Brenda H - 5,816 Another good strong row! (And another horsewoman! Yay!)
Keep up the great work everyone! [/size][/quote]
Brenda H. Here....Damselfly, Glad you appreciate a good horse under you! That is my non-virtual sport to keep my "so called" sanity. I thought I would submit a picture of a mud hole since we are ROWERS! I have NO sanity-I have 2 horses. GO TEAM GO!
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Hello, Timbukians! I recently joined the team to participate in the challenge. I guess I ought to declare a goal. Life may intervene, but if possible I'll attempt to log 250Km (I managed 205Km+ in the Holliday challenge). I have about 140Km to go to my first 1 million meters.
Thanks for giving me the opportunity to participate!
Thanks for giving me the opportunity to participate!
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damselfly
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Welcome, mathineer!! Great to have you for the VTC! Have you joined our year-round affiliation? Love to have you there too if you're not already!
Adam, good luck with the move AND the new job! Unpack the erg first to help alleviate all that nasty stress... A little rowing makes a lot of sanity.
Brenda, I had my own horses when growing up in Illinois. Miss them so. Have ridden on and off over the years here in SoCal, but not being one of the independently weathy folks here, it's hard to afford even leasing. Give your horses a big hug and inhale some of that wonderful horse essence for me. *Sigh*.
Adam, good luck with the move AND the new job! Unpack the erg first to help alleviate all that nasty stress... A little rowing makes a lot of sanity.
Brenda, I had my own horses when growing up in Illinois. Miss them so. Have ridden on and off over the years here in SoCal, but not being one of the independently weathy folks here, it's hard to afford even leasing. Give your horses a big hug and inhale some of that wonderful horse essence for me. *Sigh*.
-- Lisa
Try not! Do, or do not! There is no "try". -- Yoda
Try not! Do, or do not! There is no "try". -- Yoda
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The Challenge is well underway- and so far I have been able to keep up on my " pledge".
15K -3 days a week- in 3 -5K sessions per workout- is daunting.
There are a few days this past week that I dreaded getting out of bed and going to the gym- but I did get up and go.
I actually started this routine in the last week of 2010- have done just 6 15K sessions- but it is already yielding results.
I hit a PR today for 5K- 21:38, which is still below the 50th percentile in my age group. But it is 21 seconds faster than my previous PR.
And I now have time 2 days per week when I am working on assistance exercises and light cardio.
Unstructured and structured workouts can each yield positive results.
I was relatively physically fit before this change in routine.
The structured routine is allowing for me to improve my times and row harder for longer-
So I will be more fit for the time that I maintain this routine and until the benefit of the hard work fades.
Obsessive-Compulsive? - no doubt.
But it has meaning for me as I stumble through my 64th year.
My immediate goal is still a sub 8 minute 2K.
To put that in perspective, I was talking to the 20 year old son of a friend.
The son rows for a local University.
I asked what his first 2K time was, when he first started rowing and he told me that it was in the low 7 minute range. Now he is in the low 6 minute range.
This reminds of a lyric from a bad song from the 70's- my girl is red hot- your girl aint doodly squat.
But my goal is my goal.
15K -3 days a week- in 3 -5K sessions per workout- is daunting.
There are a few days this past week that I dreaded getting out of bed and going to the gym- but I did get up and go.
I actually started this routine in the last week of 2010- have done just 6 15K sessions- but it is already yielding results.
I hit a PR today for 5K- 21:38, which is still below the 50th percentile in my age group. But it is 21 seconds faster than my previous PR.
And I now have time 2 days per week when I am working on assistance exercises and light cardio.
Unstructured and structured workouts can each yield positive results.
I was relatively physically fit before this change in routine.
The structured routine is allowing for me to improve my times and row harder for longer-
So I will be more fit for the time that I maintain this routine and until the benefit of the hard work fades.
Obsessive-Compulsive? - no doubt.
But it has meaning for me as I stumble through my 64th year.
My immediate goal is still a sub 8 minute 2K.
To put that in perspective, I was talking to the 20 year old son of a friend.
The son rows for a local University.
I asked what his first 2K time was, when he first started rowing and he told me that it was in the low 7 minute range. Now he is in the low 6 minute range.
This reminds of a lyric from a bad song from the 70's- my girl is red hot- your girl aint doodly squat.
But my goal is my goal.
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All hands on board, and all hearts thankful for Lisa's excellence as coxswain! 11th Place now within 150K...
Milestones: Adam achieved Dude Status with ONE MILLION, and Chris reached 450K!
Just a little bit longer: John is approaching 4.6M (needs 35,534m), Matthew one row from 1.2M (only 6,145m), Jamie three asymmetrical rows from 700K (-26,237m), Casey at bat for 600K soon (-22,900m), and Glenn is approaching 200K (-14,412m and one piece of cow art)!
A respectable-for-the-weekend 17 of our 54 TimbukTOOians put up meters Saturday, 31%, adding a hefty 221,360 meters, drawing admiring glances!
Today's Posted Meters:
Dennis H – 40,000 Do you take time to eat & sleep?!
Adam M – 29,000 Two pre-move 14.5Ks!
David W – 21,478 I'm impressed. Even the regular 10Ks were nice!
Joseph W – 16,326 Shouldering more meters...
Tyrone P – 16,295 Finished his beer & day off, back to business!
Matthew R – 14,074 Pops out one or two 7Ks every day...
John S – 11,629 Rowing on his running day!
Jeff S - 11,000
Lisa H - 10,066
Jamie B – 10,000 8...9...10...?
Chris H - 10,000
Casey V – 6,670 Clemson's pride strikes again!
Glenn Y - 6,000
Mark S – 5,816
Daiva S - 5,551
Brenda H – 4,559 Providing horsepower...
Pam S – 2,896
Sorry I was AWOL, but the MPs caught me, and brought me back to post...
Milestones: Adam achieved Dude Status with ONE MILLION, and Chris reached 450K!
Just a little bit longer: John is approaching 4.6M (needs 35,534m), Matthew one row from 1.2M (only 6,145m), Jamie three asymmetrical rows from 700K (-26,237m), Casey at bat for 600K soon (-22,900m), and Glenn is approaching 200K (-14,412m and one piece of cow art)!
A respectable-for-the-weekend 17 of our 54 TimbukTOOians put up meters Saturday, 31%, adding a hefty 221,360 meters, drawing admiring glances!
Today's Posted Meters:
Dennis H – 40,000 Do you take time to eat & sleep?!
Adam M – 29,000 Two pre-move 14.5Ks!
David W – 21,478 I'm impressed. Even the regular 10Ks were nice!
Joseph W – 16,326 Shouldering more meters...
Tyrone P – 16,295 Finished his beer & day off, back to business!
Matthew R – 14,074 Pops out one or two 7Ks every day...
John S – 11,629 Rowing on his running day!
Jeff S - 11,000
Lisa H - 10,066
Jamie B – 10,000 8...9...10...?
Chris H - 10,000
Casey V – 6,670 Clemson's pride strikes again!
Glenn Y - 6,000
Mark S – 5,816
Daiva S - 5,551
Brenda H – 4,559 Providing horsepower...
Pam S – 2,896
Sorry I was AWOL, but the MPs caught me, and brought me back to post...
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A few of our top rowers took a couple of days off this weekend, and are now roaring back! Yes, we're 14th, but well in sight of 12th and beyond...
Over the past 2 days (Friday & Saturday), 28 of our 41 members posted 443,659 meters! That put us over the 2 million meters mark in 8 days. Still ahead of our 5.5MM team goal!
Jamie B – 19,000
Su C – 6,367
Monica D – 8,090
Douglas D – 20,000
Doug E – 11,711
Gary G – 15,072
Peter H – 5,000
Lisa H – 10,066
Dave H – 8,512
Brenda H – 10,375
Dennis H – 40,000
Chris H – 10,000
Kevin K (Mathineer) – 26,000
Adam M – 29,000
Tyrone P – 16,295
Heather R – 15,000
Jeff R – 14,150
Matthew R – 14,074
Daiva S – 5,551
Pam S – 2,896
Mark S – 5,816
Jeff S – 11,000
John S – 33,348
Tom W – 18,277
David W – 21,478
Yolanda W – 20,000
Joseph W – 28,581
Glenn Y – 18,000
Going into Sunday, January 9: 4 @ 100K+, 2 @ 75K+ & 11 @ 50K+!
Over the past 2 days (Friday & Saturday), 28 of our 41 members posted 443,659 meters! That put us over the 2 million meters mark in 8 days. Still ahead of our 5.5MM team goal!
Jamie B – 19,000
Su C – 6,367
Monica D – 8,090
Douglas D – 20,000
Doug E – 11,711
Gary G – 15,072
Peter H – 5,000
Lisa H – 10,066
Dave H – 8,512
Brenda H – 10,375
Dennis H – 40,000
Chris H – 10,000
Kevin K (Mathineer) – 26,000
Adam M – 29,000
Tyrone P – 16,295
Heather R – 15,000
Jeff R – 14,150
Matthew R – 14,074
Daiva S – 5,551
Pam S – 2,896
Mark S – 5,816
Jeff S – 11,000
John S – 33,348
Tom W – 18,277
David W – 21,478
Yolanda W – 20,000
Joseph W – 28,581
Glenn Y – 18,000
Going into Sunday, January 9: 4 @ 100K+, 2 @ 75K+ & 11 @ 50K+!
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damselfly
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There you are, Izz! I was just about to send out the Coast Guard.
I will be capturing meters a little late tonight (at my Mom's for dinner), so that gives everyone time to get in some more rowing! I'll try to get them at 8PM PST.
I will be capturing meters a little late tonight (at my Mom's for dinner), so that gives everyone time to get in some more rowing! I'll try to get them at 8PM PST.
-- Lisa
Try not! Do, or do not! There is no "try". -- Yoda
Try not! Do, or do not! There is no "try". -- Yoda
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damselfly
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goyo wrote:Go Team!!
I LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!
-- Lisa
Try not! Do, or do not! There is no "try". -- Yoda
Try not! Do, or do not! There is no "try". -- Yoda
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All hands on board, and all minds grasping the ConceptTOO! 11th Place now within 100K...
Milestones: John marathoned to 4.6M, Matthew reached 1.2M and Fred broke through ¾ of a million!
Just a little bit longer: Gary on the cusp of 1.1M (-3,996m), Jamie moving in on 700K (-18,737), Dennis is two Dennis-sized rows from 600K (needs 29,278m), Glenn – with 9 rows in a row - is fast approaching 200K (-7,802m)!
A decent 15 of our 54 TimbukTOOians put up meters Sunday, 28%, adding a healthy 214,285 meters, raising eyebrows!
Today's Posted Meters:
John S 42,195 Marathon Man!
Dennis H 30,000 70K in 2 days!!!
Fred B 21,002 Whoa!
Tyrone P 16,534
Gary G 15,067
Yisroel H 14,930
Joseph W 12,179
Doug E 11,744 Four 10K+ in past 5 days!
David W 11,224
Chris H 10,000
Jamie B 7,500
Matthew 7,105 1.2MM...mmm, mmm, good!
Karen R 7,015 I’m moved!
Glenn Y 6,610 9th day of 5K+!
Brenda H 1,180
Sorry this post is late, but I was stuck in the Matrix, dueling a software pirate with an iPatch!
Milestones: John marathoned to 4.6M, Matthew reached 1.2M and Fred broke through ¾ of a million!
Just a little bit longer: Gary on the cusp of 1.1M (-3,996m), Jamie moving in on 700K (-18,737), Dennis is two Dennis-sized rows from 600K (needs 29,278m), Glenn – with 9 rows in a row - is fast approaching 200K (-7,802m)!
A decent 15 of our 54 TimbukTOOians put up meters Sunday, 28%, adding a healthy 214,285 meters, raising eyebrows!
Today's Posted Meters:
John S 42,195 Marathon Man!
Dennis H 30,000 70K in 2 days!!!
Fred B 21,002 Whoa!
Tyrone P 16,534
Gary G 15,067
Yisroel H 14,930
Joseph W 12,179
Doug E 11,744 Four 10K+ in past 5 days!
David W 11,224
Chris H 10,000
Jamie B 7,500
Matthew 7,105 1.2MM...mmm, mmm, good!
Karen R 7,015 I’m moved!
Glenn Y 6,610 9th day of 5K+!
Brenda H 1,180
Sorry this post is late, but I was stuck in the Matrix, dueling a software pirate with an iPatch!
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Re: TimbukTOO Team Room
A few rowers rested, others took up the slack. Yes, we're 14th, but 12th –15th Places are all within a half million meters...
Welcome, David Kirsch, to the TimbukTWO team for the VTC. Back from traveling, he immediately put up a 12K!
Yesterday, 22 of our 43 members posted 277,913 meters! Still well ahead of our 5.5MM team goal!
Sunday’s Contributors
Jamie B 7,500
Fred B 21,002
Su Cnle 3,266
Doug E 11,744
Gary G 15,067
Dave H 6,823
Yisroel H 14,930
Brenda H 1,180
Dennis H 30,000
Chris H 10,000
Kevin K 5,000
David Kirsch 12,000
Tyrone P 16,534
Heather R 16,000
Karen R 7,015
Matthew R 7,105
Don R 10,539
John S 42,195
David W 11,224
Yolanda W 10,000
Joseph W 12,179
Glenn Y 6,610
Going into Monday, January 10: 4 @ 100K+, 4 @ 75K+ & 13 @ 50K+!
Welcome, David Kirsch, to the TimbukTWO team for the VTC. Back from traveling, he immediately put up a 12K!
Yesterday, 22 of our 43 members posted 277,913 meters! Still well ahead of our 5.5MM team goal!
Sunday’s Contributors
Jamie B 7,500
Fred B 21,002
Su Cnle 3,266
Doug E 11,744
Gary G 15,067
Dave H 6,823
Yisroel H 14,930
Brenda H 1,180
Dennis H 30,000
Chris H 10,000
Kevin K 5,000
David Kirsch 12,000
Tyrone P 16,534
Heather R 16,000
Karen R 7,015
Matthew R 7,105
Don R 10,539
John S 42,195
David W 11,224
Yolanda W 10,000
Joseph W 12,179
Glenn Y 6,610
Going into Monday, January 10: 4 @ 100K+, 4 @ 75K+ & 13 @ 50K+!
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As Annie sings often: To Mor Row: I love you!goyo wrote:Go Team!!
Hope you're not trying to cow us into rowing!
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Man overboard! Chuck Eckerson has unfortunately left our team. He will be missed. You're welcome back at any time, Chuck!
Thanks, Glenn, for the lessons in Graze Anatomy! You can keep posting them till the cows come home...
Milestones: John S reached the exclusive 10 MILLION METER CLUB last week! WOW! And Tyrone reached 450K!
Just a little bit longer: Joseph near 1.5M (-32,185), Gary on the cusp of 1.1M (-3,996m), Dennis is one row from 600K (needs 9,278m), Lisa nearing 300K (-16,474m), Doug zooming towards 300K (-19,113m), Glenn Y – with 10 rows in a row - is a smidgen from 200K (-332m), Pam (-5,351) and Bernie (-6,771) bumping up against 100K!
13 diligent rowers of our 53 TimbukTOOians put up meters Monday, 25%, adding 137,636 meters!
Today's Posted Meters:
John S - 21,682
Dennis H – 20,000 Up to #14 on team. Top 10 soon?
Doug E – 11,791 On fire!
Lisa H - 11,591
Jeff S – 11,000
David W – 10,000 10K or more 6 of last 7 days!
Pam S – 8,784 Real nice!
Bernie J – 8,574 Within reach of 6-figures!
Mark S - 8,345
Glenn Y – 7,470
Matthew R - 7,116
Joseph W - 6,764
Daiva S - 4,519
Thanks, Glenn, for the lessons in Graze Anatomy! You can keep posting them till the cows come home...
Milestones: John S reached the exclusive 10 MILLION METER CLUB last week! WOW! And Tyrone reached 450K!
Just a little bit longer: Joseph near 1.5M (-32,185), Gary on the cusp of 1.1M (-3,996m), Dennis is one row from 600K (needs 9,278m), Lisa nearing 300K (-16,474m), Doug zooming towards 300K (-19,113m), Glenn Y – with 10 rows in a row - is a smidgen from 200K (-332m), Pam (-5,351) and Bernie (-6,771) bumping up against 100K!
13 diligent rowers of our 53 TimbukTOOians put up meters Monday, 25%, adding 137,636 meters!
Today's Posted Meters:
John S - 21,682
Dennis H – 20,000 Up to #14 on team. Top 10 soon?
Doug E – 11,791 On fire!
Lisa H - 11,591
Jeff S – 11,000
David W – 10,000 10K or more 6 of last 7 days!
Pam S – 8,784 Real nice!
Bernie J – 8,574 Within reach of 6-figures!
Mark S - 8,345
Glenn Y – 7,470
Matthew R - 7,116
Joseph W - 6,764
Daiva S - 4,519