TimbukTOO Team Room

[mathineer]

Congratulations! Well done!

As the picture displays, only the white boat and your heads are showing. It looks like you're in the water cooling off!

[Quatroux]

Congrats on winning your class. What a race! I can't imagine.

[The Blacksmith]

I think you can scroll the pic down using the bar on the right side of the pic. Sorry about the poor computer skills....

[damselfly]

Congratulations, Mark and Kai! It sounds like it was grueling. What a great experience for you to share!

[The Blacksmith]

Thanks Lisa, It was a pretty special thing to do with my son. And,yes, it was grueling..

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, feeling the burn ! 12 of 46 members (26%) logged a much-improved 110,413 total meters Monday!

Milestones achieved: David did 1.4M, Jim jumped past 900K, Pat passed 35K, while Amanda achieved 25K!!
Approaching milestones: Jack is pursuing 300K (-18,639m), Matthew seeking 200K (-20,000m), and Amanda is next to 35K (-6,937m)!

Posted Meters:
David W - 36,900 Huge!
Jim C - 18,000 On to the million mark!
Adam M - 8,500 Row, row, row, rest, row, row…
John S - 8,184 Back from weekend running…
Andy I - 7,356 Five strong rows in 5 days!
Jack F - 7,318 Enough to get very fit!

Marco S - 6,031 Fifth row this week!
Pat M - 5,342 Watch out, this can be habit-forming!
Matthew R - 5,000 Three!
Amanda G - 3,272 Keeping at it…
Dwayne A - 2,510 Steady, and improving!
Yisroel H - 2,000 Cooldown of yesterday’s row…

[Izzzmeister]

I haven't posted for a while now, and thought I'd give an update. My son Kai and I competed in the Blackburn Challenge Saturday July 20th. We were in the work boat doubles class. 5 hours 13 minutes 15 sec. Utterly brutal race. 95 degrees, tide running the wrong way. Once we got throught the channel at Straitsmouth Island (halfway) we got a 15 knot headwind, and 2-3 foot rolling seas. 1-1/2 miles from the finish we got a big lightning storm-scary. But, we finished. Got first place in our class (only cause there was 2 boats in our class and 1 did not finish).

Wow! Over 5 hours in 95 degrees! Relentless! Another reason you're my hero! (Hope you took enough water with you in the boat!)

We didn't hear about blister size or post-race party this year. What gives?

[The Blacksmith]

Thanks Izz! It was a 2 gallon race. By the time we finished, I was done in. Kind of fell out of the boat and laid in the water until I came back to life a bit. Pretty much missed the party. Staggered up the beach, scarfed down a plate of food, loaded the boat with some help (couldn't face rowing 1/2 mile back to the boat ramp). 1 small blister on me, my son, Kai, had a couple. He was pretty well done in also. This pic is on the way to the start line. There was somewhere around 260 boats, 340 people. Everything from surf ski's to stand up paddleboards, and a 16 foot grumman canoe. 6 person outriggers, and traditional Grand Bank Dories. What impressed me most was there was a woman rowing a 19'6" Banks dory-weighs about 450 pounds conservatively. She finished in just over 6 hours. Talk about a heroic effort-she rowed like a champion. She was maybe 5'5", 130 pounds-maybe 40 years old. I don't think I could have finished in a Banks Dory. Truly an awesome athelete. The tan and green boat in the background is a Grand Banks dory-but it is a bit smaller that the one the woman I wrote about was using-solo, no less.

[Quatroux]

That was some serious rowing. I'll be thinking about your row when I'm out in the afternoon sun tomorrow. No complaints.

[CONLEJM]

Great rowing, Mark & Kai!

Maybe Katrina will pull an oar with you someday, too!

[The Blacksmith]

Already in the planning-just a few more years and it'll be a Father/Son/Daughter team!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, starting to pick up steam! 10 of 46 erstwhile members (22%) logged 92,212 total meters Tuesday!

Milestones achieved: TimbukTOO members now average 200K each!
Approaching milestones: Adam is approaching 700K (-37,403m), Andy seeking 450K (-19,289m), Kevin close to 300K (-16,080m), Matthew methodically moves towards 200K (-15,000m) with Lisa (-18,675m) working to get there first, as Rachel B closes in on 25K (-5,000m)!

Posted Meters:
David W – 24,915 Tops in our book!
Jim C – 16,000 Fast & furious!
Lisa H – 12,045 A complete hour!
Andy I – 8,611 Now six days in a row!
Adam M – 8,000 Consistently building up meters!

John S – 6,381 Continues to impress!
Rachel B – 5,000 Great to see you back!
Matthew R – 5,000 Four in a row!
Kevin K – 3,504 Endurance building steadily!
Pat M – 2,756 Becoming a daily habit! Great!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, keeping the Good Ship TimbukTOO on course! 12 of 46 outstanding members (26%) logged 121,534 total meters Wednesday!

Milestones achieved: Tom topped 25K!!
Approaching milestones: David in sight of 1.5M (-39,084m), Adam chips away at 700K (-29,403m), Yisroel furiously paddling for 600K (-31,231m), Andy tanning while nearing 450K (-13,167m), Kevin (-3,080m) leads Jack (-10,322m) in the race to 300K, Pat not standing pat in pulling for 50K (-6,490m), Amanda (-3,774m), Glenn (-4,562m) with two N's & Tom (-7,992m) near 35K while Rachel pursues 25K (-3,000m)!

Posted Meters:
David W – 25,489 Will likely break 1.5MM in the first quarter of the season!
Yisroel H – 17,768 Fast, but ran out of steam...
Jim C – 16,000 Another 3-day cluster of 50K!
Tom W – 13,008 Glad you haven't forgotten about us!
Kevin K – 13,000 Stretching those rows!
Jack F – 8,317 They're adding up fast!

Adam M – 8,000 Becoming a daily habit!
Andy I – 6,122 Seven!
Glenn Y – 5,032 Can we interest you in a thrice-a-week regimen?
Pat M – 3,635 Going at it daily now!
Amanda G – 3,163 Getting the habit back!
Rachel B – 2,000 Back to back!

[damselfly]

All hands on deck, warming up to summer rowing! 13 of 46 members (28%) logged 142,526 total meters Thursday!

Milestones achieved:
Kyle surpassed 400K, Kevin blazed by 300K, Joseph jousted 250K, and Rachel roared past 25K!!

Approaching milestones:
David is nearing 1.5M (-15,928m), Jim is on his way to his first season 1M (-50,000m), Adam is a HM and change from 700K (-21,403m), Yisroel is a good long row from 600K (-19,724m), Andy is closing on 450K (-4,361m), John is approaching 450K (-17,725m), Lisa is one good row from 200K (-9,461m), Elisa is nearing 100K (-5,980m), Pat is on track for 50K (-1,970m), and Rachel is approaching 35K (-8,000m). Row strong, team!

Posted Meters:
David W - 23,156 20+ K a day keeps the doctor away...
Jim C - 18,000 Grinding it out!
John S - 15,552 Nice long row!
Kevin K - 15,000 Pushing those numbers higher!
Kyle J - 12,523 Back from summer vacation?
Yisroel H - 11,507 Looking good!
Lisa H - 9,214 3 15-minute rows (told you I'm slow)
Andy I - 8,806 8-row streak!
Adam M - 8,000 Nice!
Elisa H - 6,006 Keep 'em coming!
Joseph W - 5,242 Strong!
Rachel B - 5,000 Three-fer!
Pat M - 4,520 Daily rows since re-joining! How is it feeling?

[damselfly]

All hands on deck! A sleek and sinewy 7 of 46 members (15%) logged 72,356 total meters Friday!

Milestones achieved:
David surmounted 1.5M, Andy mangled 450K, and Pat sailed by 50K!!

Approaching milestones:
Jim is closing on 1M (-34,000m), Adam is steadily approaching 700K (-13,403m), and Amanda is oh-so-close to 35K (-611m). Row strong, team!

Posted Meters:
David W - 24,324 Chugga-chugga-chugga...
Jim C - 16,000 Steady as she goes....
Kevin K - 8,000 Killin' it lately!
Adam M - 8,000 Super!
Andy I - 6,455 Meters, meters, everyday, meters!!
Pat M - 6,414 And from Crewman Pat too!
Amanda G - 3,163 Back in the thick of things!