Wow!

This thread is awesome! Until now, I thought Flat Stanley (on the other thread) was a nickname for a former Free Spirit you were all reminiscing about. I guess, in a way, he was!

Sorry to hear about the injuries (and the accompanying self-reflection) that interrupted your course, Tako. Sometimes the body just says "No", and we have no choice but to back off and try again another day. Best of luck as you maneuver through recovery!

Just under 35 miles on the mountain bike today. Set a few segment PR's and tackled a black diamond trail I've been avoiding for the last two seasons. I should have kept avoiding it!
Really feeling it tonight, so will likely be another lazy day tomorrow!

Ian Bee wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 9:07 amToday's warm up intervals were punctuated by squats, calf raises and shrugs.

Dude, you make me tired with all that you do!!

obirobsan wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 10:10 pmTied my PB, demons tried to take me down.

Nice row, Third-Split-Slacker... er, I mean, Rob!

How does that compare to your 2K pace Ron? Sorry, Jon, but I'm not really sure. After several years of ignoring that row, I tried to do a "real" 2K a couple of weeks ago. I was intent on holding 1:50 throughout and managed to hold it until just after 750M... :D I haven't tried again since...

Ugh! and Oof! are my thoughts on this one.

Managed a 4373/1:49.8 on this one. The first two minute rest felt like way too much. The second and so on felt not nearly enough!!

Best split was the 2nd at 1:46.3; Worst was the seventh at 1:52.3. None were my idea of a good time!

Thanks, gents. One thing I've come to realize is that I probably left a lot of accomplishments on the sidelines when I was younger as I never had time to keep up with everything at once. It's nice to be fit enough at my age to improve some of these numbers now that I have more time for my various in...

Carole S wrote: ↑Mon Sep 05, 2022 5:37 amToday I am dusting off my resolve yet AGAIN and trying to honour ny promise to my late Mum to stay strong
Its going to be a rocky road but here I go........

Go, Carole, Go!

(just thought I'd start a cheering section for you! )

Damn, Claudius; that is crazy! I'm sorry to hear you were injured especially since you were supposed to be in a state of rest at the time! Here's hoping for a speedy recovery.

I KNEW I'd heard that phrase before! And that song's one of my guilty pleasures...

Racked up a couple more today... As usual, without any prior planning. I'm a bit weird in that I usually set and adjust my targets during the row rather than before. This month's IRL was a 4 minute row, so I knocked that out after a 1K warmup. In the process, I beat my prior best 1K (from six years ...

That's a lot to take, plummy! My condolences for the loss of your Dad. And belated condolences on the loss of Mum & brother, too... It may sound trite, but the best thing you can do to honor their lives is to continue to live your own best life, whatever that may entail. I hope your health scare...

jbh wrote: ↑Sat Sep 03, 2022 5:04 pm I think I'm on board but I'm not at all sure...

I see you in Boat 1 with a 1083, Jon.

I just rowed as well. 1096 and.... ouch!

Free Spirits currently sitting in 1st place...

keep this thread for PP sessions It's funny you say that as I've been casually lurking/snooping in on this thread over the last several months and kept thinking to myself, "This Pete Plan thing sure is complicated!" I had no idea until just now that you guys were posting anything but PP r...

Did 30 miles on my mountain bike yesterday at my favorite local(ish) destination trail. I started off rather hot and had to back it way down at about the 1/2-way mark. Still ended up with an about average overall mph effort. If anyone's curiosity gets the better of them, you can Follow me on Strava ...

Glad you two had fun celebrating with the family in FL.

Peter_S wrote: ↑Tue Aug 30, 2022 10:16 pmNow we are packing for our adventure cruise to Greenland.

Dang, that sounds kind of awesome!

JonT wrote: ↑Wed Aug 31, 2022 6:04 pmThe rest of you should now be able to register and/or join the Free Spirits boat.

I'm in!

Thanks, guys!

JonT wrote: ↑Mon Aug 22, 2022 7:36 pmI love it when a plan comes together

Right?!

Sat down to get a head-start on Week 4 of the Dog Days of Summer with a one-hour paddle. Half-way through, I realized I could up my pace a bit to threaten my SB. Turned into a PB even after starting my sprint a bit too early and having to HD very briefly at the 1:45 mark. Logical brain kicked in and...

The Meterboard icons have been refreshed. Thanks, Jon! Steady, one hour for me today to get things rolling. I'm not sure how "I think I'll take a page out of Jon's book and just paddle an hour to get a head-start on week 4 of DDoS" turns into an Hour of Power PB, but here we are.... :lol:

I had about 5K meters left to do for my weekly Dog Days target, so I decided to pop this CTC in there as part of it. After a 1K warmup, I was pleasantly surprised to surpass my 1:55 goal pace. Pretty consistent, though that third effort felt a lot harder than the other 2... :) Also interesting to se...

[*]Draggon (sorry I don't know your real name) Hey Jon - I'm Ron. (it's at the very bottom of my PB sig graphic) We should form a surf shop or something. (US-centric joke. "Ron-Jon Surf Shop" is a very popular beachy shop on the eastern seaboard and especially around the Florida coast)

Enjoyed reading that, Mike! Sorry about those "lost meters", but your old hips knew you did 'em!