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by mark88man
Thu Sep 27, 2018 9:36 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: Nonathlon 2019
Replies: 80
Views: 7549

Re: Nonathlon 2019

Hi guys - long time no post as I have been suffering with "wrist"itis and a touch of lazybones Just posting to warn you that I got a spam email (not very hostile but defintely phishing). This was to the email address I only use (and have only ever used) to register for the nonathlon. No do...
by mark88man
Sun Nov 05, 2017 11:13 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: November CTC: 4 x 750m (3r)
Replies: 79
Views: 5979

Re: November CTC: 4 x 750m (3r)

Thank you for the quote! - thinking again maybe it should be

4x750m(3'r) - so few characters needed to type - so much character needed to deliver!

I am going to try mine next time I am in the gym - not a piece to do alone in the garage!!

I agree 4x1k(5'r) is similar but probably worse
by mark88man
Sat Oct 28, 2017 12:48 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: 2017 Weight Loss Thread
Replies: 141
Views: 12427

Re: 2017 Weight Loss Thread

And me, a bit stuck, lost a little, but now (28/10/2017) 106.7.

Still, 2nd in the office weight loss league (quarterly) - with the leader notorious for loading up on water before the weigh in and then not doing much, so I have hopes if I can just maintain a downward trajectory
by mark88man
Tue Oct 24, 2017 12:39 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: November CTC: 4 x 750m (3r)
Replies: 79
Views: 5979

Re: November CTC: 4 x 750m (3r)

4x750(3'r) - so few words, so much pain
by mark88man
Sun Oct 15, 2017 12:09 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: Lifetime Millionaires Club
Replies: 3565
Views: 285513

Re: Lifetime Millionaires Club

Can I join in, or am I already there? lifetime meters from C2Log from 2006/7 season and onwards - 2,688,998 as of today, so a nice target for the rest of the season

Thanks

Mark
by mark88man
Sun Oct 15, 2017 12:04 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: what training have free spirits been doing today?
Replies: 9224
Views: 376450

Re: what training have free spirits been doing today?

So Free Spirits haven't apparently been doing any training for the last month - I don't believe that for a minute. I am getting back into it again (again), but still favoring a wrist ache so going quite slow so todays was 6 x 3517m w35s rest (just enough to towel down, drink, jiggle about, and get r...
by mark88man
Sun Oct 08, 2017 7:59 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: Maximum Heart Rate
Replies: 1
Views: 1242

Re: Maximum Heart Rate

Sounds like a 30 minutes you might want a cardiac team in attendance for. What I would be really interested in is how risky are doing these MHR tests, as in can they trigger any harmful affects either there or then, or later. By the forumla my MHR should be 165 but my last 2K test posted higher (172...
by mark88man
Sun Oct 08, 2017 4:37 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: 2017 Weight Loss Thread
Replies: 141
Views: 12427

Re: 2017 Weight Loss Thread

Well done all. Respect. My first post in a while, as things have been very much in the wrong direction and not at all zoot or Thomas like. I got down to 99kg just about a year ago, and then I had to stop rowing with a sore wrist, and had to work away couple of nights a week which didn't help. So I a...
by mark88man
Sun Sep 04, 2016 5:36 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: Injuries.....:(
Replies: 1132
Views: 115062

Re: Injuries.....:(

quick recovery Claudius - my own worst muscle wrench was by a pool in Tenerife, but nothing fractured so that was bad luck for you

Thanks to all for the additional suggestions for my wrist.
by mark88man
Sat Aug 27, 2016 12:10 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: Injuries.....:(
Replies: 1132
Views: 115062

Re: Injuries.....:(

Thanks guys

I never had it before either and I've done a lot of rowing - don't know where it came from

Will just give myself a couple of weeks off being really careful and try the exercises
by mark88man
Fri Aug 26, 2016 8:18 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: Injuries.....:(
Replies: 1132
Views: 115062

Re: Injuries.....:(

Reporting in with tendonitis of the wrist which just wont go away. I have been off the erg for a month, but I keep doing other stuff like gardening and typing that aggravates it. The Dr recommended some stretch exercises and unrecommended strapping etc. Has anyone had any experience of things that h...
by mark88man
Sun Aug 07, 2016 5:57 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: 2016 weight loss thread
Replies: 139
Views: 15140

Re: 2016 weight loss thread

Hey Zoot Company would be good. Not feeling that positive at the momentas I have had a few weeks off owing to a. I hurt my wrist and then aggravated it pulling a 1k, so need to focus on longer slower to reduce risk of reoccurrence b. my get up and go (mojo) got up and went, as well as a separate res...
by mark88man
Sat Jul 30, 2016 8:02 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: Missing mojo
Replies: 36
Views: 4501

Re: Missing mojo

Hi This is a screenshot of a simple dashboard which copies my times from the details sheet (below) and then using the 5s per double distance calculates how far my piece is off from my theoretical best. On the right I keep a simple log of when I have done the pieces - I try and do these chronological...
by mark88man
Wed Jul 27, 2016 7:44 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: 2016 weight loss thread
Replies: 139
Views: 15140

Re: 2016 weight loss thread

Well done Mark! Getting below 100kg is a significant benchmark (I should know - I'm rapidly approaching it from the other direction!). At 6'3", 200lbs is quite a challenging target. It's a BMI of 25% and I know this is supposed to be a cut off point for not being considered overweight, but it'...
by mark88man
Wed Jul 27, 2016 7:38 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: Missing mojo
Replies: 36
Views: 4501

Re: Missing mojo

Paul I am normally a bit organised, in that I have a Pete plan spreadsheet and aim to get through those, and I have rejoined the CTC which I wanted to do again as my only effort was HR limited, and I have "enriched" the PP with a number of longer rows. So I normally have pre decided my wor...
by mark88man
Wed Jul 27, 2016 7:10 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: Missing mojo
Replies: 36
Views: 4501

Re: Missing mojo

Paul - glad to see you are getting back into it. I for one am happy to see anything you (or others) post here. As you suggest we are not exactly flooded with content, but what there is is worthwhile So at the moment my mojo is torn between * trying to improve my PBs with my long term goals of sub 7 ...
by mark88man
Wed Jul 27, 2016 6:49 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: 2016 weight loss thread
Replies: 139
Views: 15140

Re: 2016 weight loss thread

Been off the erg with a sore wrist for a fortnight, so weight loss has stopped. Fortunately I have been able to do enough walking, and my partner has done enough lovely slimming world recipes, that I have kept steady since the middle of the month, during which I got under 100Kg for the first time in...
by mark88man
Thu Jul 14, 2016 4:39 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: The Pete Plan etc
Replies: 8222
Views: 458525

Re: The Pete Plan

Thank you. Its one of those things, I had decided to only update my signature every PP cycle (ie about every 2 of months), and then I go and do something I would be quite pleased to brag (a little) about.

I will probably update soon, but I want to get a 1K, 10K and maybe a 6K in the bag first :-)
by mark88man
Sun Jul 10, 2016 10:21 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: Anyone had any SEASON's bests recently?
Replies: 3100
Views: 182697

Re: Anyone had any SEASON's bests recently?

very nice Plummy - good strong finish. Think you may have a few gains to make as you sharpen up and get re-used to the higher ratings for shorter pieces. I found keeping my feet completely flat and rowing slightly shorter at the catch worked very well. This may be I am too long when doing slower rat...
by mark88man
Sun Jul 10, 2016 10:29 am
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: The Pete Plan etc
Replies: 8222
Views: 458525

Re: The Pete Plan

Thanks Greg Well I am back a bit earlier than planned, as I like to start each PP cycle with a 5K test (with another in the middle and a 2K at the end). I wasn't going to report until the middle test I had done quite a long warm and was pondering what pace to go my 2K from Friday suggested 2:02, so ...
by mark88man
Fri Jul 08, 2016 7:06 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: The Pete Plan etc
Replies: 8222
Views: 458525

Re: The Pete Plan

2K Time trial - there a innocuous sounding phrase

0500m - 1:56.3
1000m - 1:57.5
1500m - 1:57.2
2000m - 1:52.7

Total - 7:43.7 / 1:55.9

Now to redo all my favorite interval sessions. Will check in again half way through the cycle with a 5K test - hoping for 20:00
by mark88man
Wed Jul 06, 2016 6:10 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: 2016 weight loss thread
Replies: 139
Views: 15140

Re: 2016 weight loss thread

Welcome Ian.

My experience - the longer I row the more I lose at lower heart rate, ie sweaty but not panting.

Also the less I snack after a row, the more I lose!!

Pretty basic really, but in the real world oh so complicated!!
by mark88man
Sun Jul 03, 2016 7:11 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: July ctc - 3 X 2813m intervals with 4 mins rest between reps. Slowest counts
Replies: 65
Views: 7192

Re: July ctc - 3 X 2813m intervals with 4 mins rest between reps. Slowest counts

Had a go at this today - just after Paul - so missed the first boat I guess. Not quite the spirit, but I made this into a HR 140 (UT2/UT1 border) capped session. I was pleased with timing as left just enough headroom in interval 1 to just squeeze under on the last one. My timing was 10k (unrestricte...
by mark88man
Sat Jul 02, 2016 7:30 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: Nonathlon 2017
Replies: 95
Views: 11763

Re: Nonathlon 2017

Did 13444 in 1:00:00, and updated a 10K score on the way. Giving me some extra points. Still HR Limited for the longer distances, so some upside when I move up training bands
by mark88man
Sat Jul 02, 2016 2:51 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: July ctc - 3 X 2813m intervals with 4 mins rest between reps. Slowest counts
Replies: 65
Views: 7192

Re: July ctc - 3 X 2813m intervals with 4 mins rest between reps. Slowest counts

well done plummy I'm tempted to jump on and get one in the bag just so I can be in the 1st boat!!

But promised myself a long row today so ought to stick to the plan