TimbukTOO Team Room

[damselfly]

Holy moly, I can't even IMAGINE planning a route to pick everyone up and then drop them off! Get in that dory of yours and rendezvous with us before we pass you by. We're already through Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, and are almost to Utica, New York!

[The Blacksmith]

And there I thought you liked me The one feeling I have left is getting hurt!

[damselfly]

And there I thought you liked me The one feeling I have left is getting hurt!

I can say without any hesitation that you are my all-time most favoritest blacksmith!!

Actually, I was thinking about you the other day... I have a weird metal-related question I'll PM you about.

[damselfly]

Hi folks, I will be capturing stats a little late tonight -- the web site I'm using is having "issues" right now, and I have a meeting to go to, so I'll give 'er a shot when I get home (about 9 PST).

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, ready to challenge all and sundry! 15 of 51 members (29%) logged 220,997 total meters New Year’s Sunday! We’re solidly in 9th Place among Affiliations, by over 500K!

Milestones: Mark E fired up by 1.9M, Tom W sailed through 35K!
Approaching milestones: David soon to enter the 4M Club (-7,615m), John a leap from 2.2M (-11,891m), Heather slicing towards 2.1M (-25,000m), Cindy (-8,732m) & Lisa (-31,073m) racing to 600K, Glenn (-3,613m) drawing near to 500K, Bernie is nearing 150K (-19,507m), wife Deb took a giant step towards 100K (-1,753m) with Everett (-10,000m) close behind. A reinvigorated Pam is pulling for 25K (-9,145m), while a resurgent Barbara nears 15K (-6,217m).

Posted Meters:
David W - 25,000 Strong challenge start…
Heather R - 25,000 On to the next 400K month!
Glenn Y - 21,097 Whoa! Half Marathon!
Mark E - 21,097 Half Marathon after 3 tough rows!
Cindy R - 20,698 Great total!

Bob G - 20,000 Impressive!
Gary G - 18,065 The G-man strikes again!
Chris H - 14,000 Varmints beware!
Joseph W - 12,320 Challenge a clarion call to arms for JW!
Lisa H - 11,566 No long breaks, ye scurvy wench!

Tom W - 11,395 Welcome back, we’ve kept your seat warm!
Matthew R - 11,228 Over 40K in 3 days!
Mark S - 4,114 Taking the challenge…
Barbara B - 3,407 We’ve missed you…
Fred B - 2,010 Wow, 4 days in a row!

The rowing season is 2/3 over… Are you two-thirds the way to your goal for the year?

[Izzzmeister]

Nothing motivates me more than seeing a big "0" near my name - thanks for the kick in the pants, Izzzmeister! I typically take weekends off; those two days of rest do wonders for me. I just rowed 60 minutes and did a new PB. Gonna be a good month!

Hey, pal - I don't make the news, I just report it! You also may have noticed that I was able to match your sterling total of yesterday, meter for meter!

Since you joined our team over the weekend, I would like to personally welcome you to our amazing boat! Thanks for picking TimbukTOO, and I hope we can help motivate you to reach, or even to exceed, your fitness goals!

[damselfly]

Hi folks, I will be capturing stats a little late tonight -- the web site I'm using is having "issues" right now, and I have a meeting to go to, so I'll give 'er a shot when I get home (about 9 PST).

The site hoster is experiencing something like a denial of service attack and is working on sorting it out, so when it comes up, I'll get the numbers posted ASAP. But if I lose consciousness (which I tend to do around 10:30), that won't be till tomorrow AM.

[damselfly]

All hands on deck, fists raised and shaking at data pirates everywhere!!! Fie on you, pirates! But they have been scuttled, and our brave NOC Staff have won through with honor! Huzzah!!! Thank you for your patience, but this can happen when we depend on the Interwebs...

A brave and fiesty 17 of 51 members (33%) logged 249,195 total meters Monday.

Milestones achieved: David W trounced 4M, Heather R mashed up 2.1M, Glenn Y nailed 500K, and Deb J blazed through 100K!! Nice work,mates!

Approaching milestones: Many and varied... Yisroel is screaming towards 1.9M (-34,503m), Gary is coming up on 1.4M (-29,205m), Adam is nearing 1.3M (-32,466m), Lisa is approaching 600K (-19,659m) (Really?!?! I make make a mill this season!), Bernie is in sight of 150K (-12,797m), Yolanda is closing on 150K (-14,096m), Barbara is close to 15K (-2,014m)

Posted Meters:
Yisroel H - 29,445 I salute you, Cap'n!!
Heather R - 26,000 An extra push!
David W - 25,315 Strong as always...
Adam M - 21,097 A half-marathon! Training going well for the full?
Mark E - 21,097 An HM a day keeps the ice cream... flowing!
Yolanda W - 16,840 Big row!!
Jim C - 15,361 Very nice!!
Gary G - 15,271 Strong......
Joseph W - 12,242 That can't be right, no "11111"s...
Deb J - 11,684 Kickin'!
Lisa H - 11,414 Just finished "The Red Violin" -- wonderful movie
Chris H - 11,000 Nice shooshin'!
Glenn Y - 10,502 An easy 10k after a half...
Mark S - 8,006 Three-fer!
Bernie J - 6,710 Back in the boat!
Barbara B - 4,203 Two in a row!
Fred B - 3,008 No monkeying around.....

[Izzzmeister]

We may not have clear numbers, but our total has jumped by over 400,000m since yesterday's posting, and over 60% of team members have rowed so far!
Let me also take the opportunity to welcome Leif Henecke & Cindy Kepler Reck, who signed up since the last welcome was posted. Great to have you two on board pulling with us, and we hope to hear good news in your non-rowing lives as well!

[damselfly]

A very strong 29 of 52 members of our challenge team (56%) logged 385,163 total meters Monday, only the second day of the challenge! Strong rowing, team!!

Posted Meters:
Mark A - 10,000
Rusty A - 8,178
Barbara B - 4,203
Fred B - 3,008
Jim C - 15,361

Ulla D - 11,287
Douglas D - 15,025
Monica D - 22,826
Mark E - 21,097
Gary G - 15,271

Lisa H - 11,414
Bruce H - 14,269
Leif H - 6,700
Yisroel H - 29,445
Chris H - 11,000

Kyle J - 17,000
Bernie J - 4,710
Deb J - 8,964
Adam M - 21,097
Michele M - 10,000

Mary P - 5,000
Heather R - 26,000
Mark S - 8,006
Tara V - 6,132
Margaret W - 14,271

David W - 25,315
Yolanda W - 16,840
Joseph W - 12,242
Glenn Y - 10,502


Heather R and David W are our first rowers to top 50k!! Well done, you two!!

And fabulously, ALL of our rowers who have posted goals are AHEAD of schedule! W00t!

Challenge Goals - Day 2 of 31 (6.5%):
Mark E - 42,194 of 275,000 (15.3%)
Lisa H - 22,980 of 150,000 (15.3%)
Gary G - 33,336 of 275,000 (12.1%)
Yisroel H - 29,445 of 300,000 (9.8%)
Margaret W - 14,271 of 150,000 (9.5%)
Jim C - 15,361 of 200,000 (7.7%)
Leif H - 11,700 of 155,000 (7.5%)
Bob G - 10,000 of 150,000 (6.7%)

I'll update our map tomorrow AM. Eyelids are at half-mast and won't obey orders to stay open any more!

[The Blacksmith]

Wow-looks like we're off to a great start. Welcome to Leif (sounds like another person aboard the Longship with the Viking blood like myself) and Cindy-great to have more people aboard. Only question about our trip is-if we beat the trip distance-do we get to row out into the Atlantic??? Always wanted to row in the Keys

[The Blacksmith]

Boy do I need a math lesson. Went to do 22222 this A.M. (looked like a nice#), got interrupted by kids and dogs-pm reset itself. What do I end up with?? 22122 Still a good # though

[Quatroux]

Ok, I'll row tomorrow for the first time in well over 2 weeks. I took time off to remodel a bathroom. I took the room down to the floor joists and wall studs. Thanks to some unexpected water damage I didn't finish over the holiday and I have to get back to the office. I have a couple more weekends of remodeling, but I'll try for 160,000 meters this challenge.

[damselfly]

I suppose we can head down towards Key West... Never been there... That should give us some incentive!!

Heather, apologies to you! Our sharp-eyed Cap'n pointed out I had missed your goal in our list. Added yours and Andy's, so as of last night's stats capture, we stand at:

Challenge Goals - Day 2 of 31 (6.5%):
Mark E - 42,194 of 275,000 (15.3%)
Lisa H - 22,980 of 150,000 (15.3%)
Heather R - 51,000 of 400,000 (12.8%)
Gary G - 33,336 of 275,000 (12.1%)
Yisroel H - 29,445 of 300,000 (9.8%)
Margaret W - 14,271 of 150,000 (9.5%)
Jim C - 15,361 of 200,000 (7.7%)
Leif H - 11,700 of 155,000 (7.5%)
Bob G - 10,000 of 150,000 (6.7%)
Andy I - 0 of 160,000 (0.0%)

Mark, that Viking blood explains a lot. Are you planning to do a HM every day?!?!

[damselfly]

At last night's capture, we'd totalled 649k, or about 400 miles, getting us from Bangor to Albany! Still cold though folks, so keep those oars a-crankin'!!

P.S. If you're interested, you can explore the real maps for our main route here, and our progress here.