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I haven't participated in the HC since 2000. This year I will attempt to complete the 200K distance. It is 11/26 and for my first 3 days I have completed 7000, 8000, and 8533 meters per day respectively. HOw many of you are also participating? When I last participated in 2000 I recall that the forum had many comments on the HC and individual progress, etc. THis year I cannot find a single reference to it on the forum. Maybe I am just looking in the wroung place or else the popularity of the HC has diminished significantly. Ideas? Comments?

<!--QuoteBegin-Dave Sachs+Nov 26 2005, 07:28 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Dave Sachs @ Nov 26 2005, 07:28 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I haven't participated in the HC since 2000.  This year I will attempt to complete the 200K distance.  It is 11/26 and for my first 3 days I have completed 7000,  8000, and 8533 meters per day respectively.  HOw many of you are also participating?  When I last participated in 2000 I recall that the forum had many comments on the HC and individual progress, etc.  THis year I cannot find a single reference to it on the forum.  Maybe I am just looking in the wroung place or else the popularity of the HC has diminished significantly.  Ideas? Comments? <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Hi Dave;<br /><br />From what I gather by reading the forums, there's a good amount of interest in the HC. I've started and have managed to log almost 32K. The days off from work helped a lot... <br /><br />tj

I am going to try waking up a half hour earlier each morning for December and pull 7,500 each day. That should easily make the 200K.<br /><br />My 12 year old daughter is rowing 2K per day, so this is extra incentive to finish this challenge so we can have matching hoodies.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Paul Flack

Hiya<br /><br />This is my first HC. I've managed to do about 29k so far. I am aiming for 200k I really hope to keep it up. <br /><br />I wonder why C2 don't do a "count down" on the challenges page, as they did with the Skeleton Challenge. <br /><br />Good luck everyone<br /><br />/Anna

i've done since i started erging, 3 holiday seasons ago, and i'll do it this year too. amazing how motivating a sweatshirt can be. have done 2 10K's so far, but will be away in india for a week. i asked them to put me in hotels with exercise facilities, but an erg is probably too much to ask for. so, i'm going to have to get serious when i get back. still plenty of time, though.<br /><br />good luck and have fun finishing it<br /><br />Andrew

50km each morning<br /><br />200,447 meters in 4 days

<!--QuoteBegin-Annabassand+Nov 27 2005, 04:55 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Annabassand @ Nov 27 2005, 04:55 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Hiya<br /><br />This is my first HC. I've managed to do about 29k so far. I am aiming for 200k I really hope to keep it up. <br /><br />I wonder why C2 don't do a "count down" on the challenges page, as they did with the Skeleton Challenge. <br /><br />Good luck everyone<br /><br />/Anna <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Anna,<br />I agree. I wish there was a countdown feature also. THis would be very helpful. Good Luck in the HC. <br />Dave

I have been putting in about 8K per day. I am at 31,500M at present. I will be out of town for 5 days during the HC so will have to put in some extra meters when I return. Good Luck to everyone and have fun!

This weekend we've had on the water races and I haven't logged any meter but I'm going to do it, no doubt! I've made it the last two years and I'm going to do it again I WANT MY PIN!! . And I would like my t-shirt or my hoodie also but it's impossible outside the US <br /><br />C2 folks, why don't you let me pay for the transportation or even better why don't you coordinate it with the local dealers, you send some t-shirts in the same transportation you send the machines and that's it!! At the end how many spaniards take the challenge? Me and....?<br /><br />Pleeeeaaaaase, please, please

I did my first HC in 2002, and the momentum kept me rowing all the way through to the 2003 HC. I let things slide after that, and skipped last year's HC. I'm finally back on the rail, just in time for the hoodie. I started Saturday and have logged 28K so far. I'll shoot for 10K a day to build in some padding in case my schedule gets dicey closer to Christmas.

I first started erging in October of 2000 and, then, the HC seemed like an impossible dream. Since then, I've completed each of them. One key has been getting a bunch of long pieces in before the Thanksgiving weekend is over. Another is mapping out a plan so that you now how far you need to erg each day. <br /><br />We were at my in-laws this year and their local health club had no ergs. As such, instead of the usually 50K plus, I finished the weekend with only 17K which I did on Sunday after we returned. Still, with a total of 31 days, I should be able to make it with 5 workouts per week. Some of the ones during the week before work will have to total 10K.<br /><br />Good luck to all,<br /><br />Neil

I became the proud owner of a Model C about 6 weeks ago, and have attended a couple of Xeno's classes at Iron Oarsman. I am giving the HC 200K a shot, I have been rowing at least 10K 5 days a week, so I think I should make it. I need a new T-shirt!<br /><br />Dave

What do the t-shirts/sweatshirts look like?

My first Holiday Challenge and find that it is a great motivator. I'm at 97k by rowing twice a day instead of my normal once a day.<br />My wife thinks I'm crazy,but have my eyes on that tee shirt <br />The nice side benefit is that she is now on the tredmill ( former clothes hanger) twice as often also!

<!--QuoteBegin-Polaco+Nov 28 2005, 11:51 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Polaco @ Nov 28 2005, 11:51 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->This weekend we've had on the water races and I haven't logged any meter but I'm going to do it, no doubt! I've made it the last two years and I'm going to do it again I WANT MY PIN!!  . And I would like my t-shirt or my hoodie also but it's impossible outside the US  <br /><br />C2 folks, why don't you let me pay for the transportation or even better why don't you coordinate it with the local dealers, you send some t-shirts in the same transportation you send the machines and that's it!!  At the end how many spaniards take the challenge? Me and....?<br /><br />Pleeeeaaaaase, please, please  <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Jamie:<br /><br />If you people outside the US who want award shirts can get them shipped to me, in the US, I will repackage and have them forwarded on to you. It will be my contribution to your rowing motivation (as long as it's not tons and I go broke with shipping costs!).<br /><br />Maybe others would volunteer to do the same and we can share the workload.<br /><br />Let me know if this might work.<br /><br />-- Mark