TimbukTOO Team Room

[damselfly]

All hands on deck! A tried and true 23 of 83 members (28%) logged 232,859 total meters Saturday!

Milestones achieved:
Walter W surmounted 1.8M, Lisa H hammered past 600K, and Ken C pounded 500K!!

Approaching milestones:
John S and Jerry H are reaching for 1.6M (-31,046m and -40,203m), Bobbie Z is angling for 1.3M (-42,931m), Jim G and John B are narrowing the gap to 1M (-24,465m and -32,952m), three amigos Jack F, Kevin K, and Gary G are cranking along towards 700K (-2,402m, -12,236m, and -27,583m), Kenny H is intent on reaching 500K (-18,950m), Pat M is hunting for 450K (-24,464m), Glenn Y is on the road to 300K (-19,915m), Mark S is toiling for 250K (-19,804m), and Vince M is dashing towards 25K (-5,170m).

This week's frequent rowers (Sat 12/28 through Fri 1/3):
Jerry H & John B - 7
Jamie B, Lisa H & Thomas J - 6
Andy I, Gary G, Jim G, Jim C, Kenny H, Kevin K, Mark S, Ron M & Walter W - 5
Aditya P, Bobbie Z, Diane M, Greg H, John S, Kyle J & Mark S - 4

Posted Meters:
Walter W - 25,000 Rock-solid!
Thomas J - 21,000 Erging comes of age!
Roger G - 18,000 Sights on the second million!
Jerry H - 16,000 Super!
Mark Sinderson - 14,601 Great season continues!
Kristin C - 14,026 Big!!
Ken C - 13,759 Keeping household erg harmony!
Gary G - 12,779 Strong!
Andy I - 10,626 Training hard!
Kevin K - 10,136 Wow!
Glenn Y - 10,000 Nice!
Bobbie Z - 10,000 Back to the daily grind!
David R - 8,000 Yes!
Kenny H - 8,000 Dynomite!
Jack F - 7,298 Steady on!
Jamus M - 6,602 Three-fer!
Lisa H - 6,023 Tired but determined!
Ron M - 5,014 6 for 6!
Jim G - 4,802 Chasing that million!
John S - 3,547 Solid!
John B - 3,143 Streaking right along!
Pat M - 2,748 3 of 4!
Vince M - 1,755 Welcome back!

[ronmardix]

Ron M - 23,955 of 75,000 (31.9%)

Lisa, if it isn't too much trouble, I'd like to raise my goal to 150,000. Thanks.

[damselfly]

Ron M - 23,955 of 75,000 (31.9%)

Lisa, if it isn't too much trouble, I'd like to raise my goal to 150,000. Thanks.

No problem at all. Glad it's going well!

[Izzzmeister]

Welcome, Jon Howey, to Team TimbukTWO! A strong 32 of 71 members (45%) logged 337,210 total meters Sunday! BUT we slipped to 11th Place... I know we'll end up higher than that, but let's show some of our stuff now!
 
Posted Meters:
Mark A - 10,000
Danny A – 25,274 Wow!
Chuck A - 5,000
John B - 9,312
Jamie B - 10,000
 
Adrianne D - 10,623
Gary G - 12,379
Bob G - 5,000
Jim G - 6,013
Roger G - 11,000
 
Jerry H - 13,000
Kenny H - 10,000
Greg H - 10,522
Jon H - 6,000
Andy I - 14,511
 
Thomas J - 12,000
Susan K - 6,705
Kevin K - 7,000
Erik K - 15,000
Jamus M - 6,773
 
Ron M - 6,000
Adam M - 10,500
Vince M - 2,500
Steven M - 8,018
Aditya P – 21,097 HM!
 
Cindy R - 7,721
Matthew R - 4,000
Mark Si - 14,299
John S - 15,762
Mark St - 8,500
 
Richard W - 22,000
Glenn Y - 10,701
 
Challenge Goals - Day 5 of 31 (16.1%):
Aditya P - 54,736 of 100,000 (54.7%)
Gary G - 55,839 of 150,000 (37.2%)
Mark Si - 60,178 of 200,000 (30.1%)
Andy I - 52,785 of 200,000 (26.4%)
Erik K - 65,000 of 250,000 (26.0%)
Lisa H - 24,172 of 100,000 (24.2%)
Susan K - 22,010 of 100,000 (22.0%)
Chris B - 40,365 of 200,000 (20.2%)
Ron M - 29,955 of 150,000 (20.0%)
Steven M - 32,951 of 175,000 (18.8%)
Jamie B - 36,664 of 200,000 (18.3%)
Cindy R - 22,203 of 125,000 (17.8%)
John B - 34,314 of 200,000 (17.2%)
 
Kristin C - 32,183 of 200,000 (16.1%)
Ken C - 38,198 of 250,000 (15.3%)
Bobbie Z - 42,000 of 275,000 (15.3%)
Mark St - 22,500 of 150,000 (15.0%)
Jim C - 48,000 of 333,000 (14.4%)
Heather R - 19,400 of 200,000 (9.7%)
Kyle J - 14,598 of 200,000 (7.3%)
Yisroel H - 17,000 of 250,000 (6.8%)
Kim N - 0 of 75,000 (0.0%)
 
Milestones achieved: Mark Sinderson, Gary G, Aditya P & Andy I all eclipsed 50K!!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, sweating holiday dinner food from every pore! 29 of 83 members (35%) logged 330,537 total meters Sunday!
 
Milestones achieved: Adrianne D hit 15K!!
Approaching milestones: Adam M (-5,403m) easily leading Greg H (-40,282m) in the quest of 1.7M, John S (-15,284m) watching Jerry H (-27,203m) over his shoulder as he bears down on 1.6M, Ray S (-15,290m) guiding Thomas J (-42,416m) towards 1.1M, soon to reach a million meters are Jim G (-18,452m) & John B (-23,640m), Kevin K (-5,236m) mathematically likely to reach 700K before Gary G (-15,204m), Kenny H (-8,950m) & Matthew R (-22,956m) both seek 500K, Bob G near 400K (-11,844m), Glenn Y is approaching 300K (-9,214m), Mark Sinderson a cinch for 250K (-5,505m), David R has drawn a bead on 200K (-24,000m), Aditya P on the cusp of 75K (-1,571m), while Vince M (-2,670m) & Adrianne D (-9,327m) are ready for 25K!

Posted Meters:
Walter W – 42,195 Three FMs in one week!
Aditya P – 21,097 Another HM!
John S – 15,762 Long!
Bob G – 15,424 Big!
Andy I – 14,511 Four days, over 45K!

Mark Sinderson – 14,299 On fire!
Glen B – 14,000 Gets the last laugh!
Jerry H – 13,000
Gary G – 12,379
Thomas J – 12,000 Three big rows AFTER an FM!

Roger G – 11,000
Glenn Y – 10,701 Four big rows in 5 days!
Adrianne D – 10,623 Hope you're not overdoing this...
Greg H – 10,522
Adam M – 10,500

Jamie B – 10,000 10K!
Kenny H – 10,000 Four days, 38K!
Ray S – 10,000 Whoa!
John B – 9,312 Long!
Mark Stephens – 8,500

David R – 8,000 Regular!
Cindy R – 7,721 Longest!
Kevin K – 7,000 !!!
Jamus M – 6,773 Four in 4 days!
Susan K – 6,705 Three this week!

Jim G – 6,013
Ron M – 6,000 Seven!
Matthew R – 4,000
Vince M – 2,500 Yes!

[Izzzmeister]

Yes, guys, I WILL catch up. I just didn't row Thursday night because I was feeling nauseous, Saturday night because I had a bad cold. Last night, I finally did a 51-minute row very gingerly, because I don't want to make this cold any worse than it already is. So, for a very short time, I'll be "leading from behind". But with a race in 5 weeks, I can't wait too long to get cracking. And with a bunch of teams vying for 7th to 12th Place, I'll likely put in some extra meters...

[damselfly]

So, for a very short time, I'll be "leading from behind".

Reminds me of a quote I heard once...

Which way did they go? How many were there? How fast were they going? I
must find them; I am their leader.

Feel better soon, Cap'n!!

[markman]

Mark Sinderson – 14,299 On fire!

Thanks, but I have to be on fire in order to stay warm down here in Atlanta! It's 12 degrees and will get to 5 or 6 tomorrow morning

I know that's not near as cold as up North but we moved here from Chicago to get away from this!

[aadit]

I'm in Chicago and its -28.2 outside!!

[damselfly]

I'm in Chicago and its -28.2 outside!!

Stay INSIDE!

[Izzzmeister]

Thank you, David Heistand, for grabbing a TimbukTWO oar! An amazing 38 of 72 members (53%) logged 478,301 total meters Monday! We're doing great, even though it's not yet well-reflected in the standings...
 
Posted Meters:
Mark A - 10,000
Chuck A - 5,000
Chris B - 13,000
John B - 7,626
Jamie B - 10,000
 
Ken C - 12,515
Kristin C - 10,061
Jim C - 16,000
Douglas D - 7,542
Monica D - 4,348
 
Gary G - 15,695
Roger G - 20,000
Lisa H - 6,088
Jerry H - 25,000
David H - 65,186
 
Kenny H - 10,000
Greg H - 20,000
Yisroel H - 15,129
Thomas J - 20,000
Susan K - 6,398
 
Kevin K - 7,000
Erik K - 10,000
Jamus M - 6,691
Dave M - 1,117
Ron M - 3,000
 
Pat M - 2,785
Diane M - 50,000
Vince M - 1,265
Ed P - 23,122
Heather R - 17,000
 
Cindy R - 7,420
Diane R - 5,042
Matthew R - 2,000
Mark Si - 6,506
Mark St - 6,000
 
Lee W - 14,765
Glenn Y - 7,000
Bobbie Z – 8,000
 
Challenge Goals - Day 6 of 31 (19.4%):
Aditya P - 54,736 of 100,000 (54.7%)
Gary G - 71,534 of 150,000 (47.7%)
Mark Si - 66,684 of 200,000 (33.3%)
Lisa H - 30,260 of 100,000 (30.3%)
Erik K - 75,000 of 250,000 (30.0%)
Susan K - 28,408 of 100,000 (28.4%)
Chris B - 53,365 of 200,000 (26.7%)
Andy I - 52,785 of 200,000 (26.4%)
Cindy R - 29,623 of 125,000 (23.7%)
Jamie B - 46,664 of 200,000 (23.3%)
Ron M - 32,955 of 150,000 (22.0%)
Kristin C - 42,244 of 200,000 (21.1%)
John B - 41,940 of 200,000 (21.0%)
Ken C - 50,713 of 250,000 (20.3%)
 
Jim C - 64,000 of 333,000 (19.2%)
Mark St - 28,500 of 150,000 (19.0%)
Steven M - 32,951 of 175,000 (18.8%)
Heather R - 36,400 of 200,000 (18.2%)
Bobbie Z - 50,000 of 275,000 (18.2%)
Yisroel H - 32,129 of 250,000 (12.9%)
Kyle J - 14,598 of 200,000 (7.3%)
Kim N - 0 of 75,000 (0.0%)
 
Milestones achieved: Diane M, Thomas J, Roger G & Jerry H all hit 100K!!!
Ed P, David H, Jim C, Chris B, Glenn Y, Kenny H, Ken C, Bobbie Z & Mark A all topped 50K!!

[Izzzmeister]

I'm in Chicago and its -28.2 outside!!

My wife wishes she were in Chicago! I-65 iced up, salt doesn't melt ice below 20 degrees Fahrenheit, & she can't get back to work from Indy!
It was a balmy -15F here, though it felt like -40F with the winds at 25-35mph...

[Quatroux]

It has been a long time since I had a good story for you guys. Here is why I didn't row yesterday.

This is an awesome story about the time I lost my temper like a spoiled toddler, threw a tiny plastic toy across my living room, and shattered a $1k television an hour before the national championship. That is pretty uncharacteristic of me, but I had been an overly positive influence in the life of my children and it was time to bring things back down to earth.

I went to Best Buy at closing time last night after spending an hour at WalMart. I don't even shop at WalMart, but Google assured me they had the TV I wanted at an unbelievable price. With two six year olds in tow, I drove to the suburbs, and entered the belly of the beast. I left an hour later with no TV, but possibly having contributed to the death or injury of a WalMart employee.

Have you watched the news? I am afraid to.

It went down like this:

We slipped into the store quickly and quietly - much like any other dad with two 6 year old boys. We quickly (40 minutes after walking around their electronics wasteland) pounced upon an unsuspecting employee (woke the young man at the nearby cell phone station) and manipulated him into retrieving the TV I desired. Twenty minutes later (real time - I still wear a watch) he still hadn't returned from his search. I began to worry, but could find no other employee with which to raise the alarm. I started to wonder if perhaps he was trapped under a pile of surplus Xbox Ones having been sent by me, a heartless consumer, into a dangerous backroom - driven to the extreme by his desire to please the customer. Fearing we might be blamed for his predicament, my boys and I fled the store (touching EVERYTHING on the way out just as we had on the way in so as not to draw attention to ourselves).

I felt pretty good about escaping WalMart without the discomfort of encountering any additional employees. Now it was time to refocus on the whole TV thing.

Despite being responsible for sending us into a dicey situation at WalMart, Google would surely not let us down a second time. Hahahaha! Shame on me, Google. This time you sent me to a Best Buy that didn't exist. Another 20 minutes was lost. I'll stand for this no more. I refuse to be kept from my goal.

I finally put the phone away and drove to a real Best Buy where a real person found me a real TV in time to see the entire fourth quarter of the national championship. What a game!!!

Sure, the TV was full price and 2" smaller than the old one, but it has Clear Motion Rate! CMR (as we call it) is this nifty idea the marketing department at Samsung created. You see, the TV refreshes the screen at 120hz. There's no arguing with that. However, it really does such an awesome job that it is basically the same as a 240hz TV, but refresh is kind of an industry standard thing we can't mess with. Therefore, we invented CMR in which this is a 240hz CMR which is basically the same as a 240hz refresh except it does all that at only 120hz. I feel pretty good about it overall.

What did we all learn from this? Don't lose your temper, destroy your TV, and set a bad example for your kids right before a national championship game unless you want to pay full price for a TV that a marketing department relabeled in an effort to get $50 extra bucks out of you.

Will row today.

[damselfly]

Best. Excuse. Ever.

[damselfly]

Can't afford that shiny new C2 Model E? Break out the power tools and construct your own homemade rowing machine!



Instructions include the math necessary to calculate stroke power. Good luck figuring out your split times though.