TimbukTOO Team Room

[damselfly]

And for the final RowLympics update... Way to go Brent on achieving Bronze!! Great participation overall by everyone on the team. The final tally stands at 19 total medalists for TimBukTOO!!

Adam Marsland, Bronze; total time 8 hrs 22 mins 41.8 secs
Andy Ivey, Gold; total time 15 hrs 0 mins 32.4 secs
Brent Curry, Bronze; total time 5 hrs 6 mins 57.6 secs
David Welch, Gold; total time 33 hrs 15 mins 13.9 secs
Fred Brovold, Bronze; total time 5 hrs 43 mins 48 secs
Gary Glauberman, Silver; total time 10 hrs 52 mins 31.8 secs
Jerry Heath, Gold; total time 17 hrs 51 mins 38 secs
Jim Conley, Silver; total time 10 hrs 28 mins 22.5 secs
John Staerk, Gold; total time 15 hrs 43 mins 42.6 secs
Keith Jones, Silver; total time 11 hrs 23 mins 53 secs
Kyle James, Gold; total time 18 hrs 37 mins 9.3 secs
Lisa Hakesley, Silver; total time 10 hrs 2 mins 6 secs
Mark Emig, Silver; total time 11 hrs 45 mins 53.9 secs
Matthew Robertson, Bronze; total time 9 hrs 37 mins 32.3 secs
Rivka Levitt, Silver; total time 11 hrs 29 mins 34.2 secs
Rob M, Bronze; total time 5 hrs 19 mins 19.8 secs
Sarah Hallbeck, Silver; total time 11 hrs 38 mins 38 secs
Ulla Datta, Bronze; total time 5 hrs 13 mins 59 secs
Yolanda Welch, Bronze; total time 5 hrs 13 mins 12 secs

[The Blacksmith]

My 8k was outside-headwind one way, opposite current the other
For the 8k I went rowing my shell on the Pepacton Reservoir. Amazing place-10 or so miles long,right in the middle of some good sized mountains-no houses or anything. Pretty much as close to a wilderness paddle as you can find. Beautiful.

[tobyj1]

Hey Lisa

"Give the erg a bump"

Hopefully next upload should keep you happy.

managed to keep ticking over whilst on annual vacation, depending on hotel gyms which explains only a silver medal and spasmodic posting. (BTW top gold medal time - how does soeone spend ten hours a day on an erg ? think they should get out more!)

My personal target is to average 8k per day, as I was on schedule I have just ticked off three days minimum- dog days isn't really much of a challenge- but will be off the machine at the weekend so need to get a cushion (peferably 16k) built up before that gap.

Fortunately as the season gets older missing a day doesn't do as much damage to the average.

Looks like we are topping the league for our size of team - need to double membership to start nipping at other's heels.

Keith

[damselfly]

Mark, I googled some images from that Reservior -- it looks gorgeous! How's "Tippy-canoe" coming along?

Keith, we usually gain some folks around the time of the Fall Team Challenge, mostly by posting some invitations on the boards here. But if anyone has some ideas for how to boost team recruitment, that would be great!

[The Blacksmith]

I'm getting used to the shell. It is fast-the tippy part is getting way better. You use a lot more leg than arms, so my legs are quite sore lately. In the wherry it's all brute strength-the shell is all finesse. But I like it a lot-another fun boat for the fleet.
The Pepacton is a treasure-it's worth a trip just to paddle on it.

[Izzzmeister]

Sorry, guys, got sucked into the Matrix, and disappeared off the face of the earth. I am still alive, though completely digitized! My X's are alright, but some of my O's hurt...
I didn't look for a wi-fi hot spot where I am, because I was feeling warm enough already... I got a reasonably good [row-free] workout Friday at a Gold's Gym in NJ, now looking for a gym in NY to work out in today, preferably one with a C2 (tho they seem to divide into ritzy, schools & crossfit). Good to see some old faces pulling some good numbers! Welcome back, Rivka & Sarah - hope you hang on this time...
Super-thanks to Lisa for posting, and posting, and posting!

(Hope to be able to get back On The Grid - and not from the inside - more often over the next few days.)

[damselfly]

All hands on deck, dogging the final days of summer! A fit and fabulous 15 of 46 members (33%) logged 133,568 total meters Monday!

Milestones achieved:
John S hit 600K!! Adding up fast!

Approaching milestones:
Kyle is closing on 1.4M (-35,900m), Jim is a couple days from 1.2M (-30,000m), Adam is close to 700K (-9,500m), Rivka is inches away from 600K (-579m), Lisa is dogging 500K (-16,181m), Mark is skating towards 500K (-16,955m), Fred is very close to 250K (-1,924m), and Rob is on the cusp of 150K (-6,854m). Row strong, everyone!

Posted Meters:
John S - 21,328 Killin' it!
Jim C - 16,000 Laid in enough wood for winter?
Keith J - 13,003 Doing extra time...
Kyle J - 12,000 Kickin' back...
Gary G - 10,649 Nice!
Lisa H - 9,196 Nursing a sore neck from Perseid gazing...
Rob M - 9,042 Nice!
Adam M - 8,000 Looking good....
Nancy W - 7,091 Great numbers!!
Jerry H - 7,000 Nice!
Mark E - 5,000 Barnacled side still down...
Ron M - 5,000 Recovery complete?
Rivka L - 4,400 Smooth sailing!
Sarah H - 3,600 Going strong!
Fred B - 2,259 Steady on...

[damselfly]

All hands on deck, decked out handily! A forthright and forthcoming 14 of 46 members (30%) logged 139,086 total meters Tuesday!

Milestones achieved:
Matthew R hit 700K, Rivka L hit 600K, Fred B hit 250K, and Rob M hit 150K!! Congratulations!!

Approaching milestones:
David is on the edge of 2.3M (-36,920m), Jerry is closing on 1.5M (-46,889m), Kyle is in the hunt for 1.4M (-25,900m), Jim is a mere day away from 1.2M (-14,000m), Keith is closing on 900K (-40,000m), Ron is nearing 250K (-18,075m), and Ulla is very close to 100K (-7,676m).

Posted Meters:
David W - 26,350 Dog days no problem here!
Jim C - 16,000 Back in the groove...
Ron M - 15,000 Holy smokes, Batman!
Keith J - 14,997 There, that evens things out again after the 13,003...
Jerry H - 12,001 A 12k plus a leap-meter?
Matthew R - 11,200 Steady on...
Kyle J - 10,000 Nice!
Rob M - 8,119 Looking good...
John S - 5,527 Light day, probably rowed before he woke up...
Gary D - 5,000 Welcome back, man!
Ulla D - 4,533 Nice!!
Fred B - 4,259 Picking up the pace...
Rivka L - 3,600 Four in a row!
Sarah H - 2,500 Daily!!

[CONLEJM]

I just noticed that we slipped into 8th place in the affiliation standings! Go TimbukToo!

[damselfly]

Well, I'm gonna go for the Dog Days challenge... I wish the weeks had been reversed since I put in over 50 the first week due to the RowLympics! First two weeks down...

[Quatroux]

I just noticed that we slipped into 8th place in the affiliation standings! Go TimbukToo!

[UllaD]

Well, I'm gonna go for the Dog Days challenge... I wish the weeks had been reversed since I put in over 50 the first week due to the RowLympics! First two weeks down...

Hi Lisa,

i'm right there with you! 2 weeks down, only two more to go!!
And thanks for posting our results, it really helps with motivation!

Ulla

[ronmardix]

Ron M - 15,000 Holy smokes, Batman!

Going after the Dog Days Challenge, but trying to balance that with an ankle that just won't get better.

Week 1 - 24,000
Week 2 - 31,000

Doing enough to get the challenge but with enough rest to allow me to still walk

[ronmardix]

Ron M - 15,000 Holy smokes, Batman!

Going after the Dog Days Challenge, but trying to balance that with an ankle that just won't heal (heel? )

Week 1 - 24,000
Week 2 - 31,000

Doing enough to get the challenge but with enough rest to allow me to still walk

[The Blacksmith]

Did a row on the Hudson this A.M., went from Kingston Point beach to the Rhinecliff Bridge and return-Guessed at distance of 7k. Beautiful row-sun coming up-water calm and misty. 1 hour 38 minutes. The bad part was I was cruising along and hit a submerged log. Stopped the shell dead in the water , I tumble over backwards, sliding seat comes out of its place, almost capsized and would have lost sliding seat unit. Limped to shore, put the seat unit back, and went on my way. Lesson learned-look back more.