TimbukTOO Team Room

[Bodie]

My goals for this new season are many! First and foremost, I plan on purchasing my own C2 so that I can row at home! It will be easier to row more and longer if I choose, since I won't be using just one of two rowers at the health club.

Other goals are just to improve my times, lengths of rowing, and yes, I'd love to lose some weight! Though I know I am stronger, physically, than I was a few months ago, the weight seems to have remained pretty constant. Hopefully being able to row at home will increase my chances of dropping the pounds. We'll see

I'm also very interested in being able to train for a half marathon. I will follow the good advice given by Pat as to how to go about such an endeavor, as I don't want to hurt myself! It just seems like a good personal challenge to put out there and work towards...

All in all....I'm looking forward to the new season and all the fun rowing to be had! It's great to be part of this team, too! Good luck and happy rowing to all!

Alison

[Lyric]

I'm aiming for my first million meters this season. I guess that's goal #1. I'm shocked by how quickly the first 100,000 went. I swim, so I'm used to maybe 3,000 meters in a practice. These big numbers take some getting used to... although in a good way.

Goal #2 is to lose the weight that has crept on the past couple years. I have a closet full of clothes that I can no longer squeeze into.

Goal #3 is to improve my erg times to something respectable... or at least to something not embarrassing.

Goal #4 is to take a "Learn to Row" class at my local rowing center and see what rowing is like on a real boat. But I need to work on goals 2 and 3 first... I'm not sure I want to row in public until I'm in better shape!

Erika

[PJM]

NARC Results 2008




View Final NARC Team Standings
Thanks!
Thanks to all the great teams that participated in NARC 2008 and especially to all the phenomenal rowers below! The top rowers and prize winners are listed below.

General Statistics
Total clubs: 146 teams
Total meters: 290,338,521
Total participants: 3,205
Total women: 1,411
Total men: 1,794
Total participants rowing more than 100K: 874
Total participants rowing more than 1 Million: 23
Total women over 100K: 278
Total men over 100K: 596
Total women over 1 Million: 6
Total men over 1 Million: 17

Top Ten Clubs Overall
1. Keweenaw Memorial Rehab. & Fitness Center, Medical Facility, 35,656,542 meters, 314 members, avg: 113,555
2 Age Without Limits, Virtual Club, 34,555,621 meters, 194 members, avg: 178,121
3 Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, IN., Health Club, 27,466,314 meters, 301 members, avg: 91,250
4 Final Results Fitness, Health Club, 15,290,740 meters, 230 members, avg: 66,481
5 Free Spirits, Virtual, 12,677,726 meters, 56 members, avg: 226,387
6 Albion Rowing Club, Correctional Facility, 9,774,000 meters, 10 members, avg: 977,400
7 TIMBUK2, Virtual Club, 9,617,554 meters, 62 members, avg: 155,121
8 LUNA-TICS, Virtual Club, 9,350,038 meters, 59 members, avg: 158,475
9 Saratoga Springs YMCA, YMCA, 7,384,012 meters, 57 members, avg: 129,544
10 ANCIENTS ONE, Virtual Club, 7,221,541 meters, 11 members, avg: 656,503


Top Ten Men & Women Overall:
1. Greg Trahar, Age Without Limits, 1,720,365
2. Eric Nelson, Wenatchee Valley YMCA Youth +1, 1,612,500
3. Joseph Arias Sr., Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, IN, 1,542,765
4. Student 6, Albion Rowing Club, 1,465,000
5. Jerry Sabo, Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, IN, 1,438,011
6. Bob Stengel, Final Results Fitness, 1,374,000
7. terry surjan, Free Spirits, 1,350,238
8. Kong Chuan Goh,Dr, ANCIENTS ONE, 1,298,540
9. Student 1, Albion Rowing Club, 1,277,000
10. Gene Harding, Final Results Fitness, 1,257,881

1. Darlene Brennan, Age Without Limits, 1,492,325
2. Terry Smythe, Keweenaw Memorial Rehab. & Fitness Center, 1,468,949
3. Susan Janssen, University of MN Duluth Fitness Center, 1,234,567
4. Kristen Schuster, Keweenaw Memorial Rehab. & Fitness Center, 1,029,601
5. Babette Jokela, Keweenaw Memorial Rehab. & Fitness Center, 1,028,435
6. Cindy White, Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, IN., 1,003,528
7. Sue Dana, Keweenaw Memorial Rehab. & Fitness Center, 885,092
8. Nan Musgrave, Final Results Fitness, 869,337
9. Jane Newall, LUNA-TICS, 805,229
10. Pat Mazzei, TIMBUK2, 779,494

Club/Indoor Rower Prizes:
Club with the Greatest Number of Meters Rowed:
Keweenaw Memorial Rehab and Fitness Center, Houghton, MI, 35,656,542 meters, 314 team members

Club with the Greatest Number of Meters Rowed Per Participant:
Albion Rowing Club, Albion, PA, 977,400 per participant, 10 team members

Random Club Drawings:
MediFit, Team Waltham, Waltham, MA
Brockville YMCA (Brockwille Y Warriors), Brockville, ON, Canada

Individual Prizewinners
The following individuals all won a Concept2 sports bag filled with a Polar F11 Heart Rate Monitor, a C2 towel, a pair of C2 socks and a C2 water bottle.

Top Ten Individual Men:
1. Eric Nelson, Wenatchee Valley YMCA Youth +1, 1,612,500
2. Joseph Arias, Sr., Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, IN, 1,542,765
3. Student 6, Albion Rowing Club, 1,465,000
4. Jerry Sabo, Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, IN, 1,438,011
5. Bob Stengel, Final Results Fitness, 1,374,000
6. Student 1, Albion Rowing Club, 1,277,000
7. Gene Harding, Final Results Fitness, 1,257,881
8. Gary DeYoung, Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, IN, 1,200,000
9. John Bracik, Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, IN, 1,165,021
10. Dan Romand, Saratoga Springs YMCA, 1,094,162

Top Ten Individual Women:
1. Terry Smythe, Keweenaw Memorial Rehab. & Fitness Center, 1,468,949
2. Susan Janssen, University of MN Duluth Fitness Center, 1,234,567
3. Kristen Schuster, Keweenaw Memorial Rehab. & Fitness Center, 1,029,601
4. Babette Jokela, Keweenaw Memorial Rehab. & Fitness Center, 1,028,435
5. Cindy White, Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, IN, 1,003,528
6. Sue Dana, Keweenaw Memorial Rehab. & Fitness Center, 885,092
7. Nan Musgrave, Final Results Fitness, 869,337
8. Debbie Winquist, Keweenaw Memorial Rehab. & Fitness Center, 777,777
9. Marilyn Swift, Keweenaw Memorial Rehab. & Fitness Center, 704,223
10. Stephanie Coon, Keweenaw Memorial Rehab. & Fitness Center, 693,533

Random Prize Draw Individual 10 Men and 10 Women:
1. Gene Kelley, US Air Force, 648,150
2. Jon Koskiniemi, Keweenaw Memorial Rehab. & Fitness Center, 623,386
3. Mike Saksa, Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, IN, 526,101
4. Ken Reinke, Citi Jacksonville, 501,000
5. Steve Oswald, Final Results Fitness, 339,000
6. Mark Houghton, Keweenaw Memorial Rehab. & Fitness Center, 201,471
7. Scott Averill, Saratoga Springs YMCA, 160,516
8. Dick Ban, Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, IN, 150,663
9. Luther Gulick, Wenatchee Valley YMCA Youth +1, 1,125,803
10. Mark Bartolini, Rocket City Rowing Club, 101,970
11. Carol Harris, Saratoga Springs YMCA, 304,394
12. Nancy Krulikowski, St. Mary's Rhythmic Rowers, 213,610
13. Deb Paradiso, Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, IN, 177,500
14. Cathy Diaz, Spa Fitness Center, 152,115
15. Audry Leister, Final Results Fitness, 150,126
16. Sarah Iacobacci, Saratoga Springs YMCA, 129,893
17. Mary Kokoska, St. Mary's Rhythmic Rowers, 123,600
18. Gail Pitters, Citi - Greensboro, 109,613
19. Judy Messana, Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, IN, 100,918
20. Janet Seay, Rockwell Collins Recreation Center, 100,070

[PJM]

MAY 1st...NEW SEASON...TEAM PROGRESS

Only 7 team mates have jumped aboard the boat so far
We are #12 in the rankings
97,980 meters for the day and for the season



PAT..38,199
LYNNE..24,102
BOBBIE..10,200
ERIKA..8,232
CHRIS..7,000
MARVIN..5,000
ALISON..5,247

Awesome beginnings...
Let's just keep the pace and row strong!!!



Pat

[PJM]

To unpathed waters, undreamed shores.
William Shakepeare


Team TimbuktOO and Team Timbuktu...

Row strong and row to places beyond your wildest expectations!!!



Pat

[PJM]

MAY 2nd TEAM PROGRESS

#13 in the rankings
133,762 meters
35,782 meters for the day
8 Rowers returned thus far



LYNNE..12,017
BOBBIE..10,250
ERIKA..7,049
PAT..5,466
MIKE..1,000


The season is young and the rest of the team will soon join us for the ride

Keep the pace and row strong!!


Pat

[PJM]

In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins - not through strength, but through persistence.

- Buddha


Happy Rowing!!!

Pat

[PJM]

Bryan's back on the boat..great to see you aboard for the new season!!!

Pat

[PJM]

On day 3 of the new season..here are the rankings for the Virtual teams..6 to 20 members

1 LUNA-TICS virtual 18 336,490 18,694
2 TimbukTOO virtual 9 199,480 22,164
3 Scotland The Wave virtual 11 175,498 15,954
4 Dutch RowPros virtual 8 171,531 21,441
5 Timbuktu - The Ancients Organization (TAO) virtual 9 165,716 18,413
6 TEAM OARSOME IRC virtual 9 160,240 17,804
7 Forum Flyers virtual 9 155,376 17,264
8 The Tsotsies virtual 6 139,007 23,168
9 Arizona Outlaws virtual 15 138,828 9,255
10 W.I.S.E. (WelshIrishScotsEnglish) virtual 12 135,991 11,333
11 University of New Mexico virtual 9 131,072 14,564
12 Tasmania - The Ancients Organization (TAO) virtual 8 111,973 13,997
13 Taff Attack Racing virtual 9 105,656 11,740
14 Row Pain, Row Gain virtual 7 73,079 10,440

Just interesting FYI tidbits of rowing news for you.

Pat

[PJM]

TEAM PROGRESS MAY 3rd

#14 in the rankings
204,507 meters for the season thus far
70,745 meters for the day
9 rowers present in the boat
awaiting the rest of the crew to join us



PAT..14,764
BOBBIE..5,200
BRYAN..10,000
LYNNE..7,723
CHRIS...10,000
MARVIN...5,863
ALISON..12,168
ERIKA..5,027

Go TimbukTOO...pace yourself and row strong!!!



Pat

[PJM]

FYI

Glossary of Rowing Terms


Bow: The forward section of the boat. The first part of the boat to cross the finish line. The person in the seat closest to the bow, who crosses the finish line first.

Bow coxed boat: A shell in which the coxswain is near the bow instead of the stern. It’s hard to see the coxswain in this type of boat, because only his head is visible. Having the coxswain virtually lying down in the bow reduces wind resistance, and the weight distribution is better.

Button: A wide collar on the oar that keeps it from slipping through the oarlock.

Coxswain: Person who steers the shell and is the on-the-water coach for the crew.

Deck: The part of the shell at the bow and stern that is covered with fiberglass cloth or a thin plastic.

Ergometer: Rowers call it an "erg." It’s a rowing machine that closely approximates the actual rowing motion. The rowers’ choice is the Concept II, which utilizes a flywheel and a digital readout so that the rower can measure his "strokes per minute" and the distance covered.

FISA: Short for Federation Internationale des Societes d’Aviron. The international governing body for the sport of rowing in the world, established in 1892.

Gate: The bar across the oarlock that keeps the oar in place.

German rigging: A different way of setting up which side of the boat the oars are on in a sweep boat. Instead of alternating from side to side all the way down, in a German rigged boat, two consecutive rowers have oars on the same side.

Lightweight: Refers to the rowers, not the boats; there is a maximum weight for each rower in a lightweight event as well as a boat average.

Oar: Used to drive the boat forward: rowers do not use paddles.

Port: Left side of the boat, while facing forward, in the direction of the movement.

Power 10: A call for rowers to do 10 of their best, most powerful strokes. It’s a strategy used to pull ahead of a competitor.

Repechage: The second-chance race which ensures that everyone has two chances to advance from preliminary races since there is no seeding in the heats.

Rigger: The triangular shaped metal device that is bolted onto the side of the boat and holds the oars.

Run: The run is the distance the shell moves during one stroke. You can figure it by looking for the distance between the puddles made by the same oar.

Sculls: One of the two disciplines of rowing – the one where scullers use two oars or sculls.

Shell: Can be used interchangeably with boat.

Slide: The set of runners for the wheels of each seat in the boat.

Starboard: Right side of the boat, while facing forward, in the direction of movement.

Stern: The rear of the boat; the direction the rowers are facing.

Straight: Refers to a shell without a coxswain i.e. a straight four or straight pair.

Stretcher or Footstretcher: Where the rower’s feet go. The stretcher consists of two inclined footrests that hold the rower’s shoes. The rower’s shoes are bolted into the footrests.

Stroke: The rower who sits closest to the stern. The stroke sets the rhythm for the boat; others behind him must follow his cadence.

StrokeCoach: A small electronic display that rowers attach in the boat to show the important race information like stroke rate and elapsed time.

Sweep: One of the two disciplines of rowing – the one where rowers use only one oar. Pairs (for two people), fours (for four people) and the eight are sweep boats. Pairs and fours may or may not have a coxswain. Eights always have a coxswain.

Swing: The hard-to-define feeling when near-perfect synchronization of motion occurs in the shell, enhancing the performance and speed.

[PJM]

Ryan is back aboard for a new rowing season..welcome back..

Happy rowing!!!!!!!!!!

10 mates on board ..pushing us ahead in the virtual waters!!!

[PJM]

Tom..Great to "see" you aboard.

11 mates..let's ROW!!!

Pat

[PJM]

"When a person trains once, nothing happens. When a person forces himself to do a thing a hundred or a thousand times, then he certainly has developed in more ways than physical. Is it raining? That doesn't matter. Am I tired? That doesn't matter, either. Then willpower will be no problem." Emil Zatopek


Pat

[PJM]

"Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last. "Chinese Proverb

Pat