TimbukTOO Team Room

[Quatroux]

I will try to get 100,000 meters

Pat, I think .125 Davids is a pretty good month of rowing.

[PJM]

I will try to get 100,000 meters

Pat, I think .125 Davids is a pretty good month of rowing.

First, I need to understand the terminology " Davids".I have not heard this before.I have been erging for many years and have logged many meters.I have, in the past, rowed over a million for the month long challenge so this number is not what I am used to , gulp, agreeing to..LOL.Aging and time has changed my overall rowing skills.I began indoor rowing back in the early 90s. The million meter club has been very good to me here at Concept 2. Thanks for the encouragement..with over 22 million meters behind me and a case of carpal tunnel, tennis elbow ( without the actual game of tennis) and a few shoulder pulls..I will sit back in the erg seat and ROW FOR TEAM TimbukTWO!!!

Pat

[damselfly]

For the team challenge I would like to do 800,000

I'd like to change my goal to David/2.

OK, so far I have...

Lisa H - 250,000
Mike M - 200,000
Andy I - 400,000
David W - 800,000
Yisroel H - 300,000

or, in Davids (D),

Lisa: 0.3125D
Mike M: 0.25D
Andy: 0.5D
David: 1D (by definition...)
Izzz: 0.375D

Pat,

1 David == 800km.

I wish David was British... Then he would have probably signed up for 1MM for the challenge, and we could have a much easier conversion factor, ala the metric system.

(Just a lot of geeky silliness.)

I will probably never hit 22MM before I'm pushing up daisies. You have earned a seat at the head table of any rowing group, regardless of how much you have rowed in the past few months. Like you said before, one meter at a time!

[PJM]

For the team challenge I would like to do 800,000

I'd like to change my goal to David/2.

OK, so far I have...

Lisa H - 250,000
Mike M - 200,000
Andy I - 400,000
David W - 800,000
Yisroel H - 300,000

or, in Davids (D)





Lisa: 0.3125D
Mike M: 0.25D
Andy: 0.5D
David: 1D (by definition...)
Izzz: 0.375D

Pat,

1 David == 800km.

I wish David was British... Then he would have probably signed up for 1MM for the challenge, and we could have a much easier conversion factor, ala the metric system.

(Just a lot of geeky silliness.)

I will probably never hit 22MM before I'm pushing up daisies. You have earned a seat at the head table of any rowing group, regardless of how much you have rowed in the past few months. Like you said before, one meter at a time!

yep..one meter at a time..
Thanks for the lesson in Davids..I guess I still don't know just who this David is..but as the challenge progresses, I will learn
I am just happy to be back on the erg and in the company of such great people!!

Pat

[damselfly]

He's TimBukTOO's top dog, with 4.9MM so far this season, and 650k for the holiday challenge.

It's a bird... it's a plane.... It's Super-Erger!!!

[PJM]

He's TimBukTOO's top dog, with 4.9MM so far this season, and 650k for the holiday challenge.

It's a bird... it's a plane.... It's Super-Erger!!!

Thanks!
There is always one of these in every team..LOL.
I really envy his endurance and drive!!
When I did major meters such as these I made erging a job of sorts..rowed 3 times a day and every day.But that is no longer a priority of mine.Got a sore rear, stiff joints,pulled muscles and well..just overuse stuff.
I now cross train big time and just work out to stay young at heart, literally and keep the bones from becoming brittle.
YAY David!!!

Pat

[PJM]

Oh and I might add that when I sit to row I have to "gear up" ..LOL.I have an elbow brace, my wrist guards and hand pads and a nice padded seat.It takes me 10 minutes just to get my rear in gear..LOL.I also need an ankle compression sleeve for my almost broken ankle from last July and sometimes a knee compression sleeve.By the time a suit up I am tired and my heart rate is already starting to max out...but it is worth it.Preventative meaures and support systems..then it is ROW!!!

Pat

[damselfly]

A warm TimBukTOO welcome out to new member Amanda Gladics!!

Welcome aboard, Amanda! Grab an oar, find a seat, and get comfy. Stop on by the forum and introduce yourself if you have the chance.

I love your avatar pic! What species of bird have you got there? Looks like you do some interesting work!

[dpw4812]

OMG That photo is just to funny..... I am not even close to that LOL.... I am more like a "Clark Kent" or even a "Jimmy Olsen".....sitting and rowing for a couple of hours or longer is rather soothing to me... I know that is strange, I am past the Butt Pain... and I use some good hand pads... so the blisters are gone. Even when I did run it was long steady distance, nothing fast. But Thanks for the photo...I laughed for such a long time... I felt like I rowed for a couple of hours..... Good luck everyone on your goals.... No matter how high or low they are set the main thing is to set them and follow them to the end, and in the end everyone wins.....

David.....

[Izzzmeister]

A huge TimbukTOO welcome to Amanda Gladics! We’re glad you chose us, and we expect that you will add much to those of us who want to motivate & be motivated! 18 of 58 members (33%) logged 219,855 meters Monday which, with Amanda‘s 87,857m, added 307,712 total meters!!

Milestones achieved: David hit 4.9M!!! Nancy topped 350K!! Amanda passed 75K! Daiva eclipsed 50K!
Approaching milestones: Kyle next goal is 3.1M (-29,000m), Andy in sight of 1.7M (-13,876m), Mark so close to A Million (-4,196m), Warren (-7,719m) leads Cindy (-24,058m) in approaching 500K, while Pat nears 150K (-22,223m)!

Team Holiday Challenge Earnings: $111.84
David W: $24.00, Kyle J: $12.80, Jim C: $9.92, Andy I: $7.84, Kevin K: $7.36
Jamie B: $6.76, Adam M: $6.56, Warren F: $4.56, Matthew R: $4.44, Joseph W: $4.40
Gary G: $4.36, Yisroel H: $4.28, Lisa H: $4.04, Heather R: $3.60, Mark E: $3.48
Dale C : $3.44

Posted Meters:
Amanda G - 87,857 Nice start!
David W - 43,340 Rowing As Meditation…
Pat M - 18,183 Humongous first team row!
Jim C - 16,000 Back rested!
Kyle J - 15,000 Astounding!

Andy I - 14,354 Becoming one of the X-Men using Wolverine…
John S - 13,645 Lengthening those cross-training rows!
Heather R - 13,000 Long!
Warren F - 12,000 Soon to join our Studly Class…
Matthew R - 11,300 Sixth row this week!

Joseph W - 10,124 Getting longer!
Lisa H - 10,060 Got to trail run over the weekend?
Adam M - 8,500 Back after the long row!
Kevin K - 8,043 Duracell or Energizer?
Cindy R - 6,763 Great regularity!

Jamie B - 6,464 Almost as much fun as a garage sale!
Mark E - 5,012 Relentless!
Nancy W - 4,067 Back to back!
Daiva S - 4,000 Getting ready for a big January!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, pulling charitably! 15 of 58 members (26%) logged 169,007 total meters Tuesday!

Milestones achieved: Andy topped 1.7M, and MARK HAMMERED A MILLION!!
Approaching milestones: Kyle one row from 3.1M (-9,000m), Joseph glides towards 700K (-20,755m), Warren on the cusp of 500K (-1,618m), Pat relentlessly pursues 150K (-18,541m) while Ted nears 35K (-3,113m)!

Team Holiday Challenge Earnings: $118.16
David W: $24.64, Kyle J: $13.60, Jim C: $10.56, Andy I: $8.88, Kevin K: $7.60
Jamie B: $7.48, Adam M: $6.88, Warren F: $4.84, Joseph W: $4.80, Matthew R: $4.44
Lisa H: $4.44, Gary G: $4.36, Yisroel H: $4.28, Heather R: $4.20, Mark E: $3.72
Dale C : $3.44
Four more days to go, $150 the team goal…

Posted Meters:
Andy I - 25,282 Almost 110K the past 7 days!
Kyle J - 20,000 Dang!
Jamie B - 17,777 In seven’s heaven!
David W - 16,340 It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s SuperErger!
Jim C - 16,000 Fastest TimbukTOOian!

Heather R - 15,000 Too fast build-up?
Lisa H - 10,055 Two strong days!
Joseph W - 10,000 10K!
Adam M - 8,000 Every… single… day…
Mark E - 6,788 One tough dude!

John S - 6,764 Nice!
Kevin K - 6,107 Amazing streak of daily rows!
Warren F - 6,101 It all adds up…
Pat M - 3,682 Hard day, easy day?
Ted P - 1,111 The ones we’ve been waiting for!

[Izzzmeister]

Over the past 3 days, the sign-ups for Team TimbukTWO for January's Virtual Team Challenge have doubled us from 10 up to 20 members! I believe that puts us well ahead of last year!
Thanks to all of you who signed up: Joseph W, Lisa H, Adam M, Jamie B & Kevin K! Also David W, Mark E, Kyle J, Amanda G & Mike M! I have a good feeling about this!
A reminder: Those who set goals over the past years covered over double the distance of those who didn't. I've seen some people already setting some Goliath-sized goals, but any reasonable goal you set will be positive for you and the team...

[JonathanRyan]

Hi Team,

Hope you don't mind me tagging along for the virtual team challenge. My logbook says I've been slacking the last few weeks (it's COLD here) and I'm hoping this is going to give me a little extra motivation.

My logbook also says that I'm very very slow. But kind of stubborn If I can find something good on Netflix, I'll be aiming for 250k in January.

[CONLEJM]

Hi Lisa and IZZ,

Put me down for 375K (or 15/32 * David)

Thanks!

[damselfly]

Hi Team,

Hope you don't mind me tagging along for the virtual team challenge. My logbook says I've been slacking the last few weeks (it's COLD here) and I'm hoping this is going to give me a little extra motivation.

My logbook also says that I'm very very slow. But kind of stubborn If I can find something good on Netflix, I'll be aiming for 250k in January.

We'd love to have you aboard, Jonathan!! Not all of us (especially ME) on this team are fast. I row for cardio and cross-training. Grab an oar and get comfy!

Hi Lisa and IZZ,

Put me down for 375K (or 15/32 * David)

Thanks!

Arg! Fractions! I draw the line there.