TimbukTOO Team Room

[The Blacksmith]

The 28k is 2 days. Nice rattler. I had one of those parked in front of the shop last year. They're a protected species in N.Y. state. I cam out of the shop-almost stepped on it. Not too much bothers me, but that sure did.

[Kyle J]

[quote="Izzzmeister"]All hands on deck, keeping us in a solid 9th Place! 11 of 35 members (31%) logged 125,133 total meters Tuesday

Posted Meters:
Kyle J - 25,899 Huge row!

That was a two day total. Really didn't feel like a red entry effort

So that rattler is about one continent away from my house? Close enough.

[damselfly]

I need to stress that the picture is not one I took, just one I found of the western diamondback... I wasn't about to ask him to pose!!

And Kyle, The Blacksmith is a lot nearer to you and he's got rattlers, so don't rest too easy!!

[dpw4812]

pleasant surprise

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This was sitting above as we were "wife & I" were sitting in some shade eating our lunch as we were kayaking down a river here in Texas. We didn't notice until some one coming by mentioned that we should move on...

[ronmardix]

... some one coming by mentioned that we should move on...

I would say that this was a good suggestion

[damselfly]

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This was sitting above as we were "wife & I" were sitting in some shade eating our lunch as we were kayaking down a river here in Texas. We didn't notice until some one coming by mentioned that we should move on...

YIKES!!! What is that?!?! I can't see it clearly enough.

[CONLEJM]

Scary stuff! To the best of my knowledge rattlers don't live around here in NH, but we are not far from NY, so I am probably wrong.

In the last few years we've seen (in our neighborhood) black bear, coyote, moose, bobcat, and plenty of harmless animals like deer, foxes, porcupine, turkey, etc.

Rowing indoors seems like a safe hobby!

[dpw4812]

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This was sitting above as we were "wife & I" were sitting in some shade eating our lunch as we were kayaking down a river here in Texas. We didn't notice until some one coming by mentioned that we should move on...

YIKES!!! What is that?!?! I can't see it clearly enough.

From what I understand it was a Banded Water snake a cousin of the water moccasin, not the poison kind but can be very aggressive. based on the length of it being curled up it was at the very least 3 1/2 feet long.

Also I grew up in Mass, I know the rattlesnake up in NH is the Timber rattlesnake rarely seen. I myself do not like to be round snakes, so I try to keep my distance....

[APM]

Damselfly,

thanks for the support: I set myself a challenge to Erg 100K in 5 days. I managed it, even though I now feel like my body is broken!

[damselfly]

Man overboard!!! Lower the lifeboats!! The Cap'n has gone missing!! I think all this talk of snakes made him jump ship early this week!! A sinewy and sinuous 11 of 35 members (31%) logged 143,531 total meters Thursday!

Milestones achieved:
Jim C hit 500K, Joseph W hit 350K, Keith J hit 350K, Yisroel H hit 300K, Mark E hit 150K!!

Approaching milestones:
Kyle is bearing down on 600K (-48,713m), Adam is speeding towards 400K (-24,000m), Matthew is very close to 350K (-3,876m), Lisa is nearing 250K (-8,423m), and Nancy is approaching 75K (-8,107m). Row strong, team!!


Posted Meters:
Yisroel H - 25,097 HM, warm-up, and cool-down...
Adam M - 20,000 Stellar!! 100k in 5, count 'em, 5 days!!!
Jim C - 16,000 Whew, back to even 16s... That 15,918 and 16,082 had me worried...
Mark E - 13,492 Building up strength for the challenge...
Joseph W - 12,713 Looking good....
Lisa H - 12,039 Finishing up A Few Good Men...
Kyle J - 12,000 Sweet.....
Matthew R - 11,178 Enjoying Elevens...
Keith J - 10,000 Nice round 10k...
Elisa H - 6,012 Looking good......
Nancy W - 5,000 Great!!

[damselfly]

All hands on deck, getting fired up for Father's Day weekend! 10 of 35 members (29%) logged 174,923 total meters Friday!

Milestones achieved:
David W hit 1M, Matthew R hit 350K, Lee C hit 250K, Gary G hit 200K!! A huge WOOT!! for our big dog David, first to clear 1 million for the season!!!

Approaching milestones:
Kyle is approaching 600K (-35,713m), and Lisa is approaching 250K (-5,423m). Row strong, us!

Posted Meters:
David W - 55,305 One day? Building to 100k?
Lee C - 21,688 Go big or go home!
Gary G - 16,141 Yow!!!
Jim C - 16,000 Steady as she goes...
Keith J - 15,000 50% increase!
Mark E - 13,488 Rattling along on the erg...
Kyle J - 13,000 Nothing unlucky here!!
Matthew R - 11,179 Excellent consistency...
Andy I - 10,122 Looking good....
Lisa H - 3,000 Trail warm-up...

[damselfly]

And remember, coming up this week is the Summer Solstice!! No need to trek all the way to Stonehenge to celebrate, however... Just row or ski 21,000 meters on Wednesday, June 20!! Add just 97 meters more and do a half marathon!

See all the details on C2's Symmer Solstice Challenge page.

[CONLEJM]

Jim C - 16,000 Whew, back to even 16s... That 15,918 and 16,082 had me worried...

One of my goals for the year is to average 10K meters per day. Since I take weekends off from rowing, I need to accumulate 70K meters through the week, and then I try to add some meters in case I need to take a day off. So I shoot for 80K meters per week, or 16K meters per weekday.

I'm just a little bit detail oriented, is all.

[damselfly]

Welcome back to the team, Jerry Heath! And congratulations for being in the millionaire's club already for the season! Nice rowing! A summery and sweaty 6 of 36 members (17%) logged 1,141,659 total meters Saturday (including Jerry's 1,070,075)!

Milestones achieved:
Jerry H hit 1M!!

Approaching milestones:
Jerry is nearing1.1M (-29,925m), Matthew is bearing down on 400K (-20,697m), Keith is steaming towards 400K (-24,981m), Gary is closing on 250K (-23,171m), Mark is a couple of rows from 200K (-21,649m), and Glenn is nearing 150K (-20,926m). Row strong, team!

This week's frequent rowers (Sat 6/9 through Fri 6/15):
Adam M, Jim C, Keith J, Lisa H, Mark E & Matthew R - 5
Gary G, Kyle J & Lee C - 4

Posted Meters:
Jerry H - 1,070,075
Matthew R - 22,000 Biggie-size that row!!
Gary G - 16,126 Jim isn't the only rower liking the 16's...
Mark E - 13,072 Back to consistent rows and looking good!!
Glenn Y - 10,367 Nice!!
Keith J - 10,019 A streak is developing here....

[Izzzmeister]

Man overboard!!! Lower the lifeboats!! The Cap'n has gone missing!! I think all this talk of snakes made him jump ship early this week!!...

...Yisroel H - 25,097 HM, warm-up, and cool-down...

Sorry I bailed early this week, but it wasn't because I was rattled...
I improved my SB (season's best) in the HM by .6 of one second. Considering that I took about 82 minutes, that's microscopic. Oh well, there's always next week...
(Rowed Sunday because I'm traveling to NY for a nephew's wedding tomorrow. Did a fast 10K - about 37:40 - and a pretty fast half-hour - 8,007m. Then, I tried a 500m, but was too tired to break 1:40. I guess there's always Tuesday night...)