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[Nike+] August Beginners Challenge

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  1. 30.Aug.07 1:54
    Melanie
    #21593
    56

    thanks for adding me! you’re the best!

  2. 29.Aug.07 8:12
    tmb
    #21531
    55

    i wasn’t going to add anyone, but I made an exception for you two ; )

    @Melanie wow – indeed a good month! congrats!!!

  3. 29.Aug.07 4:31
    Melanie
    #21517
    54

    can u still add me to August, i know you were gone for much of the month, but i had a decent one, and requested on the 5th… i’ve gotten your invite for Sept already…. cheers, Melanie username is m0mmymel. thanks.

  4. 29.Aug.07 0:26
    Curtis J. Morley
    #21496
    53

    Hey TMB,

    Still waiting for you to add me to August and would love to be part of Sept. as well.

    Thanks,

    speedclimb

  5. 28.Aug.07 8:53
    tmb
    #21374
    52

    Hey ya all,

    well I’m back on track. Did my first run last night and am getting around to some maintenance with these challenges. I invites everyone (who uploaded at least one run) from this month to the September Challenge. I also added the limit-indication (greyed out names) which I’ve forgotten before I went on holidays. Of course I won’t kick anyone now that the month is almost over.

    Let’s get back to running (ok, I’m talking to myself ;)
    -tmb

  6. 27.Aug.07 15:14
    Rigsby
    #21301
    51

    Have you started taking runners for September? If so I’d love to be part of it!

    I’m finally starting to feel like a runner – but guessing I’ll be on something like 25km a week so still in the beginners category.

  7. 26.Aug.07 23:36
    horngodess
    #21258
    50

    Hi TMB:

    Hope you are having a great time, wherever you are!

    Please sign me up for (what’s left of) August Beginners, and September, too, if you want to save yourself a click.

    Keep on rolling!

    nike id = horngodess

  8. 18.Aug.07 14:33
    Ann
    #20337
    49

    Hiya, hmmm I’m over mid-month can I sign up here for September please? My Nike+ ID is SnowAnn1E.
    Thanks! :D

  9. 14.Aug.07 0:14
    Mick Scaife
    #19833
    48

    Please sign me up for August and September. I usually try and run between 10 and 15 miles a week.

    Very many thanks

    Mick Scaife

  10. 10.Aug.07 16:43
    KiloNiner
    #19483
    47

    I’d like in :)

  11. 09.Aug.07 7:54
    saska
    #19382
    46

    ad me too. if possible…. if you are not on vacation… hellooo?
    anybody home?…

  12. 06.Aug.07 9:35
    Lis 49
    #19006
    45

    Hi tmb,
    sign me up for August

    Thanks
    Lis 49

  13. 06.Aug.07 3:14
    up country
    #18982
    44

    I want in for August.
    I would have placed better in July but didn’t log in by deadline on the last day. Now I know not to log on every couple of days. I was highly motivated to run with this challege.
    ID: up country.
    my expected milage is about 15 miles per week.

  14. 05.Aug.07 17:54
    uwhusky95
    #18920
    43

    hello, i’d like to join the Aug Beginners Challenge.

    I typically run 10-15 miles per week.
    Nike ID: uwhusky95

    THanks.

  15. 05.Aug.07 0:09
    Melanie
    #18854
    42

    can you add me again please! m0mmymel is my nike+ username. thx and good vacation if that’s where you’re going! :-)

  16. 04.Aug.07 17:22
    steveinkc
    #18792
    41

    Sign me up again, tmb. I’ve recovered and am ready to run again.

  17. 03.Aug.07 23:38
    Curtis J. Morley
    #18694
    40

    {Retraction} – Gizzimo156 is already in.

  18. 03.Aug.07 23:34
    Curtis J. Morley
    #18693
    39

    Hey TMB I just checked out your site. Even though it was in German, I saw that you play VB, Rock Climb and have a D200. I have an even greater respect for you now. If you are ever in Utah, USA and want to go climbing, play VB, or do a photo shoot let me know. Congrats on winning the VB tourney. Let me know when you will be able to add me on the challenge. I think Gizzimo156 also is waiting to be added. Thanks for the challenge.

    Thx,
    speedclimb (from rock climbing)

  19. 03.Aug.07 12:30
    jasoutside
    #18635
    38

    Hey TMB!

    Set me up for the August challenge, eh!

    Cheers, jasoutside

  20. 03.Aug.07 10:22
    tmb
    #18600
    37

    hey you all,
    sorry for the late start. i’ve been swamped with work during the week and gone climbing during the weekends. Invites to everyone that applied in the forum will go out tonight, so please bear with me one more day.

    @Aimee & Bosstjanz: I’m really sorry if those »beginners« somewhat spoil the challenge. If I catch them (ie. if I have the time to maintain the challenge) I usually kick them right away. As long as I’m out of town all I can say is: enjoy your runs – pick someone that seems to be running in about the same league and don’t worry about the rest. I do feel like I have to apologise, but there is really nothing I can do about it. It’s great to have you back though!

  21. 03.Aug.07 9:26
    karen
    #18595
    36

    Hi, it’s me again. please sign me up for August. Have been missing in action due to aggravated knee injury. May or may not be able to run but will definitely try!

  22. 03.Aug.07 6:19
    Weebot
    #18573
    35

    Hey, could I sign up?

    ID: weebot@gmail.com

  23. 03.Aug.07 3:53
    AimeeG
    #18559
    34

    I would’ve sworn I requested this at the Nike+ site, but I have not yet been invited. I imagine you are out and about climbing mountains. :) If you get a chance to shoot me an invite, I’d appreciate it.

    I also have a few things to add to what Bosstjanz said. One month, I was cruising along nicely, having a very nice competition with mns333 (I think that was her handle… I hope she’s in my bracket again this month!) and then the last day some clown finally syncs his nano and shoots over us by 30 miles (and going way over the max). He claimed something about being away for two weeks, but I still though it was cheap.

    So, Bosstjanz, I really understand what you mean. I hope I am in your bracket too.

  24. 02.Aug.07 21:23
    Qrtr Flash
    #18515
    33

    Hey tmb – pls sign me up!

    Thanks & have a great holiday -

    Qrtr Flash

  25. 02.Aug.07 20:42
    ChristianKan
    #18507
    32

    Please sign me up

    ID : kandler1985@o2online.de

  26. 02.Aug.07 13:52
    Kevin Kindt
    #18469
    31

    Please sign me up for August and Spetember

    ID: kevkinsbrtny@yahoo.com

    Thanks

    Kevin

  27. 02.Aug.07 10:31
    Seb
    #18453
    30

    Hello!!

    Please sign me up for the Aug challenge!

    NikeID Seb_C

  28. 02.Aug.07 10:23
    Martin Wood
    #18451
    29

    Hi,

    Really enjoyed the July challenge. Can you please include me in the August one? Thanks for your efforts.

    Cheers,

    MartinJWood

  29. 02.Aug.07 1:04
    tibu
    #18393
    28

    Hi, Can you sign me up?

  30. 02.Aug.07 1:03
    tibu
    #18392
    27

    Just add me 4 the challenge…..ok? thanks

  31. 01.Aug.07 22:00
    Steve Saenz
    #18369
    26

    The Nike+ challenges they are a plenty – but none like tmb’s! Pls sign me up for August Beginners.

    Tx, Qrtr Flash

  32. 01.Aug.07 17:48
    chelsea1968
    #18313
    25

    Hi TMB please sign me up, this is a great motivator will be at 120-30km for month.

  33. 01.Aug.07 10:31
    Marco Silva
    #18276
    24

    Add me too. I don´t run more than 25 km week.

    ID: Marsilva

    Thanks

  34. 01.Aug.07 8:55
    Bosstjanz
    #18264
    23

    add me to!

    And for july’s challenge:
    I am third on list and first on my nikeplus.com webpage… But…I have some opinion.

    It’s very lonely at the top…
    I think I’ll never run to win in some challenge any more. Why?

    I think there are some runners, which are more “advanced” than beginners. I think they erase previous log (to see how many km’s they summarize), or just put last run for about 70m – just to hide previous run.
    When I got informations how you can easily manually adapt (upgrade, alter,…) your runs, I was really sorry.

    In July I had luck to run more than before, since my kids were at my friends place. I ran in the morning and in the evening, – but this is not valid rule, right? I ran over 5km per run too- not valid, though. So??

    There is complete luck to “win” a challenge. Who wins: first at “green list” or first at all (grey one)?

    In May, I was “in the middle of crush” (around 200 number) and it was really fun to run!!! I overtake one runner, and next day he/she overtaken me. If I meet her/him alive, I’ll greet him/her more than a winner…

    …Just because we all run for ourselves, not just to win. To have support and motivation during runs.

    I salute to all runners “in the middle”: they work much more harder than others. They are not “lazy bastards”, and they are not also competitors. They make run fun.!!!

    Keep good work tmb and keep an eye on rules for next challenge!

    bosstjanz, Slovenija

  35. 01.Aug.07 7:54
    Curtis J. Morley
    #18258
    22

    I’m in and hoping for top ten this time around.
    ID: speedclimb
    Thanks for the great challenge TMB

  36. 01.Aug.07 6:06
    gizzimo156
    #18239
    21

    sorry forgot my user id is gizzimo156 and my avg is 10 – 20 miles a week.

  37. 01.Aug.07 6:04
    gizzimo156
    #18238
    20

    Sorry for posting again but my posts seem to be deleted. I would like to join this challenge. I did the July one and it motivated me to run more.

  38. 01.Aug.07 2:45
    Kevin
    #18227
    19

    Hi TMB,

    Would like to get in on August and September, love this challenge.

    15 miles a week

    kevkinsbrtny@yahoo.com

    Thanks Kevin

  39. 01.Aug.07 1:40
    The Ambler
    #18219
    18

    Would love to join in…

    ID: The Ambler

    Thanks!
    Amber

  40. 31.Jul.07 18:52
    Tom
    #18172
    17

    Hi tmb,

    I didn’t get as much running in during the July Challenge as I’d hoped, so sign me up for the August Beginners-Novice challenge.

    My Nike+ ID is Tommy-O.

    By the way, you’ve got a cool web site here.

    …Tom

  41. 31.Jul.07 17:19
    echojuliet
    #18162
    16

    Hi tmb,
    I may not be running much in August, maybe not at all, seeing as it seems as though I may have a stress fracture in my foot from July’s efforts. ;)
    But, hey, on the off chance that I can recover a bit, could you sign me up for the August challenge too. I’ll learn to walk on my hands if necessary.
    Keep up the great work.

    echojuliet

  42. 30.Jul.07 8:35
    Thomas 44
    #17982
    15

    hey tmb,

    count me in. This has been motivating me a lot in July challenges!!!

    ID: thomas_ip@sinaman.com
    expected weekly average: 35km
    month sign-in: both August and Sept.

  43. 30.Jul.07 7:51
    No5
    #17975
    14

    hey tmb,
    count me in for aug
    and thanks for doing this again, hope u’ll have a great vacation!

    Nike ID: No5

    Keep on running!

  44. 30.Jul.07 7:18
    Jen Shafer
    #17970
    13

    I want to join…I am in the July run and it is definately motivating me…nike user name is gizzimo156.

  45. 30.Jul.07 3:54
    mick Legault
    #17960
    12

    Please sign me in too

    mickaellegault@hotmail.com

  46. 29.Jul.07 21:03
    Szam
    #17923
    11

    Hey hi:

    I`m from Mexico and i want to participate in this challenge. Please count me, i really would like to run whit you.

  47. 29.Jul.07 2:44
    up country
    #17826
    10

    I want in. I like the July challenge I am in now.My weekly miles are running about 15.

    Please sign me up.

  48. 27.Jul.07 18:28
    Maddy Mills
    #17657
    9

    Please sign me up, I’m doing 15-20m per week at the moment. Hopefully this challenge will spur me on to continue!

    Thanks

  49. 26.Jul.07 22:50
    Tango Juliet
    #17550
    8

    Please sign me up too
    ID: Tango Juliet
    Many thanks

  50. 26.Jul.07 20:51
    Claire
    #17541
    7

    can i be signed up?

    ID: roodarling@excite.com

    thank you =D

  51. 26.Jul.07 16:55
    Taryn
    #17519
    6

    my screen name is Teesie. Thanks!

  52. 26.Jul.07 16:54
    Taryn
    #17518
    5

    I’m in July beginners, please sign me up for August. Is there a way that when we sign up, we can sign up for all future beginners runs? Until I’m kicked into the intermediate :)

  53. 26.Jul.07 15:07
    Lauren
    #17511
    4

    Please sign me up for august

    id=halfie12

    I may only have one week where I go over 20mi as I am training for my first 10 mile race the last sunday in august…I am usually around 15 or so miles/week.

  54. 26.Jul.07 0:14
    PhylPod
    #17450
    3

    Please sign me up too.

  55. 25.Jul.07 5:10
    Joe Napoleon
    #17374
    2

    Please sign me up

    ID: joenapoleon@comcast.net

    Thanks

  56. 24.Jul.07 23:49
    Rod Szarka
    #17318
    1

    dear tmb,

    Would you please add my name to the August challenge.

    Thanks,

    Rod