TimbukTOO Team Room

[smillsy]

Thanks for the congrats and well done on your 1.2MM! Going to slow down a bit next year and only go for 750k but do something other than rowing as well.

Thanks for getting the chatter going!

Stephen

[johnb]

Thanks Steve. 750k is a good goal! It's great to have balance and do varied things.

We are into the final day of the season now, our affiliate has just passed 37.8 million meters. Great job everyone! Let's finish strong, I know I have one more good row in me. Go TimbukTOO!
Go Bobbie Z. get that goal!

Those of you who are interested, the Global Marathon Challenge kicks off the new Concept 2 rowing season. To partipate you must row either a half (21097 meters) or whole marathon (42195 meters) during the first 15 days of May.

[johnb]

The year is just about done. Way to row Bobbie Z.! Gritting it out right up until the last day and reaching 2MM for the season. I only had a short row in me today, but I closed my year out with my best month of rowing ever. On to the new season starting tomorrow. I am committed to sticking with TimbukToo again next year, if others are on board and I want to set my goal of rowing 1.5MM for the season. I feel like that is as aggressive as I can be while maintaining my cross training regimen that includes weightlifting, kettle bells, cycling, and rowing.

[Bobbie_Zee]

What a great rowing year! But a Happy New Year, teammates! May 1, whooo hooo. I cracked open a new (paper) log book today, to tote to the gym for the next 365 days.

Thanks Angela, and John for urging us forward. Row strong!

[Bobbie_Zee]

And thanks to Mark, Fred and Adam for logging the first meters of the year, and getting us on the board!

[Poprow]

Congratulations to Gary W for reaching 3MM!
Congratulations to George M and Bobbie Z for reaching 2MM!
Congratulations to Stephen M for reaching 1MM!
You did it!!!

Congratulations to all of us on Team TimbukTOO for finishing 19th on the season with over 37.8MM! (over 7500 miles to those of us who like miles)

We rock!

28 finished the season strong, posting these meters - way to go!
Winston T 158,727
John B 141,915
Bobbie Z 138,000
Steve I 119,141
Everett B 89,924
George  M 83,471
Bel C 73,719
Gabi H 71,500
Neil Q 70,000
Barbara B 68,981
Josh O 57,908
Ken C 54,492
Stephen M 49,194
JD 48,293
Gary W 43,664
Ray W 42,999
Jim C 40,000
Jack F 32,830
Mark S 30,910
Kristin C 30,022
Capn Izzy 29,610
Fred J 28,890
Bob A 10,000
Riyad E 9,000
Kevin K 6,669
Joey W 5,855
Victoria W 2,351
Rachel B 2,000

1,540,065 meters
37,843,418 total 2017 season meters

targets met at the end of the season
Barbara B passed 150k
Bel C passed 650k
Bobbie Z reached 1.95M,2M
Capn Izzy passed 1.1M
Everett B passed 250k, 300k
Gabi H passed 600k
Gary W passed 3.0M
George  M passed 1.95M,2M
JD passed 400k
John B passed 1.1M, 1.15M, 1.2M
Josh O passed 750k, 800k
Ken C passed 1.05M
Kristin C passed 800k
Mark S passed 1.25M
Neil Q passed 1.9M
Ray W passed 1.15M
Stephen M passed 1M
Steve I passed 1.5M,1.55M
Victoria W passed 50k
Winston T passed 1.3M,1.35M,1.4M

Final 2016-2017 meters
Gary W 3,000,419
George  M 2,010,665
Bobbie Z 2,000,000
Neil Q 1,940,000
Jim C 1,640,000
Steve I 1,582,398
Winston T 1,417,365
Riyad E 1,385,676
Angela P 1,340,947
Mark S 1,256,562
John B 1,214,460
Ray W 1,177,600
Army Padre 1,144,927
Capn Izzy 1,124,266
John S 1,103,256
Ken C 1,091,775
Stephen M 1,015,654
Jack F 896,526
Kristin C 825,512
Josh O 802,172
Heather R 801,700
Bill M 794,993
Warren F 749,466
Bel C 684,044
Jamie B 650,390
Gabi H 639,027
Bob 523,000
Kyle J 472,154
JD 409,136
Adam M 401,500
Joseph M 367,160
Greg H 356,800
Marcel D 315,439
Everett B 314,841
Glenn Y 298,333
Fred J 234,327
Tom W 201,171
Barbara B 194,430
Matthew R 178,105
Bob A 161,508
Kevin K 145,443
Bob L 94,280
Daniel R 93,276
Dale C 92,930
Ulla D 72,370
Heman B 71,787
Robert R 54,879
Victoria W 52,276
Sheryl M 50,351
Joey W 49,466
Jeffrey R 47,407
Bernie J 43,266
Kerim 42,891
David W 39,570
Gary D 27,500
Aditya P 20,000
Carl R 20,000
Pam S 14,222
Vince M 13,950
Marco S 13,113
Alan D 12,194
Erik B 10,547
Gary G 10,340
Rachel B 8,500
Scott W 7,464
Ted P 6,927
Russ H 5,000
Destin H 2,031
Linnea F 1,912
Noah C 1,822


April meters
2,884,795 team meters
35 of 70 - 50%

Winston T 333,157
Bobbie Z 259,500
Steve I 223,633
John B 218,854
Gary W 211,210
Neil Q 180,000
George  M 177,750
Bel C 117,103
Josh O 94,083
Gabi H 91,500
Everett B 89,924
Ken C 87,230
Stephen M 81,227
Jim C 80,000
Mark S 75,242
Barbara B 71,701
Jack F 65,678
Capn Izzy 59,907
Ray W 59,103
JD 53,293
Fred J 49,890
Marcel D 44,393
Kristin C 41,084
Army Padre 24,538
Bob A 20,000
Joey W 13,882
Riyad E 13,000
Glenn Y 12,749
Matthew R 7,000
Kevin K 6,669
Bill M 6,037
Victoria W 5,891
Angela P 5,067
Adam M 2,500
Rachel B 2,000

A wonderful season!
If you are disappointed with last season the great thing is that there is a new season starting now.

Thanks to the 19 of you who have posted meters under our Team TimbukTOO

To anyone deciding to row under another banner, thanks for being part of our team - you are always welcome here. Also, drop by just to spread some cheer!
I'm hoping to get myself back together - I'm turning 50 this season - OMG!!!
-Angela P

Thank you John B, Bobbie Z, Jack, Steve and Stephen for keeping the board going!

[Poprow]

I have a question for the group - if you own your own erg, what do you use to oil the chain.
I have not done this in quite some time.

Thanks!

[CONLEJM]

Hi Angela,

http://www.concept2.com/service/indoor- ... aintenance

Lubricate the chain with a teaspoon of purified mineral oil, 3-IN-ONE® oil, or 20W motor oil. Apply oil to a paper towel, and rub the paper towel along entire length of chain. Wipe off the excess. Repeat if needed. Do not clean the chain with any kind of cleaner or solvent, e.g. WD-40®.

[johnb]

Happy New Year Team! Well sort of, happy new season anyway; on to great things in 2017-2018. I took a couple days off from rowing and exercise altogether, but started to get back in gear today. Nice to see over 20 of us have already started logging some meters. Thanks for the wonderful and comprehensive end of the year update, Angela! BTW, age is just a number; it means you've survived another lap around the sun. I like calculating my age by lunar cycles or months for fun, by the monthly measure I just turned 685! ) Is anybody considering tackling the individual Global Marathon challenge? I may take a shot at the half-marathon version, I know I can handle that without many lingering side effects, but I really don't see myself doing a 3-4 hour full marathon effort. Last season I managed to average 100k meters per month, this year I'd like to actually hit the 100k mark every month and see how that affects me and my overall performance. Happy ergging all!

[sisaacso1]

I did the half marathon today, pretty wiped out, but I got a PB so I am happy. I don't know how anyone does a full marathon, 3 hours would make it so I couldn't walk when I was done.

[CONLEJM]

I've never done a full marathon. I tried once and choked out around 30K. Half-marathons weren't too bad, but I find I lose interest in any indoor exercise after an hour, tops. For a while I tried watching television while rowing, to see if that might help, but I lost focus on my pace and stroke rate and the workouts were mediocre.

My rowing goals this season are lower than in previous years. I now take a few months off from rowing in the Winter to log firewood, and I've started to include other types of exercise into my regimen. For the last 5.5 years I rowed about 3MM per season rowing five days a week; if I drop it to two days a week that'll get me 1.2MM as a goal.

[Bobbie_Zee]

Hey everyone, some solid rowing, TimbukTOO is in 15th place! I'm toying with the idea of a 1/2 marathon, but we'll see. I'm trying to row every day, maybe not long slogs, but at least 5K. Jim, I see we're neck and neck again. Don't envy you the log splitting this winter!

[johnb]

Okay team, you are inspiring me. I will shoot for at least one half-marathon by the 15th. I know the rules about single session and exact meters. Is taking a few moments to stop stand up and stretch allowed? Last half I did I just rowed straight through and my lower back was a bit stiff after. When I did it before, I just preset the PM and the countdown actually inspired me to keep pushing, once I got it under 10k I just churned along to the finish.

[johnb]

I did the half marathon today, pretty wiped out, but I got a PB so I am happy. I don't know how anyone does a full marathon, 3 hours would make it so I couldn't walk when I was done.

Congrats on the PB and getting it done! Way to get your year started off on the right foot, er oar!

[Poprow]

25 of us have returned so far (35% of last season's team so far)
Steve I 53,177
Winston T 44,397
Jim C 40,000
Neil Q 40,000
Bobbie Z 37,000
Kristin C 31,097
Mark S 25,000
Barbara B 24,767
Bel C 24,430
Ken C 17,513
JD 16,424
Ray W 16,166
Riyad E 15,000
John B 13,577
Capn Izzy 11,033
Fred J 10,000
Angela P 7,489
George  M 6,004
Marcel D 5,599
Jack F 5,523
Kevin K 5,094
Joey W 4,033
Josh O 4,000
Adam M 3,000
Rachel B 518

460,841 total team meters this season

Targets passed
Angela P passed 5k
Barbara B passed 5k, 10k
Bel C passed 5k, 10k
Bobbie Z passed 5k, 10k, 25k
Capn Izzy passed 5k, 10k
Fred J passed 5k, 10k
George  M passed 5k
Jack F passed 5k
JD passed 5k, 10k
Jim C passed 5k, 10k, 25k
John B passed 5k, 10k
Ken C passed 5k, 10k
Kevin K passed 5k
Kristin C passed 5k, 10k, 25k
Marcel D passed 5k
Mark S passed 5k, 10k, 25k
Neil Q passed 5k, 10k, 25k
Ray W passed 5k, 10k
Riyad E passed 5k, 10k
Steve I passed 5k, 10k, 25k, 50k
Winston T passed 5k, 10k, 25k

meters to next target
Barbara B 233 m to 25000
Bel C 570 m to 25000
Joey W 967 m to 5000
Josh O 1000 m to 5000
Adam M 2000 m to 5000
Angela P 2511 m to 10000
George  M 3996 m to 10000
Marcel D 4401 m to 10000
Jack F 4477 m to 10000
Rachel B 4482 m to 5000
Kevin K 4906 m to 10000
Winston T 5603 m to 50000
Ken C 7487 m to 25000
JD 8576 m to 25000
Ray W 8834 m to 25000
Jim C 10000 m to 50000
Neil Q 10000 m to 50000
Riyad E 10000 m to 25000
John B 11423 m to 25000
Bobbie Z 13000 m to 50000
Capn Izzy 13967 m to 25000
Fred J 15000 m to 25000
Kristin C 18903 m to 50000
Steve I 21823 m to 75000
Mark S 25000 m to 50000

# of daily posts for the period 5/1-5/5
Bel C 5
Bobbie Z 4
Mark S 4
Steve I 4
Winston T 4
Barbara B 3
JD 3
Joey W 3
Josh O 3
Ken C 3
Kristin C 3
Neil Q 3
Ray W 3
Riyad E 3
Adam M 2
Angela P 2
Fred J 2
Jack F 2
Jim C 2
John B 2
Kevin K 2
Marcel D 2
Rachel B 2
George  M 1
Capn Izzy 1

The team is off to a strong start! Go TimbukTOO!!
Thanks for cheer, Capn John B!
-Angela P