TimbukTOO Team Room

[TMike]

greetings all ----> from Gila Bend, AZ... Again.

Watch out, Mike! Your movements are getting predictable... Your cover is gonna be blown!

Ha Ha! I'll never tell. I was there yesterday also. Been running back and forth. I'm headed back home now though. I haven't been home since January.

Todays workout --->Sheffield,TX - in the middle of nowhere:

[damselfly]

Good Morning Campers!! Is everyone up-and-at-em early today? Remember, 6AM is the new 5AM, so set your clocks forward! But make sure you lose an hour of sleep, instead of rowing time! An elite and electric 18 of 73 members (25%) logged 205,712 total meters Saturday!

Give a big warm TimBukTOO welcome to new member Don H, who brings with him a fine 70k with him to the boat! Welcome, Don!! Pop on in here to the team room and introduce yourself if you get the chance. We'd love to get to know you! Meanwhile, grab an oar, find a seat, and pull!

Milestones achieved:
Jeff blasted past 700K, and Grace hit 35K!!

Approaching milestones:
Andy is back and pulling for 2.5M (-43,619m), Matthew is about to breech 2 MILLION (-30,188m), John is closing on 1.7M (-6,944m), Mark is one good row from 1.6M, and has Lisa in tow (-14,929m and -16,725m), Kevin is nearing 1.1M (-5,313m), Dale is eyeing 1M (-43,588m), Mike and Pamela are coming up on 700K (-8,397m and -46,216m), Don is close to 75K (-5,535m), and Meg and Grace are in a family feud to reach 50K (-3,603m and -9,853m). Row strong, team!!

This week's frequent rowers (Sat 3/2 through Fri 3/8):
Jeff T, John S, Lisa H, Meg M, Michael M & Pamela H - 7
Adam M, Amanda G & Grace M - 6
Dale C, Jim C, Kevin K & Mike M - 5
Kyle J, Mark E & Matthew R - 4

Posted Meters:
Don H - 69,465 Welcome aboard!!
Kyle J - 15,000 Sweet!!
Mark E - 13,826 Training hard! July is coming!
Jeff T - 11,879 10k Madness, and many extra meters to boot!
Matthew R - 11,500 Steady on!
Michael M - 10,820 Another 10k mad marcher!
John S - 10,543 And another!
Pamela H - 10,399 Pam makes 4!!
Adam M - 10,000 Solid!
Grace M - 7,892 A PR for distance!
Lisa H - 6,317 In the 5k crowd...
Meg M - 5,063 Too nice to be mad!
Marco S - 5,000 First team row!
Mike M - 5,000 On the road to madness!
Jamie B - 5,000 Sweet!
Kevin K - 5,000 Not to be left behind!
Dale C - 2,008 Quickie!
Andy I - 1,000 Welcome back, man! What's on the training ticket these days? Did you have your class yet?

[Quatroux]

Andy I - 1,000 Welcome back, man! What's on the training ticket these days? Did you have your class yet?

Those are OTW meters. We will try for more today as long as there isn't too much wind. It looks like I might be able to race a single in a month. I'll have to take a little time off of work to make that happen, but the first race of the season is just 4 weeks away.
I did stop running and cycling. I have several more swim lessons to go before I join the masters swim program. That should cover my cross training. I'll be back on the erg this week.
Lots of new faces on here. Welcome to all.

[n1lul]

Hey all,

Well I am back on the erg after being fairly absent for 18 months or so. I strayed into road cycling (again, I raced inthe 80's) and became pretty good in the local scene. I did notice some knee issues popping up last summer, but ignored it until the end of the racing season. When I did finally get to the Ortho, he di the normal stuff including a MRI, he told me that "cycling is not the sport for you", It seems that I have arthritis. I was heartbroken since I love riding and am good at it.

So after moping all winter and being a couch potato, I finally got off my ass and started doing stuff again. I never had knee problems erging so I started some easy workouts a couple of weeks ago. So far so good. Just for fun I did a 2k this morning and did a 7:51 fairly easy.

Assuming no issues pop up I plan on getting some sculling lessons and get OTW this summer. As much as I love my erg (?), I do like being outside when I excersise.

I just signed up foe the World Erg Challenge and hope to be able to help the team out again.

See ya,

(I need to update my signature, I am 50 now (yikes how did that happen).

[damselfly]

Welcome back, Ray! Sorry to hear about your arthritis, but I sure hear ya on "how did 50 happen!?!"... Good luck getting back into rowing and thanks for signing up for the challenge!! Take it slow.

OTW meters don't count for the challenge, but they do for the season. It's something I'll have to try someday if I ever live where there is some flat water.

[Quatroux]

Well I am back on the erg after being fairly absent for 18 months or so.

Ray, welcome back! I'm sure the erg and racing shell will treat you well.

[Quatroux]

I spent two hours OTW yesterday. There were a lot of drills, but I also rowed over 6k with my coach. I'll go back out today before having a week off. I'm not really sure how I'm going to handle a week off the water. I guess I'll just have to erg, but that really isn't going to fix my horrible form in the boat.

I was warned about the blisters. I don't get those on the erg, but I’d liken rowing a shell to swinging an axe without gloves. They’re probably on a 1-to-1 ratio on general wear and tear to your meat hooks.

What I wasn't warned about are the bloody knuckles. I don't have the timing down at release so my right hand gets in the way of the starboard oar. It wasn’t until I got to work today that I realized that I’ve bled all over this dress shirt I’m wearing. It is really for the best. Men my height probably shouldn’t wear yellow (big bird).

[TMike]

Who let the dogs out?
Woof... woof woof...woof woof! Set new 5K PR at home with the dogs.

5,000m 19:01.0 1:54.1 ranked 2013 3/12/2013 ---- So close... but yet so far!!! I just couldn't bring it under 19:00. It was stuck on 19:01. I'm tellin' ya, it was stuck!


Ok, I'm required to tell you their names...proud father and all...
From left to right we have Cap'n Parker(with Mama's shoe), Maximilian(Max), and Maybelline(Maybe). The Cap'n is a pure mix of Border Collie and Lab.

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, ready to whack the WEC! 19 of 73 members (26%) logged 191,204 total meters Sunday!

Milestones achieved: John has surpassed 1.7M, Cindy surmounted 800K, while Campbell conked 15K!!
Approaching milestones: David now approaching 6.9M (-38,126m), Matthew so close to the big 2 MIL (-18,688m), Mark E challenging 1.6M (-996m), Lisa on the trail of 1.6M (-11,706m), Kevin adding up meters towards 1.1M (-3,162m), Mike rigging 700K (-3,397m), Pamela pummeling 700K (-31,205m), Don a whisker from 75K (-232m) while Campbell pursues 25K (-6,940m)!

Posted Meters:
David W - 39,567 Still dwarfing our efforts!
Yisroel H - 17,607 2K warm-up plus a strong hour!
Michael Mc - 15,051 No rest for the weary…
Pamela H - 15,011 She shall endure!
Mark E - 13,933 Rocking the boat!

Jeff T - 12,035 Relentless!
Matthew R - 11,500 Consistency is king!
Adam M - 11,000 A long one!
John S - 10,551 Picking up steam!
Cindy R - 6,293 Again finding the time regularly!

Marco S - 5,597 Strong! (And a big welcome from Izzz!)
Don H - 5,303 Sweet! (You Izzz welcome, too!)
Lisa H - 5,019 Racking up those 5Ks!
Mike M - 5,000 Drops another 5-spot on us!
Amanda G - 5,000 March Madness reigns!

Campbell R - 4,028 Great to see you back in the boat!
Andy I - 3,558 Adding rowing to his cross-training…
Daiva S - 3,000 Stay consistent, sister!
Kevin K - 2,151 Sixth day in a row!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, including some we shanghaied on our last shore leave! 21 of 73 members (29%) logged 182,034 total meters Monday!

Milestones achieved: Kevin topped 1.1M, Mike M bested 700K, Frank grilled 150K, Don wore out 75K & Meg Mc achieved 50K!!
Approaching milestones: Lisa a scant 5,645m from 1.6M, Pamela nearer 700K (-21,205m), Amanda anticipates 450K (-21,186m), Marco marches towards 350K (-17,999m), Brad bearing down on 100K (-7,838m) with Raymond (-9,779m) in pursuit, while Grace wills herself towards 50K (-7,347m)!

Posted Meters:
Michael Mc - 21,551 King for the day!
Kyle J - 18,000 Not slowing down!
Jim C - 16,000 Rested & strong!
Raymond W - 11,682 Glad you didn’t leave your heart at wounded knee!
Jeff T - 11,071 Over 80K this week!

John S - 10,168 Wow!
Frank G - 10,000 Feeling good?
Pamela H - 10,000 Speed coming?
Adam M - 8,500 Nice!
Amanda G - 8,415 Only 1 day rest this week!

Marco S - 7,849 Daily rows!
Cindy R - 6,714 Back-to-back!
Lisa H - 6,061 Girl, Uninterrupted!
Andy I - 6,000 Water, water everywhere…
Glenn Y - 5,414 Getting ready for the WEC…

Kevin K - 5,069 Seven in a row!
Meg M - 5,023 Rested & back!
Don H - 5,000 Two!
Mike M - 5,000 Better fast than half-fast!
Grace M - 2,506 Please don’t beat up the boys!
Brad G - 2,011 Great!

[Izzzmeister]

With 77 hours left to the start of the World Erg Challenge, we need to all start signing up, setting goals, and developing the Eye of the TimbukTWO Tiger! We now have 18 people signed up, going on 70! Thanks to veteran TimbukTWOers Jeff T, Raymond W, Kevin K, Mark E & Mike M for grabbing an oar!
No, I don’t learn from experience, and I’m choosing 300K as my WEC goal… What’s YOURS?

[rockenmama]

With 77 hours left to the start of the World Erg Challenge, we need to all start signing up, setting goals, and developing the Eye of the TimbukTWO Tiger! We now have 18 people signed up, going on 70! Thanks to veteran TimbukTWOers Jeff T, Raymond W, Kevin K, Mark E & Mike M for grabbing an oar!
No, I don’t learn from experience, and I’m choosing 300K as my WEC goal… What’s YOURS?

I'm not sure what goal I'm going to set. I go on vacation for 5 days with no access to an Erg. I'm TEMPTED to go with your 300,00 meter goal anyways but I just got clearance to run today. I MAY have to go for 250,000 at least. We shall see. BTW I did PR again in the 10,000 meters but I have a feeling it will be happening for awhile so next time I brag about it I better be pretty damn close to breaking 45 minutes!

[rockenmama]

Who let the dogs out?
Woof... woof woof...woof woof! Set new 5K PR at home with the dogs.

5,000m 19:01.0 1:54.1 ranked 2013 3/12/2013 ---- So close... but yet so far!!! I just couldn't bring it under 19:00. It was stuck on 19:01. I'm tellin' ya, it was stuck!


Ok, I'm required to tell you their names...proud father and all...
From left to right we have Cap'n Parker(with Mama's shoe), Maximilian(Max), and Maybelline(Maybe). The Cap'n is a pure mix of Border Collie and Lab.

Nice job! Yep it must have been stuck, I agree!

Very cute puppies you have there!

[n1lul]

No, I don’t learn from experience, and I’m choosing 300K as my WEC goal… What’s YOURS?

Well, I have 351,275 left to hit 3 million. If that does not sound like a goal I am not sure what would. The only hiccup is that I am working 6 days a week/12 hours a day for the first half of the WEC. Worth a shot though.

[damselfly]

I'm not sure what goal I'm going to set. I go on vacation for 5 days with no access to an Erg. I'm TEMPTED to go with your 300,00 meter goal anyways but I just got clearance to run today. I MAY have to go for 250,000 at least. We shall see. BTW I did PR again in the 10,000 meters but I have a feeling it will be happening for awhile so next time I brag about it I better be pretty damn close to breaking 45 minutes!

Congrats on getting clearance to run again! Woo-hoo!