TEAM TIMBUK2(TIMBUKTU)...JVC08

[Bill Hawthorne]

Pat and team

If there were another challenge in March - I'd be up for it!!!

I've had a great time with Timbuk2 and always look forward to the newest posts, my team mates' progress and your bits of wisdom, humor, and encouragement. Everyday "opening" up the Team Forum has been a little like opening a gift or surprise package.

A little anecdote I'd like to share with you:

I am a Clinical Psychologist and University Prof. by profession - one afternoon I was discussing the issue of positive reinforcement with one of my clients, who was presenting concerns about her children's behavior. She tended to be very negative in her approach to her kids. I was encouraging her to be positive and to recognize and reinforce their best efforts, rather than their misbehaviors. I suggested that she try to think of her family as a team, rather than a just collection of separate individuals. She really struggled with the concept, which has clearly never been a part of her own experience. So, thinking how to illustrate my point, I pulled up the January Virtual Challenge Forum and showed her in a clear, simple, and direct way how powerful little encouragements ( including "silly" things like cheer leading smiley faces) were in influencing the behavior of grown, professional, intelligent, adult, people, who made clear in their postings how powerful these encouragements and team membership were for each personally... imagine if she applied this to her children. The Forum illustrated so well that we all respond to reinforcement and encouragement and that we all do our best as part of a team, where we are a part of something greater than ourselves. My client got the point. It was a great moment and, as it turns out for me, a little extra, unanticipated, benefit of the January Virtual Team Challenge! So thanks Pat and all - it does illustrate that everything we do matters and that our efforts always extend well beyond ourselves.


"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." --A. Einstein


... I definitely prefer the latter - Bill

[TVB]

I too would like to be a part of the March team. I have been reading Pat's posts everyday and have looked to the board to see where I am in relation to the team. Knowing that I am rowing for more than just myself has been rewarding for me. I looked at my past meters per week and nothing has compared to Jan 08. I have gone beyond any prior weeks total and have Pat, Len and this team to thank for that. Although I do not post much, I wanted to show those reading what this challenge has done for me.
Thanks Team!
wk meters time.
45 64000 4:53:20.0
46 65600 4:59:52.0
47 52800 4:01:02.0
48 115200 8:58:46.5
49 96000 7:26:04.0
50 76800 5:48:24.3
51 57600 4:24:34.0
1 96000 7:24:46.0
2 115200 8:55:08.0
3 115200 9:02:02.0
4 142600 11:23:04.0

P.S.
Bill, I am a father of two 5yrs and 3yrs. I too need to remember to praise. Seeing the smile and joy in their eyes when I let them know how proud dad is of even the smallest task will stay with both them and me a lifetime.

[goyo]

I'd also like to thank Pat, my TIMBUK2 team mates, and visitors from the other teams for the continuous encouragement! We are all in this boat together and it has been and still is, a great ride!

We still have a few more days of the challenge, so....

[PJM]

Yes..keep rowing..but I have been getting some "news" that there have been illness, injuries and strains from some of the crew.Please take care and pace yourself and get the proper rest.Overuse injuries are no fun and can come back to haunt "you".I guess it just goes back to what is a team all about?...they work as one and support each other.The stronger members prevail and as the injured or weaker members try to regain their strength ..the rest just work a little harder.I have been watching that occur this entire month from all of the TEAM TIMBUK2.So don't worry about doing less..just do what you can.




PJM

[PJM]

Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. ~Henry Ford





PJM

[PJM]

The BIG picture:

228 teams
over 363 million meters rowed
3495 people rowing

Pretty amazing.


PJM

[PJM]

Steve has joined TEAM TIMBUK2...
Welcome aboard!!!

Great to have you row with us!!


PJM

[roddare]

Hi Pat,
Count me on for the NARC! It would be great fun to get together as a team again!
Coming down the home stretch. It is all down stream, with the tide and the wind is at our backs! Let's cross the finish line in style.
Go TIMBUK2!
t/c
Mike

[PJM]

Great day!!


Well over 400,000 meters were logged today.
4 full days of rowing left...hang in there!!!


PJM

[PJM]

It is possible that we will make it to 11 million meters tomorrow.
Who would have thought???





PJM

[naptrel]

Day 27 daily personal progress report

Milestone acheivers

100km:
Cindy KeplerReck
Jay Moran

150km:
Robert Humphreys

200km:
Sandi Jump

300km:
Glenn Yaniero
ChristopherJohn Green

Congratulations to Glenn Yaniero! TIMBUK2's rower of the day.

Code: Select all

Name                   Logged yesterday (m)  Places climbed  Fighting spirit (%)

Podium:
Glenn Yaniero                         25193              29                112.1
Marvin Winston                        17777              83                111.3
Sandi Jump                            19832              58                110.4

The pack:
bob bredin                            21575               6                107.4
brad keimach                          12859             115                107.3
Len Norton                            26290               3                106.1
Robert Lee                            10964              96                105.5
Bill Youtie                           15511              22                105.4
Kathleen Perregaux                    10611              45                104.3
Chris Hughes                          15000               6                103.8
Robert Humphreys                      10005              27                103.3
Bob Storck                            16079               8                102.9
Jagjit Singh                           8816              18                102.5
JayD. Anderson                         7000              27                102.2
Mike Beggs                             5000              53                102.1
Bill Hawthorne                        19074               2                101.5
Mike O'Rourke                         16000               2                101.0
ChristopherJohn Green                 11310               2                100.9
David Mason                         23538/4              21                100.6
George Mudry                           9100               2                100.5
Zennya Kingry                       11556/3              23                100.5
Shirley Sell                          13187                                100.0
Terri Lodge                            6000                                 99.7
Cindy KeplerReck                     7955/2                                 99.4
Mark Bucherl                        10000/2                                 99.1
Pat Mazzei                            11736                                 98.9
Jeremy Kingry                       14112/3                                 98.6
Lisa Gesinger                          4637                                 97.8
Joe Gallagher                        3750/4                                 97.3
Jay Moran                            7986/5                                 97.2
Bill Johnson                          10010                                 96.0
Tom Bellevue                          13000                                 95.2

• Progress logged between Sun 27 Jan 06:00 GMT and Mon 28 Jan 06:00 GMT.
• Fighting spirit is a measure of your proportional rate of ascent of the rankings. 100% means you've maintained your place in the overall rankings. If you were ranked at 200, and climbed to place 180 in the 2 days since you last logged any distance, your Fighting spirit would be ((200-180)/(200x2) + 1) x 100 = 105%. Similarly, if you were ranked at 1000 and climbed to place 950 in one day, your Fighting spirit would also be 105%.
• A '/' means yesterday's logged distance has been split between the number of days since you last logged any metres (or day 14, when these stats were started.)

Well done to all the above for pushing TIMBUK2 onwards.

Nathaniel

[baldass_newbie]

Thanks for the motivation, everyone. I started out the month passing the 2 million meter mark, but not having done much for a few years with my rower.
This month I've already passed 100K and I'm almost at the quarter pole on a UK weight loss plan: concept2.co.uk/weightloss/interactive.php
I feel great (except for when I don't row - I notice how poorly I feel) and I've been rather consistent despite having a week-long business trip to Europe and another domestic trip.
A big part is knowing that even if I'm not a leader meter-wise on this boat, I'm still part of it. Thanks for having me on the team. It's really appreciated.

And remember to feed the warrior:
youtube.com/watch?v=zHtFixj0cWk

[PJM]

Congrats on passing the 2 million meter mark!!
Your efforts have been amazing..this team has been so impressive and it takes each one of us to get where we are..a steady 5th place despite a short slide back.Steady..good.. persistent rowing with the spirit and strength that the team showed each & every day..
GREAT WORK!!!!!!!!!!!

PJM

[PJM]

Out of the boat at the end of the race..will this be YOU?????


We are so close to the shore...it is exhilarating.



GO TIMBUK2!!!

PJM

[PJM]

Gee..it's only 9am where I sit...
We have going on 100,000 meters logged..way to row team.It is Monday..that says SO much about how we are.

GO TEAM TIMBUK2!!!


PJM