TimbukTOO Team Room

[damselfly]

And tomorrow I get to play with fire, and hit stuff with hammers to make a hammer.

Wait, if it takes a hammer to make a hammer, how'd we get the first hammer??

[CONLEJM]

Wait, if it takes a hammer to make a hammer, how'd we get the first hammer??

Uh, It hatched from an egg?

Creatio ex nihilo? Creatio ex materia? Creatio ex deo?

Sorry, that philosophy class I repressed many years ago is resurfacing....

[damselfly]

We've made it into the badlands of Nevada, team!! Last night we had achieved 4,580,733 meters, or 2,845 miles! That put is into the little town of Carlin, Nevada for the night.



Not much to do there, so we were early to bed and out at dawn, with the rising desert sun in our eyes as we row on west to the City by the Bay.... Next stop, Reno?

[damselfly]

OK, gang, if we REALLY want to come together as a team for this challenge, here is the group to emulate!

Ten of Denmark's best rowers smashed the World Record for a team going 24 hours non-stop on the indoor rowing machine over the 24 - 25 November. They set the new World Record by completing a massive 512,649 metres at Copenhagen’s central train station watched over by commuters.

This record is 35,194 metres more than the previous record. The distance also gives the Danish 10 the World Record for big teams. The big team record was set in 1998 when 71 rowers did nearly 498,000 metres.

Amongst the 10 rowers wad the former lightweight men’s double sculls World Champions, current World Best Time holders and Beijing 2008 Olympic bronze medallists Mads Rasmussen and Rasmus Quist. Three of the 2009 World Championship silver medallists in the lightweight men’s four, Christian Place Pedersen, Jens Vilhelmsen and Kasper Winther Jørgensen were also on the team and Thomas Morsing Larsen who competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the men's pair. More notable was that the team smashed the record without the help of the best lightweight erg rower in the world, Henrik Stephansen. Stephansen is the only lightweight rower to go below six minutes over the 2000m distance.

The Danish team's tactics was to switch rowers every 15 seconds and to row as hard as possible in those 15 seconds. After two hours of rowing, two athletes had a 15 minute break. This made it 45 minutes rowing followed by a 15 minutes break for each rower in the space of an hour.

The rowers took quick power naps during their break and sustained themselves with energy bars and gels, bananas, white bread with honey and marmalade and lots of coffee.

The Danish rowers set a hard pace of almost 1:20/500 metres in the first few hours. They were well ahead of the previous World Record and kept opening up a gap. They passed the old World Record with more than an hour and 40 minutes to go while Rasmussen was on his turn.

The Danish team had a goal from early on: to also beat the World Record for big teams and with 45 minutes left, the Danish rowers achieved this. Then it was only a matter of how far beyond the magic 500 km the team would go. Big Thomas Morsing Larsen powered by the 500k mark with 35 minutes remaining.

"We are the first team ever to break 500 kilometres, and we beat the old record by over 35k so this is really a fantastic achievement. Our tactic was to go hard out and the first 12 hours our pace was 1:21.9/500 metres, so we survived on this big lead over the last 4 to 5 hours where we all really suffered a lot to keep ourselves going," says Kasper Winther Jørgensen.

Here's a video of the last minute of their effort.

[BoB/335]

Due to technical difficulties (i.e. C2 changed the format of the affiliation page and I'm tired), the regular affiliation reporting will be delayed until tomorrow AM sometime. Or maybe PM. It may be a two-day total. I'll do me best.

"THAT" wasn't my doing!

btw the only other change I see is that the "Lifetime Meters" now actually says "Lifetime" instead of guessing. I have to be honest and say since the "Meters" listed was right alongside the
Season 2012 date I thought the meters listed were for the season. Only by asking around here did I know that those were the Lifetime Meters and had to look elsewhere for the Season Meters. (and elsewhere still for "Challenge Meters)

I like what they did.

[damselfly]

Ahoy, shipmates!! Catching up on a bit of affiliation housekeeping, on Thursday, 19 of 55 members (35%) logged 267,434 total meters.

Milestones achieved: Jeff S broke 900K, Andy I nailed 800K, and Jim C hit 400K. Congratulations, men!

On the horizon: David is steaming towards 4.3M (-10,579m), Heather is buzzing at 2.3M (-25,000m), Yisroel is about to hit 2M (-20,753m), Joseph is closing on 1.2M (-40,537m), Jamie is nearing 1M (-43,698m), Tyrone is nearing 800K (-39,365m), Elisa is very close to 700K (-5,956m), Glenn is sailing towards 600K (-9,788m), Bob is coming up on 600K (-36,413m), Marius is close to 500K (-8,500m), Leif is closing on 150K (-7,513m), and George is about to break 25K (-4,000m). Row strong, team!

Posted Meters:
David W - 33,805 What can we say...
Tyrone P - 30,036 Cowabunga!!!!
Heather R - 25,000 Bzzzzzzzzzzz...
Yisroel H - 22,184 Nice, Cap'n!
Jim C - 21,097 Nice half! And nary a rest day in a week!
John S - 16,185 Respectable number!
Jamie B - 13,621 Biggie!
Joseph W - 13,119 Looking good....
Andy I - 12,503 Very nice....
Matthew R - 11,135 Great consistency!
Jeff S - 11,000 Steady as she goes...
Glenn Y - 10,759 Nice row!
Bob G - 10,000 Going nicely...
Leif H - 6,940 Going well....
Bill L - 6,731 Great consistency here too!
Cindy R - 6,304 Fitting in the time!
Elisa H - 6,015 Looking good...
Marius S - 6,000 Nicely done!
George M - 5,000 Great work!

[damselfly]

And on to new business... On Friday (and a bit of Saturday morning...) 22 of 55 members (40%) logged 343,845 total meters. Nice!!!

Milestones achieved: David W passed 4.3M with barely a glance, Yisroel H pummeled 2M, Leif H smacked around 150K, Barbara B bashed 35K with both oars, and George M stomped on 25K. (Hmmmm... I might be due for my anger management refresher....) Congratulations, all!!

On the horizon, a bunch of things to look out for: Mark is on fire for 2.2M (-31,378m), Adam is closing on 1.4M (-26,466m), Joseph is nearing 1.2M (-15,252m), Jamie is in the hunt for 1M (-36,198m), Tyrone is about to pass 800K (-3,837m), Lisa is approaching 700K (-45,982m) (really?), Bob is closing on 600K (-23,033m), Marius is half a row from 500K (-2,500m), Glen is oh-so-close to 400K (-6,729m), Tom is very near 50K (-1,814m), Barbara is approaching 50K (-8,287m), and George is in the hunt for 35K (-8,897m). Row strong, team!!

Posted Meters:
Mark E - 40,201 Take a day off, already!
Tyrone P - 35,528 Holy smokes!! On fire!!
Glen B - 30,269 Smokin'!!
Adam M - 28,000 BIG!!!
David W - 25,328 Hard to believe, 5th today?!?!
Joseph W - 25,285 HUGE!!
Yisroel H - 22,524 2 days over 22k!!!
Jim C - 15,015 No rest in sight yet!
Leif H - 14,321 Awesome!
Bob G - 13,380 Big day for Bob, too!
Chris H - 12,000 Steady on...
Jeff S - 11,000 An eleven a day keeps the doctor away...
Andy I - 10,008 Nice!
Barbara B - 10,000 BIG row for Barbara!! Nice!
Lisa H - 9,059 after a morning 6-mile run...
Jamie B - 7,500 The kilt is flyin'!
Mark S - 7,205 Meters are a-brewin'!
Cindy R - 6,583 Three-fer!!
Marius S - 6,000 Great consistency!
George M - 5,103 Very good meters from one of our newest members!!
Tom W - 5,000 Welcome back!!
Bill L - 4,536 6 days in a row, nice!!

[dpw4812]

What a outstanding job damselfly is doing in keeping everything updated..... what a great team and such great motivation being put out... I could not be doing this without this support. Just a side note of why I row so much.
1. It is an outstanding workout
2. It keeps my mind and body in sync
3. It does not tax my body as much as other machines "but it is a very tough workout" one of the hardest I have ever done.
4. It Helped me in losing 70lbs and getting back to the body that I had when I got out of the military.....

I love how our rowing is being shown on a map. I login everyday to see how far our team has traveled. It is really fun.
I started rowing "erging" back in Nov of 2010 when I started my weight loss and getting back in shape.... I row at 24hr Fitness club.." hoping to get my own Rower next year" Again Thanks for all the support and again to all my teammates Keep up the great work...what a great Captain we have, Everyone keep up the great work....

[damselfly]

What a outstanding job damselfly is doing in keeping everything updated..... what a great team and such great motivation being put out... I could not be doing this without this support. Just a side note of why I row so much.
1. It is an outstanding workout
2. It keeps my mind and body in sync
3. It does not tax my body as much as other machines "but it is a very tough workout" one of the hardest I have ever done.
4. It Helped me in losing 70lbs and getting back to the body that I had when I got out of the military.....

I love how our rowing is being shown on a map. I login everyday to see how far our team has traveled. It is really fun.
I started rowing "erging" back in Nov of 2010 when I started my weight loss and getting back in shape.... I row at 24hr Fitness club.." hoping to get my own Rower next year" Again Thanks for all the support and again to all my teammates Keep up the great work...what a great Captain we have, Everyone keep up the great work....

Thanks, David! I was hoping folks got something positive out of the map thing. It takes a bit of time but I don't mind if it makes the challenge more fun! (Plus I love doing geeky stuff.)

70 pound loss is awesome!! Congratulations!!!

[damselfly]

I want to make a final appeal to those folks out there who belong to our year-round affiliation (TimBukTOO) and haven't yet joined in our challenge team for the VTC (TimBukTWO). Tomorrow is the last day to sign up. We need your help! We're stuck in Nevada, for heavens sake!

I know it can be confusing with the two kinds of "team"... To determine if you're on the challenge team or not, look for your name on this page. If you're not there, go to the team page and follow the instructions there to join TimBukTWO and register to participate in the Virtual Team Challenge. Thank you!!!

[CONLEJM]

I echo David's sentiments, Lisa. You and the Cap'n are doing a great job leading the team. Thanks for all of your efforts.

About that record-breaking Danish team: what amazes me about these guys is that they row at an incredible pace without strapping their feet in. I could never do that without strapping in. Probably bad technique on my part.

I rowed multiple short intervals throughout the day today. Took it real easy. My wife thinks I am nuts every time I head down to the basement for another rowing session. I tell her "you don't understand! These people, they just don't ever stop rowing!"

[Hummingbird]

I posted 2 sessions today: 20K yesterday and 25K today.

I didn't forget to post my metres yesterday so much as I was convinced I had already done it, which is proof enough that electrolyte depletion was at the root of the exhaustion I felt in rowing yesterday and the day before. So while the Blacksmith was shoulder-pressing anvils yesterday, I went shopping for a case of sports drinks and voila, I can report a vast improvement in the way I felt rowing today, drinking the Gatorade between splits. No doubt this isn't breaking news to most of you, but I offer it just in case there's anyone out there who, like me, doubted the value of these supplements.

[damselfly]

In challenge headlines, 23 of 65 members (35%) logged 409,469 total meters on Saturday. 10 more stinkin' kilometers and we would have hit 5 million!! Pretty awesome rowing, team!

There are some truly impressive numbers coming up from the decks, y'all!! You are inspiring to this humble rower, I can tell you!!

Posted Meters:
Mark A - 10,000
Glen B - 30,269
Jim C - 42,195
Ulla D - 8,919
Douglas D - 15,620

Gary G - 3,389
Lisa H - 10,274
Leif H - 9,321
Kyle J - 22,000
Katie L - 12,258

Adam M - 15,000
Michele M - 10,000
Tyrone P - 60,141
Heather R - 45,000
Matthew R - 19,278

Daiva S - 5,000
Marius S - 12,000
Mark S - 7,205
Tara V - 5,016
Tom W - 5,000

David W - 30,102
Yolanda W - 5,698
Joseph W - 25,784


Milestones achieved: David is reaching the upper decks of the ship (hope there are enough left to accomodate him!) and is all alone on the 350k deck!! Go man, go! Heather has joined her arch-nemesis Thor on the 250k deck, while Tyrone and Jim both turned in some STELLAR numbers to climb to 200k. Yours truly managed 10k to hit 100k. Well rowed, all!

Challenge Goals - Day 14 of 31 (45.2%):
Mark E - 277,785 of 275,000 (101.0%)
Glen B - 180,545 of 250,000 (72.2%)
Jim C - 215,950 of 300,000 (72.0%)
Lisa H - 106,931 of 150,000 (71.3%)
Heather R - 270,000 of 400,000 (67.5%)
David W - 377,466 of 600,000 (62.9%)
Leif H - 92,280 of 155,000 (59.5%)
Yisroel H - 165,719 of 300,000 (55.2%)
Andy I - 85,611 of 160,000 (53.5%)
Cindy R - 45,963 of 100,000 (46.0%)

Bob G - 65,921 of 150,000 (43.9%)
Margaret W - 59,585 of 150,000 (39.7%)
Gary G - 62,589 of 275,000 (22.8%)
Matthew P - 15,189 of 100,000 (15.2%)
Mike E - 0 of 100,000 (0.0%)

Come back, Doc Mike! We miss you!!!!

[damselfly]

And on the affiliation front, and remember these numbers are NOT since last night but since this morning, 12 of 55 members (22%) logged 218,276 total meters.

Milestones achieved: Heather R broke through 2.3M, Gary G hit 1.4M, , Tyrone P smashed through 800K, Marius S broke 500K, Jim C hit 450K, and Yolanda W passed 150K.

Approaching milestones: Matthew is closing on 1.6M (-34,658m), Joseph is really close to 1.2M (-2,234m), Lisa is thinking seriously about 700K (-35,708m), and Daiva is nearing 200K (-19,600m). Row strong, team!

This week's frequent rowers (Sat 1/7 through Fri 1/13):
Jim C - 6
Bill L, David W, Gary G, Glen B, Glenn Y, Joseph W, Kevin K, Mark E, Matthew R & Tyrone P - 5
Andy I, George M, Heather R, Lisa H & Marius S - 4

Posted Meters:
Heather R - 45,000 Ouch. I hurt just reading that.
Jim C - 42,195 Ouch. That too.
Tyrone P - 34,613 Kickin'!!
David W - 30,102 Yawn. ( !!!! Just playing with you David!)
Matthew R - 19,278 Awesome....
Joseph W - 13,018 No rest here....
Lisa H - 10,274 Robert Redford gettin' me through...
Marius S - 6,000 Steady as she goes....
Yolanda W - 5,698 Unseated David again for a bit! Yay!
Daiva S - 5,000 You go, girl!
Bill L - 3,709 Daily and unstoppable!
Gary G - 3,389 Looking good!

[damselfly]

Wait, if it takes a hammer to make a hammer, how'd we get the first hammer??

Uh, It hatched from an egg?

Creatio ex nihilo? Creatio ex materia? Creatio ex deo?

Sorry, that philosophy class I repressed many years ago is resurfacing....

Glad we could dust off all those neurons for ya! I did a whole quarter pondering the difference between "being" and "being so". I miss those days....