It is done. I went for the "row faster than you know you can and hang on for dear life" philosophy. It pretty much worked You can see me getting gradually slower... (but it's still faster than last year)
Louise

So sorry to hear that Chris. Hope you’re starting to feel better. I’ll get a score in before the end of the month. Haven’t had much time for rowing this month, but I seem to have managed to hold on to a bit of fitness with my intermittent efforts and planning to rely on willpower again
Louise

Hope you are starting to feel better Jon! I haven’t been rowing much this month. The kids keep bringing germs home from school now that mask mandates are gone from Irish schools... But at least they’ve just given me colds and haven’t brought COVID! So, anyway, I’ve rowed slowly so you don’t have to ...

I guess I'll have to have another go

Nice row Peter,
You are clearly better than you think, whereas I had the opposite problem
Louise

I think my face probably looked like that emoji ( ) for at least six of those minutes Peter
I was spurred on by the thought that if I finished, I wouldn’t have to do it again (until next year’s IRL anyway )
Louise

Thank you Peter! What is your max heart rate? It has never hit 170 before :lol: I was slightly surprised to see that so early. A tingly feeling in my muscles after about 500 m alerted me to the fact I might have set off a bit ambitiously! I never row this distance so I just guessed a pace... Like I ...

Well, I can only describe the 2K as "character building". I'll not be repeating this

Nice job lads! Mike that must have felt so odd after all those HMs, and I’ve no idea how either of you go so fast
2k next. Ugh..
Louise

Mine's in. Also short of my best, but still snuck into the 90s (for now). I didn't find it as exhausting as I remember (should have gone harder!) but I was at 38 spm so I'm not sure how I could have have actually got more speed out of the erg at current strength. Happy enough. I think we are still o...

Just saw your meter board log Mike. Way to go! Almost there. Am in awe
Louise

Congratulations to Louise Allcock for reaching 1MM for the season! =D> Thank you Peter! And also to you and others who maintain this thread and encourage us all. It’s the first season I’ve managed this and v. happy I’m keeping up my efforts to row more regularly (with a few blips). I am in awe of s...

I’ve a few ‘niggles’ (prob from doing sod all in December and then jumping straight back in) so giving it as long as poss for them to settle down. It’s a bit of a departure from my normal steady rows... But I shan’t forget. Just hoping to be feeling youthful by next week :lol: and able to pull hell ...

Good job Mat! Awesome to see you making such great progress.
Put in a time for the ladies to tilt at today: 26:07.5. Briefly in boat I. Don't expect to stay there!
Louise

Despite Jon’s reminder, I had forgotten to sign up for the virtual team challenge. Looks like we have only about half our usual numbers registered, so I guess others overlooked this too. There is still time . Jon’s post has the link.
Louise

I was feeling a bit like Jon. Sick at start of month (not COVID), booster, 10 days overseas work travel, jetlag, determined to put feet up over Xmas (did) and then 5k after almost a month off the erg. Tried 2 days ago at 6344m pace (from last month): HD after 2k :lol: Tried again today, also aiming ...

Good to get one in Jon! I was going to leave this until the end of the month, as I had work travel and stuff messing up my routine, but got back home yesterday after a week away to half the (fully vaccinated) household down with you know what. Figuring it's only a matter of time until it gets me too...

Lesley, It is awesome to see you back at your best. Huge congratulations! Louise

Great work lads! Sorry to hear about your back Jon - hope it's holding up after your test row. I've put a time in too now - and a slightly faster one than last year . Definitely looking forward to something a bit easier paced next month.
Louise

Hi Paul, I think you still need to edit your profile and select Free Spirits as the 8 on 8 team. For timezone reasons you may have until midday UTC to do this. Great to have a full boat! Louise

Mine’s in too now. Had an aborted attempt last week - I always think I can row faster than I actually can . Went about it a bit more sensibly this morning! Louise

Thank you plummy! And also for keeping our star charts and thus motivating us all!

plummy wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 8:36 am Well done on doubling your total Louise. Gold star duly awarded and well earned

I never expected to get the first star, let alone a second. It was a big enough milestone for me to want to ask for a gold one please Plummy. Cheers, Louise.

Two teams would be fun. For anyone not familiar with it, the scoring system adjusts for age, gender, and weight category (much like the nonathlon) so it’s a level playing field for all. Louise

I really enjoyed this last season and am totally up for doing it again. Louise

Spot on Paul. I’ve really enjoyed my kids discovering stuff like Eminem. They’re always really surprised to find Mammy has a CD or two tucked away.

Off you go then. What can you hit us with this time?