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- Fri May 24, 2013 9:26 am
- Forum: Training and Racing
- Topic: The Pete Plan etc
- Replies: 8222
- Views: 458832
Re: The Pete Plan
Good effort after 6 weeks Dave! That first one would have been a struggle
- Wed May 22, 2013 12:09 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Lifetime Millionaires Club
- Replies: 3565
- Views: 285838
Re: Lifetime Millionaires Club
Congrats Bill, that is an awesome achievement!
- Wed May 22, 2013 11:38 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Beginners
- Replies: 460
- Views: 147163
Re: Beginners
Here's a question - some people have 'LP' in their PB signature - what is this? The only thing I can think of is 'long pull' i.e. the distance travelled from one very hard pull of the chain??? But really I have no idea... Wouldn't the strategy for this if it is a single pull be to basically lean bac...
- Wed May 22, 2013 10:38 am
- Forum: Training and Racing
- Topic: The Pete Plan etc
- Replies: 8222
- Views: 458832
Re: The Pete Plan
Nice sessions spider and Alan - I find the 4 x 1k session a nasty one, seems okay for the first couple of reps but I always really struggle with the last one - for about the first 200m I hang onto some hope of a fast last interval, but then it becomes a battle of HD survival and any hopes of a negat...
- Wed May 22, 2013 10:24 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Beginners
- Replies: 460
- Views: 147163
Re: Beginners
Nice one zoot. We were all beginners once, and yes I sometimes still feel like one
- Mon May 20, 2013 1:20 am
- Forum: Training and Racing
- Topic: OTW results
- Replies: 124
- Views: 27227
Re: OTW results
Thanks everyone! And if you want to see me in action - here's some video my coach took of me winning the WB1x (womens B grade (36-42 years) single scull at the Australian Masters Rowing Championships a few weeks ago in Canberra. I'm in the yellow boat, in the white zootie with the red stripe. And if...
- Sun May 19, 2013 10:51 pm
- Forum: Training Challenges
- Topic: WAARC - May 2013 - 5km
- Replies: 47
- Views: 18073
Re: WAARC - May 2013 - 5km
Had another go this morning - this time just a straight 5k without the 5555m combo so could do a proper sprint finish.
20:15.7 @24spm
Bit heavier this time - 65.1kg but reckon this should still be better than my first attempt.
20:15.7 @24spm
Bit heavier this time - 65.1kg but reckon this should still be better than my first attempt.
- Fri May 17, 2013 11:03 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Drunk in charge of a rower!!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1432
Re: Drunk in charge of a rower!!
Good effort :fsbgrin: At least falling off an erg is hard to do - not sure I'd be game to try an OTW row after a few drinks!! I'm sure I read somewhere that alcohol as an energy source is the easiest / quickest for the body to utilise and so it is burnt first before carbs etc are used so maybe it he...
- Fri May 17, 2013 11:51 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Anyone had any PBs recently?
- Replies: 12517
- Views: 474919
Re: Anyone had any PBs recently?
Is it cheating a bit to post here when the PB is because it's the first time I've ever done a TT over that distance? :wink: As part of the 24 hr relay I did the first 10k of my 1 hour slot as a TT. As most of you probably know by now my racing distance OTW is 1k so for me 10k is a very long way! Any...
- Fri May 17, 2013 11:38 am
- Forum: Training and Racing
- Topic: OTW results
- Replies: 124
- Views: 27227
Re: OTW results
Thanks zoot - actually I had no idea it was so close until right at the end - I don't look around much when racing. But from all the shouting I could hear from the stands I knew it must be pretty close!
- Fri May 17, 2013 6:56 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Free Spirits 7th Birthday row: 83% full - 238,924m
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4572
Re: Free Spirits 7th Birthday - 24h - 16th May - 73% full
=D> =D> =D> to all of us!
Total distance is 238,924m but Yambo and Bob Young haven't entered their distances in the spreadsheet so the total will be even more than that!
Well done Woj for seeing us get to the finish line!
Total distance is 238,924m but Yambo and Bob Young haven't entered their distances in the spreadsheet so the total will be even more than that!
Well done Woj for seeing us get to the finish line!
- Fri May 17, 2013 3:11 am
- Forum: Training and Racing
- Topic: The Pete Plan etc
- Replies: 8222
- Views: 458832
Re: The Pete Plan
Good job Spider - it is a killer of a session! Same session but you were a fair bit faster than me =D> =D>
- Fri May 17, 2013 2:35 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Free Spirits 7th Birthday row: 83% full - 238,924m
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4572
Re: Free Spirits 7th Birthday - 24h - 16th May - 73% full
Wow good effort zoot - 2 hours is a looooonnnnnnngggg time!
- Thu May 16, 2013 11:51 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Free Spirits 7th Birthday row: 83% full - 238,924m
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4572
Re: Free Spirits 7th Birthday - 24h - 16th May - 73% full
Good work everyone! I could only manage 57 mins 40 secs :oops: as I ran out of time (tried to squeeze the 60 mins inbetween dropping kids off at daycare / before school care and getting to work) and did 13,363m. I did a 10k TT first up (with no warm up so eased into it) which was my first attempt at...
- Thu May 16, 2013 11:55 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Free Spirits 7th Birthday row: 83% full - 238,924m
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4572
Re: Free Spirits 7th Birthday - 24h - 16th May - 73% full
Saw the 8:30-9pm AEST slot was empty so jumped on the rower for 30 mins. Managed 6,755m, however, it was on my home rower which is a Rowperfect so hope there is no rule about it having to be on a concept 2?? :) Will be on the usual concept 2 at the boatshed in the morning for my original 60 mins - p...
- Thu May 16, 2013 10:20 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Free Spirits 7th Birthday row: 83% full - 238,924m
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4572
Re: Free Spirits 7th Birthday - 24h - 16th May - 73% full
250?!!!Thomas W-P wrote:7,530m - the 250 sit ups I did on Tuesday made themselves felt for the first 15 minutes...
Good job with the 7530 and well done to everyone else who's rowed so far. Looking forward to doing my bit in the morning!
- Thu May 16, 2013 3:13 am
- Forum: Training and Racing
- Topic: The Pete Plan etc
- Replies: 8222
- Views: 458832
Re: The Pete Plan
Back on the Pete Plan now the OTW season is over - actually nice to do a rowing session without a) coach shouting at me; b) wind; c) speedboats creating wash! My challenge for the next couple of months is to improve my endurance since I've focussed on the 1000m for so long. So what better than the 4...
- Mon May 13, 2013 11:13 pm
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: nonathlon 2014
- Replies: 288
- Views: 18306
Re: nonathlon 2014
Hi - I've just registered for the 2014 season but I'm not showing up in the Free Spirits filter - can you add me to the team?
Thanks!
Thanks!
- Mon May 13, 2013 11:06 pm
- Forum: Training Challenges
- Topic: WAARC - May 2013 - 5km
- Replies: 47
- Views: 18073
Re: WAARC - May 2013 - 5km
Had my first go at the combined 5000m / 5555m this morning - time for 5000m was 20:27.3 @ 25 spm
Weight 64.7kg, age 41.
Felt like a very long way but I guess I have done little more than 1000ms for the past month! Hope to have another go next week.
Thanks plummy
Weight 64.7kg, age 41.
Felt like a very long way but I guess I have done little more than 1000ms for the past month! Hope to have another go next week.
Thanks plummy
- Mon May 13, 2013 10:06 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Free Spirits 7th Birthday row: 83% full - 238,924m
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4572
Re: Free Spirits 7th Birthday - 24h - 16th May - 50% full
Thanks for organising! Put in a couple of slots for a 'down under' friendly time - however I had to fill it in on my iphone as I couldn't open the spreadsheet on my work computer and I think it has stuffed up the rows as where were once times was just a lot of '@'s. Only my rows so shouldn't be a pr...
- Mon May 13, 2013 7:59 am
- Forum: Training Challenges
- Topic: WAARC - May 2013 - 5km
- Replies: 47
- Views: 18073
Re: WAARC - May 2013 - 5km
Good effort Alan - I'm planning to do a similar combined WAARC / CTC attempt very soon. So is the way do to it as you've done it i.e. set machine for 5555m with a 5000m split so in effect taking the first 5000m? I've wondered what the 'right' approach is i.e. this way or taking average split and app...
- Mon May 13, 2013 3:39 am
- Forum: Training and Racing
- Topic: OTW results
- Replies: 124
- Views: 27227
Re: OTW results
The season is over!! Went out on a high with the NSW State Masters Champs over the weekend - I defended my titles in the A age (27-35) and B age (35-42) single scull, the former I only won by 0.2sec!! Glad to see I still have a sprint finish in me when needed :D We also won the C grade (43-50) quad,...
- Tue May 07, 2013 4:40 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Anyone had any SEASON's bests recently?
- Replies: 3103
- Views: 182988
Re: Anyone had any SEASON's bests recently?
Very impressive Den-J! Agree with zoot - that pacing is perfect!
- Tue May 07, 2013 4:38 am
- Forum: Training and Racing
- Topic: OTW results
- Replies: 124
- Views: 27227
Re: OTW results
Thanks all for your comments and Grobi I like your suggestion re my signature
- Mon Apr 29, 2013 9:02 am
- Forum: Free Spirits forum
- Topic: Team **24** hour relay - 38% full as of 26th April.
- Replies: 79
- Views: 9799
Re: Team **24** hour relay - 38% full as of 26th April.
Sorry I can't do a slot - it's the day where I have the kids at home with me so I can't nip out to do an erg session