TimbukTOO Team Room

[Izzzmeister]

24 of 50 members (48%) logged 260,819 total meters! Nice rowing!

Posted Meters:
Rusty A - 9,729
Andrew A - 11,135
Jamie B - 6,000
Kathy B - 8,050
James C - 1,000

Mike E - 7,540
Lisa H - 9,154
Bruce H - 30,512
Elisa H - 12,015
Yisroel H - 19,348

Chris H - 10,000
Andy I - 8,568
Bernie J - 6,879
Kevin K - 6,000
Adam M - 5,000

Mary P - 5,000
Cindy R - 6,146
Matthew R - 8,627
Marius S - 9,000
Mark S - 5,000

Jeff S - 12,000
John S - 21,522
Lee W - 12,230
David W - 30,364


We rocked, TimbukTWOians! Here are the personal milestones we reached: David W first to 150K, and Andrew A, Jamie B, Chris H, Matthew R & Marius S hit 50K! (Hey, that’s 2 days of Men Only milestones. Time for our women to show their mettle!)
We did over a quarter million meters today, held on to 8th Place in the team standings, and are on the cusp of 2 million meters!

Challenge Goals - Day 8 of 31 (25.8%):
Kevin K - 75,000 of 100,000 (75.0%)
Rusty A - 64,707 of 100,000 (64.7%)
Lisa H - 36,580 of 100,000 (36.6%)
Jeff S - 72,000 of 200,000 (36.0%)
Mike E - 65,948 of 200,000 (33.0%)
Andy I - 63,350 of 200,000 (31.7%)
Chris H - 57,000 of 180,000 (31.7%)
Kathy B - 44,609 of 150,000 (29.7%)
Jamie B - 54,898 of 200,000 (27.4%)

Cindy R - 25,259 of 100,000 (25.3%)
Yisroel H - 75,504 of 300,000 (25.2%)
Kim N - 20,544 of 100,000 (20.5%)
Joseph W - 44,443 of 222,000 (20.0%)
Gary G - 30,616 of 200,000 (15.3%)
Adam M - 18,000 of 130,000 (13.8%)
Gary D - 5,907 of 150,000 (3.9%)

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, and meeting all challenges head-on!!
A sweet 15 of our 41 members (37%) contributed 141,064 meters Wednesday. That kept us nicely in 12th Place!

Milestones: Marius S beat Daiva to 100K, Gary D reached the princely sum of 75K, while Sheryl M passed 25K!
Approaching Milestones: Gary nearing 700K (-24,090m), Andrew nearer 500K (-11,965m) with Chris (-24,000m) close behind, Mike E now aiming for 400K (-24,052m), Cindy going for 350K (-24,534m), Lisa (-14,955m) & Andy (-22,763m) near 250K, Kathy (-1,124), Paul (-7,539m) & Raymond (-20,403m) pursuing 150K, Daiva S (-8,000m) aiming at 100K, Kim (-5,128m) closer to 50K, Sheryl (-5,892m), Bernie (-8,183m) & Tom (-8,925m) near 35K, while Mark is nearer 15K (-2,545m)!

Posted Meters:
David W - 21,790 Over 135K this week!
Mike E - 14,075 Four biggies in a row!
Jeff S - 12,000 Fifth 12K this week!
John S - 11,515
Lisa H - 11,111 Sorry, Joseph W has patented this number…

Chris H - 10,000
Marius S - 9,000 Congrats!
Andy I - 9,000
Matthew R - 8,544
Andrew A - 6,430 Seven days in a row!

Kathy B - 6,208 I’m impressed!
Glenn Y - 6,087
Gary D - 5,907 Glad you got back on…
Adam M - 5,000
Sheryl M - 4,397

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, and wowing the bystanders!!
A prime 17 of our 41 members (41%) contributed 184,333 meters Thursday. That kept us nicely in 12th Place, and we reached 14 million team meters!

Milestones: Kathy B surpassed 150K, while Mark S hit 15K!
Approaching Milestones: Gary nearing 700K (-24,090m), Andrew very near 500K (-830m) with Chris (-14,000m) not far behind, Mike E (-16,512m) & Jamie (-22,121m) race to 400K, Cindy nearer 350K (-18,388m) with Jeff (-21,000m) close, Lisa (-5,801m) & Andy (-14,195m) nearer 250K, Kathy (-1,124), Paul (-7,539m) & Raymond (-20,403m) pursuing 150K, Daiva S (-8,000m) aiming at 100K, Kim (-5,128m) closer to 50K, Bernie (-1,304m), Sheryl (-5,892m), & Tom (-8,925m) near 35K, while Mark chases 25K (-7,545m)!

Posted Meters:
David W - 30,364
John S - 21,522
Yisroel H - 19,348
Jeff S - 12,000
Andrew A - 11,135 Big row!

Chris H - 10,000 Fourth 10K this week!
Lisa H - 9,154
Marius S - 9,000
Matthew R - 8,627
Andy I - 8,568

Kathy B - 8,050
Mike E - 7,540
Bernie J - 6,879
Cindy R - 6,146
Jamie B - 6,000

Adam M - 5,000
Mark S - 5,000

[The Blacksmith]

Hi All,
Saw your request for members and decided to join up. I've had my rower since march-got almost a million six on my unit so far. Need some motivational help to get better/fitter so thought the fall challenge would work. I thought I was doing well until I did my first ranked row. 2k, was 450something out of 650 something in my age group-and didn't like it
So, to make a long story short, I hope this helps.
Mark Emig

[Quatroux]

Mark-
Welcome to the team! This is a great group. I am sure you will love the progress posts. They are very motivating.
I am fairly new myself, but am excited by how fast out numbers are increasing during the FTC.
-Andy

[damselfly]

Welcome aboard, Mark!! I hope you find some great motivation here and have fun to boot! We're active all year, as well -- not just during challenges!

A note to our new members, if you want to track your progress on a personal meter goal for the challenge, post it here or PM me or Izz, and it will get listed as part of the challenge meters post by the Cap'n.

This team is rockin' this challenge!! Keep up the great rows, everyone!!! Pat -- awesome numbers, my friend!!

Hey -- goyo -- we need some new graphics, man! Until then, here are some recycled bits to motivate us all....

Row Team TimbukTWO!!!!!!!

[dr. espo]

Welcome Mark, this group is terrific, I'm sure you will find it very motivating, no doubt. Although it seems you are pretty self motivated since you already have 1.6 mil...lol, the sky is the limit! The group will definitely spur you on to new heights. Especially the challenge, you tend to watch the board and that gets you even more into the contest.

Good luck with the rowing and don't worry too much about speed, listen to your body, push when you can, but don't overdo it, last thing you want is a muscle sprain or worse to take you off the rower.

Good luck!

Mike

[The Blacksmith]

Hi All,
Thanks for the welcome. I got the rower because I had back surgery about 9 years ago (removed lowest disc-3 others herniated) and I need to stay fit to keep the pain down. I dropped 20 lbs since March, got way fitter. I can actually do sit ups now-haven't been able to in a decade,at least, due to the back thing. I do a lot of rowing on the Hudson River also-got a wine-glass wherry I built. I am a Artist-Blacksmith so I need to keep my back in one piece to do my art. I am impressed by what rowing has done for my back problem. I still want to get the speed thing-I think I'm just too competetive-don't like to be in the 30th percentile So, time to work harder.
Mark

[dr. espo]

Mark,

I have lower back problems as well as a general stenosis of the spine, I too have found the rower to be of tremendous value in keeping fit. One accessory I have found to be invaluable for my lower back is the shox-box you can find it at www.shoxbox.biz Take a look, it might be something that could help to minimize the compressive forces on your vertebrae.

I have no connection with this company at all, just wanted to pass on some info that might help you. Oh, and I also ordered the slides from C2 and have found them to be a help as well.

Good luck

Mike

[The Blacksmith]

Hey All,
How does one go about getting posted on that daily meters list you have going??

Thanks,
Mark

[damselfly]

Hey All,
How does one go about getting posted on that daily meters list you have going??

Thanks,
Mark

You will end up there by virtue of having joined the team today, and will show up in tonight's numbers. Please consider joining out year-round affiliation as well!! Those are the other (black-text) numbers that Izzz posts daily too. That way you won't fade away when the team challenge is over... You can do that from your Edit Profile page -- scroll down to the affiliation section and select "TimBukTOO" from the list.

[BoB/335]

A note to our new members, if you want to track your progress on a personal meter goal for the challenge, post it here or PM me or Izz, and it will get listed as part of the challenge meters post by the Cap'n.

Personal meter goal for the challenge?

[damselfly]

Personal meter goal for the challenge?

Yes, if you like... For instance I have a goal of 100k for the challenge, and so on the stats report, it shows me at:

Challenge Goals - Day 8 of 31 (25.8%):
...
Lisa H - 36,580 of 100,000 (36.6%)

Completely optional, but for some of us it provides that extra "oomph" to get on the rower during the challenge and make some numbers. You can choose whatever goal works for you, in a multiple of 1k. Cap'n Izz has his at 300k!!

[damselfly]

Howdy folks, Friday stats a little early tonight, as I have to get dinner done and have an evening commitment... A slow Friday for our affiliation team, with only 11 of 41 members (27%) logged 100,201 total meters....

Milestones achieved: Andrew A hit 500K, and Kim N hit 50K. Congratulations!! Great rowing!

On the horizon.... David is barreling towards 2.3M (-29,615m), Mike is approaching 400K (-8,303m), Jeff is on track for 350K (-9,000m) with one more row, Cindy is buzzing towards 350K (-12,255m) (Yow, sistah!), Andy is really close to 250K (-5,434m), and Glenn is approaching 150K (-24,837m). Row strong, team!!!

Posted Meters:
David W - 15,156 An easy Friday? Deserved!
Jeff S - 12,000 12k! Who woulda thought!
Joseph W - 11,112 Oops! That darn rower ticked another meter...
Kim N - 9,272 Great row!!
Marius S - 9,000 Killer consistency!!
Andy I - 8,761 Cannot be stopped!
Glenn Y - 8,358 Go man, goyo!
Mike E - 8,209 The Doc is in da house!
Andrew A - 7,200 Great row, every day this week!
Cindy R - 6,133 Where does this woman find the time?!?!?
Adam M - 5,000 Triple 5s!!

[damselfly]

And on the challenge team front..... A quiet Friday as well. What, you people got lives or something? 20 of 51 members (39%) logged 258,036 total meters today...

A big TimBukTWO welcome to Mark Emig!! Grab a seat and an oar!!

Posted Meters:
Rusty A - 11,740
Andrew A - 7,200
James C - 9,000
Mark E - 55,189
Mike E - 8,209

Bob G - 12,000
Bruce H - 21,097
Andy I - 8,761
Adam M - 5,000
Pat M - 16,499 Nice!!

Vince M - 2,160
Kim N - 9,272
Cindy R - 6,133
Jeff R - 16,000
Marius S - 9,000

Jeff S - 12,000
Lee W - 14,150
David W - 15,156
Joseph W - 11,112
Glenn Y - 8,358


We're still in 8th place in the standings, but not by much!! We're gonna have to make some tracks this weekend if we want to maintain our place!! Personal milestones reached: Mark E hit 50K, Bruce H hit 150K, Joseph W hit 50K, Glenn Y hit 50K. Still no ladies!!!! (OK, myself included!)

Challenge Goals - Day 9 of 31 (29.0%):
Rusty A - 76,447 of 100,000 (76.4%)
Kevin K - 75,000 of 100,000 (75.0%)
Jeff S - 84,000 of 200,000 (42.0%)
Mike E - 74,157 of 200,000 (37.1%)
Lisa H - 36,580 of 100,000 (36.6%)
Andy I - 72,111 of 200,000 (36.1%)
Chris H - 57,000 of 180,000 (31.7%)
Cindy R - 31,392 of 100,000 (31.4%)
Kim N - 29,816 of 100,000 (29.8%)
Kathy B - 44,609 of 150,000 (29.7%)

Jamie B - 54,898 of 200,000 (27.4%)
Yisroel H - 75,504 of 300,000 (25.2%)
Joseph W - 55,555 of 222,000 (25.0%)
Adam M - 23,000 of 130,000 (17.7%)
Gary G - 30,616 of 200,000 (15.3%)
Gary D - 5,907 of 150,000 (3.9%)