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by stumpy
Mon Apr 28, 2025 3:11 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: ACTIVE: April CTC - Rugby Test (based on time, not meters)
Replies: 31
Views: 6965

Re: ACTIVE: April CTC - Rugby Test (based on time, not meters)

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Might have another go if I get left on the bank :lol:
by stumpy
Thu Apr 17, 2025 5:02 pm
Forum: Training Challenges
Topic: 2k Challenge (Aim to improve your 2k - pick your target)
Replies: 31
Views: 29509

Re: 2k Challenge (Aim to improve your 2k - pick your target)

Steve yes of course wasn’t sure if Mike had set up this thread after his sub 7 and subsequent wonderful tt session so I’ve edited my earlier post, sorry Mike.
Today’s erg session on tired legs was an easy 4x5 min r1 min full rest.
Good to see William back on the erg well done nice and easy now matey ...
by stumpy
Tue Apr 15, 2025 2:11 pm
Forum: Training Challenges
Topic: Crazy Goldilocks Challenge (Completed Jan 1st to Apr 10th)
Replies: 24
Views: 6795

Re: Crazy Goldilocks Challenge (Completed Jan 1st to Apr 10th)

=D> =D> =D> =D> =D> Respect to you Mike, take a few days off you have deserved it.
by stumpy
Tue Apr 15, 2025 12:34 pm
Forum: Training Challenges
Topic: 2k Challenge (Aim to improve your 2k - pick your target)
Replies: 31
Views: 29509

Re: 2k Challenge (Aim to improve your 2k - pick your target)

Target sub 9:00 —Can’t believe I’m the 3rd to post a proper go at this well done (edit) Mike and Steve oh dear me this was way harder than I thought it was going to be but hey it’s done only :04 sec off a season best.
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by stumpy
Tue Apr 15, 2025 10:55 am
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: Rowing Headbands - are they a secret weapon??
Replies: 11
Views: 7679

Re: Rowing Headbands - are they a secret weapon??


Anything above a couple of km and the headband goes on. Sweat in your eyes really stings and is a major irritation at a time in a row when you probably don't need any other distractions. The Halo ones were really useful but very expensive (import duty!) and don't last that long because I think the ...
by stumpy
Wed Apr 02, 2025 12:14 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: C2 Challenge (Individual) - Mud Season Madness - March 1st to 31st (AKA 'The Stumpy Show')
Replies: 66
Views: 5297

Re: C2 Challenge (Individual) - Mud Season Madness - March 1st to 31st (AKA 'The Stumpy Show')

Thx for the reply’s guys what I tried to put over was six individual 2000m so no intervals ( hand downs are allowed if you’re completely toast) and you have 2 months to post your seasons best. I suggest a starting target one minute over your current seasons best and reduce 10 seconds each session ...
by stumpy
Tue Apr 01, 2025 4:14 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: C2 Challenge (Individual) - Mud Season Madness - March 1st to 31st (AKA 'The Stumpy Show')
Replies: 66
Views: 5297

Re: C2 Challenge (Individual) - Mud Season Madness - March 1st to 31st (AKA 'The Stumpy Show')

Iain that was specifically for Mike.
Your challenge if you choose to except it 8) would be starting at 8:30. Or even to match my times if you think the former is to hard for you :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
by stumpy
Mon Mar 31, 2025 4:39 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: C2 Challenge (Individual) - Mud Season Madness - March 1st to 31st (AKA 'The Stumpy Show')
Replies: 66
Views: 5297

Re: C2 Challenge (Individual) - Mud Season Madness - March 1st to 31st (AKA 'The Stumpy Show')

=D> Well done Mike 25/25 completed =D>
How about trying 6 x 7:xx during April - May to kick off the 2k challenge, with you starting with a 8:00 and reducing 10 seconds each attempt to finish with a seasons best before the end of May. I was thinking along these lines only starting at 10:00 and ...
by stumpy
Fri Mar 28, 2025 4:59 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: ACTIVE: April CTC - Rugby Test (based on time, not meters)
Replies: 31
Views: 6965

Re: April ctc - Rugby Test (based on time, not meters)

It all depends on how fast you do it :wink:
by stumpy
Fri Mar 28, 2025 2:10 pm
Forum: Training Challenges
Topic: 2k Challenge (Aim to improve your 2k - pick your target)
Replies: 31
Views: 29509

Re: 2k Challenge (Aim to improve your 2k - pick your target)

Much prefer 9:00. 8:45. 8:30 little steps you understand ? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
by stumpy
Fri Mar 28, 2025 7:03 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: C2 Challenge (Individual) - Mud Season Madness - March 1st to 31st (AKA 'The Stumpy Show')
Replies: 66
Views: 5297

Re: C2 Challenge (Individual) - Mud Season Madness - March 1st to 31st (AKA 'The Stumpy Show')


Well done, Colin. Just one left!
Please tell me that you forgot your HRM for those sessions!

Just completed churning through today's HM @ 2:20 pace, to put me on 23/25, so one day behind the legend that is Stumpy!

Well done Mike on all those HM. Many years ago I seem to remember doing something ...
by stumpy
Thu Mar 27, 2025 4:49 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: C2 Challenge (Individual) - Mud Season Madness - March 1st to 31st (AKA 'The Stumpy Show')
Replies: 66
Views: 5297

Re: C2 Challenge (Individual) - Mud Season Madness - March 1st to 31st (AKA 'The Stumpy Show')

24/25 nearly done.
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by stumpy
Thu Mar 27, 2025 12:44 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: Free Spirits Photo album.
Replies: 3
Views: 523

Re: Free Spirits Photo album.

Thx Jon I’ve posted a few oldies Strider and Plummy may care to take peek under the Flat Stanley thread, from the link above.
by stumpy
Wed Mar 26, 2025 5:55 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: C2 Challenge (Individual) - Mud Season Madness - March 1st to 31st (AKA 'The Stumpy Show')
Replies: 66
Views: 5297

Re: C2 Challenge (Individual) - Mud Season Madness - March 1st to 31st (AKA 'The Stumpy Show')

23/25 same as yesterday nice and easy WU CD for a 35 min Z3 treadmill session.
by stumpy
Wed Mar 26, 2025 5:47 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: Anyone had any SEASON's bests recently?
Replies: 3231
Views: 366875

Re: Anyone had any SEASON's bests recently?

Now that’s what you call going for it. Good hard effort there matey, well done.
by stumpy
Tue Mar 25, 2025 12:22 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: C2 Challenge (Individual) - Mud Season Madness - March 1st to 31st (AKA 'The Stumpy Show')
Replies: 66
Views: 5297

Re: C2 Challenge (Individual) - Mud Season Madness - March 1st to 31st (AKA 'The Stumpy Show')

22/25 the usual WU/CD for a treadmill session, well done all on the 10k chart.
I tried to get the 5k chart uploaded but couldn’t get it to work so would be grateful if someone could explain the process I tried a copy and paste but gathered there’s something else involved


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by stumpy
Mon Mar 24, 2025 1:18 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: C2 Challenge (Individual) - Mud Season Madness - March 1st to 31st (AKA 'The Stumpy Show')
Replies: 66
Views: 5297

Re: C2 Challenge (Individual) - Mud Season Madness - March 1st to 31st (AKA 'The Stumpy Show')

12:48.7 2,500 2:33.7 96 631 23 125
2:32.3 500 2:32.3 99 640 24 118
2:35.7 1,000 2:35.7 93 619 24 122
2:33.1 1,500 2:33.1 98 635 24 128
2:35.2 2,000 2:35.2 94 622 23 129
2:32.3 2,500 2:32.3 99 640 24 132
2x2.5
21/25 trying out erg data today think I prefer erg zone as it seems more user friendly.
by stumpy
Sun Mar 23, 2025 8:19 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: Anyone had any SEASON's bests recently?
Replies: 3231
Views: 366875

Re: Anyone had any SEASON's bests recently?

Well done Alan I saw you had entered a FM today when entering my 5k :oops: awesome session ^O^ ^O^ ^O^
by stumpy
Sun Mar 23, 2025 7:56 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: Free Spirits Photo album.
Replies: 3
Views: 523

Free Spirits Photo album.

Anyone got any photos they’d like to share, it would be good to have them all in one album. Don’t know if this is even ethical anymore so would be interested in any comments.
by stumpy
Sun Mar 23, 2025 1:36 pm
Forum: Training Challenges
Topic: 2k Challenge (Aim to improve your 2k - pick your target)
Replies: 31
Views: 29509

Re: 2k Challenge (Aim to improve your 2k - pick your target)

OK I’m game, seems like old times :twisted: hey we might even get the Wolverine thread up and running again.
Target time? Well I don’t want to be too ambitious so for starters I’m thinking sub eigh ——— nah nine minutes :lol: :lol: #-o
by stumpy
Fri Mar 21, 2025 5:53 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: March ctc - 1995 (100m/30''r/900m/30''r/900m/30''r/500m)
Replies: 27
Views: 3220

Re: March ctc - 1995 (100m/30''r/900m/30''r/900m/30''r/500m)

Talking of beer here’s a pic of my favourite glass one of about a half dozen kindly gifted by a local landlady on a working trip to Dendermonde.
PS I think it needs filling up now :D
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by stumpy
Thu Mar 20, 2025 11:43 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: C2 Challenge (Individual) - Mud Season Madness - March 1st to 31st (AKA 'The Stumpy Show')
Replies: 66
Views: 5297

Re: C2 Challenge (Individual) - Mud Season Madness - March 1st to 31st (AKA 'The Stumpy Show')

5am :cry: rather you than me mate :lol: the pleasure of retirement erg anytime any pace just trying to keep consistent 2x CTC sessions used the first one as a wu for a fast proper go in the second one but not today so just took it easy maybe next time.
19/25
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by stumpy
Wed Mar 19, 2025 3:27 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: C2 Challenge (Individual) - Mud Season Madness - March 1st to 31st (AKA 'The Stumpy Show')
Replies: 66
Views: 5297

Re: C2 Challenge (Individual) - Mud Season Madness - March 1st to 31st (AKA 'The Stumpy Show')

18/25 another wu/cd for a 30:00 treadmill Z2 feeling quite tired after yesterday’s sessions so took things really easy today.