TimbukTOO Team Room

[Izzzmeister]

My concept boat had capsized, and I was washed out to sea. I had to hold on to one splintery board for 5 days, while getting stung repeatedly by peanut-butter-and-jellyfish! I was finally pulled aboard the yacht Dreissigacker, owned by Timothy Buck II, and so I have returned...
All hands on deck! 11 of 49 members (22%) logged 127,954 total meters LAST Monday!

Milestones achieved: David W dropped 1.4M! Bobbie Z bopped 700K! Jim C jumped 600K, Chris B copped 250K, as did John B!
Approaching milestones: J.K. is approaching 450K (-22,865m), George M nearing 350K (-2,559m) & Ron M is anticipating 50K (-4,836m)!

Posted Meters:
David W – 42,195 Full Marathon!
John St. - 13,757
Chris B – 13,066 Strong!
Jim C - 12,000
Gary G – 9,808

Bobbie Z – 8,864 The streak lives!
George M - 7,201
J.K. - 7,015
John B – 6,684 Yes!
Ron M – 6,164
John Sc. - 1,200

[Izzzmeister]

Barbara Besal was gracious enough to grab an oar, to help the good ship TimbukTOO! Welcome back!
15 of 50 members (30%) logged 140,484 total meters LAST Tuesday!

Milestones achieved: Lisa H bested 75K while Ron M overcame 50K!!
Approaching milestones: Lee C is approaching 350K (-20,542m) & Kerim O is nearing 25K (-4,671m)!

Posted Meters:
Gary G – 19,305 Tops!
Jim C – 16,000
Keir P – 15,850
David W – 15,356
Chris B – 13,108

Bobbie Z – 11,324 Long!
Yisroel H – 8,022
Lee C – 7,034
J.K. - 7,015
Ron M – 6,820 Back to back!

John St. - 6,771
Barbara B – 4,866 Yay!
Kerim O - 4,000
Lisa H – 3,013
John Sc. - 2,000

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck! 16 of 50 members (32%) logged 217,523 total meters LAST Wednesday!

Milestones achieved: Diane M incredibly passed 2.9M!!!! Heather R overcame 600K!!! George M bested 350K!! Jamie B topped 75K, Glenn Y passed 35K & Kevin K copped 15K!!
Approaching milestones: Mark St is approaching 300K (-14,916m), Jack F (-10,277m) & Dana H (-11,000m) race for 200K, Glenn Y is near 50K (-7,629m) & Kevin K is now aiming for 25K (-8,953m)!

Posted Meters:
Diane M – 50,000 Awesome!
Keir P – 29,100 Huge!
David W - 22,355
Heather R - 20,000
Jim C - 16,000

Chris B – 14,014 Over 40K in 3 days!
Bobbie Z - 10,209
Mark St - 9,812
Glenn Y – 9,069 Big!
Jack F – 7,279

George M – 7,200
J.K. - 7,015
Jamie B – 5,962
Barbara B – 5,508 Two!
Kevin K - 2,000
Dana H – 2,000 Missed ya!

[Izzzmeister]

Now for THIS week...
All hands on deck! 12 of 50 members (24%) logged 105,348 total meters Sunday!

Milestones achieved: Mark Stephens earned 300K & Matthew R achieved 200K!!
Approaching milestones: Keir P (-18,317m) leading Bobbie Z (-36,853m) in the race to 800K, Gary G in range of 700K (-18,408m), John St. nearing 600K (-28,158m), Yisroel H aiming for 300K (-5,231m) with John B (-21,880m) in hot pursuit & Dana H is very close to 200K (-1,560m)!

Posted Meters:
John St. - 15,276 Tops!
Keir P – 15,000
Andy I – 13,285
Bobbie Z – 10,459
Matthew R – 10,000 Great to see this!
Mark St – 9,826

John B – 8,035
J.K. - 7,519
Gary G – 5,929
Yisroel H – 5,000
Lisa H – 3,019
Dana H – 2,000

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, clapping because the posts are all caught up! 13 of 50 members (26%) logged 146,572 total meters Monday!

Milestones achieved: Neil Q nullified 400K!!! Yisroel H yanked 300K!! Dana H drove through 200K! Adam M atomized 100K!!
Approaching milestones: David W aiming for 1.6M (-48,979m), Keir P (-2,027m) ahead of Bobbie Z (-27,562m) in the chase for 800K,
Jim C is approaching 700K (-34,000m), Chris B one row from 350K (-5,416m), John B focused on 300K (-13,857m) as John Sc. nears 200K (-16,837m)!

Posted Meters:
David W – 21,097 Four HM's & an FM in the past week!
Yisroel H – 21,097 HM!
Jim C – 18,000 Long!
Keir P – 16,290 Studly!
Chris B – 15,217 Great distance!

Neil Q – 10,000 Hope you're healthy...
Bobbie Z – 9,291 No rest for the weary!
Adam M – 8,842 Found an erg!
John B – 8,023 Five rows in 5 days!
George M – 7,200 Rested & ready!

Jamie B – 6,001 Longest on this round of rows!
Dana H – 4,014 Fourth row this week!
John Sc. - 1,500 Staying sharp!

[Izzzmeister]

So I'm tired of waiting for the card reader update on my Mac; I'll just start entering data manually starting from yesterday's session. I'll catch up with all my unlogged rows over the last few weeks when they decide to fix the Mac reader software.

I'm shocked! All my MacFriends tell me Macs are perfect, so if there's any problem with your reader, it must come either from C2 or Eeevil Microsoft!

[Izzzmeister]

Andy I - 6,400 Not 4600? Must have gone around the lake backwards...

I do all my rowing backwards

I heard that if you row forwards, you can hear your oars say, "Paul is not dead!" Is that true?

[Quatroux]

Andy I - 6,400 Not 4600? Must have gone around the lake backwards...

I do all my rowing backwards

I heard that if you row forwards, you can hear your oars say, "Paul is not dead!" Is that true?

Rowing forwards for more than a hundred meters or so would result in me hearing the gentle rush of water followed by the sound of bubbles breaking the surface of the water. Backing is more art than science.

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, working hard to maintain 8th Place! 16 of 50 members (32%) logged a voluminous 369,078 total meters Tuesday!

Milestones achieved: Diane M drubbed 3.1M & 3.2M!!! Keir P topped 800K!! Barbara B blew by 25K!!
Approaching milestones: David W pulling for 1.6M (-21,350m), Bobbie Z is approaching 800K (-16,955m) with good form, Gary G very close to 700K (-5,884m) with Jim C (-17,000m) close behind, J.K. Gaining on 500K (-23,060m), John B one row from 300K (-3,426m), Jack F (-2,996m) & John Sc. (-14,837m) are anticipating 200K, while Jamie B is nearing 100K (-9,562m)!

Posted Meters:
Diane M – 200,000 Been busy the last few days!
Keir P – 32,020 Gaining ground!
David W – 27,629 Forgot to climb off at the HM mark...
Jim C – 17,000 Two days, 35K!
Gary G – 12,524 Persistent...

Bobbie Z – 10,607 Neither rain nor shine (nor pain) stops her...
John B – 10,431 All out!
Neil Q – 10,000 Back on schedule...
Adam M – 8,881 What you can, when you can...
Jack F – 7,281 Strong!

J.K. - 7,211 Starting your next streak of days?
George M – 6,400 Back to back!
Jamie B – 6,059 Fourth row in a week!
Barbara B – 6,035 Has her game face on!
Dana H – 5,000 Making the time to row!
John Sc. - 2,000 Always training...

[Izzzmeister]

I do all my rowing backwards

I heard that if you row forwards, you can hear your oars say, "Paul is not dead!" Is that true?

Rowing forwards for more than a hundred meters or so would result in me hearing the gentle rush of water followed by the sound of bubbles breaking the surface of the water. Backing is more art than science.

So it would sound more like, "Paul is dead, and I'm not doing too great myself" then...

[Quatroux]

So it would sound more like, "Paul is dead, and I'm not doing too great myself" then...

I'd liken it to being forced to watch Power Rangers. You know you will probably survive despite everything in your body telling you it isn't going to end well for you.

[Izzzmeister]

Brother Jim Kielma, the man with the biggest heart in Illinois, has graciously re-joined his old colleagues of TimbukTOO! Welcome back, Brother Jim! 12 of 51 members (24%) logged 362,660 total meters (including Jim K's 209,931) Wednesday!

Milestones achieved: Gary G & Jim C topped 700K, John B pulled 300K, & Jim K crushed 200K!!
Approaching milestones: Bobbie Z one row from 800K (-6,371m), Heather R intent on passing 700K (-16,000m), J.K. nearer 500K (-15,910m), Jamie B is approaching 100K (-5,898m) while Barbara B sneaks up on 35K (-5,308m)!

Posted Meters:
Heather R – 68,500 A multiple-day post! Whoa!
Gary G – 19,046 Still in awe...
Jim C – 17,000 Amazing hybrid workout!
Bobbie Z – 10,584 Rolling right on...
Mark St – 10,001 Passed 10K!

J.K. - 7,150 Another!
Dana H – 6,000 Longer...
John B – 5,044 Seventh day in a row!
Barbara B – 3,737 Strengthening the habit!
Jamie B – 3,664 Three in a row, 5 in a week!
George M – 2,003 Accumulating...

[damselfly]

Welcome back to Ulla Datta for season 2015! Glad to have your oars aboard again!! 12 of 52 members (23%) logged 123,096 total meters Thursday!

Milestones achieved:
David W pounded past 1.6M, Bobbie Z scored 800K, Jack F blazed past 200K!!

Approaching milestones:
J.K. is converging on 500K (-8,895m), and Barbara B is gliding towards 35K (-2,699m)

Posted Meters:
David W - 48,675 A-yup. Nice meters there.
Jim C - 14,000 Awesome!
Gary G - 12,949 Big three day total!
Bobbie Z - 8,816 Streaking through the summer!
Jack F - 7,278 Yes!
John B - 7,038 8 in a row!
J.K. - 7,015 Nice!
Keir P - 5,400 Slacker.
Jim K - 4,600 First team row after his return!!
Barbara B - 2,609 Adding up!
Ulla D - 2,600 Welcome back!
Yisroel H - 2,116 Sneakin' in some meterage...

[quilter35]

All the summer guests have now gone home and it's time to get back on track. I am going to try and row at least 4 days each week and then be ready for the August challenge. I have really missed my workouts!

Kris

[damselfly]

Our little boat is filling up again! Woo-hoo! A big welcome shout-out to Jim (Jay) Kielma Jr., who climbs aboard with close to half-a-million season meters! Welcome14 of 53 members (26%) logged 791,804 total meters Friday!

Milestones achieved:
Diane M soared over 3.3M, Jay K. advanced past 450K, and Barbara B galloped past 35K!!

Approaching milestones:
Diane M is heading for 3.4M (-42,221m), David W is gliding towards 1.7M (-48,225m), Keir P is drawing a bead on 900K (-48,177m), John St. is shooting for 600K (-15,433m), Jay K. is on the road to 500K (-22,715m), Yisroel H is nearing 350K (-18,899m), Greg H and John Sc. are bearing down on 200K (-2,637m and -5,837m), and Ulla D is angling for 15K (-9,375m)

Posted Meters:
Jay K. - 477,285 Welcome aboard!!
Diane M - 155,555 Hmmmm... Interesting....
Greg H - 30,000 Nice round number!
David W - 24,450 Sweet little total for the day!
Gary G - 18,453 Big!
Keir P - 16,430 That's better.
Yisroel H - 13,119 Nice work, Cap'n!
John St. - 12,725 Sweet!
Bobbie Z - 12,299 The girl is Rockin'!
John Sc. - 9,000 Nice!
John B - 8,234 The streak continues!
Jim K - 5,836 Two-fer!
Barbara B - 5,393 Four in a row!
Ulla D - 3,025 Two in a row!