TimbukTOO Team Room

[damselfly]

All hands on deck! 16 of 73 members (22%) logged 122,508 total meters Friday!

Approaching milestones:
Jim C is undertaking 1.5M (-36,000m), John B is on track for 900K (-49,764m), Jim K is making a run for 800K (-41,154m), Kevin K is attempting 200K (-13,651m), and Kelly M is stalking 100K (-3,030m)

Posted Meters:
Keir P - 15,818 Top Dawg!
Jim C - 12,000 In the zone!
Kevin K - 10,000 On a 10k kick!
Randy F - 10,000 Welcome back!
Jim K - 8,500 Working on the NEXT 50 million!!
Mark St - 8,500 Super!
J.K. - 7,750 Shaking things up!!
Andrew A - 7,250 Solid!
Kelly M - 6,519 Next stop: 100k!
Tammy G - 6,500 Erg...
Roger G - 6,500 ... equity!
Katie S - 5,220 More time today!
Angela P - 5,205 Two-fer!
Linnea F - 5,145 Nice!
John B - 4,601 Adding up fast!
Jay K. - 3,000 Countdown to fitness!

[damselfly]

Let's give a big, warm TimBukToo welcome to new member Ronnie Mills, who brings aboard over 730k of season meters in her duffel bag! Welcome, Ronnie! And welcome back to Rivka Levitt, who has rowed with us in times past and brings aboard 613k of her own. Both women rowed strong with us through the Fall Team Challenge! Welcome aboard, ladies!! With Rivka's and Ronnie's meters, 15 of 75 members (20%) logged 1,440,983 total meters Saturday! Woot!!

Milestones achieved:
Ken C broke through 150K and (as predicted, I might add... ) Kelly M galloped past 100K!!

Approaching milestones:
Gary G is going for 1.6M (-20,875m), John B is gaining on 900K (-43,051m), Jim K is on the road to 800K (-36,554m), and Kevin K and Kristin C are drawing a bead on 200K (-6,651m and -18,168m)

This week's frequent rowers (Sat 10/18 through Fri 10/24):
Jim K - 7
Jay K., John B, Katie S & Kevin K - 6
Bobbie Z, Gary G, Jim C, Keir P & Linnea F - 5
Andrew A, Angela P, J.K., Roger G & Tammy G - 4

Posted Meters:
Ronnie M - 738,138 Welcome aboard!!
Rivka L - 613,421 Welcome back!!
Gary G - 12,936 Awesome!
Yisroel H - 12,231 Cap'n's been bizzy!
Kristin C - 8,031 Back after a little vacay?
Ken C - 8,009 Maybe a family affair!
J.K. - 7,015 Messin' with me again.
Kevin K - 7,000 Nice!
John B - 6,713 Keepin' it real!
Katie S - 5,651 Awesome!
Kelly M - 5,523 Two-fer gets her past 100k!
Jim K - 4,600 Strong!
Andrew A - 4,215 Sweet!
Tammy G - 4,000 Snuck in a solo row!
Jay K. - 3,500 Six in a row!!

[D6K9Cop]

That's great Jim. I own my own machine as well and have for several years now. I use rowpro on a laptop completely dedicated to my machine. I row at work as well work permitting and manually input those meters. You mention grandkids, are you retired? I have seven grandkids and am close to retiring and looking toward to it. I have the C2 million meter T-shirt and I'm close to the 5 million one. Was not aware C2 awarded t-shirts for all those other distances you mentioned. Again great job and congratulations.

[DavidA]

50,000,058 million lifetime meters today. Can't believe this. I started 11/30/04. Have had some good rowing years and some poor ones. This has been a tough season for me , but hanging in there.

Awesome!
Woo Hoo!
Congratulations, and best of luck on reaching your next erging milestone.

David

[damselfly]

Just in case the Cap'n has gone on shore leave for a little bit , I want to give a warm welcome shout-out to new teammate Rosita Delacruz, who brings aboard over 500k season meters. Welcome, Rosita!! So glad to have you rowing with us!!

[damselfly]

For those of you rowing in the Skeleton Crew challenge, here's a little something to get you in the mood:

[Izzzmeister]

A warm TimbukTOO welcome to Rosita Delacruz! 14 of 76 members (20%) logged 145,298 total meters Sunday which, with Rosita's 506,395m, increased our team total by 651,693 meters!

Milestones achieved: Andy I achieved 600K, Rosita D rocked 500K & Kevin K crushed 200K!!
Approaching milestones: Gary G on the cusp of 1.6M (-2,467m), Jim K chipping away daily at 800K (-32,054m)!

Posted Meters:
Andy I – 28,665 Serious training!
Gary G – 18,408 Royal row!
Keir P – 15,935 Huge!
Doug G – 14,977
Tammy G – 11,000

Roger G – 11,000
Mark St – 10,154 Long!
Kevin K – 10,133 Over 50K this week!
Stephen M – 10,000 Don't lose the good habit...
Ken C – 8,026 Sweet!

Jay K. - 7,000 Seven in a row!
Jim K – 4,500 Undaunted!
Rivka L – 3,000 Nice!
Ronnie M – 2,500 First TimbukTOO row!

[Izzzmeister]

50,000,058 million lifetime meters today. Can't believe this. I started 11/30/04.

Awesome! Woo Hoo!
Congratulations, and best of luck on reaching your next erging milestone.

David

Good to see the 60MM-in-20-years guy congratulate the 50MM-in-10-years guy! Two absolutely amazing milestones!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, relishing 7th Place! 19 of 76 members (25%) logged 154,359 total meters Monday!

Milestones achieved: Gary G gobbled up 1.6M!!
Approaching milestones: Bobbie Z a few pulls from 1.6M (-421m), Jim C a couple rows from 1.5M (-24,000m), Doug G working on 1.3M (-35,164m), John B soon to reach 900K (-38,723m), Jim K is daily whittling away at 800K (-23,966m) & Angela P is a step closer to 450K (-18,108m)!

Posted Meters:
Bobbie Z – 19,129 Double dose!
Keir P – 16,039 Long!
Gary G – 12,474
Jim C – 12,000
Randy F – 10,000 10K!

Kelly M – 9,831
Doug G – 9,300
Mark St – 8,500 Four rows in 6 days!
Jim K – 8,088 Rowed every day this week!
Angela P – 8,000

J.K. - 7,050
Rosita D – 5,500 First TimbukTOO row!
Linnea F – 5,015
Jay K. - 5,000
Rivka L – 5,000 Yes!

Andrew A – 4,805
John B – 4,328
Ronnie M – 3,800 Longer...
Katie S – 500

[Bobbie_Zee]

Welcome to all the newbies! Rosita, Ronnie, Rivka--I sense a trend here.

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, still impressing us with their endurance! 22 of 76 members (29%) logged 246,213 total meters Tuesday!

Milestones achieved: Diane M dropped 8.9M!!! Bobbie Z bopped 1.6M!! Matthew R mopped up 350K!
Approaching milestones: Keir P carefully approaching 1.8M (-36,268m), Jim C one row from 1.5M (-12,000m), Jay K. curious about 1.4M (-39,873m), J.K. Soon to pass ONE MILLION (-37,554m), John B moving on 900K (-34,265m), Jim K daily working on 800K (-16,391m), Lee C is approaching 700K (-27,579m), Angela P in sight of 450K (-10,108m), Andrew A aspiring to 400K (-22,530m), & Lisa H is seeking 300K (-21,370m)!

Posted Meters:
Diane M – 80,000 Recuperated?
Gary G – 12,525 Four days, 56K!
Jim C – 12,000
Lee C – 11,449 Long!
Keir P – 10,504 About 90K in a week!

Randy F – 10,000 Back to back!
Tammy G – 10,000 10K!
Rosita D – 9,000 Longer!
Bobbie Z – 8,734
Lisa H – 8,530 Strong!

Ken C – 8,011 Three in 4 days!
Angela P – 8,000 Back to back 8K!
Jim K – 7,575 Not taking a break!
J.K. - 7,050
Matthew R – 6,768 Working on consistency...
Andrew A – 6,360

Roger G – 6,000
Kelly M – 5,683
Kevin K – 5,066 Good!
Ronnie M – 4,500 Daily!
John B – 4,458
Jay K. - 4,000 No breaks!

[Izzzmeister]

Welcome to all the newbies! Rosita, Ronnie, Rivka--I sense a trend here.

They have more in common than just me repeating their first initial ad nauseum on International Pirate's Day in my fiercest gravelliest voice...

1) They're all adaptive rowers (Ronnie - lower body paralysis, Rosita - missing part of left arm, Rivka - missing part of a leg).

2) They all were part of Brother Jim Kielma's Overcoming Disabilities team, where they put up some staggering numbers.

3) They come from more exotic locales than the usual USA-UK-Australia.

4) They're all welcome in, & admired by, TimbukTOO!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, eager to continue the grueling journey! 22 of 76 members (29%) logged 186,422 total meters Wednesday!

Milestones achieved: Mark St, Ronnie M & Yisroel H surpassed 750K!
Approaching milestones: Keir P approaching 1.8M with care (-20,364m), Jay K. seeking 1.4M (-33,373m), Doug G a few rows from 1.3M (-24,994m), Randy F pulling towards 1.1M (-38,903m), Jim K (-9,391m) leads Mark St (-37,223m) in the quest for 800K, Lee C working on 700K (-17,579m), Angela P quite close to 450K (-2,108m), Andrew A soon to reach 400K (-19,295m), Lisa H driving for 300K (-13,090m), Ken C intent on passing 200K (-18,685m) as Rachel B aims for 25K (-8,000m)!

Posted Meters:
Rivka L – 19,000 Tops!
Keir P - 15,904
Yisroel H – 14,673 Fast!
Doug G – 10,170
Kevin K – 10,104 Long!

Bob L – 10,014 Yes!
Lee C – 10,000 Two!
Stephen M – 10,000 10K!
Randy F – 10,000 Three in 3!
Mark St – 8,500

Lisa H – 8,280 Back to back!
Ken C – 8,004 Four in 5 days!
Angela P – 8,000 Three!
Jim K – 7,000 Three longs in 3 days!
Jay K. - 6,500
Roger G – 6,000

Katie S – 5,524 Nice!
Tammy G - 5,000
Ronnie M – 4,500
Linnea F – 4,014
Andrew A – 3,235
Rachel B – 2,000 Missed ya!

[CONLEJM]

Ugh, my first cold of the Season! When I was younger I would work right through it. But now ... I took yesterday off and will do a half workout today and tomorrow. I want to hit my mid-Season goal of 1.5 million meters tomorrow.

[Izzzmeister]

Didn't realize Hello Kitty ever went through TSA security checkpoints!