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Re: The TimbukTOO/TIMBUK2 Team Room SEASON 2010

Post by brotherjim » July 29th, 2010, 2:22 am

Happy Thursday to you, hope this day is a wonderful one for you. We rowed 94115 meters yesterday. Very consistant and impressive. Robyn rowed a half marathon, congrats to her.

Stats for 7/28

Ted-----------------1018
Robyn--------------21097
John----------------20621
Casey-------------- 11099
Joseph--------------9651
Daiva----------------5000 very close to 50K :D
Cindy----------------5019
Chuck---------------5000
Katerina------------7500
Jim------------------8110

Row for your good health, please take care and stay hydrated.
Have a great day TimbukTOO
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Post by brotherjim » July 30th, 2010, 9:11 am

Happy Friday once again to the great team TinbukTOO. We had another awesome day of rowing with 119778 meters added :) Congrats to John for reaching 1.6 million season meters. Way to row!
Milestones to cheer on
Paul-100K , Robyn - 400K ,Sandi - 150K, Alison - 150K , Everett -250K
Good luck teammates.

Stats for 7/29

Paul--------------12704
Andrew----------15200
Denise------------6038
Adam-------------10000
Robyn-------------4500
Joseph------------11110
John---------------20581
Everett------------2000
Sandi---------------5000
Chuck--------------5000
Stu-----------------5000
Katerina----------5200
Jim-----------------17445

Have a wonderful day. and please stay safe. The weather here is predicted to be 100 degrees for the next 6 days so if yours is anywhere near this, PLEASE stay hydrated and be careful. Row for your good health.
jim

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Post by brotherjim » July 30th, 2010, 1:10 pm

CONGRATULATIONS to Alison for crossing the 150K season meter mark and to Robyn for reaching 400K :D Awesome rowing!

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Post by brotherjim » July 31st, 2010, 8:34 am

Happy last day of July. Don't forget the dog days of summer challenge starts tomorrow.
We had another excellent rowing day with 85514 meters rowed. Way to go team!
Milestones to watch and cheer for
Sandi-150K , Margaret-300K, Katerina- 300K, Paul- 100K, Everett-250K
Good luck , you can do it :)

Stats for 7/30

John---------------6771
Fred---------------5328
Casey-------------7606
Alison-------------4017
Margaret---------10000
Cindy--------------5732
Robyn-------------5000
Matthew----------5000
Katerina----------5000
Sandi--------------5000
Stu-----------------5000
Jim----------------21060

Have a great day, stay safe , and row for your good health and fun.
jim

Dog Days of Summer

August 1–28

Row or ski, indoors or outdoors, completing each of the following four distance goals during the timeframes indicated and log them in your online logbook:

■Week 1, Aug. 1–7: 20,000 meters
■Week 2, Aug. 8–14: 30,000 meters
■Week 3, Aug. 15–21: 40,000 meters
■Week 4, Aug. 22–28: 50,000 meters
The distance goals do not have to be done in one sitting, but must be done during the timeframe indicated. By the end of the challenge, you will have accumulated 140,000 meters.


Incentives

Participants who meet the challenge can enjoy:

■Name inclusion on the Challenge Honor Board.
■A specially designed downloadable certificate.
■The option to purchase Dog Days of Summer items from our third-party fulfillment vendor.

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Post by brotherjim » July 31st, 2010, 8:32 pm

Welcome to the team Steven :) I hope you enjoy the team, we appreciate having you aboard. Thanks to Steven's meters, we have topped 11 million season meters!
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Post by brotherjim » August 1st, 2010, 7:56 am

Good morning/afternoon. Happy 1st day of the dog days of summer. Good luck in this challenge if you are participating. As always, please stay hydrated and take care of yourself. It is very HOT here with the temp supposed to be over 100 for the next 7-8 days.
We had an outstanding rowing day yesterday with 115089 rowed plus Steven's added meters of 401918 for a grand (half a grand?) total of 517007 meters. Wow!!!Way to row TimbukTOO.
Milestones to cheer on
Mike- 100K , Paul- 100K, Sandi- 150K, Andrew- 250K, Everett- 250K, Katerina-300K, Denise- 50K, Daiva- 50K
Good luck to each of you. Keep up the awesome rowing!

Stats for 7/31

Steven-------------------------401918 brought to team
Denise--------------------------8036
Mike----------------------------20056
John----------------------------21539 half marathon plus
Ted------------------------------1512
Joseph--------------------------11111
Andrew-------------------------10265
Matthew------------------------5000
Robyn----------------------------5000
Katerina-------------------------5000
Ashlee----------------------------1000
Tristan----------------------------1000
Kaylee-----------------------------1000
Dalton------------------------------1000
Jim----------------------------------23870

Have a great day, please stay safe, and row for your good health.
jim

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Post by wyattwyatt » August 1st, 2010, 10:24 am

the record for rowing the atlantic via the northern atlantic route set in 1896, referenced by jim, has been broken. 4 guys rowing 2 hours on - 2 hours off for 44 days.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-10826583

capsized twice, 40 foot waves, but an amazing boat - very high-tech.

but this also makes you even more amazed at the 1896 crossing: 2 guys in an oak boat, sharing a pair of mittens! i'm going to have to read that book jim.

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Post by Bob S. » August 1st, 2010, 1:22 pm

wyattwyatt wrote:the record for rowing the atlantic via the northern atlantic route set in 1896, referenced by jim, has been broken. 4 guys rowing 2 hours on - 2 hours off for 44 days.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-10826583

capsized twice, 40 foot waves, but an amazing boat - very high-tech.

but this also makes you even more amazed at the 1896 crossing: 2 guys in an oak boat, sharing a pair of mittens! i'm going to have to read that book jim.

joe
I don't really see how they can claim that as much of a record. If there had been only two in the crew, yes, but even two in a modern boat have enormous advantages over the men that made the original trip. A couple of man hours per day working the desalinization pump is a lot easier than having to carry all the necessary fresh water. In fact, they may have been able to do it all with solar power cells.

I don't mean to detract from their accomplishment, which is certainly impressive, but I would not call it a record.

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Post by brotherjim » August 1st, 2010, 1:52 pm

Joe and Bob,
After reading the story, I am NOT going to recognize it as a record :lol: Really, there are 4 guys instead of 2 so it isn't even in the same class. Please read "Daring The Sea" and you will see how George and Frank achieved their feat. They were amazing and suffered intensely , but were men of their times. And the sad part is they received none of the recognition they thought they might and were forgotten by almost everyone.
Thanks for the article Joe, it was interesting. And I am glad it brings attention once again to George Harbo and Frank Samuelsen.
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Post by brotherjim » August 1st, 2010, 2:00 pm

CONGRATULATIONS to Katerina for reaching 300K season meters. Way to row! Atta girl! :P
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Post by brotherjim » August 2nd, 2010, 8:39 am

Another big day for TimbukTOO yesterday with 94433 meters rowed. Congrats again to Katerina for reaching 300K. Many milestones still almost there. Good luck !
I hope this is a wonderful day for you. Take care, stay hydrated, be safe.

Stats for 8/1

Mike-----------------5267
Pat------------------6623
Cindy---------------5855
Fred----------------8355
Alison--------------3000
Matthew-----------5000
John----------------28728 half marathon plus
Katerina-----------6000
Robyn--------------6500
Tristan-------------1100
Dalton--------------1000
Ashlee--------------1000
Kaylee--------------1000
Jim------------------23525

Keep up the great rowing.
jim

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Post by kringel » August 2nd, 2010, 8:57 am

Yay for a new challenge! Britt and I are back from a mosquito-ridden but fun and exciting backpacking trip to Wisconsin. It's a good thing the Dog Days starts at 20K for the week and not higher. I'll probably get working on my 20K on Wednesday morning, giving myself a couple recovery days. Lots of hiking makes for one sore Karen. :wink:

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Post by brotherjim » August 2nd, 2010, 9:30 am

kringel wrote:Yay for a new challenge! Britt and I are back from a mosquito-ridden but fun and exciting backpacking trip to Wisconsin. It's a good thing the Dog Days starts at 20K for the week and not higher. I'll probably get working on my 20K on Wednesday morning, giving myself a couple recovery days. Lots of hiking makes for one sore Karen. :wink:
Glad you and Britt had a nice trip to the dairy state. Why do you think mosquitos are so bad in the north? When I went to upper Michigan , I had to jump in Lake Superior , I was being "bugged" so bad. Bobbie had nary a bite.
WheN I visited my cousins in Alaska, I came home looking like I had a tropical disease. Anyone know why they are so bad up there?
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Post by kringel » August 2nd, 2010, 2:35 pm

I had to go Googling your question, Jim, and the answer... if there is one... seems complicated. Seems lots of factors come into play on mosquito population, from temperature and weather to water proximity and natural predators. Apparently I need to find camping spots with lots of dragonflies and bats to keep the mosquito population in check. One site suggested the mosquitos up north are more aggressive because their "season" is shorter. Not sure I buy that, but don't have a better answer either.

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Post by brotherjim » August 3rd, 2010, 8:23 am

Thanks Karen, that sounds sensible. Alot of activity in a short time.

Good morning/afternoon TimbukTOO. We had a tremendous rowing day with 129969 meters rowed! Keep up the great work everyone and remember the dog days challenge.
Milestones to cheer on-
John 1.7 mill, Paul- 100K, Sandi- 150K,

Joseph- 550K, Everett- 250K, Margaret- 300K

Stats for 8/2

Adam-------------------29828, congrats for passing 350K :D
Margaret---------------14000
Pat-----------------------5606
Everett------------------4000
Joseph------------------13143
John---------------------19227
Matthew-----------------5000
Robyn--------------------5000
Katerina-----------------6000
Dalton--------------------1500
Tristan--------------------1100
Kaylee--------------------1500
Ashlee---------------------1000

Have a GREAT day team! Row for your good health, please stay hydrated. Take care.
jim

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