TimbukTOO Team Room

[damselfly]

Meters a bit early tonight, team, as I have an engagement... A good day today with 6 of 33 members (18%) logging 78,821 total meters.

Milestones achieved: John S hit 1M and Fred B hit 450K!! Congratulations!!

Approaching milestones: David is approaching 1.8M (-14,192m) (anyone want to bet it's TOMORROW?!?!)

Posted Meters:
John S - 22,561
David W - 16,670
Yisroel H - 16,127 Cap'n's in DA HOUSE! (or DA BOAT!)
Fred B - 10,653 Great row!
Gary G - 6,810
Adam M - 6,000

Row on, team!

[vandaria]

Heyas all!

Been awol for some time and looking to get back into rowing again. Funny enough as I was thinking this I got the Fall Challenge email and so here I am!! Can't say I am going to put on that many meters but it will be something!

Looking forward to re-meeting everyone and having fun in this challenge!!

Vandaria

[cindyreck]

Hey Teammates!!

I'm sorry I have been sluggish in posting my meters from waaaay back. I've been rowing, you just didn't know about it! I've been running also, which I think has boosted my endurance on the rower. It's all good here. Two of my kids are in school now, so I'm hoping that translates to less days missed on the rower. We'll see. I'm up for the Fall Challenge! Bring it on! Thanks Izz and Lisa for keeping up with all of us and our comings and goings. Let's have a great September!

Cindy

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, the Cap'n learning Piratespeak from the captive they call Damselfly! Got that, ye scurvy knaves?
A sweet 9 of the now 33 members who have already rowed (27%) logged 100,634 meters Saturday! Our team has cracked the 10 million meter mark!
Milestones: David W is first to 1.8M, and Joseph W reached the 500K mark!
Approaching Milestones: Fred a whisker from 450K (-163m), Jamie quite near 300K (-1,691m) with Mike (-15,222m) close behind, Paul halved the distance to 150K (-7,539m), while Kathy nears 75K (-1,268m)!

This week's frequent rowers (Sat 8/20 through Fri 8/26):
David W, Gary G & Jamie B - 6
Adam M & Kathy B – 4

Posted Meters:
David W - 22,172
Mike E - 17,559 Big!
John S - 13,526 As the running season draws to a close…
Adam M - 10,000
Jamie B - 10,000 Consistent!

Matthew R - 8,050
Gary G - 7,933
Joseph W - 6,394 The 15MMman strikes again!
Dennis H - 5,000 Good to have you back in the boat!

Got 2 bites on my Model C, we shall see…

Seven more TimbukTWO sign-ups for the FTC – now at 17 team members and growing fast.
Welcome, Andrew A, a former TimbukTOOian, Mary H, Lisa H, Jessica W, Patti S, John S & Dennis H! Let us know what your personal goals are for this team challenge!

[damselfly]

Harken up now, Cap'n, what ye need to get these scurvy curs to listen to ye, is a bit more commandin'-like of a visage on yer avatar... Here be a bit o' an improvement fer ye.....

And remember now, me hearties, International Talk Like a Pirate Day is on September 19th -- right slap-dab in the heart of the Fall Challenge!!! Coincidence? Methinks n-arrrrrrrrrr-ttt!!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, Andrew Augenstein has grabbed an oar, and the Cap'n is on deck putting on eye shadow to look more like Capt. Jack Sparrow! Welcome back, Andrew!
A weekendy 5 of the now 34 members who have already rowed (15%) logged 117,732 meters Sunday which, with Andrew’s 413,885m, added 531,617 meters to our total!

Milestones: Andrew A hit 400K, Jamie B wore down 300K, while Cindy R wrecked 250K!
Approaching Milestones: John is approaching 1.1M (-37,306m), Fred a whisker from 450K (-163m), Mike near 300K (-15,222m), Paul a good row from 150K (-7,539m), while Kathy nears 75K (-1,268m)!

Posted Meters:
Cindy R - 54,098 Nice month of rowing!
John S - 42,195 FULL MARATHON!
Matthew R - 8,322 Guess vacation’s over…
Jamie B - 6,633 After all those even numbers…
Gary G - 6,484 A daily habit now!

One more sign-up in the past few hours for the FTC – now at 18 team members and growing fast.
Welcome, Matthew R! Let us know what your personal goals are for this team challenge!

[APM]

Team, after talking with our Captain I would like us all to take a proactive approach to recruiting new members. We al know this Team is great, but without continued dedication to recruit an array of different members who are looking for a team we can't show the rest of the erging community.

Please join me in trying to sell the team ideals to those looking!!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, and the Cap'n is blinking a lot, unlike Jack Sparrow!
A saddening 5 of the now 34 members who have already rowed (15%) logged 55,183 meters Monday... which has sharks circling our boat!

Milestones: Kathy B hit 75K!
Approaching Milestones: John is approaching 1.1M (-37,306m), Chris slaloming towards 400K (-19,000m), Mike nears 300K (-15,222m), with Paul one good row from 150K (-7,539m)!

Posted Meters:
Yisroel H - 17,277 * sigh * another aborted HM…
David W - 15,320 Thanks for giving me ONE day of glory, pal…
Kathy B - 11,377 Becoming a real force on the team!
Chris H - 7,000 Our only vertical team member strikes again!
Fred B - 4,209 Whoops, guess you’d hit 450K already…

Two more sign-up in the past day + for the FTC – now at 20 team members and expanding quickly!
Welcome, Adam M & new team member Andy I! Please let us know what your personal goals are for this team challenge, and we will help you track them!

[Izzzmeister]

Team, after talking with our Captain I would like us all to take a proactive approach to recruiting new members. We al know this Team is great, but without continued dedication to recruit an array of different members who are looking for a team we can't show the rest of the erging community.

Please join me in trying to sell the team ideals to those looking!!

Seconded!
It's frustrating to me for TimbukTWO to be among the top leaders in meters-per-person, and still end up behind teams that have only one thing over us: Numbers!
After our Battle of the Titans last March, our Affiliation Team slipped in the standings from 8-9th Place to 14th. We've since slowly climbed back into the 11-12th range, and only getting stronger.
In the Team Challenges, we sunk a bit more than that, because a few of our top rowers got mad that they were "unloaded" from the team right before a Challenge (last March) without warning. (I wasn't too pleased that we had to slap together a team at the last minute, either.) We need to do some extra promotion to make up for them - or even make an attempt to get them back now that our team is very stable.
With only a few more members, we could be back in the Top Ten both in Affiliation Standings & in challenges like the FTC... Hmmm, I like that idea!

[Quatroux]

Greetings-
I'm happy to be here and can't wait for the Fall Team Challenge. I've been logging for a month and just passed 100k. I think it will be easy to maintain that pace for the FTC, but my goal is 160k. This seems like the time to join a team, but I plan to remain active long after the FTC.

[Teamjim]

I just joined this team for the 2011 Fall Challenge. thanks for the open invite!

[damselfly]

Welcome to our new Team TimBukTWO rowers who are here for the Fall Challenge! Great to have you aboard!!

I also want to encourage you to join our year-round affiliation -- that's the "TimBukTOO" affiliation... (yes, it's conFOOsing...) It's what we're reporting stats on daily at this point in the posts above. When the Fall Challenge gets underway, we will also report stats daily on everyone's progress in that challenge here as well.

To join the affiliation, go to your online logbook, click the Profile tab, then Edit Profile. Scroll down to the Affiliation setting and select TimBukTOO from the list, and save your changes with the Update Profile button at the bottom.

Welcome to the boat!!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, and the Cap'n is dyeing his beard blue!
A preliminary 4 of the now 34 members who have already rowed (12%) logged 38,434 meters Tuesday (sorry, I accidentally “locked” the stats page too early)!

Milestones: Too early to tell…!
Approaching Milestones: John is approaching 1.1M (-37,306m), Adam closing in on 450K (-20,160m), Chris slaloming towards 400K (-19,000m), Mike nears 300K (-15,222m), with Paul one good row from 150K (-7,539m)!

Posted Meters:
David W - 16,608
Fred B - 9,147
Adam M - 7,000
Lisa H - 5,679

One more sign-up today for the FTC – now at 21 team members and expanding quickly!
Welcome, new team member James C! Please let us know what your personal goals are for this team challenge, and we will help you track them!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, and the Cap'n has blue dripping down his shirt!
A reasonable 8 of the now 34 members who have already rowed (24%) logged 109,006 meters Wednesday!
Milestones: Daiva S reached 75K!
Approaching Milestones: John is approaching 1.1M (-735m), Adam closer to 450K (-13,160m), Chris narrows the gap to 400K (-12,000m), Mike nears 300K (-15,222m), with Paul one good row from 150K (-7,539m)!

Posted Meters:
John S - 36,571 Serious meters after a FM!
David W - 25,443 Unstoppable!
Andrew A - 10,390 First official TimbukTOO row! Great start!
Gary G - 10,081 Nice meters!

Joseph W - 7,521
Chris H - 7,000
Adam M - 7,000 30K this week!
Daiva S - 5,000 Congratulations!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, Andy Ivey has taken up an oar, and the Cap'n is bellowing that the next person to call him Captain Blue-Beard-and-Shirt will be forced to walk the plank! Welcome to this boat to TimbukTOO, Andy!
A wonderful 10 of the now 35 members who have already rowed (29%) logged 107,515 meters Thursday which, with the 107,455 meters Andy brought to the boat, added 214,970 to our total!

Milestones: John S achieved 1.1M, while Andy I reached 100K!
Approaching Milestones: David now approaching 1.9M (-18,876m), Yisroel working on 900K (-27,793m), Fred finds that 500K is humanly possible (-20,662m), Adam even closer to 450K (-5,160m), Chris narrows the gap to 400K (-12,000m), Mike nears 300K (-15,222m), with Paul one good row from 150K (-7,539m)!

Posted Meters:
Yisroel H - 20,160 Working back from the week & a half break!
John S - 20,118 About 135K in the past 7 days!
David W - 15,773 Our team leader chugs on…
Jeff S - 11,000
Gary G - 10,050

Adam M - 8,000 5th row this week!
Joseph W - 6,440
Cindy R - 6,001
Fred B - 5,492 Nice consistency!
Lisa H - 4,481


One more sign-up today for the FTC – now at 22 team members and growing!
Welcome, new team member Bruce H! Please let us know what your personal goals are for this team challenge - I’m going for 300K again personally - and we will help you track them!