TimbukTOO Team Room

[Izzzmeister]

We welcome the return of long-time member Barbara Besal, and of returning member Pam Sinderson! Great to see you two back with us! A wonderful 27 of 63 members (43%) logged 284,372 total meters Tuesday!

Milestones achieved: David pulled past 5.2M, Jim sped by 2.9M, Allen hammered 300K, Sheryl shimmied by 75K, while Bernie & James hit first milestone 15K!!
Approaching milestones: Kyle’s next stop is 3.3M (-39,000m), Andy fast approaching 1.9M (-17,066m), Adam striving for 1.8M (-26,119m), Yisroel (-11,310m) leading Matthew (-14,364m) in the quest for 1.6M, Jonathan picturing 1.4M (-10,158m), Pat nears 200K (-16,174m), Daiva next to 75K (-4,000m), Bernie 25K (-7,493m) leads James (-8,696m) to 25K, while Marius (-1,000m), Pam (-5,620m) & Barbara (-10,000m) seek 15K…

Posted Meters:
Kyle J - 30,982 Huge start for the new year!
David W - 25,673 Big!
Andy I - 18,112 Off to the races!
Lisa H - 16,263 Impressive!
Jim C - 16,000 Solid!

Adam M - 15,000 Extra long...
Pat M - 14,814 Okay, show me up… *sniff*
Yisroel H - 12,604 Fast!
Mark S - 12,238 Nice snapshot!
John S - 11,573 Strong!

Matthew R - 11,500 Nice!
Joseph W - 11,111 That’s just 31 in binary code…
Glenn Y - 10,692 Whoa, dude!
Jonathan R - 10,000 Big start!
Sheryl M - 9,611 Very nice!

Pam S - 9,380 Welcome back!
Allen H - 6,904 Super solid!
Bernie J - 6,500 It’s been a bit…
Cindy R - 6,257 Consistent!
Kevin K - 5,010 Seven!

Barbara B - 5,000 She’s back!
Mike M - 5,000 Cold!
Ron M - 4,000 Big monthly goal!
Marius S - 3,000 Great to see you back!
James C - 2,529 Starting strong…
Daiva S - 2,500 Good start to the new year!
Deb J - 2,119 On the comeback trail…

[damselfly]

I believe I joined the team! I am hoping to row 100,000m for the Team Challenge & looking forward to it!

Yes, Rachel, you did join us for the challenge, and we're glad you're along for the ride!
Should we mark that 100K as a public goal, or is that just what you're hoping for?

Hi Rachel, and welcome aboard! I'm the "first mate" on our little boat and manage the stats side of things... I have gone ahead and added 100k as your goal -- let me know if that was OK or to remove it or change it.

TimBukTWO is off to an amazing start! Already two rowers over 50k and another 10 over 20k! Way to row, team!!!

[Izzzmeister]

33 of 60 members (55%) logged 332,407 total meters Wednesday! Welcome to Rachel Betts & Nancy Wyatt - we’re so glad to have you aboard!

Posted Meters:
Rusty A - 10,319
Barbara B - 8,000
Rachel B - 7,000
Jamie B - 15,000
Jim C - 16,000

Brent C - 4,224
Amanda G - 5,462
Andy I - 15,453
Kyle J - 20,000
Bernie J - 3,007

Kevin K - 5,387
John L - 7,241
Ron M - 5,000
Adam M - 8,000
Pat M - 8,323

Jesper N - 5,000
Mark O - 7,000
Tyrone P - 24,000
Job R - 4,356
Heather R - 15,000

Cindy R - 7,000
Matthew R - 11,500
Jonathan R - 16,000
Daiva S - 4,000
Marius S - 5,000

Glenn S - 18,972
Mark S - 7,130
John S - 12,577
Tara V - 7,013
David W - 26,203

Joseph W - 11,111
Nancy W - 6,129
Glenn Y - 6,000

Challenge Goals - Day 2 of 31 (6.5%):
Pat M - 23,137 of 100,000 (23.1%)
Mark S - 19,368 of 100,000 (19.4%)
Tara V - 13,326 of 100,000 (13.3%)
Bernie J - 9,007 of 75,000 (12.0%)
Jonathan R - 26,000 of 250,000 (10.4%)
Kyle J - 50,982 of 500,000 (10.2%)
Adam M - 23,000 of 250,000 (9.2%)
Jim C - 32,000 of 375,000 (8.5%)
Andy I - 33,565 of 400,000 (8.4%)
Rachel B - 7,000 of 100,000 (7.0%)
Lisa H - 16,263 of 250,000 (6.5%)
David W - 51,876 of 800,000 (6.5%)

Cindy R - 7,000 of 110,000 (6.4%)
Jamie B - 15,000 of 300,000 (5.0%)
Heather R - 15,000 of 300,000 (5.0%)
Ron M - 9,000 of 200,000 (4.5%)
Brent C - 4,224 of 100,000 (4.2%)
Yisroel H - 12,604 of 300,000 (4.2%)
Amanda G - 5,462 of 150,000 (3.6%)
Mike M - 5,000 of 200,000 (2.5%)
Mark E - 0 of 250,000 (0.0%)
Warren F - 0 of 225,000 (0.0%)
Margaret W - 0 of 150,000 (0.0%)

Milestones achieved:
David hit 50K, Kyle hit 50K!!

[Hummingbird]

I'm off to try the "Hummingbird Jedi Mind-Trick" method of attaining 15k.

It looks like it worked: > 16k first day!

I've started increasing the time for each set. I'm now at 5k, 4k, 3k, 3k; with an ultimate goal of 20k/day, my next step is to go into the shadow of 15k and add a 1k to finish, upping it to 2k etc until I'm back to 5k x 4 ...but mañana, mañana. My legs aren't there, yet.

Yay team!! We're still #9 on the affiliation standings. Is there a separate page for the current Virtual Challenge standings?

[Quatroux]

Lisa H - 16,263 Impressive!
Pat M - 14,814 Okay, show me up… *sniff* [/size]

I guess you two aren't going to take it easy!!! We may need to up your goals.

[damselfly]

Sounds like a smart way to rebuild... I don't think C2 has the standings page up yet.

[damselfly]

Lisa H - 16,263 Impressive!
Pat M - 14,814 Okay, show me up… *sniff* [/size]

I guess you two aren't going to take it easy!!! We may need to up your goals.

I can't do that daily, don't worry!! Yesterday was spent trimming shrubs and cleaning up leaves... And now my sinuses are letting me know how much they appreciated all the dust and crud. Back on the erg today. Pat is rockin' the house for sure though!!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, decking the competition! 27 of 63 members (43%) logged 393,043 total meters Wednesday!

Milestones achieved: Jonathan bumped 1.4M, Tyrone smashed 450K, Daiva overcame 75K while Marius started with 15K!!
Approaching milestones: Kyle nearing 3.3M (-19,000m), Andy inches from 1.9M (-1,613m), Adam in reach of 1.8M (-18,119m), Matthew a row from 1.6M (-2,864m), John aiming for 1.2M (-27,414m), Tyrone eyes 500K (-11,150m), Glenn in sight of 450K (-23,213m), Pat accelerating towards 200K (-7,851m), Amanda (-13,179m) leading Mark (-21,327m) to 150K, Deb nears 35K (-1,464m), Bernie (-4,486m) leading Mike (-4,500m) & Marius (-6,000m) to 25K, while Barbara spots 15K (-2,000m)!

Posted Meters:
Tyrone P - 147,014 Crikey! You’ve been busy…
David W - 26,203 On target!
Kyle J - 20,000 Strong start!
Jim C - 16,000 Solid!
Jonathan R - 16,000 Huge!

Andy I - 15,453 Wow!
Heather R - 15,000 Big!
Jamie B - 15,000 Super big!
John S - 12,577 Cross training!
Matthew R - 11,500 Great!

Joseph W - 11,111 Two!
Pat M - 8,323 Solid!
Adam M - 8,000 Plowing on…
Barbara B - 8,000 Wow!
Mark S - 7,130 Strong!

Cindy R - 7,000 Fourth nice row this week!
Nancy W - 6,129 Sweet!
Glenn Y - 6,000 Yankin’ it!
Amanda G - 5,462 First VTC row!
Kevin K - 5,387 Daily!

Marius S - 5,000 Longer…
Ron M - 5,000 Working back…
Brent C - 4,224 First of many…
Daiva S - 4,000 Better!
Bernie J - 3,007 Rowing’s back on the Julian calendar!
Mike B - 2,500 Rowing more regularly…
Deb J - 2,023 Two!

[Quatroux]

David W - 26,203 On target!
Kyle J - 20,000 Strong start!
Jim C - 16,000 Solid!

You 3 are trouble.... for the other teams.

[damselfly]

Congratulations, ladies and germs!! You've passed the 1 million meter mark already, on only day three of the challenge!! That's some fine rowin'!!

OK, so who here is old enough to remember Milton Berle?

[CONLEJM]

For a while now I have been focusing on speed; trying to get faster on each of the ranked times and distances. I am pleased with my progress.

Lately I have been focused not so much on individual time trials so much as I am focused on the pace attributed to my entire season.

Last year - a partial year for me - I rowed 1.7M meters, and my average pace for all rows combined was 1:58.5 / 500m, and 210.3 watts. So far this year my average pace is 1:56.8 / 500m and 219.7 watts. So my collective body of rowing is almost 2 seconds / 500m faster, and my "wattage" is so far up by 4.5% over last season.

It seems to me this is a better measure of overall rowing "progress"; while it's good to test yourself with a quick race now and again, the gains made in your collective body of rowing seem to be more meaningful in terms of fitness level.

So that is where my head is at right now. Do better than the previous season on my aggregate rowing.

[PJM]

For a while now I have been focusing on speed; trying to get faster on each of the ranked times and distances. I am pleased with my progress.

Lately I have been focused not so much on individual time trials so much as I am focused on the pace attributed to my entire season.

Last year - a partial year for me - I rowed 1.7M meters, and my average pace for all rows combined was 1:58.5 / 500m, and 210.3 watts. So far this year my average pace is 1:56.8 / 500m and 219.7 watts. So my collective body of rowing is almost 2 seconds / 500m faster, and my "wattage" is so far up by 4.5% over last season.

It seems to me this is a better measure of overall rowing "progress"; while it's good to test yourself with a quick race now and again, the gains made in your collective body of rowing seem to be more meaningful in terms of fitness level.

So that is where my head is at right now. Do better than the previous season on my aggregate rowing.

I like this way of thinking.
As a Personal Trainer it is always good to see people recognize the importance and value of their various workouts rather than speed or times.Where this is great in a competitive nature..the collective idea is perfect for overall fitness levels and that is the key to health IMO.

ROW STRONG!!!

Pat

[Quatroux]

OK, so who here is old enough to remember Milton Berle?

I love to play Monopoly!

[Quatroux]

For a while now I have been focusing on speed; trying to get faster on each of the ranked times and distances. I am pleased with my progress.

Do you include your warm-up and cool down in your totals?

[PJM]

OK, so who here is old enough to remember Milton Berle?

I love to play Monopoly!

I am totally old enough to remember Uncle Miltie..loved him.


PAT