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- Fri Sep 07, 2018 8:46 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Indoor Rowers League 2018 / 2019
- Replies: 331
- Views: 26489
Re: Indoor Rowers League 2018 / 2019
If we're still just one person short then count me in
- Fri Aug 31, 2018 1:35 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: August ctc - 6 x 1' / 1'r, rolling starts except #1
- Replies: 82
- Views: 8486
Re: August ctc - 6 x 1' / 1'r, rolling starts except #1
lwt
Doesn't get any easier does it ?! First rep was easy(ish), had an ergistential crisis in #4 & couldn't feel my legs by the end. 5 metres further than my hwt score but I felt every one of them.
Well done everyone who has done this one, it's pretty tough !
Doesn't get any easier does it ?! First rep was easy(ish), had an ergistential crisis in #4 & couldn't feel my legs by the end. 5 metres further than my hwt score but I felt every one of them.
Well done everyone who has done this one, it's pretty tough !
- Fri Aug 24, 2018 2:18 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: August ctc - 6 x 1' / 1'r, rolling starts except #1
- Replies: 82
- Views: 8486
Re: August ctc - 6 x 1' / 1'r, rolling starts except #1
Loving the enthusiasm on this one - great work all. This is probably a textbook example of how not to pace this one ! I put the drag up to ~ 130 (I usually use ~ 103 for everything) & it really felt tough by the end. I also completely messed up a rolling start on #6 #-o & should have been go...
- Fri Jul 06, 2018 10:30 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: July ctc - 555m/111m/444m/777m/333m/222m/666m 70“r
- Replies: 59
- Views: 3991
Re: July ctc - 555m/111m/444m/777m/333m/222m/666m 70“r
Some cracking attempts here already - well done all. Not really sure about pacing so I thought I'd try to hold the first 4 under 1:40 pace (allowing for a bit of fun in the 111) & take it from there. Perhaps I could have pushed slightly harder on the first 4, given that I was a little faster on ...
- Fri Jun 01, 2018 11:59 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: June ctc - 10k, no stroke rate restrictions
- Replies: 111
- Views: 7678
Re: June ctc - 10k, no stroke rate restrictions
A 10k feels much more in line with my current state of fitness & training so I thought I'd get one in early doors with a vague hope of a few more attempts through the month depending on temperature. 10k is certainly long enough to work up a good sweat !
- Wed May 30, 2018 1:28 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: May ctc - 1k / 3'r / 992m, standing starts
- Replies: 81
- Views: 5437
Re: May ctc - 1k / 3'r / 992m, standing starts
I can only apologise for leaving my one and only attempt so late. What with marathon rows & then returning to lwt following my post-marathon celebratory refuel this lunchtime was my remaining window to get a time in. With no previous feeler attempt it was an unpleasant fly & die with an over...
- Fri Apr 27, 2018 8:08 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: April ctc - 2k / 1‘r / 500 / 2‘r / 500 / 3‘r / 500, rolling starts except #1
- Replies: 56
- Views: 3981
Re: April ctc - 2k / 1‘r / 500 / 2‘r / 500 / 3‘r / 500, rolling starts except #1
I've been working on long steady distance in advance of a sponsored marathon row I'm doing for The Brain Tumour Charity next month so last nights contribution was a truly horrible shock to the system. I'd forgotten just how long a 500m can be !
- Wed Mar 28, 2018 1:01 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: March ctc - 2 x 15 min / 3'r, static starts, the slower to count
- Replies: 92
- Views: 7925
Re: March ctc - 2 x 15 min / 3'r, static starts, the slower to count
Some cracking results this month - well done all. =D> Managed to sneak a few extra metres today. Can't help feeling the amount of extra effort required to drop my split by 1 second per 500m compared to last week should have been worth a greater increase in metres but there's no arguing with the math...
- Wed Mar 21, 2018 2:48 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: March ctc - 2 x 15 min / 3'r, static starts, the slower to count
- Replies: 92
- Views: 7925
Re: March ctc - 2 x 15 min / 3'r, static starts, the slower to count
Thought I'd overcooked #1 but turned out I had loads left
Current 5k pace + 2.5s and that was plenty !
Current 5k pace + 2.5s and that was plenty !
- Thu Jan 25, 2018 9:40 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: January ctc - 1000m/250m/1000m/250m/1000m (R:2'/3'/2'/3')
- Replies: 83
- Views: 6391
Re: January ctc - 1000m/250m/1000m/250m/1000m (R:2'/3'/2'/3')
Some great efforts this month - well done all ! Bit of a pathetic effort on my part this month I'm afraid as I'm on my way back from a bit of a rib twinge. Hardly done any rowing since the start of the month but rowing no longer causes actual pain, just a bit of odd discomfort so I'm back with some ...
- Fri Dec 15, 2017 9:09 am
- Forum: Training and Racing
- Topic: Welsh Indoor Rowing Championships 2017
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2367
Re: Welsh Indoor Rowing Championships 2017
Great result Plummy - especially as you'd mentioned the early signs of a migraine. I can't imagine it's a helpful environment if you feel a migraine coming on but a 6.5s seasons best is a cracking result. Nice final 500 drive for the line too, very well raced. Great to catch up in person again too. ...
- Fri Dec 15, 2017 8:57 am
- Forum: Training and Racing
- Topic: Scottish Indoor Rowing Championships 2017, GOLD for Free Spirits!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2826
Re: Scottish Indoor Rowing Championships 2017, GOLD for Free Spirits!
Sorry - been full ninja & a bit late reading this but thanks all. As I get older I find that I dislike 1ks even less than 2ks. There's absolutely no chance to settle & readjust pace, the leg burn seems to start after 200m & it just gets worse !! The 500 must have been great to watch - it...
- Fri Dec 15, 2017 8:49 am
- Forum: Training and Racing
- Topic: BRIC 2017
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2572
Re: BRIC 2017
Thanks for the kind messages & hearty congratulations to Morten - very well raced. Bit disappointed to be over 10 seconds slower in the 2k than at the Welsh but for whatever reason the warm atmosphere in the velodrome got to me & I had to back off at halfway - the 500m splits tell the story:...
- Fri Dec 15, 2017 8:39 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: December ctc - The french kiss #2 (1'/2'/3'/1'/2'/3' - 9'r total)
- Replies: 55
- Views: 3976
Re: December ctc - The french kiss #2 (1'/2'/3'/1'/2'/3' - 9'r total)
Ooft. Last nights effort: DecCTC.jpg That's the least fun I've had for some time. 1st 3:00 was the toughest, just seeing the light at the end of the tunnel helped me give more in the second half I think. Don't know if I'll get another good crack at this one (or if I really want to ;) but I'm going t...
- Thu May 11, 2017 8:38 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: My upcoming charity 100k - eek !
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1068
Re: My upcoming charity 100k - eek !
Thanks for all the support & sponsorship to date. It might sound cliched but knowing that we're raising money for such a good cause is really helping me find motivation to step up to the plate. Of course, at any given moment I have a fear that I may not make it, but I'm going to try to remember ...
- Thu May 04, 2017 12:47 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: My upcoming charity 100k - eek !
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1068
My upcoming charity 100k - eek !
In what seemed like a good idea at the time, I have entered the Row For It 100Km erg in Solihull in 2 weeks time. Training has been slightly patchy due to a series of colds since March but I'm philosophical about over 7 hours on our beloved machine of doom & we'll see what happens. I even collar...
- Mon Feb 06, 2017 1:37 pm
- Forum: Training and Racing
- Topic: EIRC 2017
- Replies: 41
- Views: 4694
Re: EIRC 2017
Hey - Thats Me ! Thanks for the positive vibes all. And well done to plummy ! In the event both my 2k & 500m were at the same time as plummy (typo in the schedule) so I didn't get a chance to see him race but we did have a good chinwag in between. Pleased to sneak the 2k bronze as I knew I wasn'...
- Wed Aug 17, 2016 9:10 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Nonathlon 2017
- Replies: 95
- Views: 11820
Re: Nonathlon 2017
Thanks Stan
- Wed Aug 10, 2016 8:00 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Nonathlon 2017
- Replies: 95
- Views: 11820
Re: Nonathlon 2017
Hi Stan,
Could you add me into the team too please ?
Thanks
Could you add me into the team too please ?
Thanks
- Wed Aug 10, 2016 7:55 am
- Forum: Training and Racing
- Topic: Welsh Indoor Champs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1624
Re: Welsh Indoor Champs
Hi John, I did the Welsh last year & really enjoyed it. Felt smaller than the English but it was a really enjoyable day. It was set out backwards as compared to e.g. the English in that the ergs were facing a wall with the race display & the spectators were behind, looking over the competito...
- Thu May 19, 2016 7:43 am
- Forum: Training and Racing
- Topic: City Regatta 1k - Edinburgh/Leeds/Bristol/London
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1401
City Regatta 1k - Edinburgh/Leeds/Bristol/London
Spotted this: https://www.cityregatta.co.uk/home.html#news We’re shaking up the indoor rowing scene and literally putting it centre stage in the heart of 4 cities around the UK. The Invesco Perpetual City Regatta is a dynamic new, free to enter and open to all, indoor rowing championship series, pri...
- Sat May 14, 2016 1:30 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Madchester 2016 - is ON!
- Replies: 191
- Views: 16511
Re: Madchester 2016 - is ON!
Awesome work John, my utmost congratulations !
And there is more to come in the autumn I'm sure ...
And there is more to come in the autumn I'm sure ...
- Fri May 13, 2016 4:41 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Madchester 2016 - is ON!
- Replies: 191
- Views: 16511
Re: Madchester 2016 - is ON!
Have a great day all & good luck especially to John on the 1k attempt. I fully expect something superhuman and I'd love to have been there to watch it !!
- Thu Jan 07, 2016 8:29 am
- Forum: Training and Racing
- Topic: English Indoor Rowing Champs
- Replies: 38
- Views: 5329
Re: English Indoor Rowing Champs
Bah ! I was planning on doing the English but I was informed on Sunday that its my nephews blessing on that day and my attendance at that is "strongly encouraged" I'll just have to see if I can fit in a 2k or a 500 that morning at home :lol: Good luck to Free Spirits in attendance - I'll b...
- Wed Dec 30, 2015 11:31 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Anyone had any PBs recently?
- Replies: 12527
- Views: 479772
Re: Anyone had any PBs recently?
That's another great PB John - improvements in the sprinty stuff are not easy to find so a .7 off is great news ! If its any help, my experience with the 500 is very much the same in that it all seems wonderful for the first half or so & then it all goes horribly Pete. I set a new PB (1:27.1) at...