TimbukTOO Team Room

[damselfly]

Hey! An honest-to-goodness rowing movie!! Not just some shots of a boat in the background or the Winkelvoss twins training in The Social Network... Woo-hoo!

WHO'S EXCITED!? Sneak preview of this summer's BIGGEST rowing movie of the year (just in time for the Olympics!), BACKWARDS featuring James Van Der Beek and a lot of rowing...

Oh, and a lot of C2 product placement...

[dpw4812]

WoW can't wait to see that..... I got to see some real water rowers last week, while I was kayaking.... watch a High School work out and University of Texas teams work out..... Girls/Guys..... what a thrill... and how fast they can go on the 8's

[Hummingbird]

This little bird has an injured wing--a recurring wrist injury that comes out of the blue and incapacitates me for a few days and then makes things difficult for up to a week afterwards. I won't exactly say that someone cursed me with that jibe about rowing with one hand last week... I managed 10K today but I won't be pushing it until the WEC.

Welcome back to our military men, and a hearty cheer for the new members.

Heather

[damselfly]

Heather, so sorry to hear about your injury; heal up soon!

But I had to say... Congratulations on hitting 3 Million Meters!!!

[dpw4812]

No kidding hitting 3 million meters on the nose....hmmm I bet you planned that....... Congrats.... Heal well, heal strong....... Great job Heather..........

[CONLEJM]

This little bird has an injured wing

Sorry to hear about that Heather, I hope you heal quickly. I am nursing a pinched nerve in my upper back, and it is a slow recovery for some reason, unlike other back problems I've had in the past.

[CONLEJM]

As far as goals for the upcoming challenge, my overarching goal for the rest of this 2012 season is to add another ~540k meters. This will get me up to 2 million lifetime meters by the end of the 2012 season. If my back heals up, I'll try to rank a 1k and a 4 minute row, and try to improve my 500 meter ranking. Otherwise everything else is right where I had hoped it would be by this time in the 2012 season.

Best wishes to you all for the rest of the season, and in the upcoming challenge.

[Hummingbird]

Thank you all for the congratulations--nice to see the big lights! Also for the commiserations; I've healed enough that I mainly have to wear the brace to stop myself doing something stupid...like carrying heavy grocery bags Life doesn't let up for other responsibilities though, does it? Like shoveling snow when you've already got a pinched nerve? Must admit, I cringed when I read that, and I wasn't too surprised to read shortly afterwards about the heating pad. I sincerely hope it settles down quickly. No one who hasn't had back trouble can know how incredibly miserable it makes every little thing you do.

I'm going to take another couple of days off; my efforts of yesterday and today have proven I'm pushing fate, here.

All the best to those still managing to keep up with the March challenge--is anyone focusing on it?

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, preparing for the World Erg Challenge in a week! 14 of our 61 invaluable members (23%) logged 144,421 total meters Tuesday!
Milestones: HEATHER R REACHED THREE MILLION METERS, Joseph W blew past 1.8M while Brent C hit 75K!
Approaching milestones: David’s a row from 5.3M (-7,956m), Adam is now near 1.8M (-25,343m), Jeff toughing out 1.2M (-20,000m), Yolanda pulls for 200K (-7,782m) with Allen (-9,257m) catching up, while Matthew trains towards 150K (-14,223m)!

Posted Meters:
David W - 31,594 Huge!
Jim C - 15,000 Second biggie back-to-back!
Joseph W - 13,091 Great to see your name again…
Adam M - 13,000 What’s the next big goal?
Jeff S - 11,000 Run your race yet?

Andy I - 10,011 Odd…
Heather R - 10,000 Whoa! Amazing season!
Brent C - 7,048 Nice progress!
Ulla D - 6,331 That’s 3...
Marius S - 6,000 Doing the March Challenge?

Sharon H - 5,683 That’s 4 at more than 5K this month!
Jamie B - 5,555 Readying for OTW season…
Glenn Y - 5,108 Five in a row!
Allen H - 5,000 Keep on truckin’!

[Quatroux]

Milestones: HEATHER R REACHED THREE MILLION METERS

Ok, it is official...
Congrats!!!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, setting goals for next week’s World Erg Challenge! 11 of 61 members (18%) logged 121,036 total meters Wednesday!
Milestones: David W first (and probably last) to 5.3M!
Approaching milestones: Adam is now nearer 1.8M (-13,343m), Jeff one row from 1.2M (-9,000m), Ulla pulling for 600K (-27,842m), Yolanda pulls for 200K (-7,782m) with Allen (-9,257m) catching up, while Matthew inches towards 150K (-5,941m)!
Posted Meters:
David W - 21,337 Dude, when do you sleep?!
Jim C - 15,000 Now three…
Adam M - 12,000 Looks like a 2-million season!
Matthew R - 11,156 Keeping it real…
Jeff S - 11,000 Yet another non-ocean’s Eleven!

Andy I - 10,003 Is this the 10K March Challenge?
Heather R - 10,000 In pain, but still humming along…
Daiva S - 10,000 Back on schedule…
Matthew P - 8,282 Long!
Ulla D - 6,258 Daily!
Marius S - 6,000 That’s six sixes in six days!

[Quatroux]

Andy I - 10,003 Is this the 10K March Challenge?

David W. and I are sitting in the lead on the March Madness 2012 10,000m Progress Board. I haven't decided if I'll keep this pace through the WEC or not.

[Izzzmeister]

Yes, we’re going to come out roaring in the World Erg Challenge starting on the Ides of March. (If your name is Julius or Caeser, please wear a knife proof vest that day.)
Here’s the first list of our brave troops that signed up for our flogging, our Original 18 hardy souls.
Thanks for signing up for the WEC, year-round members Joseph W, Heather R, Glenn Y, Ulla D, Yisroel H, Lisa H, Brent C, Kevin K, Bob G, David W, Matthew P, Andy I, Jim C, Glen B & Kyle J! Upward and onward!
A shout-out to Team TimbukTWO member Ron Windauer for signing up early!
A warm & fuzzy Welcome Mat has been put out for new TimbukTWOers Samuel Hammerman & Thomas Dimit! Thank you for choosing Team TimbukTWO of all the team choices, and we are looking forward to continued improvements and successes! Welcome again, Samuel & Thomas!

Let's go, everyone-whose-name-isn't-on-this-list! We need your brawn & toughness for the WEC! Please go to your Teams page, and sign up specifically for the WEC!

[Izzzmeister]

(Yes, another rushed Friday post…)
All hands on deck, setting goals for next week’s World Erg Challenge! 14 of 61 members (23%) logged a lovely 155,995 total meters Thursday!
Milestones: Jeff S toughed through 1.2M!
Approaching milestones: Adam is now nearer 1.8M (-13,343m), Andy pursuing 1.3M (-28,396m), Jim fast approaching 1.1M (-27,500m), Glenn moves on the Big One Million (-33,617m), Bob sighting 800K (-15,313m), Ulla pulling closer to 600K (-20,306m), Yolanda pulls for 200K (-7,782m) with Allen (-9,257m) catching up, while Matthew inches towards 150K (-5,941m)!
Posted Meters:
Yisroel H - 23,097 HM!
David W - 21,105
Elisa H - 16,026 Nice!
Jim C - 15,000 Four in 4 days!
Matthew R - 11,156

Jeff S - 11,000
Glenn Y - 10,512 Big!
Andy I - 10,011
Ulla D - 7,536 Longest of the week!
Brent C - 7,078 Steady!

Bob G - 6,900 Hey, no long breaks allowed!
Marius S - 6,000 Daily!
Kevin K - 5,574
Daiva S - 5,000 Yet another!

[theOtherOne]

Cool...didn't even know I crossed 1.2. Just joined up for the next challenge, not sure how many meters I am going to post since the TM is coming up, the weather is breaking and I will be doing more running than rowing.
~j