Laurence,

I'm very happy to read about your new job and a new positive perspective for you and your familiy.

Scoop wrote:And most importantly I'm loving every minute. It's as liberating as a 30' PB (almost ).

I hope you will soon like it as much as a new HM PB

I think that you'd go even faster with slightly more even split. Thought about Lee's statement and had a second go at the HM today. Plan was to start faster than friday, hope that the point of pain will come late and than empty the tanks. This is how it went (friday's splits in parenthesis): 2000__...

Big congrats Trish, very impressive way to create demand for easter chocolate eggs I think when Bill's visits became more reluctant he wasn't watching the GP but was looking for some easter eggs as a reward for you.

Spider, well done on holding it together in what seems to have been a very tough session! Looks like this thread is going thro one of its quiet periods again!! For my part I'm having a break in the PP and am concentrating on some meter munching for the WRC. R1 - 1.44.9/33spm R2 - 1.44.9/32spm R3 - 1...

Thank you for your encouragement guys! :fswink: Neil, I had a look at our PB cabinets. It's amazing how closely we are matched. I didn't know your HM PB before starting myattempt, i promise :fswink: Lee, you're right, I could have gone faster with a more even pacing. My problem was I wasn't sure abo...

Big congrats on your 6k PB David, well done! =D> =D> =D> Those two years must have been awfully long for you, hope to read of more PBs from you soon :fswink: Decided to do something for the WRC today and found out (well, I've been knowing it for quite a while) that my half marathon PB was comparetiv...

Big congrats to Laurence, Stan, Wolfie and all others I may have missed! =D>

Spectacular performance Christine, well done! =D> =D> Can't wait for your report after a stand alone attempt

Laurence, you showed great mental spirit handling down three times and still get a very respectable time done! I'm convinced you will do great at Basingstoke, good luck! Cathrine, fantastic time! It's greatto see FSI leeding the armada! :fswink: Had my first go at this tonight. Due to recent lack of...

Good luck to all FSers competing in Basingstoke!

Wow Stefan, that was a storming new PB! =D> =D> Nice even pacing makes it look easier than it actually was I'm sure :fswink: After one week of no erging at all it was time for the waterfall yesterday for me. Having learned from the past I knew that I couldn't stand my old session's pace of 1:49.2 so...

Happy birthday Jane and keep up the good work!

Just registered for the Golden Mile. Hope to see many Free Spirits there again!

Missed Peters PB by 6m which I guess I should have expected!! :evil: Next season...... That was veeery close again Neil :fswink: But nevertheless very well done on your 30' PB! =D> =D> I'm glad to see the old Peter-Neil-race is on again :fswink: Also well done to Chris, Tom, Huw, Steve! =D> =D> Sor...

Very nice PB over 6k Christine, well done! =D> =D> Please have another go soon with fresh legs

Neil, you're in the zone currently! Excellent work on that HM, very well done! Rises the pressure on me to have a go at this one soon...

Nice 5k work there Matt! Not too far off your PB :fswink: Next sunday I will be competing in an otw boat race, the Amstel Head of the River in Amsterdam (http://www.headoftheriver.nl/content.php?cid=100,en). It's a long distance race for about 8k so I thought I should try how tghe expected 30 minute...

Great job Plummy, your pace was 3.7 seconds faster than your 5k PB pace! =D>

Jane, I know it's hard, but give yourself some rest and get well soon!

Christine, great rowing and great to know that your rib doesn't bother you so much any more. Painless laughing is so important!

Bill, excellent half marathon, very well done! =D> =D> Neil, did I spot it correctly that you have a new PB for 5k? After your 6k PB you said you had a 5k PB as well in 18:14.7. Now your signature says 18:01.6? Did I miss your post regarding this? Anyway, brilliant 5k! =D> =D> (But I guess that you'...

Well done Alan! Only one minute off your PB, have a second go next week

Thank you Plummy, I think I'm hitting some plateau of training now. Maybe adding some new types of training like spinning class or crosstrainer or rowing otw will help

This is Felix Bach from team Germany in his first attempt in the junior's race: http://www.catchmerow.com/INDOOR-ROWING/2010-CRASH-B/11256353_e25CY#790830172_NCFUC Obviously he didn't rip off the handle as it was announced but the chain had a loop (see the knot in front of his left leg?) which didn'...

Very busy training plan there Jonathan! As you said your challenge attempt felt comfortably, are you going to have another tra at this one? Time fo the speed pyramid for me yesterday. Last time saw a new PB for this session, but my confidence has been weakened the last days by a loss in pace in the ...

Stefan, that looks like a serious and controlled 10k. I second Huw's opinion that you can go sub 1:48 pace on that distance if planned. I also get annoyed by people passing me while I'm erging. Many don't consider that you move forward AND backward on a rowing machine. They often bump into me (and a...

Hope the cold has been cured in the meantime! In the runup to Boston Bill mentioned he might switch to running after the B's (viewtopic.php?f=7&t=661&start=2825) so that's probably an additional reason why he has been rare on the forum lately.

Dave, great Season's Best, congratulation! =D> Earned you some Nonathlon points for battle with Daffy :D Paul, as a founding member of the micro margin PB (and SB) club I can tell you, an SB is still an SB, whatever small the margin is =D> Den, great improvement by 12 seconds over the 10k, very well...