TimbukTOO Team Room

[CONLEJM]

Looks like our Affiliation Team TimbukTOO is a mere 135,000 meters behind the 8th place team ...

Row strong, Team!

[johnb]

So I am using this challenge to gradually improve my rowing. I want to do at least one HM during the challenge, but am taking my time, listening to advice, improving my form, and gradually lengthening my distance rows. Yesterday, I did a 15k row with no lingering after effects. Feel great today and am heading back to gym before too long. I have mentioned before that I do a lot of cross-training, so yesterday I did a 2500m warm up row before lifting weights for an hour and ten minutes. Then I went back to the gym after dinner about 5 hours later and did my 15k row. Not worrying about time at all, following the long slow distance advice. I do think I am about ready to tackle my HM. From an endurance and lingering effects perspective I want it to be a non-event. I still tend to go at it hard if I don't focus on my tempo, but when I focus it is easy to keep my stroke rate in the 26-29 range. I am loving this newfound passion. Now I want to find the space at home for my own C2 rower. Have a great fall day everybody and row to your hearts content, literally!

[damselfly]

Suddenly, erging is relegated to the SECOND most fun indoor sporting activity... Introducing... Bubble soccer!!

[ronmardix]

So I am using this challenge to gradually improve my rowing. I want to do at least one HM during the challenge, but am taking my time, listening to advice, improving my form, and gradually lengthening my distance rows. Yesterday, I did a 15k row with no lingering after effects. Feel great today and am heading back to gym before too long. I have mentioned before that I do a lot of cross-training, so yesterday I did a 2500m warm up row before lifting weights for an hour and ten minutes. Then I went back to the gym after dinner about 5 hours later and did my 15k row. Not worrying about time at all, following the long slow distance advice. I do think I am about ready to tackle my HM. From an endurance and lingering effects perspective I want it to be a non-event. I still tend to go at it hard if I don't focus on my tempo, but when I focus it is easy to keep my stroke rate in the 26-29 range. I am loving this newfound passion. Now I want to find the space at home for my own C2 rower. Have a great fall day everybody and row to your hearts content, literally!

Good luck on the HM. Just as a thought, you may also want to sprinkle some interval training in there somewhere.

[johnb]

So I am using this challenge to gradually improve my rowing. I want to do at least one HM during the challenge, but am taking my time, listening to advice, improving my form, and gradually lengthening my distance rows. Yesterday, I did a 15k row with no lingering after effects. Feel great today and am heading back to gym before too long. I have mentioned before that I do a lot of cross-training, so yesterday I did a 2500m warm up row before lifting weights for an hour and ten minutes. Then I went back to the gym after dinner about 5 hours later and did my 15k row. Not worrying about time at all, following the long slow distance advice. I do think I am about ready to tackle my HM. From an endurance and lingering effects perspective I want it to be a non-event. I still tend to go at it hard if I don't focus on my tempo, but when I focus it is easy to keep my stroke rate in the 26-29 range. I am loving this newfound passion. Now I want to find the space at home for my own C2 rower. Have a great fall day everybody and row to your hearts content, literally!

Good luck on the HM. Just as a thought, you may also want to sprinkle some interval training in there somewhere.

Thanks Ron, I have been mixing in elements of WoD off of the C2
site as well as bits of the Pete plan along with my own variations
of row hard for a minute, recover for a minute... Varying the interval
time lengths. Always equal duration between hard and recover...sometimes
2 minutes each and sometimes based on a stroke count instead. 100
hard strokes followed by 100 easy strokes. Looking forward to it, last night
I was so tempted to finish off the HM, but I really don't want to be over
anxious and i am just going to let myself grow into it the right way.

[ronmardix]

Thanks Ron, I have been mixing in elements of WoD off of the C2
site as well as bits of the Pete plan along with my own variations
of row hard for a minute, recover for a minute... Varying the interval
time lengths. Always equal duration between hard and recover...sometimes
2 minutes each and sometimes based on a stroke count instead. 100
hard strokes followed by 100 easy strokes. Looking forward to it, last night
I was so tempted to finish off the HM, but I really don't want to be over
anxious and i am just going to let myself grow into it the right way.

Slow and steady is the best approach. Looking forward to seeing your HM post

[Izzzmeister]

19 of 60 members (32%) logged 264,972 total meters Sunday, catching up on the field!

Milestones achieved: Diane M hit 1 Million!!! Bobbie Z topped 450K, Joseph M & Gary G passed 100K, while Ken C left 50K behind!
Approaching milestones: Ron M nears 400K (-20,908m), John B (-16,643m) leading Dana H (-21,000m) towards 250K, Ulla D in sight of 150K (-21,848m), Kristin C quite near 50K (-3,497m), while Mark S is approaching 25K (-5,525m)!

Posted Meters:
Diane M - 55,471 Over 300K in FOUR days!!!
Joseph M - 24,105 Absolutely on fire!
Sean O - 23,842 First TimbukTOO row & it’s a huge one!
David W - 23,721 Always studly…
John S - 21,531 Huge post!

Bobbie Z - 21,097 Half Marathon!
Kyle J - 15,000 77K in 3 days!
Ulla D - 12,966 Going long!
Adam M - 10,000 Back-to-back 10Ks!
Joseph W - 8,235 The prof stays so steady!

Ed M - 7,330 Fifth row this week!
Mark S - 6,953 Back-to-back!
Ron M – 6,814 This is what bare bones rowing looks like?
John B - 6,755 Seven rows in 8 days!
Dana H - 6,700 This lady is SERIOUS!

Kristin C - 6,000 Three longer rows in as many days!
Ken C - 6,000 Eight in a row!
Gary G - 1,452 Getting the cobwebs out…
James C - 1,000 Four days running…

[dpw4812]

To Diane M

Outstanding meters put up...... I am with envy! Very very impressive, how are you doing it without getting in trouble at the club. Oh that's right just like at my club no one knows how to use the rower..

Great work by the Team we are putting up some serious numbers....

David

[Cikan Vuz]

Thanks David!

What I want to know how the heck Darlene rows so much every day, day after day after day.....

I mean she must have servants and not have anything else to do, ever... LOL I catch her and she rows 100k for sh*ts and giggles it seems... Does that woman sleep????

(Yes, I AM jealous!)

There are two rowers at my gym and ya, no one uses em really other than for 5 minutes tops. Sometimes if they sit and stare at me, so I stop, write down my numbers and clear monitor and let them row. I have a friend who was away for the week too and she never uses her C2 other than a dust gatherer and clothes rack, so she let me borrow hers until she came back. ( she wouldn't sell it to me though, the brat...) Mine is due to arrive Monday so then I too can row the day away and let the cobwebs gather to make my house more Halloweenish LOL ( and yes, I told her to join and row with us, but she says she is too busy... I said whatever fatty... and winked LOL (I weigh like 70 pounds more than her, so I can do that) LOL

That said, night all. My legs still have not recovered from today's 50k rows (back to back full marathon and then another 7,805m to make it a even 50k) and are telling me with every step "we are tireds, plwease go to bed and rest". LOL

PS, I LOVE the Bubble Soccer, TOO FUNNY!!!!

[damselfly]

Diane, you'll be interested in this article Concept2 did on Darlene some time ago, and how she and others manage to do so many meters during the challenges...

Meter Madness

[Izzzmeister]

A hefty 31 of 65 members (48%) logged 372,679 total meters Tuesday! Hot stuff!

Posted Meters:
Mark A - 10,000
John B - 14,019
Jamie B - 7,000
Lee C - 7,023
Ken C - 6,029

Kristin C - 7,000
Jim C - 16,000
Dale C - 10,037
Ulla D - 3,734
Gary G - 2,041

Gabi H - 9,500
Dana H - 5,625
Greg H - 20,007
Yisroel H - 20,184
Andy I - 1,326

Kevin K - 5,000
J. K - 6,347
Bob L - 10,000
Ron M - 12,708
Adam M - 8,000

Diane M - 50,000
Steven M - 14,009
Paul N - 19,862
Mike O - 12,000
Matthew R - 6,340

John S - 8,363
Rahsaan T - 4,268
Lee W - 21,233
David W - 31,630
Joseph W - 13,289
Bobbie Z - 10,105

Challenge Goals - Day 10 of 31 (32.3%):
Diane M - 563,928 of 450,000 (125.3%)
Ron M - 109,559 of 200,000 (54.8%)
John B - 100,079 of 200,000 (50.0%)
Ulla D - 62,220 of 125,000 (49.8%)
Kristin C - 47,006 of 100,000 (47.0%)
Bobbie Z - 86,702 of 200,000 (43.4%)
Ed M - 43,718 of 120,000 (36.4%)
Lisa H - 34,017 of 100,000 (34.0%)

Dale C - 63,487 of 200,000 (31.7%)
Sean O - 56,614 of 200,000 (28.3%)
Yisroel H - 55,777 of 225,000 (24.8%)
Mark E - 27,750 of 120,000 (23.1%)
Kevin K - 34,000 of 150,000 (22.7%)

Milestones achieved: Diane M topped 550K!!! David W hit 250K!! Jim C, Ron M & John B passed 100K! Yisroel H & Dana H overcame 50K!

[Izzzmeister]

A warm TimbukTOO welcome to Bob Levac! 21 of 61 members (34%) logged 263,021 meters which, with Bob’s addition of 301,097 meters, added 563,118 total meters to TimbukTOO Monday!

Milestones achieved: Andy I rowed past 600K, Bob L achieved 300K, John B jumped 250K, while Kristin C creamed 50K!!
Approaching milestones: David W in reach of 2.7M (-19,310m), Jim C a day’s row from 1.6M (-16,000m), Diane M one gym day from 1.1M (-25,000m), Ron M (-14,908m) barely ahead of Sean O (-16,969m) in the quest for 400K, Jamie B seeks 300K (-14,541m), Dana H is approaching 250K (-14,200m), Dale C aiming for 200K (-6,555m), Ulla D pulling for 150K (-10,998m) while Cindy R is a few pulls from 35K (-617m)!

Posted Meters:
Diane M - 70,862 In awe…
David W - 25,289 Eight big days in a row!
Andy I - 18,269 The water is fine!
John B - 17,521 Extra long!
Jim C - 16,000 Rested and sharp!

Dale C - 12,029 Longest in a while!
Kyle J - 12,000 Back in top form!
Ulla D - 10,850 Refusing to rest…
Ken C - 10,000 10K!
John S - 8,824 Keeps accumulating meters!

Adam M - 8,500 Daily!
Sean O - 8,306 Rows even when tired!
Jamus M - 7,057 Staying sharp!
Dana H - 6,800 Very regular!
Cindy R - 6,147 Third row this week!

Jamie B - 6,120 Rested!
Ron M - 6,000 Strong!
Kristin C - 5,000 Four!
Glenn Y - 5,000 Every other day is great!
Gary G - 1,447 Strengthening!

[Hummingbird]

Just posted my results for the past two weeks, so it looks like I'll manage to hit 100k for the challenge.

Sorry to so suddenly abandon the forum, but I was and have been and will be absolutely overwhelmed by an family tragedy that will likely continue for several months. No condolences needed--I know they will be heartfelt, but I won't be here to read them.

Thank God for rowing! Yay Team!!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, pulling some amazing numbers! 23 of 61 members (38%) logged a meaty 256,420 total meters Tuesday!

Milestones achieved: David W topped 2.7M!!! Jim C bested 1.6M!! Diane M pulled past 1.1M! Dale C glided past 200K!!
Approaching milestones: Yisroel H seeking 800K (-22,816m), Kevin K sighting 450K (-23,867m), Ron M very near 400K (-2,200m), Jamie B reeling in 300K (-7,541m), Dana H a cinch for 250K (-8,575m), Ulla D in reach of 150K (-7,264m) while Ken C nears 75K (-4,971m)!


Posted Meters:
Diane M - 50,000 Six days of 50K plus!!!
David W - 31,630 Yet another!
Yisroel H - 20,184 Full hour plus 5K!
Jim C - 16,000 Nailed it!
John B - 14,019 Over 31K in 2 days!

Joseph W - 13,289 Huge!
Ron M - 12,708 Long!
Bobbie Z - 10,105 Back on the beam after her HM!
Dale C - 10,037 Sweet!
Bob L - 10,000 Terrific! 10K!

John S - 8,363 Three!
Adam M - 8,000 Daily!
Lee C - 7,023 Serious row!
Jamie B - 7,000 Back to back!
Kristin C - 7,000 Longest!

Matthew R - 6,340 Glad to see you back!
Ken C - 6,029 Every single day!
Dana H - 5,625 Three!
Kevin K - 5,000 Fifth row this week!
Ulla D - 3,734 Six in a row!

Gary G - 2,041 Four in a row! Great!
Andy I - 1,326 Keep pulling!
Amanda G - 967 A good first step…

[Izzzmeister]

I'll try to get 1 more row in before my holiday begins tonight... Then, from Sunday on, the goal will be to catch up to, then surpass, my goal for the month... Thanks to all the great rowers on this team that are making me feel like a total goof-off! See y'all Sunday! Izzz