TimbukTOO Team Room

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, intent on a great November! 23 of 79 members (29%) logged 186,159 total meters Monday!

Milestones achieved: Doug G dropped 1.3M!!
Approaching milestones: Tammy G near 1.2M (-14,654m), Randy F fostering 1.1M (-8,903m), John B (-11,348m) leads Neil Q (-30,000m) in the pursuit of 900K, Ronnie M (-5,762m) beating Yisroel H (-16,080m) in the race for 800K, Rivka L quickly approaching 700K (-36,979m), Rosita D honing in on 600K (-37,205m), Andrew A close to achieving 400K (-7,165m), Katie S working towards 250K (-18,777m), Jamie B pulling for 200K (-13,993m) as Kelly M closes in on 150K (-2,095m)!

Posted Meters:
Yisroel H – 21,507 Two days, one of them speed work!
Andy I – 18,094 Displacing a bunch of water!
Rosita D – 15,000 Extra long!
Gary G – 12,455 Staying on track!
Jim C – 12,000

Neil Q – 10,000 Glad you're back!
Randy F – 10,000
Ronnie M – 9,000 Not resting!
Bobbie Z – 7,983
Doug G – 7,727

Kelly M – 7,553 Two rows every 3 days!
Katie S – 6,978 Even longer!
John B – 6,762
Jim K – 6,210 Unstoppable!
Andrew A – 5,670 Rested...

Anita H – 5,500
Rivka L – 5,000
Barbara B – 4,634 Longer...
Tammy G – 4,500
Jamie B – 3,986 Found some time...

Jay K. - 3,000 Easy day, I hope!
Dana H – 2,000 Building back up...
Bobbie K – 600 Jim moved over for a few minutes, I guess...

[Izzzmeister]

Welcome back to our boat, Sheryl Moody & Ted Parr! 23 of 81 members (28%) logged 585,442 total meters Tuesday!

Milestones achieved: Diane M amazingly reached 9.3M!!! Tammy G tackled 1.2M!! Ronnie M overcame 800K! Kevin K collected 250K & Kelly M copped 150K!!
Approaching milestones: Gary G closing on 1.7M (-25,214m) with Bobbie Z (-32,372m) just behind him, John Sc. is approaching 900K (-15,504m), Rivka L racking up 700K (-31,979m), Rosita D soon reaching 600K (-28,205m), Andrew A a whisker away from 400K (-705m), Barbara B seeking 350K (-23,959m), Katie S coming up on 250K (-11,129m), as Jamie B (-1,996m) & Tristan B (-18,500m) pull for 200K!

Posted Meters:
Diane M – 380,000 Humongous post!
Anita H – 30,000 Huge!
Tammy G – 21,097 HM!
Gary G – 18,595 Longer...
Bobbie Z – 16,586 Digging deep...

Jim C – 12,000
Jamie B – 11,997 Long!
Jim K – 10,000
John Sc. - 9,116
Rosita D – 9,000 Six days in a row!

Doug G – 8,370 Four!
Katie S - 7,648
Kevin K – 7,000
Matthew R – 6,555 Yes!
Andrew A – 6,460

Kelly M – 6,094 Five rows in 6 days!
Ronnie M – 6,000 Daily!
Rivka L – 5,000
Sheryl M – 4,427 It's been a while...
Barbara B – 3,747

Ted P – 3,150 Sweet first post!
Tristan B – 1,500 First TimbukTOO row!
Bobbie K – 1,100 Longer!

[Izzzmeister]

Roger & Tammy Gwinn rowed off into the sunset! We'll miss you both! 17 of 79 members (22%) logged 131,577 total meters Wednesday!

Milestones achieved: Randy F rocked 1.1M & Andrew A accumulated 400K!!
Approaching milestones: Gary G (-15,933m) & Bobbie Z (-23,646m) still racing towards 1.7M, John B (-4,809m) & John Sc. (-6,504m) near the 900K finish line, Rivka L daily working on 700K (-26,979m), Rosita D reaching for 600K (-25,205m) & Katie S is seeking 250K (-6,117m)!

Posted Meters:
Randy F – 20,000 Double post!
Jay K. - 18,000 Almost 70K in a week!
Gary G – 9,281
John Sc. - 9,000 Great week!
Bobbie Z – 8,726
Doug G – 8,054

Stephen M – 7,611
Kelly M – 7,151 Four in a row!
John B – 6,539
Ronnie M – 6,500
Dana H – 5,193 Long!
Jim K – 5,050

Katie S – 5,012
Rivka L – 5,000 Three days, 3 5Ks!
Kevin K – 5,000
Rosita D – 3,000
Andrew A – 2,460

[damselfly]

Welcome back wet and wild teammate Glen Baker, who has been off "messing about in boats"**, and is now consigned to erging for the off-season... We expect serious meters from you, Glen! 19 of 80 members (24%) logged 243,470 total meters Thursday!

Milestones achieved:
J.K. ran over 1 MILLION!!, John Sc. and Neil Q slammed 900K, and Cap'n Yisroel H mastered 800K!!

Approaching milestones:
Heather R and Bobbie Z are on the road to 1.7M (-4,000m and -15,801m), Rivka L is dashing towards 700K (-21,979m), Barbara B and Dana H are reaching for 350K (-18,908m and -22,800m), Linnea F is gliding towards 250K (-14,194m), Glen B is steaming towards 15K (-5,000m)

Posted Meters:
J.K. - 49,350 Congrats on the MILLION!!
Heather R - 40,000 Sa-weet!!
Neil Q - 30,000 Back in the boat!
Yisroel H - 17,115 Fit as a fiddle!
Jim C - 15,000 Great!
Glen B - 10,000 Bout time we saw your mug on deck!
John Sc. - 10,000 Nice!
Randy F - 10,000 Ditto!
Ronnie M - 8,000 Strong!
Bobbie Z - 7,845 Having a stellar season!
Mark Si - 7,327 Solid!
Linnea F - 6,632 Sweet!
Andrew A - 6,450 Four in a row!
Jim K - 5,200 Daily!
Barbara B - 5,051 Adding up fast!
Rivka L - 5,000 On a streak!
Dana H - 4,000 Two-fer!
Jay K. - 4,000 Nice!
Kevin K - 2,500 Quickie!



** "Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing — absolutely nothing — half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." -- Rat, "The Wind in the Willows"

[damselfly]

All hands on deck! 17 of 80 members (21%) logged 135,058 total meters Friday!

Milestones achieved:
Gary G mastered 1.7M, and Jamie B smashed 200K!!

Approaching milestones:
Bobbie Z is toiling for 1.7M (-6,605m), Jim C is bearing down on 1.6M (-44,000m), Anita H and Jim K are catching up to 900K (-38,079m and -42,186m), Rosita D is shooting for 600K (-19,650m), Barbara B is close to 350K (-13,184m), and Katie S and Linnea F are advancing on 250K (-624m and -11,179m)

Posted Meters:
Gary G - 22,702
Jim C - 17,000
Jamie B - 10,347 There he is!
Neil Q - 10,000 Right on target!
Randy F - 10,000 Ditto!
Bobbie Z - 9,196 Near 50k in 5 days!
Jim K - 8,736 Yow!
Kelly M - 7,020 Inspired and inspiring!!
Barbara B - 5,724 Two-fer!
Rosita D - 5,555 Sweet!
Katie S - 5,493 Solid!
Kevin K - 5,000 Four straight!
Lee C - 5,000 Back in the boat!
Ronnie M - 4,500 Never misses a day!
Andrew A - 3,270 Great!
Linnea F - 3,015 Two-fer!
Anita H - 2,500 Back after a little rest!

[damselfly]

All hands on deck! A solid and stolid 12 of 80 members (15%) logged 93,742 total meters Saturday!

Milestones achieved:
Keir P accumulated 1.8M, and Katie S broke through 250K!!

Approaching milestones:
Anita H and Jim K are going all out to reach 900K (-26,079m and -34,686m), Rivka L is making a run for 700K (-9,979m), Lisa H is marching towards 300K (-4,577m), and Kelly M is stalking 200K (-24,800m)

This week's frequent rowers (Sat 11/1 through Fri 11/7):
Jim K & Ronnie M - 7
Bobbie Z, Kevin K, Rivka L & Rosita D - 6
Andrew A, Anita H, Doug G, Gary G, Jay K., John Sc. & Kelly M - 5
Barbara B, Dana H, Jim C, Katie S, Randy F & Tammy G - 4

Posted Meters:
Rivka L - 12,000 Super!!
Anita H - 12,000 Ditto!!
Keir P - 10,280 Took a break, but back in action!
Lisa H - 8,513 Has been slacking off...
Jim K - 7,500 Daily rows since 10/5!!!
Jay K. - 7,500 Solid!
J.K. - 7,050 4.38067 miles? What!!
Kelly M - 7,030 Pushing hard!
John Sc. - 6,813 Nice!
Katie S - 5,136 Having a great week!
Kevin K - 5,010 Upping the tally!
Andrew A - 4,910 SIX straight!!

[damselfly]

Bobbie K – 600 Jim moved over for a few minutes, I guess...

Good to see Bobbie K back in the saddle! Hope you are recovering well!!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, passing around a bottle of rum! 17 of 80 members (21%) logged 159,832 total meters Sunday!

Milestones achieved: David W glided past 3.2M & Bobbie Z busted 1.7M!!
Approaching milestones: Jim K pulling for 900K (-26,931m), Rivka L soon to rock 700K (-5,479m), Rosita D reaching for 600K (-16,650m), Ken C (-13,490m) barely leading Tristan B (-15,500m) & Kelly M (-17,777m) in the race to 200K, & Mark Si is seeking 75K (-7,618m)!

Posted Meters:
David W - 36,601 Back with gusto!
Yisroel H - 23,097 HM plus!
Bobbie Z - 14,186 Strong effort!
Gary G - 8,747
Mark Si - 8,009 Extending the length of your rows…
Jim K - 7,755

Jay K. - 7,500
Adam M - 7,500
J.K. - 7,050
Kelly M - 7,023 Seven rows in 8 days!
Ronnie M - 7,000
Ken C - 5,195 Re-starting the habit!

Katie S - 5,069
Bobbie K - 4,600 VERY long!
Rivka L - 4,500
Rosita D - 3,000
Tristan B - 3,000 Longer & stronger!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, saluting the salutatory service of veterans! 20 of 80 members (25%) logged 393,482 total meters Monday!

Milestones achieved: Diane M hit, gulp, 9.5M!!! John B surpassed 900K!! Rivka L overcame 700K!
Approaching milestones: Jim C speeding towards 1.6M (-30,000m), Anita H (-12,079m) ahead of Jim K (-21,831m) on the road to 900K, Rosita D soon to pass 600K (-13,150m), Dana H seeking 350K (-18,800m), Kevin K chasing 300K (-23,523m), Linnea F one solid row from 250K (-4,165m), Kelly M (-8,167m) & Tristan B (-10,500m) are approaching 200K, & Chuck A is aiming for his first milestone of 15K (-5,000m)!

Posted Meters:
Diane M - 250,000 Another mega-multi-post!
Jim C - 14,000 Will you do any races this year?
Anita H - 14,000 Long!
Gary G - 10,022
Randy F - 10,000 His daily dose!

Stephen M - 10,000 10K!
Kelly M - 9,610 Extra distance!
Bobbie Z - 9,144
Rivka L - 8,000
Ronnie M - 7,500

Linnea F - 7,014 Longer!
John B - 6,649 Rested…
Katie S - 5,110
Jim K - 5,100 No days off for the weary…
Chuck A - 5,000 Can we aim for 3 of these a week?

Kevin K - 5,000
Tristan B - 5,000 Even longer!
Andrew A - 4,833
Dana H - 4,000 Yes!
Rosita D - 3,500

[glenmbaker]

Welcome back wet and wild teammate Glen Baker, who has been off "messing about in boats"**, and is now consigned to erging for the off-season... We expect serious meters from you, Glen!

Messing around in boats indeed! I've got to say to all of you who have been erging while I have been messing around...you've got my admiration. We finished up our season last Sunday and on Wednesday night we started our indoor work. I took one look at the erg and said "damn, this is going to hurt". I'll gladly hop in a boat and go out in the rain to row for an hour and a half, but that darned erg in a cozy boathouse just messes with my head.

And there's the whole squirrel thing that hasn't gone away. I thought I'd just do a couple nice easy pieces to get back into the swing. Yeah right, no self control.

Add to all of that the fact that my team is talking about getting more serious about conditioning this winter, and we're even strongly considering putting a boat into the San Diego Crew Classic and I guess the pressure to erg is going to be high. And of course there's our annual "Crazy Erg Marathon" to look forward to.

Cue David Bowie's "Under Pressure" and fire up RowPro...here we go!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, flexing our collective muscles! 20 of 80 members (25%) logged 172,378 total meters Tuesday!

Milestones achieved: Chuck A reached 15K!!
Approaching milestones: Jim C is approaching 1.6M (-16,000m), Anita H is one good row from 900K (-6,079m), Jim K toughing out 900K (-16,720m), Rosita D whizzing towards 600K (-8,150m), Barbara B set on soon passing 350K (-4,919m), Kevin K whittling away at 300K (-17,523m), Linnea F on the cusp of 250K (-1,147m), as Kristin C moves closer to 200K (-13,016m)!

Posted Meters:
David W - 20,039 Solid!
Neil Q - 20,000 Double!
Gary G - 16,817 Long!
Keir P - 16,230 Big!
Jim C - 14,000

Ronnie M - 11,000 Longest of the week!
Bobbie Z - 9,001
John Sc. - 9,000 What’s the next challenge?
Barbara B - 8,265 Whoa!
Kevin K - 6,000 6K!

Anita H - 6,000
Katie S - 5,792 Five in a row!
Kristin C - 5,152 Great to see this row!
Jim K - 5,111
Chuck A - 5,000 Back-to-back 5k days!

Rosita D - 5,000
Linnea F - 3,018 Five rows in a week!
Jay K. - 3,000
John B - 2,442
Bobbie K - 1,511 Good!

[Izzzmeister]

Messing around in boats indeed! I've got to say to all of you who have been erging while I have been messing around...you've got my admiration. We finished up our season last Sunday and on Wednesday night we started our indoor work. I took one look at the erg and said "damn, this is going to hurt". I'll gladly hop in a boat and go out in the rain to row for an hour and a half, but that darned erg in a cozy boathouse just messes with my head.

And there's the whole squirrel thing that hasn't gone away. I thought I'd just do a couple nice easy pieces to get back into the swing. Yeah right, no self control.

Add to all of that the fact that my team is talking about getting more serious about conditioning this winter, and we're even strongly considering putting a boat into the San Diego Crew Classic and I guess the pressure to erg is going to be high. And of course there's our annual "Crazy Erg Marathon" to look forward to...

All this to spend quality time with your kid?! Or have you ditched him already for a squirrel-skin cap?

Just remember to adjust your erg stroke so you don't strain your shoulder again...

[CONLEJM]

Jim C - 14,000 Will you do any races this year?

Probably not this year. I proved to myself what I wanted to a couple of years ago. I may try again just before I turn 50, to close out my decade of being 40ish, and see if I can come close to my personal bests, which were quite good.

I am finding that being healthy is its own reward.

[Quatroux]

Add to all of that the fact that my team is talking about getting more serious about conditioning this winter, and we're even strongly considering putting a boat into the San Diego Crew Classic and I guess the pressure to erg is going to be high. And of course there's our annual "Crazy Erg Marathon" to look forward to.

Cue David Bowie's "Under Pressure" and fire up RowPro...here we go!

Good luck in your winter training.

[damselfly]

Welcome to the team, Scott Ryan! Glad to have you aboard and pulling with us!! With Scott's 307k, 21 of 82 members (26%) logged 492,844 total meters Thursday!

Milestones achieved:
Jim C hammered past 1.6M, Jim K squashed 900K, Scott R surmounted 300K, and Linnea F clobbered 250K!!

Approaching milestones:
David W is tearing towards 3.3M (-47,150m), Randy F is stalking 1.2M (-28,903m), Neil Q is speeding towards 1M (-50,000m), Ronnie M and Izzy are advancing on 900K (-42,762m and -49,606m), Stephen M is fighting to reach 500K (-19,830m), a pack with Kevin K, Katie S, and Bobbie K are pulling for 300K (-6,397m, -18,407m, and -21,158m), and Kelly M and Tristan B are close to 200K (-1,147m and -4,500m)

Posted Meters:
Scott R - 307,490 Welcome aboard!!
David W - 26,714 Gettin' back regular-like!
Yisroel H - 26,262 Whoa!
Jim C - 14,000 Another day, another 14k!
Stephen M - 12,000 Nice!
Jim K - 10,115 Looking good!
Randy F - 10,000 Right on target!
Neil Q - 10,000 Super!
Bobbie Z - 9,336 No time for ZZZZZs here!
Ronnie M - 9,000 Pulling hard!
Angela P - 7,548 Back after a post-Halloween break!
Marie B - 7,500 First team row!
Kelly M - 7,020 Rarin' to go!
Linnea F - 6,019 Yeah!
Katie S - 5,493 7 straight!
Anita H - 5,000 Adding up fast!
Barbara B - 5,000 Sweet!
Kevin K - 4,126 Nice!
Matthew R - 4,021 Back after a break!
Tristan B - 4,000 4 out of 5!!
Bobbie K - 2,200 Definitely feeling better!