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I don't like the Mets so I hope the Dodgers take them out. I don't love the Dodgers but I do love Freddie so they have a slight edge.

bamaace83 wrote: "I don't like the Mets so I hope the Dodgers take them out. I don't love the Dodgers but I do love Freddie so they have a slight edge."

My husband is a Yankees fan - do I need to rout for them?

Ewww, nobody should willingly root for the Yankees! Why is he one of those fans, lol.

He grew up in Rochester so he is a Bills fan for football. He says he really started following the Yankees when Mattingly was playing. He also lived in the Bronx while he was a UPS driver in Manhattan before he went to law school. His aunt & grandmother also lived in the Bronx. So there is a geographic tie.

My ex-husband was a Yankee fan as well. 馃う鈥嶁檧锔� I guess it鈥檚 a character flaw I fall for馃ぃ.

Totally a character flaw. I mean I understand the tie but I can't ever pull for them. I also like Boston because they are like Atlanta's sibling/rival so it's just in my blood to not like the Yankees. I'm hoping for a Cleveland/LA matchup. I've been at a conference the past few days so I'll actually have time tomorrow to sit down and figure out my book life.

I'm holding back on posting a few books until you've claimed a few tasks. I don't want to take all the "easier" ones.馃槈

Lol, I'm fixing things up right now. I have some breaks at work so I'm about to get this done. What did you decide about the BOM? Just saw it! I'm catching up.

It's me again. How does the Final Girl Support Group fit one of the other two tasks under the group thing?

bamaace83 wrote: "It's me again. How does the Final Girl Support Group fit one of the other two tasks under the group thing?"

If you read the other BOM, Hidden Pictures, then we can use the same task.

Ohhh let me change the books. That makes more sense now.

At the end of the official challenge (October 31), your team may choose to continue on at your own pace to complete the remaining events.

Official scores / point accumulation ends on Oct 31st. However, if you choose to continue, medals will continue to be awarded.

Ohhhh, I didn't even think about it ending so soon. I'm going to buckle down and get this group done so we can get another. I'm good with continuing if you are. It's a fun challenge. We are currently in 3rd but I bet we maybe overtake 2nd.

I think it would be fun to keep going too.

Cool, we can keep going. I'm working on my books. I'm trying to finish a couple things so I can really dive in and knock these out.

Finished my books for this round馃槉

I rearranged some books and I now have one left to finish that I'll finish tomorrow. I thought I was in the clear but it wasn't tagged music 20 times.

bamaace83 wrote: "I rearranged some books and I now have one left to finish that I'll finish tomorrow. I thought I was in the clear but it wasn't tagged music 20 times."

And you know Angie would have caught you馃ぃ

You are so right!! It鈥檚 October,so I wouldn鈥檛 be surprised if she has a spooky shed ready for me the next time I mess up. Better keep some snacks with me just in case..馃ぃ

Okay, I just added my last book but haven't checked us in just yet. Will you make sure that I didn't mess something up and then I'll go check us in? Thanks!

Looks good - I posted our completion.

bamaace83 wrote: "You are so right!! It鈥檚 October,so I wouldn鈥檛 be surprised if she has a spooky shed ready for me the next time I mess up. Better keep some snacks with me just in case..馃ぃ"

You worry too much!! I'd give you food and water......bwahahahahaha!!

Teasing! Don't stress! If something doesn't fit, I may or may not catch it and it's not an issue. Mistakes happen!!

馃弲 Cycling

Cycle sport is a competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling sports include artistic cycling, cycle polo, freestyle BMX, mountain bike trials, hardcourt bike polo and cycleball.

Cycling has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics, at which a road race and five track events were held. Mountain bike racing entered the Olympic program at the Atlanta Olympics, followed by BMX racing in 2008 and freestyle BMX in 2020. Before the 2020 Summer Olympics, all events were speed races, but the 2020 program featured BMX freestyle for the first time.

Cycling
1. Read a book with a bicycle on the cover
2. Read a book where a character rides a bicycle
3. Read a book with a race scene involving a bicycle or motorcycle


馃弲 Road Cycling
Road cycling is one of the original Olympic events, as it featured on the competitive program at the first modern Olympiad in 1896 in Athens. However, the discipline would be left out of the next three Olympiads before making a return at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm with the time trial. Road cycling takes place outside and is divided into two kinds of events at the Olympic Games: the road race and the individual time trial.

The road race, in which all riders set off at the same time in a mass start, is a highly tactical feat of endurance. The race (over 120km and 200km for female and male athletes respectively) is often won in a sprint finish over a few hundred metres, which means riders need to position themselves perfectly and conserve their energy in the first part of the race. The time trial is a solo effort in which competitors set off at staggered times rather than in a grouped peloton. They cover a much shorter distance than that of the road race, as the time trial rarely exceeds 50km. Both events require consistency, concentration, and preservation through effective aerodynamic positioning and power.

Road Cycling
1. Read a book with all the letters ROAD in the title (no subtitle)
2. Read a book with a paved road on the cover
3. Read a book with a MC who routinely shows endurance in their daily activities


馃弲 Track Cycling
It wasn鈥檛 until the 1870s that the first competitions for cycling indoors on wooden tracks were staged, with the first six鈥慸ay race taking place in London in 1878. Track cycling quickly grew in popularity and continued to develop with the creation of the International Cycling Association in 1892 and the organization of the first world championships in Chicago in 1893.

Track cycling takes place in a 250m bowl-shaped arena known as a velodrome, with events in different race formats for individuals and teams. Track bicycles differ from road bicycles in that they are fixed gear and do not have brakes. Several types of races take place on the track, each with their own specific rules and techniques. Some rely more heavily on tactics, while others favor strength and power; for example, the effort needed to complete a lap in the individual sprint is quite different than that which is required for the 25km group omnium race.

Track Cycling
1. Read a book where the theme/story relies heavily on tactics
2. Read a book with where something takes place on a track
3. Read a book set in London


馃弲 Mountain Biking
Mountain biking is a relatively new sport that emerged in the 1970s, when cyclists in California decided to take their bikes off-road and explore new trails. In the 1990s, the first mountain bikes that could withstand the impact of rougher terrain were created, and the hobby subsequently took off, quickly becoming a sport in its own right. The first informal competitions took place in the late 1970s before the first official world championships were held in the 1990s. Mountain biking made its Olympic debut 100 years after track cycling and road cycling at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games, with individual races for men and women.

There are two cross-country mountain bike events: one for women and one for men. Riders set off from the same starting line and contest multiple laps around a loop on mountainous, rough terrain that tests their technique, endurance, and stamina. Races feature a mass start and, in general, multiple laps. Riders take one to two hours to complete an intense course full of twists and turns, covering tens of kilometres during the event.

Mountain Biking
1. Read a book that mentions a Cross-country event
2. Read a book with a mountain or off-road trail on the cover
3. Read a book set in Atlanta


馃弲 BMX Racing
BMX racing emerged from the motocross craze that took off in California in the 1960s, as youngsters began racing their bikes on improvised tracks all over the state. BMX began to develop into a proper sport in the early 1980s. In 2003, the International Olympic Committee made BMX an Olympic sport for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Despite the sport鈥檚 relatively short history on the Olympic stage, certain athletes have already made their presence felt at the Games.

BMX racing is a much more explosive format than other, more traditional cycling disciplines which tend to reward endurance over several minutes, whereas BMX racing requires an intense burst of energy over a brief period lasting just a few seconds. Sprint races are contested by a maximum of eight riders on a track packed with jumps, banked corners and obstacles, where the rider with the quickest reactions and fastest pace wins. Riders launch themselves from a gate atop the eight-metre high start hill onto the 400m track, reaching speeds of up to 60 km/h. Quick reactions and explosive power are essential to burst out of the gate at the front of the pack and hold on to the lead through to the finish line. The final race is often a thrilling spectacle that viewers watch with bated breath.

BMX Racing
1. Read a book that features an intense burst of energy by one of the characters
2. Read a book that is set several cities across one state
3. Read a book with the words 鈥淏ATED BREATH鈥� appear together in the text


馃弲 BMX Freestyle
Bicycle Motocross (BMX) Freestyle was born out of the imagination of children and teenagers in California in the 1970s, who were inspired by the moves of BMX racers in the region. The sport became increasingly popular over the subsequent decades and was integrated into the programs of extreme sports competitions including the X Games in the 2000s and the FISE International Festival of Extreme Sports. BMX Freestyle got its first run out on the Olympic stage at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. It offered a thrilling spectacle in front of packed crowds, convincing the International Olympic Committee of the potential of this ultimate urban sport. BMX Freestyle returns for its second Olympic Games at Paris 2024 after making its competitive debut at Tokyo 2020.

The BMX Freestyle competition will take place in an urban park where riders will perform as many tricks as possible in 60 seconds. They will be scored based on the difficulty of the tricks, the height of their jumps, and the creativity and style of their routines.

BMX Freestyle 1
1. Read a book set in an urban area
2. Read a book where a character performs tricks
3. Read a book with an outdoor scene that could be in a park (your interpretation)

BMX Freestyle 2 ~ Each partner will read for this one task
1. Read a book that you can tie to BMX Freestyle racing

Anna, we are certainly no going to finish all of these tasks before 10/31, but I'll fill in what I can to maximize points. Some of these are hard.

Everyone has been asking about the very last task - it's a "gimme" honestly. Anything you can tie to BMX works. Title starts with one of the letters.....your first bike was blue and the color is blue.... Imagination is the only limitation.

Whew! These are a little tougher but I can fill in some but I was looking at the top and I think I might be able to fill in the top with books that I read this week even though a couple were 200 page books to maximize points and turn that one in for sure. That way we could get those points locked.

If you move your E up, I'll find a Y and G book unless you want to move anything around. Just thinking to maximize and turn that one in.

bamaace83 wrote: "If you move your E up, I'll find a Y and G book unless you want to move anything around. Just thinking to maximize and turn that one in."

I left that "E" book where it was because I just finished another "E" book today.

Cool, I found the last two letters and I'm working on them. I had a good weekend to read lots of books but now am playing catch up. I should have these two finished by tomorrow evening. They seem pretty fast and I can kick them both on audio if I need to for downtime at work. Then, I'll figure out that bottom section more in depth.

Just added my last two letters. Want me to go check in the torch relay to lock in those points? You read some nice chunky books!

bamaace83 wrote: "Just added my last two letters. Want me to go check in the torch relay to lock in those points? You read some nice chunky books!"

Go ahead!

Life went dumb and I even realized that I forgot to put in my books for turf wars but the turf war fairy on our team helped me out over there. Let me go get us checked in.

I could have done but got tied up馃槈

Will you be able to add any books for the cycling tasks? I'm not sure how Angie is handling the wrap-up.

I'm going to look at them right now!

I added a few of my books to the end but I'm definitely not going to get that section done before tomorrow but I would like to keep going. I did a smaller book just for the points and went through the others but I can't make the last 3 books fit with anything that I haven't used.

bamaace83 wrote: "I added a few of my books to the end but I'm definitely not going to get that section done before tomorrow but I would like to keep going. I did a smaller book just for the points and went through ..."

I'm not going to get it done either! I just thought if we could get some books in it would help for points.

Totally. We鈥檝e done really well so far!

3rd place ~ Iceland (bamaace83 & Bernadette)

I'm happy with our 3rd place overall finish. 馃

This has been fun, and we can complete the rest of the tasks馃槉. I doubt there will be any bats馃 involved馃ぃ

Thank goodness for no more bats! Sorry, this week just went away from me.

I'm behind as well - I need to catch up on logging books馃槵

Same, I think Sunday night is going to be the night that I get this done. I'm going out of town and won't have my laptop until then but will have some reading time.

One more to go. I need to find a book for Mountain Biking.

I'm coming in to get my books updated! Work has just been dumb.

Does this look like a off road trail or mountain trail? It's kind of blurry to me.

Finally got a book read that I know had an off trail on the cover. Whew.

I'll be in the lookout for cross-country event or set in Atlanta. I may have something that will fit for cross-country already read if I can get creative.馃槈

Angie loves creativity! I say go for it. :)

I had an Atlanta book馃コ

I posted our completion thread. We want to continue, correct?

Sure let鈥檚 keep going. We got this and our books are going to fit!

Aquatics & Boating ~ Water Events

馃弲 Artistic Swimming
The sport of artistic swimming developed by combining water acrobatics with music. Synchronized swimming or artistic swimming is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronized choreographed routine, accompanied by music. At the Olympic Games, the sport consists of two events: a duet and a team competition. The duet events consist of a technical routine and a free routine. An acrobatic routine is added for the team event.

The routines are scored by judges who take several criteria into account: level of difficulty, synchronization, execution and artistic impression. Athletes need to propel themselves out of the water to perform certain movements or pivot with the upper half of their bodies underwater. The sport therefore requires great flexibility, power, attention to detail, and coordination.

Artistic Swimming ~ Duet
1. Read a book with both the words TECHNICAL and ROUTINE in the text
2. Read a book by a female author whose first or last initial can be found in DUET
3. Read a book that you got for free

Artistic Swimming ~ Team
1. Read a book that begins with a letter in PROPEL
2. Read a book a male author whose first or last initial can be found in TEAM
3. Read a book with all the letters of ACROBATIC in the title/series.


馃弲 Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, usually while performing acrobatics. The 3-metre springboard enables divers to leap high into the air, while the high dive is performed from a fixed platform position 10 metres above the water. The individual and synchronized competitions take place at both heights.

A panel of judges score each dive based on various criteria, including how aesthetically pleasing a diver鈥檚 movements are, the complexity of the dive and how well the diver enters the water. Synchronized diving is also scored on how well the two divers match each other鈥檚 movements.

Diving
1. Read a book with a compound word in the series or title
2. Read a book with two objects of the same type and size on the cover (can be identical)
3. Read a book where one of the characters gets 鈥渉igh鈥� (your interpretation)


馃弲 Marathon Swimming
Marathon swimming takes places in open water environments such as the sea, rivers and lakes. Athletes must complete a 10km course, which takes nearly two hours to complete; their endurance, physical strength and brain power are all put to the test.

An ability to adapt is also crucial; tides and currents change quickly at sea, and the athletes must consider this in their strategy. Using the right tactics for the course and conditions is therefore key. In the last 3km, swimmers begin to make their move for the finish line鈥攈ow they manage their efforts becomes essential and is what ultimately influences the end result.

Marathon Swimming
1. Read a book where the MC must adapt to changes in the story
2. Read a book with a sea/ocean, river or lake on the cover
3. Read a book where someone鈥檚 brain power is put to the test


馃弲 Swimming
Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). The four strokes of Olympic swimming events鈥攆or both individual and relay races鈥攁re breaststroke, butterfly, backstroke and front crawl; the front crawl is predominantly used in freestyle races, and as such the term freestyle is often used as a synonym for front crawl. A fifth race, the mixed medley, involves all four strokes, with swimmers switching between them. The distances also vary, with different skills needed for a 50m race to a 1500m event. Explosivity, endurance, strength and technique are all essential qualities for swimmers. Olympic swimming has been dominated by athletes representing the United States, who have won over 250 gold medals.

Swimming
1. Read a book that is set in the US
2. Read a book with a pool scene
3. Read a book that is 5th in a series


馃弲 Water Polo
Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. It is typically played in an all-deep pool where players cannot touch the bottom.

Water polo is an intensely physical sport; contact is permitted with players possessing the ball. Strength, endurance, power and strategy are therefore essential.

Water Polo
1. Read a book with an intensely physical character
2. Read a book where the page count includes TWO of these numbers 鈥� 2, 4, 7
3. Read a book with the author鈥檚 first or last initial in GOAL


馃弲 Canoe Slalom
For centuries, canoes were used as a means of transport (as well as a useful tool for hunting and fishing) in North America, Siberia, and Greenland. The sport of canoe slalom was modelled from ski slalom and began in Switzerland in 1932. The first contests were performed on flat water but were later switched to whitewater rapids.

Slalom races take place on an artificial white-water course. Competitors navigate boats through a course of gates (18 to 25) in the fastest time possible, taking care not to incur penalties for missing or touching gates. These races put athletes鈥� concentration, reactions and technique to the test.

Paris 2024 will see the Olympic debut of kayak cross: a combination of all of canoeing鈥檚 whitewater disciplines, contested by four competitors simultaneously.

Canoe Slalom
1. Read a book with 18 or 25 intact in the published date
2. Read a book with 鈥渁 means of transport鈥� on the cover
3. Read a book with either the word CANOE or SLALOM in the text


馃弲 Canoe Sprint
Canoe and kayak races feature on the Olympic Games program, each with its own specific rules. Canoeists kneel in the boat and use a single-blade paddle on one side at a time, whereas kayakers are seated and use a double-bladed paddle.

Canoe sprint races take place on flatwater and feature sprints over various distances (women鈥檚 races are either over 200m or 500m, while men鈥檚 races are either 500m or 1000m), with one, two or four athletes per boat.

Canoe Sprint
1. Read a book that is a 鈥渟print鈥�, i.e. a quick read and has between 100-200 pages
2. Read a book that is a stand-alone
3. Read a book with a palindrome (like kayak) in the title, series name, page count or published date
(**A palindrome is a word, number, phrase, or other sequence of symbols that reads the same backwards as forwards, such as madam or racecar, the date "22/02/2022" and the sentence: "A man, a plan, a canal 鈥� Panama".)


馃弲 Rowing
Rowing involves propelling a boat using oars fixed to the vessel. It differs from other disciplines in that rowers sit with their backs to the direction of movement, therefore crossing the finish line backwards.

Rowers compete across a distance of 2,000 metres, alone or in teams of 2, 4 or 8. There are two different disciplines: double scull and sweep rowing. In sweep events, rowers hold a single oar with both hands, while in sculling they hold one oar in each hand. The eight-person crews have a coxswain, who steers the boat and directs the crew. The boat is steered using a small rudder that is attached to the foot of one of the rowers by a cable.

Rowing
1. Read a book where someone鈥檚 back is showing (walking away, etc) on the cover
2. Read a book with a word which includes 鈥淚NG鈥� intact in the title (no subtitle)
3. Read a book that happens in reverse order (the ending is told first)


馃弲 Sailing
International sailing races began in 1851 when members of the New York Yacht Club decided to take part in a competition in England. To compete, they built a 101鈥慺oot schooner named America, sailed to England and won a trophy called the Hundred Guineas Cup. The trophy was then renamed The America鈥檚 Cup in memory of this first international sailing competition.

Sailing involves moving a boat solely by harnessing the power of the wind. Mastery over ever鈥慶hanging conditions requires both great skill and experience on the part of the athletes. In Olympic events, the rules of the international sailing federation, World Sailing, apply. Competitions are made up of fleet racing, where two equally
matched boats race around the same varied course.

Sailing
1. Read a book with MPG of Historical or Historical Fiction
2. Read a book that features an elemental or elemental magic, preferably wind (any accepted)
3. Read a book with a sail on the cover