2016 World Erg Challenge

[strider77]

Does Cap'n Stan have to register a team for this Challenge whch is March 15-April 15 ?

I am registered as an individual but Free Spirits is not showing as a team.

I did a nice early HM to start off with

[strider77]

OK please ignore my previous entry we are up and running and in the lead-come on team =D>

[Draggon]

If I'm reading the information correctly, we each have to actively choose to participate in the challenge for our meters to count. Here's the link (requires login):

http://log.concept2.com/team

Click the "Join Team Challenge" button on the right-hand side under World Erg Challenge.

[Rob C]

OK please ignore my previous entry we are up and running and in the lead-come on team =D>

That first place didn't last very long

[strider77]

We are No.1 team, very early days - nice to see us at the top though

[strider77]

Still at No.1-lets see if we can win it this year

I managed 2 hours on Saturday and 2 hours on Sunday with Trevor Taylor but he has now left me in his dust !!

[CamiCrew]

Awesome rowing Alan. And doubly so for Trevor!

=D> =D>

[zootMutant]

... doubly so ...

Nice one.

Seriously, those guys are powerhouses. =D> =D> =D>

[CamiCrew]

Zoot -- you back and ready to roll? Nice to see ya.

[strider77]

Thanks Barbara

Zoot, great to hear from you again-great to have you back

Managed 90 mins before work today so just over 20k

Trevor disappearing into the distance

[Stan]

Been away for a few days.
Just to confirm though, it is no longer necessary for the captain to sign a team up for a challenge (just as well since I had taken my eye off the ball ), but it is necessary for each participant to confirm that they are taking part.
Not been doing much rowing recently following nasty cough and even nastier copious quantities of work so haven't felt up to it. This needs to change, so I will be gently starting out as of today. Going to be a long hard road back, but every journey starts with the first step.

[strider77]

Good to see you Cap'n-now get on that erg-your team needs you

[zootMutant]

Strider - 20k before work? Nice way to start the morning.
Stan - Hope you don't have the same cough I had this winter; it stuck with me for 8 weeks! Just awful. Good to see you got some rowing in today! =D>

Strider & CamiCrew - Yep; I'm back. Sort of. Poor health finally kicked my butt off the computer and back on the erg; but it's going to slow going for a while, I'm afraid. Yesterday I managed 60 min... at a 3:12 pace. But my spirits are high (and free) and I'm full of enthusiasm. I managed some strength training today, and I have some shorter (and harder) rowing scheduled for later in the week.

Cheers,

[strider77]

Great work Zoot, it will get easier in time

[Grobi]

Unfortunately it seems team Age without limits passed us tonight. Come on team, let's show them their limits

[zootMutant]

Managed a 30 min row today (+wu, cd), heart-rate capped at 130 bpm. Pace 2:45. Baby steps.

[Grobi]

Great work zoot, keep it up =D> Nice to see you in the saddle again by the way.

[strider77]

Half Marathon completed before work-come on Team, lets get back to No.1

[zootMutant]

Nice work, Alan! =D>

Lower body strength training this morning, followed by a very leisurely 45 min recovery row (+wu, cd). 8441 metres.

Cheers,

[zootMutant]

Am I reading this right?

Trevor rowed over 100k on Wednesday and then did a full marathon as a recovery row on Thursday?
And has 467k for the last 7 days?

=D> =D> =D>

I might manage another 7,500 tomorrow.

[Tgtaylor]

Am I reading this right?

Trevor rowed over 100k on Wednesday and then did a full marathon as a recovery row on Thursday?
And has 467k for the last 7 days?

=D> =D> =D>

I might manage another 7,500 tomorrow.

Yep that's about right, on Thursday I had to take the afternoon off for a MOT on the old banger, so was restricted on what I could do. Mind you that was a small mercy as I was feeling a little tired OK more like exhausted.
Will be taking it a bit easier now ( just a 1/2M a day till the 15 )as my intention from the start was just to try and get 1MM for challenge, but with a new toy....and being on holiday....well you got to play with it a bit and put it through its paces. It been great fun and have been looking into the old butt problem that a few people seem to have problems with ( posted in the 100k thread). Only done a slow 10K today.
Still Free Spirits seem to be slowly pulling back up , hopefully to the top. May be something to do with your return.
Happy rowing, and every meter counts. Let give it a go for Free Spirits.

[Rob C]

my intention from the start was just to try and get 1MM for challenge

You do know that it isn't necessary to win the challenge as a team of 1?

but with a new toy....and being on holiday....well you got to play with it a bit and put it through its paces.

If by new toy you mean you've acquired an erg, I know they are fairly indestructible, but even Concept 2 might invoke a "fair wear and tear" clause on any warranty claim

[zootMutant]

I was thinking, Trev, that if I left my log card inserted into the rowing machine at the gym and came back the next day and collected the meters that everybody else rowed... I still wouldn't be able to touch you!

Very well done. =D>

It seems like the gap between us and Age without Limits is bouncing around like a yo-yo. We might catch them... on the nod.

Fun fact: Of the 319 members of Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, In., 318 of them are 116 years old!

Still Free Spirits seem to be slowly pulling back up , hopefully to the top. May be something to do with your return.

I'm sure that's it.

A morning of upper-body weights followed by 12,800 meters for me today. Rest day, tomorrow.

[zootMutant]

Yesterday -- an 8-mile walk along a deserted California beach (I didn't know there was such a thing!)

Today -- lower-body weights, followed by a 60 min UT2 (+10 min wu, +5 min cd) = 14,741 metres. I'm slowly increasing the pace: today, 2:48.

Cheers,

[CamiCrew]

Eight miles?! That's a walk. California's little secret: all that looks sunny isn't necessarily warm.

Awesome rowing Trevor! Glad you have the new toy to run through its paces!