Two Teams. One Title.

BigGahoona · Aug 4, 2010

Two Teams. One Title. Who will reign as the Kings and Queens of VRAA 23??? 
 
 
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Team A 
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</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">Captain Amichel</td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">Boyerdavea</td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">Gobi</td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">Dr Wu</td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">betterthanyesterday</td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">rugby</td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">Dougie Fresh</td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">Orange Mat</td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">breger1</td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">Hally</td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">labduck</td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">Tamster</td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">Prae</td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">AlaMichele</td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">eccabex</td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">tinyntuff</td>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:131px;" width="131"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="width:131px;height:18px;">Team B </td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">Captain Randmart</td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">Sportigirl</td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">Hairy Trotter</td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">Theia</td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">pace2race</td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">cgerber</td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">GaReb</td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">Moon</td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">lkschiller</td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">BigGahoona</td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">Taminator</td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">TimR1 </td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">Maccabeth</td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">Tech Tee</td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">Litchfield Hills</td>
</tr><tr><td style="height:17px;">trailz92</td>
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Bonus Points are the same - you will give yourself the 5 point race bonus for any of the following: volunteer, set a PR, race, donate blood, post your activity in the daily thread every day for a week...
 
.... AND New To This Round - gonna make you stretch, stree-eetch! I think many of us are guilty of not enough stretching, myself included. Stretching is important and will make us better athletes by keeping us loose and preventing injury. SO every time you take 15 minutes pre or post run/race to stretch, or participate in a yoga/stretching class or DVD - you can claim 5 bonus points - on top of the alternate points you would regulary tally for the workout. Yes, I realize this can result in astronomically high points racking up. I don't care. It doesn't really matter in the end if the total points are 5,000 or 50,000. 
 
VRAA Round 23 will run from Friday August 6th to Monday September 6th.
 
Are we ready???
 
On your marks......
 
 
Edited to add info that was missing or required clarification per the posts below

RandMart · Aug 4, 2010

"Whose routine will reign supreme???"
 
"ALLEZ, VRAA!!!"
 
Thanks Goon
 
[Jeez, we coulda have 3 or 4 teams in this one!!! Well done!!!]

Tech Tee · Aug 4, 2010

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Are we ready???
 
On your marks......
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I'm ready, Bitch....
 
(and please don't take that the wrong way....)

RandMart · Aug 4, 2010

Dude! She's on OUR TEAM!!!

RandMart · Aug 4, 2010

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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by BigGahoona <a href="/forum/thread/69277/two-teams-one-title#post_1929892"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border-right:0px solid;border-top:0px solid;border-left:0px solid;border-bottom:0px solid;"></a> ... SO every time you take 15 minutes post run/race to stretch, or participate in a yoga/stretching class or DVD - you can claim 5 bonus points ...
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I usually include my 15- to 30-minutes Punk-Yoga in my daily points [Alt Workout, not Other Cardio]; do I add 5 pts ON TOP of that???

BigGahoona · Aug 4, 2010

Yes! Thanks for asking Randmart - that needed clarification, didn't it! Bonus points on top of the Alternate workout points.

hally · Aug 4, 2010

Heh, Iron Teams!
 
Gotta check out the bonus point scoring, last time I played there weren't so many.
 
ETA, I only see race bonus on information central.
 
What are the other bonus scores?

Boyerdavea · Aug 4, 2010

Wow, you mean I finally get on the same team as Gobi! <img alt="" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/notworthy.gif" style="width:29px;height:15px;" title="">

BigGahoona · Aug 4, 2010

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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by hally <a href="/forum/thread/69277/two-teams-one-title#post_1929956"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border-right:0px solid;border-top:0px solid;border-left:0px solid;border-bottom:0px solid;"></a> Heh, Iron Teams!
 
Gotta check out the bonus point scoring, last time I played there weren't so many.
 
ETA, I only see race bonus on information central.
 
What are the other bonus scores?
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You will give yourself the 5 point race bonus any of the following:
 
Run a race
Set a PR in a race
Volunteer at a race
Post your activity every day in the Daily Thread
Donate blood
and new to this round - Streeeeetch.

Tamster · Aug 4, 2010

since I'm an almost daily stretcher (during VRAA at least) and I do post my workouts daily and I have one race and will likely donate blood during this round, I will probably rack up more pointage in the bonus categories than I do actually exercising . . . <img alt="" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/rolleyes.gif" style="width:16px;height:16px;" title="">

RandMart · Aug 4, 2010

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Post your activity every day in the Daily Thread ...
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... and you get 5 pts for THE WEEK

hally · Aug 4, 2010

Thanks for clearing that all up.

rugby · Aug 4, 2010

This will be fun!

Boyerdavea · Aug 4, 2010

Lots of bonuses. I guess I need to start stretch.
 
Clarify one thing though:
 
Is the bonus for only after run/race as per your post and not pre run/race?
 
I just wanted to make sure everyone caught that. 

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BigGahoona · Aug 4, 2010

we're supposed to stretch pre-run? <img alt="" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/dontknow.gif" style="width:37px;height:15px;" title=""> oh. 
 
OKAY! 
 
5 points if you stretch pre-run too! 

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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by Boyerdavea <a href="/forum/thread/69277/two-teams-one-title#post_1930003"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border-right:0px solid;border-top:0px solid;border-left:0px solid;border-bottom:0px solid;"></a> Lots of bonuses. I guess I need to start stretch.
 
Clarify one thing though:
 
Is the bonus for only after run/race as per your post and not pre run/race?
 
I just wanted to make sure everyone caught that. 

 
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BigGahoona · Aug 4, 2010

I am learning a lot today.

OrangeMat · Aug 4, 2010

David, I saw that too, and was about to ask, then caught myself. I think the proper running protocol re stretching these days is that you shouldn't stretch before you run. But I think it really doesn't matter, since any sort of stretching practice (yoga or otherwise) will earn you the bonus.
 
Or maybe it was just an oversight/typo. <img alt="" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/rolleyes.gif" title="">

BigGahoona · Aug 4, 2010

I thought the latest advice was to warm up a bit running and then stretch a little and then continue your planned run. Not that I do that. But that's what I've heard.

RandMart · Aug 4, 2010

Uh-oh ... we've unleashed the "Stretching Controversy Monster!!!"
 
The proper-est protocol is ... 
 
DO WHATEVER WORKS BEST FOR YOU!!!
 
... and as Joe Strummer said: "Ignore Alien Orders"
 
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Boyerdavea · Aug 4, 2010

I hardly ever stretch before I run. I always do a good warm-up before I pick-up the pace a little. Oh and I hardly every stretch after I run neither, so bonus points for me will be at a minimum for stretching. Maybe I will start?! It is a good motivator to stretch.

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