TimbukTOO Team Room

[Izzzmeister]

Nice job on the doggie shade Mike! ...I don't have any video's, songs etc to share for motivation...

Everybody has at least one song or such that they can groove to...Come on you're not telling me that your boogie genes are immune to this...


are you? No way!.... TMike

Groove to Stayin' Alive?! My boogie genes are SO immune to that! It just reminds me that 3 out of 4 Gibb brothers are DEAD, not alive! DEAD! How could I POSSIBLY boogie now?
It makes me so sad and weepy, that it's driving me to sew a doggie harness and place it on the pit bull next door, especially after what he did to the mailman, may he Rest in Peace!

[Izzzmeister]

Closing in on 2 million meters, & we’re only halfway through Day 7!

[damselfly]

Attention TWOies and TWOettes!! A whopping 28 of 46 members (61%) logged 351,548 total meters Thursday! We're in a very solid 8th place, with 2.273MM and counting! We've got some folks really rocking this challenge!! Stay the course!!

Posted Meters:
Mark A - 5,000
Rusty A - 12,068
Barbara B - 11,965
Rachel B - 8,349
Jim C - 16,000

Dale C - 38,177
Ulla D - 5,250
Jack F - 11,100
Amanda G - 9,306
Don H - 6,069

Lisa H - 7,036
Yisroel H - 2,000
Pamela H - 11,160
Andy I - 10,220
Kyle J - 25,000

Keith J - 10,000
Kevin K - 5,377
David K - 7,000
Jamus M - 10,000
Meg M - 5,000

Michael M - 23,170
Angela M - 5,000
Heather R - 10,000
John S - 10,578
Jeff T - 13,621

Lee W - 17,498
David W - 38,469
Raymond W - 17,135


Challenge Goals - Day 7 of 32 (21.9%):
Pamela H - 96,819 of 250,000 (38.7%)
Andy I - 30,784 of 100,000 (30.8%)
Rachel B - 26,632 of 100,000 (26.6%)
David W - 207,926 of 800,000 (26.0%)
Lisa H - 51,281 of 200,000 (25.6%)
Kyle J - 125,000 of 500,000 (25.0%)
Yisroel H - 73,829 of 300,000 (24.6%)
Jamus M - 70,000 of 300,000 (23.3%)
Michael M - 219,945 of 960,000 (22.9%)
Kevin K - 40,566 of 180,000 (22.5%)

Raymond W - 72,477 of 352,000 (20.6%)
Meg M - 30,019 of 150,000 (20.0%)
Adam M - 43,500 of 220,000 (19.8%)
Mike M - 18,000 of 150,000 (12.0%)
Brent C - 3,000 of 72,000 (4.2%)


Milestones achieved:
Michael and David smoked past 200K, Jeff and Jim blasted by 100K, Dale, Lisa, and Keith triple-played 50K!!

[damselfly]

All hands on deck, entering the time machine to view Thursday numbers ahead of Tuesday and Wednesday!! 24 of 76 members (32%) logged 312,982 total meters Thursday!

Milestones achieved:
Kyle plowed through 4.4M, and Pamela pummeled 800K!!

Approaching milestones:
David is about a half-hour row from 7.2M (-37,668m), Jim is crashing towards 3.9M (-36,000m), Jeff is sighting 1.8M (-27,572m), Lisa is trudging towards 1.7M (-38,240m), Kevin is nearing 1.2M (-44,398m), Amanda is closing on 500K (-14,712m), Jamus is about to pass 400K (-5,965m), Rachel and Ulla are tag-teaming for 350K (-8,488m and -19,240m), Frank is eyeing 200K (-19,000m), Jack and Don are approaching 150K (-2,951m and -6,033m), and Meg is about to pass 100K (-3,484m). Row strong, team!!

Posted Meters:
David W - 38,469
Dale C - 38,177 Cowabunga!!
Kyle J - 25,000 Indefatigable!
Michael M - 23,170 A "light" day, but still ahead of schedule!
Raymond W - 17,135 Awesome!! How is the come-back feeling?
Jim C - 16,000 Looking good!
Jeff T - 13,621 Super!
Barbara B - 11,965 Sweet!
Pamela H - 11,160 Rock solid!
Jack F - 11,100 Awesome numbers!
John S - 10,578 Challenge-mania!
Andy I - 10,220 Land or water?
Heather R - 10,000 Great to see our Hummingbird back aboard!!
Jamus M - 10,000 10k a day keeps the doctors away!
Keith J - 10,000 Solid!
Amanda G - 9,306 An up-tern in numbers!
Rachel B - 8,349 Back and blazing!
Frank G - 8,000 Sweet!
Lisa H - 7,036 Chugga-chugging along...
Don H - 6,069 Unstoppable!
Kevin K - 5,377 Killer!
Ulla D - 5,250 Back in action!
Meg M - 5,000 The family that ergs together...
Yisroel H - 2,000 Looks like I caught him after his warm-up...

[Izzzmeister]

No fair, you peeked at Thursday!
All hands on deck, challenging their limits! 26 of 76 members (34%) logged 322,424 total meters Tuesday!

Milestones achieved: Andy bumped 2.5M, Yisroel thumped 2.2M, Heather hiked by 900K, Barbara beat 250K, Paul pounded 200K while Raymond ripped 150K!!
Approaching milestones: David on to 7.1M (-1,826m), John a row from 1.8M (-3,441m), Mark pursuing 1.7M (-27,184m), Pamela tirelessly chasing 800K (-19,564m), Michael roaring towards 800K (-33,824m), Amanda thinks 500K (-24,018m) is for the birds, Rachel rocking 350K (-16,837m), Don (-19,351m) leading Jack (-22,613m) in pursuit of 150K!

Posted Meters:
Paul E - 39,479 Meters from our Spanish armada!
David W - 38,456 Huge!
Michael M - 32,052 About 160K in 5 days!
Yisroel H - 19,060
Jim C - 16,000

Raymond W - 14,287 Three days, almost 43K!
Jeff T - 13,120
Jack F - 11,072 Solid!
John S - 10,378
Mark E - 10,272

Pamela H - 10,007
Jamus M - 10,000 I’m detecting a pattern…
Rachel B - 10,000 Whoa!
Heather R - 10,000 YAY!
Barbara B - 9,555 Long!

Adam M - 8,000
Andy I - 8,000
Keith J - 7,500
Don H - 7,120
Lisa H - 7,039

Cindy R - 6,343 Daily!
Glenn Y - 5,684
Kevin K - 5,000 Mud?
Meg M - 5,000 Watch that Michael doesn’t overdo it!
Amanda G - 5,000
Ulla D - 4,000 Three!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, posting amazing numbers! 22 of 76 members (29%) logged 264,451 total meters Wednesday!

Milestones achieved: David easily passes 7.1M, John chugs through 1.8M, while Michael demolishes 800K!!
Approaching milestones: Kyle threatening 4.4M (-20,000m), Pamela eyeing 800K (-5,546m), Jamus narrows the distance to 400K (-15,965m), Ulla closer to 350K (-24,490m), Mark S cycling towards 250K (-8,807m), Daiva moving on 200K (-10,500m), Don (-12,102m) relinquishing some of his lead over Jack (-14,051m) in approaching 150K, while Meg sights 100K (-8,484m)!

Posted Meters:
Michael M - 36,249 Huh?!
David W - 25,689
Kyle J - 25,000
Yisroel H - 20,034 Lengthening…
Jeff T - 17,824 Longer!

Jim C - 16,000
Pamela H - 14,018
Jamie B - 12,501 Back!
John S - 10,614
Jamus M - 10,000 Five days, 5 10K’s!
Keith J - 10,000

Jack F - 8,562
Andy I - 8,000
Adam M - 8,000
Don H - 7,249
Lisa H - 7,016

Ulla D - 6,570 Long!
Kevin K - 5,009
Daiva S - 5,000
Meg M - 5,000 Muddy!
Mark S - 3,116 He’s back!
Marius S - 3,000

[Izzzmeister]

Yisroel H - 2,000 Looks like I caught him after his warm-up...

Actually, it was after a warm-up of 1,080m, and an awkward 920m for the CTC monthly challenge (c2ctc.com) which I did in 3:00.9, moving me from #87 of 287 to #63. Of course, I want to break the 3 minute mark by the end of March, aiming for about 2:55.
I did do another 15,300m or so later, though, which should show up tonight.

[n1lul]

Raymond W - 17,135 Awesome!! How is the come-back feeling?

Well, it was going great, still had pretty good cardio from biking last year, and I was coming along well with getting the erg muscles back. I picked a big (for me) number for the challange to test my knees, and I think they may have failed. Getting pain in my left knee again. I going to cut back some and go see the Ortho next week to see what she says. I am not giving up yet, but the knee pain is not a good sign.

[damselfly]

All hands on deck, rowing for the stars!! A terrific and tremendous 20 of 76 members (26%) logged 232,913 total meters Friday!

Milestones achieved:
Jamus nailed 400K, and Jack flew past 150K!!

Approaching milestones:
David is probably already passed 7.2M (-11,901m), Jim is sailing towards 3.9M (-18,000m), Yisroel is targeting 2.3M (-49,752m), Jeff is closing on 1.8M (-14,572m), Lisa is crawling towards 1.7M (-31,186m), Kevin is nearing 1.2M (-39,398m), Cindy and Michael are teaming up on 900K (-33,520m and-44,368m), Amanda is sighting 500K (-6,339m), Paul is nearing 250K (-22,999m), Raymond is approaching 200K (-16,537m), Don is closing on 150K (-664m), and Karen is BACK ans swinging for 25K (-4,805m). Row till it hurts! (Well, not really...)

Posted Meters:
Michael M - 30,037 A. May. Zing.
David W - 25,767 Got him some competition lately!
Kyle J - 25,000 Strong and getting stronger!
Jim C - 18,000 Serious!
Yisroel H - 15,341 Off on some extra shore leave!
Jeff T - 13,000 Undeniable!
Adam M - 12,367 An odd number from Adam, but a great one!
John S - 11,326 These meters go to eleven!
Raymond W - 10,383 Strong!
Pamela H - 10,237 Ultra meters! Hopefully not ultra tired!
Jamus M - 10,000 Hmmm... Izz is right... A definite pattern...
Amanda G - 8,373 Solid!
Lisa H - 7,054 AM run, PM row...
Cindy R - 6,797 Keep the syrup off the C2 flywheel!
Jack F - 6,033 A light day or a speed day?
Dale C - 6,027 Sweet!
Paul E - 5,700 Nice!
Don H - 5,369 Unstoppable!
Kevin K - 5,000 Unflappable!
Karen W - 1,102 WELCOME BACK!!!

[damselfly]

Ahoy, TWOians!! Other teams have been either seriously turning on the heat or recruiting like mad, because we have dropped back to 11th!! What the what?!?! But, we're almost a million meters ahead of our old nemesis, TWC**, so all is not lost! The challenge is a week old, so how are you coming on your goals? 24 of 46 members (52%) logged 310,372 total meters Friday!

** "Those wily Canadians"...

Posted Meters:
Mark A - 15,000
Rusty A - 6,101
Jim C - 18,000
Dale C - 6,027
Paul E - 5,700

Jack F - 6,033
Amanda G - 8,373
Don H - 5,369
Lisa H - 7,054
Yisroel H - 15,341

Pamela H - 10,237
Kyle J - 25,000
Kevin K - 5,000
Jamus M - 10,000
Adam M - 12,367

Michael M - 30,037
Cindy R - 6,797
John S - 11,326
Jeff T - 13,000
Lee W - 20,493

Margaret W - 35,865
David W - 25,767
Karen W - 1,102
Raymond W - 10,383


Challenge Goals - Day 8 of 32 (25.0%):
Pamela H - 107,056 of 250,000 (42.8%) Killin' it!
Andy I - 30,784 of 100,000 (30.8%)
Kyle J - 150,000 of 500,000 (30.0%)
Yisroel H - 89,170 of 300,000 (29.7%)
David W - 233,693 of 800,000 (29.2%)
Lisa H - 58,335 of 200,000 (29.2%)
Jamus M - 80,000 of 300,000 (26.7%)
Rachel B - 26,632 of 100,000 (26.6%)
Michael M - 249,982 of 960,000 (26.0%)
Adam M - 55,867 of 220,000 (25.4%)
Kevin K - 45,566 of 180,000 (25.3%)

Raymond W - 82,860 of 352,000 (23.5%)
Meg M - 30,019 of 150,000 (20.0%)
Mike M - 18,000 of 150,000 (12.0%)
Brent C - 3,000 of 72,000 (4.2%)


Milestones achieved:
Kyle blasted 150K, Lee and Pamela hit 100K, and Adam, Rusty, and Don blew by 50K!!

[damselfly]

Raymond W - 17,135 Awesome!! How is the come-back feeling?

Well, it was going great, still had pretty good cardio from biking last year, and I was coming along well with getting the erg muscles back. I picked a big (for me) number for the challange to test my knees, and I think they may have failed. Getting pain in my left knee again. I going to cut back some and go see the Ortho next week to see what she says. I am not giving up yet, but the knee pain is not a good sign.

Uh oh.... Good luck! Take it easy.

You probably already know this but it's a good reminder for us all and for our newer rowers... For me, I get knee complaints when I over-compress on the catch and get my shins past vertical (which I tend to want to do cuz I'm short compared to you big guys and feel like I want to get more distance to pull)...

Best of luck, and let us know the diagnosis!

[damselfly]

And for you OTW enthusiasts... more rowing form to keep in mind.

[The Blacksmith]

I just entered a few days worth of #'s, so don't think it's all from one day Been having some back troubles, so I had to back off the marathon training a bit. That's one of the issues with having had back surgery in the past. So, I just back it off a bit and wait till it goes away.

[damselfly]

All hands on deck, rowing their hearts out! A tired but true 18 of 76 members (24%) logged 206,061 total meters Saturday!

Milestones achieved:
David blasted past 7.2M, Jim ka-blooyed 3.9M, and Meg sailed by 100K!!

Approaching milestones:
Jeff is about to pass 1.8M (-4,448m), Lisa is closing on1.7M (-25,170m), Kevin is nearing 1.2M (-34,398m), Dale is right behind near 1.1M (-32,917m), Jamie is dreaming of a million (-30,524m), Michael is pulling for 900K (-29,261m), Glenn is on target towards 600K (-35,714m), Amanda is one row from 500K (-4,365m), Ulla is nearing 350K (-13,410m), and Paul is closing on 250K (-17,299m). Row strong!

This week's frequent rowers (Sat 3/16 through Fri 3/22):
Don H, Jamus M, Jeff T, John S, Kevin K, Lisa H, Michael M & Pamela H - 7
David W, Jack F & Jim C - 6
Adam M, Amanda G, Cindy R, Kyle J, Meg M, Raymond W, Ulla D & Yisroel H - 5
Andy I, Dale C, Keith J & Mark E - 4

Posted Meters:
David W - 37,432 Indubitable!
Jamie B - 25,602 Whoa!!
Dale C - 18,636 Ka-zaam!
Jim C - 18,000 Extra rows!
Michael M - 15,107 Uh-oh... ???
Pamela H - 11,800 Solid!
Jack F - 11,068 Unstoppable!
Jeff T - 10,124 So can we expect this after the challenge?
Jamus M - 10,000 The 10k monster!
Adam M - 10,000 Back to good ole round numbers!
Glenn Y - 7,672 Glenn-with-two-n's rows meters-with-two-sevens!
Lisa H - 6,016 Pressed for time...
Ulla D - 5,830 Sweet!!
Paul E - 5,700 Found a sweet spot...
Meg M - 5,000 Adding up fast!
Kevin K - 5,000 Solid!!
Amanda G - 1,974 About to pass a half mill!
Vince M - 1,100 Keep it going!

[damselfly]

Well team, we climbed into 10th place, but those Ancients are still thumbing their nose at us off their stern! Let's get 'em!! A taut and toned 21 of 47 members (45%) logged 249,260 total meters Saturday! Welcome back to the challenge boat, Vince Miller!!

Posted Meters:
Mark A - 15,000
Jamie B - 25,602
Jim C - 18,000
Dale C - 18,636
Ulla D - 5,830

Paul E - 5,700
Jack F - 11,068
Amanda G - 1,974
Lisa H - 6,016
Pamela H - 11,800

Kevin K - 5,000
David K - 11,582
Jamus M - 10,000
Adam M - 10,000
Meg M - 5,000

Michael M - 15,107
Vince M - 2,363
Jeff T - 10,124
Tara V - 15,354
David W - 37,432

Glenn Y - 7,672


Challenge Goals - Day 9 of 32 (28.1%):
Pamela H - 118,856 of 250,000 (47.5%)
David W - 271,125 of 800,000 (33.9%)
Lisa H - 64,351 of 200,000 (32.2%)
Andy I - 30,784 of 100,000 (30.8%)
Kyle J - 150,000 of 500,000 (30.0%)
Jamus M - 90,000 of 300,000 (30.0%)
Adam M - 65,867 of 220,000 (29.9%)
Yisroel H - 89,170 of 300,000 (29.7%)

Kevin K - 50,566 of 180,000 (28.1%)
Michael M - 265,089 of 960,000 (27.6%)
Rachel B - 26,632 of 100,000 (26.6%)
Raymond W - 82,860 of 352,000 (23.5%)
Meg M - 35,019 of 150,000 (23.3%)
Mike M - 18,000 of 150,000 (12.0%)
Brent C - 3,000 of 72,000 (4.2%)


Milestones achieved:
David and Michael hit 250K, and Kevin passed 50K!!