TimbukTOO Team Room

[damselfly]

Here's my experience with rowing... I got the erg when my first choice of exercise, stress-reduction, and cardio -- running -- started having a negative effect on my knees. I did some investigation, and the erg seemed like a great solution for some cross-training -- full-body exercise, low-impact, indoors for inclement weather, etc. It has been a great go-to exercise when I can't get outside, or only have 20 or 30 minutes and don't have the time to drive to a trail head or a favorite running route. It's not and won't ever be my primary form of workout, but I think it will always be part of my fitness lineup.

Ironicly, now that I've left behind most road running for the trails, my knees are great, but now it's my feet that are giving me trouble -- metatarsalgia. Always something, I guess.

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, and all Concepts too!
(Sorry we had to get the posted meters early, sorry if you missed the posting time!) 9 of our 55 yeomanly members (16%) logged 98,697 meters this Thursday, causing beavers to go 'dam'!
Milestones: Yisroel reached 2.2M!
Close, But No Cigar: Matthew within reach of 1.5M (-6,812m), David moving towards 1.2M (-31,434m), Jamie nearer the MILLION mark (-25,337m), while Karen nears 600K (-6,437m).

Ergers-In-Chief
Yisroel H – 21,097 HM...
David W – 19,723 I salute thee!
Joel W – 17,320 A leap towards 700K!
Jeff S – 11,000 Four elevens, four days!

Fred B – 10,433 Staying young at 71!
Matthew R – 7,104 One more to go...
Karen R – 5,020 Every other day...Thanks, TV ears!
Daiva S – 4,000 Working back up...
Jamie B – 3,000 Add your water meters -see below...

To add water meters: When you add a new workout, in the window marked “Type”, change from “Indoor Rower” to “On Water.”

[kringel]

Just Curious: I am curious (and perhaps other team members are, as well) about how rowing is affecting your life, your job, your health, your mood, your sense of well-being, etc.
I would very much appreciate if you could put up a few sentences about the positive influence (or possibly even negative consequences) rowing is having in your life...
Thanks in advance for your time!

Rowing has definitely affected my health, although I can't say I've lost a lot of weight because of it. I've definitely shifted to being stronger in the year's worth of rowing I've done though. What's amazing to me is that after a year of rowing, I'm looking forward to rowing for the rest of my life and am still motivated to set higher goals. That's unheard of for me with "exercise" and I've burned through aerobics DVDs, running, ellipticals, etc. I admit I find it hard to balance my job with fitting rowing in... usually it's a 5-5:30am thing on weekdays, and sometimes the bed is just so warm.

Anyway, I got the erg a year ago December, and it took me 14 months to hit a million meters. I am unlikely to hit a million meter season this round, but that will be my goal next round. Just will take a tiny bit more effort on consistency.

[Izzzmeister]

Step 2, done.
Lowered my 6K from 21:36.7 to 20:56.7, 40s!
Sunday: 2K attempt.

[damselfly]

Way to go Izz! You are relentless! An awesome example for us all.....

Today's stats: 12 of 55 members logged 116,754 total meters (22%). No milestones hit today.

Approaching milestones: John is screaming up on 5.3M (-26,638m), Gary is coming up on 1.4M (-32,131m), David is persuing 1.2M (-24,621m), Jamie is nearing 1M (-22,924m), Raymond is approaching 900K (-48,216m), Glenn is nearing 600K (-27,288m), Tom is closing in on 450K (-15,227m)

Posted Meters:
John S - 21,671
Adam M - 21,441 Back in the saddle again....
Dennis H - 12,456 (is there a 3 missing in that sequence?)
Jeff S - 11,000 5 11's!
Yisroel H - 10,021 Another PB!
Raymond W - 8,150
David W - 6,813
Gary G - 6,621
Paul E - 5,725
Tom W - 5,443 Welcome back, Tom!
Glenn Y - 5,000
Jamie B - 2,413

[outsidenote]

Back after traveling some. Boy 2 weeks off really hurts. Building back up. I know the March challenge is individual but do you still have to sign up? I can't find a place to sign up. I'm trying to keep some time and motivation to stay fit as I have 6 really hectic and scary months in front of me. We are moving to another State in July, and I have lots of work related items and credentialing issues I need to overcome.

Tom W

[brick1101]

Just Curious: I am curious (and perhaps other team members are, as well) about how rowing is affecting your life, your job, your health, your mood, your sense of well-being, etc.
I would very much appreciate if you could put up a few sentences about the positive influence (or possibly even negative consequences) rowing is having in your life...
Thanks in advance for your time!

Rowing was a sport I always wanted to participate in, but because of my work schedule I was never able to. I hated seeing the sign up sheets for the West Side Rowing Club of Buffalo, knowing I would never be able to row with them. It's a long story; I moved south in 1998 and retired from GM in the fall of 2005. In 2008 a masters rowing club, the Black Warrior Rowing Club ( http://www.blackwarriorrowingclub.com/) started up in Tuscaloosa. I can honestly say getting involved in the club has changed my life for the better. Our first coach was real aggressive. For our first race, we competed in the Dogwood Regatta in the spring of 2009 taking 2nd place for our class! That race got me to seriously training on the Concept 2's at the "Y". Our first head race in Huntsville the fall of 2009, we took a 1st place! This meant so much to me... I was skinny nonathletic kid in gym class who was always the last one picked when choosing teams. My 40th high school reunion was last fall.. I know I had a bunch of those old jocks annoyed in that at 150 pounds I was only 15 pounds heavier than I was 40 years previous and I could pull off wearing my Utilikilt! The friends I have made through the rowing club and the /timbukTOO'S here: sharing my life with you all has made such such a positive difference. Many times the main reason I drag my butt to the "Y" to work out is so I can have meters for our team here! I always feel better after working out realizing the good it is doing for my body both physically and mentally. I did not mean to ramble on so... it comes from my journalling. (I share some entries through the Black Warrior Rowing Club site. Members pages/Jamie)

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, and all decks on hand! (I'm still not erging with a full deck, though!)
14 of our 55 heroic members (25%) logged 136,727 meters this Saturday, causing the Earth's orbit to wobble a bit!
Milestones: Matthew reached 1 ½ Million, while Dennis achieved 1 ¼ Million!
“Are We There Yet?”: John fast approaching 5.3M (-7,071m), Joseph now a couple rows from 1.7M (-19,136m), David moving fast towards 1.2M (-7,970m), Jamie inching towards the MILLION mark (-19,924m), Karen millimeters from 600K (-1,405m), while Tom is nearing 450K (-8,125m).

Frequent Fryers (Sat 2/19 through Fri 2/25):
David W, Dennis H & John S - 6
Glenn Y, Jeff S & Matthew R - 5
Fred B, Gary G, Jamie B, Paul E & Yisroel H - 4

Poster Adults
Dennis H – 23,367 Nice, long row!
John S - 19,567
David W - 16,651
Matthew R - 14,037
Fred B – 11,328

Gary G – 10,145 Nice!
Joseph W – 8,336 Welcome back, after 5-day hiatus!
Tom W – 7,102 Two in a row...
Lisa H – 6,150
Karen R – 5,032 Good every-other-day rows!

Britt R – 5,012 ***Welcome back to the boat! Nice going!***
Glenn Y - 5,000
Jamie B - 3,000
Daiva S – 2,000

[freddy the human]

a lot of interesting cario-respiratory training data and information at this link: shttp://www.sportsci.org/2009/ss.htm

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, and all minds prepared for a month of Madness!
*sigh* Only 9 of our 55 resolute members (16%) logged but 91,929 scant meters this Sunday, causing the hibernating bears to turn over and begin snoring!
Milestones: John reached 5.3M!
Planting Rows: Joseph still a couple rows from 1.7M (-19,136m), Gary took a leap towards 1.4M (-11,949m), David heading towards 1.2M (-7,970m), Jamie savoring the MILLION mark (-14,924m), Karen millimeters from 600K (-1,405m), Glenn quickly approaching 600K (-10,021m), while Tom is still nearing 450K (-8,125m).

Wanted Posters
John S – 23,578 Studly!
Yisroel H – 16,627 Aborted HM...
Glenn Y – 12,267 Nice long row of the week!
Gary G – 10,037 Back in the flow of things...
Fred B – 8,269 Nice stretch of rows!

Matthew R – 7,112 Keep on grinding out those half-hours & hours!
Paul E – 5,910 Steady!
Jamie B – 5,000 Good, solid row...
Alison H – 3,129 Welcome back to the boat!

Sorry so late, but the Libyan Secret Service captured me, and wouldn't release me until I wrote the first 1 ½ hours of Qaddafi's next speech!

[Izzzmeister]

a lot of interesting cardio-respiratory training data and information at this link: shttp://www.sportsci.org/2009/ss.htm

That is a great piece to go ape over, if you can muddle through it.
Just make sure you leave out that "s" at the beginning of the URL:
http://www.sportsci.org/2009/ss.htm

[Izzzmeister]

We welcome Whitney Y – Glenn Y's pride & joy - to the boat! This is great exercise, Whitney, and we hope you enjoy it, and row strong for many healthy years!
An improved 15 of our 56 motivated members (27%) logged a nice 141,793 meters this Monday, causing Elsie to ask Betsy, “Got milk?”
Milestones: David W reached 1.2M!
Step-By-Step, Inch-By-Inch: Joseph still nearing 1.7M (-19,136m), Gary close to 1.4M (-11,949m), Dennis now approaching 1.3M (-21,984m), Jamie whittling away at the MILLION mark (-9,924m), Joel whizzing towards 700K (-24,155m), Karen millimeters from 600K (-1,405m), Glenn closing in on 600K (-5,021m), Tom nearing 450K (-8,125m), and Whitney is approaching 15K (-6,660m).

Post-It Notes
John S - 19,759
David W - 18,762
Joel W - 15,351
Raymond W - 14,198
Dennis H - 12,076

Jeff S – 11,000 Glad you got a couple day's rest!
Russ H – 10,000 Welcome back to the boat, Russ!
Whitney Y – 8,340 Welcome! Your Dad's great! Hope you are, too!
Matthew R – 7,120
Chris H – 6,000 That's sculling, not skulling...

Glenn Y - 5,000
Jamie B - 5,000
Alison H - 3,232
Yolanda W - 3,216
Patti S – 2,739 Nice row as you build back up!

[Izzzmeister]

Our first head race in Huntsville the fall of 2009, we took a 1st place! This meant so much to me... I was skinny nonathletic kid in gym class who was always the last one picked when choosing teams. My 40th high school reunion was last fall.. I know I had a bunch of those old jocks annoyed in that at 150 pounds I was only 15 pounds heavier than I was 40 years previous and I could pull off wearing my Utilikilt!
The friends I have made through the rowing club and the /timbukTOO'S here: sharing my life with you all has made such such a positive difference. Many times the main reason I drag my butt to the "Y" to work out is so I can have meters for our team here! I always feel better after working out realizing the good it is doing for my body both physically and mentally.

I can relate to that... As someone who grew up loving sports, yet on a good day playing Right Field, and on a bad day Left Out, I moved to sports that were individual efforts, and in which I could compete against myself & my last time out.
I'm still not ready for the Utilikilt, though...

[goyo]

The ball is in your court. It's time for rowing madness:
http://www.concept2.com/us/motivation/c ... adness.asp

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, erging like heck!
A robust 18 of our 56 motivated members (33%) logged a nice 369,977 meters this Monday, causing the King to stop stuttering!
Milestones: Bryan passed 1.9M, TWO MILLION METERS and 2.1M, Dennis amazingly hit 1.3M, while Karen reached 600K!
The Fighters: Joseph still nearing 1.7M (-19,136m), Gary close to 1.4M (-1,879m), Jamie a day away from the MILLION mark (-1,696m), Joel closer to 700K (-19,127m), Glenn a micro-whisker from 600K (-21m), Tom nearing 450K (-8,125m), Britt now approaching 300K (-17,940m) and Whitney on the cusp of 15K (-613m).


True Grit
Bryan S – 220,000 Our 3rd 2MM Man...
Dennis H – 24,504 Serious row!
John S – 23,553 Making hard days harder?
David W – 15,000
Fred B – 10,512

Gary G – 10,070
Chris H – 10,000
Jamie B – 8,228
Whitney Y – 6,047 Sweet!
Paul E – 5,715

Britt R – 5,264 Great 2nd row!
Joel W – 5,028
Karen R – 5,013
Glenn Y – 5,000

Daiva S – 5,000
Yolanda W – 5,000
Brenda H – 3,416
Patti S – 2,627 She's baaaaack!

No, you don't have to join a team to join the March Challenge, you just need a Logbook – and need to do 25 rows of 5K or more in the 31 days of March...