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[Izzzmeister]

Great message Izzz!

Row in the Valentine's Challenge!

Just want to make sure I'm motivating people to get fit, not get injured...

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, all hearts beating as one... Our eyes can see 10th Place from here, but we're still over a million meters behind...
13 of our 55 outstanding members (24%) logged 309,525 meters Wednesday, causing The Mamas & The Papas to sing “Wednesday, Wednesday!”
Milestones achieved: Jeff S hit 1.3M, Steven F hit [1.1M and] 1.2M, while Paul E hit 300K!
California Dreamin': Matthew near 1.4M (-13,860m), Gary two days from 1.3M (-19,870m), Dennis daily closing in on 1.1M (-23,282m), Raymond a step closer to 800K (-2,699m), Glenn way closer to 500K (-10,503m), Mark nearer 300K (-11,465m), while Brenda's close to 150K (-4,867m)!

Posted Meters:
Steven F – 198,277 Good row! What will you do today for an encore?
Paul E – 22,047
John S - 21,592
Glenn Y - 14,000
Jeff S – 11,000

Dennis H - 8,087
Joel W - 6,508
Fred B - 6,214
Raymond W – 6,207 Glad you jumped back on! On to 800K!

Jamie B - 5,576
Daiva S – 5,000 Consistent!
Mark S – 4,017
Denise F – 1,000 Welcome back! Let's build back up!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, all wearing their hearts on their sleeves... We're almost equidistant to the 10th and 12th Place teams...
An anemic 9 of our 55 erstwhile members (16%) logged *sigh* 83,067 meters Thursday, causing Sleeping Beauty to snore louder!
Milestones achieved: Matthew achieved 1.4M, while Raymond earned his 800K!
Future Valentines: Gary still two days from 1.3M (-19,870m), Dennis daily closing in on 1.1M (-17,186m), Glenn rested on his way to 500K (-10,503m), Lisa now approaching 450K (-14,403m), Mark nearer 300K (-11,465m), while Brenda's quite close to 150K (-4,867m)!


Posted Meters:
Matthew R – 14,237 Nice hour!
Yisroel H – 12,695 New PB on 4-minute fitness test...
Jeff S – 11,000 Eleven is a prime number!
Fred B – 10,422 Nice rows almost daily!
Chris H – 8,500 Glad you could!

Lisa H – 7,531 Glad you climbed back on your C2!
Raymond W – 7,069 Did it! 800K!
Dennis H – 6,096 For your Valentine?
Jamie B – 5,517 Consistency...

[goyo]

I had 'gone fishing' after a long day at work yesterday (no excuse), but my oars are back to help wake these sleeply waters today. We'll need more than 9 rowers to wake sleeping beauty. Go team!

Four more days left in the Valentine's challenge!

[damselfly]

Lisa H – 7,531 Glad you climbed back on your C2!
Raymond W – 7,069 Did it! 800K!

Not my most energetic effort, for sure. Still coughing and hacking.....

Congratulations, Ray!

[damselfly]

A quiet day on the waters while people get in their shopping for Valentine's Day... (Hint to you guys -- we gals like little sparkly things ). Nine of 55 members (16%) logged 99,213 total meters.

Mile-stones (not at ALL sparkly and should not be considered as Valentine's presents...): Glenn hit 500K!! Congrats to one of our really consistent rowers!

On the horizon: Gary is approaching 1.3M (-13,198m), David is approaching 1M (-31,099m), Chris is approaching 700K (-29,909m), and Joel is approaching 600K (-10,534m). Row, men, row!

Posted Meters:
David W - 28,000 The man has two Valentines.... Uh oh!
Joel W - 17,222 Easily hits Cupid's mark...
Glenn Y - 14,000 Sends his second Valentine card of the challenge...
Jeff S - 11,000 "Elevensies!!" (LOTR, anyone?)
Matthew R - 7,230 A Valentine and a half?
Gary G - 6,672 Rested up and rarin' to go!
Chris H - 6,000 Skiing his way to a card!
Jamie B - 5,576 Great consistency!
Raymond W - 3,513 A little rest after the big milestone!

A shout out to our Fearless Cap'n who is off to a regatta this Sunday. With the way he has been setting PB's, I am hoping to hear he wins his class!!

[garygOP]

The VTC, combined with a heavy snowfall that required macho stubborn me to shovel out from a foot-high blizzard myself, was a double-whammy for me.
If I add in the weight-training I renewed ( after a year away from the dumbbells ) it was a triple whammy- a confluence of stress inducements.
I've been sore all over for 2 weeks, with nagging pains that are finally receding.
It has definitely taken some time to recover.
The key really is to enjoy this training.
At 63, my body is not anywhere close to the resilience, recovery rate, growth potential or vital capacity of even 10 years ago.
I took 3 days off from the gym early this week- which I needed.
I am back at it- did a 30 min. and a 60 min row the past 2 days-- using a heart monitor too. So I know how hard my body is working to maintain the pace during the workouts.
And I am looking forward to my workouts- which was not the case 2 or 3 weeks ago.
It feels good to be back at it.
Thanks for your support and encouragement.
If it's to be, it's up to me.

[Dennis B.]

Good Luck to IZZ.....Gary,understand those pains hope that you can conquer and to all may your fight against yourself be a victory....Eye of the Tiger.

[damselfly]

A steady Saturday with 11 of 55 members logging 101,022 total meters (20% oars in the water).

Milestones achieved: Ted returns to the erg and hits 100K!! Congratulations!!!

Sights set on upcoming accolades: Gary is a hair's breadth from 1.3M (-348m), Dennis is fast coming up on 1.1M (-2,186m), Chris is stalking 700K (-19,909m), Yolanda is nearing350K (-18,235m), Mark is approaching 300K (-3,965m), and Brenda is close to 150K (-3,863m). Row strong everyone!

This week's frequent rowers (Sat 2/5 through Fri 2/11):
Jeff S - 6
Chris H, Dennis H, Fred B, Jamie B & Matthew R - 5
Daiva S, Gary G, Glenn Y, Joel W & John S - 4

Posted Meters:
Dennis H - 15,000 A valentine and change...
Matthew R - 14,037 Another card earned!
Yolanda W - 14,000 Sends the hubby a smackeroo (the good kind)...
Gary G - 12,850 Completes the challenge in a bang!
Chris H - 10,000 Another solid ski-row-thingie... What's the right term?
Daiva S - 10,000 Big row!
Mark S - 7,500 Working on his card....
Glenn Y - 6,000 Another good row...
Jamie B - 5,773 Another Valentine's Challenge completion!
Ted P - 4,858 Welcome back, Ted!
Brenda H - 1,004 Glad to see you back in the saddle, Brenda!

Gary, sore is good, but pain is not. It sounds like you're recovering OK -- take care of yourself!

Row strong, team!!

[brick1101]

I was going to take today off, but after reading the boards for the first time in a spell...what can I say.... you all inspired me to drag my butt to the "Y" and go 30 minutes today. For the first time I "raced" with the pace boat! Did 6859..not too bad for not starting out with a racing start. Had my heart rate up in the 160's for quite a spell.
Have got to get in shape as Utilikilt season is nearly here!
Workman's Utilikilt... installing bricks 2010

[garygOP]

staying in the 160's for HR- that is really good.
My theoretical max is 163.45.

[Dennis B.]

Congrats to Izz in taking the Gold in Cincy this weekend.....may your continued success predominate.

[Izzzmeister]

A shout out to our Fearless Cap'n who is off to a regatta this Sunday. With the way he has been setting PB's, I am hoping to hear he wins his class!!

Okay, I wasn't so fearless - my heart rate was about 135 right before the race! Also, I felt nauseous then, and throughout the race, though I'd warmed up... Then, there was a fellow who kept up with me through almost half the race... Then, my cap fell off my head onto the erg's beam, and I got a good jolt when my rollers collided with it. I lost a couple of seconds until the coxswain of the guy next to me (who won the silver) cleared it off the beam... But yes, I did win my class "Veteran's 50+" in the Cincinnati IRC by 32.2 seconds! I did a 6:43.7 (was aiming for a 6:41), the silver medalist did a 7:15.9... (The fellow who had kept up with me at first did a "Fly & Die" and didn't place, ended up 5th or 6th.)

[goyo]

But yes, I did win my class "Veteran's 50+" in the Cincinnati IRC by 32.2 seconds! I did a 6:43.7 (was aiming for a 6:41), the silver medalist did a 7:15.9...

Congratulations, Captain!!!

[damselfly]

Congratulations, Izzzmeister!! Jolly good show!! (What's Fly & Die -- too fast too soon?)

Jamie, you look like you're in great Utilikilt shape already! My husband may have to get one of those for his birthday.

I will finish the challenge tomorrow. Not too much rowing going on here, but I'm not being sedentary. The weather is so nice, and we're enjoying the out-of-doors. Had a great hike with the husband today. He's even interested in starting some trail running with me. Yay! Since I can out-run him, the lions will be more likely to take him down than me...