Claudius - That is absolutely superb !! Great pace & rate control when (presumably) you were breathing through your ears for most of it !
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- Fri Nov 20, 2020 4:17 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Anyone had any PBs recently?
- Replies: 12527
- Views: 480077
- Tue Oct 13, 2020 11:11 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: October ctc - 30 mins., standing start, unrestricted
- Replies: 67
- Views: 6320
Re: October ctc - 30 mins., standing start, unrestricted
I've not done many CTCs this year, and to be honest my motivation & overall volume of erging has been way down. But given that I'll be properly off the erg for a while (just a bit of minor carpal tunnel surgery, nothing serious), the least I can do is add another CTC score while I can ! I've bee...
- Tue Oct 13, 2020 10:32 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Free Spirits CTC Participation and Leaderboard
- Replies: 709
- Views: 121870
Re: Free Spirits CTC Participation and Leaderboard
Ha - yes, that is indeed the fat, slow version of me :oops: Thanks for spotting it ! Had an extremely patchy year so far in terms of training & motivation so little CTC activity from me and it's only going to get worse as I'm in for carpal tunnel surgery tomorrow. Hoping not to have to spend too...
- Sat Jan 11, 2020 8:27 am
- Forum: Training and Racing
- Topic: European Rowing Indoor Championships 2020
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1866
Re: European Rowing Indoor Championships 2020
Very best of luck Morten ! Have a great race.
- Sun Dec 08, 2019 12:10 am
- Forum: Training and Racing
- Topic: BRIC 2019 - Dec 7th
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3117
Re: BRIC 2019 - Dec 7th
Thanks for the compliment Max! (Having typed out the underneath on my phone I realise it's a bit of a War and Peace job. I apologise and understand if no one actually bothers ro read it !! ;) I really need to do a race report for the SIRC before it becomes ancient history, but as I'm stuck on the la...
- Mon Dec 02, 2019 2:16 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: December ctc - 7 x 1 minute / 70“r
- Replies: 40
- Views: 5485
Re: December ctc - 7 x 1 minute / 70“r
Went early in a somewhat desperate attempt to cultivate some speed ahead of the BRIC on Saturday. Barely sat on the machine for more than 2 weeks now (Scottish IRC races notwithstanding - which in retrospect may not have been the best idea) so held this to rate 35(ish) to see what would happen. How ...
- Fri Nov 08, 2019 4:08 pm
- Forum: Training and Racing
- Topic: Overtraining
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1772
Re: Overtraining
I'm definitely no expert but my experience is that downturns could be a few different things. You may well be right that it's overtraining but if somethings knocked you off then it might be 'under recovery' (to draw a slightly tenuous distinction between the two). You could have picked up a mild vir...
- Fri Nov 01, 2019 11:16 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: November ctc - 1k/3:30r/750m/2:30r/500m/1:30r/250m
- Replies: 45
- Views: 5318
Re: November ctc - 1k/3:30r/750m/2:30r/500m/1:30r/250m
With the Scottish champs in 3 weeks I'm not sure where I might be able to fit in a full gas version of the CTC this month so I sneaked one in after my steady 60 minutes this morning to make sure I get one on the board. I don't imagine this will look too sharp once everyone else gets going - you can ...
- Fri Oct 25, 2019 8:09 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Indoor Rowers League 2019/2020
- Replies: 140
- Views: 14039
Re: Indoor Rowers League 2019/2020
Rather slower than last year & a bit annoyed at a loss of focus in the middle section. It'll have to do.
- Thu Oct 10, 2019 7:39 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: October ctc - 666 meters
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3851
Re: October ctc - 666 meters
Bah. So near & yet so far. Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy with that but a tenth of a second faster would have looked prettier ! HR started dropping slightly towards the end, same as Zoot noticed with last months IRL. Not sure what that means ? If, indeed, it means anything much at all. Maybe...
- Thu Sep 26, 2019 8:42 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Indoor Rowers League 2019/2020
- Replies: 140
- Views: 14039
Re: Indoor Rowers League 2019/2020
Who doesn't love a PB ?! Been feeling a bit off colour since the weekend and took a few days off but this evening was my opportunity to have a crack at this. Felt better this morning so did an easy hour (15k) before work to try & keep something in the tank for this evening. Pace worked well - br...
- Tue Sep 10, 2019 3:36 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: September ctc - 1800m / 3'r / 1200m / 3'r / 1800m
- Replies: 37
- Views: 6976
Re: September ctc - 1800m / 3'r / 1200m / 3'r / 1800m
Hope the foot's on the mend Max. I'm sure you'll be firing on all cylinders by the SIRC. Rather than leave it to the last minute again, I had a go at lunchtime. Perhaps not as easy for me to get my head around as shorter eyeballs-out intervals or steady distances but I think I give it a pretty hones...
- Tue Sep 10, 2019 1:55 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Indoor Rowers League 2019/2020
- Replies: 140
- Views: 14039
Re: Indoor Rowers League 2019/2020
If there's space, I'm in
- Mon Aug 26, 2019 2:49 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: AUG CTC - 'Dog Days Double Double'
- Replies: 40
- Views: 5068
Re: AUG CTC - 'Dog Days Double Double'
Been feeling a bit off most of this month. Not what you'd call actually ill but certainly not firing on all cylinders. Might just be poor sleep quality in the warm, light summer nights. I started to feel a bit sharper back end of last week so sneaked this in today. Hoping the effort doesn't cause a ...
- Fri Jul 19, 2019 1:51 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: July ctc - 500m/2'30"r/400m/2'r/300m/1'30"r/200m/1'r/100m
- Replies: 38
- Views: 4385
Re: July ctc - 500m/2'30"r/400m/2'r/300m/1'30"r/200m/1'r/100m
That was hard going:
(I don't know what the logbook takes as the heart rate but the PM5 was showing a fair bit higher than that !)
(I don't know what the logbook takes as the heart rate but the PM5 was showing a fair bit higher than that !)
- Tue Jul 16, 2019 5:56 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Anyone had any PBs recently?
- Replies: 12527
- Views: 480077
Re: Anyone had any PBs recently?
Well done Ian, great result. Breaking 15k is a good way to start the morning !
- Tue Jun 18, 2019 1:42 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: June ctc - 20 x 300m / 1'r
- Replies: 50
- Views: 6771
Re: June ctc - 20 x 300m / 1'r
I've had a few dry runs of this one with fewer intervals so I had half a plan to try & stick to under 1:34/500 avg pace for each & see how things went. At least the first rep wasn't too bad :evil: Unusually for me, with heart rate too as I've reincarnated my old chest belt (mostly for some H...
- Tue May 21, 2019 1:57 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: May CTC - 3 x 1k / 5 min rest
- Replies: 40
- Views: 6030
Re: May CTC - 3 x 1k / 5 min rest
Had another go:
- Fri May 17, 2019 1:57 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: May CTC - 3 x 1k / 5 min rest
- Replies: 40
- Views: 6030
Re: May CTC - 3 x 1k / 5 min rest
Not been training my sustainable red-line 1k/2k pace recently so didn't want go to out too fast in the first couple of intervals. Nice to know that the afterburners are still working though (final 100m of final rep). Might squeeze a bit more out if I get chance for a second go but I suspect that Tak...
- Tue Apr 30, 2019 2:15 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Indoor Rowers League 2018 / 2019
- Replies: 331
- Views: 26696
Re: Indoor Rowers League 2018 / 2019
Feeling rather better than I have done for a few days. Not great but good enough that Sundays attempt on the IRL was starting to bug me. Had to fit this & a CTC into lunchtime so I chose to do this first as I wasn't sure I'd fancy anything else after the 1500. Pleased with the result. Partly bec...
- Tue Apr 30, 2019 2:04 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: APRIL CTC - single 1500m
- Replies: 35
- Views: 3824
Re: APRIL CTC - single 1500m
Sorry team. Still not 100% but had to try to fit an IRL 500m & the CTC into the same lunchtime. This was the rather unfortunate result. Body was still in sprint mode & the first split felt stupidly easy. I wasn't fooled but there was nothing I could do about it. Apocalyptic FnD. Really not f...
- Sun Apr 28, 2019 2:02 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Indoor Rowers League 2018 / 2019
- Replies: 331
- Views: 26696
Re: Indoor Rowers League 2018 / 2019
Team Guy. Nice improvement Plummy - on tired legs too. Great work. Been feeling pretty rough for a few days. Some sort of virus I guess which makes me wake up with what feels like a hangover. Given that I don't drink alcohol anymore I feel this is most unfair ! Not sure if I'll get another shot now,...
- Tue Apr 23, 2019 7:44 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Meter board banter
- Replies: 3520
- Views: 202829
Re: Meter board banter
I reckon you're safe enough Ian. With the kids being off & the like I've been able to put in a few unusually large weeks recently but I'll be back to something a bit more sustainable now. This is already my highest meters season (woo - go me !!
- Tue Apr 23, 2019 7:35 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: APRIL CTC - single 1500m
- Replies: 35
- Views: 3824
Re: APRIL CTC - single 1500m
Ooft. Nice one Colin ! I doubt I'll be close to that
- Fri Mar 29, 2019 9:29 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Indoor Rowers League 2018 / 2019
- Replies: 331
- Views: 26696
Re: Indoor Rowers League 2018 / 2019
Team Guy Realised the other day that I hadn't posted a score so hastily added a time from early in the month (which I had managed to post for the Fitness Matters challenge - getting forgetful in my old age !). Then I was sat at work yesterday thinking I should be able to go a bit faster so I had ano...