CTC: Well done in November 12 boats floated! 5k next

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mash wrote:I'll send you a recipe for a strange elixir for speed if you like...not that it works for me!!

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The concrete based drink i was trying hard to shake out twas
2 bananas
1 pear
punnet of blueberries
splash of mixed fruit juice
kiwi fruit

Spent more energy trying to loosen the set substance than in the race.

Took two viagra before the race to increase blood flow, trouble was only effected my tongue...heho :roll: (only joking before a thread starts asking for a sample of my pee)
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I can confirm that we were all grateful for the orange bottle that disguised the putrid mess that gooner was trying to pour in to himself.

I stuck to chocolate.
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Bangers wrote:
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Damn!!! Bangers you've caught me out. ;-)
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Mike Channin wrote:John, interesting figures coming from the Suunto there. But on the good side, not many of us could ever even dream of producing 71ml/kg anyway!
:oops: :oops: (ignore that post) I emailed Eddie Flecther on this, and forgot to update my post . Because of all my Interval speed training the Sunnto T6 cannot lock onto my fitness levels . The watch needs more long distance rows .
The 71ml/kg Epoc is not the same as V02 . High levels would be 250ml/kg . An elite 100% Maraton row would be around the 600ml/kg area . But the highest levels are generally got around the 10K-15K area normally . Shorter then that the EPOC cannot build up . Longer and non-elite rowers slow down to the extent that they build up the EPOC very slow .

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Free Spirits VI 1:38:33.9
Mark Marshall (H)
Paul Gould (H)
Edmond Mertes (H)
Jim Sturiale (L)
Naddel (F)

I know Jim meant 7 min 40secs...contacted him already.
Or it was the purposeful attempt at the slowest 2 k ever! :wink:
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You have to feel sorry for Stuart Williams - 6:09 and in MAD II!

Hmmmm, wonder who is in MAD I...

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Hahaha. That's brilliant - well, at least the boat is floated!!!
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Not being rude but who is Nicola Davey who has posted a time for FS 1 - I dont seem to be able to find her on the meter board - great time anyway.
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She's position 200 on the meter board. But I don't think that she's a regular in the forum.
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Thanks Thomas - just me going blind then :lol:
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Post by Thomas W-P »

Don't worry, I have done exactly the same!

And we have a new lightweight. Tamsin has lost enough weight to be below 9st 9lb and I am contacting CTC to get her changed. Should help to float boats?

She is very happy and looks great! Another Free Spirits effect success!
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Well done Tamsin! :D

I will post a time before the end of the month - promise...... (but HWT I'm afraid)
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Stan wrote:Not being rude but who is Nicola Davey who has posted a time for FS 1 - I dont seem to be able to find her on the meter board - great time anyway.
I think Nicola might be a bit confused about how the CTC works. She appears to have entered her SB/PB ? time of 7:09.0 rowed on 27/3/06 whereas her current C2 ranking is 7:17.0, rowed on 24/11/06.
This is still an excellent effort but, if I'm not getting muddled, will cause FS1 to slip back a bit.
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Unusually we find ourselves approaching the end of the month with a surplus of females and lightweights.

We need 3 more people to float boat 11 - come on Spirits.

Anyone who hasn't registered for the CTC, please do so now. Any continuous 2k from rest will do - the time isn't important, but let's float those boats!!!
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I see that, as of yesterday, I've dropped down into FS6...

Wanted to do a 2K SB try to see if I can do something about that, but the first and last chance to do that would be Thursday, and I've promised myself (and will certainly need) at least a day off after the Nijmegen, and even if I didn't, I doubt I'd be in any fit state for an SB...

Why can't November be 31 days long? :?
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SOMEBODY PLEASE FLOAT MY BOAT!!!!

Mike....please analyze, advise and recruit!
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I'm working on it - watch this space...
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Post by webberg »

Mike, I've yet to post a CTC time this month but was planning a piece tonight (as long as another of my children is not sick).

I think that might put FS XI on the water?
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Post by alistairkbs »

Graham

As I see it you either have to become a lightweight pretty sharpish or have a sex change this afternoon and then do the 2K :lol: :lol:
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Alistair, this is very true and serves me right for not looking properly. :oops:

The sex change bit is a problem although I once fell onto a bike crossbar that did its very best to help me along.

The LWT is more promising. On Saturday morning I was 5kg's off. Since then the kids have gone down one after the other with some up chucking bug. Yesterday it was my wife as well. Consequently I've not eaten much at all this week and might now be within a couple of kgs.

I also see that FS XII has one female seat. Is it not the case that she should be in FS XI?

Anyway, will still try to do a 2k and to get some metres ont hat board as I've done only 10k this week which has been a bit of mare. :twisted:
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are any of thre females in XI or XII LWT?
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Post by webberg »

Peter, I suggest that you ask them and not me! :!:

Just checked my weight and still about 4kgs over. :(

Does anybody know what the December CTC is?
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Post by webberg »

I can answer my own question.

It looks like December challenge is a 5k.

Is that a collective groan or a hooray?
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Post by JanetS »

Sorry it took so long- but now posted time.
Didn't catch Rita :evil: Harrumph. I'm blaming sore throat + 4km windy OTW scull this pm (the J16 IVs nearly ran me over - little devils! :shock: ) - but as it was a SB by 1sec I shouldn't be too miffed! :D

Anyhow - knock on has lifted quite a few positions & boat XI floats! :D :D :D

Bring on the 5k!
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