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[The Blacksmith]

Pie?? Did someone say Pie????? Blacksmiths love Pie

[damselfly]

Pie?? Did someone say Pie????? Blacksmiths love Pie

Do they have a high iron content?

Happy Black Friday, all! I'm stuck in airports all day today, so I'll be posting Thursday and Friday numbers on Saturday morning. Row off that pie!!

Hope you had a nice holiday and safe travels!

Thanks John! The holiday with family part was nice, but some guy turned left in front of us in an intersection and we were totaled (rental car). Hubby's back is out and I've got some very tender (but thankfully not broken) ribs where the seat belt grabbed me. It was terrifying to say the least. I haven't tried any exercise yet, but at least I can breathe deeply again. We're grateful no one was really hurt, but it did kind of put a damper on things for a bit.

I hope everyone else had a good Thanksgiving and/or Hanukkah!

[damselfly]

All hands on deck, shaking off the effects of tryptophan and double-helpings of dessert!! A grateful and gifted 23 of 79 members (29%) logged 261,763 total meters Thursday!

Milestones achieved:
Kyle J collected 900K, and Mark S flew past 35K!!

Approaching milestones:
David W is making strides to reach 4M (-41,562m), Yisroel H is catching up to 1.3M (-25,867m), Jerry H is on the road to 1.2M (-31,700m), Jodie J is moving towards 800K (-35,574m), Kevin and Dana are chipping away at 500K (-13,715m and -18,800m), Kenny H is on track for 350K (-7,500m), Ken C, Bob G, and Kristin C are teaming up to face down 250K (-561m, -12,268m, and -15,640m), Rachel B and Glenn "Turkey Pi" Y are aiming for 150K (-749m and -10,684m), and David R is making a run for 50K (-9,000m)

Posted Meters:
David W - 25,660 Stuffing in some big meters!
Diane M - 25,000 Yamming it up!
Yisroel H - 21,397 Half a marathon is better than none!
Kyle J - 20,000 All those 0's remind me of the marshmallows in Grandma's sweet taters!
Bob G - 15,000 Loosen the belt and get in the meters!
Bobbie Z - 15,000 Pre-pumpkin-pie prep!
Jerry H - 12,000 Tur-erg-en!
Walter W - 12,000 Pass the meters!
Ken C - 11,163 Planning for his second helping of the green bean casserole!
John B - 11,066 Drumstick, please!
Glenn Y - 10,543 Great start to the Holiday Challenge!!
Kristin C - 10,261 Seconds on... Meters!!
Jodie J - 10,000 Mmmm... more marshmallows...
Mark E - 10,000 A very pie-worthy row!!
Rachel B - 9,184 Pre-dessert meters!
Katerina M - 7,500 First team row, getting the HC started in style!
Dana H - 6,000 Greasing the erg rail with extra cranberry sauce!
Thomas J - 6,000 More gravy!
David R - 5,000 Back in action!
Kenny H - 5,000 No leftovers here!
Kevin K - 5,000 Carving off a big slice of meters!
Jim G - 4,987 Clearly not planning on pie!
Mark S - 4,002 Microbrew-basted bird?

[damselfly]

A big Black Friday welcome back to returning member Roger Gwinn, who hoists aboard his season bounty of over 800k meters! Glad to have you in the boat, Roger!! With his booty, 24 of 80 members (30%) avoided all the shopping hullabaloo and logged 1,137,841 total meters Friday!

Milestones achieved:
Jim C advanced past 2.3M, Roger G racked up 800K, and Ken C walloped 250K!!

Approaching milestones:
Diane M is reaching for 3.1M (-25,000m), Yisroel H is racing towards 1.3M (-15,839m), Jerry H is bearing down on 1.2M (-18,700m), Jodie J is making a run for 800K (-23,574m), Glen B is fighting to reach 600K (-8,463m), Kevin K and Dana H are adding meters to reach 500K (-8,715m and -12,800m), Matthew R and Gary G are advancing on 400K (-7,162m and -20,461m), Kenny H is making a run for 350K (-1,500m), Kristin C is dogging 250K (-3,740m), and Glenn Y is stalking 150K (-5,355m). Row like your credit score depended on it!

Posted Meters:
Roger G - 831,550 Welcome aboard!!
Diane M - 50,000 Challenge mode ENGAGED!
Katerina M - 21,098 HM and a meter, just cuz!
Walter W - 20,000 Super-strong!
Glen B - 17,200 Finally tethered the squirrel to the flywheel housing!
Jim C - 16,000 Post-pie performance!
Thomas J - 15,000 Wow!
Bobbie Z - 15,000 A pattern is taking shape...
Gary G - 14,930 Yow!
Jerry H - 13,000 Indefatigable!
John B - 12,325 Unflappable!
Jodie J - 12,000 Boundless energy!
Kyle J - 12,000 Still digesting...
Kristin C - 11,900 BIG!!
Ken C - 11,628 Keeping up!!
Matthew R - 10,526 Super!
Yisroel H - 10,028 Two-fer!
Jamie B - 10,000 Sweet!
Mark E - 10,000 The Blacksmith is BACK!!
Kenny H - 6,000 Solid!
Dana H - 6,000 Three in four!
Glenn Y - 5,329 Two-fer!
Kevin K - 5,000 Three in a row!
Andy I - 1,327 Still sluggish from the feast?

[johnb]

Pie?? Did someone say Pie????? Blacksmiths love Pie

Do they have a high iron content?

Happy Black Friday, all! I'm stuck in airports all day today, so I'll be posting Thursday and Friday numbers on Saturday morning. Row off that pie!!

Hope you had a nice holiday and safe travels!

Thanks John! The holiday with family part was nice, but some guy turned left in front of us in an intersection and we were totaled (rental car). Hubby's back is out and I've got some very tender (but thankfully not broken) ribs where the seat belt grabbed me. It was terrifying to say the least. I haven't tried any exercise yet, but at least I can breathe deeply again. We're grateful no one was really hurt, but it did kind of put a damper on things for a bit.

I hope everyone else had a good Thanksgiving and/or Hanukkah!

So sorry to hear about your accident, thankful no one seems to have been seriously hurt! I hope your hubby's back isn't too bad. A really good professional massage sounds in order, for the both of you! A nice de-stressing Spa Day, perhaps?

[Bobbie_Zee]

Geez, Lisa. That is scary! I know those airbags can really bruise you. Don't overdo it. Go see your friendly neighborhood chiropractor and/or massage therapist.

[The Blacksmith]

Yikes-I hope you guys recover quickly.

[damselfly]

Thanks guys... I'm thinking massage too. The airbags didn't go off -- so either we got down below 30MPH or Dodge Darts suck! (That may be true independent of accident-related factors. )

His back has gone out like this before but it had been a while. The funny thing is he was OK until the next day at breakfast, then bam! Major spasm. These old bodies just have trouble absorbing the shock like they used to.

On a separate note, as usual, Concept2 is taking some time in changing over the affiliation page to report Holiday Challenge meters. When it does, we'll be able to report individual and team earnings. Row strong team!!

[johnb]

On a lighter note, pun intended! I crossed a weight-loss threshold this week. At my Saturday morning weigh-in today I tipped the scale at 199.5. The first time over 25 years I have been under 200 pounds!

[The Blacksmith]

Nice!

[damselfly]

On a lighter note, pun intended! I crossed a weight-loss threshold this week. At my Saturday morning weigh-in today I tipped the scale at 199.5. The first time over 25 years I have been under 200 pounds!

Outstanding!!! And over thanksgiving weekend as well. Nicely done!!

[damselfly]

Congratulations to Diane who has already made the honor board for 100k in the holiday challenge!! Wow!

[damselfly]

All hands on deck! A solid and spectacular 24 of 80 members (30%) logged 339,361 total meters Saturday! Woot!!

Milestones achieved:
Diane M logged 3.1M, Kenny H mastered 350K, Kevin M licked 300K, Kristin C dominated 250K, and Rachel B sped past 150K!!

Approaching milestones:
David W is moving towards 4M (-16,975m), Walter W is speeding at 1.4M (-26,000m), Jerry H is aiming for 1.2M (-2,700m), Bobbie Z is zipping towards 1M (-46,931m), Jodie J is hunting for 800K (-13,574m), Thomas J and Katerina M are narrowing the gap to 700K (-37,000m and -46,918m), Kevin K and Jamie B are gaining on 500K (-3,715m and -21,221m), Mark E is working for 450K (-17,673m), Gary G is gliding towards 400K (-8,409m), Bob G is eyeing 250K (-7,268m), David R and Mark S are on track for 50K (-1,000m and -3,793m)

This week's frequent rowers (Sat 11/23 through Fri 11/29):
Bobbie Z, Jerry H, Jodie J & Walter W - 7
Andy I, Kenny H & Mark E - 6
Diane M, Jim G, John B, Rachel B & Thomas J - 5
J. K, Jim C, John S, Kristin C, Ray S & Yisroel H - 4

Posted Meters:
Diane M - 50,000 Showing us how it's done!
Walter W - 40,000 Soon to join Diane on the HC honor board!
Kevin M - 29,484 Back in da house!!
David W - 24,587 An unusual day when the erginator is 4th in the lineup!
Thomas J - 20,000 Adding up FAST!
Jerry H - 16,000 Solid!!
Bobbie Z - 15,000 Yup. Definitely a pattern.
Andy I - 12,830 Turkey + pi == ENERGY!
Gary G - 12,052 Back-to-back biggies!
John B - 12,019 Less mass to move!
Roger G - 11,500 First team row!
Ken C - 11,334 Elevensies!
Jamie B - 10,017 Dyn-o-mite!
Jodie J - 10,000 Streak remains unbroken!
Mark E - 9,501 5 straight!
Kristin C - 8,017 Left Ken on the erg too long...
Katerina M - 8,000 Sweet!
David R - 8,000 Keep 'em coming!
Mark S - 7,513 Becoming a habit!
Kenny H - 6,500 Super!
Jim G - 5,007 Nice!
Kevin K - 5,000 Streak increases!
Bob G - 5,000 Back on the bandwagon!
Rachel B - 2,000 Six out of eight!

[garygOP]

Lisa,
I hope you guys recover quickly.
Hot tub can help with faster recovery IMO. The warmth and the massaging action from the jets are restorative.

And as you know by now, Driving carefully is not enough- it takes luck to avoid the other guy.

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on deck, pulling for charitable reasons! A whopping 31 of 80 members (39%) logged 382,665 total meters Sunday! That extra serving of stuffing WILL come off your hips or belly!

Milestones achieved: Walter W whacked 1.4M, Yisroel H yanked 1.3M, Jerry H passed 1.2M, Jodie J amassed 800K, Glen B glided past 600K, Kevin K cracked 500K, Matthew R mauled 400K, Gary G gobbled up 400K, Bob G blasted 250K, Raymond W rocked 200K, Glenn Y gleaned 150K, Cindy R surpassed 100K, David R & Mark S dropped 50K!!
Approaching milestones: Bobbie Z is approaching 1 MIL (-31,931m), Thomas J nearing 700K (-17,000m), Dana H (-3,100m) & Jamie B (-10,110m) reaching for 500K, Ron M (-1,699m) leads Mark E (-7,673m) in the pursuit of 450K while Barbara B (-14,624m) maintains a slight edge over Ken C (-16,444m) in the race to 300K!

Posted Meters:
Walter W - 30,000 129K in 5 days!
Raymond W - 24,153 Getting SERIOUS!
Glen B - 23,500 You take after your son!
Jodie J - 21,097 HM! On no rest, yet!
Thomas J - 20,000 Already added 98K in 6 days you’ve been with us!

Jerry H - 18,000 Lengthening his rows!
Yisroel H - 17,000 Hard 5K, easier 10K!
Bobbie Z - 15,000 Four days, 60K!
Roger G - 15,000 Hefty row!
Kyle J - 12,365 The Kyle I’m used to…

Rachel B - 12,164 Whoa!
Katerina M - 12,000 No breaks after hard rows!
Ken C - 11,155 Four in a row!
Jamie B - 11,111 The ones we were waiting for!
John B - 10,740 Five days in a row of 10K+!

Matthew R - 10,500 Reminds me of the good old days…
Kristin C - 10,116 Great week!
Diane M - 10,000 This is what a “break” looks like?
Mark E - 10,000 You EARNED pie!
Barbara B - 10,000 We’ve missed you! Great row!

Bob G - 10,000 Back into it!
Dana H - 9,700 Reminds me of some pattern…
Gary G - 8,949 Taking no prisoners!
Glenn Y - 8,000 This DOES compute…
Ron M - 7,000 Our skeleton crew boning up again on rowing!

Mark S - 6,630 Turning the other chain & wheel…
Kenny H - 6,550 Seventh day in a row!
Cindy R - 6,370 Great to see a row from you!
Kevin K - 6,000 Building…
David R - 5,000 Three rows in 4 days!
Andy I - 4,565 Has the Eye of the Tiger!