My plans to make a good start to the season have been thwarted. I emerged tentatively from hospital today brimful of an impressive cocktail of antibiotics after a 3 night stay. The cause of this was a very painful ulcer at the back of the throat. However, after a very quiet day, I am on the mend ...

Thanks, Fred and Mike.

I had a second go at the 5k CTC this morning, improving by over 30 secs, and the hamstring feels OK.
Further attempts are planned in the earlier part of the day before it gets too hot!

Sorry to hear about the hamstring Philip. I hope that you recover quickly and find a place without too many boxes to set up the erg!



Fingers crossed that the hamstring is better, Philip!


Thanks for your concern, guys. I got back on the erg today, did a steady attempt at the 5k CTC and ...

Checking back on the number of CTC’s completed, I find that in 2012 I did 6, not 5, so that brings my overall total from 181 to 182.
Could you please make the adjustment, Fred ?
Thanks very much for all the painstaking work you do in keeping abreast of all the figures.
I shall soon be back on the ...

Hope the house move went well.
It's a bit less than 40 degrees here at the moment (although still pretty mild for December).


Yes, Mike, we survived the heat. The downside is that today I tweaked a hamstring manhandling a heavy garden statue, so my return to the erg will be subject to some ...

Moving house:

If it’s an adrenaline rush that you seek
Then downsizing can cause you to shriek
We haven’t moved far
Just ten minutes by car
I’ll be back on the rower next week


While I’m here I would just like to wish you
Wherever you are: Mogadishu :?:
A Merry Christmas, good cheer
And a ...

Mike Channin wrote: Wed Dec 18, 2024 5:16 pm More limericks, Philip, please!

strider77 wrote: Wed Dec 18, 2024 6:06 pm I'll second that Mike !! Come on young Philip !

OK guys, you asked for it:

Moving house just this week was a treat
Downsizing in 40C heat
The C2 now sits
Protesting that it’s
Not got Pepe ensconced on its seat

You youngsters inspire us to keep at it as well as Philip Price and Roger Burell who went to school with Methuselah 🤣 .


Your comment, Alan, gave me the inspiration to compose a limerick reply:

Methuselah’s grandson was Noah
An ark builder, not known as a rower
Whereas Roger and Phil
Not yet ...

Working for me too

Tina Gallasch wrote: Fri Aug 16, 2024 12:13 pm Congratulations Philip. you’re a legend!!

Thanks, Tina. Having exchanged the Victorian winter for Queensland’s welcome warmth for a few weeks, I shall soon be back on the erg with renewed vigour

All went well. No worries. Stitches come out next Thursday. No chance of looking any younger. Just feel as though I’ve been kicked in the head

plummy wrote: Thu Jun 27, 2024 8:03 am Awesome Philip. I'm sure there's many more you can target - but don't over-stretch yourself sir.

It’s ironic you have said that, David, because after some facial surgery today I have been advised to avoid vigorous exercise for two weeks. So, like the man said, “I’ll be back ”

WR # 6. Improved on the former record by 4m. It’s been a good month

JonT wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2024 10:55 am Congratulations Philip. I’m waiting to see if you use the Solstice as an opportunity to go for the HM record.


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Yes, Jon, I did I’m still recovering

Philip,

Many congratulations on your fantastic achievements, looking forward to the whole set ;).


Thanks, Alan. Have a good season and I very much appreciate your encouragement.


Just trying to keep the pot boiling :fsbgrin:


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Not sure what has happened to the Nonathlon, how can a WR score 918 points? I suspect that no data has been entered for the oldest age groups and so the curve is off. You are being robbed sir!


I have worked out that to reach the same points total I got for the Nonathlon 1k last season, I would ...

Well done, Pepe! Always a star.
I remember recruiting you to Free Spirits at BIRC 2006.

May you produce many more amazing rows, and collect a good haul of World Records!


Thanks, Mike, here’s another one :!:

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Draggon wrote: Wed Jun 05, 2024 9:36 pm Just so you know, in 31 1/2 years or so, I plan on coming after your records!

What a shame that I won’t be around to help you celebrate

Thanks, guys, for your support and encouragement. This will spur me on for aiming at some more targets while I am still at the “youngest” end of the age group :fsbgrin:

Wolfie, I look back with nostalgia on the days of the Evesham Golden Mile and meeting you and other FS for the first time.

Tako ...

The transfer is suiting me well

Mike Channin wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2024 8:20 am Award for Mr Consistent should go to my old friend Torquemada! Well done Philip!

Thanks, Mike. I’ll be moving into a new age group soon, so there’ll be some interesting new challenges ahead.

The very best of luck to you, David, and let us hope that your decision to go ahead with the op. will result in an outcome restoring you to good health and a chance ultimately to get back on the erg. Bon courage

Foul! Just noticed that they have reduced the 5k "Target time" in my category (54 Lwt) by 13S so while I had met my initial goal of 800 points on this earlier in the season, now I need to go 16S faster. Given how this is constructed, it is bound to effect age groups several years each side, so don ...

With improved pacing after the trial run, I managed an improvement of 102m to 3106m @ 2:05.5
Happy with that.