Holiday Challenge 2008

Ducatista · Post by **Ducatista** » December 5th, 2008, 1:19 pm

Hey, harley1! Hope I didn't chase you away. You'll find quite a mix of street and offroad moto types on this site. There's even a Team MOTO.

When I entered my first HC row this year, I discovered that I really had logged 0 meters for the season. Gak. I missed the first three days of the challenge, which put me at an 8K/day range to hit 200K. That's a lot for my totally deconditioned ass. And then I got roped into a holiday party on Weds and missed that day, so I had to row 16K last night. Not so much fun for my 4th row in over 7 months. Mission accomplished, though, with no apparent ill effects.

harley1 · Post by **harley1** » December 7th, 2008, 11:34 am

I am pumped!!The first day I ever sat my ass on a rowing machine was Thanksgiving morning,and proud to say I just surpassed 100k today,and also,just as I hit the 100k,my favorite band,Godsmack happened to be on my mp3...I will be gunning down 200k in the very near future!!

Your Challenge Meters:
101,248

Your Money Raised:
$2.05

Your Charity:
The Nature Conservancy

Total Challenge Meters:
373,799,222

Total Money Raised:
$1,999.40

Kinley · Post by **Kinley** » December 7th, 2008, 6:29 pm

Still slogging along. At 86k+ so more or less on track.

romad63 · Post by **romad63** » December 10th, 2008, 3:04 pm

Hit 150k last night so I am pretty much on pace, losing focus though.....

Ducatista · Post by **Ducatista** » December 11th, 2008, 2:20 pm

Hit 90K last night, which is on track for the 8k/day I set myself up for by starting three days late. In previous challenges I've banked meters so I could take days off here and there, but this time around I'm going for numbing consistency. I'd love to settle into a comfortable, 6k/day junk-meter groove for the new year, so this is good prep.

harley1 · Post by **harley1** » December 15th, 2008, 3:13 pm

hit 160k yesterday,i am on a 8k a day clip,and will hit 200k this friday.finishing five days ahead oh the challenge..i don't feel that is to shabby for a 47 yo dude,that never sat on a rower in his life

ppierce · Post by **ppierce** » December 15th, 2008, 7:18 pm

Took this year off, haven't been on the erg in 2 years, 115311m since december 1st. Good start.

ppierce · Post by **ppierce** » December 15th, 2008, 7:19 pm

Took this year off, haven't been on the erg in 2 years, 115311m since december 1st. Good start

Kinley · Post by **Kinley** » December 19th, 2008, 8:43 pm

I'm at 167k, just getting caught up again after missing 4 consecutive days due to an ice storm and the resulting power outage. I know, I know, the erg shouldn't require electricity, but my PM2 is broken, which means I need to run Ergmonitor through a computer, OR go to the gym, and the gym remained closed until the after the utility had restrung the wires.

But all is well now, and I can almost see the finish line

Ducatista · Post by **Ducatista** » December 20th, 2008, 3:12 pm

Here's to that! 177K for me today, so I know I'll make it. I skipped yesterday, so that meant another 90-minute session (94, actually) this morning. Aching butt, clean conscience.

Yankeerunner · Post by **Yankeerunner** » December 21st, 2008, 5:59 pm

I just edged over 200,000m today, making it with a couple of days to spare.

Ducatista · Post by **Ducatista** » December 22nd, 2008, 2:24 pm

harley1 wrote:hit 160k yesterday,i am on a 8k a day clip,and will hit 200k this friday.

Nice, harley1! Now that you're done with one challenge, why not keep rolling? We'd love to have you on Team MOTO (click) for the January Virtual Team Challenge. The team has always been heavily weighted toward those crazy motocross types, so we could definitely use another roadie to balance things out.

Mary P. · Post by **Mary P.** » December 22nd, 2008, 11:49 pm

Hi, Rick! Great to hear you're in for the 200K - might we see you at CRASH-B this year? We hear New England is in the deep feeze - keep erging! & keep warm.
I finished this morning, too - a wimpy 11K while my son did 2X30 min with his team at the morning practice. Hope to get some more $$$ for the Nature Conservancy in the next couple days.

Yankeerunner · Post by **Yankeerunner** » December 23rd, 2008, 7:32 am

Hi Mary, CRASH-Bs are on the schedule as usual. See you there!

It's 7 degrees F outside this morning, and 45 degrees in the unheated Erging Room. Unfortunately this morning is scheduled to be a jogging morning outside.

If you've any reason to be back east here on January 18th stop in Newburyport for our 6th annual erg race.

I'm up to $6.81 now and plan on two more workouts before the deadline.

Rick

Citroen · Post by **Citroen** » December 23rd, 2008, 8:35 am

Yankeerunner wrote: I'm up to $6.81 now and plan on two more workouts before the deadline

Do a FM and add $1.68.

I did over 43K yesterday for $1.73 extra on my total. I'm paying for it with a painful tail.