TimbukTOO Team Room

[dag1]

Lisa, hope you you kick this flu bug real quick, and get to feeling better soon.

[Poprow]

Hi.
I'm sorry that I have not been holding up my end of the boat.
So busy at work right now.
I'll try to get some meters in this final week.
-Angela P

Hope you are feeling better soon, Lisa.
I really appreciate all that you and our Cap'n do for us.
This team has kept me motivated.

[Poprow]

Hi.
I'm sorry that I have not been holding up my end of the boat.
So busy at work right now.
I'll try to get some meters in this final week.
-Angela P

Hope you are feeling better soon, Lisa.
I really appreciate all that you and our Cap'n do for us.
This team has kept me motivated.

[damselfly]

All hands on deck, working off spectacular-looking doughnutty things!! A sleek and slick 27 of 83 members (33%) logged 375,718 total meters Saturday!

Milestones achieved:
Neil Q reached 1.4M, Andy I conquered 900K, Ron M and Angela P bagged 800K, Cindy R racked up 250K, and Chuck A blazed past 75K!!

Approaching milestones:
Diane M is intent on 11.9M (-13,909m), Keir P is shooting for 2.7M (-4,170m), Heather R is making strides to reach 2.6M (-2,500m), Gary G is about to tackle 2.3M (-17,028m), Doug G is seeking 1.9M (-4,594m), John Sc. is heading for 1.6M (-44,539m), Lee C is pursuing 1.1M (-9,243m), Pete K is chasing 900K (-35,627m), Andrew A and Stephen M are closing on 700K (-4,521m and -16,984m), Stefan S is converging on 500K (-9,946m), Jack F and Adam M are on the road to 350K (-7,225m and -10,440m), Ken C is racing towards 300K (-6,735m), and Kristin C is catching up to 250K (-5,637m)

This week's frequent rowers (Sat 1/17 through Fri 1/23):
Pete K - 7
Bobbie Z, Chuck A, George M, John Sc., Kevin K, Lee C, Mark E & Neil Q - 6
Andrew A, Dale C, Diane M, Gary G, J.K., Keir P, Lisa H & Ron M - 5
Doug G, Gary D, Mark St, Stefan S & Stephen M - 4

Posted Meters:
Diane M - 75,063 Making up for lost time!
Heather R - 24,000 Hum strong!
Lee C - 20,448 Whoa!!
Pete K - 19,923 Zowie!
Gary G - 18,868 Channeling the great Garcia!
John Sc. - 18,000 What a week!!!
Doug G - 16,742 Super strong!
Keir P - 16,020 Twin 16s!
Angela P - 14,955 Pulling her weight just fine!!
Ron M - 14,000 Found a sweet spot!
Mark E - 13,211 Watch that shoulder!
Andy I - 13,000 Two-fer, and four this week!
Bobbie Z - 12,000 Quietly moved ahead of Ron...
Stephen M - 10,620 Sweet!
Mark St - 10,245 Long!
Neil Q - 10,000 Right on!
Adam M - 8,740 Sneaking in some meters!
Cindy R - 7,706 Two-fer!
Ken C - 7,608 Next stop, 300!
Jack F - 7,281 Great!
Kevin K - 7,115 Getting his daily dose!
Chuck A - 6,753 Adding up fast!
Stefan S - 5,706 Three-fer!
Andrew A - 5,655 Never misses!
Kristin C - 5,046 Nice!
Dana H - 4,000 Back after a break!
Linnea F - 3,013 Two-fer!

[ronmardix]

Bobbie Z - 12,000 Quietly moved ahead of Ron...

Hate the rest days during challenges, but there's no choice. I've been increasing distance and trying to increase pace at the same time. Not a good combination when I'm trying to strengthen my back. You'd think that I would've known better

Row strong, Bobbie, I may be seeing your wake for the final week.

[damselfly]

An amazing day of rowing, with 34 of 86 members (40%) logging 444,483 total meters Saturday! Nicely done, mates!! We've surged past 8 MILLION METERS!! Woo-hoo!! And we've got a narrow lead over the New Haven crew -- will it last?!?! Row Strong, Team!!

Congrats to the members of our crew who have achieved their goals and are keeping the meters coming!!


Posted Meters:
Chuck A - 6,753
Andrew A - 5,655
Lee C - 20,448
Alan C - 10,500
Ken C - 7,608

Kristin C - 5,046
Douglas D - 10,407
Monica D - 10,019
Mark E - 13,211
Linnea F - 3,013

Jack F - 7,281
Doug G - 16,742
Gary G - 18,868
Adrian G - 22,639
Dana H - 4,000

Andy I - 13,000
Pete K - 19,923
Kevin K - 7,115
Ron M - 14,000
Adam M - 8,740

Jason M - 7,000
Diane M - 75,063
Stephen M - 10,620
Michael N - 9,100
Mark O - 10,100

Keir P - 16,020
Angela P - 14,955
Heather R - 24,000
Cindy R - 7,706
Jeff R - 7,000

Stefan S - 5,706
Mark St - 10,245
John W - 10,000
Bobbie Z - 12,000


Challenge Goals - Day 24 of 31 (77.4%):
Jeff R - 141,140 of 100,000 (141.1%)
Pete K - 447,908 of 333,000 (134.5%)
Doug G - 203,205 of 200,000 (101.6%)
Heather R - 381,500 of 400,000 (95.4%)
Mark St - 134,362 of 150,000 (89.6%)
Gary G - 250,836 of 300,000 (83.6%)
Kevin K - 166,132 of 200,000 (83.1%)
Lee C - 165,610 of 200,000 (82.8%)
Ron M - 222,000 of 275,000 (80.7%)
Carl R - 99,176 of 125,000 (79.3%)

Bobbie Z - 230,500 of 300,000 (76.8%)
Stephen M - 74,614 of 100,000 (74.6%)
Lisa H - 108,923 of 150,000 (72.6%)
Mark E - 175,464 of 250,000 (70.2%)
Ken C - 64,084 of 100,000 (64.1%)
Yisroel H - 156,734 of 250,000 (62.7%)
Linnea F - 46,583 of 75,000 (62.1%)
Katie S - 57,813 of 100,000 (57.8%)
John B - 85,247 of 150,000 (56.8%)
Gary D - 30,000 of 60,000 (50.0%)
Angela P - 82,301 of 200,000 (41.2%)
Jamie B - 68,528 of 175,000 (39.2%)


Milestones achieved:
Diane M pummeled 900K, Gary G trounced 250K, Doug G vaulted over 200K, Lee C blasted 150K, Andy I and Andrew A attacked 100K, and Alan C and Chuck A surmounted 50K!!

[dag1]

The Denver indoor rowing championships start this weekend. Friday night I'm entered in the 30 min race with 30 others and am a little nervous, but looking forward to the challenge. I'm not sure if I can use my log card in a competition, does anyone know? I would like to add those meters to the team challenge. I'm glad they have distance races of 1\2 marathon, and 1 hour row and 30 min. I don't see that on other regatta central competitions, I'm not sure why other cities don't offer distance races, I know most serious rowers focus on the 2k as the ultimate challenge for strength and endurance, but there seems to be a lot of interest in these distance races. There is over 300 entries overall, it grows by about 30 to 40 people a year. I'm glad to see the growing interest in this competition, because I believe the erg is such a great tool for getting into shape. Check out the competitions in your area by going to https://www.regattacentral.com/

[damselfly]

Wow Doug, that's great!! Very exciting!! I am not a competition person but am a bit in awe over those who are. Best of luck to you and please let us know how you do!!

I don't know about the log card question, but I don't see why those meters couldn't be logged in your logbook like any others. You wouldn't necessarily need your card. Just write down the distance and time and enter them by hand. That's how I do mine. I'm strictly low-tech ( with regard to logging meters anyway!).

Maybe some of our other mates who have competed can weigh in with their experience.

Row strong!!

[ronmardix]

Hi.
I'm sorry that I have not been holding up my end of the boat.
So busy at work right now.
I'll try to get some meters in this final week.
-Angela P

You're pulling your weight and then some. 15k rows and almost 100k for the challenge hardly sounds like slacking to me. You're doing great and helping the team chug along just fine.

[ronmardix]

The Denver indoor rowing championships start this weekend. Friday night I'm entered in the 30 min race with 30 others and am a little nervous, but looking forward to the challenge. I'm not sure if I can use my log card in a competition, does anyone know? I would like to add those meters to the team challenge. I'm glad they have distance races of 1\2 marathon, and 1 hour row and 30 min. I don't see that on other regatta central competitions, I'm not sure why other cities don't offer distance races, I know most serious rowers focus on the 2k as the ultimate challenge for strength and endurance, but there seems to be a lot of interest in these distance races. There is over 300 entries overall, it grows by about 30 to 40 people a year. I'm glad to see the growing interest in this competition, because I believe the erg is such a great tool for getting into shape. Check out the competitions in your area by going to https://www.regattacentral.com/

Very cool and good luck. Most of all have a great time - enjoy the experience. I'd love to hear about how it went.

I'd love to compete one day if I can get my back strong enough to make a difference.

[damselfly]

Holy moly folks!! You teammates out there in the Northeast, please stay safe!!

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/cri ... northeast/



On the upside, more time available to erg. Just sayin'.

[ronmardix]

Holy moly folks!! You teammates out there in the Northeast, please stay safe!!

On the upside, more time available to erg. Just sayin'.

They're saying that this will be one of the top 5 storms in history. Awesome.

[The Blacksmith]

Time to break out the snowshoes

[dag1]

Holy moly folks!! You teammates out there in the Northeast, please stay safe!!

On the upside, more time available to erg. Just sayin'.

They're saying that this will be one of the top 5 storms in history. Awesome.

Hope everyone stays safe and gets stranded at home and not work . Row and shovel, row and shovel...careful of your backs.

[Bobbie_Zee]

Doug, rowing a regatta is quite intimidating to me! The fact that you're doing it is stupendous. Hope you see a PB. Like Lisa, I write down my times in my trusty little book, and enter on the computer. One step up from papyrus.....

Lisa, glad to see that you're feeling better. (And if you are NOT feeling better and are dragging yourself out of bed, get back in bed!)

Ron, my middle name is Stubborn. So if I said I was gonna do 300K, I'll do it even if it kills me. (But actually, I'm feeling pretty good.) When I saw that coastal Ocean County NJ is supposed to get blizzard conditions with 24-30" snow, my first thought was, "Dang! I can rack up some extra meters on Tuesday!" When I'm not digging us out. Who said something about snowshoes? I haven't been out in my this year.....

Everybody stay safe, row strong.