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by Liefcat
Sat Oct 16, 2021 2:10 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: October CTC - 12 minutes in pieces
Replies: 45
Views: 6241

Re: October CTC - 12 minutes in pieces

And... Paul V... You are soooo BUSTED! LOL What did I do? That was back when I enjoyed rowing (some of the time, at any rate). Yeah, I guess I can still recall some resemblance of that feeling, Paul... :lol: (You did an even more ridiculous challenge back then - The Blind Devil :twisted: :fssmile:
by Liefcat
Wed Oct 13, 2021 7:52 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: Free Spirits CTC Participation and Leaderboard
Replies: 705
Views: 115853

Re: Free Spirits CTC Participation and Leaderboard

Yes, good to see you erging again, Fred, and thanks for your work here :!: :D

Mat, it is a hip replacement, right :?: Can´t you do a one-legged row, then :?: :lol: :wink:
by Liefcat
Sat Oct 02, 2021 8:02 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: October CTC - 12 minutes in pieces
Replies: 45
Views: 6241

Re: October CTC - 12 minutes in pieces

Off topic, I know, but about the Blind Devil Challenge: Oh, that´s how it went... :lol: Who the heck invented that thing, Mike :?: :lol: Maybe an idea for a future ctc :?: :!: :?: (NOT! [-X :^o ) I'm pretty sure it was invented by the legendary Thomas W-P. It would almost be worth putting it up as ...
by Liefcat
Fri Oct 01, 2021 9:52 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: October CTC - 12 minutes in pieces
Replies: 45
Views: 6241

Re: October CTC - 12 minutes in pieces

First little tryout today. Got 3237 active m and 28 "passive" resulting in a result of 3209m.

Made my biggest mistake in the 1st rep: 346m but the total slid to 353m #-o , meaning there was a 7m deduction. Then adjusted to only getting a few metres "extra" in the following... 8)
by Liefcat
Fri Oct 01, 2021 5:36 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: October CTC - 12 minutes in pieces
Replies: 45
Views: 6241

Re: October CTC - 12 minutes in pieces

Liefcat - that blind devil challenge we used to do was to aim to get exactly 666m, but you did the whole thing eyes closed! It is one of the more fun (and inclusive) challenges, but it can be very frustrating :-) Oh, that´s how it went... :lol: Who the heck invented that thing, Mike :?: :lol: Maybe...
by Liefcat
Fri Oct 01, 2021 5:31 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: September ctc - 12 min., free stoke rate
Replies: 15
Views: 2360

Re: September ctc - 12 min., free stoke rate

Well done, Claudius, for launching that 6th boat :!: And thanks for the story behind it :!: :wink:
by Liefcat
Fri Oct 01, 2021 12:29 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: October CTC - 12 minutes in pieces
Replies: 45
Views: 6241

Re: October CTC - 12 minutes in pieces

Wow - this is actually interesting... I guess I will aim for a relatively hard strokes with +4 secs left of the interval... In my old rowing Club we did a challenge to get as close to say 500m as possible, and I am still doing it on my own Till this very day... So I will try to Switch from meters to...
by Liefcat
Fri Sep 17, 2021 7:39 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: Free Spirits CTC Participation and Leaderboard
Replies: 705
Views: 115853

Re: Free Spirits CTC Participation and Leaderboard

Hi Fred,

Hope you are feeling better :!:
by Liefcat
Wed Sep 01, 2021 12:47 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: August CTC -100m/200m/300m/400m/500m/400m/300m/200m/100m with 1 minute rest
Replies: 23
Views: 3109

Re: August CTC -100m/200m/300m/400m/500m/400m/300m/200m/100m with 1 minute rest

Oh, Paul, a quite wild horse to get back in the saddle on, this one! Hope September's version suites you better!!

Apart from that, well done will all the FS boats floating in August!!
by Liefcat
Wed Aug 18, 2021 11:55 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: August CTC -100m/200m/300m/400m/500m/400m/300m/200m/100m with 1 minute rest
Replies: 23
Views: 3109

Re: August CTC -100m/200m/300m/400m/500m/400m/300m/200m/100m with 1 minute rest

I love that bouncing image, Iain :!: :lol: :lol: Well done, Paul! =D> =D> Wouldn´t want to have that ICD bouncing... [-X :wink: Personally my ICD burst paced during the 12x1´+1´ in February 2020 (I chose not to do any CTC attempt for a month or two back then). Anyways, I think we may both go faster ...
by Liefcat
Mon May 17, 2021 8:09 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: May ctc - 200 seconds, standing start
Replies: 31
Views: 4461

Re: May ctc - 200 seconds, standing start

Thanks for the sympathy, Mat :!:

And well done with the 1k+ :!: ^O^
by Liefcat
Mon May 17, 2021 8:06 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: Free Spirits CTC Participation and Leaderboard
Replies: 705
Views: 115853

Re: Free Spirits CTC Participation and Leaderboard

Thanks for the update, Fred :!: Hope you get well soon :!:
by Liefcat
Tue May 11, 2021 10:15 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: May ctc - 200 seconds, standing start
Replies: 31
Views: 4461

Re: May ctc - 200 seconds, standing start

I think the 'pace' confusion is coming from the fact that the pace column on the CTC site is showing the pace as if the distance was done for 3 mins, and not the actual 3:20, so it is giving an incorrect (faster) pace value. This is probably a limitation of the CTC site design, likely that it can o...
by Liefcat
Mon May 03, 2021 3:34 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: May ctc - 200 seconds, standing start
Replies: 31
Views: 4461

Re: May ctc - 200 seconds, standing start

Woj - yes. Fly wheel must be stationary. Liefcat - you’ve lost me I’m afraid. There is no pace element to this, it is just a 200 second sprint. Agreed - just gun it for 200 seconds and go as far as you can. It'll still hurt like hell (depending on how fast you go of course) Yes, guys, you´ve lost m...
by Liefcat
Sat May 01, 2021 4:10 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: May ctc - 200 seconds, standing start
Replies: 31
Views: 4461

Re: May ctc - 200 seconds, standing start

You thought that the times with statements by Liefcat was over?!? Well, guess what... They are not! Traditionally... I mean in the previous 199 ctcs, there were two options... Distance or time... Now it seems that "pace" should be the decisive factor... (Well, on top of that the ctc algori...
by Liefcat
Fri Apr 09, 2021 5:27 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: Anyone had any SEASON's bests recently?
Replies: 3104
Views: 183470

Re: Anyone had any SEASON's bests recently?

paulgould wrote: Fri Apr 09, 2021 1:38 pm Recently been dropping the DF and inching up the spm in an effort to improve my CV fitness, so decided to have a go at my 30 min SB (7161m), which was set at 20spm.
This time I managed 7376m, at 22.6 spm on DF 255.

Paul G
Strong (in every sense of the word :wink: ), Paul! ^O^ ^O^
by Liefcat
Thu Apr 08, 2021 6:58 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: April ctc - 10‘r20 - 5‘r - 10‘r20, the slower one to count
Replies: 38
Views: 4146

Re: April ctc - 10‘r20 - 5‘r - 10‘r20, the slower one to count

Well done, Jon :wink: =D>

Yeah, I did it :!: 2512m and 2514m... 200 and 201 strokes... DF 130... :D
by Liefcat
Tue Apr 06, 2021 10:11 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: April ctc - 10‘r20 - 5‘r - 10‘r20, the slower one to count
Replies: 38
Views: 4146

Re: April ctc - 10‘r20 - 5‘r - 10‘r20, the slower one to count

Paul, I'm only shocked by the fact that you were using a DF less than 300... :lol: Anyways, good luck with the Echo! Exciting to see what your EF is! Judging by your performance your general state of health is rather good, so... Well done! =D> Mat, yeah I guess your life with family and business isn...
by Liefcat
Sun Apr 04, 2021 6:37 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: April ctc - 10‘r20 - 5‘r - 10‘r20, the slower one to count
Replies: 38
Views: 4146

Re: April ctc - 10‘r20 - 5‘r - 10‘r20, the slower one to count

I find that the best way to do R20 is to watch the clock and time the catches spot on the multiples of 3. Any thoughts on how hard to go on this as 200 strokes is too many to do full on, but presumably it is significantly faster than 30R20 where the first 5' seems pretty easy if paced flat. The oth...
by Liefcat
Sun Apr 04, 2021 6:13 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: April ctc - 10‘r20 - 5‘r - 10‘r20, the slower one to count
Replies: 38
Views: 4146

Re: April ctc - 10‘r20 - 5‘r - 10‘r20, the slower one to count

Well done, all!

And big Congrats with the sub 40' 10k run, Mat! Are you still doing Triathlon?

I did my first attempt a little over 2' minutes pace. Expecting sub 2' pace later this month...
by Liefcat
Sat Jun 06, 2020 4:04 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: June CTC
Replies: 43
Views: 5069

Re: June CTC

Feeling better now than in a long, long time! Today I got to 4075m! Sorry to kick you out of Boat 1, Paul!
by Liefcat
Sat Jun 06, 2020 4:01 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: 10,000 posts
Replies: 5
Views: 964

Re: 10,000 posts

Welcome back, Paul!

We missed you! Cause we knew Free Spirits is the right place for you!

Don´t know how on earth you could get to 10000 posts, tho... :lol:
by Liefcat
Thu May 28, 2020 11:17 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: do you want a new captain
Replies: 26
Views: 3134

Re: do you want a new captain

Gr8 to hear you want to continue as our Captain, Stan! :fsbgrin:

I never thought of any kind of mutiny from you, Peter! Only good to know you were willing to take this role and task! :fssmile:
by Liefcat
Fri May 22, 2020 5:43 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: JUNE CTC - Free Spirits to choose
Replies: 25
Views: 2707

Re: JUNE CTC - Free Spirits to choose

Yes, yes, not going into any dicussion... Can't we have a poll soon?! At least it would help me to understand what it is all about?... :D
by Liefcat
Fri May 22, 2020 12:07 am
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: Covid-19
Replies: 24
Views: 3167

Re: Covid-19

Thanks for your nice words and concern, Paul! :fssmile: