TimbukTOO Team Room

[damselfly]

Holy moly, Izz! What an experience for all involved. I'm glad she is well and was able to be a part of the festivities, even if you guys didn't do it all correctly!

[damselfly]

All hands on deck, celebrating wildly at the safe return of our intrepid Cap'n!! 21 of 66 members (32%) logged 207,196 total meters Monday!

Milestones achieved:
David hit 5.7M, Ron hit 900K!!

Approaching milestones:
Andy is fast approaching 2.2M (-28,531m), Jonathan is on the brink of 1.6M (-914m), Mark is hammering towards 1.2M (-24,170m), Kevin is chasing 1M (-34,287m), Jamie is pursuing 800K (-24,213m), Rachel is about to pass 250K (-8,108m), Mark is closing on 200K (-8,085m), Bob is considering 150K (-3,109m), and Brad is on the edge of 35K (-526m). Row strong, team!

Posted Meters:
David W - 27,003 Cuz, an even 27k was just too little...
Mark E - 20,831 Solid!
Jim C - 16,000 How's the pain sitch?
Andy I - 15,264 Right as rain!
Ron M - 15,014 Killer!
John S - 14,253 Back straight away after his FM!!
Matthew R - 11,500 Steady on...
Dale C - 10,025 Recovery day!
Jonathan R - 10,000 Sweet!
Rachel B - 10,000 Great!
Adam M - 8,500 Unstoppable!
Mark S - 7,139 Right back on after a killer yesterday!
Jamie B - 7,017 Sweet!
Brent C - 7,000 Solid!
Cindy R - 6,019 Un-bee-lievable!
Bob G - 5,000 Still hangin' with his homies...
Warren F - 5,000 Welcome back, man!!
Brad G - 5,000 Nice!
Pat M - 3,690 Doggin' it!
Kevin K - 2,508 Adding up!
Karen W - 433 Finding some time!

[damselfly]

Still hanging on to 13th by a narrowing margin! I can smell the maple syrup to our stern! Row strong, team!! 25 of 74 members (34%) logged 249,022 total meters Monday!

Posted Meters:
Rusty A - 12,768
Rachel B - 10,000
Jamie B - 7,017
Jim C - 16,000
Dale C - 10,025

Brent C - 7,000
Mark E - 20,831
Warren F - 5,000
Adrian G - 10,100
Brad G - 5,000

Andy I - 15,264
Kevin K - 2,508
Ron M - 15,014
Adam M - 8,500
Pat M - 3,690

Mark O - 9,660
Job R - 4,298
Cindy R - 6,019
Matthew R - 11,500
Steve R - 10,000

Jonathan R - 10,000
Mark S - 7,139
John S - 14,253
David W - 27,003
Karen W - 433



Challenge Goals - Day 21 of 31 (67.7%):
Dale C - 294,681 of 300,000 (98.2%)
Pat M - 93,226 of 100,000 (93.2%)
Jonathan R - 219,244 of 250,000 (87.7%)
Tara V - 85,818 of 100,000 (85.8%)
Mark S - 82,610 of 100,000 (82.6%)
Kyle J - 405,000 of 500,000 (81.0%)
Cindy R - 86,232 of 110,000 (78.4%)
Andy I - 306,647 of 400,000 (76.7%)
Adam M - 187,351 of 250,000 (74.9%)
Amanda G - 109,114 of 150,000 (72.7%)
Ron M - 144,151 of 200,000 (72.1%)
Rachel B - 68,181 of 100,000 (68.2%)

Brent C - 67,243 of 100,000 (67.2%)
Jim C - 246,000 of 375,000 (65.6%)
David W - 516,098 of 800,000 (64.5%)
Lisa H - 140,876 of 250,000 (56.4%)
Jamie B - 167,035 of 300,000 (55.7%)
Margaret W - 81,085 of 150,000 (54.1%)
Mike M - 105,556 of 200,000 (52.8%)
Mark E - 125,352 of 250,000 (50.1%)
Yisroel H - 147,494 of 300,000 (49.2%)
Heather R - 66,000 of 150,000 (44.0%)
Deb J - 19,789 of 50,000 (39.6%)
Bernie J - 28,872 of 75,000 (38.5%)


Milestones achieved:
David blew past HALF A MILLION METERS!!, and Andy hit 300K!!

[Quatroux]

David hit 5.7M!

I guess it is important to have an easy day as you pass 500KM for the challenge.

[CONLEJM]

Jim C - 16,000 How's the pain sitch?

Thanks for asking, Lisa. After taking the weekend off, it feels a little better. I work from home, so I get up, go over to the rower and row a bit, then get back to work. Rather than just rowing for a full hour straight as I usually do. Very slow rowing, but I would go stir crazy if I didn't do something. And it is too cold to do something outdoors. I hope you are feeling better!

[JonathanRyan]

Woah. Shame faced confession day.

I guess my model E has done about 4MM now. So today, I finally decided to oil the chain.

Wow! Who knew they were actually serious about that?

[damselfly]

Woah. Shame faced confession day.

I guess my model E has done about 4MM now. So today, I finally decided to oil the chain.

Wow! Who knew they were actually serious about that?

Yeah, gets dirty! What I'd like to know is what the little black goopy bumps are that form on the rail and how to prevent them. I'm a pretty good housekeeper -- what is up with that!?

[JonathanRyan]

What I'd like to know is what the little black goopy bumps are that form on the rail and how to prevent them. I'm a pretty good housekeeper -- what is up with that!?

Ah that one I do know.

It comes from the roller (no, I don't know why it's black not white). I guess it's some kind of silicone. You can remove it easily with furniture polish

[damselfly]

All hands on deck! A serious and serene 16 of 66 members (24%) logged 172,641 total meters Tuesday!

Milestones achieved:
Jonathan slipped past 1.6M, Sheryl mastered 100K, Brad blew away 35K, and Pam plastered 25K!!

Approaching milestones:
Jim is in sight of 3.2M (-46,000m), Andy is screaming towards 2.2M (-24,626m), Adam is closing on 2M (-41,386m), Mark is nearing 1.2M (-8,155m), Tyrone is approaching 800K (-46,145m), Mike is on track for 600K (-32,397m), Marius is on the brink of 75K (-3,000m), and Pam is close to 35K (-6,074m). Row strong, team!

Posted Meters:
Tyrone P - 30,005 Beating the heat!
Dale C - 16,029 Wow!
Mark E - 16,015 Two-fer!
Jim C - 16,000 One sitting or many -- it all counts!
Sheryl M - 15,151 Yow!!
Adam M - 12,382 Fabulous!
Yisroel H - 12,000 Back in action!
Matthew R - 11,500 Looking good!
Mike M - 10,000 Ten-kay man!
Jonathan R - 10,000 Squeaky clean!
Warren F - 5,500 Two-fer!
Pam S - 4,923 Sweet!
Andy I - 3,905 Unbroken streak since Christmas!
John S - 3,131 Row-and-go...
Brad G - 3,100 Nice!!
Marius S - 3,000 Great!

[damselfly]

Well, they did it... Those wily Canadians have managed to pass us up... Who here caved and accepted the syrup bribe to row slower? Wait till the press gets hold of this... "Maple-gate" will be all over the 24-hour news channels.... 22 of 74 members (30%) logged 234,354 total meters Tuesday!

Posted Meters:
Rusty A - 14,856
Jim C - 16,000
Dale C - 16,029
Mark E - 16,015
Warren F - 5,500

Brad G - 3,100
Yisroel H - 12,000
Andy I - 3,905
Dave J - 12,520
Mike M - 10,000

Adam M - 12,382
Sheryl M - 15,151
Tyrone P - 30,005
Job R - 6,364
Matthew R - 11,500

Steve R - 5,000
Jonathan R - 10,000
Marius S - 3,000
Pam S - 4,923
John S - 3,131

Tara V - 8,658
Lee W - 14,315


Challenge Goals - Day 22 of 31 (71.0%):
Dale C - 310,710 of 300,000 (103.6%)
Tara V - 94,476 of 100,000 (94.5%)
Pat M - 93,226 of 100,000 (93.2%)
Jonathan R - 229,244 of 250,000 (91.7%)
Mark S - 82,610 of 100,000 (82.6%)
Kyle J - 405,000 of 500,000 (81.0%)
Adam M - 199,733 of 250,000 (79.9%)
Cindy R - 86,232 of 110,000 (78.4%)
Andy I - 310,552 of 400,000 (77.6%)
Amanda G - 109,114 of 150,000 (72.7%)
Ron M - 144,151 of 200,000 (72.1%)

Jim C - 262,000 of 375,000 (69.9%)
Rachel B - 68,181 of 100,000 (68.2%)
Brent C - 67,243 of 100,000 (67.2%)
David W - 516,098 of 800,000 (64.5%)
Mike M - 115,556 of 200,000 (57.8%)
Mark E - 141,367 of 250,000 (56.5%)
Lisa H - 140,876 of 250,000 (56.4%)
Jamie B - 167,035 of 300,000 (55.7%)
Margaret W - 81,085 of 150,000 (54.1%)
Yisroel H - 159,494 of 300,000 (53.2%)
Heather R - 66,000 of 150,000 (44.0%)
Deb J - 19,789 of 50,000 (39.6%)
Bernie J - 28,872 of 75,000 (38.5%)


Milestones achieved:
Dale blasted past 300K, Jim and Rusty hit 250K, and Cap'n Izz passed 150K!!

[wyattwyatt]

with all the talk of rowing in cold temps, check out this guy in finland!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D10R0MZsD0M

[Quatroux]

Andy I - 3,905 Unbroken streak since Christmas!

I forgot to upload my logcard last night so I guess my numbers for today will be a bit inflated. I still don't feel well. The rumor at the office is that we have parainfluenza (HPIV). It is like a mild flu, which I thought we used to call a cold.

I think the Internet is like McDonald's for your brain. It is fast, cheap, and convenient. It is also full of odds and ends, rubbish, and industrial castoffs.

Thanks to WebMD we can give the common cold a fancy name. We can strut around with our sad faces on and say, "Look at me! I'm special! I don't have a cold, I have HPIV!"
"What!?!?! What is that? Are you okay?", asks a previously uninterested passerby; a potential attendee to your impromptu pity party.

Does that change anything about the treatment? Dude, you have a cold. Take the day off work and get some rest.

Take Twitter for example. It is a mix of teenagers and celebrities talking without listening. The blinking VCR generations aren’t even online unless you count Farmville on Facebook. That (Facebook) is like a giant high school reunion. We all know that reunions are like reading a tabloid, but you get to be in one of the articles. Your life was just fine before you read that refugee from the dead tree media in the checkout stand at Target. Your life will resume its normal course once those strangers filter back out of your activity stream.

Desperate job seekers and salesman are polluting LinkedIn (a site I genuinely like) and Amazon somehow knows I switched from boxers to boxerbriefs (a word not even in my dictionary, but an item I can’t believe took so long to invent). Google knows I’m typing this and might possibly start displaying ads about assault rifles, anxiety medications, or that new doomsday show on TV.

I hope you enjoyed reading my rant as much as I enjoyed writing it. I love the Internet. I think it is the users that I have a problem with.

[wyattwyatt]

also, i posted this before, but for anyone who hasn't seen it, i think this is the best rowing form video i have seen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP_aPHINQ1c

note: that is bobby thatcher, olympic rower from great britain. the background looks shabby, but the technique advice is a-1.

[wyattwyatt]

and finally, thanks again to izzz and lisa for their tireless effort in keeping us motivated with their postings.

i'm always amazed at how you come up with such witty and clever comments day after day...
i really appreciate it!

joseph, the binary rower

[The Blacksmith]

What I'd like to know is what the little black goopy bumps are that form on the rail and how to prevent them. I'm a pretty good housekeeper -- what is up with that!?

Those bumps on the rail are actually plastic dust that comes off the wheels from all the friction. I use clorox wipes every time I get done. Keeps the rail nice and clean. I also wipe the rollers each time-basically,hold the clorox wipe to the wheel and roll it back and forth once or twice.
And when it comes to vanilla ice cream and maple syrup, caving in is a very honorable way to get it-this coming from a guy who gets his syrup by the gallon. Maple syrup from the Catskill Mountains is the VERY best,by the way, no need to go to Canada