TimbukTOO Team Room

[damselfly]

Thanks for your captainship, Izz! I can get the meters on a regular basis Fridays for you or any time.

[Izzzmeister]

Here is the list of all those who have completed the Holiday Challenge (as of 10PM Eastern Saturday), thereby raising money for water-based charities:

200K+ Honor Board
John Staerk 446,847
David Welch 267,508
Robyn Lee 253,511
Katerina Mack 248,740
Yisroel Homnick 236,101
Steven Campbell 201,107

100K+ Honor Board
Dennis B. Horvath 173,449
Matthew Robertson 162,568
Jamie Brewer 161,097
Joseph B Wyatt 155,227
Gary Glauberman 134,231
Raymond Wright 133,997
Jeff Smolen 130,000
Rivka Levitt 129,127
Andrew Augenstein 117,490
Everett Barr 116,459
Glenn Yaneiro 108,876
Steven Fleming 105,323
E Lynne Fitzmorris 101,871

50K+ Kids & Adaptive Honor Board
Sarah Hallbeck 69,026

Closing in are Adam (including his unrecorded meters) (96,626), Daiva (90,005) and Lisa (78,468)!

Adaptive rowers? Kids? Please sign up for the 50K Honor Board!

Remember: The challenge is entering the home stretch! Please pace yourself over the next 6 days, so that you hit your goals on time!

[Izzzmeister]

VTC2011? TimbukTWO Now Reaches the Big TWO-OH!
Yes, TimbukTOOians will participate in January's Virtual Team Challenge, as we have yearly! We have put up a new team called "TimbukTWO, Pat's", and the Captain's wheel will be held by my inexperienced & trembling hands, awaiting Pat's steady hand! (Okay, she told me today her steady hand is on hiatus for a while...So, if you see a mouse go by in a rowboat, please salute!)
So, please go to your Teams Page, pick us as your Virtual Team, & separately (yeah, that's how it works) sign up for the VTC!
Thursday we were at 13, and today we're up to an even 20!
Welcome, Don Roche! Hey, can I interest you in a year-round team?
(Britt, Karen & Don, thanks for signing up for the Team, BUT... you still need to join the VTC!)

[barbbesal]

Wow, it feels great to be back! I had to take Wednesday off last week to prep for a trip I took this weekend, then Thursday through this morning, I was out of town. I'm so glad I got to get back on the erg today... I did much better than I thought I would! Those days off really rejuvenated me! My trip was great... went to Kansas City to watch the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship (Go Penn State!). Now I'm back in the saddle!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, we hit 26MM and are firmly back in the Top 10!!

Milestones: John hit 4.2M, Adam hit 800K, Casey hit 550K, and Sarah hit 75K.
Almost there: Bryan inches from 1.5M, Robyn almost at 1.5M, Kat closing in on 1.4M, Steven close to 300K and Barb a breath from 75K...

An astouning 21 of our 56 TimbukTOOians had their oars in the water Sunday, 38%, adding 310,125 meters! Some are from multiple days, added by Adam & Casey...

Adam M 48,000 Lots of 10Ks!
Yisroel H 27,429 2 hard rows!
Casey V 26,689 Great to see your oars back in the water!
John S 25781
Raymond W 20,125 Wow!

Lisa H 16,136 Ditto!
Joseph W 15,142
Robyn L 15,010
David W 15,000
Dennis B H 12,961

Kat M 12,250
Andrew A 11,100
Steven C 10,052
Jeff S 10,000
Jamie B 10,000

Sarah H 8,000 Impressive!
Barbara B 7,544 Welcome back!
Karen R 6,644 Cut out the time during a stressful period!
Gary G 5,462
Rivka L 3,800
Alison H 3,000

[Izzzmeister]

Holiday Challenge Team Goal: $150
Money raised (doesn't include Sunday): $99.10
Number of TimbukTOOians who completed the Challenge: 21

Here is the list of all those who have completed the Holiday Challenge (as of 10PM Eastern Sunday), thereby raising money for water-based charities:

200K+ Honor Board
John Staerk 472,608
David Welch 282,508
Robyn Lee 268,521
Yisroel Homnick 263,530
Katerina Mack 260,990
Steven Campbell 211,159

100K+ Honor Board
Dennis B. Horvath 186,410
Jamie Brewer 171,097
Joseph B Wyatt 170,369
Matthew Robertson 162,568
Raymond Wright 154,122
Jeff Smolen 140,000
Gary Glauberman 139,693
Rivka Levitt 132,927
Andrew Augenstein 128,590
Everett Barr 116,459
Adam Marsland 114,626
Glenn Yaneiro 108,876
Steven Fleming 105,323
E Lynne Fitzmorris 101,871

50K+ Kids & Adaptive Honor Board
Sarah Hallbeck 77,026

Closing in are Lisa (94,604), Daiva (90,005) and Mark (77,123)!

Adaptive rowers? Kids? Please sign up for the 50K Honor Board!

Remember: The challenge is entering the home stretch! Please pace yourself over the next 5 days, so that you hit your goals on time!

[Izzzmeister]

VTC2011? TimbukTWO Now Reaches the Big TWO-TWO!
Yes, TimbukTOOians will participate in January's Virtual Team Challenge, as we have yearly! We have put up a new team called "TimbukTWO, Pat's", and the Captain's wheel will be held by my inexperienced & trembling hands, awaiting Pat's steady hand! (Okay, she told me a couple of days ago her steady hand is on hiatus for a while...So, if you see a mouse go by in a rowboat, please salute!)
So, please go to your Teams Page, pick us as your Virtual Team, & separately (yeah, that's how it works) sign up for the VTC!
Thursday we were at 13, Saturday at an even 20, and now at 22!
Welcome, Yolanda Welch! Come on in, the water's fine! (And David is hot stuff!)
(Raymond & Don, thanks for signing up for the Team, BUT... you still need to join the VTC!)

[penncrnp]

Hey Guys,

I have been a silent participant to the team over the past few months but wanted to chime in and say that I continue to really appreciate all of the encouragement that is offered from such an outstanding team!

Also I wanted to mention that I left teh timbuktoo team and rejoined the "TimbukTWO, Pat's" team to participate in the virtual challenge. Hopefully this is what I should have done as I don't want my leaving the original team to misunderstood as leaving the team in total. Does that make sense?

Anyway, thanks to each of you for making this team a reality and making it fun. I am 35-years old and in the best shape of the past two decades. I owe that in part to this team.

Best Regards,

Matt

[Izzzmeister]

Goodbye to Rivka & Sarah, who left to join Jim Kielma in his new venture, a team called "Overcoming Disabilities." We hope that they will supply support and encouragement to many in their journeys to transcend physical limitations. Of course, we'd like to have them all as part of Team TimbukTOO, but if we can't, at least let it be for positive reasons!

We are still at 26MM: the meters we lost, and the meters we rowed today, were almost identical! We are still firmly back in the Top 10!!

Milestones: Robyn hit 1.5M, Gary hit 950K, Steven hit 300K, and Barb hit 75K.
Almost there: Bryan inches from 1.5M, Yisroel close to 1.5M, Kat a whisker from 1.4M, and Daiva closing in on 400K...

A reasonable 16 of our 54 TimbukTOOians had their oars in the water Monday, almost 30%, adding 194,985 meters!

Yisroel H 32,500 8K last night, 24.5K tonight...
Robyn L 24,600 Wow! And hit 1.5MM to boot!
John S 22,842
David W 20,000 Impressive!
Matthew R 14,111

Andrew A 12,050
Kat M 12,000
Steven C 11,128 300K!
Jamie B 10,000 10K a day, will keep the doc away!
Dennis B H 7,579 That will turn your nose red!

Pam S 5,818 Good!
Barbara B 5,218 75K!
Mark S 5,000
Daiva S 5,000
Gary G 4,139 Steady meters!
Alison H 3,000

[Izzzmeister]

Holiday Challenge Team Goal: $150
Money raised as of yesterday: $109.77
Money raised as of today: $116.61
Number of TimbukTOOians who completed the Challenge: 20

Here is the list of all those who have completed the Holiday Challenge (as of 10PM Eastern Sunday), thereby raising money for water-based charities:

200K+ Honor Board
John Staerk 495,470
David Welch 302,508 !!!
Yisroel Homnick 296,030
Robyn Lee 293,121
Katerina Mack 272,990
Steven Campbell 222,287

100K+ Honor Board
Dennis B. Horvath 193,989
Jamie Brewer 181,097
Matthew Robertson 176,679
Joseph B Wyatt 170,369
Raymond Wright 154,122
Gary Glauberman 143,832
Andrew Augenstein 140,640
Jeff Smolen 140,000
Everett Barr 116,459
Adam Marsland 114,626
Glenn Yaneiro 108,876
Steven Fleming 105,323
E Lynne Fitzmorris 101,871

Closing in are Daiva (95,005), Lisa (94,604) and Mark (82,123)!

Adaptive rowers? Kids? Please sign up for the 50K Honor Board!

Remember: The challenge is entering the home stretch! Please pace yourself over the next 4 days, so that you hit your goals on time!
Hit your goal? Great! Please row some more, since now your meters count double!

How much did I raise?
Q: I rowed 99,999m...
A: Zero. You must hit the Holiday Challenge goal to trigger a donation by Concept2.
Q: I rowed 100,000m...
A: $2.00
Q: I rowed 101,000...
A: $2.04. Each kilometer after the first 100K raises .04.
Q: I'm a kid, I signed up for the 50K board, and I rowed 50K...
A: $1.00
Q: How much must I row to raise $10?
A: 300K ($2 for the first 100K, $4 for the second 100K, $4 for the third 100K.). 275K for adaptive or young rowers.

[Dennis B.]

Matt being a NEWBIE.....I did alot of research on each member...at least what you could find in times. I've approached my rehab as competitive benchmarks that you all have achieved...I appreciate All that have returned and appreciate all that each of you accomplished....I believe you have a good 5k time and are now over 1 million meters....you are a benchmark and Mentor of success .

I believe we all will have people we can look up to as a Mentor and in return help those that ask for our help.....Yes it's good to be on a Team

I[ have been a silent participant to the team over the past few months but wanted to chime in and say that I continue to

really appreciate all of the encouragement that is offered from such an outstanding team!

Also I wanted to mention that I left teh timbuktoo team and rejoined the "TimbukTWO, Pat's" team to participate in the virtual challenge. Hopefully this is what I should have done as I don't want my leaving the original team to misunderstood as leaving the team in total. Does that make sense?[/quote]Anyway, thanks to each of you for making this team a reality and making it fun. I am 35-years old and in the best shape of the past two decades. I owe that in part to this team.

Best Regards,

Matt[/quote][/quote]

[goyo]

WAY TO GO, TEAM TIMBUKTOO!


I've got a minor shoulder issue resulting from some activity I did last weekend and it has kept me from rowing this week. I hope to be back soon, especially since I got my NewGrips gloves in the mail. I'm eager to try them out.

[garygOP]

my new grip.com gloves arrived yesterday- used them this AM.
it is one extra thing to deal with during the prep for a workout and then during the workout- but they seem to do the job.
My hands will return to their pre- rowing state eventually- smooth as a baby's bottom.
The next test will be keeping them clean and odor / germ free over time.
If they dry in 24 hours, they should be just fine.

[Izzzmeister]

We lost Andrew Augenstein yesterday. All the best, Andy... any time you'd like to return, we'll have your seat warm for you!
We are down to 25MM, but still holding on to the #10 slot!

Milestones: John at 4 1/4 MM, Kat hit 1.4M, Freddie the Human climbed to 700K, and Dennis hit 275K.
So close: Bryan inches from 1.5M, Yisroel close to 1.5M, Jamie nearing 600K, David may hit 400K today, and Patti is one row from 100K!

A reasonable 16 of our 53 TimbukTOOians had their oars in the water Monday, 30%, adding 173,294 meters!

John S 25,336
Robyn L 22,450 Two GREAT rowing days!
Fred B 18,914 Roaring back!
Raymond W 11,602

Kat M 11,450
Yisroel H 11,255
Steven C 11,128
Gary G 10,032

David W 10,000
Jamie B 10,000
Jeff S 10,000
Joseph W 8,393

Matthew R 7,171
Dennis B H 6,519 Consistent! My inspiration!
Patti S 5,153
Mark S 5,019

[Izzzmeister]

Sorry, guys, got bummed out last night. Lost 2 major posts seconds before saving them. One was a response to Lisa, Gary, Dennis, and with a message for everyone - after an hour of writing, it disappeared into the ether. The second was last night's stats.
I had my first "coached" rowing session last night, and felt achy & nauseous. So, I just popped up the basic numbers, and went to sleep.