000 yds/m in the month of November. I don't remember how many completed the 100k challenge, but someone named Baldric swam like 250,000 yds... he has since disappeared.
In subsequent challenges, we let everyone set their own goal yardage. At the end of the month we calculated a percentage of actual/goal to see who "won."
So, this is how you join the November Swim Challenge: just set a goal for yourself of how many yards you want to/think you can swim in the month of November.
On Thursday, which happens to be November 1, I'll start a new thread to track the yards/meters. You can post your workouts on that thread by the day, week, whatever... it is a good way to stay motivated, have fun, and be part of the Slowtwitch Virtual Swim Team (hereafter referred to as "Fishtwitch.")
Hoping this as fun as it was last year :)
love,
tc
maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD