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- Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:56 am
- Forum: Training and Racing
- Topic: Injuries.....:(
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Re: Injuries.....:(
Really sorry to hear that Dave, and wish you all the very best for the months ahead. I hope you manage to get the next surgery in June and it proves successful
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:14 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: what training have free spirits been doing today?
- Replies: 9274
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Re: what training have free spirits been doing today?
That's a pretty bust few days you've had since I last posted Iain :shock: Very consistent set of 5' intervals followed by a nice LSD row and then a gold-target-and-SB-hitting HM followed by another LSD recovery row ^O^ ^O^ Surely time for a rest :lol: Very nicely controlled 500m Franz 8) In stark co...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:08 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: what training have free spirits been doing today?
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Re: what training have free spirits been doing today?
A low rate 30' for me today with a bit of a twist - 4' @ R20 then 1' @R15 matching pace, repeat 6 times for the full 30' I went out a little hard on the first R15 minute and then decided to keep doing that which made it a little harder than the prescribed "Bottom Tier" session :lol: IMG_98...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:05 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: what training have free spirits been doing today?
- Replies: 9274
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Re: what training have free spirits been doing today?
YOu may have found the middle intervals challenging, but you still neg split them significantly Thanks Iain - as you'll see, I backed off a little in the first 3' rep as I was rather scared of emtying the tanks ahead of the 4' interval. Once I'd got through that I was rather more confident of getti...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:09 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: what training have free spirits been doing today?
- Replies: 9274
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Re: what training have free spirits been doing today?
Nice one Colin. As someone who used to avoid low rate as much as possible, I can now get with you one the “these could be quite enjoyable” view The wheels may have been wobbling Soider, but that looks like a really strong performance ^O^ Enjoy Iceland Tough session for me today 1/2/3/4/3/2/1 at 2k p...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 4:21 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: what training have free spirits been doing today?
- Replies: 9274
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Re: what training have free spirits been doing today?
Thanks folks I’m not sure about the HR bands Iain. I’ve not set them up in Ergzone and tend to go on feel these days, though I find it useful to see HR when comparing similar sessions (and to watch out for the risk of an AF episode!) Very happy with this session - all targets met. Felt on the right ...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:44 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: what training have free spirits been doing today?
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Re: what training have free spirits been doing today?
Some great sessions here! Ian - those longer rows split into faster / slower sections are always hard, but really valuable. Great execution =D> Iain - 2 hours on the rower is at least an hour more that I could face at the moment ^O^ Good work on the sprints too Nice 20' pieces Spider 8) ZRL race on ...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:05 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: what training have free spirits been doing today?
- Replies: 9274
- Views: 385539
Re: what training have free spirits been doing today?
But of a slog this morning with a 40”R18, but managed to get through it with the help of the “Fighting Talk” podcast
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 3:03 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: what training have free spirits been doing today?
- Replies: 9274
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Re: what training have free spirits been doing today?
Nice low rate sessions from Ian and Spider - sometimes its just what the doctor ordered 8) 24 @ 24 for me this morning. Started at a comfortable pace and just negative split the piece . Quite a nice balance to be honest - faster than low rate but with a restriction to stop you getting too daft! IMG_...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:01 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: what training have free spirits been doing today?
- Replies: 9274
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Re: what training have free spirits been doing today?
Nice rowing on here folks :fsbgrin: Whilst you may have baled on the hour Iain, its impressive that you were so close to SB pace for the 30' whilst planning the full hour - nice Glad you could fit in some erging between your breaks Spider :lol: Nice going Really good improvement from September's per...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 7:14 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: April CTC - The Baker's Dozen
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1503
Re: April CTC - The Baker's Dozen
Nice performances to start off the month Colin and Phillip =D> =D> I was going to leave this until the end of the month after a bit of consistent training but thought I’d give it a go as a marker. If I feel brave, I may try again near the end, but as Colin suggests, this was not a pleasant experienc...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:47 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: what training have free spirits been doing today?
- Replies: 9274
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Re: what training have free spirits been doing today?
Nice steady HM there Ian
A low level session for me this morning with 2 x 20’ at R18
A low level session for me this morning with 2 x 20’ at R18
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:26 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: what training have free spirits been doing today?
- Replies: 9274
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Re: what training have free spirits been doing today?
Morning all :fsbgrin: Great training, consistent as ever from Ian and Iain, A nice SB from Rob and a nasty looking injury from Quokka - hope you’re back on the Erg soon Figured I’d try to hold myself accountable to some more consistent training by posting again. I’ve been doing much more cycling on ...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:59 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: March CTC: 2K
- Replies: 36
- Views: 1429
Re: March CTC: 2K
Well done all on this one, and especially to Ray for nailing that sub 7 =D> =D> It’s been a long time since I did a 2k in anger, and last night I actually looked up the you tube video for the last time I did… BIRC 2012! A lot of water has passed under the bridge since then (and the bridge isn’t anyw...
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 5:38 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: February CTC: Sprint Sandwich
- Replies: 38
- Views: 1687
Re: February CTC: Sprint Sandwich
Health update on Liefcat: One month ago I got down to 96kg, two months ago I was at 115... Then 4 weeks ago I got TPN, and now I´m stabilized around 103kg. This Saturday I got the second gall stone operation - a big one had blocked the liver. And it was succesful, so now I should be able to do some...
- Mon Jan 01, 2024 4:03 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: January ctc - 6x250m / 1‘r / 20spm / slowest to count
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3634
Re: January ctc - 6x250m / 1‘r / 20spm / slowest to count
Well done to Tako and Jon =D> and fingers crossed to Colin 🤞 Thought I’d take an early shot at this to learn a few lessons: The first should be the slowest due to the standing start, so I pushed hard on that one. On my second I tried to game the start with a hard stroke at 1” to go. That messed up m...
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 11:54 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: January ctc - 6x250m / 1‘r / 20spm / slowest to count
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3634
- Sat Dec 23, 2023 9:13 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: January ctc - 6x250m / 1‘r / 20spm / slowest to count
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3634
Re: January ctc - 6x250m / 1‘r / 20spm / slowest to count
What's the system people use to do this -- smooth fluid even slow pulls that take 3 seconds end to end? Or a blazingly fast stroke and then just sit for 2.x seconds in a little micro pause? For what it’s worth, I find tend to use a strong, powerful drive (not slow, but not as fast as a “normal” rat...
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 9:30 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: January ctc - 6x250m / 1‘r / 20spm / slowest to count
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3634
Re: January ctc - 6x250m / 1‘r / 20spm / slowest to count
There is all kinds of discussion and general grumpiness about this on the C2 Forum thread. I just had a read and as you say, there a lot of disquiet about this which is definitely not in the Christmas spirit! Let’s be honest, and leaving aside the concerns over back health, we all know what the cha...
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 9:04 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: December ctc - 2963m / 5‘r / 2185m
- Replies: 37
- Views: 3790
Re: December ctc - 2963m / 5‘r / 2185m
Thanks all. It was a bit of a shock, but originally because I didn’t know what it was - not only the high HR that refused to go down, but actually being able to feel the heart beating erratically in the chest. There’s no clear indication of what caused it, and I have been advised that it could well ...
- Wed Dec 20, 2023 10:45 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: December ctc - 2963m / 5‘r / 2185m
- Replies: 37
- Views: 3790
Re: December ctc - 2963m / 5‘r / 2185m
Well done to all who have girded their loins so far this month and met this challenge head on - some nice intra-team battles going on :twisted: :fsbgrin: This one triggered a very much unwelcome reaction in me at its first attempt :shock: A steady attempt early in the month saw my HR at around the u...
- Sun Nov 12, 2023 8:05 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: November ctc - a simple 10k!
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2936
Re: November ctc - a simple 10k!
Well done for all the PBs and SBs already this month
Took a shot at a free rate 10k this morning for the first time in a very long time - happy with the result.
There may be more in the tank but only if I can have another go before going on hol next weekend!
Took a shot at a free rate 10k this morning for the first time in a very long time - happy with the result.
There may be more in the tank but only if I can have another go before going on hol next weekend!
- Tue Nov 07, 2023 8:57 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: what training have free spirits been doing today?
- Replies: 9274
- Views: 385539
Re: what training have free spirits been doing today?
Great to see you back Spider, and some good sessions as you learn ok after that back and build up the rowing again :fsbgrin: =D> Claudius - two great sessions with a 10k and an FM amongst some heavy work commitments ^O^ ^O^ Ian - that’s a very nice start to the week =D> 8) End of last week saw the 1...
- Thu Nov 02, 2023 8:08 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: what training have free spirits been doing today?
- Replies: 9274
- Views: 385539
Re: what training have free spirits been doing today?
Apologies for the lack of posts… I’ve been paddling along mixing the rowing with (indoor) cycling and moving some weights around, but have had a bit of a slump recently where everything feels harder than it should! I’ll keep plugging away, and amended todays 30R20 to do a low rate 10k for the CTC Gr...
- Thu Nov 02, 2023 7:57 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: November ctc - a simple 10k!
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2936
Re: November ctc - a simple 10k!
Nice one Tako =D> =D> I had a 30’R20 scheduled today and decided to lengthen it a little with a 10kR20 to get a score on the board whilst I gird my loins for a free-rate effort later in the month. My HR monitor is playing up too… reading 230+ or 0 yesterday so I left it off this morning IMG_8519.jpeg