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

Mike Channin · Post by **Mike Channin** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:53 pm

Team Rowbo have apparently selected the mile (1609m) for the CTC for next month (Otober).

Of course this means that anyone racing at Newark gets a free go under race conditions (which usually results in a good time), so feel free to enter Newark.

We've had another great month on the CTC and scored loads of points, so more of the same!! Onward, fellow spirits!

Mike Channin · Post by **Mike Channin** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:17 pm

The Concept 2 Challenge for October is the 1000m

1,000m in some ways is the most physically demanding of all the monthly challenges. It is a long sprint and higher blood lactate levels are recorded when doing 1,000m than 2,000m. Training over this distance has several benefits. It increases fuel stores in the muscle and increases the enzymes responsible for burning this fuel. It also develops tolerance to high levels of lactate production. It also should take just under half the time of a 2,000m row, which incidentally is your next month's challenge!

And as you can see, it's gonna be 2k next month, just in time for BIRC.

JanetS · Post by **JanetS** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:09 pm

Am happy.

Just did CTC. Aimed to beat Rita (as I never got to her 4km score last month!)

did by 0.3sec/500m

Tanks utterly empty at end.

Best racing work out in a long time. Brain wanted to fold at 600m out, didn't let it. Yey!

Just sorry it didn't change our placings at all

Promise I'll try to make lightweight......

Post by **Bangers** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:08 pm

JanetS wrote:Am happy.

Just did CTC. Aimed to beat Rita (as I never got to her 4km score last month!) did by 0.3sec/500m

Tanks utterly empty at end.

Best racing work out in a long time. Brain wanted to fold at 600m out, didn't let it. Yey!

Just sorry it didn't change our placings at all

Promise I'll try to make lightweight......

Well done Janet, there is a fine old tussle going on between you ,Rita and Alison with only around 3 seconds between the three of you.
I've just got back from the gym where I managed to knock off 4 secs from my first attempt and like you it didn't make any difference to the FS 1 position. However remember what the monkey said as he p$$d over the cliff into the sea 'every little helps'

Rita · Post by **Rita** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 10:58 pm

JanetS wrote:Am happy.

Just did CTC. Aimed to beat Rita (as I never got to her 4km score last month!) did by 0.3sec/500m

Tanks utterly empty at end.

Best racing work out in a long time. Brain wanted to fold at 600m out, didn't let it. Yey!

Just sorry it didn't change our placings at all

Promise I'll try to make lightweight......

Great job Janet!! I think the time I posted may be the only one. So I hope Alison can best it as well.

I'm going to a conference and they are always good for adding at least 5 lb because all you do is sit and eat for 4 days. After that I'm taking some vacation time and I have a feeling I'll be erg-less for 2 weeks. Even when I return, I probably will have eaten too much pasta and drank too much wine to do any better.

Mike Channin · Post by **Mike Channin** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 1:51 pm

Race-testing for the Newark race today.

First attempt at the mile - blew up 350m out. Not good. Stopped then got going. Stopped again, then struggled in. 5:37.5 - not good. Position 54 on CTC and BEHIND Thomas.

Second attempt (as I'm racing this distance TWICE on Saturday) - better paced although a lot slower this time. Legs feeling rather heavy after yesterday's exploits - to be expected! Managed a reasonable finish and got 5:22.8. Up to position 28 on the CTC and a bit more respectable.

johnglynn · Post by **johnglynn** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 1:45 pm

CTC mile 4:59.0, and I wasn't in top form

Mike Channin · Post by **Mike Channin** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 11:05 pm

Team!

Please please please register your mile times - we currently only have 4 boats floated, and only 6 in total. I'm sure we can do better than this. If you've done ANY distance more than 1609m this month, just register the time for the first 1609m (and if you don't have an EXACT figure, have a guess and round up slightly.)

We NEED your miles!

Post by **BorisZ** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:34 am

Mike -
I'll try and get another rower motivated - my wife. I'll do extra chores, so she has all the time to erg... and then, may be she wants to try the mile. I will try one more time before the end of the month.

Do you understand the boats - I am faster then some of our co-spirits, but I am in the "slower" boat? I thought they fill up by speed. I asked Daren in the UK C2 forum, but have not yet heard back.
Boris

BigWaveDave · Post by **BigWaveDave** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:19 am

Boris,

I think you will find that the rowers with slower times than you but in a faster boat are probably Lightweights (LWT). As I understand it for each boat there has to be 1 LWT and 1 Female rower, the other 3 tend to be HWT's.

This means that you may see people with a slower time in a faster boat especially as there appears to be a 'shortage' of LWT's.

Hope this helps

Mike Channin · Post by **Mike Channin** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:30 am

Dave is exactly right.

Boris, another rower for the Spirits would be very gratefully received, especially on the CTC. Go for it!

For anyone who needs to know more about the CTC and how it works, see here: http://www.freespiritsrowing.com/forum/ ... .php?t=204

Post by **BorisZ** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 5:18 pm

Thanks. Although I'm still confused. Today the order of "Sprits in a boat" is correct again. All the guys were heavy weights, actually! (Ptruz, Edmund Mertes).
CTC and Free Spirits - it's so much fun, I'm really getting very motivated!
Boris

Mike Channin · Post by **Mike Channin** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 1:29 pm

We still need more entries - particularly females and lightweights!

The Bananas have got 7 boats floated, and we currently only have 4. Come on team - register those miles.

Post by **BorisZ** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 3:25 pm

All right then. I'll row in drag, indefinetely increasing the drag factor at the same time, and hope to count as a 124 kg woman....

Work in progress: Two new members in the pipeline, including our Au-pair, who yesterday did her first row ever. And, my wife. Both no LW though, at 5'9"...

Mike Channin · Post by **Mike Channin** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 3:34 pm

Great effort Boris, and a great example to the rest of us. Come on team - find us some Lwts

Post by **BorisZ** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 2:51 pm

Boris Bossi - ein Grüezi in die Schweiz! - just floated another boat, and this with exactly the same time that I did -
dual Boris power!

Boris: meine Eltern leben in der Nähe von Basel.....Rheinfelden/D

I think we'll manage to float another boat - working on it.
I claim one recruitment point for Spookaboo.

Post by **BorisZ** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 6:10 pm

CTC - just floated another boat. Welcome, Naddel. (First time erg user, ever!) - And another recruitment point for me...

Mike Channin · Post by **Mike Channin** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 6:38 pm

Great effort Boris - the team salutes you!

Post by **BorisZ** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 11:50 pm

Whoops - my wife and I ended up in the same boat, is this a good omen?

Mike Channin · Post by **Mike Channin** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 7:25 am

After a great bit of recruitment, particularly from Boris and ptruz, we now have 8 boats floated. Great effort, team. Make sure we keep this up for next month!!!

Boris · Post by **Boris** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 10:51 am

Hi Boris Z
Dual Boris Power! Hmmm, sounds good to me. Hope to meet you soon in the same Boat!
I live in Davos, in the eastern swiss alps. Did the mile at a mile high...
Regards,
Boris

Post by **BorisZ** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 2:04 pm

What's next months challenge?

Stan · Post by **Stan** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 2:26 pm

Not sure if thats been revealed yet. I believe the Shawbury Rowers are deciding. I have been keeping an eye on the main uk forum in the hope of finding out.
By the way - welcome to the forum Boris (2?)
Made another attempt at the mile today and set a new pb of 5:55.8 but made no difference to my boat position.

JanetS · Post by **JanetS** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 7:35 pm

Managed to get Boat I up a place - dropped 0.9sec off 500m split - happy with that.

Wobbly legs!

Rita · Post by **Rita** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 10:24 pm

Nice job Janet and to everyone who has posted a time. I gave it a go yesterday, but my time from early October is still the best. I probably won't have a chance to try again since Tuesday's are my "rest days" and after the 1/2 marathon (and then some) that I did today have left me spent.

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

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

Concept 2 Official Challenges

Recruiting into a new boat

Boris