TimbukTOO Team Room

[Izzzmeister]

Wow... what happened to this team?

It’s all my fault, Adam!!!

Okay, not really. But I’m also one of the people that fell off the face of the [rowing] earth.
I think the last time I posted, I was starting an online business. That went down the toilet together with $75,000 of my money. Very big downer.

Now, I’ve recovered enough from my bout with COVID-19 to move back from walking to light rowing.
No 6:42 times for the 2K now. More like 8:42.
Maybe getting past this self-imposed imaginary wall between myself & my rowing buds will inspire me to not stay stuck at 17M meters, pass 20 million like Jim ...

[CONLEJM]

It's good to hear from you Cap'n Izzz! I hope you fully recover and log millions of meters in the near future. It was always fun chasing you!

It is quiet out here, and I miss the chatter, but ultimately "we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”

[DavidA]

Wow... what happened to this team?

It’s all my fault, Adam!!!

Okay, not really. But I’m also one of the people that fell off the face of the [rowing] earth.
I think the last time I posted, I was starting an online business. That went down the toilet together with $75,000 of my money. Very big downer.

Now, I’ve recovered enough from my bout with COVID-19 to move back from walking to light rowing.
No 6:42 times for the 2K now. More like 8:42.
Maybe getting past this self-imposed imaginary wall between myself & my rowing buds will inspire me to not stay stuck at 17M meters, pass 20 million like Jim ...

Oy. Sorry.
Good to see you back.
Refuah shleimah.
So 20 Mm by the end of this erging season.

David

[Izzzmeister]

Sure, David! 20MM by tomorrow at the latest!

When it is, it is. I don’t want to aggravate the tendinitis in my right shoulder or my left wrist, likely stress injuries from rowing hard & long.

[Izzzmeister]

Managed a 4,500m row, followed by a 2K & 1K. Was under 20 minutes for the 4,500, so I'm happy. I started back with doing 2K/ 1,500m/ 1K/ 500m = 5K, so being able to do 4,500m without excessive wheezing (my lungs still feel bruised from the COVID-19) is satisfying.

[DavidA]

Managed a 4,500m row, followed by a 2K & 1K. Was under 20 minutes for the 4,500, so I'm happy. I started back with doing 2K/ 1,500m/ 1K/ 500m = 5K, so being able to do 4,500m without excessive wheezing (my lungs still feel bruised from the COVID-19) is satisfying.

Sounds good.
Keep it up, and keep improving - including your health.

David

[Poprow]

Hi.
Has anyone been participating in the Heptathlon?
I’m finding it as a good way to get started again
Hope all is well with everyone.
Angela
Another person who fell off the face of the rowing Earth

[CONLEJM]

Hi Angela, I am not ... I read on the C2 blog(?) about it, and just yesterday I noticed its presence on my PM5 monitor as I was doing something else.

It is good to hear you are getting back into rowing! I just crossed 23MM meters; 19MM on the rower, 2.5MM on the skier, and 1.5MM on the bike.

[Draven]

I fell out of this boat a few years ago when I started focusing primarily on running.

Now I'm waiting for knee surgery - it seems like running over 1,700 miles a year might be overdoing it - so I'm back on the erg, and trying to make a contribution to the team challenge

Feels good to be back after so long!

Hope everyone is well and keeping safe.

Riyad

[army padre]

This is an historic day: never again will I row more meters than Jim Conley! Thus far only four members of the crew have signed up for the challenge that started today. I will do my best to keep us motivated over the next month!!

[CONLEJM]

This is an historic day: never again will I row more meters than Jim Conley! Thus far only four members of the crew have signed up for the challenge that started today. I will do my best to keep us motivated over the next month!!

Easy to do these days Padre!

And with a beautiful Spring ahead, rowing in my basement is not foremost on my mind! Your motivation will be much appreciated.

It would be great to have some chatter on the forum again.

[CONLEJM]

I fell out of this boat a few years ago when I started focusing primarily on running.

Now I'm waiting for knee surgery - it seems like running over 1,700 miles a year might be overdoing it - so I'm back on the erg, and trying to make a contribution to the team challenge

Feels good to be back after so long!

Hope everyone is well and keeping safe.

Riyad

Riyad, I hope that your knee recovers, and you are back at it again soon. Get well!

[army padre]

In early January my Concept 2 arrived, and I have been rowing strong ever since. In late April I have to do the Army Combat Fitness Test, and I believe the erg will help me pass with flying colors. We now have 8 signed up for the WEC with lots of time left!

[Poprow]

Hi.

We're in Week 3 of the 2021-2022 season.
The team has passed 1 Million meters already and we are currently in 80th place.
20 rowers have boarded the TimbukTOO boat.

Here is our season to date progress so far:
Pat M 233,129
Jim C 131,000
Army Padre 118,106
George  M 92,570
JD 73,303
Deb 62,381
Matthew R 57,671
Angela P 43,774
Izzzmeister 41,769
Bel C 38,849
Daiva 31,042
Marcel D 30,748
Tom W 14,477
Fred J 12,500
Ray W 10,028
Warren F 10,000
Mark S 5,163
Cindy 4,997
Robert R 2,542
Riyad E 2,000

Meter targets passed:
Pat M passed 200k
Jim C passed 100k
Army Padre passed 100k
George  M passed 75k
JD passed 50k
Deb passed 50k
Matthew R passed 50k
Angela P passed 25k
Izzzmeister passed 25k
Bel C passed 25k
Daiva passed 25k
Marcel D passed 25k
Tom W passed 10k
Fred J passed 10k
Ray W passed 10k
Warren F passed 10k
Mark S passed 5k

Meters to next target:
Cindy 3 m to 5,000
JD 1,697 m to 75,000
Robert R 2,458 m to 5,000
Riyad E 3,000 m to 5,000
Mark S 4,837 m to 10,000
Angela P 6,226 m to 50,000
George  M 7,430 m to 100,000
Izzzmeister 8,231 m to 50,000
Tom W 10,523 m to 25,000
Bel C 11,151 m to 50,000
Fred J 12,500 m to 25,000
Deb 12,619 m to 75,000
Ray W 14,972 m to 25,000
Warren F 15,000 m to 25,000
Pat M 16,871 m to 250,000
Matthew R 17,329 m to 75,000
Daiva 18,958 m to 50,000
Jim C 19,000 m to 150,000
Marcel D 19,252 m to 50,000
Army Padre 31,894 m to 150,000

I don't really remember how I used to do these posts but I do remember being in better shape then. I hope to keep up the rowing and posting.

Have a great week!
Angela P

[army padre]

It’s great to see your posts again, Angela! I did the 5K row instead of the 2-mile run back in May. It was the last of six events in the Army Combat Fitness Test. I met the 25 minute standard comfortably, but fatigue was definitely a factor after all of the other events. I’m going to a doctor next week to get a permanent profile so I can row instead of run for my remaining two years before I retire.