TimbukTOO Team Room

[Izzzmeister]

A more-than-respectable 24 of 57 members (42%) logged 245,206 total meters Wednesday! (To hit 10MM, we would need to average 312,500m a day…)

Posted Meters:
Jamie B - 13,125
Fred B - 2,213
Jim C - 12,500
Brent C - 5,018
Douglas D - 15,013

Katerina E - 2,202
Mark E - 15,022
Bruce H - 10,000
Jerry H - 22,000
Yisroel H - 10,275

Andy I - 10,008
Kyle J - 20,268
Keith J - 5,372
Pat M - 10,920
Vince M - 2,000

Heather R - 7,000
Jeff R - 10,000
Matthew R - 11,183
Daiva S - 5,000
Marius S - 6,000

John S - 8,787
Lee W - 14,080
David W - 22,103
Glenn Y - 5,117

Challenge Goals - Day 14 of 32 (43.8%):
Keith J - 149,385 of 150,000 (99.6%)
David W - 357,315 of 400,000 (89.3%)
Jamie B - 90,112 of 125,000 (72.1%)
Jim C - 180,000 of 270,000 (66.7%)
Lisa H - 75,236 of 113,000 (66.6%)
Kyle J - 306,042 of 500,000 (61.2%)
Mark E - 128,852 of 250,000 (51.5%)
Heather R - 200,000 of 400,000 (50.0%)
Andy I - 140,062 of 300,000 (46.7%)
Paul E - 69,356 of 150,000 (46.2%)
Yisroel H - 138,317 of 300,000 (46.1%)
Brent C - 68,111 of 150,000 (45.4%)

Glen B - 75,000 of 300,000 (25.0%)
Cindy R - 21,161 of 100,000 (21.2%)
Matthew P - 11,818 of 100,000 (11.8%)

Milestones achieved: David W reached 350K, Kyle J hit 300K, Heather R has 200K, Lee W passed 150K while Glenn Y made it to 100K!

[toner]

Hi, Team TimbukTOO,
If I hit the right buttons, I just joined your team. I am a fairly new rower, having purchased an erg around Thanksgiving last year. My first challenge was the 2011 Holiday Challenge and I completed my 100K no problem. I was on my way to completing the March Madness Challenge, but caught the nastiest flu bug ever and had to quit this week. Still, I had rowed 100K in 20 days.... But I believe I can put those meters to use in the World Erg Challenge for your team. Looking forward to rowing with you all and getting lots of motivation during the challenge!

Best,
Cliff


P.S. My recent PB milestones were a 7:09.9 2K and a 19:26.8 5K.

[damselfly]

Well I've caught a head cold it seems. Not sure I'll get in my row today so I may miss out on success for March Madness. We'll see if I feel up to a slow and easy 5k later this evening

5 1ks.
10 500ms.
20 250ms.



Feel better soon!!

[damselfly]

Hi, Team TimbukTOO,
If I hit the right buttons, I just joined your team. I am a fairly new rower, having purchased an erg around Thanksgiving last year. My first challenge was the 2011 Holiday Challenge and I completed my 100K no problem. I was on my way to completing the March Madness Challenge, but caught the nastiest flu bug ever and had to quit this week. Still, I had rowed 100K in 20 days.... But I believe I can put those meters to use in the World Erg Challenge for your team. Looking forward to rowing with you all and getting lots of motivation during the challenge!

Best,
Cliff


P.S. My recent PB milestones were a 7:09.9 2K and a 19:26.8 5K.

Welcome to the team, Cliff!! Glad to have you aboard! Hope you're over your flu bug. There seems to be a bit of that going around these days.

[Quatroux]

If I hit the right buttons, I just joined your team.

Welcome aboard. We'll take what we can get.

[Hummingbird]

Heather, You can get that smiley along with other exercise ones from this location:
http://www.smiley-lol.com/us/bodybuilding.php

Thanks for the tip; some of them were quite cute.

[Hummingbird]

And yes! I can (now) officially say that I really like my NewGrip gloves ... I routinely slice a minimum of 5 seconds off my x/500m timing.

Thanks for the tip Heather, I am getting some! For me, it's all about the "need for speed"!

Ooooo, I wish I had seen this sooner: I had lots of leeway to improve on speed; you, however, already row like a bat out of hell. Still, I suppose even a 1 second improvement overall will make you smile. And no more blisters or calluses (which is what has probably slowed me down all this time, fussing and fretting about the pain and trying to find more comfortable handholds...like that ever worked! )

[damselfly]

I just finished rowing and re-watching a lovely film called "Waking Ned Devine", which is filmed entirely on our teammate Keith's home of Isle of Man. Keith, I envy your absolutely beautiful environs!! I'd love to run those stunning hills someday....

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck - Forward March! 21 of 65 members (32%) logged 266,627 total meters Tuesday!
Milestones: Paul E reached 250K!
Approaching milestones: David next to 5.8M (-2,923m), Jerry gliding towards 4.9M (-37,495m), Mark on track for 2.9M (-12,109m), Yisroel pursuing 2.6M (-11,698m), Matthew is close to 2.2M (-4,020m), Glenn undulating towards 1.1M (-22,371m), Bob is a few rows from 900K (-30,313m), James is closing on 300K (-22,139m), Allen (-11,529m) is nearing 250K, Brent nears 200K (-20,601m) while Bernie J (-3,285m), Tom (-8,888m) & Sharon (-17,947m) position to reach 150K!

Posted Meters:
Mark E - 45,245 Posting big numbers!
David W - 33,605 Over 190K in 7 days! #25, MM!
Kyle J - 25,207 Huge!
Yisroel H - 25,097 Strong HM!
Jerry H - 18,000 In 7 days, 186K!

Keith J - 12,537
Jim C - 11,398
Jeff S - 11,000 Did Tough Mudder yet?
Andy I - 10,010 Consistent!
John S - 8,578 Back to daily?

Lisa H - 8,173 Nearing seven figures…
Elisa H - 8,007 Ditto…
Brent C - 7,514 Feel better!
Paul E - 6,885 Quarter of a mil!
Gary G - 6,621 Good!

Marius S - 6,000 Steady!
Lee C - 5,500 That’s #23...
Glenn Y - 5,020 Daily!
Kathy B - 5,018
Daiva S - 5,000
Fred B - 2,212 Getting stronger…

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck - March continues! 18 of 65 members (28%) logged 183,193 total meters Wednesday!
Milestones: David W hit 5.8M! Mark E passed 2.9M! Matthew R achieved 2.2M!
Approaching milestones: Jerry much closer to 4.9M (-15,495m), Yisroel a whisker from 2.6M (-1,423m), Andy soon to reach 1.5M (-28,288m), Glenn chips away at 1.1M (-17,254m), Bob is a few rows from 900K (-30,313m), James is closing on 300K (-22,139m), Allen (-11,529m) is nearing 250K, Brent cool-headedly nears 200K (-15,583m) while Bernie J (-3,285m), Tom (-8,888m) & Sharon (-17,947m) consider reaching 150K!

Posted Meters:
David W - 22,103 Tops!
Jerry H - 22,000 Almost…
Kyle J - 20,268 Brother knows the skinny on his rowing…
Mark E - 15,022 Watch the knee!
Jamie B - 13,125 Regular nice-sized rows!

Jim C - 12,500
Matthew R - 11,183 Good rest!
Yisroel H - 10,275 Fast 5K…
Andy I - 10,008
John S - 8,787

Heather R - 7,000 Is that you, Heather?!
Marius S - 6,000 Nice March Madness!
Keith J - 5,372 The streak continues…
Glenn Y - 5,117 …as does Glenn’s…
Brent C - 5,018

Daiva S - 5,000 Getting to the gym daily..
Fred B - 2,213 Great to see 4 rows this week!
Katerina E - 2,202 Our team sweetheart strikes again!

[damselfly]

Welcome to new challenge teammates Katie Laud and Cliff Romig!!! Glad to have you aboard!

And Pat, I sure am glad you're "taking it easy" -- 180k!!! Holy moly, woman!!

[Izzzmeister]

Lower participation, but a couple of new arms gave us nice per-member meters Thursday! A big welcome to Katie Laud & Cliff Romig, who help us balance our yin & yang!
26 of 59 members (44%) logged 375,626 total meters! We fell to 9th Place in the WEC today behind a team that‘s a real chain gang!

Posted Meters:
Rusty A - 12,031
Jamie B - 12,813
Fred B - 2,211
Lee C - 5,000
Jim C - 12,500

Douglas D - 11,533
Gary G - 3,411
Bob G - 7,000
Lisa H - 11,691
Bruce H - 7,500

Elisa H - 6,007
Jerry H - 30,000
Andy I - 10,007
Kyle J - 26,251
Keith J - 5,618

Katie L - 23,990
Pat M - 15,480
Heather R - 20,000
Jeff R - 11,000
Matthew R - 11,208

cliff r - 56,141
Daiva S - 5,000
Marius S - 6,000
Lee W - 18,060
Tom W - 7,302
David W - 37,872

Challenge Goals - Day 15 of 32 (46.9%):
Keith J - 155,003 of 150,000 (103.3%)
David W - 395,187 of 400,000 (98.8%)
Jamie B - 102,925 of 125,000 (82.3%)
Lisa H - 86,927 of 113,000 (76.9%)
Jim C - 192,500 of 270,000 (71.3%)
Kyle J - 332,293 of 500,000 (66.5%)
Heather R - 220,000 of 400,000 (55.0%)
Mark E - 128,852 of 250,000 (51.5%)
Andy I - 150,069 of 300,000 (50.0%)

Paul E - 69,356 of 150,000 (46.2%)
Yisroel H - 138,317 of 300,000 (46.1%)
Brent C - 68,111 of 150,000 (45.4%)
Glen B - 75,000 of 300,000 (25.0%)
Cindy R - 21,161 of 100,000 (21.2%)
Matthew P - 11,818 of 100,000 (11.8%)

Today’s milestones: Jerry H second to 350K, Douglas D, Andy I, Keith J & Jeff R all crushed 150K, Jamie B & Matthew R passed 100K while Cliff R contributed 50K!

[The Blacksmith]

The 15K I did was too much-even if I took it easy. Hopefully I can get back to it today. And as for the Isle of Man-I'd rather ROW out in that gorgeous area!

[Quatroux]

Andy I - 10,010 Consistent!

Yes, very exciting. My world is one of amazing stability.

[Izzzmeister]

Sorry, another fast Friday post…
All hands on deck, of which 18 (28%) logged 219,891 total meters Thursday!

Milestones achieved: Jerry H hit 4.9M! On to 5 million…

Approaching milestones: Kyle approaching 1.6M (-22,021m), Andy nearing 1.5M (-18,281m), el Lisa (-25,632m) & Elisa (-38,809m) climb towards 1M, Bob now has his sights on 900K (-23,313m) while Tom looks to conquer 150K (-1,586m)!

Posted Meters:
David W - 37,872 Amazing!
Jerry H - 30,000 Big!
Kyle J - 26,251
Heather R - 20,000 More what I’m used to…
Jamie B - 12,813

Jim C - 12,500
Lisa H - 11,691
Matthew R - 11,208
Andy I - 10,007 A world of amazing stability!!! VERY exciting!!!
Tom W - 7,302 Took a week off?!

Bob G - 7,000 Back after a break…
Elisa H - 6,007 Steady…
Marius S - 6,000
Keith J - 5,618
Lee C - 5,000

Daiva S - 5,000
Gary G - 3,411
Fred B - 2,211

Will post all March Madness info on Sunday – looks like we were well-represented!