Concept2 Forum

Hi Crew!!
This will be a place where we can "meet" and chat and discuss the JVC08.Fitness tips, goals, motivation,plateaus in performance or just to say "hello".
See ya Jan1st...
Enjoy the ride!!!

PJM
Team Captain

Welcome Wes and Lisa... 2 new crew members for the JVC08.
Enjoy the ride!!!

PJM
Team captain

Share your rowing experiences and let us know a little about you.Wes, Lisa, Sandi, Bill, Bob et al.
We will be in the boat for a long time..let's make this an enjoyable journey!!
I look forward to meeting all our new rowers and crew.

PJM
TIMBUK2

Hello Everyone,
This is a good idea to have our own forum. For the Jan. Challenge last year I rowed just over 800k/meters and sustained an overuse injury that took most of 2007 to recover from. My goal this year is to finish the challenge healthy.
Pat summed it up well in a recent email:
"Go at your own pace..enjoy the spirit of the ride and go to the distances that challenges you the most in your individual goals for health, fitness or simply a personal reason to row."
I plan on a zero day tomorrow, December 31st.
Enjoy the ride. Happy New Year!
L.E.N.

Hi L.E.N.
Great to "see" you here.Have a great day off..get some rest, and enjoy your New Year's celebration.
Our "sister ship" will be pushing off very soon and we have some great new team mates who will add extra energy and give us a source of added experiences.
GO TIMBUK2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PJM

Hey P.J.M.
I like this forum idea. Do we have a list of the Timbuk2 Team for the JVC?
L.E.N.

Team TIMBUK2:

Pat M.
Len N.
Bob B.
Spike C.
Al C.
Jack D.
William F.
Lisa G.
Chris G.
Robert H.
Bill J.
Robert L.
Wes M.
Don S.( TAO)
Shirley S.(TAO)
Robert R.
Sandi J.
Ed V.
Bill Y.
Chris H.
Robert H.
Bryan S.
Dave J.
Marvin W.
John G.
Tom B.
Bill H.
Barb B.
David M.
Amy R
Terri L.
All existing TIMBUKTU suporting team mates and our guests.

PJM

Welcome to Bryan!!!
From Georgia ..to help us row in the challenge.


PJM

I will introduce myself to the team..
I am Pat..I live in SW Florida and I have been indoor rowing for over 10years.I have officially logged 10 million meters and I am on my way to 11.I discovered the million meter club way after I began to row
I am a retired RN and I am a Personal Trainer.
I have been a crew member of TIMBUKTU for about 2 years and this is my 3rd JVC.
I love rowing and love fitness.

PJM

New year greetings from Chris G in the GMT zone (but not in the summer) Don't forget to warm up and down and stretch, repeat stretch. Let's all go at our own pace and enjoy the challenge and the companionship. This message was intended for TIMBUK2 only but some how I started a new topic! Oh well! Win some, lose some!!
_________________
Chris Green
Stockport
Greater Manchester
United Kingdom

Pat
I am Bob Storck I started indoor rowing on a Model A in the mid-80's. Now own a C but am thinking of purchasing an E because it is getting harder every year to get back up off of the erg. I have found it to be an excellent piece of fitness equipment and a good compliment to biking and weight training for my old knees.
I am a civil engineer and have spent most of my career on large construction projects. Plan to retire from full-time engineering and work in a bike shop or woodworking shop in the near future. Possibly in a warmer climate.
Thank you for making me personally feel welcome in the boat.
Don and Shirley good to see you aboard. Shirley the meters you have been posting are providing motivation to me since I have recently started rowing consistently again after about a 3 month layoff. Don it is great to see that you are continuing to row.
Since the TIMBUK2 is based out of FL would you please send warm weather to Denver. I am already tired of the snow and cold. The White Christmas was nice. Snow shoveling does keep the holiday weight off of the old body.
Thanks again and a very Blessed and Healthy New Year to all.

I want to welcome Sandi to the team!!
There were a few glitches in getting her officially logged on but it is now a GO.
So, Sandi..Welcome to TIMBUK2..enjoy the ride!!!

PJM

I wanted to share with you what I find to be interesting..I had never heard of..Lisa, who is from Upstate New York,rows in indoor water tanks.I did a search on these and they look great.I don't think we have them here but I find it to be what I would like to do.
http://www.geneseewaterways.org/courses ... rowing.php
This is a link to her fitness club.
An erg and an on water experience..amazing!!
I have only erged..never been on water.
PJM

I will keep up what I can. But I will be helping some friends get their boat through the Panama Canal. If I could figure out how to do it on a Concept2, I would be glad to do it: but, I haven't solved the problem yet.

Just do what you can..cheer for us, send us positive thoughts!!
Knowing you are part of the team offering us support is great.Have a Happy New Year and take care venturing through the canal.


PJM