Aye, not ideal. Earlier it was the old dead site - so at least it's better than that

I needed it today to enter my latest post injury 2k PB - 9:15.0 - woohoo!! (not that I'm "cured" just less bad than I was)

Hi Jon - is the plan over time to switch the link tab at the top of the Forum page to take us to the new site?

Plummy

The "cherry wine" reference is driving me mad because I'm sure I recall some debate on the radio as to whether there was such a thing. Good one Ian...got me scratching my head.

Sorry to hear of Jayne's illness - that must have been (and probably still is) really traumatic. Hopefully the shiny new erg will help with the convalescence/recovery.

First 2k yesterday since injury - 10:07.0 Lots of stretching this morning after physio beating me up with power tool pummeller yesterday - pulled it down to 9:26.1 (actually got a bit sweaty and breathy). Held 22spm to avoid over-stretching anything. I'm actually pretty happy with that for progress.

A further update for anyone who's interested. I'm still going for physio every Friday and she's handing me more and more exercise sheets to follow - I think I'm up to 12 sides of A4 now. I've told her that I can't do more than 4~5 per session because my hip gets sore after the first 2~3 anyway, so s...

Well done on getting one completed despite the demons Iain. Also, as you say, to Jill and Ingrid for putting times in

Thanks for the welcome back guys. Given the pain my hip and glute is in this morning, I'm currently regretting going anywhere near the erg last night. Maybe it would have been the same if I hadn't rowed - who knows! I'm just waiting for the Naproxen to kick in so I can function (can neither sit or s...

Very slow, and very careful but managed my furthest row (by some margin) in 3~4 months to get a score for the team - 20:59.9. Sorry it's so rubbish

I'm actually almost a bit sweaty!

Hello Kay - thank you for choosing Free Spirits and you are most welcome. Also I'd like to throw out a thank you to Frans for the good things he has been saying about us. 35 million is a LONG way and 350 HMs is incredible - our Mr Mike Channin has done a lot but I don't think anything like that many...

I was pretty sure that this one wouldn't last long. Yours now Jill.

From one of my favourite intros to a song even though I don't particularly like the band...opening line

Out here in the fields

Personal Jesus?

Pretty sure that's a Depeche Mode song - but I only know about 2 of their songs...Your Own Personal Jesus being one (if that is even the title?)

Only second row back after 3 months of illness and injury. Glad its the taking part that counts. Thought that 2:10 pace would be no issue and then speed up as no idea what my pace currently is. Well quickly hit 95% Max heart rate and struggled to hang on. My feeble attempt at a "sprint" g...

Some amazing distances and consistency you are showing Mike

I knew you'd know it Wolfie... your go!

Cheers Fred - more blind luck than anything else. For no other reason than I just heard it:

"Way down in Alabam - bam-ba-lam"

After a lot of head scratching I came up with a couple of extra Jam songs but I still have no idea if the lyrics fit: Start & A Town Called Malice

I don't know any Jam lyrics but if we can accept random guesses at song titles I can think of:

Eton Rifles
Going Underground

Thanks all. Still on the diet of "baby steps". I had health service physio yesterday who said one set of things then saw a musculo-skeletal specialist at my local GP who poo-poo'd the steroid injection in my hip because he said that my issues are all still L4/L5 nerve related and I need to...

I keep reading the words but no lightbulbs are coming on - though that might be my age!

Welcome to the team Frans, it's great to have you with us. I'm sorry to hear that your old team was liquidated, I knew a few people from that team. You'll never find "over-regulation" here, we're a very relaxed bunch when it comes to participation. At worst you might get a little nudge onc...

My only 100km was done at 2:24. I recall I had no toilet breaks but a few fuel and hydration stops. I also recall with 35km to go actually taking the "in-breath" to say "I can't do this" but seeing that Gooner Neil was way behind me and struggling thought if I quit, it might caus...

I checked the lyrics and have never heard this song...sorry