TimbukTOO Team Room

[MPatton]

Thanks, I will have to give the newgrips a shot. Hopefully they work with my massive hands...

[Izzzmeister]

A reasonable 25 of 62 members (40%) logged 312,422 total meters Wednesday! Closing in on 3.9MM…

Posted Meters:
Glen B - 26,001
Jim C - 20,000
Ulla D - 4,200
Katerina E - 3,272
Mark E - 26,323

Gary G - 4,320
Dave H - 7,481
Leif H - 6,936
Andy I - 10,016
Kyle J - 34,000

Kevin K - 8,509
Adam M - 15,000
Michele M - 10,000
Tyrone P - 10,655
Matthew P - 8,733

Cindy R - 6,004
Jeff R - 19,000
Don R - 5,286
Mark S - 5,506
Pam S - 5,833

Jeff S - 11,000
Lee W - 20,000
David W - 24,709
Joseph W - 12,624
Glenn Y - 7,014

Challenge Goals - Day 11 of 31 (35.5%):
Mark E - 237,584 of 275,000 (86.4%)
Glen B - 150,276 of 250,000 (60.1%)
Lisa H - 87,598 of 150,000 (58.4%)
Heather R - 200,000 of 400,000 (50.0%)
David W - 288,231 of 600,000 (48.0%)
Jim C - 137,643 of 300,000 (45.9%)
Leif H - 71,019 of 155,000 (45.8%)
Yisroel H - 121,011 of 300,000 (40.3%)
Andy I - 63,100 of 160,000 (39.4%)

Cindy R - 33,076 of 100,000 (33.1%)
Margaret W - 43,004 of 150,000 (28.7%)
Bob G - 42,541 of 150,000 (28.4%)
Gary G - 59,200 of 275,000 (21.5%)
Mike E - 0 of 100,000 (0.0%)

A big TimbukTWO welcome to new teammate Matthew Patton!
Congratulations to Glen B & Kyle J who hit 150K, and to Lee W & Glenn Y who reached 100K!
Only 3 days before teams close… please join us quickly!

[damselfly]

Challenge Goals - Day 11 of 31 (35.5%):
Mark E - 237,584 of 275,000 (86.4%)

Smitty has obviously set his goal way too low.

[MPatton]

Ohh, goals for the challenge...

Lets see, weekends are rough for me... late start... Lets go 75,000 meters for this challenge. Might have to add on if I hit it to early

*edit* Actually, minimum anyone is running seems to be 100k. I'll call that my goal. Make it something I am not sure I can hit. Supposed to be a challenge right?

[Izzzmeister]

I guess I just need a new definition of the term "rest": just row with your eyes closed!

Today was a "light" day for me, though I went a little farther and longer than usual. I forget about the pace (which I am usually obsessed with), and just go at a comfortable speed. Normally I am exhausted after a rowing session, but after a light day, I still have some energy. Something Mark said a while back inspired me to start doing this a few days a week.

Wow, Mark said something inspiring? I thought he was saying he was on LSD!
Seriously, though, they did a study of "elite" vs. "national" level rowers, to see how they trained. The main difference? The elites did a higher percentage of their rows as "long & steady distance."
CAVEAT: They do get faster and faster at it, keeping their heart rate at 60-65% of their maximum. For those without heart monitors, they're keeping their exertion level at a 12 - 13 on a scale of 1 - 20. (They'll do their speed work at 18 -19, their "tempo" anaerobic work at about 15.)

In general, it's safest to do hard day/easy day, only doing 2 hards in a row in prep for a race to increase mental toughness. ("Easy" generally means slower, though a very long light row becomes a "hard" day in that you're forcing large adaptations on your body.) It'll keep you uninjured and adapting quickly to higher levels of fitness.

[The Blacksmith]

Wow-the colors man-the colors Always liked the LSD-no wonder I live 6 miles from Woodstock
As for my goal-I set that after my recent back ordeal. I've been REALLY pushing myself this month with no adverse effects, and haven't wanted to change my goal-don't want to mess with success. Silly, yes, but I'm fully functional-physically anyway-we'll leave my mental status alone-no sense you people seeing the "real me".
Then again-I can stop when I hit my goal,right???

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, though gnarled & blistered! A sweet 19 of 54 members (35%) logged 262,674 total meters Tuesday! Over 36 million team meters accumulated!

Milestones: David W glided through 4.2M while Mark E blasted 2.1M!
Approaching milestones: Gary taking more steps to 1.4M (-7,661m), Jeff closer to 900K (-19,000m), Andy nearer 800K (-22,478m), Elisa halves the distance to 700K (-11,971m), Marius even nearer 500K (-14,500m), Glen now approaching 350K (-12,999m), Yolanda very close to 150K (-1,713m), Everett (-10,000m) nearing 100K, Tom near 50K (-6,814m), Barbara bears down on 35K (-3,287m), Pam (-9,145m) near 25K & new rowers George (-5,000m) & Louis (-5,613m) move towards 15K!

Posted Meters:
David W - 37,148 Two days, 87K!!!
Mark E - 27,082 Four big rows in 4 days!
Heather R - 25,000
Tyrone P - 18,232 Ty’s back!
Glen B - 15,000

Jim C - 13,450 At least 8 days in a row, 10K+!
Elisa H - 13,023 Big row!
Adam M - 13,000
Glenn Y - 12,892
Joseph W - 12,594

Lisa H - 12,191 Three in a row!
Chris H - 12,000
Jeff S - 11,000
Matthew R - 10,788
Kevin K - 8,008

Andy I - 7,476
Gary G - 6,430
Bill L - 5,360
Barbara B - 2,000

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, now turning over a new Leif! Welcome to our TimbukTOO Affiliation, Leif Henecke - we hope this helps keep your strength and spirits up as you pursue a better life situation!
A nice 17 of 55 members (31%) logged 204,370 total meters Wednesday which, with Leif‘s 135,547, added 339,917 to our total!

Milestones: Glen B reached 350K, Leif H rammed through 100K while George M hit 15K!
Approaching milestones: Gary almost to 1.4M (-3,341m), Jeff a row from 900K (-8,000m), Andy nearest 800K (-12,462m), Elisa halves the distance to 700K (-11,971m), Glenn Y moving on 600K (-20,547m), Marius even nearer 500K (-14,500m), Jim C marking the road to 400K (-11,303m), Yolanda (-1,713m) ahead of Leif (-14,453m)
in nearing 150K , Everett (-10,000m) nearing 100K, Tom near 50K (-6,814m), Barbara bears down on 35K (-3,287m), Pam (-3,312m) nearer 25K with George (-9,000m) in pursuit & new rower Louis (-5,613m) moves towards 15K!

Posted Meters:
Mark E - 26,323 Top dawg!
Glen B - 26,001 Seven days, 136K!
David W - 24,709
Jim C - 20,000 On LSD again…
Adam M - 15,000 Marathon prep continues…

Joseph W - 12,624 How far to 16 mil?
Jeff S - 11,000
Tyrone P - 10,655
Andy I - 10,016
Kevin K - 8,509

Glenn Y - 7,014
Cindy R - 6,004 Great!
George M - 6,000 Every other day is good…
Pam S - 5,833 First row of new year a goodie!
Mark S - 5,506

Bill L - 4,856 Consistent!
Gary G - 4,320 Avoiding injury, staying in shape…

[CONLEJM]

The elites did a higher percentage of their rows as "long & steady distance."

That is good info; thanks for sharing. I am going to alternate hard day / easy day from now on, if only for the change of pace.

All this talk of half-marathons got me itching to try one today. My first ever, and I finished in 1:21:56.3. I have a ways to go before I catch up to Bruddah Izzz, but I am definitely seeing improvement.

[damselfly]

Then again-I can stop when I hit my goal,right???

Not if you want to hit those Florida Keys like you wanted!

[The Blacksmith]

Boy, a guy just can't become a slacker around here without getting busted

[Hummingbird]

Then again-I can stop when I hit my goal,right???

You and me both--or at least, that's how I felt on Tuesday after reaching 6M lifetime metres (6,001 K). I felt totally justified in taking a day off yesterday, even after only 2 days rowing.

Wanting the 10M sweatshirt for Christmas 2012 means it ain't over for me by a long shot. But if I go over my 400 K/month during this challenge, it not only helps the affiliation standing, it means I get to take a week or more vacation in another month (or sick leave ).

PS: I'm really glad to hear you're not killing yourself trying to beat me this time.

Heather

[CONLEJM]

that's how I felt on Tuesday after reaching 6M lifetime metres (6,001 K).

Congratulations Heather! That is a lot of rowing!

[glenmbaker]

Boy, a guy just can't become a slacker around here without getting busted

Busted, trampled, swamped, and left wallowing in the wake. You don't even have to reach slacker status, all you have to do is take your foot off the gas for one moment and woooosh....there goes everybody!

It's OK though, the further you guys get out in front of me the less I can hear your maniacal laughter, taunts, and that strange humming sound that keeps coming out of one of those boats...

[The Blacksmith]

Hey Heather,
Congratulations on the 6 million!!! WOW!! And truth be told, I AM killing myself to stay ahead of you (a good thing-I need the motivation-and if I wasn't enjoying myself I wouldn't do it)-you are a really tough team member to work out with-once again a good thing. Glad you're in this challenge. I was really wondering about the appropriateness of your handle, then thought- Don't Hummingbirds migrate to South America or something like that?? Now the handle is not so surprising
Mark