I'm doing this next week

Hi Stan, I didn't realize you were there! I was definitely in a zone - recent training suggested I had no excuse not to PR and I was pretty nervous. I did this today. The pacing makes it ultra-burny as I like to go out easy in a piece and then finish hard, but you have to approach this one a little ...

I'm terrified of this one and I want to do it ONCE! How have your splits compared to your 5k or 6k splits?

I am not sure how to set out. I know I can't make it up in later reps, but I don't want to have to slow down more than I would have otherwise because I went out too fast..

My average was just about a second faster than my 500 SB. It was painful not to be able to paddle it out between intervals.

I took a break and gave it another go and got slower with every rep. My average for that set was a second slower than the first set. A very different kind of challenge!

I'm giving this a shot today. How is your average for the set comparing to your best 500m time? Not quite sure where to start...

I'm going to give this a go this weekend. I'm back on the water so I'm not erging quite as much lately.

14419 - 33F 75kg. Started out way too fast and then slowed WAY down. I'm extremely proud that I didn't quit.

Couldn't log on until now, sorry. I did the WAARC 60 minute piece as my segment - couldn't put it off anymore. I'm feeling out of shape and am unhappy with my score (I started out at my PR pace which made for a miserable experience, but I finished!) I'll give that distance another go in the next few...

wow, thats great, millie! i have a steering assessment today so i can finally get back on the water - i haven't sculled since i moved here in september.

Thanks - sounds like a feasible goal. I don't want to do this too many times

I'd like to try this over the weekend. I've never done a 60 minute piece. How many seconds would you add to your 30 minute piece split?

Go team!!!

Just made my first attempt 3.12.7, ouch! Hello forearm burn.

Are there any Free Spirits around Oxford or London with their own erg who would let me do a marathon later this year? I simply could never do this at the gym I currently belong to, but I would like to make a marathon attempt this year.

woot woot! go team!

1:40.0, can't seem to crack it. I'll keep trying for the nonathlon.

i looked up my PR from 3 years ago - 1:37.4... i really want to break 1:40 tomorrow! i was lifting often back then.

Thanks, Stan. I've never done a marathon before. I'm a little apprehensive about doing the longer tests in the gym but maybe I'll be able to find another location... This is a fun format!

Just signed up (hellorachel) - would you please add me to the team? Thanks!

Nice!!!

1:40.7: .9 sec faster than last time, but i'll give it one more go tomorrow to see if i can't drop below 1:40...

I gave this a shot over the weekend but I think I can do better. I'll give it another go tomorrow morning. I now go to a gym rather than a boathouse - it's definitely another layer of challenge to try to focus in that setting.

Thanks! I really did not enjoy the first 7 minutes or the last 1:30 but I wanted to move up a bit on the board. At 20:00, I decided to count to 300 and that distracted me for a while. Splits were 1:59.2, 1:59.5, 1:58.6, 1:58.7, 1:56.5.

Just did it again and pulled 30 more meters. Will update challenge board later today.