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[damselfly]

I found this real interesting on the C.R.A.S.H B's website.... checkout these water Rowers... Darn if only I didn't get the two kayaks last year...... Oh well maybe after I win a lottery.....

http://www.rowingforall.com/index.php?cID=

I dunno... I think it's a miracle I haven't capsized my C2 yet.... I'd never make it back alive!

[damselfly]

Darn it!!! If I'd only waited a while I would have seen this photo C2 posted on FB. This would have made a perfect "Mid-Challenge" guy!!

Lean, Mean, Mr. Bean!!

[The Blacksmith]

I think the guy on the right is how I usually look

[damselfly]

Well, they finally put it out there... Sheesh.

http://www.concept2.com/us/motivation/a ... kesley.asp

[The Blacksmith]

Hey Lisa-nice write up-nice pic-looks pretty out that way too.

[BoB/335]

Hey Lisa-nice write up-nice pic-looks pretty out that way too.

DITTO!!!!

[damselfly]

Congratulations to our Iron Man and our Iron Maiden who have both blazed past 500k for the challenge today!! And Kyle, hitting 450k!!

YOU GUYS ROCK!!!!!

[CONLEJM]

Well, we're about 81% of the way through the month, and we're 88% of the way to 10 million meters - ahead of schedule!

Way to go Team!

[goyo]

Keep feeding the meters!! The challenge expires at 11:59pm on 1/31.

Anyone have a quarter?

[Izzzmeister]

A robust 30 of 68 members (44%) logged an impressive 413,396 total meters Wednesday! Solidly in 12th Place, with each team member averaging 130K!

Posted Meters:
Kathy B - 5,134
Jim C - 15,900
Ulla D - 4,013
Mark E - 16,500
Bob G - 10,000

Marvin G - 63,291
Leif H - 6,959
Yisroel H - 25,000
Andy I - 10,008
Kyle J - 17,000

David K - 10,000
Katie L - 5,526
Adam M - 8,000
Vince M - 700
Michele M - 10,000

Tyrone P - 30,102
Heather R - 20,000
Cindy R - 13,338
Jeff R - 17,000
Matthew R - 10,653

Daiva S - 4,000
Marius S - 8,000
Jeff S - 11,000
Tara V - 6,510
Lee W - 13,000

Tom W - 10,000
Margaret W - 14,787
David W - 21,656
Joseph W - 12,800
Glenn Y - 12,519

Challenge Goals - Day 25 of 31 (80.6%):
Mark E - 501,110 of 275,000 (182.2%)
Glen B - 337,953 of 250,000 (135.2%)
Jim C - 390,895 of 300,000 (130.3%)
Lisa H - 194,318 of 150,000 (129.5%)
Heather R - 505,000 of 400,000 (126.3%)
Andy I - 175,676 of 160,000 (109.8%)
David W - 621,824 of 600,000 (103.6%)
Yisroel H - 297,417 of 300,000 (99.1%)
Bob G - 131,741 of 150,000 (87.8%)
Cindy R - 86,203 of 100,000 (86.2%)
Leif H - 125,253 of 155,000 (80.8%)

Margaret W - 114,819 of 150,000 (76.5%)
Matthew P - 51,484 of 100,000 (51.5%)
Gary G - 96,227 of 275,000 (35.0%)
Mike E - 21,304 of 100,000 (21.3%)

Congratulations to non-slackers Mark E AND Heather R who both passed 500K, Kyle J who impressively hit 450K, Tyrone P who broke 400K, Michele M, Lee W & Glenn Y who smashed 250K, Jeff S who achieved 150K & Marvin G who bypassed 50K! We’re amazingly now at: 5 at 400K+, 8 at 300K+, 16 at 200K+, 29 at 100K+!

[Hummingbird]

Well, they finally put it out there... Sheesh.

Finally! Sheesh indeed... Great write up; hope it attracts new members. Now I have to admit I have seldom read the postings of other weekly winners, which won't sound that out of character when I admit that I had no idea about the team forums until the Cap'n brought me aboard last November; which may also explain the head in the sand for the past two days. Had to clock out for awhile...the one I really wanted to post (but couldn't because of copyright) was one where the ostrich had its head in a bucket labelled "In case of fire", with a raging inferno in the background. BUT...I kept rowing, my sanity saver.

In catching up, thank you to all those posting the crazy pictures; laughter is wonderful. The Iron ass award; Mr Bean; the ostrich (or possibly emu), Later I shall have pie.... I actually saw the ostrich first thing this morning and laughed so much I choked on the sand; very sweet. Sorry for being such a sour puss.

Re the challenge: I said a few posts ago that I am heading for 600K (can't let David have all the glory, not now that I've gone this far = WELL DONE DAVID!), so I should get there doing 20K/day from now until Monday with a day off on Saturday. Not taunting anyone here; just doing my thing; rowing stabilizes my day--but man, 32K x 3 days or whatever it was sure burned the calories; I could see the difference; my kilt should fit by March. (All credit goes to Mark E, for forcing me to catch up with him ). Maybe I'll have another go at it--next month.

Welcome to all the newcomers; hope you have as much fun as I have had since joining.

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, bolstered by the arrival of Ulla Datta! A tremendous TimbukTOO welcome to Tae Kwon Do aficionado Ulla!
A more improved 19 of 56 members (34%) logged 251,569 total meters Wednesday which, with Ulla's imported 507,648 meters, added 759,217 total meters to our team! We now average 700K per team member!

Milestones achieved: Andy I achieved 900K, Ulla D passed 500K while Tom W glided past 75K!
Approaching milestones: David one row from 4.6M (-10,791m), Jeff a step closer to 1M (-18,000m), Kevin adding meters towards 800K (-26,864m), Cindy now close to 700K (-22,529m), Mark near 350K (-7,658m), Daiva closer to 200K (-2,600m) with Leif (-10,219m) in pursuit!

Posted Meters:
Tyrone P - 30,102 Another huge row!
Yisroel H - 25,000 LSD…
David W - 21,656
Heather R - 20,000
Mark E - 16,500 Keeping up the pace…

Jim C - 15,900
Cindy R - 13,338 Impressive!
Joseph W - 12,800 Hour hero!
Glenn Y - 12,519 M + oar meters!
Jeff S - 11,000

Matthew R - 10,653
Andy I - 10,008
Tom W - 10,000 Nice!
Bob G - 10,000
Adam M - 8,000

Marius S - 8,000
Leif H - 6,959 That’s 3!
Kathy B - 5,134 Yay!
Daiva S - 4,000

[The Blacksmith]

Now that I've broken 500k, I think I'll follow the Hummingbird south and break 600

[The Blacksmith]

Forgot to add, not long ago Izzy posted something about no music/tv while erging to concentrate on his form. So, I watched one of the you-tube things on form, and realized my shins were going far beyond vertical at the start of a stroke. Yesterday I started to pay attention to my form-made sure my heels don't rise off the footpad so my I don't go to far forward, pause a hair before pulling, etc. To make a long story short, I got a lot more of a workout than usual-my abs were sore this A.M. So I did it again, paying attention to form and did 22k-I can definitely feel the difference in how my muscles get worked more and better when I pay attention closely to my form. I do need to leave the tube on just for sanitys sake though. It is just to boring to row in the dark without something to distract my mind from wandering into strange places .

[CONLEJM]

Now that I've broken 500k, I think I'll follow the Hummingbird south and break 600

I'm hoping to hit 450k. That'll average out to about 15k a day, which is pretty darn good for me.

I am hoping everyone has good success in achieving their goals! Go Team - we're almost in sunny warm Florida!