TimbukTOO Team Room

[Kyle J]

YES!! We need pictures!!!

Ok, here you go.
http://imageshack.us/a/img266/1084/erghouse.jpg

Where there is a will, there is a way! Good luck everyone.

[Quatroux]

Wow! That is actually kinda nice. I also like that it looks a bit like a coffin from one angle.Sometimes when I row on a C2 I feel like I am moments away from death.

Thats what my wife said - LoL! I told her that she doesn't need to worry unless I start sleeping in it during the day.

When I see your posted meters, I will always wonder WHERE you posted them from. Maybe I should wonder where you SLEPT too!

[damselfly]

All hands on deck, or sticking out of coffins, or wherever they may be! A fortified yet frenetic 14 of 52 members (27%) logged 152,424 total meters Monday!

Milestones achieved:
Andy I hit 800K!!

Approaching milestones:
Jerry is closing on 1.8M (-15,689m), Jim is a fraction of a row from 1.6M (-12,000m), John is very close to 800K (-7,214m), Lisa is roaring towards 700K (-18,220m), Jodie is speeding towards 400K (-3,797m), and Tom is threatening 15K (-3,083m). Row strong, everyone!

Posted Meters:
David W - 30,382 Keeping his head above water!
Jim C - 18,000 18 is the new 16!
Andy I - 17,050 Big!!! I can hear the Wolverine snarls from here!
Jerry H - 15,000 Killa!
Kyle J - 12,000 Recovering!
Matthew R - 11,266 Consistency not an issue here!
Jodie J - 10,000 Excellent!
Lisa H - 8,021 Tried a fast 2k and SUCKED!
Warren F - 6,000 Nice!!
Adam M - 6,000 Steady as she goes!
John S - 5,273 Back inside, must be nice weather lately...
Kevin K - 5,000 Looking great!
Ulla D - 4,377 Daily challenge meters!
Tom W - 4,055 Two-fer!! Keep 'er goin'!

[damselfly]

On day three of the challenge, we're holding on to 6th place!! 18 of 36 members (50%) logged 197,445 total meters Monday! We've managed to pass C2TweetCrew, so another team must have leap-frogged us! Grrr..... Still, we're looking pretty good, but need to keep ahead of those Tweeters!

Posted Meters:
Jim C - 18,000
Ulla D - 4,377
Warren F - 6,000
Lisa H - 8,021
Jerry H - 15,000

Andy I - 17,050
Jodie J - 10,000
Kyle J - 12,000
Doug K - 10,000
Kevin K - 5,000

Mike M - 7,000
Adam M - 6,000
Matthew R - 11,266
Cindy S - 10,021
John S - 5,273

Tom W - 4,055
Walter W - 18,000
David W - 30,382 Yow!!


Challenge Goals - Day 3 of 31 (9.7%):
Ulla D - 19,653 of 100,000 (19.7%)
Lisa H - 28,142 of 150,000 (18.8%)
Andy I - 40,831 of 300,000 (13.6%)
Aditya P - 12,164 of 100,000 (12.2%)

Warren F - 11,500 of 120,000 (9.6%)
Jim C - 18,000 of 300,000 (6.0%)
Brent C - 0 of 180,000 (0.0%)
Yisroel H - 0 of 300,000 (0.0%)


Milestones achieved:
Walter and David both passed 50K!!

[ronmardix]

Is it too late to post a goal for the challenge? If not, then I'll try for 200k.

[TMike]

While we're at it ---> 105,000 for me.

[CONLEJM]

Just got back from the doctors today; another good report. Cholesterol levels remain low, my BMI is finally in the healthy range, and all other things like thyroid, PSA, etc. are all in a good range. A big change from two years ago, and all improvements due to a healthier diet and rowing like a madman for 5 - 6 hours per week. No drugs involved!

My diet falls somewhere between Dr. Joel Furhman's (http://www.drfuhrman.com) "Eat to Live" diet of beans and greens and the dietary guidelines prescribed at the "World's Healthiest Foods" website: http://www.whfoods.com. With the odd bag of Doritos thrown in every now and then, of course.

So, in a good mood, I came home and rowed a 6K in 20:58.8, a 1:44.9 pace, and a new PB for me.

[mathineer]

I'll set a goal of 150K if it isn't too late.

[damselfly]

Jim, that is much awesomeness about your doc's report!! And I doubt the odd bag of Doritos here and there does you too much harm, as long as they're not the 5-pounders they sell at Costco!

Gotcha all youse guys on your goals. I upped mine to 200k as well. I'm going to try to streak the challenge -- row something every day even if it's a k or 2.

Dunno where the Cap'n is, so I'll just continue posting. Maybe the pirates got him!

[damselfly]

Still holding on to 6th place, and widening our lead over the Tweeters a bit! Nice rowing, team!! A trusty and true 20 of 36 members (56%) logged 204,492 total meters Tuesday!

Welcome back to teammate Dave Hall! Glad to have you aboard! And sayonara to Walter W... I think pirates made off with him as well...

Posted Meters:
Jim C - 18,000
Brent C - 5,602
Ulla D - 5,115
Warren F - 4,040
Gary G - 7,960

Lisa H - 12,425
Dave H - 7,643
Jerry H - 14,500
Andy I - 8,050
Jodie J - 11,500

Kyle J - 25,623 Rockin' it!
Doug K - 5,000
Kevin K - 5,000
Ron M - 10,000
Adam M - 8,000

Cindy S - 9,109
Jeff S - 11,000
John S - 2,574
David W - 26,000
Joseph W - 7,351



Challenge Goals - Day 4 of 31 (12.9%):
Ulla D - 24,768 of 100,000 (24.8%)
Lisa H - 40,567 of 200,000 (20.3%)
Mike M - 19,000 of 105,000 (18.1%)
Andy I - 48,881 of 300,000 (16.3%)
Ron M - 32,097 of 200,000 (16.0%)
Kevin K - 20,000 of 150,000 (13.3%)
Warren F - 15,540 of 120,000 (13.0%)

Aditya P - 12,164 of 100,000 (12.2%)
Jim C - 36,000 of 300,000 (12.0%)
Brent C - 5,602 of 180,000 (3.1%)
Yisroel H - 0 of 300,000 (0.0%)


Milestones achieved:
Jerry H joined the rest of the guys on the 50K deck!!

[damselfly]

Welcome Mike M (TMike) to TimBukTOO as well! Good move to stay rowing all year. A neat and nifty 19 of 53 members (36%) logged 207,740 total meters Tuesday!

Milestones achieved:
Jim C socked it to 1.6M, Jodie J sailed by 400K, and Mike M trucked on past 15K!!

Approaching milestones:
David is nearing 2.9M (-24,977m), Jerry is oh-so-close to 1.8M (-1,189m), Gary is coming up on the Big Mil (-41,759m), John is looking to pass 800K (-4,640m), Lisa is eyeing 700K (-5,795m), Joseph is closing on 500K (-10,988m), Brent is very near 300K (-7,297m), Jeff is on approach to 75K (-9,000m), Jordan is about to clear 50K (-8,500m), and Mike has his sights on 25K (-6,000m). Row strong, everyone!

Posted Meters:
David W - 26,000 Trusty and true!
Kyle J - 25,623 Another killer row!
Mike M - 19,000 Welcome aboard!
Jim C - 18,000 I guess 18 IS the new 16!
Jerry H - 14,500 Looking good!
Lisa H - 12,425 Pooped on the poop deck!
Jodie J - 11,500 Unstoppable!
Jeff S - 11,000 In binary mode...
Ron M - 10,000 Nice!
Andy I - 8,050 Daily rows since 9/2!!
Adam M - 8,000 Sweet!
Gary G - 7,960 Just keeps adding up!
Joseph W - 7,351 Nice!
Jordan C - 6,000 Looking good!
Brent C - 5,602 All healed up finally?
Ulla D - 5,115 Still strong!
Kevin K - 5,000 In the groove!
Warren F - 4,040 Double (20-20) vision!
John S - 2,574 Just a quickie!

[bcurry]

Note to self: Don't ever take two weeks off. I seem to have lost all momentum It's coming back though.

Also every time I think I'm pushing myself and doing really good I try to up my game and realize how much room there is for improvement still.

I've been playing with stroke speed and power some. trying to use more power with slower stroke speed because my old slow-and-steady approach was to focus on 700 cal/hr and ignore my stroke which hovered in the 29-32 spm range.

I am hovering in the 800 cal/hr range and 28-30 spm now. it's hard to sustain though thats for sure. I am beginning to view my erg as an endurance leg press machine - and its a crazy workout now. Who needs weights?

[Quatroux]

Isn't it talk like a pirate day?

[bcurry]

So, in a good mood, I came home and rowed a 6K in 20:58.8, a 1:44.9 pace, and a new PB for me.

Arrrr! Very nice matey!

[TMike]

Just got back from the doctors today; another good report. Cholesterol levels remain low, my BMI is finally in the healthy range, and all other things like thyroid, PSA, etc. are all in a good range. A big change from two years ago, and all improvements due to a healthier diet and rowing like a madman for 5 - 6 hours per week. No drugs involved!

My diet falls somewhere between Dr. Joel Furhman's (http://www.drfuhrman.com) "Eat to Live" diet of beans and greens and the dietary guidelines prescribed at the "World's Healthiest Foods" website: http://www.whfoods.com. With the odd bag of Doritos thrown in every now and then, of course.

So, in a good mood, I came home and rowed a 6K in 20:58.8, a 1:44.9 pace, and a new PB for me.

Wow! In Awe --- Thats very Inspiring for me. And to think I that I had good news. I beat my fastest 5k by 71 seconds, YEA!!(23:15.2). LoL!

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UPDATE on over-the-road rowing:

Today was my first day rowing on the road. I just finished a few minutes ago at a DOT gravel storage facility next door to a truck stop in Moss Hill,TX. All things A-OK. The erg house is doing its job. I feel great -- gotta go, need to cover another hundred miles or so.