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SBR16 - Chapter 1 - Go find a Big Hill!
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31-12-2015 3:58pm#1Happy New Year All. To compliment the SBR this year we are introducing a monthly challenge. Goal orientated, minimal input and a bit of fun, thats all
Eh?
It is simply about breaking your monthly training target down to goals per activity. Why time? Well, 10 hours biking is 60km in the dirt for some and 300km on road for others. Time makes it a level playing field. Plus the dedicated S&C warriors with abs of steel amongst us can make their core, gym, skiing, karate, tree climbing etc count for something! The nitty gritty in a moment but for the zany challenge in January...
Go find a Big Hill!
The challenge (selected by a Mod) is to run uphill continuosly for 30 mins. No treadmills and no 5 minute climbs done repeatedly to make up 30 mins. It has to be a constant climb. You must post a link to your hill if available and a little info or numbers. The best effort at the challenge over the month gets to pick the zany challenge for February
Oh and everyone who completes the zany challenge gets a bonus gold!
How does the rest work?
At the start of the month set your goal time per discipline (only your first post counts towards your goals). Max 8 disciplines including the zany challenge and min 30 mins per discipline. At the end of the month just update what you did and bag your scores. You must post your results before month end to be counted. Late entries not accepted.
The Scoring
Bronze = Set and hit a target
Silver = Set a target and hit twice the volume (excluding zany challenge)
Gold = Set a target greater that any previous months' total and hit it. (Bag the standard bronze as a bonous too). Cannot get this in January, obviously
Bonuses
Bonus Bronze = Finish 3rd in any activity with 3+ participants or if you are the only person doing that activity or if you are 2nd of only 2 doing it
Bonus Silver = Finish 2nd in any activity with 3+ participants or be 1st of only 2 doing an activity
Bonus Gold = Finish 1st in any activity with 3+ participants and/or complete the monthly zany challenge
Input
Copy this table and post it in your own post. We don't need everything on one table. You can update just at the end (find your original post) or as often as you like. Your table is your own. Goal volumes are in blocks of 30 minutes. Minimum 30 minutes per activity
name|goal 1 hh:mm(actual hh:mm)|goal 2()|goal 3()|goal 4()|goal 5()|goal 6()|goal 7()|goal 8()
Example of what a table might look like at month end
shotgunmcos|run 3:00(actual 4:22)|MTB 2:00(1:10)|Strength 2:30(5:15)|Pool swim 0:30(1:00)|Big Hill! (completed 680m climb in 65mins)|Ballroom dancing 1:00(0:20)|OW swim 0:30(n/a)|goal 8(n/a) 4 of 7 targets hit (4x bronze) with 2x bonus silver and 1x bonus gold (plus any bonus for being 1,2 or 3)
You will probably know what your own score is at the end (Bronze =1pt, Silver = 2pts and gold = 3pts) but we will post the top 3 for each activity and the Mods can decide who wins the zany challenge. It would be useful if you tot up your own score or what you think it is on your results post at the end of the month. Lets see how it goes for January and take it from there
To keep it going I'll post a list of who is doing what after the first week or so.
Last thing. Having a hundred different activities would dilute it too much so there will be an element of agreed grouping going on per activity. Lets take an on/off road approach. Or during the summer pool vs OW.
Now to target a big hill somewhere... 2
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Ah now. We are alll training. All putting time into it. Join in. Just a bit of fun 2 posts is all you need to take part. A goals post and come back at the end of the month to update what you actually did. Simple.
You can pick just one goal or 8. Up to you.
At least take on the "Find a big hill" challenge!0 -
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shotgunmcos wrote: »Welcome! 57hrs :eek: ambitious good luck!
Sean and I being cute looking for silver and Neady comes along and goes straight for gold!
I was just being lazy, didn't read the stuff up above at all. Just playing follow the leader with me
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shotgunmcos wrote: »Fair play at the Booster hill attempt Neady, close!. I'm planning Keeper for my attempt too. V slow to keep chugging along. Want company? Not sure but Sean may have bagged the first bronze today too. I've had a disaster of a week :cool:
Shame no one else in for the Craig. The 3 of us can Duke it out anyway. I'm keeping it alive
Thanks Mike, I was disappointed, not enough true grit built up yet this year. Will have another stab at Booster in a month or so.
One or two of the ARSEs and myself are planning an assault on Keeper and a spin on the roadies after on Saturday morning if you're interested in both or just Keeper. The more the merrier
I'm liking this challenge regardless of how many of us are in 0 -
So first mark to Neady and it's a gold!
January Challenge is to go find a big hill and that she did. https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1018309989
An hour constant climb. That will take a beating. For now Neady has a Gold, 3 points, pole position in the overall monthly challenge and currently has the right to name the zany challenge for February!
You go girl 0 -
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shotgunmcos wrote: »Bronze for you both on the roadie goal too
Neady leads with 1 Gold and 1 Bronze
Sean next with a Bronze
Shotgun in bed with flu :mad:
Hope you're feeling better soon Mike, it would have been great to have your encouragement on Keeper on yesterday 0 -
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