The February CTC

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Re: The February CTC

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Well done, Dan! =D>

I am impressed with how close your reps were considering the rest periods were so short and this was an 'all out' attempt! ^O^

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Re: The February CTC

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Wow Dan, you are light years ahead of me!

I did an attempt today, but kept the rate down to 24 SPM. I haven't had much time on the erg lately due to travel, and I've nothing no sprinting since before my knee surgery. You might say I had low expectations.

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I think I can probably pull the pace down by a couple seconds or so without a rate restriction, but I feel like a shadow of my former self. :(
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Re: The February CTC

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Thanks Zoot and Greg.

Zoot I'm a "bit" OCD so I break rows up into sections and do a lot of counting. That seems to help get me through the and keep things pretty consistent pace wise. This one (based on 30spm) was 3 blocks of 15.

Greg I have definitely "snuck" back in to pretty good rowing shape. I'm in better overall shape now than I was when I did all my PB's but I just don't have the desire to repeatedly wreck myself on the rower. Haven't done an all out TT in almost a year and a half and have no desire to so at this point. Best part is now I'm ok with that where in the past I felt the need to do one every week. :lol:

After having a bit of a breakdown due the aformentioned overreaching/overtraining I vowed to be much more mindful as well as introduce other things in to my exercise regimen. For about a year now I've been doing quite a bit of Crossfit, gymnastics and stretching work which really seems to be helping my overall wellness. My kids really get a kick out of me learning to do handstands. :lol:
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Re: The February CTC

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Had my 2nd go at this. Improved from 3952m to 4053m...much better than I was expecting :D
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Re: The February CTC

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Well done Joe! That's a huge improvement and way ahead of anything I could do right now.

The lovely Jennifer kept her promise and did the CTC today. So we now have five boats floating. Need 2 more ladies plus 1 other rower to float another two boats.
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Re: The February CTC

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Had my last go at this one. Really tough!
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Re: The February CTC

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If it wasn't for the friendly competition from Tako, I would have HD after 6 reps. Happy to see it through with a slight improvement of 34m (1:44.9 to 1:44.1)

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Re: The February CTC

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Caratacus wrote:If it wasn't for the friendly competition from Tako, I would have HD after 6 reps. Happy to see it through with a slight improvement of 34m (1:44.9 to 1:44.1)
That's what team mates are for! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Those 8th and 9th reps look pretty painful!

Well done! =D>
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Caratacus wrote:If it wasn't for the friendly competition from Tako, I would have HD after 6 reps. Happy to see it through with a slight improvement of 34m (1:44.9 to 1:44.1)
Happy that I could return the favour as I never would have clocked my time without your challenge :-) :-)

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Re: The February CTC

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Thanks Zoot and Tako . Time for a lie down before I decide whether to have another go at the IRL


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Re: The February CTC

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Ugggghhhhhhh horrible.

Why do you all make me do this torture?

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Re: The February CTC

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CamiCrew wrote:Ugggghhhhhhh horrible.

Why do you all make me do this torture?
It's because Barbara, you are rather good at it. :fsbgrin: :fswink:
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Rumour has it that Mb has ordered Missy Mojo to pack her suitcase and return to where she belongs. It's costing him a fortune in tissues and more importantly, he's absolutely fed up of having his re - writes ' blue pencilled '. :fsbgrin: :fswink:

And I'm missing you. :(

Barbara, I've had an idea that might encourage your mojo to hurry back ... :fssmile:

As it's the start of the March Mud Madness today, how about setting yourself a small challenge - after all, it is rumoured that you can be very determined when it comes to challenges. :fsbgrin:

The slightly diluted Muddy Water Madness challenge, only requires you to row 2500m ( more if you wish of course ) for 12 days of March - this month's IRL would of course count as 4 of those days.

Speed, splits etc are not important, the aim only, is to try and encourage the Hoyt Hindquarters to have contact with the erg again. :D

You never know, it might even encourage young Mr V to shake his tail feathers as well, especially as it's also rumoured that he's supposed to love a challenge ... and as his physiotherapist said that it was okay for him to partake in some sensible rowing ... then he might surprise us all ... or not ... :fsbgrin: :fswink:
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Re: The February CTC

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And never last, and never least, Heroic efforts everyone. =D> :D
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Re: The February CTC

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I went again yesterday. Improved to 1:44.2 (4319m). After I finished, I noticed that this put me 3 meters behind Felton. ugh.

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Re: The February CTC

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gregsmith01748 wrote:I went again yesterday. Improved to 1:44.2 (4319m). After I finished, I noticed that this put me 3 meters behind Felton. ugh.
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Re: The February CTC

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Congratulations!
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Re: The February CTC

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Well done everyone one. If I am not mistaken all made it into the water. Nobody left in the boathouse :-)
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