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Re: 2016 World Erg Challenge

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Well done Trevor, I am glad that you are cutting back -gives the rest of us a chance to catch up, you looked pretty done in on Friday.

Another HM before work at 6:15 a.m. in the gym, it was dark when I got there and beautiful sunshine when I left :D
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CamiCrew wrote:Eight miles?! That's a walk. California's little secret: all that looks sunny isn't necessarily warm. 8)
You're funny. At least I'm assuming the puns are intentional. Yes, the walk was both 8) and cool, with a brisk breeze and partly-cloudy skies. I'm warm when the temp exceeds 60 and I start to wilt at 70, so I definitely enjoy cool, foggy, beach weather. My wife does not agree. :lol:

Another good row, Alan. =D>

Upper body weights today, followed by a 30 min UT1.

This time the pace was 2:35 down from last week's 2:45, but my heart rate was higher (popping over into AT for the last 5 mins as I dropped the split to below 2:30.)

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I am dropping off posting in the Challenge in the next few days as I travel north in NZ in preparation for flying back to UK. I don't arrive until 16th April so unless I find a rower in Las Vegas. That's about it for me.
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Safe travels Chris. Saw you were online (rowpro) but joined up later. If you feel like a little 5hrs drive from Vegas you can use my erg. :wink:

See you in May!
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Duckrunner wrote:- I am dropping off posting in the Challenge in the next few days as I travel north in NZ in preparation for flying back to UK. I don't arrive until 16th April so unless I find a rower in Las Vegas. That's about it for me.
Thanks for your great contribution Chris, have a great trip :D
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Thanks Alan. Always love coming back to UK.
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CamiCrew wrote:Safe travels Chris. Saw you were online (rowpro) but joined up later. If you feel like a little 5hrs drive from Vegas you can use my erg. :wink:

See you in May!
Thanks Barbara but sadly i am going to have to turn you down. I am going to lie down by my cousins pool for 4 days, drink his cold beer and eat whatever roadkill comes off the BBQ :shock:

Have a safe trip to UK. Hopefully we will catch up with you and Jackie in Manchester.

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Just plodding along.

A round of lower body weights this morning followed by 75 min of very light UT2 rowing. Just under 12K. AHR 114.

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Cheers Zoot, every contribution helps, its really great to have you back in active mode my friend.

Just the 17k before work today-the gym was quieter than usual at 6.15 a.m.-AHR 114 for me too ! :lol:
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strider77 wrote:AHR 114 for me too ! :lol:
Ha. I bet your pace was a lot faster, though! :fsbgrin:

Upper body weights, followed by a hard 30-min UT1 (bordering on AT for the last 10 mins).
2:30 pace, 20 spm, just over 6k. AHR 138.

Two rest days coming up, then I'll be back on Monday to do it all over again!

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With 10 days to go, Free Spirits seems to be solidly in third place having surpassed 15 million meters with 125 of us recording a paddle or two.

There are some serious distances being logged.
4 have logged well over half a million meters each ^O^
and we have over 20 rowers recording over 200,000 meters. =D>
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Cheers Rob :wink:

Great effort team, my metres are all done before work at 6 am in the gym not nice :oops:

Apart from the extra session I did last night to try and fight off Tony Cotton for third place :twisted:
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A couple of Wolverine Plan L4 workouts this week (posted in the WP thread), and a very slow (3:00) 90 min UT2 for today. 15K - longest row this season. :P

Looks like Munster has pole-vaulted back into 1st place...
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Well done Zoot =D>

Trevor is over 1MM for the Challenge =D> ^O^

I managed 2 hours before work this morning :D
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strider77 wrote:Well done Zoot =D>

Trevor is over 1MM for the Challenge =D> ^O^

I managed 2 hours before work this morning :D
Great going for someone who's just started erging again, Zoot.

Fantastic effort by you Alan - over 600k already.

As for Trevor - ^O^ ^O^ ^O^
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Cheers Paul.

I have to agree with you about Trevor, he is the only one who has joined FS from my gym after years of my rowing there and he is certainly a major asset to the team :wink:

We did an easy HM together yesterday then he went home and looks like he added another Marathon on his own brand new machine =D>

By the way I wish I could do 1:51 for the CTC in an unfit state :shock: ^O^
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strider77 wrote:We did an easy HM together yesterday then he went home and looks like he added another Marathon on his own well worn new machine =D>
Corrected for you :fsgrin:
strider77 wrote:By the way I wish I could do 1:51 for the CTC in an unfit state :shock: ^O^
I wish I could do 1:51 for the CTC in a fit state :shock: ^O^
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Paul and Strider -- thanks, guys! I'm just trying to build a base. Probably another 6 weeks before I try any speed work. Maybe longer. We'll see how it goes. 8)
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Cheers Rob :lol:

Zoot keep it up-its working :wink:

Went in and did another 15k last night as Tony Cotton is some way ahead and another 27k+ this morning at stupid o'clock

Do you think I am obsessed ? :lol:
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strider77 wrote:Do you think I am obsessed ? :lol:
Sounds like perfectly reasonable behaviour to me! :lol:
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Go Alan! At least you are working off your overindulgence in Rio. Have never seen anyone eat so much Feijoada in one sitting! :lol: Oops, forgot, what happens in Rio stays in Rio. :wink: :fsbgrin:
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Cheers Paul :wink:
CamiCrew wrote:- Oops, forgot, what happens in Rio stays in Rio.
Barbara, you just about saved it with that line-Rio will always be special :wink:

13k last night and 21281m this morning at stupid o'clock-beginning to wear out my kit :lol:
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strider77 wrote:Do you think I am obsessed ?
Alan, it's okay to be obsessed but please give everyone plenty of warning, if you feel yourself becoming ' possessed '. :shock: :fsbgrin: :fswink:

We are:

First Class Club =D> :D
First Class Members =D> :D
First Class WEC Team - Standing ovation:
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=D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>
=D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>

I would love to know the secret of the Munsters' longevity :?: Average age, 116 years. :shock: 8)
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Agree with Jill... GREAT EFFORT by Free Spirits. =D>

Serious kudos to Trevor (love the 1,111,111 tally) plus Dwayne, Tony and Alan all in the top 50 individuals. Wow!

Nice average per participant among the top teams, too.

Jill sure looks like a bug, they each have 116 set as their age. Odd.

Ps. MB told me your name might be on a yellow post-it on Alan's dresser. :lol:
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CamiCrew wrote:Agree with Jill... GREAT EFFORT by Free Spirits. =D>

Serious kudos to Trevor (love the 1,111,111 tally) plus Dwayne, Tony and Alan all in the top 50 individuals. Wow!

Nice average per participant among the top teams, too.

Jill sure looks like a bug, they each have 116 set as their age. Odd.

Ps. MB told me your name might be on a yellow post-it on Alan's dresser. :lol:
Yes, brilliant effort by everyone, but especially those who hugely increased their normal meters. ^O^ ^O^ ^O^

The age thing happens if someone doesn't enter their date of birth when registering. Their date of birth defaults to 1 January 1900 (or possibly 31 December 1899!).
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