TimbukTOO Team Room

[damselfly]

Good luck to Izz and Andy!! You guys astound me!!

And then there's this guy...

This past weekend, Henrik Stephansen (Denmark) improved his 2000m world record in the Men's Lightweight category at the Danish Championships 2013 in Gladsaxe Sports Center, Copenhagen: 5:56.7

I think he had an unfair advantage being right next to the plant. Extra oxygen.

[Izzzmeister]

The Canadians, with their maple wood oars, are building a lead over us! Will we stand for that – or sit down on our erg seats?! (We're a touch behind on our 10 Million Meter goal, as well - we need to finish strong!)
20 of 74 members (27%) logged 332,381 total meters Sunday!

Posted Meters:
Rusty A - 12,724
Rachel B - 5,000
Dale C - 16,699
Mark E - 19,029
Amanda G - 10,764

Yisroel H - 18,214
Andy I - 11,129
Kyle J - 27,471
Kevin K - 2,020
Guy K - 70,000

Ron M - 22,097
Adam M - 15,500
Job R - 4,085
Cindy R - 6,360
Steve R - 5,000

John S - 11,518
Tara V - 9,822
David W - 50,776
Karen W - 1,552
Glenn Y - 12,621

Challenge Goals - Day 27 of 31 (87.1%):
Pat M - 117,067 of 100,000 (117.1%)
Dale C - 347,974 of 300,000 (116.0%)
Tara V - 104,298 of 100,000 (104.3%)
Jonathan R - 260,244 of 250,000 (104.1%)
Mark S - 104,057 of 100,000 (104.1%)
Adam M - 255,099 of 250,000 (102.0%)
Kyle J - 510,000 of 500,000 (102.0%)
Andy I - 362,118 of 400,000 (90.5%)
Cindy R - 99,053 of 110,000 (90.0%)

David W - 688,122 of 800,000 (86.0%)
Mark E - 210,946 of 250,000 (84.4%)
Brent C - 84,243 of 100,000 (84.2%)
Ron M - 166,248 of 200,000 (83.1%)
Jim C - 310,000 of 375,000 (82.7%)
Rachel B - 81,489 of 100,000 (81.5%)
Amanda G - 119,878 of 150,000 (79.9%)
Yisroel H - 217,647 of 300,000 (72.5%)
Margaret W - 96,165 of 150,000 (64.1%)
Mike M - 125,556 of 200,000 (62.8%)
Lisa H - 143,890 of 250,000 (57.6%)
Jamie B - 172,574 of 300,000 (57.5%)
Heather R - 66,000 of 150,000 (44.0%)
Deb J - 19,789 of 50,000 (39.6%)
Bernie J - 28,872 of 75,000 (38.5%)

Milestones achieved: David topped 650K, Kyle bopped 500K, Guy copped 400K, Adam dropped 250K, Yisroel & Mark co-opt 200K, Ron popped 150K & Tara mopped 100K!! Tara, Mark S, Adam & Kyle eclipsed their VTC goals, as well!

[Quatroux]

And then there's this guy...

If you doubled my power output, I'd still be slower than that guy. That's almost 500 watts!!!!!

[damselfly]

And then there's this guy...

If you doubled my power output, I'd still be slower than that guy. That's almost 500 watts!!!!!

Meh. It would take three and a half of him just to run my blow-dryer.

[Izzzmeister]

...And then there's this guy...

This past weekend, Henrik Stephansen (Denmark) improved his 2000m world record in the Men's Lightweight category at the Danish Championships 2013 in Gladsaxe Sports Center, Copenhagen: 5:56.7

I think he had an unfair advantage being right next to the plant. Extra oxygen.

Henrik is spoken about in hushed tones in the erging crowd. They assume he's impervious to pain. The "recovery" part of the stroke is generally used not only to recover position, but to recover from the exertion of the last stroke. But Henrik is like a perpetual motion machine - he flows right into the next stroke with very little recovery time.
I also noticed in this vid that he does 2 things to lengthen his stroke - comes down with the handle on the recovery, then lifts up to his upper chest on the stroke. (In a boat, you'd pull straight back, end up your stroke at the top of your stomach, before you'd put your hands down, then forward.) "Up" is longer, "to the chest" is further back - this is part of what helps him make up for his lightweight status.
I could become a lightweight too if I could part with my lower body.

[CONLEJM]

They need to come up with a third weight class; a lightweight, a heavyweight and then a class "for the rest of us". (Speaking for myself only of course; I'm sure you all have the physiques of olympic rowers). I'm thinking "Sumo Weight".

[ronmardix]

We're a touch behind on our 10 Million Meter goal, as well - we need to finish strong

What's our total to date?

[damselfly]

We're a touch behind on our 10 Million Meter goal, as well - we need to finish strong

What's our total to date?

You can see the Team Standings here, which also displays meters... There's a link to this page off your Online Logbook and also from the VTC challenge page.

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, finishing January with a bang! 15 of 66 members (23%) logged 230,750 total meters Sunday!

Milestones achieved: Adam hit 2M while Amanda birdied 250K!!
Approaching milestones: David near 5.9M (-22,389m), Yisroel approaching 1.8M (-6,267m), John in view of 1.4M (-26,849m), Kevin next to 1 MILLION (-18,253m) while Glenn eyes 500K (-6,226m)!

Posted Meters:
David W - 50,776 Almost 200K this week!
Kyle J - 27,471 Four humongous rows in 4 days!
Ron M - 22,097 Looks like a HM + 1K from here!
Mark E - 19,029 Coming on strong!
Yisroel H - 18,214 Making up for lost time!

Dale C - 16,699 Impressing us all!
Adam M - 15,500 Loooong!
Glenn Y - 12,621 Back-to-back biggies!
John S - 11,518 Coming on like gangbusters!
Andy I - 11,129 Mastering SWEAT is 99% perspiration!

Amanda G - 10,764 Found her way back…
Cindy R - 6,360 Staying fit!
Rachel B - 5,000 Not all bets are off…
Kevin K - 2,020 Million meter buoy on your left…
Karen W - 1,552 Serious row!

[Izzzmeister]

We're a touch behind on our 10 Million Meter goal, as well - we need to finish strong

What's our total to date?

Use Lisa's link to see our team totals.
I just checked the team totals, and we had about 8,694K. Last night was 87.1% (27/31 days) of the way to the end of the VTC, tonight will be 90.3% (28d/31d). So, we're about 87% (8,694K/10,000K) of the way to 10MM, when we need to be more like 89% there.
Confusing enough?

This challenge we had more people doing massive numbers, but a lower percent hit 100K (we had over half of the team over 100K last time). Like in economies, it's the "middle class" that floats them or sinks them...

[The Blacksmith]

OK, now to plan ahead a little. The Blackburn Challenge is now set for July 20th. Anyone care to join me?? Almost any boat can enter-kayaks, stand up paddleboards, dories, etc. Great race and a big party after-it doesn't get much better than that! http://www.blackburnchallenge.com/Blackburn.html

[Izzzmeister]

Coming around the final turn, 26 of 74 members (35%) logged 380,921 total meters Monday!

Posted Meters:
Rusty A - 8,301
Barbara B - 8,904
Rachel B - 12,300
Jamie B - 9,120
Jim C - 16,000

Dale C - 10,031
Brent C - 6,000
Mark E - 18,652
Brad G - 5,500
Lisa H - 6,012

Andy I - 7,851
Kyle J - 25,269
Kevin K - 4,593
Adam M - 8,000
Pat M - 10,000

Joanne M - 34,001
Tyrone P - 63,945
Job R - 4,221
Cindy R - 6,650
Matthew R - 12,092

Steve R - 10,000
Jonathan R - 10,000
John S - 11,622
Lee W - 17,715
David W - 45,003
Glenn Y - 9,139


Challenge Goals - Day 28 of 31 (90.3%):
Pat M - 127,067 of 100,000 (127.1%)
Dale C - 358,005 of 300,000 (119.3%)
Jonathan R - 270,244 of 250,000 (108.1%)
Kyle J - 535,269 of 500,000 (107.1%)
Adam M - 263,099 of 250,000 (105.2%)
Tara V - 104,298 of 100,000 (104.3%)
Mark S - 104,057 of 100,000 (104.1%)
Cindy R - 105,703 of 110,000 (96.1%)
Rachel B - 93,789 of 100,000 (93.8%)
Andy I - 369,969 of 400,000 (92.5%)
Mark E - 229,598 of 250,000 (91.8%)
David W - 733,125 of 800,000 (91.6%)

Brent C - 90,243 of 100,000 (90.2%)
Jim C - 326,000 of 375,000 (86.9%)
Ron M - 166,248 of 200,000 (83.1%)
Amanda G - 119,878 of 150,000 (79.9%)
Yisroel H - 217,647 of 300,000 (72.5%)
Margaret W - 96,165 of 150,000 (64.1%)
Mike M - 125,556 of 200,000 (62.8%)
Jamie B - 181,694 of 300,000 (60.6%)
Lisa H - 149,902 of 250,000 (60.0%)
Heather R - 66,000 of 150,000 (44.0%)
Deb J - 19,789 of 50,000 (39.6%)
Bernie J - 28,872 of 75,000 (38.5%)


Milestones achieved: David passed 700K, Tyrone & Dale eclipsed 350K, Rusty topped 300K, Barbara bested 150K while Cindy amassed 100K!!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, ready to break out! 21 of 66 members (32%) logged 306,683 total meters Monday!

Milestones achieved: David bonked 5.9M, Tyrone conked 800K, Glenn plonked 500K & Barbara zonked 150K!!
Approaching milestones: Lisa (-2,494m) now nearing 1.4M with John (-15,227m) at her heels, Mark E challenging 1.3M (-19,924m), Kevin nearer 1 MIL (-13,660m), Jamie quite close to 800K (-9,554m), Dale attacking 600K (-26,651m) while Pat is in reach of 300K (-3,921m)!

Posted Meters:
Tyrone P - 63,945 This man is SERIOUS!
David W - 45,003 Now ahead of pace with 95K in 2 days!
Kyle J - 25,269 Five huge rows in 5 days!
Mark E - 18,652 Came back from way behind!
Jim C - 16,000 Strong!

Rachel B - 12,300 Almost at her monthly goal!
Matthew R - 12,092 New distance?
John S - 11,622 A terrific month continues!
Dale C - 10,031 Blasting well beyond his goal!
Pat M - 10,000 Nothing mousy about that!

Jonathan R - 10,000 Rested and strong!
Glenn Y - 9,139 Three big days!
Jamie B - 9,120 Nice row!
Barbara B - 8,904 Back into it now?
Adam M - 8,000 Iron man!

Andy I - 7,851 The race to the race continues…
Cindy R - 6,650 Back to back!
Lisa H - 6,012 Injured but indomitable….
Brent C - 6,000 On pace!
Brad G - 5,500 Consistent!
Kevin K - 4,593 Daily!

[Izzzmeister]

Sprinting the last couple of VTC days, 25 of 74 members (34%) logged 276,156 total meters Tuesday!

Posted Meters:
Rusty A - 6,379
Barbara B - 9,452
Jamie B - 10,709
Jim C - 16,000
Dale C - 20,013

Mark E - 11,742
Amanda G - 6,752
Brad G - 3,068
Lisa H - 12,244
Yisroel H - 18,902

Andy I - 17,125
Kyle J - 20,000
Kevin K - 3,020
Adam M - 8,000
Pat M - 10,000

Jesper N - 10,000
Job R - 4,362
Steve R - 7,577
Jonathan R - 10,000
Daiva S - 4,000

John S - 6,139
Tara V - 4,529
Lee W - 20,446
David W - 26,578
Glenn Y - 9,119

Challenge Goals - Day 29 of 31 (93.5%):
Pat M - 137,067 of 100,000 (137.1%)
Dale C - 378,018 of 300,000 (126.0%)
Jonathan R - 280,244 of 250,000 (112.1%)
Kyle J - 555,269 of 500,000 (111.1%)
Tara V - 108,827 of 100,000 (108.8%)
Adam M - 271,099 of 250,000 (108.4%)
Mark S - 104,057 of 100,000 (104.1%)
Andy I - 387,094 of 400,000 (96.8%)
Mark E - 241,340 of 250,000 (96.5%)
Cindy R - 105,703 of 110,000 (96.1%)
David W - 759,703 of 800,000 (95.0%)
Rachel B - 93,789 of 100,000 (93.8%)

Jim C - 342,000 of 375,000 (91.2%)
Brent C - 90,243 of 100,000 (90.2%)
Amanda G - 126,630 of 150,000 (84.4%)
Ron M - 166,248 of 200,000 (83.1%)
Yisroel H - 236,549 of 300,000 (78.8%)
Lisa H - 162,146 of 250,000 (64.9%)
Jamie B - 192,403 of 300,000 (64.1%)
Margaret W - 96,165 of 150,000 (64.1%)
Mike M - 125,556 of 200,000 (62.8%)
Heather R - 66,000 of 150,000 (44.0%)
Deb J - 19,789 of 50,000 (39.6%)
Bernie J - 28,872 of 75,000 (38.5%)

Milestones achieved: David topped 750K, Kyle made 550K, Lee bested 300K, Steve surpassed 200K, Lisa limped past 150K while Glenn garnered 100K!!

[Quatroux]

Heat sheets were just posted on RegattaCentral for Saturday's SWEAT Indoor Regatta in Dallas. In total, there are 552 entires from 20 clubs across 5 different states.

I'm on the second erg for Mens Masters 1x (30-39). There are four of us that registered early. The guy on the first erg has won the category 5 years straight with a best time of 6:29.8. The other two guys either posted slower times than me or didn't provide their 2k times when they registred.