TimbukTOO Team Room

[Quatroux]

For some reason I have decided to build up to and complete a half marathon on the erg. No, don't try to talk me out of it! Plan is to build a base, and then take two rows a week and start building up the distance on those. A "long" row on the weekend, and a "mid" length row mid week. Otherwise I'll hang around 5K/day.

Good luck! Having a plan is key. You shouldn't need to worry about water for food for a HM so just focus on those longer rows.

[damselfly]

For some reason I have decided to build up to and complete a half marathon on the erg. No, don't try to talk me out of it! Plan is to build a base, and then take two rows a week and start building up the distance on those. A "long" row on the weekend, and a "mid" length row mid week. Otherwise I'll hang around 5K/day.

Outstanding! Keep us posted on your progress as your rows lengthen!

[damselfly]

All hands on deck, doing the Time Warp again!! 6 of 42 members (14%) logged 92,411 total meters Thursday!

Milestones achieved:
Elisa hit 15K!!

Approaching milestones:
David is back on the erg again and hell bent on 1M (-27,940m), Jim is reaching an outstanding 700K (-34,000m), Yisroel is on the brink of 400K (-1,338m), Kevin is nearing 150K (-21,452m), and Elisa is closing on 25K (-6,663m). Row strong!

Posted Meters:
David W - 35,236 The universe makes sense again!
Yisroel H - 19,119 Powerful!
Jim C - 16,000 On target!
Elisa H - 9,315 Keep those meters coming!
Andy I - 7,741 Been doing some serious stuff lately!
Kevin K - 5,000 The man with a plan!

[dpw4812]

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrgh I can't believe I was close to to 1 million, I should have looked prior to working out this morning... and no time to get any more in prior to be off for another 7 days... oh well.... That is just going to have to wait until I come back to reality on July 8th. Every one have a safe and blessed 4th of July I will be up in the Boston Area next week...Keep up the great team effort that is going on. SEE YOU ALL REAL SOON..

David .

[damselfly]

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrgh I can't believe I was close to to 1 million, I should have looked prior to working out this morning... and no time to get any more in prior to be off for another 7 days... oh well.... That is just going to have to wait until I come back to reality on July 8th. Every one have a safe and blessed 4th of July I will be up in the Boston Area next week...Keep up the great team effort that is going on. SEE YOU ALL REAL SOON..

David .

You'll tackle that 27k in one sitting when you get back, I'm sure!! Have a great time!

[damselfly]

All hands on deck! A fit and feisty 5 of 42 members (12%) logged 37,946 total meters Friday!

Milestones achieved:
Marco hit 250K!!

Approaching milestones:
Jim is pursuing 700K (-25,000m), Kyle is nearing 300K (-18,758m), and Gary is gallivanting towards 35K (-1,470m)

Posted Meters:
Kyle J - 15,123 Nice!!
Jim C - 9,000 Ole Faithful...
Jack F - 7,796 Good solid numbers this week!
Gary G - 4,027 Adding up fast!
Marco S - 2,000 Speed work?

[Kyle J]

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrgh I can't believe I was close to to 1 million, I should have looked prior to working out this morning... and no time to get any more in prior to be off for another 7 days... oh well.... That is just going to have to wait until I come back to reality on July 8th. Every one have a safe and blessed 4th of July I will be up in the Boston Area next week...Keep up the great team effort that is going on. SEE YOU ALL REAL SOON..

David .

For some reason I could feel a strong week of rowing coming on...now I know why. David will be a lot closer to Vermont than usual.

[damselfly]

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrgh I can't believe I was close to to 1 million, I should have looked prior to working out this morning... and no time to get any more in prior to be off for another 7 days... oh well.... That is just going to have to wait until I come back to reality on July 8th. Every one have a safe and blessed 4th of July I will be up in the Boston Area next week...Keep up the great team effort that is going on. SEE YOU ALL REAL SOON..

David .

For some reason I could feel a strong week of rowing coming on...now I know why. David will be a lot closer to Vermont than usual.

Might be worth installing a seat belt on your erg for the next week!

[mathineer]

10K piece today is in the logbook. That's the longest single distance row I've done in quite some time. Only problems are my lower back and hands. I've got calluses built up from rowing and lifting weights, but I get hot spots under the calluses which will develop into blisters (I used to have the same problem with my feet when I ran marathons and ultras). Can anyone suggest a good pair of gloves for rowing? I read that Roz Savage used kangaroo gloves on her ocean rows, but I'm in the states. I saw these advertised http://www.newgrip.com/rowing.html

[damselfly]

I have the newgrips. They work well for me. I get annoyed by the hand sweat though so I have chopped up some old washcloths and have a layer of terry between my hand and the glove. Between that and the glove I'm super padded. No calluses or blisters!

[damselfly]

Welcome back to the boat, Tom W! Back for another season of fun! 8 of 43 members (19%) logged 87,906 total meters Saturday!

Milestones achieved:
Gary blasted by 35K, and Elisa passed 25K!!

Approaching milestones:
David is hurtling towards 1M (-2,170m), Adam is closing on half a mil (-4,403m), Kyle is nearing 300K (-6,758m), Matthew is one more 10k from 150K (-10,000m), Elisa is about to break 35K (-4,659m), Tom is sighting 15K (-10,000m). Row strong, team!

This week's frequent rowers (Sat 6/22 through Fri 6/28):
Jim C & Kevin K - 6
Adam M, Andy I & Jack F - 5
David W, John S & Marco S - 4

Posted Meters:
David W - 25,770 Rowin' wicked hahd!!
Elisa H - 12,004 BIG!
Adam M - 12,000 Solid!
Kyle J - 12,000 Two-fer!
Matthew R - 10,000 10k mania!
Glen B - 7,000 Grounded!
Tom W - 5,000 Welcome back!
Gary G - 4,132 And another two-fer!

[Izzzmeister]

Sorry about Wednesday's numbers, spent the end of the week in a Wi-Fi Freezing Coldspot!
All hands on deck, wondering where Wednesday went! 8 of 42 members (19%) logged 91,132 total meters way back on Wednesday!

Milestones achieved: Andy handled 300K!!
Approaching milestones: Adam was approaching 500K (-16,403m), John sought 300K (-14,592m) while Marco was leaning on 250K (-789m)!

Posted Meters:
David W – 25,238 Three!
Jim C – 18,000 Finishing another “3-day, 50K” cluster!
John S – 12,754 Rows getting meatier!
Adam M – 8,000 Steady!

Jack F – 7,816 Staying in shape...
Andy I – 7,311 They add up...
Kevin K – 7,013 Getting ambitious!
Marco S – 5,000 Solid!

[Izzzmeister]

I have the newgrips. They work well for me. I get annoyed by the hand sweat though so I have chopped up some old washcloths and have a layer of terry between my hand and the glove. Between that and the glove I'm super padded. No calluses or blisters!

I thought the hand sweat was a new thing, at least the fact that it would seep through and my left handle would slip. So I bought a replacement set of hand pads from NewGrips, the handle slipped on my second row, & I even got a blister. New material?

[mathineer]

http://www.despair.com/get-to-work.html

[damselfly]

http://www.despair.com/get-to-work.html

Love it!