TimbukTOO Team Room

[damselfly]

Ahoy, TWOians!! Teams are jostling for position in the challenge, and while we have left behind those wily Canadians, we have also fallen to 12th place!! 3.7MM as of Saturday AM though, not to shabby! Row strong, team!!!! 28 of 74 members (38%) logged 334,812 total meters Thursday!

Welcome back to the challenge boat, Vince Miller! Good to have you aboard!


Posted Meters:
Rusty A - 12,798
Barbara B - 10,000
Rachel B - 8,029
Jamie B - 10,810
Jim C - 16,000

Dale C - 17,594
Brent C - 5,000
Brad G - 2,875
Lisa H - 9,003
Andy I - 15,058

Kyle J - 28,000
David K - 5,000
Katie L - 16,136
Ron M - 10,000
Adam M - 8,500

Pat M - 5,551
Vince M - 1,000
Joanne M - 9,957
Mark O - 5,000
Job R - 4,282

Steve R - 12,585
Jonathan R - 17,000
John S - 21,677
Lee W - 16,913
Margaret W - 25,610

David W - 25,215
Joseph W - 11,111
Nancy W - 4,108


Challenge Goals - Day 10 of 31 (32.3%):
Pat M - 60,936 of 100,000 (60.9%)
Jonathan R - 123,022 of 250,000 (49.2%)
Tara V - 41,982 of 100,000 (42.0%)
Rachel B - 40,029 of 100,000 (40.0%)
Kyle J - 200,000 of 500,000 (40.0%)
Cindy R - 40,918 of 110,000 (37.2%)
Andy I - 146,520 of 400,000 (36.6%)
Adam M - 91,500 of 250,000 (36.6%)
Lisa H - 91,232 of 250,000 (36.5%)
Jamie B - 106,500 of 300,000 (35.5%)
Jim C - 133,000 of 375,000 (35.5%)
Mark S - 34,920 of 100,000 (34.9%)
Yisroel H - 104,234 of 300,000 (34.7%)
Dale C - 102,423 of 300,000 (34.1%)
David W - 258,258 of 800,000 (32.3%)

Brent C - 32,235 of 100,000 (32.2%)
Ron M - 62,110 of 200,000 (31.1%)
Bernie J - 21,576 of 75,000 (28.8%)
Amanda G - 42,332 of 150,000 (28.2%)
Mike M - 55,556 of 200,000 (27.8%)
Deb J - 13,668 of 50,000 (27.3%)
Margaret W - 39,905 of 150,000 (26.6%)
Heather R - 46,000 of 300,000 (15.3%)
Mark E - 29,120 of 250,000 (11.6%)


Milestones achieved:
David blazed past 250K, Kyle surpassed 200K, Joseph, Jamie, Lee, Rusty, and Dale all sailed past 100K, and John hit 50K!!

[TMike]

Hey, Mike, can you recruit some other truckers out there to erging? Looks like a pretty desolate place to work out, but at least it doesn't look like you were getting fumed!

Pirates have absconded with our intrepid Cap'n again, so I'll do Thursday numbers tomorrow AM. This time they dragged him into international waters, and it will take some time for the Navy Seals to craft a plan to retrieve him, so you've got ME cracking the whip for a while!

Heck I row better when you're at the helm anyway!

Just this morning I set a new Timbuktoo polar bear record -- 5K at ZERO degrees Fahrenheit! The only problem was every so often at the start of "the drive" the mechanism that catches the fly wheel doesn't engage and left me pulling against no resistance. As you can imagine its not a good thing to have happen. It results in all kinds of brain error warnings, equilibrium malfunctions and acrobatic like body contortions to regain your composure.

In the end ---> I have found the bottom. ZERO is TOO cold to ROW.



TMike

[Quatroux]

Congratulations Andy on a season 2 MILLION!!! Woot!!

Thank you! My meters today will be a little lower as I did a 2k test. My 2k PR during the Fall Team Challenge was 8:58.8. I'm now down to 7:43.8! I can't go back and change where I started yesterday, but I can continue to work hard to change where I am tomorrow.

[Quatroux]

In the end ---> I have found the bottom. ZERO is TOO cold to ROW.

I don't know how this hasn't made the C2 blog. Do they not read these forums? This guy built and awesome erg ingloo on the back of a semi trailer and has been rowing in freezing temps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Quatroux]

I sent a tweet to Concept2. We'll see if they reply.

[CONLEJM]

Congratulations Andy on a season 2 MILLION!!! Woot!!

Great work, Andy!

[bcurry]

I sent a tweet to Concept2. We'll see if they reply.

Good thinking!

[APM]

Happy New Year to everyone in Timbuktoo and here is to wishing everyone a fantastic Team Challenge in January.

Damselfly, put me down for 250k!

Dude, you're having one great season! Trying for speed? Endurance? Weight control? Do you post your times?

Sorry Izz, I've just seen your message. Work has been crazy for the last few months so I don't visit the Forum as often as I should or would like to!

I'm just trying to be consistent and set small challenges along the way (like Jan's 250K mission) which will serve as great cross training for the running and water polo seasons! I'm afraid that in a few months I'll be moving into the heart of the city and won't be able to take my Erg with me so enjoying as much workout time as possible before the gym judgery sets in....

You're having a great season too- fantastic inspiration to the rest of us!

[damselfly]

My meters today will be a little lower as I did a 2k test. My 2k PR during the Fall Team Challenge was 8:58.8. I'm now down to 7:43.8!

Whoa! Way to row!

I'm afraid that in a few months I'll be moving into the heart of the city and won't be able to take my Erg with me so enjoying as much workout time as possible before the gym judgery sets in....

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! You must take the erg with you. Leave other stuff behind -- clothes are over-rated, as are significant others, *** DELETE - SPAM *** appliances, etc. THE ERG IS LIFE!!!

The only problem was every so often at the start of "the drive" the mechanism that catches the fly wheel doesn't engage and left me pulling against no resistance. As you can imagine its not a good thing to have happen. It results in all kinds of brain error warnings, equilibrium malfunctions and acrobatic like body contortions to regain your composure.

YIKES!!!!!! And considering your erg house is about, what, 6 feet off the ground? I'd be all kinds of hurt if this happened to me!

And speaking of erging in an igloo...


(posted to "I love rowing" on Facebook)

[damselfly]

All hands on deck, panting and sweating away in a VTC challenge FERVOR!!! 19 of 63 members (30%) logged 206,820 total meters Friday!

Milestones achieved:
Brent blasted past 500K, and Marius bested 50K!!

Approaching milestones:
David is approaching 5.5M (-26,019m), Adam is nearing 1.9M (-41,619m), Yisroel is oh-so-close to 1.7M (-657m), Lisa is approaching 1.4M (really?) (-47,117m), Heather is nearing 900K (-9,000m), Dale is closing in 350K (-21,687m), and Pat is peeling out to reach 250K (-17,261m)

Posted Meters:
David W - 26,234 Da man!
Heather R - 20,000 Da woman!! Back to the 20s!!
Yisroel H - 19,023 Bon voyage!
Jim C - 17,000 These meters go to... 17!!
Andy I - 15,100 Man or machine?
Kyle J - 15,000 "Easy" day!
Lisa H - 14,047 More SoA....
Joseph W - 11,111 Uno-stoppble!
Dale C - 10,546 Huge numbers, big streak!
Mike M - 10,000 A frosty 10k! (Sounds like something at Wendy's)
Jonathan R - 9,028 Recovery day...
Adam M - 8,000 Hot to trot!
Jamie B - 6,534 Hot diggity!
Barbara B - 6,398 Indefatigable!
Brent C - 5,008 Excellent!
Ron M - 4,000 Being careful...
Daiva S - 4,000 Sweet!
Marius S - 3,000 Nice!!
Pat M - 2,791 In for a pit stop!

[damselfly]

Ahoy, mates!! An outstanding percentage, 32 of 74 members (43%) logged 313,608 total meters Friday! We stand on the cusp of passing 4 million meters so far for the challenge!! Row strong, team!!

Posted Meters:
Mark A - 10,000
Rusty A - 12,414
Barbara B - 6,398
Jamie B - 6,534
Jim C - 17,000

Dale C - 10,546
Brent C - 5,008
Brad G - 3,958
Lisa H - 14,047
Yisroel H - 19,023

Andy I - 15,100
Kyle J - 15,000
David K - 10,000
John L - 7,124
Mike M - 10,000

Ron M - 4,000
Adam M - 8,000
Pat M - 5,582
Joanne M - 6,032
Jesper N - 5,000

Job R - 4,264
Heather R - 20,000
Steve R - 7,476
Cliff R - 10,000
Jonathan R - 9,028

Daiva S - 4,000
Marius S - 3,000
Tara V - 7,009
Lee W - 19,526
David W - 26,234

Karen W - 1,194
Joseph W - 11,111


Challenge Goals - Day 11 of 31 (35.5%):
Pat M - 66,518 of 100,000 (66.5%)
Jonathan R - 132,050 of 250,000 (52.8%)
Tara V - 48,991 of 100,000 (49.0%)
Kyle J - 215,000 of 500,000 (43.0%)
Lisa H - 105,279 of 250,000 (42.1%)
Yisroel H - 123,257 of 300,000 (41.1%)
Andy I - 161,620 of 400,000 (40.4%)
Rachel B - 40,029 of 100,000 (40.0%)
Jim C - 150,000 of 375,000 (40.0%)
Adam M - 99,500 of 250,000 (39.8%)
Jamie B - 113,034 of 300,000 (37.7%)
Dale C - 112,969 of 300,000 (37.7%)
Brent C - 37,243 of 100,000 (37.2%)
Cindy R - 40,918 of 110,000 (37.2%)
David W - 284,492 of 800,000 (35.6%)

Mark S - 34,920 of 100,000 (34.9%)
Ron M - 66,110 of 200,000 (33.1%)
Mike M - 65,556 of 200,000 (32.8%)
Bernie J - 21,576 of 75,000 (28.8%)
Amanda G - 42,332 of 150,000 (28.2%)
Deb J - 13,668 of 50,000 (27.3%)
Margaret W - 39,905 of 150,000 (26.6%)
Heather R - 66,000 of 300,000 (22.0%)
Mark E - 29,120 of 250,000 (11.6%)


Milestones achieved:
Andy and Jim double-sculled past 150K, Lisa crawled over 100K, and Heather buzzed right by 50K!!

[damselfly]

I sent a tweet to Concept2. We'll see if they reply.

Excellent. I think this merits a little article in the C2 quarterly newsletter!

[giftogab]

All hands on deck, panting and sweating away in a VTC challenge FERVOR!!! 19 of 63 members (30%) logged 206,820 total meters Friday!

Milestones achieved:
Brent blasted past 500K, and Marius bested 50K!!

Approaching milestones:
David is approaching 5.5M (-26,019m), Adam is nearing 1.9M (-41,619m), Yisroel is oh-so-close to 1.7M (-657m), Lisa is approaching 1.4M (really?) (-47,117m), Heather is nearing 900K (-9,000m), Dale is closing in 350K (-21,687m), and Pat is peeling out to reach 250K (-17,261m)

Posted Meters:
David W - 26,234 Da man!
Heather R - 20,000 Da woman!! Back to the 20s!!
Yisroel H - 19,023 Bon voyage!
Jim C - 17,000 These meters go to... 17!!
Andy I - 15,100 Man or machine?
Kyle J - 15,000 "Easy" day!
Lisa H - 14,047 More SoA....
Joseph W - 11,111 Uno-stoppble!
Dale C - 10,546 Huge numbers, big streak!
Mike M - 10,000 A frosty 10k! (Sounds like something at Wendy's)
Jonathan R - 9,028 Recovery day...
Adam M - 8,000 Hot to trot!
Jamie B - 6,534 Hot diggity!
Barbara B - 6,398 Indefatigable!
Brent C - 5,008 Excellent!
Ron M - 4,000 Being careful...
Daiva S - 4,000 Sweet!
Marius S - 3,000 Nice!!
Pat M - 2,791 In for a pit stop!

I logged on Fiday but don't appear on the list.

[damselfly]

I logged on Fiday but don't appear on the list.

Hi Karen! You've joined our challenge team, TimBukTWO -- which is just for team challenges like the VTC. You haven't (yet) joined our year-round affiliation, TimBukTOO. It's really confusing! The post you quote just reports meters for the affiliation. If you see the next post (the text is in shades of blue to distinguish challenge posts from the others), you'll see your meters.

We'd certainly love to have you year-round as well! To join the affiliation, visit your Edit Profile page, scroll down to almost the bottom, and see the stuff under the Affiliation heading. Select TimBukTOO from the list, and save your settings. Then you'll be set! Let me know if you have any trouble...

[giftogab]

Got it. All set now!