Ducks In A Row - Introductions

[[old] KathiS]

<!--QuoteBegin-LandLocked+Feb 26 2005, 04:45 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(LandLocked @ Feb 26 2005, 04:45 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Thanks for the warm welcome.<br /><br />And I just want to wave at my neighbor Ritz Quackoar, I’m over in Denver. <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Waving back! It is very nice to seem someone so local on the team!

[[old] Lyse01]

<!--QuoteBegin-pamcnm+Feb 15 2005, 05:45 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(pamcnm @ Feb 15 2005, 05:45 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><br />Liz, my son plays water polo and wants to know how you manage to shoot from inside an inner tube:) <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Just saw this - oops! Basically, you sit in the inner tube (as opposed to having it around your waist or something) so you've got the leverage of your entire upper body. The guys are pretty good about throwing hard shots or long passes; the girls, less so. You get around the pool mostly by kicking - taller people have the advantage here. And you can tip people out of their tube if they're holding the ball (you can't touch the ball if you're not seated in a tube), which makes that a key defensive strategy <br />-Liz

[[old] LandLocked]

I totally spaced asking when I posted last, but CAROL_MAC where on earth do you work? That the gym is under the cells?

[[old] CAROLE MAC]

I am a police officer hun.............sees a few peeps duck and hide away lol

[[old] LandLocked]

OK, then they're the kind of cells I was thinking they were. But I did think of some alternatives with batteries and generators, so I had to ask.

[[old] silly65]

Hi, I just logged on to the forum for the first time in a while and discovered Ducks In A Row. This is the place for me! Especially since I just got back from an all-day birding trip to Point Reyes. How could I resist a rowing forum moderated by a Bufflehead?<br /><br />I am 67 (in a week) and am a lightweight. I've been erging for three years and am in the slow but steady category. I started on a dare - my husband was going to the BIRC and my daughter came up with a list of twenty reasons why I had to participate even if I had never erged before. My goal was to finish, which I did, and I've been erging ever since. However, I'm definitely not the competitive type. I erg for fitness, usually doing a 30 minute piece. Any kind of motivation works for me - so maybe this "team" will keep me erging.<br /><br />Silly65

[LindaM]

Welcome, Silly65. Glad to meet you. Lots of us here concentrating on fitness and accumulation of meters, rather than competition. You're in good company!

[[old] KathiS]

Hi Silly65! Welcome to the pond!<br /><br />Hope you love it here as much as I do!

[[old] Bufflehead]

Yeah - more birders out there!! <br />Very glad to have you aboard, Silly65! This is indeed the place for encouragement! I am already motivated by you - I hope I can keep rowing for many years to come.<br />As a matter of fact, all of you have been very motivating lately. That ole Ritz is just logging meters like there's no tomorrow! And snappy, I see you're getting back into things. I've been a little swamped here at work, so I haven't had the time to reply so much of late. Hmmmm - swamp! Ducks like swamps I should think! <br />I'll waddle over to the weekly workout thread tonight and fill you in on what I've been up to. Let's hear from all of you! We have lots of topics out there.<br />Later,<br />The Buffle

[[old] KathiS]

<!--QuoteBegin-Bufflehead+Mar 8 2005, 04:24 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Bufflehead @ Mar 8 2005, 04:24 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->That ole Ritz is just logging meters like there's no tomorrow!  [right] <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Who you calling "ole"? <br /><br />I am sooooo determined to get my million meters in before June 5th. I think it would be a great anniversary present for my hubby, being as he is the one who motivated me to start exercising almost 3 years ago.

[[old] snappyrower]

Welcome to the Duck Pond Silly65! Glad to have you! Jump right in and participate anywhere you want! Oh, and thanks for the meters...the ducks have jumped to 36th place! Yay! <br /><br /><br />KathiS.....I just realized that we started on the concept2 on the same date..... I can't believe the pace you're going! I' so proud of you! Those meters are flying by! <br /><br /><br />

[[old] seagulldc]

OK. I guess I should actually introduce myself. My name is Rachel. I just turned 34 years old. I did a bit of rowing in grad school but it was not a very organized program and we didn't really have a real coach. I rowed primarily in a 4, bow seat. I still remember the early morning practices on the Mississippi river with a red strobe light clipped to my back to alert any oncoming boats... We didn't do much work on an erg beyond basic technique work that is easier on land than in the water. I only rowed for 1 season before being in a pretty good car accident that had stopped me from being very active. <br />I recently decided that it was time to get serious about losing weight and getting back in shape. I loved rowing and my partner had always wanted to row so we bit the bullet and got a C2, model D at the end of January of this year and we are loving it. I'd love to be able to do a half marathon in the relatively near future. For a while I was trying to keep up with Kathi's meters but I do not think it's possible. Kathi, you are an animal. How do you find the time to get so many meters logged?<br />I live in Sacramento, CA with my partner of almost 7 years and our 3 kitties.

[LindaM]

Hi Rachel Resnick Seagulldc - Is that like Jonathan Livingston Seagull? We've appreciated having your meters for the Ducks team, and now your formal introduction as well! Welcome. And keep on posting - words and meters.<br /><br />-Linda/Harly

[[old] seagulldc]

Jonathan Livingston Seagull! Yes. That's exactly it. I loved that book and I loved Richard Bach's other books as well. I'm impressed. I don't think anyone has ever made the connection and most folks just look at me blankly when I tell them about the book.<br /><br />I'll keep posting. Probably meters more than words in most cases but I'll do my best to stay active....

[[old] KathiS]

Hi Seagulldc! Welcome to the pond! <br /><br />Hey Snappy... I noticed that we started on the same day too! What a coincidence!<br /><br />As far as all those meters I have logged, I happen to be very lucky and work at home, so it makes finding time to workout much easier, especially since prior to getting the erg, we were going to the gym almost everyday and that took more than 2-1/2 hours between getting ready, the drive, waiting for machines and working out (and I didn't get half the workout I do now). Having the erg right here, not only gives me more time to workout, but it motivates me to workout regularly. My work is also very sedentary so I usually have quite a bit of energy to release after a long shift. <br /><br />I guess I have extra motivation, because not only do I really want to be in the best shape possible, but I also love how proud my husband is of me. He was my best friend, coach, and cheerleader all rolled into one when I was changing my lifestyle three years ago. It was with his help that I was able to lose more than 100 pounds. He motivated me to get my life back. I absolutely cherish the second chance I was given, and am determined to do everything I can to not only keep the new improved body, but to make it stronger and healthier. <br /><br />Here is a current picture of me in my old pants (these used to be skin tight).<br /><img src='http://www.spadesbook.com/bigpants2.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />