TimbukTOO Team Room

[damselfly]

All hands on deck, ho-ho-holding tight to the oars!! A nicely naughty 28 of 80 members (35%) logged 280,746 total meters Saturday!

Milestones achieved:
Roger G attained 900K, Kristin C slammed 300K, and Mark S summited 75K!!

Approaching milestones:
Adam M is cranking along towards 1.6M (-4,903m), John S is closing on 1.4M (-39,759m), Jerry H is about to tackle 1.3M (-17,200m), J. K is and Andy are still pursuing 1.1M (-28,479m and -30,347m), Jim G and Jodie are gaining on 900K (-44,135m and -49,311m), John B is seeking 800K (-15,062m), Jamie B is reaching for 600K (-47,112m), Kenny H is on the road to 400K (-20,950m), and Barbara B and Bob G are moving towards 300K (-4,624m and -22,268m)

This week's frequent rowers (Sat 11/30 through Fri 12/6):
Bobbie Z, Diane M, Jamie B, Jerry H, Jodie J, John B, Katerina M, Kevin K, Roger G & Thomas J - 7
Walter W - 6
Andy I, Bob G, Gary G, Jim C, Jim G, Kristin C, Mark S, Susan K & Yisroel H - 5
Dana H, J. K, John S, Ken C, Kenny H, Mark E & Ron M - 4

Team Holiday Challenge Earnings: $34.47
Diane M : $13.00
Walter W : $4.80
Jerry H : $3.06
Bobbie Z : $2.60
Thomas J : $2.44
Roger G : $2.42
Katerina M : $2.14
David W : $2.01
Jim C : $2.00


Posted Meters:
David W - 24,784 Feeling better!
Roger G - 21,097 HM! Woot!
Bobbie Z - 15,000 Extra ZIP!
John S - 14,223 Long!
Kristin C - 14,018 Wow! Two days or a long session?
Ken C - 13,020 Keeping up!
Susan K - 12,175 Feathering the oars!
Glen B - 12,000 Jumping for joy!**
Katerina M - 11,777 Sweet!
Jerry H - 11,000 Unflappable!
Jamie B - 10,777 What's with all the "777" rows today? I didn't get that memo...
Matthew R - 10,500 Solid!
Mark S - 10,000 Trapped indoors!
Dana H - 10,000 Liking the 10ks!
John B - 8,040 Super!
Andy I - 7,959 Dry and warm!
Kevin K - 7,037 Pounding it out!
J. K - 7,037 Five in a row!
David R - 7,000 Nice!
Jodie J - 7,000 Solid!
Adam M - 6,500 Couldn't stay away!
Cindy R - 6,490 Jerky-powered!
Jim G - 6,312 Fit and feisty!
Ray S - 6,000 Back to it!
Kenny H - 6,000 Sweet!
Thomas J - 5,000 Indefatigable!
Barbara B - 5,000 Back in action!
Bob G - 5,000 Strumming those oars!



** or just plain insanity. We're waiting for test results.

[johnb]

I am still totally in love with rowing, but I have backed off a little. I don't plan on making a million meters for the season until January now, my cross training and holiday plans are just too demanding. Also I misread and mis calculated how much I could raise for charity in the holiday challenge, I thought 300,000 meters would raise a hundred dollars and I was gonna match whatever I raised. I now know it will only raise $10 for my charity. I am still gonna row a bunch, but I am not gonna knock myself out to get C2 to donate $10. No criticism intended, but I will just do a direct donation and row as much as I can without messing up my other plans.

[glenmbaker]

When you gonna do this, Tony Stark?

I've got limits. Here's another video of Corliss (same guy) that may explain why I don't find that particular activity very attractive.



Now let's see...need to bring this back to rowing/erging to stay on topic. Umm...OK, how about if we title this post "Here's proof that erging is safer than squirrel suits?" No? OK, how about "Watch this video the next time you're trying to decide whether to erg or jump off a cliff" (hey, who doesn't face that question on a daily basis?)

..glen

[CONLEJM]

I thought 300,000 meters would raise a hundred dollars and I was gonna match whatever I raised. I now know it will only raise $10 for my charity. I am still gonna row a bunch, but I am not gonna knock myself out to get C2 to donate $10.

John, the right thing to do would be to row 3,000,000 meters and earn the $100 donation! C'mon, time to "cowboy up"!

[mathineer]

OK, how about "Watch this video the next time you're trying to decide whether to erg or jump off a cliff" (hey, who doesn't face that question on a daily basis?)

..glen

I frequently ponder the question, "Should I go to work, or jump off of a cliff?" Fortunately for me (but not necessarily the rest of the universe), there are no nearby cliffs off of which to jump.

kevin, the mathineer

[johnb]

I thought 300,000 meters would raise a hundred dollars and I was gonna match whatever I raised. I now know it will only raise $10 for my charity. I am still gonna row a bunch, but I am not gonna knock myself out to get C2 to donate $10.

John, the right thing to do would be to row 3,000,000 meters and earn the $100 donation! C'mon, time to "cowboy up"!

LOL! Thanks I needed a little levity! I am gonna do my bit. I just need to pace myself. Thanks for making me laugh about it!

[Izzzmeister]

Over 6 1/2 dollars added in one day! And Jamie & Jodie came into the money $unday!
Team Holiday Challenge Earnings: $41.01
Diane M : $14.00
Walter W : $4.80
Jerry H : $3.30
Bobbie Z : $3.20
Thomas J : $2.64
Roger G : $2.54
Katerina M : $2.26
Jamie B : $2.20
Jodie J : $2.06
David W : $2.01
Jim C : $2.00

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, gliding over the water! 28 of 80 members (35%) logged a sweet 290,133 total meters Sunday!

Milestones achieved: Diane M drubbed 3.4M, Adam M atomized 1.6M!!
Approaching milestones: John S nearing 1.4M (-25,472m), Jerry H approaching 1.3M (-11,200m), J. K anticipating 1.1M (-21,208m), John B loving 800K (-10,849m), Gary G going over land towards 450K (-11,132m), Susan K seeking 400K (-23,004m), Ken C coming after 350K (-17,856m), Glenn Y picturing 200K (-12,517m) while David R chases 75K (-7,000m)!

Posted Meters:
Heather R – 31,000 Hummmmm...
Diane M – 25,000 Your rest equals my hard work...
Glenn Y – 18,838 Dude!
Bobbie Z – 15,000 In 9 days, 100K!
John S – 14,287 Back-to-back long rows!

Yisroel H – 14,000 New SB for 10K: 37:00.7!
Ken C – 12,028 Eating up meters!
Raymond W – 11,367 Back at it, and hard!
Jamie B – 10,888 Competition behind the eight ball!
Jim G – 10,648 Four real serious rows!

Matthew R – 10,500 Back to back!
Mark S – 10,341 Two very long rows!
Ray S – 10,043 Super solid!
Kristin C – 10,017 Giving Ken a run for his money!
Adam M – 8,500 Released from the Tower of London?

J. K – 7,271 Determined!
David R – 7,000 Those meters starting to add up!
Gary G – 6,752 Hat's off to you, bro!
Cindy R – 6,310 Not jerky at all!
Jerry H – 6,000 Daily dude!
Kevin K – 6,000 Very impressive!

Dana H – 6,000 Very strong week!
Jodie J – 5,115 Undaunted!
Thomas J – 5,000 Still waiting for a day off!
John B – 4,213 Cowboying up... within reason!
Katerina M – 3,000 Closest thing to a break we've seen...
Roger G – 3,000 Following an HM! Sweet!

[Izzzmeister]

Reached $50 on Monday, as Ken & Kristin joined the money circle!
Team Holiday Challenge Earnings: $50.39
Diane M : $15.00
Walter W : $4.80
Jerry H : $3.74
Bobbie Z : $3.52
Roger G : $3.06
David W : $3.00
Thomas J : $2.88
Jim C : $2.72
Jamie B : $2.64
Katerina M : $2.50
Jodie J : $2.28
Ken C : $2.24
Kristin C : $2.02

[damselfly]

I've got limits. Here's another video of Corliss (same guy) that may explain why I don't find that particular activity very attractive...

I stopped the video at the "Some viewers might find this disturbing" warning... I have a hard time "unseeing" stuff.

On a lighter note, AND keeping things rowing related so it clears our "moderator"...

Happy Holiday Rowing!!!

(but there's no room for presents!!!)

[damselfly]

... And apropos of NOTHING (just cuz I think it's hilarious!)...


The Dark Side of Rowing

[Bobbie_Zee]

Oh, toooo funny!

[garygOP]

It has been a long and slow road to recovery- without surgery!
it has been a full year since I herniated the L-5 disk in my back- 12-11-2012.
I reviewed my training log from last year- near the end, I was red-lining for sure, rowing for 80 or 90 minutes at a clip, and then trying to add on other exercise.
It will take me another 3 or 4 or 6 months to get back to where I was- as far as healing the back, and speed in the boat, but I am including a warm-up and a cool-down 10 minute walk, and I am also biking, arc-training and swimming- and I finish up with a soak in the JCC hot tub most days, too....
I have upped the rowing for the winter fund-raiser- will probably cut back after Xmas.
I am retired now, have a granddaughter in SF, am working at finding a new balance- pampering myself for now... it has been a brutal year in some respects, and a great year in some ways. I am happy to be here now.
That old adage: "it's a cinch by the inch and hard by the yard" seems to apply.

[johnb]

It has been a long and slow road to recovery- without surgery!
it has been a full year since I herniated the L-5 disk in my back- 12-11-2012.
I reviewed my training log from last year- near the end, I was red-lining for sure, rowing for 80 or 90 minutes at a clip, and then trying to add on other exercise.
It will take me another 3 or 4 or 6 months to get back to where I was- as far as healing the back, and speed in the boat, but I am including a warm-up and a cool-down 10 minute walk, and I am also biking, arc-training and swimming- and I finish up with a soak in the JCC hot tub most days, too....
I have upped the rowing for the winter fund-raiser- will probably cut back after Xmas.
I am retired now, have a granddaughter in SF, am working at finding a new balance- pampering myself for now... it has been a brutal year in some respects, and a great year in some ways. I am happy to be here now.
That old adage: "it's a cinch by the inch and hard by the yard" seems to apply.

Way to go man! We all have mountains to climb and obstacles to overcome, it sounds like you are really getting it done. One day at a time and you'll get where you need to!

[Izzzmeister]

As of last night, we were over $60, with 2 weeks to go! Onward to $200!
Team Holiday Challenge Earnings: $63.31
Diane M : $17.00, Walter W : $4.80, Jerry H : $4.34, Jim C : $4.16, Bobbie Z : $4.16
Jamie B : $3.53, Thomas J : $3.52, Ken C : $3.20, David W : $3.00, Katerina M : $2.90
Jodie J : $2.84, John B : $2.50, Yisroel H : $2.48, Kristin C : $2.46, Gary G : $2.43