axi0m Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 The Dúnedain are a race of men/women descended from the Númenóreans. Closest allies of the Elves and Valar, the island of Númenór was considered the greatest realm of man and as a gift to the rangers of the north many of them (Aragorn included) were gifted with exceptionally long life! *Nevermind that whole fall of Númenór concept where they stopped serving Eru Illuvator and then the island sank into the sea. :-P Elves, rangers, men, women, hobbits and all NF rebels are welcome to join! Hopefully you join because you love Tolkien as well! I'm not sure if there is anything further I need to add here but note that we're here to help keep each other in check and support people on any fitness struggles they may have. So far we have the below people in the team, if you'd like to join please say hello to them and check out their challenge thread. OKLibrarianDaisy88JarrodCL Let the challenge begin.... Dúnedain RangerCurrent Challenge ThreadDúnedain Team ThreadFitocracy Link to comment
Oklibrarian Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Hey! sorry i just now noticed you started up a thread. Will add this to my sig file and follow our other two members! Hobbit RangerCurrent Challenge threadDúnedain Team ThreadCheck out my Musings on Fandom, Life, and the connections between the two at Fandom LensesLEVEL: 2 | STR 2 | DEX 2 | STA 2 | CON 4 | WIS 9 (+5 from Year of Our WTF) | CHA 5 (+3 from Year of Our WTF)Tu, was du willst (Do What You Wish)The Neverending Story, Michael EndeMy 2013 Challenge #1 is dedicated to Melissa Montag, 1975-2012. I Love you AnissaSis! :-) Link to comment
Daisy88 Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Yay! Nice to have a smaller circle. SO MANY RANGERS!!! haha I totally dig the Numenorean thing. I saw this team on the list and I was like umm yes please! Adds yet another layer to this giant role play tat we have going on. Level 1 Hylian Ranger| STR: 2 | DEX: 2 | STA: 2 | CON: 3 | WIS: 3 | CHA: 3 |FitocracyCurrent Challenge:Reset. Time to save the princess. Again.Dúnedain Team _____________________________________Change is the essential process of all existence. ~Spock Link to comment
JarrodCL Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Hi! I do love Tolkien. I even studied Quenya for six months at one stage (and was one of the few who were disappointed that there was not more Quenya in the movies). I've also added this thread to my sig. I'm off to check out the challenges the team has set themselves If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.Teddy Roosevelt Link to comment
Oklibrarian Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Cool! Nice to meet you Jarrod! If I finish my zen book one of my friends has talked me into tackling the Silmarillion, it's been on my list for ages but haven't done it yet. *heads off to post to your thread* :-) Hobbit RangerCurrent Challenge threadDúnedain Team ThreadCheck out my Musings on Fandom, Life, and the connections between the two at Fandom LensesLEVEL: 2 | STR 2 | DEX 2 | STA 2 | CON 4 | WIS 9 (+5 from Year of Our WTF) | CHA 5 (+3 from Year of Our WTF)Tu, was du willst (Do What You Wish)The Neverending Story, Michael EndeMy 2013 Challenge #1 is dedicated to Melissa Montag, 1975-2012. I Love you AnissaSis! :-) Link to comment
DirtyLittleSecrets Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Hello everyone! I'm new to the forums, challenges, and the big world of Tolkien. I'm hoping to learn a lot about each of these things as I go along and I'm excited to start my adventure Race: Dwarf Class: Ranger Level: 3STR: 9 | DEX: 7 | STA: 9 | CON: 6 | WIS: 9 | CHA: 8Current-5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1When you can't run, you crawl, and when you can't crawl - when you can't do that... You find someone to carry you Link to comment
axi0m Posted January 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Jarrod - The fact that you learned some Quenya.....instantly gains you 5000 nerd points. Congratulations. Lol. DirtyLittleSecrets -- Welcome, let any of us know if you want to learn a bunch of random Tolkien lore or have questions. Good luck on your new adventure! Dúnedain RangerCurrent Challenge ThreadDúnedain Team ThreadFitocracy Link to comment
tenaciousglee Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Hey gang, I just added myself to the spreadsheet and thought I'd chime in over here, too. This is my 5th challenge, so feel to use me as a resource if you have any questions! Level 32 Minifig Jedi Assassin Current Challenge | Battle Log | "Epic" Quest Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11.5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 "A man who wants to do something will find a way; a man who doesn't will find an excuse." -Stephan Dolley, Jr. "You don't get stronger by skipping workouts." - me, to myself, about 3 times a week Link to comment
Daisy88 Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Welcome to the team DirtyLittleSecrets and Tenaciousglee!! Level 1 Hylian Ranger| STR: 2 | DEX: 2 | STA: 2 | CON: 3 | WIS: 3 | CHA: 3 |FitocracyCurrent Challenge:Reset. Time to save the princess. Again.Dúnedain Team _____________________________________Change is the essential process of all existence. ~Spock Link to comment
Sito Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Hey guys, I'm new (not only to the group but to this site as well) and am hoping to learn a lot out here Sito, Level 1 Elf Ranger STR 3|DEX 4|STA 1|CON 3|WIS 2|CHA 2 "6 Week Challenge" Link to comment
Oklibrarian Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Welcome to the team everyone! this is gonna be fun :-) I think I've subbed to all your threads now, let me know if I haven't posted there. Hobbit RangerCurrent Challenge threadDúnedain Team ThreadCheck out my Musings on Fandom, Life, and the connections between the two at Fandom LensesLEVEL: 2 | STR 2 | DEX 2 | STA 2 | CON 4 | WIS 9 (+5 from Year of Our WTF) | CHA 5 (+3 from Year of Our WTF)Tu, was du willst (Do What You Wish)The Neverending Story, Michael EndeMy 2013 Challenge #1 is dedicated to Melissa Montag, 1975-2012. I Love you AnissaSis! :-) Link to comment
Daisy88 Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 You've missed mine OKLibrarian! Don't leave me out! lol I've subbed to everyone as well. Lets do this! Level 1 Hylian Ranger| STR: 2 | DEX: 2 | STA: 2 | CON: 3 | WIS: 3 | CHA: 3 |FitocracyCurrent Challenge:Reset. Time to save the princess. Again.Dúnedain Team _____________________________________Change is the essential process of all existence. ~Spock Link to comment
Oklibrarian Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 OMG, so I did! Sorry! following you now. Awesome title BTW :-) Hobbit RangerCurrent Challenge threadDúnedain Team ThreadCheck out my Musings on Fandom, Life, and the connections between the two at Fandom LensesLEVEL: 2 | STR 2 | DEX 2 | STA 2 | CON 4 | WIS 9 (+5 from Year of Our WTF) | CHA 5 (+3 from Year of Our WTF)Tu, was du willst (Do What You Wish)The Neverending Story, Michael EndeMy 2013 Challenge #1 is dedicated to Melissa Montag, 1975-2012. I Love you AnissaSis! :-) Link to comment
doctor_ice Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Hey, add me to the list of Newbies. I'm still figuring out this forum thing, but I love LOTRs so I thought I'd join you guys. Level 1: Half-Orc (eventually Half-Elf)Profession: Ranger (eventually Monk)STR: 1, DEX: 1, STA: 1, CON: 5, WIS: 3, CHA: 4 Link to comment
Daisy88 Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Welcome to our fellowship Doctor_ice! Level 1 Hylian Ranger| STR: 2 | DEX: 2 | STA: 2 | CON: 3 | WIS: 3 | CHA: 3 |FitocracyCurrent Challenge:Reset. Time to save the princess. Again.Dúnedain Team _____________________________________Change is the essential process of all existence. ~Spock Link to comment
PippinPDX Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Is it OK to join more than one accountability group? I think this is the group for me -- I am a Dúnadan Ranger, after all. Dúnadan RangerLevel 2STR 4 | DEX 2 | STA 8 | CON 6 | WIS 6 | CHA 4Current 6-Week Challenge Link to comment
tenaciousglee Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Is it OK to join more than one accountability group? I think this is the group for me -- I am a Dúnadan Ranger, after all. I know there are other Rebels in multiple groups. And there's nothing wrong with a little extra accountability!Welcome aboard! Level 32 Minifig Jedi Assassin Current Challenge | Battle Log | "Epic" Quest Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11.5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 "A man who wants to do something will find a way; a man who doesn't will find an excuse." -Stephan Dolley, Jr. "You don't get stronger by skipping workouts." - me, to myself, about 3 times a week Link to comment
Oklibrarian Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Welcome new accountabilibuddies! if I wasn't following your threads already, I am now. :-) Hobbit RangerCurrent Challenge threadDúnedain Team ThreadCheck out my Musings on Fandom, Life, and the connections between the two at Fandom LensesLEVEL: 2 | STR 2 | DEX 2 | STA 2 | CON 4 | WIS 9 (+5 from Year of Our WTF) | CHA 5 (+3 from Year of Our WTF)Tu, was du willst (Do What You Wish)The Neverending Story, Michael EndeMy 2013 Challenge #1 is dedicated to Melissa Montag, 1975-2012. I Love you AnissaSis! :-) Link to comment
PippinPDX Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 I know there are other Rebels in multiple groups. And there's nothing wrong with a little extra accountability! Welcome aboard! Great, thanks! Love your username, BTW! Dúnadan RangerLevel 2STR 4 | DEX 2 | STA 8 | CON 6 | WIS 6 | CHA 4Current 6-Week Challenge Link to comment
doctor_ice Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Thanks Daisy88. As a half-orc, I feel that the Dúnadans probably wouldn't have been excited about having me around. But you can't change your parentage and I'm working on fitting into Human society. Level 1: Half-Orc (eventually Half-Elf)Profession: Ranger (eventually Monk)STR: 1, DEX: 1, STA: 1, CON: 5, WIS: 3, CHA: 4 Link to comment
tenaciousglee Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Love your username, BTW! Thanks. My name is Greg Lee, so I've been G-Lee or Glee for years. Recently added the Tenacious part. Is yours (Pippin) a LOTR reference? Level 32 Minifig Jedi Assassin Current Challenge | Battle Log | "Epic" Quest Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11.5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 "A man who wants to do something will find a way; a man who doesn't will find an excuse." -Stephan Dolley, Jr. "You don't get stronger by skipping workouts." - me, to myself, about 3 times a week Link to comment
tenaciousglee Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 So group, what kinds of things do you need to be kept accountable on? I've read through all your challenges, but I figured this thread might be a good place for the whole group to encourage each other. The two goals I'll need to be accountable for are my meal planning and data compilation/manipulation, which kind of go hand-in-hand. The data just takes time to get all together and then actually interpret it to figure out my macro splits for meal planning. Any recommendations on spreadsheets or apps for that? I already use MyFitnessPal to track my weight and food, but I want to compare my food intake with my weight change going back to February 2012. Thanks! Level 32 Minifig Jedi Assassin Current Challenge | Battle Log | "Epic" Quest Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11.5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 "A man who wants to do something will find a way; a man who doesn't will find an excuse." -Stephan Dolley, Jr. "You don't get stronger by skipping workouts." - me, to myself, about 3 times a week Link to comment
PippinPDX Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Thanks. My name is Greg Lee, so I've been G-Lee or Glee for years. Recently added the Tenacious part. Is yours (Pippin) a LOTR reference?Yep. He's my favorite character. I had no idea what to use for a NF handle, but we'd just completed our yearly watching of the LotR movies so I was in that mindset. As far as things to be accountable for, I need to be kept accountable on my running goal. It's only two times a week but I am just not excited about running. I met my goal last week and went running once already this week, but I was supposed to go yesterday and took an impromptu rest day instead. I will go Friday (my originally planned rest day) to make up for it, but I can see myself as most likely to not meet my goals in that area. The bummer is that it's great cardio and a good workout. I even enjoy it once I get into the swing of things, by mile 3 or 4. Any suggestions to make running more fun? Dúnadan RangerLevel 2STR 4 | DEX 2 | STA 8 | CON 6 | WIS 6 | CHA 4Current 6-Week Challenge Link to comment
tenaciousglee Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Any suggestions to make running more fun? My personal preference is to have a great playlist to run to. A can keep me going when I want to quit. I also enjoyed intervals when I tried them this summer. Instead of a boring steady (slowly declining) pace, I would jog for a minute and sprint for 30 seconds, or jog for 2 min and sprint for 1. Steve had a good suggestion in this Gamify Your Life post: Pick a target in the distance and go all out until you get past it, then slow down and look for the next target. Same concept as intervals, but without the timing component. I've also seen several people on the forums who use the Zombies, Run! app, but I haven't tried it myself. Level 32 Minifig Jedi Assassin Current Challenge | Battle Log | "Epic" Quest Previous Challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11.5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 "A man who wants to do something will find a way; a man who doesn't will find an excuse." -Stephan Dolley, Jr. "You don't get stronger by skipping workouts." - me, to myself, about 3 times a week Link to comment
PippinPDX Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Ooh, I like the running to random targets idea. It's pretty cold here now, so I'm not running outside, but that's a fun idea for spring/summer. I definitely want to try the Zombies, Run! app. I already have a few techno songs on my run playlist that are Zombie-ish ... lots of distortion and bangs, set to a fast beat, of course. There's an O Fortuna mix that's particularly good. Thanks for the suggestions and links! Dúnadan RangerLevel 2STR 4 | DEX 2 | STA 8 | CON 6 | WIS 6 | CHA 4Current 6-Week Challenge Link to comment
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