TimbukTOO Team Room

[damselfly]

All hands on deck! 17 of 56 members (30%) logged 194,348 total meters Friday!

Milestones achieved:
Jim blazed through 2.7M, and Fred bounded by 400K!!

Approaching milestones:
Matthew is nearing 1.5M (-16,864m), Mark is still stalking 1M (-32,190m), Joseph is closing on 700K (-47,348m), Warren is a couple of rows from 500K (-19,719m), Glen is coming up on 150K (-13,656m), and Ted is setting sights on 35K (-4,934m). Row like there's no tomorrow!! (Oh, wait, that's next Thursday.)

Team Holiday Challenge Earnings: $94.60
David W : $19.88
Kyle J : $10.64
Jim C : $9.28
Kevin K : $6.48
Jamie B : $6.08
Andy I : $5.84
Adam M : $5.28
Gary G : $4.36
Warren F : $4.08
Joseph W : $3.72
Lisa H : $3.64
Yisroel H : $3.52
Dale C : $3.24
Matthew R : $3.12
Heather R : $3.08
Mark E : $2.36


Posted Meters:
Fred B - 18,165 Freddy the Human reporting for duty!
Jim C - 18,000 Strong finish to the week!
Glen B - 16,343 Yeah, THAT's coming back slow and careful-like.
Kyle J - 16,028 Sa-weet!
Andy I - 14,288 Ho-ho-holy moly!
Yisroel H - 12,833 Nice!
John S - 12,777 Back from haitus...
Warren F - 12,000 Whoa!! This erg goes to 11 -- er -- 12!!!
Matthew R - 11,300 Great!
Kevin K - 11,068 The drive is alive!
Heather R - 10,000 Nice! Ribs still OK?
Jamie B - 10,000 Nice round number!
Joseph W - 8,727 Excellent!
Adam M - 8,000 Energizer Adam!
Cindy R - 7,194 Has a certain chemistry with her erg!
Mark E - 6,611 Have computer, will post!
Ted P - 1,014 Excellent build-up!

[The Blacksmith]

Just ordered my timbuktoo mug-made nice and easy thanks to Lisa!

[damselfly]

All hands on deck! A taut and terrific 10 of 56 members (18%) logged 92,868 total meters Saturday!

Milestones achieved:
Nothing today, but on the horizon we have...

Approaching milestones:
Andy is snarling at 1.7M (-47,874m), Matthew is about to breech 1.5M (-5,564m), Mark is chiseling away at 1M (-22,190m), Joseph is setting sights on 700K (-40,879m), Mark is brewing up 75K (-1,132m), and Ted is closing on 35K (-4,224m). Row, row, row your erg!

This week's frequent rowers (Sat 12/8 through Fri 12/14):
Kevin K - 7
Andy I, Jamie B & Ted P - 6
Adam M, David W, Jim C, Joseph W, Kyle J & Warren F - 5
Cindy R, Glen B, Heather R, Keith J, Lisa H, Mike M, Ron M & Yisroel H - 4

We are rockin' the Holiday Challenge! Can we break $100 today! Row strong, team!
Team Holiday Challenge Earnings: $98.00
David W : $19.88
Kyle J : $11.36
Jim C : $9.28
Kevin K : $6.84
Andy I : $6.48
Jamie B : $6.08
Adam M : $5.64
Gary G : $4.36
Warren F : $4.08
Joseph W : $4.00
Lisa H : $3.64
Matthew R : $3.56
Yisroel H : $3.52
Dale C : $3.44
Heather R : $3.08
Mark E : $2.76


Posted Meters:
Kyle J - 17,875 Huge!
Andy I - 16,319 Probably in pain!
Matthew R - 11,300 Steady as she goes...
Mark E - 10,000 Yow!
Kevin K - 9,040 Unflappable!
Adam M - 9,000 Sweet!
Mark S - 7,097 Big!
Joseph W - 6,469 Nice!
Dale C - 5,058 Addin' up!
Ted P - 710 Getting to be a daily habit!

[PJM]

Just ordered my timbuktoo mug-made nice and easy thanks to Lisa!

Where can "we" get these mugs..I need one..

And By the way ..would it be ok if I rowed with your team for the upcoming challenge?
Sadly I am a bit rusty but can add a few meters while I work on my skills..

Thanks!!

Pat

[damselfly]

Just ordered my timbuktoo mug-made nice and easy thanks to Lisa!

Where can "we" get these mugs..I need one..

And By the way ..would it be ok if I rowed with your team for the upcoming challenge?
Sadly I am a bit rusty but can add a few meters while I work on my skills..

Thanks!!

Pat

Hiya Pat! You certainly don't need to ask to row with the team you founded! We'd love to have you aboard any time you want!!

As far as the mug, I've given the instructions below how to create it. Unless I make a cafepress "store" I can't make a mug that other people can order, like a shirt. So, I will have to send you a graphics file for you to use. Send me a PM with an email address I can use to send you the file and you'll be all set.

Mug Instructions:

1. Go to cafepress.com’s custom mugs section: http://www.cafepress.com/make/custom-mugs
2. Select one of the “custom photo mugs” and click Design Your Own under it
3. Pick one of the Blank mugs. This will put you into their designer.
4. Upload the image I've provided via email. I sized it so it shouldn’t require any editing once it’s uploaded.
5. Click Preview Design, and then Add To Cart.
6. Viola!

[damselfly]

If you're interested in a t-shirt, here's the low-down...



http://www.cafepress.com/cp/customize/p ... =705747223

[Quatroux]

Andy I - 16,319 Probably in pain!

Yesterday was a killer 4 x 2k at 93% of race pace. I was dead afterwards because I cut my cool down short. What a mistake!
Today was 8 x 500m at race pace. It was a struggle to finish each one, but it is interesting to see how quickly your body can recover from short intervals.
I'm on vacation this week and hope to post some good meter totals when I'm not busy beating the kids on the Playstation.

[TMike]

Andy I - 16,319 Probably in pain!

Yesterday was a killer 4 x 2k at 93% of race pace. I was dead afterwards because I cut my cool down short. What a mistake!
Today was 8 x 500m at race pace. It was a struggle to finish each one, but it is interesting to see how quickly your body can recover from short intervals.
I'm on vacation this week and hope to post some good meter totals when I'm not busy beating the kids on the Playstation.

You need to trying breathing diesels fumes - It really helps me a lot. Just today I broke my 10k record. And thanks to the reefer unit next to me for starting up and running during the last 2000 meters --- I don't think I could have done it without it.


From North Bend, Wa (just outside of Seattle, off I-90) at 673 feet, 35 degrees F, during a down pour of drizzle I managed a new 10K Personal best of 39:27.0 at a 1:58.3 split -- And I owe it all to diesel fumes, the drizzle, Elvis, and Team Timbuktoo!

[damselfly]

Hey Pat, I sent off your file. Let me know if you have any problems with it!

[Quatroux]

And I owe it all to diesel fumes, the drizzle, Elvis, and Team Timbuktoo!

Congrats! That's a good split under any conditions.

[damselfly]

Dunno how you do it, Mike, with the fumes and all. A lady I passed on the trail today had perfume on and I about gagged just from that! You're made of some pretty tough trucker stuff.

[TMike]

.... You're made of some pretty tough trucker stuff.

Aww shucks...I ain't tough

[Izzzmeister]

Just today I broke my 10k record... at 673 feet, 35 degrees F, during a down pour of drizzle I managed a new 10K Personal best of 39:27.0 at a 1:58.3 split -- And I owe it all to diesel fumes, the drizzle, Elvis, and Team Timbuktoo!

Dude! You broke the 40 minute mark, and handily! Oh, the super-humanity!

[Izzzmeister]

Hi, TimbukTWOians the world over!
Two years ago, TimbukTWO finished 16th in the Virtual Team Challenge. Last year, we finished 12th. I’m hoping that by getting an early start on sign-ups, that we can push for a Top-10 finish, maybe even 7th or 8th… Thanks to all those that are already signed up!
Here are the 10 people already signed up for January’s VTC:
From our year-round affiliation: Glen B, Jim C, Warren F, Yisroel H, Andy I, Heather R & John S!
From our Team TimbukTWO members: Rusty A & Pat M! Thanks for signing up early, and thanks for re-choosing TimbukTWO!
And we’ve added a new friend: Doug Kee. A major TimbukTWO welcome to you, Doug! We need every extra hand we can get, and we hope we help provide the motivation you need to reach your goals!
I’ve once again volunteered the services of the ever-suffering Lisa to track our goals, so that we can suffer profound embarrassment when… um, I mean we can revel in reaching our personal goals for the month with our teammates!
(I’m going to again take 300K as my goal. My challenge this time is an overseas trip from Jan. 14-21, plus whatever residual jet-lag ensues. Hope I don‘t end up at the bottom of the stats again…)
So, if you haven’t signed up yet, please do so. Also, we will be recruiting in the airports next to the Hari Krishna group for additional TimbukTWO sign-ups, so all volunteers to man those booths are appreciated.
Let’s surprise even more people this time…

[Quatroux]

(I’m going to again take 300K as my goal.)

put me down for 400k