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garygOP · Post by **garygOP** » February 18th, 2011, 9:37 am

Good luck at the Crash-B's...You will do great!

brick1101 · Post by **brick1101** » February 18th, 2011, 1:28 pm

You will do great... good thoughts for you from Alabama!!

n1lul · Post by **n1lul** » February 18th, 2011, 6:21 pm

IZZY,

You will do great at CRASH-B's!! Have confidence in your training and row to the plan. Stay loose and don't forget to breath

(a BIG problem when I race). Oh yea, have fun also.

damselfly · Post by **damselfly** » February 19th, 2011, 12:00 am

It's a men's stag day at Timbuktoo, with only guys reporting. 10 of 55 members logged 95,140 total meters (18%). I will hopefully be feeling well enough by tomorrow to add a little estrogen to the water! Any other ladies out there?!?

Milestones achieved: Chris hit 700K! Congratulations!!

Approaching milestones: Yisroel is roaring at 2.2M (-25,921m), Jeff is closing on 1.4M (-13,000m), David is approaching 1.1M (-46,099m), Fred and Jamie are racing to hit a mega-meter!! (-11,704m and -36,837m away respectively), Mike is approaching 35K (-6,850m). Row, men, row!

Posted Meters:
Gary G - 15,250
Yisroel H - 14,000 Off to the races!
Jeff S - 11,000
Fred B - 10,522
David W - 10,000
Joel W - 9,451
Mike B - 9,000 Good to see you back, Mike!

Chris H - 7,000
Jamie B - 4,876 Nothing throws him off "kilter"...

Glenn Y - 4,041

Dennis B. · Post by **Dennis B.** » February 19th, 2011, 1:41 pm

Good Luck IZZ.....may your journey be swift and sweet.

DavidA · Post by **DavidA** » February 19th, 2011, 9:59 pm

Izzzmeister wrote:All hands on deck, and a slab of CRASH-Butterflies have made a home in my stomach!

R. Homnick butterflies aren't kosher - so you better get them out of your stomache

הצלחה in Baltimore!

Goooo Izzzmeister!!

damselfly · Post by **damselfly** » February 19th, 2011, 11:14 pm

Another men's day on the virtual waters. I have failed my gender by not getting on the erg. I hang my head in shame.

Tomorrow I vow to redeem myself!!

Today 12 he-men of our 55 TimBukTooians logged 191,535 total meters (22% of the team). And welcome back from vacation, John!

Milestones achieved: Adam passed 1.1M, and with good consecutive rows, Mike blows by 35K!! Congratulations!!

On the horizon: John is approaching 5.2M (-38,562m), Matthew is approaching 1.5M (-35,444m), Dennis is approaching 1.2M (-19,883m), David is approaching 1.1M (-23,247m), Fred is approaching 1M (-1,243m), Paul is approaching 350K (-6,433m)

This week's frequent rowers (Sat 2/12 through Fri 2/18):
Jamie B - 7
David W & Glenn Y - 6
Chris H, Dennis H, Jeff S, Matthew R & Yisroel H - 5
Daiva S, Gary G, Joel W & Yolanda W - 4

Posted Meters:
Adam M - 45,586 Welcome back Adam!!

Dennis H - 32,303 Half-marathon plus!
David W - 22,852 ... and another!
John S - 22,675 ... and a third!
Matthew R - 14,104
Fred B - 10,461 Oh, so close to that cool million....
Raymond W - 9,123
Gary G - 9,093
Mike B - 8,000 Two great days!
Chris H - 6,000 Lots of fresh powder here Chris...

Paul E - 5,768
Glenn Y - 5,570

Luck to Izzmeister tomorrow!! May he not need the Biohazard Bucket for his Butterflies.

APM · Post by **APM** » February 20th, 2011, 6:32 am

damselfly wrote:
Adam M - 45,586 Welcome back Adam!!

Thanks Damselfly, much appreciated.

Timbuktoo, lets keep up all the great work together!

chris hughes · Post by **chris hughes** » February 20th, 2011, 11:51 am

Will be working in Florida next week, so no meters for me

Hotel has great looking gym/pool, so hopefully doing something to keep me active

Row/Ski Strong!

damselfly · Post by **damselfly** » February 20th, 2011, 11:20 pm

The ladies are back in the house!

Alright, Karen! (Sisterly high-five...)

I'm going to handle the meters once more today assuming our Cap'n will be travelling home from the CRASH-Bs. 12 of 55 members (22%) logged 117,909 total meters.

Milestones achieved: Dennis hit 1.2M, Fred hit 1M, and Lisa hit 450K. Well done, us!

Approaching milestones: John is approaching 5.2M (-15,783m), Joseph is approaching 1.7M (-27,472m), Matthew is approaching 1.5M (-28,237m), Gary is approaching 1.4M (-48,385m), Karen and Glenn are approaching 600K (-16,472m and -41,288m), and Paul is inches away from 350K (-643m). (OK, so thats 25,314.96 inches, but it's still inches!)

Posted Meters:
John S - 22,779
Dennis H - 20,000
Gary G - 10,816
Lisa H - 10,017
Glenn Y - 10,000
Chris H - 10,000
Fred B - 8,214
Matthew R - 7,207
Joseph W - 6,271
Paul E - 5,790
Karen R - 5,015
Mike B - 1,800

Row strong everyone, and here's to a healthy, fit week ahead.

Izzzmeister · Post by **Izzzmeister** » February 21st, 2011, 4:32 pm

I did a 6:42.5, and finished 17th of 67 in the 50-54s.
Part of me is very happy: 1) I'm in the best shape of at least the last 28 years of my life, and the CRASH-Bs gave me the motivation to push myself. 2) It's still a PB, even though by only .2s. 3) It was high pressure, & I felt nauseous right out of the box - which I found out today can be caused by adrenaline. (I felt nauseous last week in Cincy too, but not as early in the race.) 4) Didn't get my morning coffee for the first time in literally years - and caffeine has a .5 - 1% effect on athletic performance.
Part of me is bummed out: 1) I wanted to go Top 10 - not Top 17. 2) According to my calculations, I am more in the 6:40-6:41 range right now, so I finished 2 seconds BELOW expectations, when I was trying for a second or 2 ABOVE expectations. (BTW: Had I rowed a 6:40.1, I would've still been in 17th Place! Hot & large field this year!) 3) I didn't do 4 weeks of excrutiating "sharpening" - sprints, intervals, weight workouts to failure - to improve .2 of a second!

So, instead of putting myself on ice now for a week or 3, I will spend the next week trying to knock down PBs - 2K to 6:39.9, 1K to 3:15 (now 3:17.4, set last week), 500 to 1:33.9 (now 1:34.7), HM to 1:18:30 (now 1:19.06), and 5K to as close to 17:30 as I can get (now 18:01.2). THEN, Izzy On Ice...
(I'll revisit this post in about a week, to see whether I'm being realistic or living in La-La Land...)

garygOP · Post by **garygOP** » February 21st, 2011, 5:23 pm

Izzie,
You are 17th in the world- which is pretty darned good.
You just rubbed elbows with the best in the world.
I looked at the results and the times that the men and women are pulling- especially in the masters and veterans groups- are off- the- charts awesome.

Stay at it- stay healthy doing what you are doing- and celebrate your success.
You really have accomplished a lot.

Gary

n1lul · Post by **n1lul** » February 21st, 2011, 6:35 pm

Great job Izzy!! I was looking at the results last night and it was a KILLER field in all divisions. The winner in my group, 40-49 HW men rowed a 6:00 flat. OUCH!

I am really looking forward to turning 50 so I don't have to race against 40 year olds.

Crank out some fast times this week (good luck with the 5 k, I would love to break 19), then let your body heal for a while.

Dennis B. · Post by **Dennis B.** » February 21st, 2011, 7:09 pm

Great Race...Brenda and I watched the Live Stream for a couple of hours....a PB is a PB and one cannot deny that. Nerves and adrenalin can be bittersweet...the more you compete the more controlled they should become.Take some time to reflect and commit...your Team is pulling for your success and appreciates your Mentoring by example.

goyo · Post by **goyo** » February 21st, 2011, 7:22 pm

Izz, Impressive finish and effort. You're in the best shape of your life and went top 17...fantastic accomplishment!! You now have more experience --that in itself will make you stronger!

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