TimbukTOO Team Room

[Izzzmeister]

A quite impressive 31 of 68 members (46%) logged 403,549 total meters Monday, leaving us well ahead of our team goal of 10 million meters!
As of last night, we had 10 TimbukTWOians over 200K, and 20 over 100K! Simply amazing!

Posted Meters:
Glen B - 22,237
Jamie B - 6,000
Jim C - 20,039
Ulla D - 10,166
Douglas D - 12,500

Katerina E - 2,696 You go, girl!
Mark E - 26,734
Gary G - 12,470
Bob G - 10,000
Lisa H - 26,321

Elisa H - 6,008
Yisroel H - 7,023
Andy I - 10,005
Kyle J - 22,068
Katie L - 5,625

Adam M - 13,000
Vince M - 2,460
Michele M - 10,000
Tyrone P - 20,060
Matthew P - 10,000

Heather R - 32,000
Cindy R - 6,747
Jeff R - 19,000
Matthew R - 12,173
Mark S - 10,006

John S - 5,298
Tom W - 6,646
David W - 26,000
Yolanda W - 5,852
Joseph W - 12,591
Glenn Y - 11,824

Challenge Goals - Day 16 of 31 (51.6%):
Mark E - 334,519 of 275,000 (121.6%)
Glen B - 233,787 of 250,000 (93.5%)
Lisa H - 133,252 of 150,000 (88.8%)
Jim C - 251,038 of 300,000 (83.7%)
Heather R - 327,000 of 400,000 (81.8%)
David W - 403,466 of 600,000 (67.2%)
Leif H - 97,280 of 155,000 (62.8%)
Andy I - 95,616 of 160,000 (59.8%)
Bob G - 89,241 of 150,000 (59.5%)
Yisroel H - 172,742 of 300,000 (57.6%)
Cindy R - 52,710 of 100,000 (52.7%)

Margaret W - 75,539 of 150,000 (50.4%)
Gary G - 75,059 of 275,000 (27.3%)
Matthew P - 25,189 of 100,000 (25.2%)
Mike E - 7,516 of 100,000 (7.5%)

Kudos to David W for being the first to 400K, Heather R for passing 300K, Jim C & Kyle J for eclipsing 250K, Douglas D & Joseph W for achieving 200K, Jeff R & Matthew R who reached 150K & to Cindy R who hit 50K!

[Izzzmeister]

Who here plans their row around a time factor and who plans it around distance?

I generally start with an overall goal for the day and then do it in pieces. The problem is that there are just soooo many milestones that it goes like this:

"OK...let's try to do 10K. That's a pretty big row, I'll be happy with 10K. Let's see, today let's create a descending set, 3k, 2.5k, 2k, 1.5k, 1k with 30 seconds rest. That will be 10k, then I can go out and play".

Start rowing. While rowing start thinking. "Hmm...I took a couple of days off which puts me pretty far back. Maybe I can push it to 15k today"

Finish the row. Set up something that adds up to 5k. Think about the stats "Hey, if I do this 5k then I'm only 4.7k away from crossing 100k for the challenge. Heck, that's nothing...let's do another 5k after this".

Finish the row. Set up the 5k. Start thinking "Well at this point, if I only go 2k further I'll break 400k since I started rowing a month and a half ago"

Finish the row. Set up something that will get me across that lifetime mark. Start rowing. Start thinking "Well at THIS point I'm over 20k which is officially ridiculous. Wonder if I can get into insane mode? Let's push it past 25k for the day". Look online. Discover a 20 minute session about to start. Join the row. Get peer-pressured into rowing at a pace that pushes me well past 5k for the 20 minutes. Finish the row, note that my total is getting close to 30k for the day which is past ridiculous and approaching ludicrous.

OK, just a bit more and we'll cross 30k...what the heck. Set up the row. Get across 30k. Upload the rows. Look at the stats. "Dang...Tyrone is STILL 1004 meters ahead of me". Set up a 1005 meter row. Do it. Upload. Admire the fact that I've finally advanced exactly one position.

Dang statistics...they're KILLING me!

This sounds WAY too familiar! Besides being a statistic geek myself - to the point that I calculate and re-calculate my times, splits, strokes, etc. as I row - it has happened many times that after having done my row for the day, I see someone on RowPro I like to row with, or a distance race I like to row, or someone on RowPro talks me into doing his workout with him, and back I go for another round of torture. (Number 1 offender is an Aussie cop & kayaker named Peter Skene who does everything full tilt, and has talked me into being his "rabbit" [pace setter] for his insane workouts a few times.) I hope Nietzsche was right when he said, "That which does not kill us makes us stronger."

[Izzzmeister]

Jeff S - 11,000 Does seven 11s for convenience sake…

GROAN!!!

If you keep that stuff up, Cap'n, we're gonna mutiny and throw you overboard!!!

Actually, I think the problem is that I'm over-bored!

(Stop my 7-11 jokes?! No dice!)

My apologies! It reminds me of the Court Jester who made so many puns, who made the king groan so often, that the king finally sentenced him to death.
Standing on the gallows with the noose around his neck and the executioner itching to pull the floor out from under him, the Jester was suddenly approached by the King. "If you promise never to make any more puns, I will grant you a Stay of Execution!" the King offered. "I promise! I promise!" assured the Jester. The King gave the signal, the Executioner removed the rope, and the Jester breathed a sigh of blessed relief.
"Well," asked the Executioner, "What do you say about getting a new lease on life?" The Jester replied, "You know what they say: "No noose is good noose!"

[Hummingbird]

Lisa: Congratulations on the big win!

Loved the pictures today; I think I recognize that rock face from a couple of movies, too.

Heather

[tyrone]

Sigh...could somebody PLEASE put a leash on the monster down under? He's KILLING me!

come on Glenn - stick with it mate. you are narly at 250K - at your rate you will make 350K easy.

[Izzzmeister]

Sorry so long - I was busy attending a seminar on “How To Be A Good Ship Captain” from Captain Francesco Schettino. 23 of 55 members (42%) logged a whopping 357,935 total meters on Monday! Now over 4 million meters ahead of #10 Team Canada!

Milestones achieved: Mark E unloaded 2.2M, Elisa H passed 700K, Bob G picked up 600K while Jim C cannons to 500K!
Approaching milestones: David all for 4.4M (-29,149m), Heather’s flywheel humming towards 2.4M (-23,000m), Mark E suddenly in reach of 2.3M (-29,819m), Matthew closest to 1.6M (-9,329m), Adam in reach of 1.4M (-13,466m), Jamie approaching a cool 1M (-30,198m), Lisa GlenModeing to 700K (-9,387m), Glen DamselFlying to 450K (-3,487m), Mark S pulling for 350K (-24,321m), Daiva is nearing 200K (-14,600m), while Pam now moves towards 35K (-7,509m)!

Posted Meters:
Mark E - 71,559 Big row plus entered missed meters…
Heather R - 32,000 Ouch!
Lisa H - 26,321 Over Hill, over Glen, We’ll avoid the dusty trails?
David W - 26,000 Shhhh! Bear sleeping!
Glen B - 22,237 Hanging with the Big Boys!

Tyrone P - 20,060 The Monster from Down Under going Up Over!
Jim C - 20,039 Relentless!
Adam M - 13,000 Nice!
Joseph W - 12,591 Big rows 7 days in a row!
Gary G - 12,470 The G-man puts up a big row!

Matthew R - 12,173 Big week!
Glenn Y - 11,824 Drawing on hidden reserves…
Mark S - 10,006 Long row for the week!
Andy I - 10,005 Fourth 10K+ row this week!
Bob G - 10,000 Nice length!

Yisroel H - 7,023 Felt like crap, stopped very early…
Cindy R - 6,747 Finding the time for regular rows!
Tom W - 6,646 Third time’s the charm!
Elisa H - 6,008 Slowly knocking down milestones!
Jamie B - 6,000 Staying ready for on-the-water season.

Yolanda W - 5,852 Do they make tandem C2s?
John S - 5,298 Cross-training for a running marathon…
Bill L - 4,076 Back after one day off…

[Izzzmeister]

An acceptable 26 of 68 members (38%) logged 362,861 total meters Tuesday, hopefully enough to get us moving towards Miami! We’re still in a strong 12th Place, very close to 11th and within reach of 10th!

Posted Meters:
Mark A - 5,000
Glen B - 7,000
Jamie B - 7,500
Jim C - 21,061
Ulla D - 22,718

Paul E - 5,000
Katerina E - 3,066
Mark E - 32,024
Bob G - 2,500
Lisa H - 12,029

Yisroel H - 31,383
Andy I - 10,008
Kyle J - 23,000
Katie L - 5,522
Adam M - 12,000

Michele M - 10,000
Tyrone P - 19,126
Matthew P - 10,000
Heather R - 32,000
Jeff R - 7,000

Marius S - 10,000
Chris T - 8,300
Tara V - 12,748
Lee W - 15,000
Margaret W - 11,805
David W - 27,071

Challenge Goals - Day 17 of 31 (54.8%):
Mark E - 366,543 of 275,000 (133.3%)
Lisa H - 145,281 of 150,000 (96.9%)
Glen B - 240,787 of 250,000 (96.3%)
Jim C - 272,099 of 300,000 (90.7%)
Heather R - 359,000 of 400,000 (89.8%)
David W - 430,537 of 600,000 (71.8%)
Yisroel H - 204,125 of 300,000 (68.0%)
Andy I - 105,624 of 160,000 (66.0%)
Leif H - 97,280 of 155,000 (62.8%)
Bob G - 91,741 of 150,000 (61.2%)
Margaret W - 87,344 of 150,000 (58.2%)

Cindy R - 52,710 of 100,000 (52.7%)
Matthew P - 35,189 of 100,000 (35.2%)
Gary G - 75,059 of 275,000 (27.3%)
Mike E - 7,516 of 100,000 (7.5%)

Congratulations to Mark E AND Heather R for reaching 350K together, to Tyrone P for hitting 250K while Yisroel H gets 200K and a face full of sea spray, to Ulla D, Adam M & Lee W who achieved, to Andy I who passed 100K, & to Marius S who hit 50K! That’s 10 at 200K+, 21 at 100K+!

[The Blacksmith]

Hi Guys, the 71k is a glitch on my log card. I did 27k that day. I added up all my #'s and the TOTAL that's posted is correct.
71k-I'd have to change my name to Hercules
Nice #'s everyone-I'm impressed by the efforts-We'll be in Miami in no time!

[Izzzmeister]

A major TimbukTOO welcome to Matthew Patton, who chose to extend his Team TimbukTWO membership to our year-long Affiliation! We’re glad you added your arms to aid our deckhands!
15 of 56 members (27%) logged 232,631 total meters Tuesday which, with Matthew P’s 68,457 meters, added 301,088 meters to TimbukTOO’s totals!

Milestones achieved: Heather R dog fighting past 2.4M while new #3 Mark E passed 2.3M, Lisa H clobbered 700K, Glen B moved past 450K, while new teammate Matthew P hit 50K!
Approaching milestones: David just short of 4.4M (-2,078m), Matthew closest to 1.6M (-9,329m), Adam one eve’s row from 1.4M (-1,466m), Jamie narrows the gap to 1M (-22,698m), Tyrone speeding towards 900K (-30,038m), Mark S pulling for 350K (-24,321m), Daiva is nearing 200K (-14,600m), Matthew moves towards 75K (-6,543m)
while Pam pursues 35K (-7,509m)!

Posted Meters:
Mark E - 32,024 King For A Day!
Heather R - 32,000 No sob story for this Queen For a Day!
Yisroel H - 31,383 Blistering! (My hands, that is!)
David W - 27,071 Unstoppable!
Jim C - 21,061 The daily row streak extends!

Tyrone P - 19,126 Won’t cut me a break!
Lisa H - 12,029 Small, but not to be taken for granted…
Adam M - 12,000 The training regimen continues!
Andy I - 10,008 Fifth 10K+ in a week!
Marius S - 10,000 Long row!

Jamie B - 7,500 Nice!
Glen B - 7,000 An easier day after 2 biggies!
Paul E - 5,000 Getting his groove back!
Bill L - 3,929 Steady!
Bob G - 2,500 Quarter dose of meds…

[tyrone]

Izzy and Glenn -just letting you know that I am taking a break tomorrow - just giving you a chance to catch up

[CONLEJM]

Jim C - 21,061 The daily row streak extends!

Now I know how Cal Ripken Jr. and Lou Gehrig felt; I think the only day I've taken off is Jan 1. But the "LSD" days are pretty restful, and we've less than two weeks to go in this challenge. I will try to keep the streak going. Our team is chugging along admirably, and I like contributing.

And I am at 928K lifetime, so I am hoping by the end of the week to hit my first (recorded) million meters.

[The Blacksmith]

Note to self: NEVER watch Big Bang Theory season 4 while erging- way too hard to maintain a steady row while laughing my %$# off

[MPatton]

I woke up today thinking "hey, I have done 20k in the last two days, do I really need to go do another 10?" So I closed my eyes, and yet did not fall asleep, finally I threw off the blanks with a "Fine, I guess I do!"

I feel good having done it, but at the same time MAN am I feeling what I am doing. Not only was it a bit harder to get through the full 10k today, but I also pushed myself a bit faster so that I could beat my previous best pace. I did so by 29 seconds! I don't think I will be beating my new best time this week, maybe next. Either way I think I will be able to finish my 100k by the end of the month.

I also found out that when people make the joke "my blisters have blisters!" they are not lying. I literally have blisters under my blisters Whatever, they will heal and callus and all will be good.

A big thanks to all of you putting on so many meters and motivating me to get out of bed just because I feel the need to TRY to keep up as much as I can!

Also, Thank you for the welcome. I am enjoying this group enough that I figured I could not go wrong joining in with the affiliation.

[BoB/335]

Bob G - 2,500 Quarter dose of meds…

Yesterday was actually my "off day" where I do other things besides row. Decided to do a 10 minute interval anyway with 1 minute normal and 1 minute hard alt. for 11 minutes. Then 20 minutes on the eliptical and worked the legs after that. Trying to mix it up a bit. Did my 10k this morning plus a light upper body and jumping jacks and jumping rope. (Trying to keep it uhmmm...... REAL)

[damselfly]

Matt, you're doing great!! Take an LSD hit from Jim and slow it down too -- not every day has to be fast and furious!!

Hmmmm... Sounds like RowPro is NOT something I want to get into....

Mark, BBT is my FAVE!! I can't imagine trying to row when that's on.

Off to the hills for me today.

Row big or row home!!!