Holiday Challenge

[old] Dave Sachs · Post by **[old] Dave Sachs** » November 26th, 2005, 11:28 pm

I haven't participated in the HC since 2000. This year I will attempt to complete the 200K distance. It is 11/26 and for my first 3 days I have completed 7000, 8000, and 8533 meters per day respectively. HOw many of you are also participating? When I last participated in 2000 I recall that the forum had many comments on the HC and individual progress, etc. THis year I cannot find a single reference to it on the forum. Maybe I am just looking in the wroung place or else the popularity of the HC has diminished significantly. Ideas? Comments?

[old] tjod · Post by **[old] tjod** » November 27th, 2005, 12:04 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'>QUOTE(Dave Sachs @ Nov 26 2005, 07:28 PM)</div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>I haven't participated in the HC since 2000. This year I will attempt to complete the 200K distance. It is 11/26 and for my first 3 days I have completed 7000, 8000, and 8533 meters per day respectively. HOw many of you are also participating? When I last participated in 2000 I recall that the forum had many comments on the HC and individual progress, etc. THis year I cannot find a single reference to it on the forum. Maybe I am just looking in the wroung place or else the popularity of the HC has diminished significantly. Ideas? Comments? </td></tr></table> Hi Dave; From what I gather by reading the forums, there's a good amount of interest in the HC. I've started and have managed to log almost 32K. The days off from work helped a lot... tj

[old] Canoeist · Post by **[old] Canoeist** » November 27th, 2005, 12:24 am

I am going to try waking up a half hour earlier each morning for December and pull 7,500 each day. That should easily make the 200K. My 12 year old daughter is rowing 2K per day, so this is extra incentive to finish this challenge so we can have matching hoodies. Cheers, Paul Flack

[old] Annabassand · Post by **[old] Annabassand** » November 27th, 2005, 6:55 am

Hiya This is my first HC. I've managed to do about 29k so far. I am aiming for 200k

I really hope to keep it up. I wonder why C2 don't do a "count down" on the challenges page, as they did with the Skeleton Challenge. Good luck everyone /Anna

[old] afolpe · Post by **[old] afolpe** » November 27th, 2005, 7:08 am

i've done since i started erging, 3 holiday seasons ago, and i'll do it this year too. amazing how motivating a sweatshirt can be. have done 2 10K's so far, but will be away in india for a week. i asked them to put me in hotels with exercise facilities, but an erg is probably too much to ask for. so, i'm going to have to get serious when i get back. still plenty of time, though. good luck and have fun finishing it Andrew

[old] John Rupp · Post by **[old] John Rupp** » November 27th, 2005, 5:21 pm

50km each morning 200,447 meters in 4 days

[old] Dave Sachs · Post by **[old] Dave Sachs** » November 27th, 2005, 9:22 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'>QUOTE(Annabassand @ Nov 27 2005, 04:55 AM)</div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Hiya This is my first HC. I've managed to do about 29k so far. I am aiming for 200k

I really hope to keep it up. I wonder why C2 don't do a "count down" on the challenges page, as they did with the Skeleton Challenge. Good luck everyone /Anna </td></tr></table> Anna, I agree. I wish there was a countdown feature also. THis would be very helpful. Good Luck in the HC. Dave

[old] Dave Sachs · Post by **[old] Dave Sachs** » November 27th, 2005, 9:25 pm

I have been putting in about 8K per day. I am at 31,500M at present. I will be out of town for 5 days during the HC so will have to put in some extra meters when I return. Good Luck to everyone and have fun!

[old] Polaco · Post by **[old] Polaco** » November 28th, 2005, 11:51 am

This weekend we've had on the water races and I haven't logged any meter but I'm going to do it, no doubt! I've made it the last two years and I'm going to do it again I WANT MY PIN!! . And I would like my t-shirt or my hoodie also but it's impossible outside the US C2 folks, why don't you let me pay for the transportation or even better why don't you coordinate it with the local dealers, you send some t-shirts in the same transportation you send the machines and that's it!! At the end how many spaniards take the challenge? Me and....? Pleeeeaaaaase, please, please

[old] Ducatista · Post by **[old] Ducatista** » November 28th, 2005, 3:02 pm

I did my first HC in 2002, and the momentum kept me rowing all the way through to the 2003 HC. I let things slide after that, and skipped last year's HC. I'm finally back on the rail, just in time for the hoodie. I started Saturday and have logged 28K so far. I'll shoot for 10K a day to build in some padding in case my schedule gets dicey closer to Christmas.

[old] nkoffler · Post by **[old] nkoffler** » November 28th, 2005, 3:20 pm

I first started erging in October of 2000 and, then, the HC seemed like an impossible dream. Since then, I've completed each of them. One key has been getting a bunch of long pieces in before the Thanksgiving weekend is over. Another is mapping out a plan so that you now how far you need to erg each day. We were at my in-laws this year and their local health club had no ergs. As such, instead of the usually 50K plus, I finished the weekend with only 17K which I did on Sunday after we returned. Still, with a total of 31 days, I should be able to make it with 5 workouts per week. Some of the ones during the week before work will have to total 10K. Good luck to all, Neil

[old] deckhart · Post by **[old] deckhart** » November 28th, 2005, 4:42 pm

I became the proud owner of a Model C about 6 weeks ago, and have attended a couple of Xeno's classes at Iron Oarsman. I am giving the HC 200K a shot, I have been rowing at least 10K 5 days a week, so I think I should make it. I need a new T-shirt! Dave

[old] skov2 · Post by **[old] skov2** » November 28th, 2005, 8:38 pm

What do the t-shirts/sweatshirts look like?

[old] tahoeguy29 · Post by **[old] tahoeguy29** » December 4th, 2005, 9:10 pm

My first Holiday Challenge and find that it is a great motivator. I'm at 97k by rowing twice a day instead of my normal once a day. My wife thinks I'm crazy,but have my eyes on that tee shirt The nice side benefit is that she is now on the tredmill ( former clothes hanger) twice as often also!

[old] mpukita · Post by **[old] mpukita** » December 4th, 2005, 9:37 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'>QUOTE(Polaco @ Nov 28 2005, 11:51 AM)</div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>This weekend we've had on the water races and I haven't logged any meter but I'm going to do it, no doubt! I've made it the last two years and I'm going to do it again I WANT MY PIN!! . And I would like my t-shirt or my hoodie also but it's impossible outside the US C2 folks, why don't you let me pay for the transportation or even better why don't you coordinate it with the local dealers, you send some t-shirts in the same transportation you send the machines and that's it!! At the end how many spaniards take the challenge? Me and....? Pleeeeaaaaase, please, please </td></tr></table> Jamie: If you people outside the US who want award shirts can get them shipped to me, in the US, I will repackage and have them forwarded on to you. It will be my contribution to your rowing motivation (as long as it's not tons and I go broke with shipping costs!). Maybe others would volunteer to do the same and we can share the workload. Let me know if this might work. -- Mark

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