2011 Fitness Challenge Signup

[Borg]

Remember when we divided up the CUFers and had biking & running, and we had a summer challenge. Miles were tracked and cycling was weighted against the runners etc.

Anyone interested in doing that again? It is springtime, I've got the itch to get to a better fitness level. Have some fun events I'm going to be training for, and this kind of a challenge with all you fitness gurus would keep me rolling along.

Is there interest amongst all of you to do another challenge like that? Since we're all scattered to the wind, maybe the losers have to assume an avatar for a month of one of the winners choosing...or whatever. Something to make it fun.

Sign up/register here to join in: http://www.cuffitnesschallenge.com

This is gonna be fun!

[Borg]

SG ....you're on my team!

I would love to have swimming in the mix. It wasn't originally, but I think it could easily be added.

[Joe Public]

I'm interested; I'll watch the thread to see if something comes together. I'll run much more than I cycle this summer, so count me as a runner.

[Pheidippides]

Include swimming and I'm in.

What was the weighting scheme used to compare miles? I suggest that we use Ironman distances:

2.4 miles swimming == 112 miles biking == 26.2 miles running

I swim 2 miles nearly every day.

cheers.

This is exactly what we did last year iirc. But now that you've come clean....

[ERCougar]

Include swimming and I'm in.

What was the weighting scheme used to compare miles? I suggest that we use Ironman distances:

2.4 miles swimming == 112 miles biking == 26.2 miles running

I swim 2 miles nearly every day.

cheers.

The oly distance ratios seem more fair:
1 mile swim to 25 mile ride to 6.2 run
Or 1.5 k to 40k to 10k

[BigPiney]

For me, 1 mile swimming = 4 miles running = 8-9 miles on a road bike

This is based on my time and calories spent.

[ERCougar]

For me, 1 mile swimming = 4 miles running = 8-9 miles on a road bike

This is based on my time and calories spent.

Because you're a wicked fast runner. Of course, you're a wicked fast cyclist too.

I think 2:1 is too generous to the cyclists. Average cyclist rides more than twice as fast as the average runner runs. 2:1 is good for mountain miles though (if they're real mountain miles). 4:1 is really too tough on the cyclists. 3:1 seems right.

What if we just log minutes exercising? Dedicated exercise time, not minutes logged walking at work or golfing.

[Pheidippides]

Because you're a wicked fast runner. Of course, you're a wicked fast cyclist too.

I think 2:1 is too generous to the cyclists. Average cyclist rides more than twice as fast as the average runner runs. 2:1 is good for mountain miles though (if they're real mountain miles). 4:1 is really too tough on the cyclists. 3:1 seems right.

What if we just log minutes exercising? Dedicated exercise time, not minutes logged walking at work or golfing.

I honestly like the minutes approach. It's egalitarian.

I think last year we went 3:1 cycling, 4:1 swimming, and I didn't have an issue with that.

[BigPiney]

Because you're a wicked fast runner. Of course, you're a wicked fast cyclist too.

I think 2:1 is too generous to the cyclists. Average cyclist rides more than twice as fast as the average runner runs. 2:1 is good for mountain miles though (if they're real mountain miles). 4:1 is really too tough on the cyclists. 3:1 seems right.

What if we just log minutes exercising? Dedicated exercise time, not minutes logged walking at work or golfing.

I like 3:1 for cyclists. I would rather do calories burned than time exercising. But that does benefit people that go faster.

I would just like some motivation to get out there and do something.

[SteelBlue]

Yeah, that contest was great. I liked the part where everyone (ok, maybe half the people)quit one week in.

[Pheidippides]

I like 3:1 for cyclists. I would rather do calories burned than time exercising. But that does benefit people that go faster.

I would just like some motivation to get out there and do something.

It also benefits runners (not that I am complaining) and heavier people (again, not that I'm complaining). I burn about 10 calories less per mile than I did three months ago, and nothing I've found comes close to running in terms of calories per minute (although I haven't done much swimming). Also, calorie numbers are notoriously inaccurate on machines. Time and distance are both easily quantified.

[Borg]

Who headed it up and put the spreadsheet together? We need to get whoever that was on board.

[ewth8tr]

I'd be in again, I can always use some extra motivation.

[Pheidippides]

Who headed it up and put the spreadsheet together? We need to get whoever that was on board.

BBB put together the spreadsheet. It was a lot of work for which we never properly thanked her.

[Moliere]

I'd be game for this. I'm a runner but have been biking for 4 weeks because of my injury. I should be running soon (crossing fingers). I don't swim because I'd rather not shave my nipples.