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Re: November CTC: 4 x 750m (3r)

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Had my first go tonight and this session reminded me of the good old 4x1k / 5‘r session of the Pete Plan. I used to hate that one and now I know again why :lol: I think this
mark88man wrote: Tue Oct 24, 2017 12:39 pm 4x750(3'r) - so few words, so much pain
sums it up quite nicely. Plan tonight was to do this session in Pete Plan style, so same pace for the first three reps (1:50) and then go for it in the last one. This is how it went:

1 / 1:50.0 / 29
2 / 1:50.0 / 29
3 / 1:50.0 / 28
4 / 1:45.4 / 31

Total: 10:53.3 / 1:48.8

The even splits for the first three reps make it look easier than it was. The pain in my legs increased from rep to rep and I was very thankful for the three minutes break! Last rep was kind of „fun“, mostly because I knew I would be done soon :lol: Interesting piece of training though, this ctc could be a popular one!
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Re: November CTC: 4 x 750m (3r)

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Thank you for the quote! - thinking again maybe it should be

4x750m(3'r) - so few characters needed to type - so much character needed to deliver!

I am going to try mine next time I am in the gym - not a piece to do alone in the garage!!

I agree 4x1k(5'r) is similar but probably worse
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Re: November CTC: 4 x 750m (3r)

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plummy wrote: Fri Nov 03, 2017 9:20 amI'm only in boat 1 until Ian Bee kicks me out like he normally does though... :-(
Is that a gauntlet I can hear :wink: - excuses in early though: recovering from side strain still, so it might be a last minute flourish for posting times.
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Re: November CTC: 4 x 750m (3r)

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Had my second go today with the aim of doing the first three reps at last time‘s average pace (1:48.8 ) and then go for a fast last one. This is how it went:

1:48.8 / 29 / 167
1:48.7 / 29 / 173
1:48.2 / 30 / 177
1:44.2 / 31 / 184

Total: 10:45.1 / 1:47.5 (was 10:53.3)

First two reps felt ok (don‘t want to use the term „comfortable“ here :D ) so I decided to speed things up a bit earlier. To my surprise I still had something left in the tank for the final rep. Despite being quicker this session felt better than the first one. Really pleased with my time, only when I entered it I saw that Claudius had just beaten me by 0.4 seconds :shock: Well done Claudius, I don‘t think this was your final word, you‘re usually much quicker than me.
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Re: November CTC: 4 x 750m (3r)

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thanks Peter, i also did my 2nd attempt today...tried it in "OCD-style"...but what should i say...just not perfect enough...at least the pace in the splits are equal...

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Re: November CTC: 4 x 750m (3r)

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Like a moth to flame, couldn't resist....
Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M 10:59.3 3,000m 1:49.8 264 1207 35 2:47.8 750m 1:51.8 250 1159 34 2:43.9 750m 1:49.2 268 1222 35 2:43.0 750m 1:48.6 273 1237 36 2:44.5 750m 1:49.6 265 1212 35
It would be an understatement to say my legs are like lead.
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Re: November CTC: 4 x 750m (3r)

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The last rep looks rather painful Ian, well done for seeing it through! You really wanted to go sub 11 minutes, didn‘t you? :D
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Grobi wrote: Tue Nov 07, 2017 7:53 pm The last rep looks rather painful Ian, well done for seeing it through! You really wanted to go sub 11 minutes, didn‘t you? :D

I just wanted to finish :lol:

Good turn out for so early in the month too - well done everyone =D>
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Re: November CTC: 4 x 750m (3r)

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Well done Ian =D>

Great second go Peter well done =D>

Nice to see Erik back in the lead too ^O^

Had my second go at 6:30 this morning, have gradually been improving after 4-5 months in the wilderness.

10:50.0-1:48.3-38 Using DF146
2:44.3-1:49.5-32
2:42.1-1:48.0-38
2:41.6-1:47.6-40
2:42.0-1:48.0-43

That's a bit more like it :wink:
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Re: November CTC: 4 x 750m (3r)

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Very nice set there Alan, well done! I‘m sure the last rep hurt a lot as it was a bit slower than the one before. Good to see you improving! =D>

Now, where‘s Steve? :?:
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Well done, Al :!: =D> =D> =D> And nice attitude: not "Into the Wild" - but "Out of the Wild"... 8)
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2nd attempt after deciding not to do a 30 minutes for the FB Lightweights challenge as I'm simply not in the same league as the other competitors there.

This was tough. I just used my last set as markers and said to myself "just go faster". The only failure on that was the last rep where I dropped from 1:48.8 to 1:49.4 but I think that shows I'd put a lot more into the first three. All were under 1:50.0 pace though:
2:44.4 - 1:49.6 - 32 spm
2:44.2 - 1:49.4 - 32 spm
2:43.3 - 1:48.8 - 32 spm (edited to correct initial error)
2:44.1 - 1:49.4 - 32 spm
10:55.9 total time - a nice round 6s faster
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Very nice set there Dave and a great display of dedicaion in the final rep, =D> Not that I doubt it but was the third rep really at 1:43.3 pace? If so, maybe you take it a bit easier in the third rep the next time you go for this ctc. Because I‘m sure you‘ll have to as Ian will respond to this row :twisted: :fswink:
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Re: November CTC: 4 x 750m (3r)

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Ah - oops! Corrected now - t'was 1:48.8 #-o (same as my 4th all out rep last time)
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Great row Plummy =D> =D>
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Re: November CTC: 4 x 750m (3r)

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Great contributions so far!
Erik, as I told you, it ain't sure that you will loose the spot in the first boat. Although we still have to hear from Morten, Paul, Felton and others... ;-)
Ralf probably will have another go at it as well...

After working my way up some spots on the Meterboard this week and a day of rest yesterday, I hope to have a second go at the C2CTC tonight. After all Peter gave me a lovely target with that last spot on the water in boat II ImageImage
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Tako wrote: Fri Nov 10, 2017 6:35 am Great contributions so far!
Erik, as I told you, it ain't sure that you will loose the spot in the first boat. Although we still have to hear from Morten, Paul, Felton and others... ;-)
Ralf probably will have another go at it as well...

After working my way up some spots on the Meterboard this week and a day of rest yesterday, I hope to have a second go at the C2CTC tonight. After all Peter gave me a lovely target with that last spot on the water in boat II ImageImage
Thanks a lot, Tako :!: :D Yes, saw your comment, but I think I will have to go considerably faster if I want to compete for Boat 1...

Good luck with your next attempt - I´m sure you can nail this one :!: :fssmile:

(For historical interest an earlier ctc had only 1½´ rest periods: http://www.c2ctc.com/index.php?c_id=40, did 9:24.4, so so long ago :oops: )
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Also had another go just now. How much it hurts to gain 3.5 seconds, one place higher in both individual and boat rankings. Still holding on to boat 1 but I reckon that's going to change this weekend.
When finished the first thought is that it's the last try for this momnth, but who knows. Knowing I was able to go faster is satisfying, it soothes the pain a little.
The first tow were with a higher stroke rate, but my legs wouldn't hold that so I went for a slightly slower stroke rate (and pace).
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Sorry Fred, but this is how my second attempt went:
1. 02:39.1 33spm @1:46.0 (looking how it feels an ahead of Peter Image)
2. 02:36.8 32spm @1:44.5 (trying to go faster without killing myself too early)
3. 02:34.7 34spm @1:43.1 (speeding up Imageseeing Fred might be in range)
4. 02:31.3 33spm @1:40.8 (all in trying Paul's advice of shorter strokes but feeling my back hence old style, damn this hard ImageImage🤢)
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Congrats, Tako, jou can take some rest now...

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Yeah, agree with Fred, you surely can be proud and relax, Tako, nice speeding up :!: ^O^ ^O^
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Bloomin great show from everyone =D> =D> ^O^
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Re: November CTC: 4 x 750m (3r)

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Can't wait to see your result Steve! I had another go yesterday with the plan of doing the first three reps at the average pace from my previous try (1:48.8 ) and then see what's left in the final interval.

This is how it went:

1:47.5 / 31
1:47.5 / 31
1:47.4 / 31
1:44.4 / 33

Total: 10:40.3 / 1:46.7 (was 10:45.1)

Quite pleased with that! When I entered it I noticed that I missed moving up into FS2 by a tenth of a second :shock: So I guess I'll have to have another go although I'm not really looking forward to it as this one already was pretty hard.
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Grobi wrote: Wed Nov 15, 2017 5:15 pm Quite pleased with that! When I entered it I noticed that I missed moving up into FS2 by a tenth of a second :shock: So I guess I'll have to have another go although I'm not really looking forward to it as this one already was pretty hard.
Either that or lose 5kg and row the same pace again - would that be easier?? :wink:
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plummy wrote: Wed Nov 15, 2017 6:12 pm Either that or lose 5kg and row the same pace again - would that be easier?? :wink:
To become lightweight? I‘m afraid losing 5kg wouldn‘t be enough :oops: I‘m sure losing 9kg instead is harder than rowing the same or slightly faster pace again (especially as it had to be done before month‘s end) :D
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