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- Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:32 pm
- Forum: Training and Racing
- Topic: Marathon Training.
- Replies: 39
- Views: 6969
Re: Marathon Training.
I have just done my first semi hard row for a long time, as have had bad back, bad feet and a virus to cope with since xmas. Not 100% but I going to start next week, easy to start. I have had a look at both plans now, and there are bits of both I like but neither are what I think I should be doing. ...
- Fri Jan 06, 2017 11:07 am
- Forum: Training and Racing
- Topic: Marathon Training.
- Replies: 39
- Views: 6969
Re: Marathon Training.
WOW!!! That is some row you are going to take on, and on open water! Against wind tide and waves!! rather than the comfort of one’s own home or at a gym =D> ^O^ . Sound like you should be training for a 50K+ race rather than a mere marathon. I have just quickly read the plan, and most of it seems so...
- Tue Dec 20, 2016 1:36 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Anyone had any PBs recently?
- Replies: 12521
- Views: 477687
Re: Anyone had any PBs recently?
I have 3 new personal bests in the last couple of months. 13th Oct – 10K 39:04.2 only a 2 second improvement on last season, so happy I could still do it. 21st Oct – 1/2M 1:24:09.9 only 3.2 seconds improvement on last season, so again, happy I could still do it. 30th Oct – failed Marathon 5th Nov – ...
- Tue Nov 22, 2016 1:15 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: The January CTC will be our choice
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3857
Re: The January CTC will be our choice
I like it, and after the Decembers sprints good idea to do a nice longer strait rowPaul Victory wrote:If we decide to do a ranking piece, how about a 6k as it tends to be done less often than either 5k or 30 minutes and might present a better opportunity for people to set an SB?
- Mon Nov 14, 2016 2:06 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: New toy! (PM5 monitor)
- Replies: 126
- Views: 25605
Re: New toy! (PM5 monitor)
The Energiser batteries supplied with my C2 lasted about two weeks before i was having trouble with them. I noticed that with the memory stick inserted, the battery level dropped quite a bit. so i have presumed that the PM5 is reading a simple voltage test and does not take into account any extra lo...
- Fri Oct 14, 2016 12:34 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: October CTC: 10k unrestricted
- Replies: 137
- Views: 12228
Re: October CTC: 10k unrestricted
Joined a late night 10k online and rowed the first thousand as a warmup at 2:13 and 21 spm. Then picked up the pace and stayed at a solid 26 for the remainder. Happy with it, and it's a PB by 19 seconds. Final split avg 2:06.4 at 25 spm. fantastic to be able to take 19 sec's of your PB well done!! ...
- Wed Oct 05, 2016 12:09 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: The January CTC will be our choice
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3857
Re: The January CTC will be our choice
For me a good challenge is - Something different !! – something that you don’t normally do that’s challenging, preferably one you can’t easily predict your position in the table. So many of these CTC's are middle distance intervals or strait rows. So I like - Restricted stroke rate - 18 spm would be...
- Sat Oct 01, 2016 8:19 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: The Newquay Mixed Small Team 100km Relay Challenge
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1537
Re: The Newquay Mixed Small Team 100km Relay Challenge
Great resolve ! =D>
Great result. ! =D> =D>
Great rower !
Good one Jill
Great result. ! =D> =D>
Great rower !
Good one Jill
- Fri Sep 23, 2016 12:41 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: what training have free spirits been doing today?
- Replies: 9262
- Views: 381307
Re: what training have free spirits been doing today?
Head hunted for a WR attempt, that’s fantastic =D> =D> =D> .
Hope all goes well Jill. [-o<
Wishing you all the best.
Hope all goes well Jill. [-o<
Wishing you all the best.
- Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:32 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: what training have free spirits been doing today?
- Replies: 9262
- Views: 381307
Re: what training have free spirits been doing today?
Come on Plummy, I thought a M would be a walk in the park in comparison to your world record rows! :lol: Thanks Paul I I have used the time for the nonathlon, and will be in training for the record from now on. 8-[ Sorry Barbara haven’t quite finished mine yet, and have yet to find any extra muscle ...
- Mon Sep 19, 2016 1:05 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: what training have free spirits been doing today?
- Replies: 9262
- Views: 381307
Re: what training have free spirits been doing today?
I Have been trying to get back into rowing since beginning of September, after spending most of my summer re-landscaping my front garden. Even last week HD on what i normally think is an easy HM, limped home on another HM in 1:33:32.1 oh what pain. :shock: :? On Saturday looked at The CTC and though...
- Mon Sep 19, 2016 12:28 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Nonathlon 2017
- Replies: 95
- Views: 11792
Re: Nonathlon 2017
Hi Stan, could you add me (Tgtaylor) to the team? Thanks.
- Thu Apr 21, 2016 12:12 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Millionaires club-Season
- Replies: 3083
- Views: 235545
Re: Millionaires club-Season
Thanks for all the kind comments. Its been a great fun season for me, rowing as a Free spirit.
And hope to do a lot more next season.
And hope to do a lot more next season.
- Sat Apr 16, 2016 8:24 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Nonathlon 2016
- Replies: 90
- Views: 11037
Re: Nonathlon 2016
Hi Stan, I have signed in to the nonatherlon, could you add me to the team?
Thanks Tgtaylor
Thanks Tgtaylor
- Sat Apr 16, 2016 8:16 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: 2016 World Erg Challenge
- Replies: 57
- Views: 5381
Re: 2016 World Erg Challenge
Congratulations Alan on a heroic effort........I mean getting up early to be down the gym by 6:00am every morning to do a 1/2M+. Whilst people like me are still snoozing ^O^ ^O^ ^O^ . That's what I called dedication, and I know it's not easy finding the time necessary to fit in all those meters in w...
- Thu Apr 07, 2016 1:40 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Anyone had any PBs recently?
- Replies: 12521
- Views: 477687
Re: Anyone had any PBs recently?
As the end of season is fast approaching, I decided I needed to get a better time in for the marathon (sub 3Hour preferably). So gave it a go last night, but should have had a few days rest first, as I think I could have done better :( . Also found satsuma segments for some reason slowed me down a l...
- Sat Mar 26, 2016 8:48 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: 2016 World Erg Challenge
- Replies: 57
- Views: 5381
Re: 2016 World Erg Challenge
Am I reading this right? Trevor rowed over 100k on Wednesday and then did a full marathon as a recovery row on Thursday? And has 467k for the last 7 days ? :shock: :shock: =D> =D> =D> I might manage another 7,500 tomorrow. :oops: Yep that's about right, on Thursday I had to take the afternoon off f...
- Sat Mar 26, 2016 8:24 pm
- Forum: Training and Racing
- Topic: 100k Advice
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7466
Re: 100k Advice
Hi zoot , I can remember seeing a documentary a long time ago, and it explained that when we are younger we produce more of a chemical that acts like a pain killer, and as we get older we produce less of this chemical, thus as we get older we feel pain more intensively. I bet if you tried the same r...
- Thu Mar 17, 2016 5:59 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Millionaires club-Season
- Replies: 3083
- Views: 235545
Re: Millionaires club-Season
strider77 wrote:I just beat Trevor Taylor to the 2MM mark this season
Ok Race you to 3MM
- Wed Mar 16, 2016 1:52 pm
- Forum: Training and Racing
- Topic: 100k Advice
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7466
Re: 100k Advice
do you remember roughly what pace you set off at in the 100k for example? when you were doing your long rows once a week did you do them at 100k pace or flat out? My objective was to do it in less than 2:24/500 pace giving 7:50:00 The trouble is when you set the PM for 100k it doesn’t allow you to ...
- Tue Mar 15, 2016 2:55 pm
- Forum: Training and Racing
- Topic: 100k Advice
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7466
Re: 100k Advice
Hi NB I’m fairly new to rowing, only about 18 months but- I did a 100k back in January, but mine was a suck it and see approach, I did read up on long distance cycling, as there wasn’t much on long distance rowing. The times and effort are about the same so I thought it was close enough. I did my 10...
- Mon Mar 07, 2016 11:17 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Anyone had any PBs recently?
- Replies: 12521
- Views: 477687
Re: Anyone had any PBs recently?
PB by accident…. On Thursday tried to do the CTC in about the same time as Alan, but as I was doing the third interval notice my heart rate went up from 150 to 157 in a few seconds so thought it prudent to stop there and wait for it to return to something more normal. :cry: Then did a slow 2k, and r...
- Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:24 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Lifetime Millionaires Club
- Replies: 3567
- Views: 290246
Re: Lifetime Millionaires Club
Congratulations Alan, that’s a very impressive milestone. =D> =D>
- Fri Jan 22, 2016 10:51 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Anyone had any PBs recently?
- Replies: 12521
- Views: 477687
Re: Anyone had any PBs recently?
I think this must be the first time since being a kid (was that last year or the one before ) that I'm looking forward to being older . I'm more than happy to give it a go.strider77 wrote:We could do the Tandem 60+ HWT next year for 100k-reckon that would be fun
- Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:29 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Anyone had any PBs recently?
- Replies: 12521
- Views: 477687
Re: Anyone had any PBs recently?
I've thought about your 100k several times a day since you posted it. Mmmmmmmm…… do I detect someone else is thinking of having ago at this madness :-k ?? If so …..good on you :-D !!.. The more free spirits on the 100k list the better \:D/ . I have about a million questions for you Would take a fai...