Good to be back, and very glad you're still here.

Where else would I go to talk about erging pain?

J-Dog

A gentle 3k yesterday.

My first training since before Christmas.

I got a nasty virus, which turned into a chest/lung infection and hung about for most of January. Thought the cough would never go.

Finally feeling strong again, so trying to get back into rowing.

What's the news?

J-Dog

Very happy with either 6k or 30'.

I might even get afloat (ha ha) as those are the distances I'm focusing on to get fitter.

If we want to add the 'make it a bit weird' requirement in, too, how about 7102m?

Still the right sort of distance, and 2017 backwards?

J-Dog

Thanks, Zoot. Tried 30' again after work. Thought I could beat my PB of 6,450 2:19.5, but it seems I've got to the stage where I can only expect smaller improvements each time. HR was at max with 10 mins still to go, and in those 10 mins I was getting slower, not faster :-) 30:00.0 6,419m 2:20.2 127...

OK, decided to improve my 30' SB (and maybe PB). SB was easy (I'd only done it once this year, right at the beginning). PB from 4 years ago was 6,450 (2:19.6) Putting my recent heart-bursting 10k and 2k times into the magic prediction machine told me to aim at 2:21.0 Here's what happened: 30:00.0 6,...

Cheers, both.

Not sure how long it will be before I get to sub-8:00, but I guess gradual cardio-respiratory capacity building will do it in the end.

J-Dog

First 2k under 9:00 :-) 8:55.0 2,000m 2:13.7 146 802 29 152 2:14.8 500m 2:14.8 143 791 29 134 2:14.5 1,000m 2:14.5 144 795 29 149 2:13.1 1,500m 2:13.1 148 809 29 160 2:12.6 2,000m 2:12.6 150 816 30 167 Hurt a bit. Not sure I can do much better than this for a while. I may have been able to beat this...

Wow. Nice rowing, Rodger

I'm hoping to go below 9:00 for a 2k next, but 7:30 seems a few years away at this stage

J-Dog

Cheers, Zoot.

Yes, it hurt, but I couldn't resist trying to beat the 49 mins

J-Dog

Bottled out of the 1k CTC, and went for another 10k instead. HR was nearly 160 with 6k to go :-O but I managed to persevere and knock nearly a minute off my SB! Another 58 secs to go for my PB, which was 4 years ago. 48:57.4 10,000m 2:26.8 26 156 9:49.2 2,000m 2:27.3 25 139 9:48.9 4,000m 2:27.2 26 1...

Zoot, fair enough. Thanks for explanation. Sounds more like work than fun :-) The magic FS pace predictor suggests 2:08.5 is what I should expect, so 2:10 wasn't as bad as I thought. I'll try and suffocate myself into a 2:08 for the CTC boatage, then maybe go back to improving my 10k. Unless it turn...

I've been failing at this. 13st 11lbs now, so basically back to where I was ages ago.

Evening snacks and not enough exercise have been my failings.

Well done, Zoot, for continuous progress!

J-Dog

Zoot, I hear that gentle challenge :-) It was a weird sort of painful: my need for air seemed to be way ahead of my rising pulse rate, rather than staying in step as it does in the longer distances. I was struggling to breath properly, even though my HR was only 150 or so. Normally, I start puffing ...

4:21.0 1,000m 2:10.5 30 138 0:27.2 100m 2:16.0 31 114 0:26.7 200m 2:13.5 32 118 0:26.1 300m 2:10.5 30 126 0:26.0 400m 2:10.0 30 134 0:26.1 500m 2:10.5 30 139 0:25.9 600m 2:09.5 30 143 0:26.0 700m 2:10.0 30 147 0:25.8 800m 2:09.0 30 151 0:25.7 900m 2:08.5 30 154 0:25.7 1,000m 2:08.5 33 155 That was r...

OK, just managed to get in a 10k before the month is up. Time Meters /500m Watts Cal/Hr s/m h/r 49:53.2 10,000m 2:29.6 104 657 25 150 10:06.5 2,000m 2:31.6 100 644 25 134 10:02.5 4,000m 2:30.6 102 651 25 142 10:01.6 6,000m 2:30.4 103 654 26 151 09:54.8 8,000m 2:28.7 106 664 26 161 09:47.8 10,000m 2:...

Very well done, both!

J-Dog

Slight cheat (just finished a 10k row) but now at 13st 10lbs, just so lost 2 pounds after the excess of holidays.

Still need to lose a pound a week to hit 13 stone by Chrimbo.

J-Dog

Got there without heart exploding, so a good first result?

Can definitely go faster than this, though.

PB is 48:01 2:24.0 from Dec 2012, so I've got some catching up to do.

J-Dog

Zoot+, Apologies. Been away on hols with no scales, no erg, and lots of food and wine. Got back late last night. Checked this morning and I'm 13st 12lbs, so back up a pound over the two weeks. Lots of travelling this week, but I'm hoping to get a 10k in at some point. Well done to everyone who's mak...

Last day in Paradise today. Been in Tenerife for a few weeks, doing eight tenths of naff all (at least exercise-wise) with Paula :-) Weight might be OK, as I've had lots of fish and few carbs. Erg power and endurance may have slipped back a bit. Lots of travelling tomorrow, then catching up at work....

Bloody marvellous. Very well done!

You should reward yourself with beer and cake.

J-Dog

Happy Birthday. Take it easy, and have a good 'un.

J-Dog

Great advice, all. I'm grateful. I used to do 10k and 30' sessions as my normal training when I was keen, three years ago. I got down to 2:24.0 for 10k on Christmas Eve 2012 (my PB). My training then was aimed at aerobic fitness, so long sessions at a pace that I could maintain to the end without bu...

Rodger (and Thomas): that's really useful. Thanks. I'm improving fairly quickly at the moment, from a pretty low baseline, but that gives me a useful yardstick. Sheena: 2:20 would kill me for even the 30' at the moment. I was well into the 160+ bpm range (with 2:23.7), which is too high for safety u...

IMG_0003.jpg OK, there's a plan, here. Go with it. The only options I have to get a reasonable showing in the October CTC (and not be on my own in the last boat, again are: 1) bribery and corruption, lying, mass hypnosis, etc.; 2) gender re-assignment surgery (probably stings a lot?); 3) start prac...