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- Fri Apr 01, 2022 12:23 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: March CTC - 30 minutes
- Replies: 32
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Re: March CTC - 30 minutes
Tried to float a boat earlier today, but it has been too long since I've rowed (2 months since vacation and then covid) and 30 min was just too long first time back. Have struggled with stamina since covid end of january. Hope another lady steps up!
- Mon Jan 31, 2022 8:38 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: January ctc - 6k TT
- Replies: 49
- Views: 3739
Re: January ctc - 6k TT
yay! last boat is offshore...I can save my energy. I was ready to row and decided to check one last time .
- Mon Jan 31, 2022 4:16 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: January ctc - 6k TT
- Replies: 49
- Views: 3739
Re: January ctc - 6k TT
I plan to still row today to help float the last boat if we can get one more. Waited til last day to give myself time to recover from covid as much as possible. Janet
- Fri Jan 28, 2022 10:07 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: January ctc - 6k TT
- Replies: 49
- Views: 3739
Re: January ctc - 6k TT
recovering from covid (which I got on vacay in costa rica and totally messed up my jan challenge as I had to stay 3 days longer) but I will try to do a slow but steady 6k before end of month to float the last boat if nobody else does so before I get a chance. Janet
- Thu Jul 29, 2021 4:45 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: July CTC - 5k/2k 7min rest, 1 at 20SPM
- Replies: 37
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Re: July CTC - 5k/2k 7min rest, 1 at 20SPM
Managed a last minute entry to float a boat. Haven't rowed much this month (focusing on other fitness activities), so the long distance was tough for me. Praying August is a shorter one!
- Fri Apr 02, 2021 8:32 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: April ctc - 10‘r20 - 5‘r - 10‘r20, the slower one to count
- Replies: 38
- Views: 4284
Re: April ctc - 10‘r20 - 5‘r - 10‘r20, the slower one to count
I am really bad at low SPM, so I will have to try this one multiple times adjusting my drag factor. I found the easiest way to pace myself properly to get 20SPM was to follow along with one of the dark horse videos on you tube where he rows silently at 20SPM for 20 minutes. I just stopped the video ...
- Wed Mar 10, 2021 7:19 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: March CTC - 6k
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3739
Re: March CTC - 6k
That was ugly, but a boat is afloat. Haven't rowed 6000 nonstop in 2 years and it was very apparent . The good news is I didn't puke.
- Wed Feb 17, 2021 4:25 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: February ctc - 3x2k, 5‘r, no restrictions
- Replies: 41
- Views: 3659
Re: February ctc - 3x2k, 5‘r, no restrictions
I finally worked up the courage to do this CTC. 11 weeks post rib fractures it was a challenge and the longest I have rowed in over a year, but we floated another boat. I will not be reattempting this one!
- Tue Dec 29, 2020 6:41 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: December ctc - 813m, standing start
- Replies: 60
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Re: December ctc - 813m, standing start
I saw you needed a couple ladies' times, so I thought I would see if I could erg without pain yet. 4 weeks out from 3 fractured ribs and I was able to do short, fast strokes with little resistance without pain! Not a fast time, but it still counts :). Hopefully in a few more weeks I can return to al...
- Sat Nov 28, 2020 11:46 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: NOVEMBER 2020 - CTC
- Replies: 35
- Views: 4397
Re: NOVEMBER 2020 - CTC
Well, that was a short lived return to the erg...had an unfortunate fall on our boat today while fishing and broke 3 ribs. Glad I got the boat afloat when I did! See you back hopefully in a couple months.
- Sat Nov 28, 2020 12:09 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: NOVEMBER 2020 - CTC
- Replies: 35
- Views: 4397
Re: NOVEMBER 2020 - CTC
First time back to rowing in months due to back issues and then being back in Michigan for summer away from rower. It's not fast, but it floated a boat . Janet
- Mon Dec 16, 2019 4:30 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: December ctc - 7 x 1 minute / 70“r
- Replies: 40
- Views: 5261
Re: December ctc - 7 x 1 minute / 70“r
I have attempted this twice but bailed out both times. Been struggling with back issues which I believe are due to hitting erg too hard after 5 months away from it (other than a few monthly ctcs) so the sprints kill me. I will ease off and try again at less effort just to float another boat within n...
- Fri Nov 29, 2019 1:57 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: November ctc - 1k/3:30r/750m/2:30r/500m/1:30r/250m
- Replies: 45
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Re: November ctc - 1k/3:30r/750m/2:30r/500m/1:30r/250m
Finally back to my erg in florida for the winter so it will be much easier to participate in challenges again. First time rowing in a couple months, so I was just happy to finish and get another boat afloat. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191129/46e56cf3301363aa2bc8cdefd03297f1.jpg Sent from my ...
- Sat Jun 29, 2019 9:53 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: June ctc - 20 x 300m / 1'r
- Replies: 50
- Views: 6589
Re: June ctc - 20 x 300m / 1'r
Should say boat 4 [emoji16]
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- Sat Jun 29, 2019 9:52 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: June ctc - 20 x 300m / 1'r
- Replies: 50
- Views: 6589
Re: June ctc - 20 x 300m / 1'r
When you throw down a challenge I foolishly go for it! Snuck back into boat ivy by the skin of my teeth. I will not be repeating this one...twice was enough!
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- Tue Jun 18, 2019 12:55 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: June ctc - 20 x 300m / 1'r
- Replies: 50
- Views: 6589
Re: June ctc - 20 x 300m / 1'r
Liefcat, it wasn't pretty, that's for sure! Tackling that CTC after not rowing much at all for a couple of months was a challenge. Pace was all over the board and HR was through the roof, but I finished it .
- Fri Jun 14, 2019 4:50 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: June ctc - 20 x 300m / 1'r
- Replies: 50
- Views: 6589
Re: June ctc - 20 x 300m / 1'r
I had to leave my rower at our florida house and I have been focusing on my Triathlon training, but I will try to get to gym by this weekend in an attempt to enter a score for this month's CTC to float another boat. Haven't rowed in a month, so it isn't going to be fast, but I will try .
- Tue Apr 02, 2019 4:57 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Free Spirits CTC Participation and Leaderboard
- Replies: 709
- Views: 120518
Re: Free Spirits CTC Participation and Leaderboard
Thanks for the kind words, Jill! I did the ctc early on in month but chose not to redo it later because a) I knew I couldn't catch the next faster female (at the time) and b) I have been trying to train at a lower heart rate. Even if I don't float my goal is to do every ctc at least once. This month...
- Tue Apr 02, 2019 12:56 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Free Spirits CTC Participation and Leaderboard
- Replies: 709
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Re: Free Spirits CTC Participation and Leaderboard
I must learn to look at ctc totals on last day of month for late entries so I can retry if knocked out of floating boat. Oh well...there is always another challenge .
- Fri Mar 15, 2019 3:34 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: March ctc - 666/333/666/333/666/333/666/333 - 10' 30" total rest
- Replies: 48
- Views: 3946
Re: March ctc - 666/333/666/333/666/333/666/333 - 10' 30" total rest
Two weeks off rower due to travel. Posted a time just to float a boat...will try for a more competitive time later this month.
- Fri Mar 01, 2019 12:16 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: February 19 CTC - 2801m
- Replies: 35
- Views: 3441
Re: February 19 CTC - 2801m
Thanks for rowing so we could float our boat Barbara!
- Wed Jan 16, 2019 12:40 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: January 19 CTC - 20/R20
- Replies: 58
- Views: 8420
Re: January 19 CTC - 20/R20
Thanks, Max. As you can tell from the splits, fatigue was definitely a factor. My normal row pace is 2:30 to 2:35, so a 2:22 pace for 20 minutes was definitely a struggle, but I barely made my 4200 goal.
- Tue Jan 15, 2019 6:48 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: January 19 CTC - 20/R20
- Replies: 58
- Views: 8420
Re: January 19 CTC - 20/R20
Second and final attempt. Hopefully enough to keep me afloat this month.
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- Fri Dec 07, 2018 1:04 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: December ctc - 30 minutes, standing start
- Replies: 76
- Views: 6795
Re: December ctc - 30 minutes, standing start
Plenty of room for improvement before the end of the month, but at least I got another boat afloat
- Thu Nov 01, 2018 7:31 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: November CTC - 11x111 r1
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2621
Re: November CTC - 11x111 r1
4.41.1...plenty of room for improvement, but I've never rowed fasted than 2.00 or 200 watts, so at least I'm improving! Perhaps we can be the first full boat this month :). I used a drag factor of 175 and struggled the last few intervals, so I'll experiment with lower drag and perhaps higher rate an...