TimbukTOO Team Room

[tobyj1]

Hi

Glad to be made welcome!

The Nonathalon link is http://nonathlon.com if anyone fancies it next season

Basically log a score to count on all the 10 concept2 recognised distances .5k,1k,2k,5k,6k,10k, 30min, 1hour, half marathon and marathon. They then apply some incredibly complicated formula to acknowledge age weight and gender differences and you end up ranked, best 9 scores to count but you get 100 bonus for completing the ten.

Got until the end of the season to try for the marathon but as I may noy be able to access a machine after the 13th my attempt will have to fall intio the challenge period, so even if I blow out it should score in excess of 21k wouldn't want to fail below that having already done it that is why I am trying for a realistic time not a quick one.

I struggle with the sprints!

[CONLEJM]

Wow, it took me 2 years to break 18 minutes! If you can do 18:01 in a longer row, you can beat 18 minutes now! So, will you re-enroll in UNH?

I still have a slight pinch in my back, but it's just about all better. I was getting bored doing 12k-15k every day at a moderate pace, so I decided to go at about 95% effort for a 5k just for some fun. Cranked it out in 17:57.5, moved up 20 slots to the 93rd percentile. Very happy!

As much as I'd love to go back to college, I am already putting one child through college now and next year will have two in college at the same time.

Good luck to you all in the upcoming world erg challenge!

[CONLEJM]

Welcome aboard Keith! We are glad you joined up with us, and I think you'll find being part of a team very rewarding and helpful in meeting your goals and staying motivated.

Good luck!

[glenmbaker]

Welcome aboard Keith! We are glad you joined up with us, and I think you'll find being part of a team very rewarding and helpful in meeting your goals and staying motivated.

Just remember that we're all totally serious and do not allow any messing around, particularly when it comes time to start laying down meters for the world erg challenge. Wait...where have I been for the last week? Seems like I was rowing and then...<insert small furry rodent reference here even though it's getting old and I need some new material>



..glen

[brick1101]

Been away from the boards for a bit...are we doing individual challenges within the team for this challenge?
I'm back on the water which makes it hard to erg every day. That said, I'm going to try to do at least 125,000 and go from there. Tomorrow even though I'll be on the river, I MUST erg 10,565 in order to break the 3 million mark for my lifetime meters!!!
A quote I've read on line sums up my life perfectly.... "I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it!!"

[Izzzmeister]

Sorry for being AWOL, but between a nasty spill on my bicycle that punctured a vein, flying to NY for my nephew‘s wedding, flying back, returning to the doc, and catching back up on my missed work, I didn‘t have the psychic energy to post…
17 of 62 members (27%) logged 190,423 total meters on Monday! Phenomenal!
Milestones: Cindy R posted 800K while Brent C reached 100K!
Approaching milestones: Mark E is eyeing 2.8M (-35,939m), Matthew R is very close to 2.1M (-3,930m), Glenn is nearing 1M (-17,785m), Elisa edges towards 900K (-29,675m), Kathy’s looking to hit 500K (-12,494m), Daiva high fiving towards 300K (-9,400m), Matthew P quite near 150K (-2,732m) with Sharon (-23,823m) in pursuit!

Posted Meters:
Cindy R - 52,908 Good 3-week total!
David W - 16,343 After a blessed break…
Kyle J - 15,618 Missed you!
Jim C - 15,000 Congrats on the sub-18:00 5K! Dang!
Joseph W - 13,205 Always a champ!

Matthew R - 11,182 Focused!
Elisa H - 10,116 First row after an impressive HM!
Andy I - 10,006 Doubling down on March Challenge!
Adam M - 10,000 Six big rows this week!
Brent C - 7,323 Now in six figures!

Marius S - 6,000 Back on track challenging the Challenge!
Sharon H - 5,633 Three solid rows in 3 days! Sweet!
Jamie B - 5,057 Back on the water, but still rides the [erg] rail!
Daiva S - 5,000 Making it happen in March’s Challenge!
Gary G - 3,929 He’s back in business!

Matthew P - 2,103 Mixing it up…
Heather R - 1,000 Keeping from getting rusty…

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, ready for some World-Class Erging! 15 of 62 members (24%) logged 167,298 total meters Tuesday!
Milestones: Bob G rocked 800K!
Approaching milestones: Mark E hammering away at 2.8M (-25,939m), Matthew R is very close to 2.1M (-3,930m), Glenn is nearing 1M (-17,785m), Elisa pulls closer to 900K (-23,653m), Kathy’s looking to hit 500K (-12,494m), Daiva one 5K from 300K (-4,400m), Matthew P a touch nearer 150K (-2,232m) with Sharon (-23,823m) still in pursuit!

Posted Meters:
David W - 21,097 Half Marathon!
Bob G - 20,000 Gee, Bob!
Heather R - 19,000 Whew! Thought you cut the last row short for pain!
Kyle J - 15,500 Whoa!
Jim C - 15,000 Over 100K in past 7 days!

Joseph W - 13,152 Another strong row!
Jeff S - 11,000 Back from weekend toughness…
Andy I - 10,012 Long daily streak!
Adam M - 10,000 Very steady this week!
Mark E - 10,000 It’s that darn gym membership, isn’t it? Sniff!

Elisa H - 6,022 Solid!
Marius S - 6,000 Yet another!
Brent C - 5,015 Posting very steadily…
Daiva S - 5,000 Great!
Matthew P - 500 Speed bump?

[Izzzmeister]

World Erg Challenge Fever brought a few new sets of triceps to pull with us! Welcome to new team members Keith Jones & Lee Cantey! We’re thrilled you chose us of all the wonderful teams out there, and we hope you decide to stay with this amazing TimbukTOO/TimbukTWO crew! And a warm Welcome Back to Gator fan Jerry Heath - we hope we can convince you we have enough Lunacy here for you to stay this time!
14 of 65 members (26%) logged 131,945 total meters Wednesday which, with the meters brought along by Jerry H (4,539,505), Keith J (793,524) & Lee C (101,885) added 5,566,859m to TimbukTOO‘s total, putting us well over 50 million!
Milestones: Jerry H reached 4.5M, Matthew R passed 2.1M, Keith J whacked 700K, Matthew P achieved 150K & Lee C hit 100K!
Approaching milestones: David next step is 5.5M (-38,135m), Mark E hammering away at 2.8M (-25,939m), Glenn is nearing 1M (-17,785m), Elisa pulls closer to 900K (-23,653m), Keith so near to 800K (-6,476m), Kathy’s looking to hit 500K (-12,494m), Daiva one 5K from 300K (-4,400m), Sharon (-23,823m) still in pursuit of 150K!

Posted Meters:
David W - 21,097 The other half of the marathon…
Jim C - 15,000 Fifteen more of the best!
Jamie B - 12,856 Big row!
Kyle J - 12,000 Three big days…
Matthew R - 11,175 Almost daily rows!

Adam M - 10,750 Looks like a 2MM season from here…
Glen B - 10,101 Back in the saddle…
Andy I - 10,013 Daily!
Cindy R - 6,729 Thanks for posting so soon…
Marius S - 6,000 Yet another…

Brent C - 5,017 Rising through the ranks…
Bob G - 5,000 Great!
Matthew P - 4,207 Nice sized row!
Kevin K - 2,000 Climbed back on…

Here‘s our TimbukTOO March Madness 2012 listing for the first 15 days:
Andy I, 14; Marius S, 12; Lee C, 12; Jim C, 11; Brent C, 11; Keith J, 10; Daiva S, 10; Glenn Y, 9; Adam M, 9; Matthew R, 9!

[Izzzmeister]

Sorry I haven't pushed the WEC the past few days, but they've been hectic...The WEC has already started, and we only have 33 signed up...
I'm aiming again for 300K myself, but I'm also aiming for 60 team members on TimbukTWO, so... please sign up for the WEC, please let us know if you want us to track your goals, please join the discussion.
I will try to e-mail all the TimbukTWOers that are part of the team yet haven't signed up for the WEC, and get some more involvement. I will also try to do my first row of the WEC without busting my stitches today.

Thanks to Pat M for being the first to row, let's all follow her lead!

[PJM]

Well..I may have been the Pole setter..as in a Nascar race..first to race against the checkered flag however as in any race we sometimes end up in the back of the pack.Pit Stops and cautions..so watch for me to slow down a bit..along the way..the many meters this challenge will take us.I used to be a front runner..millions of meters in a month.Can't keep my engines tuned for that..so as Tim Allen said as the Grand Master in Vegas last weekend.."Let's fire these babies up"..let's row and at least finish!!

Pat

[glenmbaker]

I'm aiming again for 300K myself

OK, it's goal time again eh? <insert lots of excuses about gonna be gone over spring break, job heating up, etc>

What the heck. Put me down for 300k even though I'm going to be gone for a week over spring break and my job has really heated up. Wait...deja vu...

[BoB/335]

Bob G - 20,000 Gee, Bob!

That was for 2 days!!! Getting close to my first lifetime mil!

[Hummingbird]

Heather R - 1,000 Keeping from getting rusty…
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Typing error, corrected the next day with 19 k, making 10k/day for the 2 days.

After nursing my arm for the past couple of weeks, I am hoping that I am fit and healthy, so please put me down for 400k as my WEC goal. Depending on the actual state of my health, I will revise that either up or down half way through.

So sorry to hear about all the sniffles, pinches, and punctures (ouch!); fortunately, all these are temporary inflictions and we'll all be sweating at the oars again.

Welcome to all the new members! I hope the challenge encourages you to think about joining our year-round affiliation. We had a lot of fun during the Christmas and January challenges, with a lot of chuckles and inventive graphics posted.

Good luck to all,
Heather

[damselfly]

Here we are at the start of the 2012 World Erg Challenge... ... And, they're off!!



(I like how the second baby in the purple lane is trying to draft the first one -- though air quality may be an issue with that tactic... )

So, for individual challenges, so far I have ...

Challenge Goals - Day 1 of 32 (3.1%):
Jamie B - 10,565 of 125,000 (8.5%)
Jim C - 15,000 of 540,000 (2.8%)
Glen B - 5,000 of 300,000 (1.7%)
Lisa H - 0 of 113,000 (0.0%)
Yisroel H - 0 of 300,000 (0.0%)

Not sure about Jim's -- Please all do let me know what your goal is, or correct the above.

Izz, do we have a team goal?

I'm not sure about a team trip... depends if we have a team goal or not and what it is... hard to tell with folks missing from the challenge team. So, SIGN UP!

[bcurry]

Put me down for 150k for the WEC. Really enjoying all the support and encouragement. i come here every day to see whats up.

-B